4-Day Inca Trail Tour to Machu Picchu from Cusco
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This is a four-day bus and hiking tour along the classic Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, starting in Cusco. The tour includes trekking through mountain landscapes with snow-capped peaks, rivers, and diverse plants and animals. Along the way, hikers visit several archaeological sites that showcase Inca history. The tour uses camping accommodation for three nights, with personal double tents shared among four people for added comfort. Participants receive an air roll mattress, tables and chairs, and use of cooking, dining, and toilet tents with bottled gas. Porters carry the food and equipment. An experienced bilingual guide and a trekking chef accompany the group. A pre-trek briefing is held at the hotel the day before departure. Water is provided daily except for the first four hours of hiking, when participants must bring their own. The itinerary includes a tourist vehicle from Cusco to the Inca Trail starting point at Kilometer 82, and a tourist bus from Ollantaytambo back to Cusco at the end. The Inca Trail permits and Machu Picchu entrance tickets are included. Meals consist of three breakfasts, three lunches, three dinners, and three afternoon hot beverages. After visiting Machu Picchu, the group takes a tourist train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo. A first aid kit with emergency oxygen is available throughout the trek. Breakfast on the first day and the last lunch in Aguas Calientes are not included. The shuttle bus from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes, travel insurance, extra porter service for personal belongings, tips, sleeping bags, and hiking poles are also not included. The trip suits travelers aged 12 and above. Vegetarians should notify when booking. Those prone to altitude sickness should bring necessary medication and consult a doctor before joining. Reservations should be made well in advance due to trail access limits set by the Peruvian government.
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In the morning we pick you up from your hotel, after crossing the towns of Chincheros, Urubamba and Ollantaytambo we will go to Chilca / Km 82, there we will have an explanation and recommendation to start trekking, in addition we have to show the documents in the income control of the Inca Trail. We stop for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to have lunch, then start trekking to the first camp in Wayllabamba, after a guided tour of the Llactapata Archaeological Group.
After breakfast, the hardest part of the road begins, with a steep climb, followed by 3 hours of walking until reaching the first step, called Warmiwañusca (Dead Woman) at 4,200 m.a.s.l. approximately, here you will not only enjoy incredible panoramic views of the entire area but you will also have the satisfaction of having reached the highest point. After a well-deserved rest we will descend to Pacaymayo for lunch, camping and then dinner.
After taste an energetic breakfast we begin ascending to the second most height part of the route at 3,800 m.a.s.l. During the walk we will enjoy a guided tour of the archaeological zone of Runkuraqay where we will find important vestiges of the Inca Culture. Then we continue to Sayacmarca, where we will have lunch to continue walking and watching how the geography changes from dry and mountainous aspect to tropical green. On this route is Phuyupatamarca (village in the clouds), another important archaeological monument. After a short walk we arrive at the last campsite Wiñayhuayna, where we will have dinner and spend the night.
After breakfast, we will walk for an hour through the forest to the Inti Punku (Sun Gate), known as the entrance door to Machu Picchu, from where you have an impressive panoramic view of the citadel. Upon arrival to Machu Picchu, we will have the guided tour of the citadel, through the main remains and monuments, such as the Main Square, the Circular Tower, the Sacred Solar Clock, the royal quarters, the temple of the Three Windows and the cemeteries. At the appropriate time we will descend from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes to board the train back to Ollantaytambo, where a representative will be waiting for you to take you to your hotel in Cusco.
120 min
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