Luxury Inca Trail to Machu picchu

Inca Trail or (CCAPACÑAN) trek to Machupicchu is considered the best trekking route in the world due to the exquisite beauty of the place and its surroundings. It includes different ecological áreas from high mountains to the Andean subtropical cloud forest, following this amazing ancient path, you will be hiking past these beautiful and mysterious archaeological sites, many of this covered by jungle overgrowth by the vegetation. And finally arriving the lost city of the Incas Machupicchu or the seven wonders of the world. Highly recommended for those people or families active outdoors who want to enjoy the pure nature of the región and hike the Inca trail that leads to Machu Picchu. Every trip is conducted by professional tour leaders, which makes your trip a lifelong experience our service includes native Quechua speaking guides and porters to make your experience better than other companies. Our cook’s experts will provide you with delicious meals during your trip with balanced menus. We are 100% local Company. the five-day itinerary Inca trail trek offers you the most enjoyable in every expectation to absorb every moment the pure nature, trek short hours every day, in a spectacular environment to become life long experience in Peru.

DAY 1: CUSCO, OLLANTAYTAMBO, PISCACUCHU TO WAYLLABAMBA CAMP.

Today our trekking crew led by our guide will pick you up from your Hotel and drive to Ollantaytambo to have a quiet optional breakfast after you will drive for 45 minutes to the starting point Piscacuchu or km 82. Where you will meet our field staff loading the gear, your guide in hand will introduce you to all teams, including cooks, porters. And guests too. then you will pass a checkpoint with park rangers, we will start our adventure hiking up and down through a gentle path along the Urubamba River with outstanding views of snow-capped mountains Apu Huacayhuillca. (Veronika mountain) plus the Urubamba mountain range. Until we arrive at LLactapata Inca remains, where you will stop to enjoy the views and our guide will explain to you about. After you will continue hiking in Kusichaca river valley, until our first campsite Huayllabamba a small local community, today during your hike you will stop to have lunch, Distance: 12 km, Time: 6 to 7 hrs, Altitude: from 2600mtrs to 3000mtrs.

DAY 2: HUAYLLABAMBA, WARMIHUAÑUSCA PASS TO PACAYMAYO ALTO

Today after a healthy breakfast. We will pass the second checkpoint. During our ascent, we will find different ecosystems such as a primary Andean forest and Andean grassland. This ascent will take us, for five hours approximately until we reach the highest pass. Warmihuañusca or dead woman passes 4200mts. 14.000 ft. Here you will enjoy the view of 360 degrees. Of Huayllabamba valleys and Huayanay snowed capped mountain. After enjoying your free time and taking plenty of photos. Also, an overview of the other side of the way, down to Pacaymayo valley, You will descend for two hours until the camp Pacaymayo is located at the bottom of the mountain. Distance: 12 km, Altitude: from 300mtrs. 4200mtrs. to 3600mtrs, Time: 6 to 7 hrs.

DAY 3: PACAYMAYO ALTO TO PHUYUPATAMARCA

After breakfast, we will depart from Pacaymayo a while later from other trekkers. We will start our ascent by the original ancient pathway that takes us to the Runkurakay circular Inca remains, it is the beginning of mixt Andean and amazon reach vegetation where our guide will explain about the place. We will continue our ascent to the second pass Runkurakay 3900mtrs. having enough time to absorb the pure nature and take our photos we start our way down, to Sayacmarka Archiological site. where you will explore with our guide, from here the path goes up and down notice that the Inca Trail is well preserved from this point with an amazing construction using the natural landscape and geography. The trail crosses the Chaquiccocha a dry lagoon and will cross the (túnel) adapted by the Incas this part of the Inca trail will see Outstanding views of Salkantay and Pumasillo snowed capped located in Vilcabamba mountain range. Until we reach our camp located above the clouds forest. Phuyupatamarka. Considered one of the most important ceremonial centers in the Incan time. Distance: 09 km, Altitude: 3600mtrs. to 3700mtrs, Time. 6 to 7 hours.

