Classic Inca Trail 4 days to Machu Picchu with Panoramic Train

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Location: Cusco, Peru

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Enjoy the famous Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, the route combines beautiful mountain landscapes with incredible panoramic views, lush forests and a subtropical jungle of splendid natural surroundings with the magnificent work of the ancient Inca masons.
You will visit beautiful Inca sites, sumptuous temples, agricultural terraces, tunnels and water sources, as well as interesting archaeological sites such as the Puerta del Sol, from there you will observe the sunrise over Machu Picchu. Upon arrival, let yourself be captivated by the magic and charm of this incredible place.

Why should you book with us?
- The best service at the best price
- We are Direct Operators
- Personalized Service: Join our small group. A small group means more attention from your guide
- Travel with the Experts: The Best Guides, Cooks and Porters
- Excellent Food All Included
- All High Quality Camping Equipment Included
- Tour Organized by a Peruvian Tourism Agency

WHAT'S INCLUDED

✓ Kitchen store with complete equipment for the preparation of meals.
✓ Guided tour of Machu Picchu.
✓ Entrance ticket to the Inca Trail and the Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu,
✓ A second Professional Tourism Guide (Only for groups of 9 or more Excursionists).
✓ Professional Tour Guide who speaks English and Spanish
✓ First aid kit and emergency oxygen balloon carried by the guide.
✓ Cook and kitchen assistant for the preparation of all meals.
✓ Meeting and preparation talk with the Guide, 1 day before the tour in our City Office: Cusco
✓ Personal porter service who will help you load your personal luggage - up to 7 kg.
✓ Team of porters that will carry equipment: tents, food, tables, chairs, kitchen equipment.
✓ Excellent Food All Inclusive: 3 Breakfasts / 4 Lunches / 3 Hours of Tea /
✓ Pick up from your hotel located in the City of Cusco. We also pick up from hotels in the Sacred Valley
✓ Bus ticket down from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes.
✓ Tourist transport from the City of Cusco to km. 82 (Start of the walk).
✓ Dining room with field tables and portable chairs + gas lamp for the night.
✓ Return Panoramic Train Ticket from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo for the 4th day.
✓ All fees and taxes are included.
✓ Return transportation from the Ollantaytambo Train Station to your hotel located in Cusco.
✓ All the necessary Camping Equipment that you will use such as: High Mountain Down Sleeping Bag
✓ High Quality Dormitory Tent for 4 people that will only be used by 2 people for more comfort
✓ Thermarest inflatable mattress, which we will give you at the beginning of the walk.
✓ We serve and prepare vegetarian, vegan and special diet meals according to your request.
✓ Luggage storage for your belongings in our Cusco Office while you make your trek

✗ Personal items such as backpack, clothing and shoes
✗ Optional Tip. If you wish you can give a voluntary tip to the Guide, Cook and team of Porters
✗ Walking poles. You can rent them in our Office up to 1 day before the Tour

