Inca Trail Trek to Machu Picchu 4D/3N

Day 1: Cusco — Piscacucho (Km 82) — Patallaqta — Huayllabamba — Ayapata.

We´ll pick you up from your hotel between 4:30 to 5:00 am with our private transportation. but please make sure you carry your passport and ISIC Card if applicable. Our journey from Cusco to Piscacucho is 3 hours roughly through the Sacred Valley enjoying the beautiful Urubamba river, Andean Towns, nice views, landscapes and the Inca town of Ollantaytambo.

After enjoying a delicious breakfast prepared by our cook on the way. We´re going to arrive at piscacucho (2 700 / 8 858 ft) where is located the first checkpoint and start our trek from this place. however after pass the checkpoint we are going to walk for around 4 hours ups, downs and flats passing through some archeological sites as a Ccanabamba, Patallaqta, Tarayoq, and in our back site is this amazing snow-capped peak known as a veronica (5 920 m / 19 423 ft) at the same time we´ll find many types of flora and fauna along the way that our professional mountain guide is gonna explain us and around that 1:30 pm we arrive at Hatunchaca for buffet lunch and then after short siesta time we keep walking through huayllabamba the last community located in the same pathway to our campsite known as an ayapata (3 300 m / 10 827 ft). however we need to know that the last 02 hours trek is gentle up from where we can enjoy the nice view and amazing landscapes of this place located at the same altitud that Cusco city. Therefor you won´t feel altitud problems.

Finally when you arrive to the campsite as a reward you will be received with your tents up already and hot drinks with something to eat in the happy hour that we are going to have in this place and then would be introduce our team by our guides in order to know each other on the way as a great friends but before go to sleep we will enjoy our buffet dinner and short briefing for the following day with the details that you should need to know for it.

Day 2:  Ayapata — Dead Woman´s Pass — Pacaymayo —Sayacmarka — Chaquicocha.

This day really early in the morning your porters will wake you up with a hot cup of coca tea to get ready with your belongings before enjoy our big and delicious breakfast for the trek. however you need to know that is gonna be the longest day of all the entire trek. We´ll hike for 04 hours roughly until arriving at the first highest pass on the trek Dead Woman´s Pass (4 205 m / 13 796 ft) where we are going to stop for a short time in order to take amazing pictures and enjoy nice views of this 2 valleys (Pacaymayo and Kusichaca). then we´ll start to descent for around 02 hours until Pacaymayo where our buffet lunch is waiting for us already. however, after amazing lunch we’ll keep walking in order to visit the next archaeological site located in the halfway up for to the second pass Runkuraqay (4 125 m / 13 901 ft) and then start the downhill for 02 hours until our campsite of course visiting couple archeological sites on the way down as a Sayacmarka and Conchamarka.

we´re going to stop for a quick explanation and rest in those Incas towns with the sunset over Vilcabamba mountain range in the background. It´s then just 25 more minutes walking to Chaquicocha (3 600m / 12 132 ft. that means dry lake). but don´t forget that when you arrive at our campsite our tents are ready with hot water in bowls for clean ourself and have a happy hour with some hot drinks and something to eat chatting of our nice experiences in the hike. however after 1 hour is time to our buffet dinner, if you are not so tired yet we can have some star gazing and talk a little bit about Inca constellations, so far away from the lighting however don´t forget that you can enjoy this amazing sky at night.

Day 3:  Chaquicocha — Phuyupatamarka — Intipata — Wiñaywayna.

After sleep as a baby bear because we made it the 2 highest passes the day before. we´ll wake you up at 6:00 am with hot drink of coca tea and you have the chance to enjoy the amazing views of the beginning of the high jungle organizing your belongings at the same time while your breakfast is prepared by your professional chef. well before starring the trek we´ll enjoy our delicious breakfast just for champs (Ourself). but after this it´s time to start our third day trek with nice views of the cloud forest but different than the first and second day this trail is gonna be just gentle flat enjoying couple tunnel made it by the incas in this place for 2 hours and then we´ll arrive to this amazing place called phuyupatamarka (astronomical inca site) 3 600 m / 10 826 ft. although there is where star the downhill for around 03 to 04 hours in order to arrived to our lunch spot and campsite. known as a Wiñay Wayna (forever young) is the most spectacular inca site of the trek after Machu Picchu and called by many people as a baby Machu Picchu because it´s so beautiful and the locations make you think how and why these people build here.