DAY 4: PHUYUPATAMARCA TO AGUAS CALIENTES TOWN

Phuyupatamarca campsite located in the Inca trail is considered one of the most beautiful and unique places where you can observe the sunrise and sunset around you, with a 360° degree view of the Urubamba mountain range and Villacabamba you will also be able to observe the Machupicchu and Huayna Picchu mountains above it, highly recommended for those people or families who love photography. After enjoying the sunrise and Breackfast we will start going down to explore the Inca site Phuyupatamarca after we will descend for 3 hours to Wiñayhuayna 2600mtrs. this part of the Inca Trail shows us all the way, the high engineering skills of the builders Inca. we will keep going down to Intipata the farming terraces with a magnificent view of Urubamba River, then we will get to the Wiñayhuayna Archiological site. after our free time on the site, we will go to have our last lunch, after lunch, we will have a thankful meeting with our trekking crew. From here we will continue our hike towards Inti Punku 2700mtrs. or the sun gate from where we will have the first spectacular view of Machu Picchu, we will continue our hike to the citadel of the new Seven Wonder of the world where we will have enough time to enjoy and take photos. Then we will head down to Aguas Calientes town where you will spend the night. In the Hotel. Distance: 10km, Altitude: 3700mtrs. to 2400mtrs. Aguas Calientes town 2000mtrs, Time: 6 to 7 hrs.

DAY 5: EXPLORE MACHUPICCHU AFTERNOON BACK TO CUSCO.

After Breakfast, your guide will pick you up from your hotel for a short bus journey to the entrance of Machu Picchu, today you will explore this magical Inca city and enjoy learning about it was built and discovered. for 3 hours. You will then have free time to wander around and if you got a Ticket for wayna Picchu you can climb. Note. There are just 400 visitors allowed per day. You have to book in advance the entrance with us to ensure your permit In the afternoon we meet in the town of Aguas Calientes. From here we take the train back to Ollantaytambo or Poroy depending on the space and private transportation back to your Hotel Cusco.

INCLUDES.

# BRIEFING. The night before your trek, we will go to your Hotel at a coordinated Time with you ufo your briefing. We will provide you with a duffel bag that will stay with your porters while you hike, this duffel bag should not exceed 7kg or 14 pounds does need to include your sleeping bag and air mattress.

# PERMITS.

As soon we receive your details and deposit, we will purchase your permits depending on availability, these permits are for a specific date and in your name. They can not be changed once are confirmed. Only your passport number is allowed to be updated. The permit includes an entrance to Machu Picchu.

PROFESSIONAL LICENSE TOUR GUIDE.

All of our guide who is part of Machupicchu trails Peru have a degree in tourism they studied at Cusco National University. They are passionate about sharing our Peruvian History, culture, gastronomy, and others, they are fluent in English speaking and many of them speak our local language (Quechua) they will make sure your safety and lifelong memories.

PORTERS.

We include a personal porter who is responsible for carrying your duffel bag, you will not have access to your duffel bag until your campsite, there is no extra fee for this.

TRANSPORTATION.

You will have transportation included in this trek, from Cusco hotel or sacred valley to Km. 82 starting point and return to your hotel from the train station could be from Ollanta or Poroy.

We include the Vistadone train from Aguas Calientes, you may want to upgrade to the first-class train Hiran Bingen.

We include the bust ticket from Machu´picchu citedal to aguas calientes town.

EQUIPMENT

We provide you with very nice four-season EUREKA TENTS. That is shared for two people you will also have a dining and cooking tents.

FOOD

We provide you with an experienced chef who is an expert in cooking in the mountains respecting the food restriction of our clients. Let us know in advance or your briefing before your departure. The first-day breakfast and the last-day lunch are not included. Other than that, we provide you breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks for the hike.

WATER.

Very important and is required to bring your on wáter bottle for the trek, we will provide you from the first lunch filtered, boiled cool down wáter to refill your wáter bottle at every campsite or Lunch spots.

FIRST AID.

Every tour guide who is part of Machupicchu trails Peru received training in first aid from the high mountain specialists we do every February, your tour guide will have a first aid kit for basic medical situations. Also, in all of our treks, we provide oxygen for emergencies in the worse cases, our staff will get you off the trail and assist you in getting to the clinic if needed.

Taxes and Fees

All taxes and permits fees associated with this trek are included in the listed price.

CLIMATE AND WEATHER

Cusco Region mainly presents two seasons, the rainy season, from November to April the heaviest rainfalls occurring usually between January, February, and March, and the dry season from May to October. The dry season is colder so temperatures can drop to below 0 degrees at night

Along the Inca Trail, temperature ranges from 15-20°c during the day if it’s sunny, to 10 – 28 °c during the day if not sunny, or 05-15°c at night in the first 2 campsites. At Wiñay Wayna and Machu Picchu, at a lower altitude, temperatures are usually warmer though warm clothes are still recommended at night.

