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Duration: 8 days

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Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 8 days

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244 reviews

Duration: 8 days

Group size: 1 - 16

Overview 7-days Inca Trail

Explore the best of Cusco city, the Sacred Valley, and hike the iconic Inca Trail to Machu Picchu for 4 days. This is a complete package that includes hotels, entrance fees, transportation, tour guide, and meals during the Inca Trail tour.

Highlights of the Trek:

Explore the best of Cusco city, Saqsayhuaman, Quenqo, Tambomachay
Visit the Sacred where Pisaq, Ollantaytambo is located
Spend a night in the closest hotel to the Inca Trail
Hike the Inca Trail, camp in tents and hot showers
Personal porter Included
Panoramic Trains (Vistadome or 360°)
Arrive at the archeological sites at exclusive hours
Support Social Projects

Itinerary of the 8-day Inca Trail

Day 1: Arrival at Cusco:
We will pick you up from Cusco airport and transfer you to your hotel (You must arrive in the morning in Cusco)

3-star hotel included (Casa Andina Standard or similar)
City Tour in the afternoon (Cusco city, Sacsayhuaman, Quenqo, Tambomachay)
Transportation, Tour guide, entry fees included
Meals not included

Day 2: Sacred Valley Tour
We visit Awanacancha, Pisaq market, Moray, Salineras, Ollantaytambo, and spend the night hotel closer to the Inca Trail.

Transportation, Tour guide, entry fees included
Buffet Lunch in Urubamba
Dinner not included
4-star hotel (Del Pilar or similar)

Day 3: Cusco - Ollantaytambo – KM 88 - Chamana

The day starts with an early pick-up from your hotel in Cusco or the Sacred Valley and a 2-hour drive to kilometer 82. While other groups cross the Urubamba river to the left bank, we will start hiking along the right bank of the river visiting Salapunku, K’anabamba, and Machu Q’ente.

After 3 hours hike, we will arrive at the control point of KM 88 - Q'oriwayrachina, where you will show your passports and cross the river using a hanging bridge with Inca foundations. Lunch is served in Chamana, where our campsite is located. Later in the afternoon, your tour guide will take you to visit the impressive Inca Site of Wayna Q’ente, a unique Inca Site located in the middle of the mountain, offering amazing views of the valley and the mountains around. We camp in Chamana, near the Inca Site of Patallaqta.

Hiking distance: 13 km / 8 miles
Duration: 7 hours
Meals: B, L, D

Day 4: Chamana –Patallaqta – Huayllabamba - Llullluchapampa

After a delicious breakfast prepared by your trekking chef, you will start the day visit the impressive Inca Site of Patallaqta, most Inca Trail hikers will be back in km 82, and we will have the place for ourselves. Next, you will hike along the Cusichaca River until Huayllabamba Village, where we visit Incarakay and enjoy lunch. The second part gets a bit harder as we start climbing to our second campsite in Llulluchapampa. During the last part, you will be able to enjoy various ecosystems, including the thick cloud forest with numerous flowers and birds.

Hiking distance: 12 km / 7.4 miles
Approximate time: 8 hours
Meals: B,L,D

Day 5: Llulluchapampa – Runccuracay - Phuyupatamarca

The day starts with an early climb to Warmiwanusqa (Dead Woman’s Pass), the Inca Trail's highest point at 4200m / 13779f. Here you will take some time to enjoy the amazing views before going down for 2 hours to Pacaymayo Alto for a well-deserved lunch.

The second part starts with a steep 2-hour climb to the second pass, the Runccuracay Pass (3956 m / 12979 ft). Next, continue for 3 more hours into the final campsite at Phuyupatamarca (3660 m / 12007 ft). Throughout the day, you will visit the Inca sites Runccurakay, Sayacmarca, Conchamarca and enjoy amzing views of the Salkantay and Vilcabamba mountains.

Hiking distance: 12 km / 7.4 miles
Approximate time: 10 hours
Meals: B,L,D

Day 6: Phuyupatamarca – Wiñaywayna – Sungate - Machu Picchu

Wake up in the most spectacular campsite of the Inca Trail with a cup of coffee or tea while you enjoy the sunrise. Today’s route is mostly downhill along the cobblestone trail; you will be able to visit the Inca Sites of Puhyupatamarca, Intipata, Wiñaywayna before lunch.

After enjoying the last lunch in Wiñaywayna with the porters and saying goodbye to them, we will hike for 1 hour to the Sungate (Intipunku), from where we will have the first and most amazing view of Machu Picchu with the sunset. We will spend the night in a hotel at Aguas Calientes Town (Machu Picchu Pueblo).

Hiking distance: 11 km / 6.8 miles
Approximate time: 7 hours
Meals: B,L,D

Day 7: Machu Picchu - Ollantaytambo - Cusco

After breakfast, we will board the first buses to Machu Picchu and explore the Inca Citadel's best. Your tour guide will take you to the most amazing places like the Inca Bridge, temples, and palaces and give you free time to explore on your own after the guided tour. After Machu Picchu, you will board the Panoramic trains back to Ollantaytambo, where our private transportation will be waiting for you to transfer you back to your hotel in Cusco. The expected arrival time is around 8.00 pm.

