Adventure Trek 2006

Standard Pool Service: where you’ll be joining a group of other tourists like you coming from different parts of the world, a great opportunity to have fun and make new friends.

Traditional Inka Trail (4D / 3N)
COD: T3

Classification: Adventure Trek
Start: Cusco

ITINERARY

Day 01 Cusco - Chilca

6.00 am pickup from your hotel is followed by the journey to Chilca (Km 82.) in the sacred valley. Here we will meet up with the porters and kitchen staff who will accompany us on the trek. We then start the trek, eat dinner and spend the night.
BLD/Private bus to Chilca/Camping

Day 02 Huayllabamba - Warmiwañusca - Pacaymayo

After breakfast we ascend to the highest point on the trail at more than 4,200 metres (Warmiwañusca) where we will experience super views and enjoy a tasty lunch. After which we start the descent to Pacaymayo where we spend the night.
BLD/Camping

Day 03 Pacaymayo - Wiñaywaina

After breakfast we trek towards Runku Rakay as we cross over the pass of the same name (3800m), we then descend to Savacmarca, an important archaeological complex, here we eat lunch and then continue to Wiñayhuayna complex where we camp for the night.
BLD/Camping

Day 04 Wiñaywaina - Machupicchu - CUSCO

Breakfast and then we trek to Intipunku (sun gate), the entrance to the old city of Machupicchu, from this point we can appreciate the complex in its entirety. We arrive early at Machupicchu where we will receive a full guided tour before taking a bus back down to ¨Puente Ruinas¨ (ruined bridge) in the afternoon to take the train back to Cusco.
B/Bus from Machupicchu to Aguas Calientes / Train back to Cusco

WHAT IS INCLUDED:

• Collection from your hotel in the morning and transfer in private bus to km.82 (starting point of the trail).
• Inca Trail and Machupicchu entrance fees
• Igloo tents: 2 people in each 4-people-capacity tent, to allow for higher comfort and a safe keeping of backpacks
• One mattress per person
• Dining tent with tables and chairs
• Kitchen tent
• Toilet tent (only if assigned campsites do not have toilets)
• English speaking professional guide (2 guides for groups over 8 people)
• Cook and cooking equipment
• Porters (to carry tents, food and cooking equipment)
• Accommodation for our guides, cook and porters
• Meals (04B, 03L, 03D + daily morning snack + daily tea service except last day)
• Others: hot water every morning and evening for washing purposes / boiled water to fill in your water bottle every morning and night, and at lunch time if requested with enough time ahead
• First-aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle
• Bus ticket from Machupicchu ruins down to the village of Aguas Calientes
• Train ticket (Backpacker service) from Aguas Calientes to Cusco. Transfer train station-hotel included if returning on 4th day.

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED

• Lunch and dinner on the last day: after the guided tour at Machupicchu, you can enjoy free time to further visit the ruins and choose to have lunch either in Machupicchu or in Aguas Calientes at your own expense. Arrival in Cusco is estimated around 9.00pm, dinner being at your own expense too.
• Visit to the hot springs in Aguas Calientes: a relaxing way to end-up the 4-day trek while you’re awaiting the return train to Cusco, only 10 minutes from the village center, entrance fee is US$ 1,50. Towels can be hired in Aguas Calientes.
• Tips
• Sleeping bag

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING AND CARRY

• A backpack with a change of clothes for the whole period of the trek
• Rain jacket or poncho (plastic ponchos can be purchased in Cusco)
• Strong footwear, ideally trekking or sport shoes
• Warm clothes, including jacket, fleece and sweaters
• Sleeping bag (it can be hired at our agency for US$ 4.00 / day)
• Mattress: will be provided by the agency but is to be carried by you
• Flashlight and batteries
• Camera, films and batteries (batteries consume more quickly under cold conditions)
• Hat or cap to protect you from the sun, rain or cold
• Sun block
• Insect repellent
• Toilet paper
• Snacks: biscuits, energy bars, chocolate, etc.
• Water bottle and sterilizing tablets (ie. Micropur)
• Small towel
• Swimsuit (if you intend to go to the hot springs)
• Cash in soles and/or US$ (no ATM machines in Aguas Calientes)
• Original passport
• Optional: walking sticks or poles (rubber covers required)

OPTIONAL SERVICES TO BE HIRED

• An extra porter to carry your personal items: US$ 70.00 / 4 days. A porter can carry up to 18 kg, which should be enough for 2 people.
• An extra hotel night in Aguas Calientes can be booked for you at an additional cost depending on the hotel you choose. Also, if you wish to visit Machupicchu again the following day, the additional cost of the entrance fee will be charged (20.00US$ adults, 10.00US$ students).
• Vistadome Service train (First Class) instead of the Backpacker one (Tourist train), at an additional cost of US$ 25.00 per person.
• Sleeping Bag rent: US$ 4.00 / day. Our sleeping bags are –5ºC-comfort and mummy form. They are cleaned after every use and have a maximum usage of 20 trips.
• Therm-a-rest inflatable mattress rent: US$ 5.00 / day.