Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

Upon your arrival, reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel.

Overnight at selected hotel at Lima.

Transfer to Lima airport to take the flight to Cusco city.

Transfer to the hotel.

Visit the city declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. The tour will start at the temple of Koricancha, an ancient Inca palace where the order of the Dominicans built an incredible church that can still be seen there. Then visit the Main Square, where the Cathedral and the beautiful Church of the Society of Jesus, among other colonial buildings, are located. Continue to the San Cristóbal colonial chruch to enjoy a spectacular view of the city. Afterwards you will go on to the fortress of Sacsayhuaman, an Inca building known for its massive walls of hewn stone, also Qenko and Puca Pucara archaeological complexes.

Overnight at selected hotel at Cusco.

Included: Breakfast.

Half day visit to Ollantaytambo, a military, religious and agricultural center of the Incan Empire. The fortress is located on top of a mountain to allow them to protect the whole valley from invaders. From the highest spot you will be able to appreciate the narrow roads along with the channels that remain unaltered since Incan times.

Overnight at selected hotel at Sacred Valley.

Breakfast and lunch.

Around 5:30 am you will be picking up from your hotel to start the journey by bus towards 82 km. After checking in the controls you will start the hiking (approximately 6 hours of walking) at the edges of Urubamba River, to Llactapata archaeological site, where you will take lunch. The entire hike will last around 6 hours (13 kilometers or 8 miles) until the Huayllabamba camp.

Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

The greatest challenge: 11 kilometers of ascension to walk through the two highest passages, including at 4,200 m.s.n.m (13,780 ft.). This is the highest point of the whole hike, (approximately are 8 hours of walking) you will enjoy impressive landscapes of hills and peaks and the beautiful half tropical valley. The hike includes the visit to Runkurakay and Sayacmarca archaeological sites.

Camp at Pacaymayu.

Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Today you will walk around 8 hours (only 16 kilometers / 6 miles) and most of the route is plane and full of slopes. You will have the chance to observe how the geography starts to change, from mountainous and dry, to green and half tropical. In the way visit to Phuyupatamarca and Intipata to arrive, finally to Wiñaywayna where the last camp of the trek will be install.

Included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Early departure towards Inti Punku (Sun Gate), the entrance of the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, from here you will walk down along valleys, for around 2 more hours of walking to enjoy to a guided visit of this magical place. Discovered in 1911 by the American explorer, Hiram Bingham, this city is considered to be one of the most extraordinary examples of scenic architecture in the world. At the afternoon train back to Cusco.

Overnight at selected hotel at Cusco.

Included: Breakfast.

Transfer from the hotel to the airport to take the flight to Lima.

Arrival and board the connecting international flight back home.

Included: Breakfast.