WHAT TO EXPECT

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At 6:00 am. They will be picked up in our transport from your accommodation located in the City of Cusco. In this way, this great experience begins in the City of Cusco - Peru. Before leaving the hotel, make sure you bring your original passport and if you are a student, also bring your valid ID. The trip begins by bus and is approximately 3 hours and a half until reaching the Piscacucho area (Start of the Inca Trail). Thus begins a spectacular scenic tour in our bus through the mythical Sacred Valley of the Incas with beautiful views of the Urubamba River, picturesque Andean towns and the Inca Fortress of Ollantaytambo. On the route we will have a last stop in the town of Ollantaytambo where you can do some shopping or use the toilets, then we will continue the journey on our bus until we reach Km. 82 Piscacucho.
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At 10 am. we will arrive at Piscacucho or km. 82, the place is the beginning of the Inca Trail. Here you will meet all the members of your excursion, including visitors, porters and cook. From this place you will be accompanied by our native Quechua porters who will carry all the camping equipment. It is also the place of the first Official Control Post of the Inca Trail where we will present our permits, entrance tickets and passports. After checking in, around 11 am, we will begin our trek, where we will cross a suspension bridge over the Urubamba River. This first day is easy, this will help you prepare for the following days. The walk begins with a slight climb, and we will continue for about two hours on relatively flat terrain following the course of the Urubamba River to a place called Miskay, arriving around 1:00 pm. In Miskay we will have our first lunch prepared by our cook and served by our staff.
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After lunch, we will continue with the walk until we reach the first archaeological group known as Patallacta, which was an ancient Inca town, where you can see an impressive group of agricultural terraces. From Patallacta we will continue with the walk for 2 more hours, the Inca Trail continues along the left bank of the river. During this part, views of the snowy peaks such as the Snowy Wakay Willka, currently known as Veronica, the top of this snowy peak is 5900 meters above sea level. / 19000 feet, and we can also see the Cordillera del Urubamba, which divides the Andes and the Jungle; In this way we will arrive at the small town of Wayllabamba (3000 masl) around 5:00 pm, where we will have our first camp.
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Upon arrival at the Wayllabamba Camp area, and after settling in our tents, we will have tea time, relax and have a hot drink and some snacks. At night, around 7:30 pm. dinner will be ready, which will be served by our staff. At the end of dinner you will have a well-deserved night of rest in a good sleeping tent, where we will spend our first night.
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This 2nd day you will wake up with a cup of coca tea that will be brought to your tent by our staff. This day is considered the most difficult day of the route due to the physical effort it requires. After breakfast, we will start the trek from Wayllabamba around 7:00 am. and we will walk for 4 hours to the highest point of the trek (Dead Woman's Pass). The first 2 hours of the walk is uphill, the route will give you the opportunity to appreciate various species of birds (hummingbirds, hawks and eagles). From here the trail goes through a beautiful cloud forest. Along the way you can see many native trees such as Queñuas and an area characterized by straw meadows. Walk at your own pace, stop and rest as often as you like. Thanks to our team of enthusiastic Porters and Guides you will not have to worry as they will support you along the route. Thus, you will have all the morale and support necessary to do so, thus reaching Llulluchapampa.
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Llulluchapampa is a beautiful and quiet place located at 3600 m.a.s.l., here there is a small stream where you will have the option to cool off with fresh water and an opportunity to refill your water bottles, take a good rest and then we will have 2 more hours of walking for a last hard climb that will take us to the highest point of the walk, a place known as the Warmiwañusca Pass.
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The Warmiwañusca Pass, also known as the Dead Woman's Pass, is the highest point of the route, located at 4200 m.a.s.l., upon reaching the place you will be rewarded with the most spectacular views of the Andes, here we will stop for a break enjoying the views and we will have time to take unforgettable photos of this wonderful place. Remember that this is at the peak of the Inca Trail where you will feel a great sense of accomplishment after having conquered this peak. Have a coat and a hat on hand when you arrive at this place, because of the altitude the temperatures can drop very quickly.
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From the Paso de la Mujer muerte, the route descends towards the Pacaymayo valley, thus the descent begins, we continue to cross the slopes of the left side for two hours of pure descent until we reach the banks of the Pacaymayo River, arriving around 2:00 pm., where our lunch place is located and Camp located at 3600 m.a.s.l. / 11811 ft. Once arriving in Pacaymayo we will have our lunch. Afterwards you will have time for a long and well-deserved rest. In the afternoon, around 5:00 pm. You will enjoy tea time with a hot drink and some snacks. At night we will taste our dinner and spend the night in our comfortable tents.
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A perfect way to start this 3rd day would be with a cup of hot tea to wake up at approximately 6:00 am. which will be served in your sleeping tent by our service staff. This great day we will have breakfast with the group and around 7:00 am. We will leave the Pacaymayo Camp Zone. Thus we will start ascending for about 2 hours to the second step of the walk called the Runkuracay Pass, during the climb we will stop to visit the small circular Inca site known as Runkuracay.