There are benefits to visiting Cusco and Machu Picchu during each season as well you can have some drawbacks. The dry season is usually crowded in all the sites and specially in the Inca Trail you need to ensure your permit at least six months in advance.

The rainy season can be a very pleasant time for you looking to do cultural tours or for you who Will design your holiday with no trekking, including visiting Cusco and Machu Picchu with less crowd.

ALTITUDE: of Cusco city. 3400 meters 10,800 fits

POPULATION: of the Cusco region 1,300,000.

MACHU PICCHU TICKETS

With the new regulations of the Peruvian government now the Machu Picchu entrance ticket goes on sale from 6.00 am. to 3.00 pm.

WAYNA PICCHU TICKETS

With the new regulations from the Peruvian government now the Wayna Picchu tickets go on sale from 7.00 am. Until 10:00 to 11:000 am. The hike Will take 45 minutes up and 30 minutes down all the way step not recommendable for the people who have vertigo. Note. Very important to book in advance to ensure your entrance tickets to the sites.

MACHU PICCHU MOUNTAIN TICKETS

The hike Will take you 1.45 hs. And 1:00 hs down. The ticket goes in sale in two windows of time from 6 to 7 and the second group is from 8 to 9 am. Takes longer but it’s more beautiful.

STRIKES

Is the biggest problem in South America not just in Peru it can affect us in our tour treks roads are often blocked as well as trains stop their operations. Usually, the advice is two weeks in advance to prevent do not affect too much any of this country’s problems in our tours in the worst-case Private Machu Picchu Will let you know to cancel the tours or treks. Your health and safety are our top priorities.

ARRIVAL AT CUSCO

Cusco has an airport mostly for domestic flights from inside the country. Our international airport is Jorge Chavez Lima.

LATAM Airlines is the biggest company that operates in Peru and has connections all over the world. Is the only airline that doesn’t have too many cancellations in the weather conditions here in Cusco. The time flight from Lima to Cusco is one hour. Always you can connect your flights to Puno, Arequipa, Puerto Maldonado Jungle, Iquitos, or the north of Peru. In our extension tours.

Always there is a bus option from lima to Cusco the time Will take you 22 hours.

FOOD

Peruvian cuisine is recognized for its biodiversity of products and continues conquering the whole world. Peruvian food is being awarded internationally for owning the most delicious food in the world.

Cusco Region has unique gastronomy for the use of local products like potatoes, quinoa, corn, a variety of vegetables, and its exotic fruits plus guinea pig, and alpaca meat. Your travel expert will recommend you restaurants you can wonder here in Peru and Cusco.

On our treks, we provide you with delicious food you just need to make sure to let us your dietary restrictions before departure our treks as well as our chefs are very experienced in cooking in the mountains.

RECOMMENDED PACKING LIST FOR THE TEK.

Passport

Valid student card in case you booked as a student

immigration stamp

25lts or 30 Lts. daypack

Wáter battle or comelback at list with 2 Lts. of storage.

Footwear wáterproof hiking boots.

4 or 5 hiking t-shirts, three hiking pants considering one nice outfit for Machupicchu, 5 sets of undergarments, 4 pers of socks, one fleece and down jacket for cold nights, set for rain gears jacket and pants, sun hat, wool hat, headlamp, warm wáterproof gloves, shoes for camp, quick-dry small towel.

Battery charger. There is no place to plug in while trekking.

Sunscreen, face moisturizer, insect repellent, hand sanitizer, wet wipes, toothbrush and paste, toilet paper, personal medication, band-aids, moleskin, and others.

Camara, pone, music player.

CLIMATE

Along the Inca Trail, temperature ranges from 15-20°c during the day if it’s sunny, to 05-10°c during the day if not sunny, or 0-05°c at night in the first 2 campsites. At wiñaywayna and Machupicchu, at a lower altitude, temperatures are usually warmer though warm clothes are still recommended at night.

Tour: Luxury Inca Trail to Machu picchu

Type: Luxury Travel

Duration: 5D/4N

Difficulty: Moderate

Luxury Inca Trail to Machu picchu

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