Inca Trail 4 Days and 3 Nights

Cusco, Perú

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Andean Peru
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Duration: 4 days
Group size: 1 - 20
Inca Trail 4 Days and 3 Nights
Cusco, Perú

Andean Peru
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Duration: 4 days
Group size: 1 - 20

About this trip

 The most important hike in the world, the Inca Trail to Machupicchu is one of the attractions which brings together people from all over the world is noted for its vast ecological diversity and well preserved archaeological sites. Its importance is due to the cultural and natural variety that it presents; 

What’s included

  • Transfer In
    On the day of your arrival at Cusco we will be waiting for you at the airport and then take you to your hotel.
  • Briefing
    Before your hike, the guide will go to your hotel and will give you all the necessary information about the Inca Trail and will also be able to answer any questions you may have before the start of th
  • Bus from Cusco to 82 KM
    Private transportation from Cusco to Km 82 is the starting point of the hike.
  • Excellent and experience
    Our guides are specialists in adventure tourism (trekking) and are trained in first aid, fluent in English and Spanish. For groups of up to 8 people, we include an extra guide.
  • Full meals
    (3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners) + snacks (vegetarian, vegan options, gluten, no wheat, or special diets for your response).
  • Experts Chefs:
    Our chefs are specialists in Novo Andean food, they are trained to meet all the requirements and demands of our hikers, including special diets like vegetarian, vegan, etc.
  • Wake up Tea
    each morning before breakfast we will bring you a hot tea to your tent.

What’s not included

  • Sleeping bag
    (for temperatures of 8 ° C menus) $ 25 for 3 nights
  • Porteador
    personal for 15 kg US $ 150.00
  • Trekking sticks
    US20 per pair
  • Hot springs in Aguas Cal
  • Energy snacks, chocolate
  • Tips for the trekking
    team, guides, cooks, porters. It is a tradition but it is not obligatory.
  • Ticket at Huayna Picchu
    Mountain US $ 70.00 (Advance reservation required).
  • Hotel
    Cusco before and after your tour.
  • Travel insurance
    Check if your current insurance covers you for the trekking and consider medical assistance in the locality

Available Packages

Trip Price
$589

Available options

Itinerary

Day 1 Inca Trail Tour
Exploring Wayllabamba agricultural ruins

 

Our first day starts very early, we will pick you up from your hotel at 5:00 am to go to Km 82, where the adventure begins. During the 2 hours drive we will cross the Sacred Valley of the Incas, a valley very famous for being the main producer of Corn (Maize) in the Cusco region, as well as for housing imposing palaces and constructions from the Inca period. On the way, we will stop for 20 minutes in the village of Ollantaytambo, where we will meet the rest of the team (porters).

Once we arrive at Km. 82, we will get things ready to start the Inca Trail hike, as this is the final point where we will be accompanied by the transport. After presenting the necessary permits (the Classic Inca Trail entrance to Machupicchu) and your original passports, we will begin the trek to Machupicchu. During the first 3 hours of hiking, we will observe the classic Andean landscape of a variety of flora and fauna until we reach the archaeological complex of Llactapata, where we will have an informative explanation about the function of the complex in Inca times for approximately 1 hour,  after that we will have lunch and then continue another 2 hours of hiking until Wayllabamba our first campsite (16:00/tents).

  • Altitude at the beginning:  2250 masl / 9,022 ft
  • Altitude at the ending: 3000 masl / 9,842 ft
  • Walking time and distance:  5-6 hours / 12 km.
  • Campsite: Wayllabamba

Your Organizer


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Andean Peru
ANDEAN PERU TREKS is a travel agency specialized in cultural and adventure tourism that offers sustainable and quality services in the Cusco region, as well as nationally oriented to the inbound and domestic tourism market. It was created in 2008, which is when we started our operations and since then we have served foreign and domestic tourists, directed by Jurisan Vargas, a tour guide born in Cusco city, with 14 years of experience in this sector.