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Inca Trail
4 days / 3 nights |
DAY 1: START OF THE INKA TRAIL CUSCO
PISCACUCHO (82Km)
 Early
pick up at the hotel and transfer you to the 82nd Km. in
a private transportation. Breakfast stop on the way in a
local tourist restaurant before beginning the trek. Then
we will begin the journey first part which it is very
simple, for around two hours, and then we'll see from
the trail the archaeological center of PATALLACTA in
this place we can appreciate the impressive landscapes,
flora, fauna and indigenous towns with inca traditions.
These
archaeological centers show the importance of this
valley, after lunch we will continue climbing to a semi-tropical
valley for two hours until we arrive at our campsite,
Huayllabamba at (3000.m.a.s.l), Camping for the night.
DAY 2: HUAYLLABAMBA – PACAYMAYO
 After
breakfast hiking to the highest point on the trail,
passing through different climatic and ecological areas
as we ascend the WARMIWAÑUSCA pass at 4200 m.a.s.l.
After breakfast we’ll continue climbing and during the
first two hours we will walk through abundant vegetation
with trees of wild origins. Because of this reason its
known by many as the worlds highest cloud forest amongst
the landscapes the flora and fauna starting at 3800
m.a.l.s.
Up to the
highest point, is typical of the andean mountains
covered with icchu or straw, and mountains with
perpetual snow after a tough walk of approximately 5
hours we´ll arrive at the highest point, from there we
will observe the beauty of the deep valleys and the
distance covered on the way to our third day, with a
little luck we will see the flight of the condors and we
will pass among the thick clouds as they fence the sky.
After a worthy rest we´ll descend towards our second
campsite at PACAYMAYU (3500 masl).
DAY 3: PACAYMAYO – HUIÑAYHUAINA
 From
PACAYMAYO, the trail climbs steeply up the opposite side
of the valley wall, towards the second pass. About
halfway up its a small round roofless stone building.
This Inca remains is known as RUNKURACAY. The building
is thought to have been an astronomic site, and a kind
of post for couriers following the trail to MACHU PICCHU.
It contained sleeping quarters for the couriers and
stabling facilities for their animals.
After
RUNKURACAY, the trail continues to climb towards the
second pass, the Abra de RUNKURACAY, which is at around
3900m. On the far side of the pass, the trail descends
towards a valley containing a shallow lake. Around this
point, the trail changes from a dirt path to a narrow
stone roadway. This is the beginning of the original
Inca Trail; the stones of the roadway were laid by the
Quechua people during the the Inca state period. The
trail leads to a second, larger Inca site, named
SAYACMARCA ("Town in a Steep Place"). SAYACMARCA
effectively controls the trail - which passes beneath at
this point. It is built on a promontory of rock
overlooking the trail, and is accessible only via a
single narrow stone staircase. On the left of the
staircase, which is about a meter or less in width, is
an overhanging rock wall, which makes it difficult for a
tall man to climb, while on the right is a sheer drop
onto the rocks below. SAYACMARCA (which Bingham
inexplicably decided to name Cedrobamba - "Plain of
Cedars" - despite the fact that there are no cedars to
be seen, and it's perched on a spur overlooking a valley)
is roofless and has overgrown vegetation, but the walls
still stand and the shape of the fortress can easily be
seen. Nearby is a stone aqueduct which once carried
water to the site. After SAYACMARCA, the trail descends
to the valley floor, and the roadway takes the form of a
long causeway leading across what may once have been the
bed of a shallow lake. On the far side, the trail begins
to climb again. The roadway represents a considerable
feat of engineering, including even 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 human and animals. The trail leads up to the third
pass and, just beyond it, a third Inca site,
PHUYUPATAMARCA ("Cloud-level Town"). 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, while the lower classes
performed their ritual ablutions in the water which had
already been used by the aristocracy. Below
PHUYUPATAMARCA, the trail spirals and descends steeply
towards HUIÑAYHUAYNA, ("Forever Young"), another Inca
site. There is another campsite and a visitor centre
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
woodland.
Colorful
butterflies flutter across the trail. After no more than
an hour and a half, the trail comes to a narrow sidewalk
of stone steps leading upwards into a small stone
structure with a grass floor a few square meters. This
is INTIPUNKU, the Gateway of the Sun, and through the
rectangular doorway, you can see the ruins of MACHU
PICCHU.
