Inka Trail

Day 1 – Lima
Today we will meet you upon arrival at the Jorge Chavez International airport. Right after that, we will be transferred to our hotel in Lima.

Day 2 – Lima
Today we will have our city tour of Lima. Here we will visit the most important districts of the city (modern and colonial). We will visit the neighborhoods of Miraflores, Barranco and Down Town Lima, where we will have the chance to visit the Cathedral and the San Francisco Monastery. We will also have the chance to visit the Main Square and see the Presidential Palace.

Day 3 – Cusco City Tour
Our day starts with a private transfer to the airport to take our flight to Cusco. Upon arrival, we will be taken to our hotel in Cusco to get some rest and start to get acclimated to the altitude. After having a typical Andean lunch, we will start our city tour. Today we will visit the Cathedral, the Koriqancha (Temple of the Sun) and the nearby ruins of Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo and Pucapucara. Tonight we will have the chance to delight ourselves with a typical Andean meal and have a demonstration cooking class.

Day 4 – Sacred Valley
Today we will visit the Sacred Valley of the Inkas. After a light breakfast in the hotel, we will start our day by going to Pisac and tour its world renowned market featured on Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations. From Pisac, we will continue to Urubamba, where we will stop to have lunch surrounded by the steep, snow peaked mountains of the Sacred Valley and in the heart Urubamba River valley. Next, we will continue our tour by going to the Inka mountain fortress of Ollantaytambo. Here we will see beautiful vistas of terraces and the 19,000 ft Mt. Veronica. After finishing our tour at Ollantaytambo we will continue to Chinchero before we going back to Cusco.

Day 5 – Inka Trail (Day 1) Cusco (km 82) to Huayllabamba
Today, early in the morning, you will be pick-up from your hotel and drive to the trailhead at km 82 in the Sacred Valley. You’ll see the Inka terraces of Patallaqta before arriving at campsite in Huayllabamba.

Day 6 – Inka Trail (Day 2) Huayllabamba to Pacaymayu
The hardest part of the trail starts this morning when you walk from 3,000 mt-9,840 ft to Warmiwañusca pass at 4,200 mt-13,776ft. Then descend to camp in Pacaymayu.

Day 7– Inka Trail (Day 3) Pacaymayu to Wiñay Wayna
Start a beautiful day with visits of the archeological sites of Runkurakay, Sayacmarca, Conchamarca and Puyupatamarca before entering the complex of Wiñay Wayna. With luck you’ll have beautiful panoramic views of the snow capped mountains in the area. Campsite is near by the ruins.

Day 8– Inka Trail (Day 4) Wiñay Wayna to Machu Picchu
An early start to Intipunktu (Sun Gate) to see the sun rising over Machu Picchu. As the sun rises over the jagged Andes, you will turn to be amazed by one of the Seven Wonders of the World. You will start this amazing day with a privately guided tour of the vast ruins of Machu Picchu. After the tour, you will have the opportunity to exploring Machu Picchu, the Inka Bridge, or the Sun Gate at your leisure. After our day on Machu Picchu, we will board the train back to Cusco.

Day 9 – Lima
After having our last breakfast in Cusco, we say goodbye to Cusco and board our private transportation to the airport and our flight back to Lima.