Before arrive to our third campsite we´ll visit couple sites as a phuyupatamarka (a town in the clouds) and Inti pata (terraces for the sun). then we´ll arrive to our lunch spot and campsite around 1 pm roughly. however don´t forget that we have time to relax and recharge energy for the following day that is the most important day for everybody but at the same time you have this day more time to ask as many you want questions about any issue about our culture,nature, history, politics or just relax is you want.

As we did the days before without exception this day we´re going to spoil you with one unforgettable feast that we´ll share with our porters and chefs. but it´s part of the tradition to do a small event at the evening to introduce again as we did the first day in order to say thanks for the amazing and great job that they did for you the days before (if you wish to give tips for them in this small ceremony). then we recommend to go to your bed to sleep early because the following day we´ll wake you up really early in the morning in order to arrive for the sunrise over the Machu Picchu ruins.

Day 4: Wiñaywayna — Intipunku (Sun Gate) — Machu Picchu.

we´re going to wake you up at 3:30 am. and before leave the campsite enjoy a breakfast at 4:00 am. then wait at the checkpoint to be one of the first starting the trek this day ones open the gate at 5:30 am. well after pass the checkpoint quickly we´re gonna walk for around 1hour 30 minutes until arrive at the sun gate from where we´ll see one of the new seven wonders (Machu Picchu) surrounding by the beautiful mountains. however remember that is gonna take us just 1 hour in order to visit, touch and feel this amazing building with 02 hours tour roughly with the same tour guide for all and if you want and couple our to visit by yourself but before this your tour guide will provide your bus ticket for aguas calientes town that is the small town from where you´re going to meet with your tour guide where he is gonna give you tren tickets and explain how to take the train in order to back to Cusco. If you´d like you to have the chance to climb up to Huayna Picchu Mountain that takes around 50 minutes to wreathe summit. From this please you can see Machu Picchu and you will feel as you never did from this, please. But if you want to hike to this mountain just let us know in advance (cost for it $ 65)

Included:

• Professional Tour Guides: All of our tour guides are from the university and at the same time they speak really good English. however the most important is that all our tour guides are local people that grew up in the Andes with much ancient knowledge ready to teach you any ancestors tradition but at the same time, they are funny and so professionals making sure safe and happy.
• Permits: after we just receive your deposit and information about you. our staff is in charge to get your permits for the Inca Trail. this permits are for a specific date and your name have to be the same as your passport details.
• Briefing: one night before start your trek, you need to come to our office for the group briefing with your guide. well in this place we´ll give you the duffle bag that our porters are gonna carry for you. helping you 7 kg/ 14 pounds of your weight. making you enjoy this trek and be something unforgettable for your life.
• Chefs: our food will be cook by our professional chefs according to the things that you eat and if you have some allergies to some products just let us know in order to avoid to put in your meals. Porters: our staff is included for porters that are in charge to carry the weight of all of the team as the food, tents, plates, bowls, chairs, etc. but at the same time always ready to help you.
• Transportation: transportations for all the trek is included from the beginning to the end with cars and train (we´ll pick you up from your hotel and take you back in your hotel ¨our service is the door to door¨).
• Equipment: Sparrow adventure has the best equipment that you need for your trek in order to take you safe and happy enjoying at the same time.
• Food: our healthy and organic food is gonna be prepared by our chef that have a lot of experience cooking in the mountain and at the same time you have the chance to tell us if you don´t eat some allergies in that way our chef will cook without that things.
• Water: this important element we´ll start to supply for your first lunch to your last breakfast and you can refill your plastic bottle or camelback. but from where come this water ?. well this water is taken from the natural springs that there are along the way. filtered and then boiled in order finally to cool down before to give you for a drink or refill your bottles. remember that is really important to drink plenty of water for your hike.
• First Aid Kit: your safety (healthy, safe, satisfy and enjoying) is one of our first priorities. in that way, this first aid kit that we have is complete with basic things that you can need for the trek and oxygen tank just in order to take you safely.
• Extras: we consider it´s just couple details for your trek because we already tell you all the things that you need probably just that you need to get rain poncho, sun cream, and few things that you can get here and is not so much complex to buy.