From INTIPUNKU, a pathway
leads directly to MACHU PICCHU itself.
Included:
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Transfer from your hotel, trail
head, hotel
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Personal tents: 2 people in each
4-people-capacity tent
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Dinning tent, tables and chairs
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Kitchen tent
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Toilet tent
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English speaking professional guide
(2 guides for groups over
8 people)
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Cook and cooking equipment
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Porters (to carry tents, food and
cooking equipment)
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Accommodation for our guides, cook
and porters
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Meals (04B, 04L, 04D + wake up tea)
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First-aid kit including emergency
oxygen bottle
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Train ticket from Aguas Calientes to
Cusco (economic tourist class).
Not included:
YOU SHOULD BRING:
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A backpack with a change of clothes
for the whole period of the trek
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Rain gear (jacket and pants if
available) or rain poncho
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Strong footwear, waterproof trekking
boots recommended
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Warm clothing, including fleece jacket, recommended especially for
sleeping
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Sleeping bag (it can be rented at our
agency)
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Flashlight and batteries
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Camera, films and batteries
(batteries consume more quickly under cold conditions)
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Hat or cap to protect you from the
sun, rain and cold
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Sun block cream, bugs
repellent
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Toilet paper
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Snacks: biscuits, energy bars,
chocolate, raw fruits, muesli, etc
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Non-disposable canteen (Nalgene type)
and water for the first morning
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Small towel
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Swimming suit (if you intend to go to
the hot springs in Aguas Calientes)
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Cash in soles and/or US$ small
change and coins
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Original passport
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Optional: walking sticks or poles
(rubber covers required in order not to damage the Trail)
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Inca Trail
2 days / 1 night |
This is an excellent alternative for
hiking this trek adapted to visitors with short time or
wishing to avoid extreme physical effort. It allows
beautiful ecological landscapes, exotic places, valleys,
flora, fauna, mountains,
archaeological centers and ancestral mystical vibes, all
of which will takes you to the most spectacular and
enigmatic Inca city, the MACHUPICCHU.
DAY 1: CUSCO – WIÑAYWAYNA –
MACHUPICCHU
 We’ll start early morning from your hotel in our private
bus accompanied by a professional guide to the San Pedro
train station from where
begins the journey on train appreciating the beautiful
andean landscapes that introduces you to the valley in
the atmosphere of CUSCO. We'll continue until arriving
to the 104Km, this journey takes us approximately three
hours, after a small rest we will begin our expedition.
The first archaeological center that we will visit is CHACHABAMBA (2250 m.) showing us an architectural beauty
in the same valley. Then gradually we will ascend approximately
for three hours,
towards the fascinating archaeological group WIÑAYWAYNA
(2650 m.), a place where we will enjoy their charms and
our box lunch. After a rest we will continue in a
semi-tropical forest toward the mystical INTIPUNKU (the
sun gate), a place where we will enjoy the first
panoramic view of the enigmatic MACHUPICCHU city,
surrounded of impressive peaks and deep
valleys with the URUBAMBA river also. From INTIPUNKU, we
will descend for 30 minutes towards the same citadel
stopping at the highest part of the citadel
where we'll rest and take pictures, then we will descend to
our campsite at PUENTE RUINAS (AGUAS CALIENTES).
DAY 2: MACHUPICCHU – CUSCO
 After
breakfast we'll board the first bus to MACHUPICCHU
(2,400 m) to enjoy the dawn in this magic place before
the arrival of the custom trains full of
tourists coming from CUSCO.
The guided visit inside the
citadel will take two hours and a half approximately,
and then we will have free time to explore freely the
enjoy the exotic tranquility of the lost city of the Incas.
In the afternoon we will descend
toward AGUAS CALIENTES to take our train back to CUSCO.
THE SERVICE INCLUDES:
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Round trip train ticket, tourist class "backpacker"
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Professional
english speaking tour guide
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Entrance
ticket to MACHUPICCHU
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Meals (1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner)
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Bus Tickets:
MACHUPICCHU – AGUAS CALIENTES (round trip)
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Transfer to Hotel / station / Hotel
THE SERVICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
WE RECOMMEND: (bring with you)
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