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CLASSIC INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU 4DAYS/3NIGHTS

Cuzco is Peru’s main tourist destination and one of the most important destinations in the Americas. Known by the Incas as the “Home of the Gods,” Cuzco became the capital of one of the largest pre-Columbian empires: the Tawantinsuyo. Its name in Quechua means “Navel of the World”.

Day 01: Cusco – Wayllabamba
Between 6:00 and 6:30 am, we pick you up at your hotel in our own private bus. We then drive to Piskacuchu (2700 masl), a community located on the 82nd kilometer of the Cusco –Machupicchu railroad. Starting at this point, we cross the bridge and walk along the left shore of the Urubamba River as it flows north-west along the Sacred Valley. Following the trail along a flat terrain, we arrive in Miskay (2800 masl), to then ascend and finally see, from the tallest part of an overlook, the Inca city of Patallacta (2750 masl). We continue trekking along the valley created by the Kusichaca River, gradually climbing for about five hours until we reach our first campsite in the Wayllabamba village (3000 masl). All along the way we will see spectacular views of the Vilcanota ridge on the opposite side of the Urubamba River, where the impressive Veronica peak reigns at 5832 meters above sea level. Not to mention the diversity of wild flora and fauna that can be found all along the valley.

Day 02: Wayllabamba – Pacaymayo
We wake up at around 6:00 am, and after breakfast we leave Wayllabamba behind to begin the most difficult part of the trek, which consists of an abrupt and steep ascent that stretches for 9 km. Along this climb, the landscape changes from sierra to puna (a dry and high area with little vegetation). On the way to the first mountain pass, the Abra Warmihuañusca (Dead Woman´s Pass), we see domesticated llamas and alpacas grazing on ichu, one of the few plants that grow at that altitude. We also cross an area of the so called cloud forest, which is the habitat for many different kinds of birds like hummingbirds and sparrows and the Andean bear, which is also called the Spectacled Bear (Tremarctus Ornatus). We advise that on this day specially, your day pack is well stocked with candies, chocolates and coca leaves that will keep your sugar level high, and help with altitude sickness. Immediately after the pass, we descend into the Pacaymayo valley (3600 masl), where we camp after approximately 6h of hiking.

Day 03: Pacaymayo – Wiñaywayna
This day is the longest but also the most impressive and the most interesting, due the number of archaeological sites that we visit and learn about from our guide. From Pacaymayo we climb to the second pass, the Abra de Runkurakay (3970 masl). Half way up, we visit the archaeological complex with the same name. This site, located at 3800 masl, consists of a small oval structure that is believed to have served the purpose of a watchtower. After going over the pass, we descend towards Yanacocha (Black Lagoon) and enter the cloud-forest to finally arrive at Sayacmarca (3624 masl). This is a beautiful complex made up of a semicircular construction, enclosures at different levels, narrow streets, liturgical fountains, patios and irrigation canals. Continuing up an easy climb, we arrive at the third pass, the Abra de Phuyupatamarca (3700 masl). Along this climb we can appreciate the magnitude of the Incas´ ancient craft, by walking along paths semi-detached from the mountain, and seeing rocks that fill up ravines in perfect order, saving the trail from the multileveled Andean geography. We go through an Inca tunnel to later arrive at the aforementioned pass and down to the complex of the same name. This is one of the most complete and best-preserved archaeological complexes along the Inca Trail to Machupicchu, and is located on the highest point of a mountain. Curiously, Phuyupatamarca means ¨town over the clouds¨. From above, one can observe a sophisticated sacred complex made up of water fountains with solid foundations, and also impressive views of the Urubamba River valley and the long descending stone steps along which we will continue on to Wiñaywayna (2700 masl). At this campsite we find a lodge with a restaurant, bar and bathrooms with hot showers. The campsite has the same name as the complex located only five minutes away from the lodge. Wiñaywayna is an impressive complex made up of an agricultural center with numerous terraces, a religious sector and an urban sector.

Day 04: Wiñaywayna – Machupicchu
On this fourth and last day we get up at 4.00 am to leave Wiñaywayna an hour later and climb to Intipunku, or The Sun Gate. This will take an hour of hiking along a trail of flat stones on the edges of cliffs in highland jungle. From this fabulous spot, we may see the sunrise over the sacred citadel of Machupicchu. From Intipunku we descend into Machupicchu, and 40 minutes later we enter the citadel from the highest point through the ¨House of the Guardians¨. We then descend to the control point where we register ourselves and leave our backpacks. We immediately begin a complete guided tour of the Inca citadel that will take approximately two hours. You will then have free time to walk around, climb the Huaynapicchu Mountain, where one can experience spectacular views of all of Machupicchu, the valleys and mountains that surround it, or visit the Temple of the Moon and the fabulous Inca Bridge. In the afternoon, we meet in the town of Aguas Calientes where, if you like, you can visit and relax in the thermal baths. From here we take the train to the city of Cusco, where we will arrive after nightfall.

