Travel type: archaeological, cultural, ecological, adventure,
hiking, sightseeing and landscape overview
Height: 2000 m (Aguas Calientes) - 4200 m (Dead Woman's Passage)
Degree of difficulty of the track:
medium. A minimum of 2 days is recommended for acclimatization in Cuzco
or in the Sacred Valley.
Note: book a hotel in Cuzco
in the city center or we will pick you up from the Central Square. Due to the
early start of the tour, we cannot work with apartments from Andean path
travel, Booking and similar sites, since most of them do not have names or
addresses that are easy to find, and some of them are located far from the city
center.
According to the rules
established by the government of Peru, only licensed tour operators can send
groups of tourists along the Inca Trail. Therefore, independent travel on this
route is prohibited.
From December to March is the
rainy season. Therefore, the landscapes during your trip at this time will not
look as picturesque as in the dry season.
The period from June to August is
the time of the rise of tourism in these places. Therefore, if you want to take
part in this tour these months, it is better to book your camping places
several months in advance.
What Do You See And What To Expect?
• Hike to Machu Picchu, along the
real Inca trails.
• Get to Machu Picchu through the
Gates of the Sun
• Enjoy the beauty of the ancient
Incas staying along the trail
• Trekking with prospective local
guides
• Enjoy personalized service from
start to finish
• Door-to-door tracking service.
• Explore the lost Inca city of
Machu Picchu
• Hike to one of the most famous
trekking in the world
A four day trip to Machu Picchu is a unique life experience.
Follow the most beautiful ancient
Inca trails in Machu Picchu. Enjoy the beauty of the natural landscapes, which
are in perfect harmony with the beautiful Inca architecture that you will
appreciate on your trip to Machu Picchu. Hiking trails that the Inca rulers
erected on the way to Machu Picchu to perform their rituals dedicated to
Pachamama. Traveling through the local valleys, the Incas ennobled them with
buildings that do not distort the harmony of nature. Go through gardens full of
secrets that will help you understand nature as a paradise for mankind. Enter
Machu Picchu through the gates of the sun. Experience emotions when you see the
jewel of the architecture of the Inca civilization - temples on the tops of the
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You will walk 45 km of the
original Inca trail, which will give you the opportunity to enjoy the harmony
that combines the beauty of nature with the magnificent Inca buildings such as
Patallacta, Rankurakai, Sayakmarkayupatamarka, Vinayhuayna and, finally, enjoy
the magic of Machu Picchu.
Track Description:
• Starting point: hotel in Cuzco
• Final destination: hotels or
squares in the center of Cuzco
• DURATION: 4 days 3 nights
• Accompanying: guides and guides
• Type of rest: Archaeological,
cultural, ecological tourism, camping.
• Start date: ask our managers
• Total trekking distance: 45 km
• Maximum altitude: 4212 meters
• Acclimatization: gradual in the
camp overnight
• Nutrition : 3 breakfasts, 3
lunches, 3 dinners, 3 afternoon snacks.
TRAVEL DAY AFTER DAY:
DAY 1: CUSCO - PISCACUCHO (82
km) - WAYLLABAMBA
• DRIVING DISTANCE: 12 km
• MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 4175
DURATION: MEALS
: Lunch, dinner and snacks
• OVERNIGHT: IN
THE CAMPING HOUSES: Banos, a small shop
We are ready to start the
brightest adventure in your life. We will pick you up from your hotel at 17:00
in order to start the journey by car (2 hours drive) to the city of
Oyantaytambo, where you will have the opportunity to have breakfast. After
that, we continue for another hour on the same car to the 82nd Quilome /
Piscacucho trail. As you drive to the beginning of the Inca trail, you have the
opportunity to see many small farms. This is a valley where most of the locals
are engaged in agriculture. At the top of the trail, we are preparing to pass
the first control point of the entire Inca Trail. You set off at 2 o'clock to
get to Mescay, where a long break is planned, and you have the opportunity to
enjoy a local corn beer called Chicha. After a long rest, we will go to the
observation deck overlooking the ruins of Yaktapat. You also have a chance to
explore some of these ruins, which we will visit before lunch. After a
30-minute trip to Tarapatu, you can enjoy a delicious lunch. After lunch, there
is still another 2.5 hours of camping in Wyyapampa, where our team of guides
and cooks set up camp to please you with hot tea and dinner.
DAY 2: HUAYLLABAMBA - THE
HIGHEST POINT OF THE INK TRAILS-PACAYMAYO
• DISTANCE: 16 km
• MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 4212 m
• DURATION OF THE TRACK: 8 - 9
hours
• MEALS: breakfast, lunch, dinner
and snacks
• NIGHT IN A SHOPPING CAMP
• : Toilet, Cold shower.
Cooks wake you up with hot coca
leaf tea early in the morning to successfully start the hardest day of the
entire Inca trail. After a rich breakfast, get ready to start the trek to the
highest point of the entire track 4212 m. The 3.5-hour trek to a distance of 9
km starts with a beautiful three-kilometer stone path combined with the Inca
staircase that will lead you to the top of the Inca trail. Trekking through
various climatic zones, while you overcome the WARMIHUANUSKA pass, you will have
the opportunity to enjoy the views of the mountains surrounding Machu Picchu
and the Sacred Valley of the Incas. After a while on the pass, we begin to
descend to the place of lunch 1.5 hours of descent along the slope along the
Inca steps, along which we descend to the Pacaymayo dining room. After lunch,
we continue the hike for another 2 hours to the second pass of RUNKURAKAY
(distance 3900 m). Then we continue our adventure at the next archaeological
site of the Incan civilization called SAYACMARCA (inaccessible city). We have a
stop to prepare for the journey through the Inca ruins, and we will continue
our hike for another 30 minutes to the camp located in Chakikocha. At the camp
you can enjoy a tea party and a delicious dinner prepared by our experienced
chefs.