Not included:

• Daypacks: you should need to bring your own day pack for the hike although it doesn’t have to be so big as a personal experience we suggest to get small o medium day pack but not so big in order to enjoy on the way because remember that our porter is gonna helping you part of your weight. the backpack that you´ll bring has to be with enough space for your: water, sun cream, sun hat, few warm layers, camera, personal snack, headlamps and few more things that you can consider important for your trek.
• Headlamps: with our experience in the mountain we recommend to have your personal headlamps for the trek because if you need to move from one place to another one or go to the toilet for sure you´ll need one. remember that these campsites are places with lights.
• Packing list: we suggest you bring for the hike warm layers for the nights, three t-shirts, hiking pants, the jacket is basically the things that you´ll need and if is waterproof or rainwater resistant could be much better. anyway with your rain poncho is gonna be fine. because it cover you until your knees. however you can´t forget to bring hiking boots or trekking shoes and sandals or sneaker.
• Extra Snack: You can bring your own snack or get here.
• Rentals: Each hiker needs basically a sleeping bag and is optional the inflatable air matt and walking stick for good trek but if you don´t have any of those things, no worries because you still have the chance to rent with us really good equipment.
• Sleeping bag: 20 US$
• Inflatable air matt: 15 US$
• Walking sticks (pair): 15  US$
• Huayna Picchu: this is the name of one mountain next to Machu Picchu site from where you can get nice view of the archeological site surrounding by the Urubamba river and you have the chance to hike to this mountain but let us know when you booking with us because this permit is limited however if you don’t get this permits not worries because you still have the chance to go to the Inca bridge and enjoy the ruins of Machu Picchu because it is really big site.

Altitude Sickness

It’s common to start to wondering about altitude sickness if you thinking to come to Peru, especially in Cusco. however, It’s easy to figure out this problem. You just need to spend a few days in Cusco drinking plenty of water and coca tea.

This is the High Altitude Symptom

headache, tiredness, dizziness, nausea, tingling, loss of appetite, trouble sleeping, vomiting. Please, If you feel any of this problem contact our company or call a doctor in order to help you. but, this symptom usually is gonna be temporal just you need to drink plenty of water and coca tea. However, some times our customer prefers pills and in that way, we suggest you have an (acetazolamide or dexamethasone) and come a few days before to Cusco.

Weather

In general, the weather here in the Andes is unpredictable and that is the way why we suggest to our customers have to be ready for a rainy or sunny day. although, if you have waterproof clothes for sure it’s gonna helping us so much.

First Aid Kit

All of Our mountain guides have their first aid kits and a lot of training in first aid in the mountains and every year they received classes of doctor with the most frequent problems as a (diarrhea, cuts, headache, scrapes,etc.) at the same time they have an oxygen tank in order to help you to feel much better. However, It’s fine if you thinking to bring your own first aid kit for the trek.

Travel Insurance

Always is gonna be a good idea to have travel insurance for your tour or trek and more if you thinking to travel for a few weeks or more of one month. Although, for sure you need to have one if you have any serious illness just in case if something happens.

Please, if you don’t have one is fine.

Environmental Impact

This company is a travel agency that protects our environment. because, as you know the biggest problem that we have been suffering on our planet is global warming. but, we’re a sustainable company that we use a biodegradable staff and at the same time, our principal job is to teach to everyone protect this home (earth planet).

Community

The most important for us is our workers and of course, it means their families of the communities that everybody feels so proud of all of then. because, they still keep having our culture and thanks to all of those things is possible to know more knowledge about our ancestors as their traditions, behaviors, customs, etc. However, our job is to help all of then with books, computers, buildings and with the most important points teaching to everybody how important is our culture and protect everything left by our ancestors. because We think that “Love just the things that you know” and that’s why we have to help to all of then. However, We have to keep teaching not to loss their behaviors or customs in order to preserve and conserve this amazing Culture Inca.