Classic Inca Trail 4 Days and 3 Nights

Price (Based on # of participants):

$ 900.00 Per person, when booking with 2 people
$ 870.00 Per person, when booking with 3 people
$ 810.00 Per person, when booking with 4 people

Day 1: Cusco – KM 82 –Wayllabamba

On the night before your trek, there will be a briefing with your trekking tour guide, at 6:30 p.m. at your hotel. This can be arranged at a different time, if needed. In the morning, we will pick you up from your hotel with our private transportation at 5:30. We will take a beautiful drive to the trail head, Km 82 and see a great view of the Andes along the way. At the trail head (Piscacuchu), you’ll have the suculent breakfast and then display your passport to the checkpoint. Finally, you will start the first two and a half hours of the hiking. It will be pretty flat until you arrive to the Inca site of Llacatapata. This is where you will have the first taste of Incan culture, and where our tour guides will begin to explain the story of the Incas. After it will be another hour and a half until we arrive at the lunch stop. After lunch, we will have some time to rest and then continue for another two and a half hours until we reach our first camp at Wayllabamba.

Walking Distance: 13.5 km
Camp Site Elevation: 3,380 meters

Day 2: Wayllabamba – Dead Women’s Pass – Pacaymayo.

You will be woken up with a hot cup of coca tea at 5:35 a.m, followed by a nutritious breakfast. At 6:15 a.m., we will begin hiking towards the highest point of the Inca Trail, Dead Women’s Pass (4,212 meters). It will be a four hour climb, through different microclimates, with amazing views of the mountains. It is difficult trekking at this elevation, so there will be a lot of breaks along the way. Once you reach the summit, your porters will be waiting with a hot glass of tea and light meals  and you will have some time to enjoy. You will then hike for another hour and a half downhill through Inca steps, until you arrive at your lunch spot Pacaymayo, the afternoon free for relaxing and the overnight there.

Walking Distance: 15 km
Campsite Elevation: 3,630 meters

Day 3: Pacaymayo – Runquracay – Phuyupatamarca – Wiñay Wayna

You will be woken up with a hot cup of tea, followed by breakfast. Following, you will begin your two hour hike to Runquracay and the last pass of Phuyupatamarca, which is at 3,680 mm. This section has special views of the Vilcabamba mountain range and Salkantay mountain. On the three hour continuation to our campsite, we will visit two Inca sites, Phuyupatamarca (Village above Clouds).

Along the way, you will discover different types of plants, flowers and birds in the forest. After lunch, you may take the five minute walk to the most beautiful Inca site of the trail, Wiñay Wayna (Forever Young). This place is filled with impressive buildings and terraces. Around 5:30 p.m., you will go back to the campsite for your last happy hour and dinner, followed by a small ceremony to say «thank you and good bye» to your amazing porters. You may leave an appreciation, if you choose. For more information, check our «What’s Included?» section.

Walking Distance: 10 km
Camp Elevation: 2,600 meters

Day 4: Wiñay Wayna – Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes – Return to Cusco

Breakfast will be at 4 a.m., and then we will head to the check point. Walking this one and a half hour section to Sun Gate is exciting because you will see Machu Picchu for the first time. After taking some photos, it will be one more hour to the actual ruins.

After you are finished, you will walk to the checkpoint of Machu Picchu, where you can get a stamp on your passport and store your bag if you so choose. Your guide will walk around the Machu Picchu complex with you for two hours teaching, and showing you about this amazing place. Once the tour is over, you will have time to continue on your own, or if you have previously arranged to hike Huayna Picchu, you will begin then. Around 1:30 p.m. you will depart from Machu Picchu and take the bus to Aguas Calientes for  lunch, on your own. Your train out of Aguas Calientes will be at 2:55 p.m. or 4:45 p.m., depending on availability. You will return back to Ollantaytambo or Poroy station, and we will transfer you back to your hotel around 7 or 8 p.m.

Walking Distance: 5 km
Machu Picchu Elevation: 2,400 meters

What is Included:

• Briefing at 6:30 pm the night before the Hiking in your hotel or in our office.
• Pick up time at 5:30 a.m. from your hotel in Cusco or from Sacred Valley.
• Private car from Cusco to km 82 –Piskacucho  (trail head)
• Daily meals for the entire trek (4 Breakfast, 4 Lunch 3 Dinner) + snacks
• Permit and fees for Inca Trail Park and Machupicchu Sanctuary.
• Porters to carry (camping equipment: client tents, dinning and cooking tents,table,stools,cooking gear, stove, gas container,cutlery,plates, food and fresh vegetables).
• 2 Excellent experienced top tour guides (9-16 person / 6-8 with 1 tour guide)
• 2 mountain cooks, assistants.
• Happy hour with macho-tea.
• Boiled water provided from 2nd day.
• 2 person per tent clean, new, spacious.
• Thick, comfortable sleeping mattress.
• Buckets of hot water for washing in your tent every day.
• Biodegradable soap and hand cleansing gel.
• Emergency First-aid kit and Oxygen assistance.
• Snacks at Machupicchu before your tour.
• Bus down from Machupicchu to Aguas Calientes town.
• Lunch in Aguas Calientes after Machupicchu.
• Tourist Expedition train return to Poroy Station and bus to Cusco
• Guided tours of the 7 Inca archaeological sites en route.
• Snack and Buffet lunch on day 4th (final day).
• 100% Operated by ASP Travel, we never put you with other tour operators.

What is not Included:

• Sleeping bag.
• Porterage service to carry: (sleeping bag, mattress, extra clothes.)
• Tips for the trekking crew, guides, cooks and porters at your discretion.
• Hot Springs in Aguas Calientes. Optional (10 soles)
• Flight Ticket to Cusco.
• Accommodation in Cusco.
• Travel Insurance. (check that your insurance covers you for treks above 4,200 masl)

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS:

• Sleeping bag minus (US$ 25.00 for the entire trek)
• Inflatable Thermal-rest mattress US$25.00 for entire trek.
• Ticket for Huaynapicchu Mt. USD$ 75.00.

We recommend that you bring

• Original passport and (ISIC student card if applicable)
• A daypack to carry your personal belongings
• We provide a duffle bag when you hire a personal porter.
• Warm sleeping bag Minus 8ºC
• Trekking boots with good ankle support
• Trekking poles metal tips are not allowed on the trail
• Warm clothes,layers for variable temperature especially at night
• Thermal underwear.
• Gloves or mittens, scarf , wool socks, woolen hat for cold nights
• T-shirts and trekking pants.
• Flash light, head torch and extra batteries
• Camera and extra batteries, – Binoculars
• Hat with a broad visor to keep the sun off your face
• Sunscreen, and sunglasses
• Personal medical kit, insect repellent
• Rain Gear: a good rain jacket, rain poncho
• Toiletries, toilet paper, small towel
• 2 litre water bottle, disposable plastic bottles are forbidden in Machupicchu site
• Bathing suits for hot springs for hikers with a night in Aguas Calientes (5 Day Special Inca Trail)
• Tips for (porters, cooks, guides. Not mandatory.