PRIVATE SERVICE

What is included

  • Transfer: Cusco Airport – Hotel
  • Collection from your hotel in the morning and transfer in private bus to km.82 (starting point of the trail).
  • Entrance tickets: The Inka Trail and Machupicchu
  • Professional Guide: English speaking, 2 guides for groups over 9 people
  • Cook: In charge of meal preparation
  • Porters (to carry tents, food and cooking equipment)
  • Accommodation for our guides, cook and porters
  • Personal porter: They carry backpacks, sleeping bags and mattresses, maximum
  • 8 kilos per person.
  • Meals: 3 Breakfasts / 3 Lunches / 3 Dinners & Sancks
  • Bus ticket from Machupicchu ruins down to the village of Aguas Calientes
  • Train ticket (Backpacker service) from Aguas Calientes to Cusco.
  • Transfer train station-hotel included if returning on 4th day.
  • Gear:
  • One Mattess per person
  • Igloo tents: 2 people in each 4-people-capacity tent, to allow for higher comfort and a safe keeping of backpacks
  • Dining tent with tables and chairs
  • Kitchen tent
  • Sleeping bags Toilet tent (only if assigned campsites do not have toilets)
  • Tables & seats
  • Table set
  • First aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle

What is not included

  • Lunch and dinner on the last day: after the guided tour at Machupicchu, you can enjoy free time to further visit the ruins and choose to have lunch either in Machupicchu or in Aguas Calientes at your own expense. Arrival in Cusco is estimated around 9.00pm, dinner being at your own expense too.
  • Visit to the hot springs in Aguas Calientes: a relaxing way to end-up the 4-day trek while you’re awaiting the return train to Cusco, only 10 minutes from the village center, entrance fee is S/ 5.00 Towels can be hired in Aguas Calientes.
  • Tips

What you need to bring and carry

  • A backpack with a change of clothes for the whole period of the trek
  • Rain jacket or poncho (plastic ponchos can be purchased in Cusco.
  • Strong footwear, ideally trekking or sport shoes
  • Warm clothes, including jacket, fleece and sweaters
  • Sleeping bag.
  • Mattress: will be provided by the agency but is to be carried by you
  • Flashlight and batteries
  • Camera, films and batteries (batteries consume more quickly under cold conditions)
  • Hat or cap to protect you from the sun, rain or cold
  • Sun block
  • Insect repellent
  • Toilet paper
  • Snacks: biscuits, energy bars, chocolate, etc.
  • Water bottle and sterilizing tablets (ie. Micropur)
  • Small towel
  • Swimsuit (if you intend to go to the hot springs)
  • Cash in soles and/or US$ (no ATM machines in Aguas Calientes)
  • Original passport
  • Optional: walking sticks or poles (rubber covers required)

Optional services to be hired

  • An extra porter to carry your personal items: US$ 80.00 / 4 days. A porter can carry up to 18 kg, which should be enough for 2 people.
  • An extra hotel night in Aguas Calientes can be booked for you at an additional cost depending on the hotel you choose.
  • If you wish to visit Machupicchu again the following day, the additional cost of the entrance fee will be charged (S/. 120.50 adults, S/. 61.00 students).
  • Vistadome Service train (First Class) instead of the Backpacker one (Tourist train), at an additional cost of US$ 35.00 per person.
  • Sleeping Bag rent: US$ 15.00 / 4 day.

Prices per person depend on the people size. Click hear

Available discounts:

  • Students require a valid International Student Identity Card and must be below 26 years of age.

STANDAR SERVICE

What is included

  • Collection from your hotel in the morning and transfer in private bus to km.82 (starting point of the trail).
  • Entrance tickets The Inka Trail and Machupicchu
  • Professional Guide English speaking, 2 guides for groups over 9 people
  • Cook In charge of meal preparation
  • General porters (to carry tents, food and cooking equipment)
  • Meals 3 Breakfasts / 3Lunches / 3 Dinners
  • Train ticket (Backpacker service) from Aguas Calientes to Cusco
  • Transfer train station – hotel
  • Gear:
  • Double occupancy tents
  • Rolling mattres
  • Dinner tent
  • Kitchen tent
  • Tables & seats
  • Table set
  • First aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle

What is not included

  • Lunch and dinner on the last day: after the guided tour at Machupicchu, you can enjoy free time to further visit the ruins and choose to have lunch either in Machupicchu or in Aguas Calientes at your own expense. Arrival in Cusco is estimated around 9.00pm, dinner being at your own expense too.
  • Visit to the hot springs in Aguas Calientes: a relaxing way to end-up the 4-day trek while you’re awaiting the return train to Cusco, only 10 minutes from the village center, entrance fee is S/. 5.00 Towels can be hired in Aguas Calientes.
  • Sleeping Bag.
  • Tips

