Except February: The Inca Trail is closed (all the month) for maintenance. But there are other trekking options that you can do if you travel on February).
The Inca Trail(Also known as Camino Inca or Camino Inka) more than 39 km where you can relive the Inca’s history. Enjoy the Culture, History, Flora and Fauna for 4 fantastic days. During this trekking, you will visit different archaeological sites with different weathers and landscapes(we’ll cross the highlands), where our guide will be giving you the corresponding explanations. Patallaqta, Willkarakay are just some arqueológical places you will visit before reaching the highest point of this route known as Dead Woman’s Pass (Warmiwañisuka) 4200 masl or 13800ft.
Every day will hard and unforgettable, will be rewarded on the 4th day of our trek, when you reach the Sun Gate (Inti Punku) and have the spectacular postcard view of one of the wonders of the world, Machu Picchu, the most fascinating architectural work of the Inca’s Culture.
The Peruvian government has put a limit on the number of people who hike this trail per year, so, please consider that an advance booking is compulsory, 500 people maximum are permitted on the trail each day, that means only 200 of them are tourists, the other part are guides, cooks and porters. So, the high season books out very quickly, we highly recommend to book at least 6 months in advance.
BOOK NOW!. the spots for the Inca Trail for next year, have already been opened, and there are limited spaces, so we suggest you make your reservation as soon as possible, we have had many clients who could not go to the Inca Trail because they did not book on time
Early in the morning, we’ll collect our passengers from their hotels and travel by bus for 82km in the Urubamba Valley, which is the starting point of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. The first part of the trail will be close to the Urubamba River, then we will visit the archeological site of Llactapapa (it was an important rest stop on the journey to Machu Picchu) and we finish our first walking day in Huallyabamba (3000 masl), where we camp. Included lunch and dinner.
After breakfast, we will begin to climb the first pass, Warmiwausca (4,200 masl) or “Dead Woman's Pass", which resembles a supine woman . Here we can enjoy a spectacular view of the valley below. At this pass we move from the dry puna (a high treeless plateau) to the tropical forest, where gnarled trees grow among low clouds. This is the habitat of orchids, Polylepis Incana trees (National Peruvian tree) and mammals like the Puma and Andean Beer. After crossing the pass, the trail drops steeply into the Pacaymayo valley; we will camp close to the river. Probably the second day is the hardest and coldest day of the Inca Trail; our team of professional guides and porters will be very glad to support you during this unforgettable day. Included breakfast, lunch and dinner.
After breakfast, we will hike up towards the ruins of Runku Rakay and traverse the pass with the same name (3,800 masl). Then, we will descend to Sayamarca, which is an important archaeological complex, also known as “inaccessible city”. Here we have lunch. This day we’ll walk down hundreds of steps and we will spend the third and final night near the ruins of Wiñayhuayna (2700 masl), which means “Forever Young”. This nickname comes from the presence of various coloured orchids near the archaeological centre, which is the most attractive of the trail, composed composed of cultivation, living, ritual fountain and town areas. Included breakfast, lunch and dinner.
We will get up very early so that we may watch the sunrise from Inti Punku (Sun Gate) and have our first breathtaking view of Machu Picchu. We will spend approximately two hours in Machu Picchu, where the guide will explain to us about the different parts constituting the “Lost City of the Incas”. We also have free time to visit Machu Picchu on our own. At this point will be on the finish of the famous Inca trail to Machu Picchu. From Machu Picchu we take a bus to Aguas Calientes and in the afternoon we go (by train) from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo, from this point we will take the bus to go back to Cusco.
* There is the option to stay one more night in Aguas Calientes, we can help you as well to book a hotel in according your desires
* we’ll take the 4pm train back from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo, in order to enjoy the train’s view, landscapes of the valley, we’ll arrive Cusco at 8pm more or less(of course this will be according the train’s availabilities
Note: There is the option of relaxing in the hot springs in Aguas Calientes.
If you don’t have a hotel in Cusco yet, we have really good options, feel free to ask us about them…
* Remember that we also can help you with all your travel organization in Cusco, in Peru or in South America, If you want, send us your planned itinerary, we have the best rates in hotels, transfers, flights, etc…, don’t hesitate to send us all your requirements, we’ll be glad to help you organizing your holidays!!!
The Inca Trail availabilities are regulated by law(only 500 places are allowed per day), some times is hard to find places, any ways, we offer these following alternative treks that also take you to Machupicchu….
Lares Valley 4 Days Trek : (Click here)
Salkantay 5 Days Trekking Tour : (Click here)
Inca Jungle 4 Days Tour : (Click here)
Inca Trail 2 Days Tour: (Click here)
Prices in American Dollars per Person
