Type of Tour: Culture, History, Adventure and Hiking with Camping
All Distance: 49 Km / 30 Miles.
Good For: Hiker that love to walk in the mountains enjoying nature and culture with having a little moderate level of fitness.
Difficulty: Moderate, but challenging
Consideration: PERMIT ARE LIMITED AND THERE IS A HIGH DEMAND FOR THIS TREK
Useful Information:
- Above all, Your safety
- Fully portered trek where you are going to enjoy and take so many photos of this amazing trek with nice views. because your belonging is gonna be carried by our porters.
- Trek the unique path through the sun gate to Machu Picchu (one of the new seven wonders in the world).
- Enjoy an amazing sunrise of Machu Picchu early on day 4th.
- Hike by the same trail that Incas used to use for a walk to the lost city of the Incas (Machu Picchu).
- You must be prepared for lots of walking and a high elevation hike.
- We are using local staff
- We are using natural resources.
- Local company with sustainable responsibility.
- Briefing with you professional Mountain Tour Guide the night before of your trek in our office or your hotel.
Includes:
- Pick up from your hotel by your professional guide.
- Professional trilingual mountain guide (English — Spanish — Quechua).
- Professional Mountain Chef.
- Professional Assistant tour guide (for groups over than 9 people).
- Entrance fee to Inca Trail.
- Entrance fee to Machu Picchu.
- Bus Transportation from Cusco to Piscacucho (Km 82).
- Meals (03 breakfasts, 03 snacks, 03 lunches, 03 happy hours and 03 dinners).
- Entrance fee for our team.
- Camping equiment transported by our team.
- We carry 07 kilos / 15 Pounds of your belongings.
- Hot drinks in order to wake you up.
- Boiled Water for fill up your bottles, after each meal until Machu Picchu.
- Camping equipment such as tents, tables, chairs and another.
- Foam mattress.
- Porters will carry camping equipment and support to the chef with the food.
- Tour in all Machu Picchu Archaeological site
- Train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo
- Bus tickets from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes (way down).
- Car Transportation from Ollantaytambo to Cusco.
- First-Aid Kit.
- Oxygen tank.
- VEGETARIAN FOOD IS OPTIONAL WITHOUT EXTRA COST!!!
Not Included:
- Single supplement fee (hotel room).
- single supplement equipment for the hike.
- First breakfast (Day 1), lunch and dinner (Day 4)
- Entrance fee for Huayna Picchu mountain.
- Tips (appreciations).
- Extra Snack.
- Travel Insurance.
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)
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.