Yes, with the valid identity document of your country of origin, we can make the purchase of the entrance ticket to the Inca Trail. Once you have your passport, please inform us as soon as possible, to update this information since to enter the Inca Trail, the Institute of Culture only allows entry with a passport. This modification must be made at least 10 days before your trip to Peru.
A thick mattress is included for your Inca Trail tour with Eric Adventures, anyways, if you have your personal Thermarest, we recommend to bring it, like this you’ll sleep more comfortable(with these 2 mattress), if you want to hire an additional mattress.., you can do it as well, please look our camping equipment website
Sleeping pad: 1 kg approx, Sleeping bag: 2 kg approx.
Sure, you can do it with some other traveler with the same gender, but if you prefer, you can hire an individual tent for you this will be a US$ 80 additional for all the tour
Absolutely, we recommend to use trekking poles, especially for those passengers with known knee problems. There are multiple times during the trek that a Trekking poles is handy, be it ascending a mountain or walking down immense sets of Inca stairs. It will help with your balance and reduce the impact on your knees. Eric Adventures and the INC ask that you not use trekking poles with metal tips as it damages the trail. You can purchase rubber tips for metal poles from any local camping shop.
No, unfortunately, once your reservation is confirmed, we can not change your trekking date or reimburse your permit; this is why you should be very sure of the dates for which you book your hike.
STUDENT RATE: There is a discount of US$ 25 US dollars per student. Only applies to students under 25 years of age who have a valid student card issued by their university; the card must be valid for a maximum of 1 year and be valid for the date of the tour. The card must be shown at the time of entering Machu Picchu along with the passport or identification card with which you purchased the entrance ticket; it has happened that many people have shown a fake student card, if this happens you will not be allowed to enter the Inca Trail. If you cannot enter the Inca Trail because you have a false ID, it will not be the responsibility of the travel agency.
In order to book the Inca Trail, you’ve to pay the required amount in advance, once you’ve paid this amount, you have to send us your current passport copies, and if you are a student: your passport and ISIC card copies. It is not our responsibility if you did not send your documents on time and we no longer find spaces for the Inca Trail.
If you have booked the Inca Trail with your old passport and then renewed it, your passport number has probably changed. Please inform us as soon as possible, we can update this information. This modification must be made at least 20 days before your trip to Peru otherwise; this update or modification will have an additional charge of US$ 20 American Dollars and will generate an inconvenience to update the information at the last minute.
All hotels in Cusco will allow you to leave your bags while trekking. Remember to take your passport with you; Also remember that you will not need valuables during your trek.
During the “rainy season” (1 Dec - 1 April), you could have some rain any day but you can expect that it could rain every day in Feb and could be heavy! Often in Dec and Jan you may just get some light continual showers or it could be fine and then a heavy afternoon downpour but in truth you could also have fine days. At the same time, it will also be noticeably warmer at night. The day times will get up to about 25 degrees Celsius, the low will be about 2 degrees Celsius. On the other hand, during the “dry season” (Apr – Nov) the daytimes will seem strikingly like spring time, with bright and sunny skies, but it will be much colder at night. During the daytime you can expect it to be somewhere in the range of 18 to 28 degrees Celsius and at night it will be as low as 0 to -5 degrees Celsius.
| ESTIMATED TEMPERATURES ON THE INCA TRAIL 4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS | |||
| MONTHS | SEASON | TEMPERATURES | |
| DAY | NIGHT | ||
| November - March | Rain | Between 28°C and 10°C | Between 10°C and 7°C |
| April - October | Dry | Between 28°C and 9°C | Between 5°C and -5°C |
The Inca Trail is perfectly safe during the rainy season. Some people like to go during the rainy season because there are fewer tourists than the high season. You will just have to bring good rain gear and waterproof boots.
We can not guarantee that we will camp in Wiñaywayna because that is determined by the DDC (Decentralized Directorate of Culture, Cusco, the government agency that controls the Inca Trail). So, the itinerary of the last day would change being the overnight in Phuyupatamarca and the 4th day descend to Winayhuayna and continue until Machu Picchu arriving after 4 hours approximately.
This does not happen very often; However, if it happens, our guides are very experienced and know how to act in case of any emergency or unexpected occurrence; They will do everything possible to help you complete your walk. In addition, first aid kits and oxygen tanks are brought for emergencies. However, if you become seriously ill and need to return to Cusco, you will be treated quickly and arrangements will be made for you.
5 am every day but the last day, we will wake up very early around 3:30 AM, this is because our porters have to take the first local train to Cusco and they have to carry all camp equipment in order to return to Cusco. If you have hired a porter, the last day he will bring your bag until a storage in Aguas Calientes town.
Yes, there are bathrooms from the INC(Instituto Nacional de Cultura), and from the local people that live in the Inca Trail, notice that the bathrooms around the Inca Trail are basics ones, please bring your own toilet paper, there are showers as well but you have to pay an extra amount in order to use them(so please bring additional money for bathrooms and showers)..., showers are available on first and second day(showers are most of the time with cold water).
You will find small stores during the first and second day; there you can buy Water, Gatorade, Chocolates, Candies, etc. For the 3 and 4 day, we will provide you one litter of boiled water every morning.
If you are thinking to buy the extra tickets for Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu mountain it is recommended to spend 1 day more in Machu Picchu and buy those fees for the day before to the Inca Trail(the 5 day), we recommend it because sometimes there is not so much time to visit these places on the 4th Inca Trail’s day(after your Machu Picchu visit)....
The entrance ticket included in this tour is for Inca Trail + Machu Picchu. If you want to visit the Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain, the additional cost is 90 Dollars per person, since we have to buy another ticket to Machu Picchu + Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu + Machu Picchu Mountain. This amount does not includes a guide
If you do not bring your original passport, you will not be allowed to go inside the Inca Trail.
It is depends of availabilities, the train ticket we usually use it the Expedition with departure from Aguas Calientes at 14:55 pm, you will arrive in Ollantaytambo at 16:30 PM and in Cusco around 18:30 pm. For another hand, we can give you a later train with arrival in Cusco at 22:00 pm, this will be with a previous coordination by email.
The finish point of the bus is Near the main square, from here you have to take a taxi o walk to your hotel.
Definitely no, since the last flight from Cusco is at 19:00 this by Latam Airlines, the most expensive airline in Perú. It will be impossible to arrive on time to the airport. We recommend to buy the tickets for the next day.
Since we use the 14:55 pm train and you will arrive in Cusco around 18:30pm, you can buy the bus tickets to Puno, Arequipa or any bus that departure will be after 21:00PM.
