Want to visit Machu Picchu Peru Hiking Inca Trail in a short time? We have you covered. Our full day Inca Trail Hike is designed to offer you the highlights of the 500 years old legendary trek to Machu Picchu.
Accompanied by a local tour guide, you will be visiting some of the prominent archaeological sites while hiking to Machu Picchu.
The Classic Inca Trail to Machu Picchu tops the bucket list of many travellers. However, to protect the authenticity of the trail, local authorities restrict the access to just 500 people a day. This includes porters, guides and cooks. So barely 200 people get to hike the trail a day.
Often Inca Trail Permits tend to sell out six to seven months in advance. Last minute travellers often look for the best alternative like Salkantay Trek or Lares Trek to make their trip to Machu Picchu a memorable one.
This one day Machu Picchu Peru Hiking Inca Trail is the best option.You will be visiting the main archaeological sites along the trail, you will also be skipping the challenging part of the four day trek like camping at high altitudes.
Wondering why Inca Trail is so popular? Our local experts have compiled an article on this.. Check out our insider’s tips on hiking Inca Trail. We have also outlined the difference between Salkantay Trek and Inca Trail.
We are a fully locally owned tour company and a licensed Inca Trail operator based in Cusco. Our guides are passionate about the history and culture of Peru. They have years of experience on hiking to Machu Picchu.
We offer Inca Trail both in private and as a small group tour.
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Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is a high altitude experience. We highly recommend you to spend 3-4 days in Cusco before the trail to avoid altitude sickness.
It is best to hike the Inca trail during the dry season – between March and November. During the wet season, the trail gets slippery and hiking is somewhat challenging.
Cusco Hotel Transfer
0400 AM
We will be picking you up from your hotel in Cusco. Then in our private transport, we will be driving through the Sacred Valley of Incas to Ollantaytambo train station. Here you will be boarding an Aguas Calientes bound train and will be getting down at Km. 104. This is the starting point of the One day Inca Trail hike.
After showing your tickets and passport to the authorities, we will begin with an uphill hike through the cloud forest to Wiñay Wayna. This in Quechua means forever young. Here we will be giving you a guided tour of the complex.
Once you have had your fill of this alluring site, we will have lunch at the campsite. The campsite of Wiñay Wayna has all the facilities.
We will then continue the Inca Trail Hike to Inti Punku or Sun Gate. From here, you will have a breathtaking view of Machu Picchu citadel. From here, we will be hiking down to the citadel.
Our tour guide will welcome you with a 2 hour guided tour and take you to the most important temples and enclosures Machu Picchu has to offer. After the tour, you will have free time for exploring Machu Picchu on your own.
If you have booked to hike Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu mountain, our guide will direct you to the trail head.
After the full day trip, we will depart Aguas Calientes to board the train to Ollantaytambo train station. Here, our representative will be meeting you and will be driving you back to Cusco. We will arrive at Cusco City at roughly 9:00 p.m.
e could not get the permit to hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. A month before travelling, we came across their website and had a chat with John. He was quick to help us. He suggested hiking the Short Inca Trail of two days. This was a lifetime experience.
The trail was more nicer and quite easy. We did not have to experience any high altitude hikes or camping in the wild and we had most of the sites to ourselves.
John accompanied us throughout the trail. He has an immense knowledge about the Inca civilization and spoke good English too.
We felt really safe as the crew complied to all measures of COVID-19.
To summarise, we felt like we were pampered on this two day trail. We highly recommend this experience and the tour company, especially John the guide.
