Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 7 days

Name: Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 7 days
Location: Machu Picchu

Overview of the tour

Enjoy the highlights of Cusco, Sacred Valley, the Inca Trail Express to Machu Picchu, and the Rainbow Mountain in a 7-day adventure. This tour is an unforgettable experience for any visitor who wants to dive deep into our culture and history. Available every day in Private tours.

Highlights of the Trek:

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Explore Cusco, Sacred Valley’s Inca Sites, and Local markets
Hike the Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Enjoy Rainbow Mountain & Red Valley with picnic meals
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Itinerary of the Short Inca Trail

Day 1: Arrival at Cusco (April 8th)
We will collect you from the airport and transfer you to your hotel in Cusco.

Book a hotel in Cusco (Hilton Garden, Costa del Sol Ramada, Novotel )
Meals not included

Day 2: Cusco - Chinchero - Moray - Salineras - Ollantaytambo (April 9th)
Pick up at 8:00 am from your hotel in Cusco, explore the center of Cusco, San Pedro Market, then drive to visit the "Land of Weavers" in Chinchero, explore the circular ruins of Moray and the amazing Salt ponds of Salineras. After lunch in Urubamba, we will drive to Ollantaytambo to explore the town and the archaeological site. Spend the night in Ollantaytambo

Lunch and dinner included in local restaurants
Entrance fees to all places we visit
Profesional Tour guide
Book a hotel In Ollantaytambo (El Albergue, Sauce, Pakaritampku)

Day 3: Cusco – Ollantaytambo – Km 104 – Machu Picchu (April 10th)
7:00 am Pick up after breakfast in the hotel and take the first trains to Km 104, we hike for about 7 to 8 hours to Machu Picchu. We arrive in the afternoon through the Sungate, which gives us a unique chance to see Machu Picchu almost empty. Later we take the bus down to Aguas Calientes.

Box lunch, dinner in a local restaurant (Mapacho Restaurant)
Bus from Machu Picchu
You can book a hotel in Aguas Calientes (Tierra Viva, El Mapi, Sumaq, Susanna INN)

Day 4: Machu Picchu - Cusco (April 11th)
Wake up early in the hotel and take the early buses to Machu Picchu, this time we will explore the citadel in a 3-hour guided tour, after exploring Machu Picchu you will take the Panoramic train back to Cusco arriving back to Cusco around 6.30 pm.

Panoramic Train train back to Cusco (VTD or 360°)
Meals not included
Book a hotel in Cusco (Hilton Garden, Costa del Sol Ramada, Novotel )

Day 5: Rainbow Mountain (April 12th)
Early pick up from your hotel in Cusco (5.00 am) and drive for 3 hours to the trailhead, where your chef will prepare a picnic breakfast. Then, you will start ascending to the top of Rainbow Mountain and visit Red Valley. After a picnic lunch with amazing views of the Mountains, we will return to Cusco.

All entrance fees include
Professional tour Guide
Picnic breakfast and lunch
Book a hotel in Cusco (Hilton Garden, Costa del Sol Ramada, Novotel )

Day 6: Humantay Lake (April 13th)
We pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at 4.30 am and drive you for 3.5 hours to Soraypamapa. After breakfast below the Humantay and Salkantay Mountain, you will start hiking for 2 hours to the Humantay lake; then it's a similar time back the same route to lunch. In the afternoon, drive back to Cusco.

All entrance fees include
Professional tour Guide
Picnic: breakfast and lunch
Book a hotel in Cusco (Hilton Garden, Costa del Sol Ramada, Novotel )

Day 7: Transfer Out
After breakfast in the hotel, we will transfer you back to the airport.

Included

Airport transfers in Cusco
All Transportation during 7 days.
Entrance ticket to all places we visit
Professional English speaking tour guide
Bus up and down to from Machu Pichu
Train tickets to Inca Trail (Expedition or Voyager)
Panoramic Trains to return (Vistadome or 360)
First Aid, Satellite Phone, Oxygen tank
All taxes Included

Not Included

Meals not mentioned
Hotels
Huayna Picchu or Montaña entrances
Tips for staff

Price per person: USD$ 890

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.

We had a really great time on the Inka Trail with our guides José and Sara and the whole group! The food was really delicious and always on time! 🤩 We loved every moment of the trip!

By Kilian I for Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 4 Days - TreXperience on Apr 19, 2024

Great trip thank you. We saw the numerous interesting Inca sites and an alpaca farm, with a very nice buffet lunch. The day was packed with content. Particular thanks to our guide Katya, whose enthusiasm and knowledge seemed to be boundless. She is proud of her beautiful country and heritage, and rightly so. Thanks again for providing this experience.

By Robert H for Sacred Valley Full day tour - TreXperience on Apr 17, 2024

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.