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After leaving the camp, we will walk for 1 hour uphill and we will arrive at the circular Inca Archaeological Group known as Runkuracay located at 3800 meters above sea level, a place that we will visit accompanied by the explanations of the Guide. Then, continuing with the route we will see two small lagoons and after that we will arrive at the second high point of the Walk, the Runkuracay Pass located at 4000 m.a.s.l. From there, we will descend for 1 hour to the magnificent Inca site known as Sayacmarca,
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The Sayacmarca archaeological group located at 3497 m.a.s.l. / 11472 feet, the name means Inaccessible Town and clearly describes the location of the place, perfectly surrounded by rocky cliffs. There you will have a guided tour of the place, where our guide will explain about this incredible site. Afterwards, we will continue with our walk for about 30 more minutes to the place called Chaquicocha.
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Chaquicocha is located at 3600 m.a.s.l. / 11800 feet, where we will enjoy our delicious lunch prepared by our cook and we will also take the opportunity to take a good rest. Here you have the option of using the restrooms. After lunch, we will continue for 1 hour and 30 minutes through the changing cloud forest full of orchids, hanging mosses, bromeliads and ferns. Continuing with our route, we will pass through a tunnel carved into the mountain, after a gentle climb we will arrive at the third pass located at 3700 m.a.s.l. / 12139 feet, offering us fascinating views of various snow-capped peaks and views of the Urubamba River.
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After this third step we will continue along a splendid paved stone path made by the Inca masons, during the descent we will find the ruins of Phuyupatamarca (Village above the clouds). Here our guide will explain about the magnificent Inca architecture. From Phuyupatamarca it will be 2 more hours going down through a stone staircase until you reach the next Archaeological Group known as Intipata.
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Inti Pata (Terrazas del Sol) is located at 2800 m.a.s.l. It is a very interesting place, the place has many terraces and water channels for agricultural purposes. Then, we continue descending towards our last camp located in the Wiñay Wayna area, where we will arrive around 5:00 pm.
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Wiñay Wayna (Young forever) located at 2680 m.a.s.l. / 8792 feet, it is the last official camping spot and the most popular due to its proximity to Machu Picchu. Upon arrival and after settling in you can relax and have tea and snacks, with hot drinks such as tea, milk chocolate, coffee with some cookies and popcorn, all served by our staff. In the place, our guide will provide you with very valuable and important information about the next day (the most important day of your trip since you will visit the "Wonder") so that you will be completely ready and prepared for your visit to Machu Picchu. It is a tradition on the Inca Trail to organize a small ceremony during this last dinner and once again introduce the entire team of porters and thank them for the work done. Afterwards, it is convenient to go to sleep at a reasonable hour in order to wake up in the early hours of the morning to arrive early at Machu Picchu.
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This is the culminating day of the tour, we have the last part of the road that is only 2 hours of walking from Wiñay Wayna to Machu Picchu. This day starts earlier than normal, hoping to have good weather to see a beautiful sunrise over Machu Picchu. We wake up at 4:00 am, and we will have our breakfast at 4:30 am. After breakfast we say goodbye to our cook and team of porters, after which we head towards the Zone Control Post to wait and be one of the first to start the trek when the gates open at 5:30 am. in order to arrive early to Machu Picchu. From the Wiñay Wayna Camp the route is flat and you will have to walk 1 hour and 20 minutes to reach the Inti Punku. The road is narrow and crosses a leafy cloud forest, with the presence of giant ferns, and has an almost vertical ascent of about 50 steps, to reach the Inti Punku.
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We will arrive at Inti Punku or Puerta del Sol around 7:00 a.m., the place is at 2700 meters above sea level, and due to its location it is a panoramic viewpoint of the entire area. Here you will be able to enjoy Machu Picchu for the first time in all its splendor, as well as spectacular views of the Mountains. Here you will have a short rest and time to take good panoramic photos of Machu Picchu. From Puerta del Sol we will walk 40 minutes downhill until we reach Machu Picchu (2000 m.a.s.l.), as we get closer the views of the Inca City get better and better! You will have enough time to take photos from different angles of the famous "Lost City of the Incas", mainly the classic postcard photo.
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Finally around 7:40am. We will arrive at Machu Picchu, the Inca Citadel is located over 2400 m.a.s.l. and we will go to the last Control Post, where we will register and present the passports. After, and around 8:00 am. We will start with the guided tour of Machu Picchu for about 2 hours, where our Professional Guide will explain about the history of the Inca City visiting magical and interesting places that have made Machu Picchu one of the Wonders of the World. After the tour in Machu Picchu, you will have free time to take photos, walk or explore the place by yourself.
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It will arrive around 1:00 pm. to have lunch in a restaurant in the town that is included, then if you wish you can visit the town or visit the thermal baths of the place. Around 6:00 p.m. We will board the return train that will take us to the town of Ollantaytambo arriving at 7:50 pm.
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We will arrive on the train at the town of Ollantaytambo around 7:40 pm. When you get off the train, our staff will be waiting for you with a Tourist Bus, who will bring you back to Cusco.
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We will arrive in the City of Cusco at approximately 10:00 pm, and finally we will leave you at your hotel located in the City or if you wish we can also leave you at any hotel located in the Sacred Valley.

