

The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is one of the most renowned and iconic hikes in the world. This 4-day, 3-night hike takes you through the Andean mountains and cloud forests, culminating at the Sun Gate, where you'll catch your first glimpse of Machu Picchu.
Explore the full itinerary for Inka trail to Machupicchu Classic 4 Days in Cusco, Peru. This multi-day tours experience includes 4 stops over 4 days. Duration: 96 hours. Activity level: Extreme.

We will pick you up from where ever you are staying in Cusco, Urubamba or Ollantaytambo. Pickup from Cusco will be at 4:30AM, from Urubamba 5:30 AM and if you stay in Ollantaytambo, the pickup will be at 6:30 AM. During the briefing one day before every details will be explained to. We will then drive to Km 82 after the sacred valley where the inka trail starts, arriving at about 7:00AM. After a delicious breakfast prepared by our cook, we’ll go through the first Inca Trail checkpoint to begin our trek (please make sure you have your original passport with you to enter the Inca Trail). The first 2 hours of the trek are relatively easy as we make our way to our first Inca site, Patallacta which is an ancient Inca checkpoint for the approach to Machu Picchu. From Patallacta it’s another 2 hour hike to our lunch stop. After lunch we will hike for another 2½ hours until we reach the first night’s campsite at Ayapata 3300 meters (10800FASL). On this last stretch we pass through 2 small communities. If you want to buy any energy drinks or snacks you can do so here, you can also buy any essential items such as batteries that you may have forgotten. We’ll arrive to our campsite by 5:00PM and after settling in for a bit you can relax and have a hot drink and snack with your team of porters, chef, and guides. By 7:30PM your dinner will be ready, and afterwards you can get some well-deserved rest.