We will wake up early, start with hot coca tea and a good Andean breakfast, so you are ready for the day. This day will be very long. We will walk for 4 hours to the highest step of the walk. Once we have reached the pass, we will have a short break to enjoy the incredible views of the Andes, and then descend to the PACAYMAYU valley ( hidden river ) once in the lower part of the valley, we will arrive at our lunch point, where you will have a short break and the opportunity to fill your water bottles. Once our lunch is over we will continue with our ascent tour to the next step of the walk, where we will stop at a small Inca archaeological site called RUNCU RACCAY. Here we will have a short rest and a small tour of the surroundings, we can observe the sunset over the Vilcabamba mountain range. To then continue with our walk, to our second camp CHAQUICOCHA (dry lake), already being in the camp, our dinner will be at 6:40 pm, after them you can appreciate a starry sky.

Campsite altitude: 3600 meters (high) above sea level 

Weather: chilly

You will wake up very early to start the trek, then you will be provided with a delicious Andean breakfast prepared with local products, you will have the opportunity to fill your water bottles. Continuing your tour the first stop will be the Inca quarries, here you will explore every corner, you will have the opportunity to know in detail the greatness of the Incas and their engineering, along this place you will appreciate many carved stone blocks of enormous dimensions. Once you have visited this beautiful and mysterious place, you will continue descending towards the community of cachicata where you will have a delicious lunch and you will be able to refill your bottle of abundant water. Continuing with your tour you will go to Ollantaytambo to take the train service to Aguas Calientes, where you will spend the night, dinner will be from 7 pm in a well known local restaurant, we recommend you to rest early.

Elevation: 2,789mts/8,753ft

Distance: 7 km

Difficulty: Moderate

Breakfast: 7AM 

Our day will start at 3:40 AM. We will have breakfast at 4:10 a.m. we will start at the checkpoint to be the first to start the walk when the doors open. We will have our farewell with the work team that accompanied us during the days of walking and then go to the Sun Gate (Inti Punku) From there we will have phenomenal views of the mountains and Machu Picchu in all its magnificence. We will arrive at the Sun gate, and then continue the walk to the lost city of Machupicchu, every time we get closer, the views will be incredible, where we will reach the last control point and enter the majestic, lost city of Machu Picchu. There you will start our guided tour of 02 hours approximately, you will be given your bus ticket to aguas calientes. Once in hot water you will have a brief meeting with your guide for the indications, then go to lunch at a local restaurant and enjoy the short time in aguas calientes. finally the guide will deliver your train tickets back to ollantaytambo that returns at 3:20 pm, where an AltitudXperience driver will receive you and make the transfer to the city of Cusco in our bus, and then drop you off at your hotel.

Campsite altitude: 2.600 Meters  (high) above sea level

Weather: chilly