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INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU
4D/3N
The inca trail
program is available in 2 types of services:
1.-Standard
Pool Service:
This is our most popular trek and offers to visitors the most
economical method to trek the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. you’ll
be joining a group of other trekkers like you coming from
overseas, a great opportunity to have fun and make new friends.
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Price per person : US$ 450.
2.-Private Service:This
is a special trek program just for you we don´t add any people,
is arranged just for you and offers the possibility to choose
the departure date and the group size. All private groups
include additional services, such as extra porters to carry your
personal gear, among others. The minnimun group for this service
is 02 pax.
Minnimun
group: 02
pax
Prices per
person: US$
600,
INTINERARY
Day 1, Ollantaytambo – Wayllambamba.- We pick you up from your hotel between 06:15 and 06:45 in our private bus and drive 2 hrs. to Ollantaytambo where we stop to use toilets and buy walking sticks, water and last minute snacks then We continuo ½ hr. to Piskacuchu (2700 masl) a community located on the kilometer 82 of the Cusco –Machupicchu railroad. Starting at this point, we cross the bridge and walk along the left shore of the Urubamba River as it flows north-west along the Sacred Valley. Following the trail along a flat terrain, we arrive to Miskay (2800 masl) to then ascend and finally see, from the tallest part of an overlook, the Inca city of Patallacta (2750 masl). We continue trekking along the valley created by the Kusichaca River, gradually climbing for about 3 hours until we reach our first campsite in the Wayllabamba village (3000 masl).
Day 2, Warmiwañusca – Pacamayo.- We wake up at around 6:00 am, and after breakfast we leave Wayllabamba behind to begin the most difficult part of the trek today begins with a gradual ascent covering around 2 kilometres, followed by a challenging 7 kilometres constantly uphill (on dirt tracks and stone steps) to reach the highest pass at Warmiwañusca or ‘Dead Woman’s Pass’ (4,200 metres). The views of the mountains and valleys are spectacular as you make your way slowly towards the pass. This section is the most demanding of the whole trail and reaching Dead Woman’s Pass is quite an achievement. However it is not technically difficult and can be completed by anyone of any age who leads a reasonably active life. It is very important to take this section entirely at your own pace. Usually the first people in the group to reach the pass will wait for the rest of the group to finish so celebratory group photos can be taken. The pass offers fantastic views of the surrounding snow capped peaks and a wonderful feeling of being ‘on top of the world’! After the high pass it’s a further 3 kilometres downhill, winding along old Inca stairs to the campsite (3,600 metres).
Day 3, Runkurakay – Winay Wayna.-The longest day but also the most impressive and the most interesting, due the number of archaeological sites that we visit and learn about from our guide We hike a gradual 2-kilometre uphill to the second high pass, Runkurakay (3,950 metres). Again the pass affords excellent views of the magnificent Andes. Most of the next 6 kilometres is downhill and we have a chance to explore the fascinating ruins of Sayacmarca. The scenery becomes more lush as we continue towards the third high pass at Phuyupatamarca (3,580 metres). From here we have a further 5 kilometres downhill to reach the final campsite at Winay Wayna (2,650 metres).
Day 4, Intipunku – Machu Picchu – Cuzco.- On this fourth and last day we get up at 4.00 am to leave Wiñaywayna an hour later and climb to Intipunku, or The Sun Gate. This will take an hour of hiking along a trail of flat stones on the edges of cliffs in highland jungle. From this fabulous spot, we may see the sunrise over the sacred citadel of Machupicchu. From Intipunku we descend into Machupicchu, and 40 minutes later we enter the citadel from the highest point through the House of the Guardians We then descend to the control point where we register ourselves and leave our backpacks. We immediately begin a complete guided tour of the Inca citadel that will take approximately two hours. In the afternoon, we meet in the town of Aguas Calientes From here we take the train to the city of Cusco, where we will arrive after nightfall
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INCLUDED
•Pick up from hotel and
•transportation by bus to Km. 82.
•Tour Guide English/Spanish
•Admission fee to Inca Trail
•and Machupicchu
Meals:
•03 Breakfasts, 03 lunches, 03 dinners
•Camping equipment: 2 person large
•tent and matrass, cooking tent,
•dinning tent, tables, chairs
•first aid kit.
•Porters who carry camping equipment,
•cooking stuff
•extra porter to carry the personal
•gear ( for the private groups)
•Bus to Aguas Calientes
•Backpacker train back to Cusco.
•Transfer from train station to hotel
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DOES NOT
INCLUDED
•Lunch in Aguas Calientes
•Tips, and extra spends
PASANGER MUST
BRINGO
•original passport
•Sleeping bag
•Bottle water
•Insect repelent
•Sun block
•Sun glasses
•Hat
•Basic clothes change
•Flash light
•Rain coat
•First aid kit
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STUDENT DISCOUNT:
In order to get the discount it is necessary to send us via
email the scanned copy of your ISIC (International Student Card)
within two days.
Without this copy we will not be able to offer you the student
discount.
IMPORTANT NOTES
*Reservations need to be done four months prior to arrive to
Cusco.
Nevertheless take note there is a limit of visitors per day so I
suggest you to book the trip as soon as possible to guarantee
your spots.
*Remember to take your passport and your isic card on the inca
trail because without they you are not going to be able to do
the hiking and take only the necessary items for the 4/3 days
trek, the rest of your luggages you can leave it at your hotel
in Cusco (most of hotels and hostals has an storage where to
keep until your return)
* Participants need to be in good physical health and condition
it is good for travelers who are in condition to hike up to ten
hours, with breaks in a single day to enjoy the Inka Trail. The
trekking will be difficult if you have not exercised regularly
before your trip. To fully enjoy an Inka Trail adventure, we
advise passengers to get into an exercise program for their own
safety and enjoyment. If a passenger suffers from any medical
condition, we advise him/her to consult a physician about
joining an Inka Trail Expedition.
INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU
The famous inca trail to Machu picchu is now on your way, hike
with us and enjoy the nature dominated by mountains and your
satisfaction will be complete visiting the ruins of the inca
trail such as: LLactapata, Runkuraqay, Sayacmarca,
Phuyupatamarca and Wiñay wayna.You can feel a great experience
arriving to the Sun Gate of Machu picchu, from this point you
will enjoy the lost city of the Inkas: Machu picchu. The inca
trail is beginning with an arid cactus zone on the Urubamba
valley floor, rising through native Polylepis forest to bleak
high-altitude grassland, and ending in mossy cloud forest draped
with orchids and bromeliads for the next days you will walk
throuth the andean mountains....our inca trail groups are
operated by a team of professionals with a tremendous wealth of
experience in the Inca trail trek and are capable of fulfilling
every needs of our clients requirement while trekking with us
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