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www.CUSCO.net
Tours in Cusco, Peru and Bolivia
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Tour
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Private Classic Inca Trail
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Number
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4 Days/3 Nights
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Location
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Inca Trail Machu Picchu
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Views :
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1223
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Itinerary :
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Cusco - Machu Picchu - Cusco
Services:
Private service, meals, full equipment, tickets
Inca Trail
One of the most popular ways of getting to Machu Picchu is to walk there, there are two treks which arrive by foot, the classic 4 day Inca Trail and the fantastic Salcantay Trek. The Lares Trek is a beautiful one which arrives by train to Aguas Calientes.
Below are descriptions of the 4 day classic Inca Trail, the Lares Trek and the Salcantay Trek to Machu Picchu. When the Inca Trail is full, often 3 or 4 months in advance then you should consider the excellent Salcantay or the Lares trek. The Salcantay route follows parts of the original Inca Trail on days 4 and 5.
We also have a Litter Picking Salcantay Trek (see bottom of page) for those who wish to help the natural environment while trekking to Machu Picchu.
Complete Inca Trail package 4 days, 3 nights - from 370.00 USD
Complete private Inca Trail package 4 days, 3 nights - from 450.00 USD
Salcantay to Machu Picchu trek package, 5 days, 4 nights - from 365.00 USD
Lares to Machu Picchu trek package 4 days, 3 nights - from 365.00 USD
Litter Picking Salcantay Trek 5 days, 4 nights - from 420.00 USD
Route descriptions
On all these treks porters or horses/mules carry the main equipment so that trekkers can just carry their day packs.
INKA TRAIL 4 DAY, 3 NIGHT
DAY 1: START OF THE INKA TRAIL We will pick you up early at the hotel and transfer you KM 82 by private bus. We will stop en route where we have breakfast before beginning our trek. The first part of the days walking is fairly easy and after around two hours we will see the archaeological site of PATALLACTA and the impressive landscapes, flora, fauna and indigenous towns holding onto their Inka traditions. These archaeological sites demonstrate the importance of this valley to the Incas. After lunch we will continue to climb through a semi-tropical valley for around two hours until we arrive at our first camp, Huayllabamba, at (3000 m.)
DAY 2: HUAYLLABAMBA - PACAYMAYO We start early after breakfast and climbing upto the highest point on the trail. En route we pass through several different climatic and ecological zones as we make our way up to the WARMIWAÑUSCA pass at 4200 m. Many consder this area the worlds highest cloud forest with the flora and fauna starting at 3800m. After a strenous walk of approximately 5 hours we finally get to the highest point, from there the views are incredible. With great luck we may see the flight of a condor or eagle. After a breather at the top its all downhill to our second camp at PACAYMAYU (3500 m.)
DAY 3: PACAYMAYO - HUIÑAYHUAINA. From PACAYMAYU the trail climbs steeply up the opposite side of the valley towards the second pass. About halfway there is a small round stone building, the Inca remains known as RUNKURACAY. The building is thought to have been a way point for runners on the trail to MACHU PICCHU. The trail then continues to climb towards the second pass, RUNKURACAY pass, at around 3900m. On the far side of the pass the trail descends towards a shallow lake in the valley. At this point the trail changes from dirt path to a narrow stone roadway, this is the beginning of the true Inca Trail. This trail leads past a second, larger Inca site, named SAYACMARCA "Town in a Steep Place". SAYACMARCA effectively controls the trail, which passes below. After SAYACMARCA the trail descends to the valley floor and on the far side then begins to climb again. The trail represents a considerable feat of engineering, including an 8m tunnel section where the Inca engineers widened a natural fissure in the rock into a tunnel large enough to allow the passage of humans and animals. The trail then leads up to the third pass and, just beyond it, a third Inca site, PHUYUPATAMARCA. This site appears to have had some ritual function; the rectangular structures along one side are baths, which were apparently fed from a spring higher up. The highest bath was reserved for the nobles. Below PHUYUPATAMARCA the trail descends steeply towards HUIÑAYHUAYNA, "Forever Young", another Incan site. Here is out third campsite and there is a visitors center nearby.
DAY 4: TO MACHUPICCHU. The final section of the trail, from HUIÑAYHUAYNA to INTIPUNKU, is an easy hike, following a broad level path which winds comfortably through scrub and light jungle where colourful butterflies flutter across the trail. After no more than an hour and a half or so the trail arrives at a narrow flight of stone steps leading upwards into a small stone structure. Welcome to INTIPUNKU, the Gateway of the Sun, and through the rectangular doorway, you can see the ruins of Machupicchu if there is not too much cloud. From INTIPUNKU a pathway leads directly down to MACHU PICCHU.
INCLUDED:
Private bus to the trail head, entrance fees to the trails, Machu Picchu entrance fee, camping equipment, waterproof, spacious tents (available in single, double or triple), a kitchen tent manned by cooking staff, dining tent and a toilet tent, mattress, camping chairs, camping table. First-aid kit, oxygen, radio communications, sleeping mattress and tent for our porters. Complete meals during trip, (breakfast is provided each day with the following available: milk coffee, tea, coca tea, bread, butter and jam, pancakes, scrambled eggs, salad and oatmeal. Lunch is provided using typical Andean food. Dinner every day which may include chicken, beef, lamb, fish with potatoes and rice, and other similar ingredients. Snacks are provided (fruit, chocolate, candies or sandwiches). Also we have tea-time which has a buffet of teas, pop corn, and a wake up cup of tea in your tent every morning, professional English-speaking guide, good cook, porters (they carry all the equipment and food), bus tickets from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes town (train station), and return train to Cusco in a tourist class train.
NOT INCLUDED:
Sleeping bag (can be rented)
Your last lunch in AGUAS CALIENTES
THINGS TO BRING
Backpack, sleeping bag (can be rented in CUSCO), rainwear, strong footwear, complete change of clothing, sweater, jacket, (something warm), water bottle and sterilizing tablets maybe, flashlight and batteries, sun block, insect repellent, toilet paper, selection of small snacks, chocolates, dried fruit, camera and film.
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