Inca Trail 4 days – Hiking to Machu Picchu

INCA TRAIL 4 DAYS  ITINERARY

DAY 01: CUZCO KILÓMETRO 82 TO AYAPATA.

Pick up at 4:30 AM then we are going to take our bus together with our team (our chef and porters) will drive approx. for three hours to kilometer 82, we will pass through Chinchero and Ollantaytambo at Ollantaytambo we will stop for breakfast after we will drive 45 m. more to kilometer 82 here we will have some time in order to get ready for our hike! Then we will approach our first Inca trail checkpoint where you have to show your original passport if you booked as a student your ISC CARD  the first two hours will be following the Urubamba river and it is relatively easy as we make our way to the first Inca site called Patallacta this is one of the largest sites along the classic Inca trail 4 days this was a checkpoint for the approach to Machu Picchu. From this amazing Inca site, we have two more hours to go to our first lunch stop. After lunch is another 2 hours of hiking until our first campsite this last section will be uphill and will pass by the village of Wayllabamaba where you will have options to buy any energy drinks, water, or any items that you need, then continue to our campsite  Ayapata in where we will spend our first night.

Walking distance: 16 km
Campsite elevation: 3,300 meters

DAY 2: AYAPATA – CHAQUICOCHA

Early in the morning, your porters will wake you up with a hot coca tea to get you ready for your day. This is considered the hardest day of our Inca trail 4 days with beautiful views! We will start early our hike. We will hike roughly for four hours in order to get to the highest point of our trek, the dead women’s pass (4215 meters 13828 ft.) along the way you will see beautiful native forests, ones you are at the pass our super porters will be waiting for the group in order to offer hot tea after you enjoy your tea you will have some time to enjoy the view and get some photos and then we hike down for one hour and a half to Pacaymayo in where we will have our lunch stop. After lunch, we have another four hours of a hike to the camping site (Chaqui Ccocha) along the way we have Inca ruins where you will stop  on the way up we have one called (Runku Raccay) and on the way down we have another Inca site (Sayacmarca) then camp!.

Walking distance: 12 km
Campsite elevation: 3,600 meters

DAY 3: CHAQUICOCHA – WIÑAY WAYNA

Having conquered two mountains on the second day we are now treated to a relaxing day on the classic Inca trail through some of the most beautiful scenery of the Inca trail, we will hike for two hours locally called (Inca flat) and begin to enter the jungle or cloud forest. As we hike will be able to see the majesty of Salkantay Mountain the second highest snow-capped mountain and a fantastic panoramic view of the Vilcabamba mountain range as well we will see Veronica glacial along our trek Phuyupatamarca (3600 meters) from where we’ll have a majestic view overlooking the Urubamba valley and best view of the Andes mountains in the distance. From here we’ll have our first view of Machupicchu Mountain the citadel is on the backside of the mountain. From Phuyupatamarka it is three hours down the stairs on the way we will see three Inca sites (Phuyupatamarka, Intipata, and Wiñay Wayna) of course you’ll have time to visit those places because we are going to camp at wiñay Wayna also lunch stop.

After lunch, your tour guide will take you to another beautiful Inca site it is considered the best site along the classic Inca trail to Machu Picchu then you have to go back to the camp to enjoy dinner with our team. After our delicious dinner, we will say goodbye to our porters, it is an Inca trail tradition to show our appreciation for their hard job. We advise you to go to bed at a reasonable time because the following morning we will wake up early in order to be one of the first at the checkpoint.

Walking distance: 10 km
Campsite elevation: 2,700 meters

DAY 4: WIÑAY WAYNA – MACHU PICCHU

Waking up early in the morning and get breakfast then you’ll head straight to the checkpoint where we have to wait until they open the gate, the door is open at 5:30 am then you will head to the sun gate from where you will have the first view of Machu Picchu after you enjoy the view you will hike down to Machu Picchu will take another 45 minutes once you arrive in Machu Picchu here you will take postcard picture then you will go out of Machu Picchu in order to organize and use the toilet once you are ready you will explore the citadel for two hours with your tour guide after the tour you will have your free time in order to explore more if you have permits to hike either Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu mountain. Your guide will give you your bus tickets to go down to Machu Picchu Pueblo as well will offer you a meeting point in a restaurant to enjoy your last lunch in a local restaurant, of course, this is optional.

In the afternoon you will take the train back to Ollantaytambo, where our bus driver will be waiting for you with the Andean Soul Adventure logo and take you back to Cuzco.

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