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- Ideal to avoid most of the other people on the classic Inca Trail. This is well after the hordes on the 4-day classic Inca Trail trek have departed very early in the morning, sometimes waiting in line for up to an hour to start the trek. Allowing them to clear out means you can hike and camp the whole trail in relative solitude away from the masses, as you’re always about half a day behind, and half a day in front of the people on the 4-day Classic Inca Trail trek.
- This 5-day Inca Trail trek version is recommended for photographers, friends, and families with younger kids, this itinerary of the Inca Trail hike moves at a slightly slower pace. While following the same path as the classic 4-day trek, you will stop at quiet campsites to avoid crowds and have more time to enjoy the amazing ruins and scenery along the 28 miles. This 5 day Inca Trail trek also gives you a night at a nice and comfortable hotel in Aguas Calientes town so you can shower and clean up for a second visit to Machu Picchu on day 5 and have the opportunity to climb Huayna Picchu mountain after you have concluded your guided tour of the city.
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- Professional licensed guide fluent in English, Spanish, and Quechua, plus an assistant guide for large groups.
- Pre-trek briefing 1 to 2 days before your trek
- Personal Porter for the premium Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
- Support staff including professional cooks and porters to carry all group gear.
- Porter to carry eight kg (15 pounds) of your own belongings.
- Four breakfasts, four lunches and four dinners
- Drinking water and snacks
- Daily hot water for washing
- Dining tent with table, stools, and all dining implements, toilet tent, and kitchen tent
- Sleeping tents and mattress – Four person tent for every two people
- One night lodging in a nice and comfortable hotel in Aguas Calientes (double occupancy)
- Emergency supplies, including first aid kit, oxygen, and emergency radios
- All group fees, including Inca Trail permits and entrance to Machu Picchu
- Train ticket from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo on Day 5
- All transfers, private van to trailhead at KM 82, bus from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes, and private van from Aguas Calientes to your hotel in Cusco.
- Ticket to climb Huayna Picchu mountain
Itinerary
Today has a relatively relaxed start for the Inca Trail and the walking is easygoing to help you settle into the trek. Beginning at Kilometer (KM) 82 (2,720 m/8,922 ft), we slowly make our way along the banks of the Urubamba River with great views of the snow-capped p...
Today is another relatively easy day. Most groups would be powering ahead along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu today and would be heading over Dead Woman’s Pass, the highest point on the trek and one of the hardest and longest climbs on the Inca Trail. We’re going to...
Today is our longest day and crosses two high passes; luckily for us, we chose to camp last night at a location where we’re nearly at the first pass, Dead Woman’s pass (4,215 m/13,825 ft), the highest point of the trek. Then after we’ve gone over the second pass, Run...
Today is all about the Incas; we visit 3 major sites (Phuyupatamarca, Intipata and Wiñay Wayna) before arriving to Machu Picchu itself late in the day. With only a short distance left to cover you’ll really have the opportunity to see these sites in detail and learn m...
You will have breakfast at your hotel before we take a very early bus (5:30 a.m.) along the winding road to Machu Picchu to see the magnificent sunrise. Once there you will be given a 2 hour walking tour of the site.
If you have elected to climb Huayna Picchu m...
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Action Peru is a relatively new company on the market but they are working hard to make it to the top of travel agencies in Cusco.
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Macchu Picchu It's a dream come true, this agency helped me with everything.Thank you Roni.
Macchu Picchu It's a dream come true, this agency helped me with everything.Thank you Roni.
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