What you need to bring and carry

  • A backpack with a change of clothes for the whole period of the trek
  • Rain jacket or poncho (plastic ponchos can be purchased in Cusco
  • Strong footwear, ideally trekking or sport shoes
  • Warm clothes, including jacket, fleece and sweaters
  • Sleeping bag (it can be hired at our agency for US$ 3.00 / day)
  • Mattress: will be provided by the agency but is to be carried by you
  • Flashlight and batteries
  • Camera, films and batteries (batteries consume more quickly under cold
  • conditions)
  • Hat or cap to protect you from the sun, rain or cold
  • Sun block
  • Insect repellent Toilet paper
  • Snacks: biscuits, energy bars, chocolate, etc.
  • Water bottle and sterilizing tablets (ie. Micropur)
  • Small towel
  • Swimsuit (if you intend to go to the hot springs)
  • Cash in soles and/or US$ (no ATM machines in Aguas Calientes)
  • Original passport
  • Optional: walking sticks or poles (rubber covers required)

Optional services to be hired

  • An extra porter to carry your personal items: US$ 80.00 / 4 days. A porter can carry up to 18 kg, which should be enough for 2 people.
  • An extra hotel night in Aguas Calientes can be booked for you at an additional cost depending on the hotel you choose.
  • If you wish to visit Machupicchu again the following day, the additional cost of the entrance fee will be charged (S/. 120.50 adults, S/. 61.00 students).
  • Vistadome Service train (First Class) instead of the Backpacker one (Tourist train), at an additional cost of US$ 35.00 per person.
  • Sleeping Bag rent: US$ 15.00 / 4 day.

    Prices per person Standard Group service Adult: US$ 290.00

Available discounts:
Students require a valid International Student Identity Card and must be below 26 years of age.

INCA TRAIL TO MACHUPICCHU 2 DAYS / 1 NIGHT

Day 01: Cusco – Aguas Calientes
We pick you up from your hotel at 05.30am and take you to San Pedro train station to board the train that will take us to km.104 km on the Cusco – Machupicchu railroad (starting point of the trek), where we will arrive at around 10:00 am. We start visiting the Chachabamba archaeological complex (2150 masl), located very close to the control point, to then embark upon an 8 km ascending trail, which after four hours takes us to the archaeological complex of Wiñaywayna (2700 masl). This is an impressive complex made up of an agricultural center with numerous terraces, a religious sector and an urban sector. On the way up we will have magnificent views of the Urubamba River valley and the Choquesuysuy archaeological complex located on the other side of the river, and also of a beautiful waterfall located just a few minutes away from Wiñaywayna. We then go on and climb to Intipunku, or The Sun Gate. This will take an hour of hiking along a trail of flat stones on the edges of cliffs in highland jungle. From this fabulous spot, we may contemplate the sacred citadel of Machupicchu. From Intipunku we descend to Machupicchu and then by bus to Aguas Calientes. Accommodation and overnight at the selected hotel.

Day 02: Aguas Calientes – Cusco
We pick you up early from your hotel, board a bus to go up to Machupicchu and then immediately begin a complete guided tour of the Inca citadel that will take approximately two hours. You will then have free time to walk around, climb the Huaynapicchu Mountain, where one can experience spectacular views of all of Machupicchu, the valleys and mountains that surround it, or visit the Temple of the Moon and the fabulous Inca Bridge. In the afternoon, we meet in the town of Aguas Calientes where, if you like, you can visit and relax in the thermal baths. From here we take the train back to the city of Cusco, where we arrive after nightfall. Accommodations in hotel.

PRIVATE SERVICE

What is included

  • Transfer: Cusco Airport – Hotel
  • Collection from your hotel in the morning and transfer to San Pedro Station in Cusco
  • Train ticket from Cusco to km.104 (starting point of the trail)
  • Inca Trail and Machupicchu entrance fees
  • Accommodation at a Hostel in Aguas Calientes (private double room with bath)
  • English speaking professional guide (2 guides for groups over 8 people)
  • Meals: 1 Breakfasts in Hotel/ 1 Box lunch / 1 Dinners in restaurant
  • First-aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle
  • Bus ticket from Machupicchu ruins down to the village of Aguas Calientes – 1st day
  • Round trip bus tickets Aguas Calientes – Machupicchu – Aguas Calientes – 2nd day
  • Train ticket from Aguas Calientes to Cusco (Backpacker service)
  • Transfer train station – hotel in Cusco

