4Days CLASSIC
 INCA TRAIL
 

OVERWIEW

The Inca Trail with its final destination Machu Picchu, is the best known expedition among adventurers, this trek has a total distance of 43 kilometers and takes 4 days, It includes the visit to one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. “The historic sanctuary Machu Picchu”.
The landscapes that surround it are wonderful and it offers us an impressive view of the mountainous scenery of the Andes, giving us a great combination of forests, rivers, valleys, and ravines, as well as the pass through the jungle and its amazing archaeological remains of the Inca culture will make this expedition an unforgettable experience that without a doubt you will fully enjoy from the beginning to the end.
There is no other circuit anywhere that will lead you to this magical experience, a natural world with different ecological environments and its great endemic flora and fauna.
You can't miss this opportunity... let’s visit this charming place where architectural art harmonizes perfectly with the natural environment.
Our ancestors built their fortresses with the purpose of being able to see without being seen and from where they could attack without being attacked, the mysterious citadel of Machu Picchu was hidden on top of a mountain and it was a very difficult place to find, today we are privileged to be able to visit it.

"Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity"- (Khalil Gibran)

ITINERARY

Day 1
CUSCO - PISCA CUCHO - HUAYLLABAMBA (A) (C)

06:00 am we pick you up from your hotel and then go to kilometer 82 which is situated (at 2,800 m / 9,200 feet) here it is the enter to the Inca Trail and there is an official point of control for everybody tourists tour guides and porters.
The hike begins with a gentle ascent for about 3 hours where we will be hiking and observing everything around us something that attracts the attention of the hikers is the great top summit called Wakay Willka snow-capped mountain known as La Verónica, where we will enjoy the extraordinary Andean landscape as well as an Inca construction known as Patallacta, situated at 2,750 mt / 9,030 feet. Here we get our lunch and after it, we continue the hike and on the way will see beautiful Inca terraces still in cultivation which in the past they also served to feed the travelers from different places and also for the Incas who took this trail to get to Machu Picchu, the next section of this trail take us through an area full of vegetation where it is very likely that we will observe the giant hummingbird.
After a hike of 2 hours approximately we will arrive at our first camp located in the Huayllabamba at 3,000 m. / 9,900 feet. This is a small community surrounded by fields of corn, potato and different crops depending on the season, where we take a rest we enjoy dinner and sleep.

Day 2
HUAYLLABAMBA - PAQAYMAYU (B) (L) (D)

This day, our cook will give us a hot drink (coca tea) Today we will have a great challenge, ascend to the highest point the Abra de Warmi huañusca, but before starting our way, we will have an exquisite breakfast that will provide us a lot of energy, then we will start the walk towards the Ayapata Valley, this place is known for having an Andean microclimate until we reach an area called "Llulluchapampa", this will be a good place for us to take a break before climbing the last part of Warmihuañusca, the highest point high of the walk with a distance of 11 kilometers (6.84 miles) of ascent.

Warmihuañusca, means ("When the woman dies"), this point has a height of 4,200 meters 13,779 feet, throughout this trip we will be able to appreciate how the vegetation changes with the different altitude, once we arrive we will have conquered its summit and we will be compensated with another beautiful panoramic view of the Andes, then we will descend through a winding valley until we reach a point where we will rest and have lunch.

During this trip it is possible to observe various species of birds. Later we will continue the tour until we reach the Pacay Mayu river valley (3,600 m / 11,811 feet) where our second camp will be located.

Day 3
PAQAYMAYU - SAYACMARCA - PHUYUPATAMARCA - WIÑAYWAYNA (B) (L) (D)

Today we get up at 06:00 a.m. to enjoy an exquisite breakfast with our fellow hikers This day will be the longest but with a great landscape full of vegetation, after we finish our breakfast Immediately we begin our third day of adventure, the first objective is to reach the second most important high pass of the Inca Trail, known as Runkarakay which is situated at 3,850 m.a.s.l. and a moment later we will arrive to the niches that were consider places of worship and rest always protected by guard posts. After that we will descend to Yanacocha (Black Lagoon) great place for pictures and then it is time to do uphill again hiking on stone steps until we reach another beautiful Inca construction that always attracts the attention of every visitors this point is called Sayaqmarka a pre-Hispanic complex with narrow streets, where buildings have been built at different levels, Sanctuaries, yards, canals and an outer wall, also in this complex there is  an excellent path and a tunnel, which undoubtedly make this a place full of mystery and charm that will surprise us.
After we visit it we continue hiking until we get Puyupatamarca, another important monument, where we will enjoy a delicious lunch and After a good rest, we continue till we reach our place for the last camping known as Wiñay Huayna (forever young) by this place there is another impressive archaeological complex which we will visit with our tour guide and after that, we have to go back to our camp where we will sleep for the last night and share the last dinner with our porters and cooks and then say them goodbye.

