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The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is one of the most famous trekking routes in the world, as the Incas did! Through this 4 days adventure you will taste adventure, gastronomy, fauna and flora very uniques and the impressive Machu Picchu.
The Inca Trails is called in Quechua “the Inca Language” Qhapaq Ñan – refers to the network of trails) were without a doubt is one of the marvels of Tahuantinsuyo, according to the Peruvian historian, José Antonio del Busto, who explains that the Inca “King” Huayna Capac most increased the network of trails in order to quickly mobilize his army.
The trails varied in quality and size, they could be 6 to 8 meters wide on the coast but, in the mountains the paving was only one meter wide, but the path was audaciously steep and climbed over the difficult Andean mountains.
Pick up from hotel at 6.00am and transfer to the Sacred Valley and on to Ollantaytambo, where we will stop approximately 45 minutes, to collect porters and equipment. We will have time to visit the surroundings area of the town called Ollantaytambo, before making our way to kilometer 82, where we will begin our trek, our pace will be an acclimatization rhythm and very soon we will stop at our first archaeological complex Llactapata at kilometer 88 2,550 m above sea level, 30 minutes to visit this archaeological complex, before continuing our walk to Wayllabamba where we will camp.
After breakfast, we will begin our walk through the Valley of Huayllabamba on our journey we will be able to observe the nature and the ecological change of the area until we arrive to (Yunca Chipana) Huayllabamba from where we will climb to Llulluchapampa at 3,750 m.s.n.m., from this point we will be able to appreciate the valley of Huayanay and the first step located at 4,200 (m.s.n.m) Warmiwañusca, called dead woman and camp in the sector of Pacaymayo.
Breakfast and on this day we will ascend to Runkurakay at 3,860 m.s.n.m., contrary to the previous days our walk will be two hours more we will be able to visit another small complex, Sayacmarca and appreciate the valleys and snow-capped mountains, further on we will stop to visit the complex of Phuyupatamarca, and then descend 3 kilometers until we arrive to a place called Winawayna where we will visit its complex, finally at Intipata we will camp.
Early morning breakfast, after we will walk to Intipunku called Door of Sun where we will be able to observe the impressive Lost City of Machupicchu, walk to the Sanctuary and guided tour.
At a suitable hour we will walk down to the station and take the return train to Cusco, reception and transfer to hotel.