What is not included

  • Lunch and dinner on the last day: after the guided tour at Machupicchu, you can enjoy free time to further visit the ruins and choose to have lunch either in Machupicchu or in Aguas Calientes at your own expense. Arrival in Cusco is estimated around 9.00pm, dinner being at your own expense too.
  • Visit to the hot springs in Aguas Calientes: a relaxing way to end-up the trek while you’re awaiting the return train to Cusco, only 10 minutes from the village center, entrance fee is S/. 5.00. Towels can be hired in Aguas Calientes.
  • Tips

What you need to bring and carry

  • A backpack with a change of clothes for the whole period of the trek. Recommended: T shirts, shorts and some warm clothes
  • Rain jacket or poncho (plastic ponchos can be purchased in Cusco)
  • Strong footwear, ideally trekking or sport shoes Camera, films and batteries
  • (batteries consume more quickly under cold conditions) Hat or cap to protect you
  • from the sun, rain or cold Sun block
  • Insect repellent
  • Toilet paper
  • Snacks: biscuits, energy bars, chocolate, etc.
  • Water bottle and sterilizing tablets (ie. Micropur)
  • Swimsuit (if you intend to go to the hot springs)
  • Cash in soles and/or US$ (no ATM machines in Aguas Calientes)
  • Original passport
  • Optional: walking sticks or poles (rubber covers required

Optional services to be hired

  • The standard service includes first night accommodation at a hostel in Aguas Calientes. If you wish to choose a higher category hotel, an upgrade is possible at an additional cost, which will be equivalent to the existing price gap between the selected hotel and the one included in the standard service.
  • An extra hotel night in Aguas Calientes can be booked for you at an additional cost depending on the hotel you choose.
  • If you wish to visit Machupicchu again the following day, the additional cost of the entrance fee will be charged (S/. 116.00 adults, S/. 58.00 students).

Prices per person depend on the people size. Click hear

Available discounts:

  • Students require a valid International Student Identity Card and must be under 26 years of age.

STANDAR SERVICE

What is included

  • Transfer Cusco Airport – Hotel
  • Collection from your hotel in the morning and transfer to San Pedro Station in Cusco
  • Train ticket from Cusco to km.104 (starting point of the trail)
  • Inca Trail and Machupicchu entrance fees
  • Accommodation at a Hostel in Aguas Calientes
  • English speaking professional guide (2 guides for groups over 8 people).
  • Meals: 1 Breakfast in Hotel/ 1 Box lunch / 1 Dinners in restaurant
  • First-aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle
  • Bus ticket from Machupicchu ruins down to the village of Aguas Calientes – 1st day
  • Round trip bus tickets Aguas Calientes – Machupicchu – Aguas Calientes – 2nd day
  • Train ticket from Aguas Calientes to Cusco (Backpacker service)
  • Transfer train station – hotel in Cusco

What is not included

  • Lunch and dinner on the last day: after the guided tour at Machupicchu, you can enjoy free time to further visit the ruins and choose to have lunch either in Machupicchu or in Aguas Calientes at your own expense. Arrival in Cusco is estimated around 9.00pm, dinner being at your own expense too.
  • Visit to the hot springs in Aguas Calientes: a relaxing way to end-up the trek while you’re awaiting the return train to Cusco, only 10 minutes from the village center, entrance fee is S/. 5.00. Towels can be hired in Aguas Calientes.
  • Tips

What you need to bring and carry

  • A backpack with a change of clothes for the whole period of the trek. Recommended: T shirts, shorts and some warm clothes
  • Rain jacket or poncho (plastic ponchos can be purchased in Cusco)
  • Strong footwear, ideally trekking or sport shoes
  • Camera, films and batteries (batteries consume more quickly under cold conditions)
  • Hat or cap to protect you from the sun, rain or cold
  • Sun block
  • Insect repellent
  • Toilet paper
  • Snacks: biscuits, energy bars, chocolate, etc.
  • Water bottle and sterilizing tablets (ie. Micropur)
  • Swimsuit (if you intend to go to the hot springs)
  • Cash in soles and/or US$ (no ATM machines in Aguas Calientes)
  • Original passport
  • Optional: walking sticks or poles (rubber covers required)

Optional services to be hired

  • The standard service includes first night accommodation at a hostel in Aguas Calientes. If you wish to choose a higher category hotel, an upgrade is possible at an additional cost, which will be equivalent to the existing price gap between the selected hotel and the one included in the standard service.
  • An extra hotel night in Aguas Calientes can be booked for you at an additional cost depending on the hotel you choose.
  • If you wish to visit Machupicchu again the following day, the additional cost of the entrance fee will be charged (S/. 116.00 adults, S/. 58.00 students).
  • Tips

    Prices per person - Standard Group service Adult: US$ 240.00

Available discounts:
Students require a valid International Student Identity Card and must be under 26 years of age.

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