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Great Inca Trail to Vitcos

9 DAYS Starting from $5,290 per person

Tick two incomparable Inca highlights off your bucket list on this 9-day Great Inca Trail to Vitcos Expedition. First immerse yourself in melting pot of Inca and Spanish culture that is Cusco, before delving into the splendour of the Sacred Valley, the Incas’ agricultural heartland. After a life-changing visit to Machu Picchu, you will venture way off the beaten path on a 3-night private trekking extravaganva that follows the Great Inca Trail through the mythical Vilcabamba region to Vitcos, the enigmatic and awe-inspiring city that was the penultimate stronghold of the Incas.

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • Visit enigmatic Inca sites that have been half-consumed by the jungle and traverse remote Andean landscapes that only a handful of Westerners have had the privilege to witness.
  • Take a tour of mythical Vitcos, a place that has been immortalised as the penultimate stronghold of the rebel Inca state that continued to thrive for decades after the Spanish conquest.
  • Ascend (and descend!) the thousands of hand-hewn stone stairs that make up the dazzling Choquetecarpo Pass.
  • Visit the imposing ancient Incan temples of Sacsayhuaman and Koricancha in Cusco, to discover the history and might of the lost empire.
  • Take a tour of Cusco’s Cathedral where you’ll learn about the fascinating Cusco school of colonial art.
  • A tour of key sites of the Sacred Valley, including the agricultural terraces of Moray, the salt mines at Maras, and the ruins and village of Ollantaytambo.
  • A guided tour of the Machu Picchu, the “lost city of the Incas”. You’ll see breath-taking views and learn how the temples were built.
  • Hike on a masterfully constructed ancient road through some of the world’s most rugged and pristine landscapes, while carrying only a daypack.
  • Camp in ultimate comfort and warmth, with quality sleeping bags and Therm-a-Rest sleeping mats in your spacious two-man tent.
  • While on trail, enjoy four wholesome meals every day and make use of a private tented bathroom.

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