Inca Trail TO Machu Picchu 5D – 4N

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It is qualified as one of the best hiking routes in the world due to its wonderful route to go a little slower on this Inca Trail to Machu Picchu You will enjoy the wonders of the Andes for 5 days.

The Inca Trail treks to Machu Picchu generally follow the same itinerary as our classic 4-day Inca Trail trek, but at a more leisurely pace.

This shows that you can spend more time in each archaeological zone along the way. Undoubtedly, an excellent option for those who are concerned about their walking capacity and speed, as well as for families with younger hikers.

Day 1:
Cusco – KM 82 – Patallacta – Huayllabamba

The first thing we will do in the Inca Trail service 5 days 4 nights the first thing we will do is pick up from your hotel in Cusco or Ollantaytambo in Cusco we start at 5:00 pm and if you stay in Ollantaytambo you can rest a little longer as we will pick you up at 7:00 am. In Ollantaytambo, we will stop to enjoy breakfast for 30 minutes.

Then we head to km 82 where we start the hike. To start the hike make sure you have your original passport as you will need it to enter the Inca trail then we will walk for 3 hours which will be a relatively easy hike and visit two archaeological sites these Inca sites had different functions then we start a 30 minute hike to lunch point.

After lunch, we will walk for about 2 hours until we arrive to the spring night camp (HUAYLLABAMBA).

In this 2-hour hike, we will sleep in the last community of the Inca trail where you can have a hot shower and you can buy energetic drinks. We will arrive to our camp between 4:30 Pm after arriving to our camp you can relax and have a hot drink and then 7:00 Pm dinner will be ready and then we will have a well-deserved rest.

  • Distance: 10 Km.
  • Hiking hours: 4-5 hours
  • Low altitude: 2400 m. / 8228 ft.
  • High altitude: 2900 m. / 9512 ft.
  • Campsite altitude: 2900 m. / 9512 ft.
Day 2:
Huayllabamba – dead woman -pacaymayo

The guide will have the task to wake you up early with a hot tea and then enjoy a delicious breakfast. After breakfast, we will start the 5-hour hike uphill on the way we can appreciate all kinds of trees, cloud forest, flora and fauna until we reach the top of the dead woman (WARMIWAÑUSKA 4215masl). Before passing the top we will have lunch at the place called (LLULLUCHAPAMPA 3600MSNM) after lunch we will conquer the mountain at the top of the mountain we will take a little rest with an extraordinary view, then we begin to descend for 2 hours to reach our camp (PACAYMAYO 3800 MSNM), then we will enjoy a hot drink and then dinner.

  • Distance: 11 Km.
  • Hiking hours: 8-9 hours
  • Low altitude: 2900 m. / 9512 ft.
  • High altitude: 4215 m. / 13828 ft. (First pass - Warmiwañusca)
  • Campsite altitude: 3636 m. / 11929 ft.
Day 3:
pacaymayo – sayacmarca – Phuyupatamarca

After breakfast, we will climb steeply up the opposite side of the valley wall, about two hours to the second pass; halfway up is a small, round, roofless stone building. This Inca site is known as Runkuracay, we will make a stop to explore and do a brief tour, we will continue ascending towards the second pass, the Abra de Runkuracay (3,968 /13,018). On the other side of the pass, the trail descends into a valley and a shallow lake. The trail after the pass leads 2 hours downhill to a second, larger Inca site, Sayacmarca ("Village on a steep place"). This Inca ruin was built on a rock overlooking the trail and can only be accessed via a single narrow stone staircase. This site has no roof and is slightly overgrown with vegetation, but the walls still stand strong and the shape of the fortress can be easily seen. After 25 minutes of walking until we reach the lunch point (CHAQUICOCHA 3900MSNM) then we head to the third camp is in Phuyupatamarka (3614 msnm).

  • Distance: 11 Km.
  • Hiking hours: 6-8 hours
  • Low altitude: 3500 m. / 11480 ft.
  • High altitude: 3900 m. / 12792 ft. (Second pass - Runkuracay)
  • Camping altitude: 3640 m. / 11939 ft.

 

Day 4:
Phuyupatamarca – wiñay wayna – Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes

Wake up with the sunrise over the Andes; this is the most beautiful day of the trek. We will descend approximately 3 hours down a flight of steps until we reach the lunch point after lunch and visit another Inca site, Wiñaywayna which is known as the little Machupicchu and finally we head to INTIPUNKU (Sungate,) and finally arrive at Machu Picchu in the afternoon and see the great citadel almost empty. Overnight in a hotel in the town of Aguas Calientes.

  • Distance: 11 Km.
  • Hiking hours: 6-8 hours
  • Low altitude: 2030 m. / 6658 ft.
  • High altitude: 3640 m. / 11939 ft.
Day 5:
Machu Picchu - ollantaytambo - Cusco

We will wake up very early to take the first bus to the city of Machu Picchu, where we will be the first visitors of the day to enjoy the magic and mystery of one of the wonders of the world Take the first buses to Machu Picchu and explore with your guide for 2 hours after exploring you will take the bus back to aguas calientes to have lunch together with your tour guide but you must keep in mind that having lunch with your group is optional and is not included in the cost of the tour then you will take the afternoon train 2: 55 or 3:20 pm return to Ollantaytambo where aliperutreks driver will be waiting to take you back to Cusco and drop you off at your hotel.

- Meals: Breakfast

- Altitude: 2040 m/6691 feet

Guided tour duration:(2 - hours)

What includes?

Safety briefing the day before the tour at 6:00 pm at our office.
Professional tour guide (2 guides for groups of 9+)
All entrance fees to the Inca Trail and Machu Picchu
All transportation during the tour from hotel to hotel
Personal porter to carry up to 7 kilos of you
Chef to prepare your meals
All meals included except lunch on the last day.
Dining tent with tables and chairs
Drinking water after lunch on the first day.
Private portable toilets
Train expeditions or voyager round trip
Taxes included
Pick up and drop off from your hotel.

What is NOT included?

Sleeping bag, trekking poles or air mattress
Entrance to the Huayna Picchu Mountain
Lunch last day in Aguas Calientes

Prices:

Precio Compartido  de 8 a mas paxs $ 900.00
Precio Privado x2 $ 970.00

 

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