Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 4D/3N (private tour)

The first thing we will do on the Inca Trail service will be early pick you up directly from your hotel in Cusco or Ollantaytambo in Cusco we start the pick up at 4:30 AM and if you are staying in Ollantaytambo you can rest a little longer because we will pick you up at 6:40 AM.In Ollantaytambo we will stop to enjoy breakfast for 30 minutes.
Then we will head to km 82 where we will start the hike, to start the hike make sure you have your original passport as you will need it to enter the Inca Trail. We will hike for 3 hours, which will be a relatively easy hike we will focus on visiting two archaeological sites (kanabamba) and llactapata these archaeological sites had different functions then we start a 30 minute hike to the lunch point.
After lunch, we will walk for about 3 hours until we reach the spring camp NIGHT (AYAPATA).
On this 3 hour hike we will pass by two last communities that are very important that still maintain the Quechua language, which is an original language of the Incas, also you can buy any energy drink. We will arrive at our campsite between 5:00 PM after arriving at the campsite you will be able to relax and have a hot drink and then 7:00 PM dinner will be ready and then have a well deserved rest.

• Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
• Accommodation: Camping
• Camp altitude: 3300 m/10,824 ft
• Difficulty: Moderate

Today will be another day. After enjoying breakfast, we prepare for a four-hour ascent to the highest point of the Inca Trail at 4215m. From here, you will enjoy breathtaking views of the mountain ranges. We then descend to the next valley for an hour, arriving at Pacaymayo for lunch, you will also have the opportunity to refill your bottles with drinking water. Then we start the ascent of 2 hours and 45 minutes arriving at the Inca site Runcuraccay, once here you can enjoy the archaeological site and also the privileged views of two beautiful waterfalls. Then a one hour descent takes us to another Inca site, Sayacmarca, which offers further exploration. Then a 25 minute hike takes us to our campsite at Chaquicocha, located at 3700 meters. The day ends with dinner and, weather permitting, you will have the opportunity to contemplate the constellations.

• Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
• Accommodation: Camping
• Camp altitude: 3,800 m/12,424 ft.
• Walking Distance: 16 km/ 10 miles(11 – hours)
• Area: Andes and Cloud Forest.

This is the most beautiful and relaxing day, the hike is only 6 hours through different ecological zones. We will start early also at 6:00AM we will walk for 2 hours it is an up and down hike and we will start to enter the edge of the jungle known as the cloud forest. On a clear day we will have the opportunity to see the Salkantay mountain and the Vilcabamba mountain range arriving at the Inca site Phuyupatamarca we will have excellent views of the Urubamba river we will also have our first view of the Machupicchu mountain after exploring the Inca site we will descend for 3 hours down a flight of stairs to our campsite on the descent we will arrive at another Inca site (INTIPATA) we will arrive at our campsite at approximately 1: 00 pm then the rest of the day you can relax, after having a well deserved rest at 4:00 pm you will have the opportunity to visit another Inca site Wiñaywayna is the most spectacular Inca site on the trail after Machupicchu your guide will explain the importance of the site then in the evening after dinner we organize a ceremony in order to thank them for the great work done we will rest early because the next day we will start very early.

• Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
• Accommodation: Camping
• Altitude of camp: 2,680 m/8,792 ft
• Walking distance: 10 km/6.2 miles(6 – hours)
• Area: High cloud forest
• Difficulty: Easy

Today you will have an early breakfast. We will walk for 2 hours until we reach inti punco (sun gate) which offers spectacular views of Machu Picchu and the mountains. After enjoying the views we will begin our descent to Machu Picchu for a 2 hour guided tour. After exploring we take the bus to Aguas Calientes and have lunch. After lunch, you will head to the train station to take the train back to Ollantaytambo, where our driver will pick you up and take you back to Cusco and drop you off at your hotel.

• Meals: Breakfast
• Altitude: 2,430 m/7,972 ft.
• Distance: 6 km/3.73 miles(2 – hours)