Duration: 5 Days 4 Nights
Price: 1130.00 usd per person (Backpacker class) First class train
supplement US$35 (Vistadome class or
similar)
Departures: Daily departures
Activities: Inca trail walking adventure up to Machu Picchu. PRIVATE SERVICE
Airfares: Not included, available upon request.
Customizable: YES, feel free to ask for extra services.
KIDS under 12 years old or students -Discount $25.-usd per person. We
require a reservation of minimum 2 month working days in advance to confirm
the trip. Note: To apply to this discount it is necessary to send us your
scancopy ISC (Internationational Student Card). Without this copy we will
not be able to make the discount.
This hike takes more time to do the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, leaving more
time to appreciate the nature and archaeology along the way. We spend one
long fourth day visiting Winaywayna and Machu Picchu, and on the fifth day
return to Machu Picchu to see the sunrise from the Sun´s Gate. We encounter
valleys that contain wildlife endemic to high deserts or the tropics,
between stretches of puna and cloud forest. We encounter mysterious
archaeological sites half covered by jungle overgrowth, which look like you
are discovering them for the first time. Machu Picchu is one of the world´s
greatest cultural treasures, and of these is the most enigmatic.
Included: Bus service until km 88, entrance ticket to the Inca trail,
professional English and Spanish speaking guide, tents, bath tent, cook tent,
carriers, extra porters for your personal items, breakfasts, lunches and
dinners (as explained below), complete Machu Picchu's ruins tour, train
ticket back to Cusco.
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ITINERARY
At 6 in the morning our private van picks passengers
up from their hotels. We drive down through the Sacred
Valley to Chilca. Here we meet the porters, the Quechua-speaking
natives of this rugged country. Tonight we camp at
Llactapata, an important fort along the Urubamba River.
After a healthy breakfast we climb up
away from the river, heading straight for Salkantay, a
snow-capped mountain that reaches 20,600 feet high and
the most imposing peak in this region. At Huayllabamba
the streambed forks, and we turn away from Salkantay to
the SW and head NW along the trail. We camp at
Llilluchapampa, part way up to the high pass of
Warmiwauscca.
Today the first part of the trek
takes us over the Warmiwauska pass at the height of
13,500 feet. At its heights, the amazing stone trail is
better preserved than when it passes through lower lands.
As we descend, we leave the tundra vegetation and enter
the elfin forest of bonsai trees covered by a profusion
of creepers and orchids. We pass the important ruins of
Runkuraqay and Sayacmarca and camp at Phuyupatamarca,
the city above the clouds, from which there are
spectacular views of snow covered mountain ranges.
Passing through the Intipuncu (gates
of the sun), we arrive in Machupicchu, the lost city of
the Incas. We will visit the picturesque town of Aguas
Calientes and enjoy a relaxing bath at the local hot
springs and later we will camp by the river.
We will rise early in the morning.
After breakfast we will take a bus up to visit the lost
city of Machupicchu. An optional hike for the more
dynamic people in the group would be to hike up to
Huaynapicchu, the pyramid-shaped peak that overlooks
Machupicchu. We will take the late afternoon train back
to Cuzco(Cusco).
Note:There is the option of relaxing
in the hot springs in Aguas Calientes
- Private service
- Professional English/Spanish speaking guide.
- Private transportation round trip to Chilca (km
104)
- Entrance fees for the Inca Trail and Machupicchu
- Transportation by bus from Machupicchu to Aguas
Calientes
- Round-trip Transfers
- Double Occupancy Tents
- Camping Equipment: Bathroom tent, kitchen tent,
dining tent, chairs, tables and comfortable
mattresses
- Cook
- Porters to carry food, tents and cooking gear
- Coffee breaks in the afternoons
- All meals (including breakfast the 1st day, not
including lunch the 5th day)
- First aid kit/Oxygen
- Train ticket back to Cusco (Backpacker Service)
- Personal Sleeping Bag (If you dont have, please,
let us know to assist you in hire one)
- Backpack and Daypack
- Hiking shoes or boots
- Raincoat or poncho
- Water bottle, flashlight, hat, sun block,
sunglasses
- Warm clothes, Light clothes, 4 pairs of socks
- Insect repellent
- Chocolates, candies or other snacks
- Camera + Film/Video camera (optional)
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