Hiking distance: 3 hours
Meals: B
3-star hotel included (Casa Andina Standard or similar)

Day 8: Depart Cusco
After breakfast in your hotel, we will transfer you to the airport or bus station depending on your schedule. We can add extra nights hotel or add more day tours such as Rainbow Mountain or Humantay Lake.

Included

Airport transfers
All transportation during the 8 days tour
Cusco City Tour
Sacred Valley Tour
5-day Ultimate Inca Trail tour
Personal Porter for up to 8 kilos for your personal stuff
Professional highly trained mountain tour guides
Experience chefs, porters
4-nights hotel in Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu Pueblo(3-star hotels)
3 nights camping in the mountains with comfortable equipment
Private toilets, portable hot showers
Oxygen tank, First Aid Kit, Satellite phone
Bus down to Aguas Calientes from Machu Picchu
All meals during the Inca Trail with local ingredients
Entrance ticket to all places we visit
Panoramic trains and private van back to Cusco

Not Included

Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
Sleeping bags, air mattresses, or trekking poles
Huayna Picchu or Montaña entrances
Tips for porters, chefs, guides

Price per person: USD$ 1290

Name: Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 8 days
Location: Machu Picchu

To Book a tour you only need 200.USD initial payment, the remaining balance can be paid in Cusco with any credit card with no additional charges at all or you can pay online in installments.

Trexperience were amazing for the Inca Trail. Great food. Amazing the work the porters do. But our guides were next level in looking after us.

By Jacinda L for Rentals 4 days trek (Sleeping bags, poles, air mats, trekking poles) on Apr 14, 2024

The company did an outstanding job getting our group through 4 days of hiking. The breakfast, lunch, and dinners they served were unexpectedly very good and plentiful. Sleeping inside the tents was made comfortable with foam and air mattresses along with sleeping bags and pillows. Unfortunately the government is in charge of the bathroom facilities which were pretty bad, they only had flour toilets and in some cases they were quite dirty, not the fault of the company. A lot of the companies that use the Inka trail don't properly pasteurized the drinking water many hikers get diarrhea so bring anti-diarrhea medicine and consider bringing something that can filter the bacteria our of the drinking water they provide. I think I was the only one in my group who got diarrhea, fortunately I brought medicine with me and I started using my filter once it started. Fortunately it only lasted two days and it wasn't bad. The floors of one bathroom facility was covered in diarrhea by another company's group by the time we got there, that was pretty bad. There was only one cold shower facility available at the end of the third day hiking, however, all the bathrooms at the camping sites have large sinks which you can use to at least wash your hair and face. I packed baby wipes, which worked well at cleaning the rest of me and that I used to when I went #2. We saw so many archeological sites along the 4 days hiking, it was amazing. I would definitely do this hike again but would use filter/straw that removes bacteria from the drinking water they provide. Also it's very important to be in Cusco (or high altitude town) at least 3 days before the hike to get acclimated to the altitude. Taking one aspirin (325 mg) and one ginkgo biloba (120 mg) per day starting one week before you arrive at high altitudes towns like Cusco (11,000 ft above sea level) and throughout your stay will help prevent altitude sickness (headaches, nausea, etc). Bring rain gear and use the plastic poncho they provide. My rain gear didn't work that well but the poncho did.

By John M for Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 4 Days - TreXperience on Apr 14, 2024

Incredible experience with amazing group. Guides toro and Jose 10/10. Porters were unbelievable and chef prepared some of the best food

By Kevin K for Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 4 Days - TreXperience on Apr 10, 2024

We had wonderful four days on the Inca Trail. Wilian as tour guide made the experience unforgettable and the food was delicious. A huge thank you to all the helpers in the background (especially the porters) who do everything to make this trip so amazing. I will never forget the great time we had in our group.

By Marina B for Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 4 Days - Marina x 2 (equipment included) on Apr 10, 2024

We had booked the luxury Lares and Short Inca trek. We had already high expectations but our expectatipns were more than exceeded. The whole team was just phenomenal. Starting with the chef Amilcar and his assistant Pescadito who did magic in the middle of the mountains by providing is with three course meals of Michelin star quality. Followed by the friendly porters and Santo the assistant and Shaman who made us always feel so special. To Esmeralda who have us the best massages of our lives after every hike. And last but not least our guide Sutta who exceeded in every possible way by organizing everything for us in the most professional way. And by everything I mean EVERYTHING! He even organized a room for me to relax in Machu Picchu Pueblo short notice as I wasn‘t feeling well and our hotel did not let us check in yet. Furthermore he knows everything about the nature, culture and history you are going to encounter on this trip. And you encounter A LOT. We really cannot put into worlds how amazing this trek was for us thanks to Trexperience and their incredible, most professional and friendly team.