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Posted By : Eusuntvalentin
I have been here for the 3rd time
This company had amazing guides, like Raoul, Herbert, and Alfredo + very hard working porters
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Posted On : 2024-06-29 10:50:22

Posted By : luciej359
Héctor our guide during this expedition was great and made sure everything went well for us!
The organization is well established and the landscapes incredible :)
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Posted On : 2024-05-12 18:56:54

Posted By : johnnom2021
Inca trekking january 2024 with Gilber. We did the Inca trail 4 day trekking with Gilber and we were very lucky that we got him as our guide. This man knows how to make the full experience for us. The briefing was very clear before the trip and he arranged everything for us. Gilber takes his job very seriously, he briefs the plan for the next day together depending on how we wanted it. He knows exactly what the best plan is considering when to have lunch, what time to get up and taking in account the weather. He is very patient and gave us all the time we wanted at all the sites. This felt super relaxed. Besides that his knowledge about the Inca and Quechuan culture is impressive. He shared many stories and history with us which we enjoyed very much. The way he shared his vision, lifestyle and his respect for his culture was an unique experience for us. Altogether we had an amazing trip and Gilber is an honest and very kind man who will do everything in his power to give us an amazing experience. Thank you so much Gilber! To meer again in this life or the next! Adios, Johnno
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Posted On : 2024-01-25 10:29:30

Posted By : Madeleine_F
The tour itself was wonderful! Amazing guide, chef, and porters. However I think the tour company, Incredible Peru Tours, missed my booking on viator, as I had to be the one to reach out to them the day before the meeting as I still hadn’t heard from them. So I would recommend booking directly on their website rather than through viator as I’m not sure if they’re still checking viator bookings.
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Posted On : 2024-01-04 05:45:41

Posted By : 772guillaumef
We shared an unforgettable experience with our guide Vidal, the cook Luis and his team. Everything was great, both the path itself and all the people who assisted us, from Paul on WhatsApp who responded instantly when we had any questions to all the details of the team.
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Posted On : 2023-09-20 13:58:19

Posted By : andrearP2947PT
An unforgettable experience, many archaeological sites to see and a spectacular change of landscape. Vidal's team, the cook Luis and our 6 porters were very attentive to us. I never imagined eating so well in the high mountains or receiving such attention. Thanks to them!
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Posted On : 2023-09-20 13:52:24

Posted By : George W
This was easily one of the best experiences in my life. The hike itself was filled with challenges, views, and memories I'll never forget. The porters were superhuman, carrying all of our tents and supplies up and down the mountains like it was nothing. The cooks were out of this world, carrying all of their supplies ahead of us, making meals and service in the mountains better than you could get at many restaurants. Our tour guide Brayan was one of a kind. He was incredibly helpful, supportive, informative, and friendly every step of the way. There were two people in our group who had a harder time on the hike and seemed to have a little trouble with connecting with the group as a whole, but Brayan went above and beyond for each and everyone of us. He would stay back for the two, while the rest of us went ahead, making sure nobody was left behind. He even carried both bags of the two up to Dead woman's pass (including his own) so that the highest point of the trek could be a little easier for them. Overall we all had a wonderful time, and I would recommend this company, this hike, and our tour guide Brayan to any person looking to take on this journey.
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Posted On : 2023-09-10 13:27:09

Posted By : 70mariaisabelm
It is a physical and mental challenge. At the end the satisfaction is unique. Key, a good guide and in our case, Gilber was a genius. He had a very good team of porters led by Luis Alberto. The food was spectacular and the atmosphere generated was very warm and inspiring.
Thanks to Gilbert and his entire team.
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Posted On : 2023-08-31 15:52:38

Posted By : R1005DZclaudios
Impressive, rewarding, emotional hike. How much our guide Gilbert helped us! Gilbert, thank you very much for everything you did, told us and helped us.
Let's hope to return. Carry little in your backpack, the minimum! so that it does not weigh much, since the stairs are endless and demanding. greetings
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Posted On : 2023-08-31 15:13:02

Posted By : letsgol2023
We did the four-day Inka trail with a great team of porters, a magnificent cook, Melquiades, who surprised us again and again at every lunch and dinner, with special care for vegetarian diets. A wonderful experience in which we had the Lucky to have Vidal, a great guide, motivator and always attentive to the group.
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Posted On : 2023-08-28 16:53:48

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