Inca Trail Adventure

At 7:30 a.m. in the morning, we will pick you up by private vehicle from your hotel for an in-depth Sacred Valley visit. You will experience short hikes, following the natural way to get close to the Inca Trail, while acclimatizing and getting familiarized with Inca trails. As we leave the city, we will drive over the “Ccorao” pass above Cusco to descend on a winding road to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Here a short hike on an Inca trail will take us to the magnificent Inca citadel of PISAC, considered one of the outstanding Inca remains due to the quality of the stonework and the breath-taking location on a mountain saddle overlooking the Sacred Valley. After a 1 1/2hour hike and visit, we will drive down the mountain for a short visit to the colonial town and enjoy a quick stop at their famous Indian handicraft market. Afterwards, we will drive following the Urubamba River downstream to the City of Urubamba. Here we will visit the local food market where you will be impressed by the variety of fresh vegetables and fruits, that are the basis of Peruvian cuisine. We will enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, to later take a short ride to Ollantaytambo, considered the most authentic living Inca town. This town has been continuously inhabited since Inca times until the present, conserving its original urban layout and stone walled homes. A guided walking tour through the extensive ruins and cobblestone paved narrow streets, will make you feel like you are travelling back in time. Stay at Hotel in Ollantaytambo for the night. L, Dinner on your own. 

We pick you up from your hotel to transfer to the local Train Station to catch an early train and travel to Km. 104. Here we leave the train to cross the Urubamba River by a hanging bridge built on rock-solid Inca foundations. Once at the other side, we register at the checkpoint and then visit the nearby “Chachabamba” Inca remains: A well-preserved Inca site next to the river. From this point we begin our ascent following a steep original Inca trail to the beautiful Inca remains of "Wiñay Wayna" (Forever Young). Masterful Inca engineering is today’s highlight along the trail, we will visit these spectacular Inca remains that house a series of Inca baths that also help pressurize water for an efficient irrigation of the numerous agricultural terraces to produce food for the locals and for nearby Machu Picchu. An Inca stone water channel several miles long, brings water from Wiñay Wayna to Machu Picchu. We’ll enjoy a picnic lunch and later continue on the Inca trail until we reach "Inti Punku" or Gate to the sun. At this point, we are suddenly surprised with the first view of the spectacular city of Machu Picchu below us. We take some time to assimilate the view, take photos and catch our breath mesmerized with the magnificence of it all. Later we’ll begin to descent along the wide royal Inca road, we enter the mysterious citadel to enjoy a quick overview of the site and to spend some time wandering and wondering in the midst of its eternal beauty before we exit. We’ll take the bus down to the town of Aguas Calientes and stay at a local hotel. B, Box Lunch. (Dinner is on your own.)

Total distance: 7 Km aprox. 

Maximum altitude point: 2680m (8792 ft) 

Minimum altitude point: 2100m (6888ft ft) 

Approximate walking time: 6 - 7 Hours

We have a full day to enjoy an in-depth tour of Machu Picchu, savor and appreciate the Inca citadel with our Guide and in the afternoon, we board the train that will take us back to Cusco. Arrive in Cusco or Ollantaytambo and transfer to your hotel. B (Lunch and Dinner on your own). 

• Meals not specified on itinerary.
• BTG (Entrance fee to Cusco and Sacred Valley sites)
• Optional tipping to staff.
• Expenses such as medical immunizations (if any).
• Travel insurance.
• Other expenses of a personal nature (liquor, laundry, and so on.)

MODULE “A”: CUSCO CITY
You add transfers, hotels and city tour & nearby ruins in Cusco.

Price Includes:
• Transfers in and out in Cusco. (from/to airport)
• City Tour and nearby ruins of Cusco. (BTG not included)
• 2 Hotel nights in Cusco. (One night before and the other one after your trek).

Not included:
BTG Tourist ticket (you buy directly US$57 approximately in local currency, with Guide)

You can choose hotels in 3 levels: (Prices based in double occupancy)
Tourist: US$ 170.00 each person. These are simple 2 and 3 star hotels clean with private bathrooms and hot water. (If less than 4 people add US$50.00) S.S. = US$80
Comfort: US$ 240.00. These are 3 + of 4 star hotels. (If less than 4 people add US$50.00) S.S. = US$ 150.00
Luxury: US$ 500.00. These are 4+ or 5 star hotels. (If less than 4 people add US$100.00) S.S. = US$ 420.00

MODULE “C”: 1D GUIDED VISITS TO MORAY, SALT MINES OF MARAS AND CHINCHERO on your way back to Cusco.
You return back from Machu Picchu to Ollantaytambo and stay overnight at local hotel, next day travel to Cusco visiting Moray (known as the Inca Agricultural Laboratory), short hike to the Salt mines of Maras and visit the Traditional town of Chinchero with Inca Ruins and Colonial Church.

Price Includes:
• 1 night at hotel in Ollantaytambo.
• Transfer by private vehicle to Cusco.
• Guided visits to Moray, Maras and Chinchero.
• Box Lunch.

You can choose hotels in 2 levels (DWB rooms):
Tourist: US$180.00. These are simple hotels clean with private bathrooms and hot water. (If less than 4 people add US$60.00) S.S.= US$40.00
Comfort: US$240.00 each. These are 3+ or 4 star hotels. (If less than 4 people add US$70.00) S.S.= US$80.00
Luxury: not available.