Day 4
WIÑAYHUAYNA - INTIPUNKU - MACHU PICCHU - AGUAS CALIENTES - CUSCO (B)

After breakfast, we will continue hiking to arrive at a good hour and appreciate the sunrise, an hour later we pass through the Sun Gate (Inti Punku) also known as the gateway to Machu Picchu, a place that offers the most impressive panoramic view of the entire Inca Citadel, then we enter to the Inca citadel Machu Picchu to enjoy the guided tour, once inside of this wonder we will be able to visit its main sites such as: enclosures, squares, sacred sources, temples, as well as the agricultural and urban sector. After enjoying this experience you will have free time to take pictures exploring by yourselves other areas, later on at the indicated time we meet the rest of the group to take the bus that will take us down to Aguas Calientes town to enjoy the thermal medicinal baths and have lunch, then you will have time to visit the town and In the afternoon we have to board the train to Ollantaytambo upon your arrival we will pick you up to continue on our transport and go to your hotel in Cusco city.

Classic Inca Trail 4 Days Includes

· Meeting with the tour guide one day before the hike start
· Transportation Cusco - Pisca Cucho
· Professional English / Spanish guide
· Entrance ticket to the Inca Trail
· Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu
· Train ticket Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo
· Transport Ollantaytambo - Cusco
· Food (03 Breakfast, 03 Lunch, 03 Dinners) (vegetarian option)
· Snack (Cereals, Chocolates, Apples, Banana, Mineral Water)
· Tent and mattress
· Chef, Complete dining room equipment
· Permanent Assistance
· First aid medication, tensiometer, oxygen balloon
· Walking sticks

This Excursion Does Not Include

X Air Flights
X First breakfast, last lunch
X Food and beverages not mentioned in the tour
X Entrance to the Thermal Baths in Aguas Calientes (20.00 Soles)
X Extra expenses
X Entrance to Huayna Picchu

What Do I Need To Bring?

· Original passport with which you will enter the Inca Trail
   (current ISIC student card)
· Hiking boots
· Rain poncho or waterproof clothing
   (according to the time)
· Warm clothes, hat and gloves
· Extra shirts
· Proper and comfortable pants for the walk
· Sun hat
· Sunscreen
· Mineral water
· Mosquito repellent
· Disposable papers for the bathroom
· Personal medications
· Photographic camera
· Flashlights with extra batteries
· Personal medications

WE RECOMMEND YOU

It would be better if you come from another high place, such as Arequipa, Puno or Bolivia.

For a good acclimatization you must be in Cusco at least 2 days before the excursion starts

Booking a tour that involves physical activity in height (Trekking, Mountain Biking) check our programs

Wear appropriate clothing for treks.

Drinking coca tea during the day helps to reduce the effect of altitude (avoid drinking it before sleeping)

Inform us if you have setbacks or delays when arriving in Cusco

Leave your heavy suitcase in Cusco

 OPTIONAL SERVICES

These services are not included in our price, If you want to add some of them please let us know at the booking time

· Comfortable feather sleeping bags of 20ºC below zero ($ 30.00 for the entire tour)
· If you want to sleep in a single tent you need to add ($ 25.00 for the entire tour)

Notes

· THE STANDARD SERVICE shares a group with other participants
· THE SUPERIOR SERVICE is Private and the tour will be exclusive
· The times quoted in this itinerary are approximate
· The guide can change the lunch and camps sites depending on how the group progresses
· The expedition to the INCA TRAIL  is a great adventure, the rainy season is between (December - March)
· Physical preparation is required
· If you rent equipment and damage it, you are responsible for the price of replacement / repair. (Please do the right thing)
· We offer a Discount of $20.00 per person for foreign students under 25 years of age who have a student card with a valid expiration date at the time of their excursion and also for regular students between 8 and 17 years old
· This discount will also apply to people from countries belonging to the Andean Community (CAN) Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador
· Special discounts for Peruvians $30.00 per adult and $35.00 per student
· NO discounts will be applied in the high season months (June, July and August)
· To receive the discount benefit, you need to send us the photo or high quality scan of the card. We also need to get a high quality image or passport scan of the student under 17 and children under 8 years old.