Inca Trail 4D / 3N

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Tour Description

The inca trail, with Machu Picchu as final destination, is the most known and most popular trail under tourists. The total walk is about 40 kilometres long and lasts 4 days, including one day for the visit to Machu Picchu. The natural surroundings are breathtaking beautiful. Walking the incatrail, with views over the mount tops covered with snow, the rain forest and impressive ruins, is an experience which remains to you for the rest of your life.

Detailed Itinerary

Inka Trail Day 1: Cuzco - Chilca - Wayllabamba

Our guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cuzco very early in the morning, to take bus or train to the city of Chilca to begin your trek along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. After approximately three hours walking you will stop for lunch. Then you will continue walking towards your first camp at Wayllabamba, on the way you will have a guided tour of the archaeological complex of Llactapata. Dinner and overnight in tents at the campsite.

Machupicchu Day 2: Wayllabamba - Warmiwañusca - Pacaymayo

After breakfast, the toughest part of the trail begin, walking towards the highest point in the Inca Trail where you will have an unbelievable panoramic view of the whole area and will observe different types of microclimates. After a 3 hours walk you will reach the first pass, named Warmiwañiusca or Dead Woman's Pass, at approximately 4,200 m.a.s.l. Here, you will have a tremendous feeling of achievement mixed with relief on reaching the top. After lunch you will continue your walking down to Pacaymayo where you will camp and have dinner.

Day 3: Pacaymayo - Puya Patamarka - Wiñay Huayna

After breakfast start the descent towards the second most important pass of the trail at 3,850 m.a.s.l. having a guided visit at the archaeological complex of Runkurakay and the Inca citadel of Sayacmarca. Continue your trekking towards Puya Patamarka (Cloud-level town), another important archaeological monument, where lunch will be served. After a short break you will continue walking to Wiñay Huayna (Forever Young) for a guided visit of this impressive archaeological complex with a spectacular setting. Dinner and overnight at the camp.

Machupicchu Day 4: Wiñay Huayna - Machu Picchu - Cuzco

After breakfast, have a very early start to arrive in time for sunrise at Machu Picchu. After a one-hour walk through the forest towards the Inti Punku or the Gate of the Sun, also known as the Entrance Gate to Machu Picchu, where you will have the most impressive panoramic view of the citadel. Upon arrival at Machu Picchu, three-hours guided tour around the citadel, visiting the main sites and monuments. After the tour you will have free time to wander around, then you will meet with the rest of the group to drive by bus down to Aguas Calientes. In the afternoon transfer to Cuzco by train. Upon arrival in Cuzco transfer to your hotel.

Important

Our service includes:

All transports, also bus from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes.
All entrance fees (Inca Trail and Machu Picchu).
Professional bilingual guide, cook and assistants.
All meals from breakfast day one to breakfast day four as well as afternoon tea with a snack.
Hot drinks with all meals plus cold boiled water in the morning to refill bottles.
3-persons igloo tents for 2 persons plus matresses.
Roomy dining tent, kitchen tent and toilet tent.
Chairs and tables in dinning tent.
Service of porters to carry all common equipment and food.
First aid kit.
Oxygen.