We will pick you up from your hotel very early at 4:00 a.m. then we will drive three hours to Soraypampa where we will enjoy the first breakfast after breakfast you will meet your crew: chef, support staff (porter) and muleteers. Then you will start with a thirty minute flat hike and then steadily uphill for an hour to the famous Humantay lagoon (4200 masl). After exploring everything, you will hike back to the starting point to continue to the lunch spot at salcantaypampa. This part of the hike will be approximately 2 hours on gradually ascending terrain. On the way, you will pass by impressive views of the snow-capped mountains. We arrive at the lunch point.  After lunch, we will have an elevated climb of two hours to reach our second camp, at Ichupata or Pampa Japonesa, where it will be colder so make sure you have a jacket, hat, sunglasses and gloves.

At the camp, the porters will welcome you to enjoy hot drinks and dinners. Tonight is a perfect night to see the constellations and views of Salkantay Mountain. This site is the closest camp to Salkantay, so it is possible to hear some avalanches.

• Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
• Distance covered: 12 km
• Elevation: 4,300 m/14,104 ft.
• Difficulty level: Moderate
• Lodging: camping

We will start very early in the morning, you will wake up early with a hot drink to help you start the day. You will have time to pack and enjoy a hearty breakfast prepared by your trekking chef. We will begin the steep 3 hour ascent to the Incachiriasca pass, the highest pass on the entire route.  Once you have reached the top, there will be hot coca tea, views of the valley and lakes, and even wildlife such as condors and hawks.

We will then descend to our lunch spot in yanaqaqa a flat area from where you can see the beautiful valleys and the Salcantay river.

After lunch we continue descending to the community of Pampacahuana located next to an Inca canal. This is our camp for the night.

• Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
• Distance traveled: 13 km
• Elevation: 4,700 m/15,416 ft.
• Difficulty level: challenging
• Lodging: camping

After a good night's rest we get ready for breakfast today we will join the Classic Inca Trail. We start walking downhill for 3 hours from Inca Canal until we arrive to Paucarcancha where you will be your first visit to the archaeological site together with your tour guide you will explore the Inca site in the same place of Paucarcancha have lunch we will also say goodbye to our horsemen (horses), and meet our porters.

After lunch we will walk 25 minutes downhill to the last village of the Classic Inca Trail, this will be followed by a 4 hour uphill hike to ayapata we will walk through many ecosystems, including the cloud forest. after arriving at the camp you can relax and have a hot drink and then at 7:00 PM dinner will be ready and then have a well deserved rest.

• Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
• Distance covered: 12 km
• Elevation: 3,300 m/12,136 ft.
• Difficulty level: challenging
• Lodging: camping

The guide will have the task of waking you up early with coca tea to be able to climb the long and steep trail to Warmiwañusca or the mountain of the Dead Woman. We will walk for 4 hours to the highest pass of the mountain the pass of the dead woman (4215 masl/13825ft) when we arrive to the pass we will have a small rest from the top of the mountain.

From the top of the mountain we will be able to appreciate incredible views of the mountain ranges we will appreciate the flora and fauna then we begin to descend to the next valley for an hour and a half until we arrive to the place (PACAYMAYO) where we will have lunch and we will have time to fill the water bottles after lunch we begin to climb again. After two hours walking for 45 minutes we arrive to an Inca site called RUNCURACCAY where we will have time to explore after the second pass again we start descending for an hour until we arrive to another Inca site SAYACMARCA also we will have time to explore after visiting the Inca site we will have 25 minutes walking until we arrive to our campsite CHAQUICOCHA (3700 masl) after dinner if the sky is clear we will have the opportunity to see the constellations or the southern cross.

• Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
• Elevation: 4,215 m/13,829 ft.
• Distance traveled: 16 km/ 9 miles
• Difficulty level: Challenging
• Area: Andes and Cloud Forest
• Lodging: camping

It 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 begin to go into 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 steps to our camp on the descent we will arrive at another Inca site (INTIPATA) we will arrive at the camp 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. organize a ceremony 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
• Lodging: Camping
• Altitude: 2,680 m/8,792 ft.
• Walking distance: 10 km/ 6.2 miles
• Difficulty level: easy
• Area: High Cloud Forest

Get up early and walk for 2 hours to Machu Picchu through the Sun Gate (INTIPUNKU).

This last day starts at 3:30 am we will wait at the check point. The hike begins at 5:30 when they open the control gate.

We will arrive at the sun gate at 6:20 am from here we will have spectacular views from where we will have a unique view of Machu Picchu and the mountains.

Then we descend for 45 minutes until we reach the citadel of Machu Picchu where we will have enough time to take pictures.

Around 8:00 am, we will leave Machu Picchu to go to the restrooms and have a snack.

Then we enter Machu Picchu to start our private guided tour for 2 hours after the tour you will be given bus tickets that will take you to Aguas Calientes where you will have plenty of free time to explore the city on your own and then you will have a last lunch at a local restaurant this is optional and not included. During lunch, the guide will give you your train ticket. The train leaves Aguas Calientes at 2:55 or 3:20 pm so be sure to arrive at the train station 30 minutes early. The trip takes approximately 2 hours to Ollantaytambo where the ALIPUERTREKS driver will pick you up, take you back to Cusco in our bus and drop you off at your hotel.

• Meals: Breakfast
• Minimum altitude: 2,400 m/7,875 ft.
• Walking distance: 5 km/3.73 miles