DAY 3: CHAQUICOCHA -
PHUYUPATAMARKA - WINAYWAYNA - INTIPATA
• DISTANCE: 10 km
• MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 3700 m
• DURATION OF THE TRACK: 6 - 7
hours
• MEALS: breakfast, lunch, dinner
and snacks
• Overnight: in a camp in tents
Today will be the most beautiful
day of the trek, because you will see how the landscape changes from the cloudy
Andes to the forest and the jungle. We are going to visit Puyupatamarca (the
city in the clouds), as well as to see the majestic Mount Salkantai and Mount
Wakayvilka, and, of course, we will have the first views of Machu Picchu and
Mount Huainapichcha. During the transition from PYUPATAMARK to VINAYVAYNA we
visit the most amazing Inca ruins - the complexes of buildings of Intipat and
VINAYVAYNA. After a delicious breakfast at around 8:00 we leave the camp
towards PUYUPATAMARK. In Puyupatamarca, you have time to enjoy the views as
well as explore this amazing archaeological site. After we head down the
winding staircase to Intipata, after 2 hours we will reach the goal to inspect
the farm terraces and enjoy the magnificent view of the Urubamba River and its
valleys. After that, we go to the campsite, where a delicious lunch is ready.
After rest, we go to explore the ruins of Vinaivayne. Then we return to the
camp to enjoy tea and dinner prepared by the camping chefs.
DAY 4: MACHU-PICCHU — CUSCO
• DISTANCE: 7 km
• MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 2700 m
• DURATION: 2 - 3 hours
• MACHU-PICCHU: 2 hours of
excursion
• MEAL: Breakfast
• RETURN TO CUSCO: By train
Today you will experience a sense
of magic when you see Machu Picchu. Early in the morning you wake up with hot
coca tea, which our chefs will serve you together with a delicious breakfast.
You will be the first to start a walk along the paths leading to the Sun Gate
through the amazing Trails built on cliffs covered with dense vegetation. As
soon as we go to INTIPUNKU (Gate of the Sun), we will have a magnificent view
of Machu Picchu - a city built of stone by the ancient civilizations of the
Peruvian Andes. After we continue our trek to the citadel of the Great Inca
Machu Picchu through the extensions, which in ancient times were used as
fortifications and ritual fences. You will have time for classic and panoramic
photos. The tour will take 2.5 hours, after which the guide will allow you to
go explore parts of the vast Inca city, such as the Inca Bridge, Mount
Wine-Picchu or Mount Machu Picchu (if you book it in advance). After 6-7 hours
of stay in Machu Picchu, we will go by bus to the city of Aguas Calientes. At
the end of the day, we take the train back to Cuzco.
THE TOUR INCLUDES: • BRIEFING:
one day or a few days before the start of the trip you will receive landmarks
provided by a professional guide-guide in our office in Cusco or at your hotel.
To get a better understanding of the trekking tour, as well as to clarify any
questions that you may have before the start of the tour
• DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE: We will
pick you up from any hotel you are in in CUSCO, and we will return you to the
place where you stop after the hike.
• EXCURSION GUIDE: a professional
guide who will make your vacation unforgettable
• TRANSPORT: all transfers
necessary to complete a trip along the classic Inca trail 4 days are covered by
the company from the very beginning to the end.
• ENTRANCE TICKETS: entrance
ticket to the Inca Trail (permission to visit) + entrance ticket to Machu
Picchu to study the Inca citadel
• TRAIN TICKET: transfer from Aguas
Calientes to Ollantaytambo.
• BUS TICKET: After visiting
Machu Picchu, take a bus to Aguas Calientes
• PROFESSIONAL COLLECTS OF CHEESE
AND CARRIERS: Responsible for preparing food on the track, as well as for
delivering all the necessary equipment. But, the price does not include the
transfer of your things!
• 4 healthy and nutritious
breakfasts
• 3 delicious nutritious lunches
• 3 dinners at the campsite
• Special diets for vegetarians
and vegans available on request at no extra charge
• Snacks during the trip
• WATER: Drinking water to
replenish supplies at every place where we stop lunch, and hot water for
hygiene at campsites
• MORNING TEA / COFFEE: every
morning one of the culinary teams will serve a cup of hot tea or coffee in the
tent.
• ALL CAMPING EQUIPMENT AND
ACCESSORIES: Including sleeping airbags, a dining tent, a kitchen tent and a
toilet tent.
• RESCUE EQUIPMENT AND FIRST AID:
oxygen masks, first-aid kit, radio communication
• FREE STORAGE: you can leave
your things unnecessary in the trip in our office in Cuzco, after the trip, you
can pick them up in person, or we can deliver to your hotel in Cuzco .
• Professional service and
support while you enjoy the adventure.
RECOMMENDED TO TAKE YOURSELF:
• Backpack
• Hat
• Sun hat
• Scarf
• Gloves
• Sweater
• Shirt with long sleeves
• 1-2 light t-shirts
• Light suit or vest
• A pair of long trousers
• Sneakers
• Extra pair of shoes
• 2 - 3 pairs of woolen socks
• Jacket
• Small towel
• Raincoat
• 1 - 2 pairs of shorts
• Sunglasses
• A small flashlight
• Water tank
• Hygiene
• Sunblock • Repellent
DOCUMENTS TO BE POSSIBLE FOR YOURSELF
• Original passport
• Original international student
ID card (if you applied for a student discount)