Classic Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

HIGHLIGHTS

• A free day in Cusco to acclimatize to the altitude (and explore this fascinating city) before the start of the trail.
• A guided tour of Cusco, with visits to Koricancha, one of the most important Incan temples, and Cusco's Cathedral where you'll learn about the Cusco School of Art.
• Camp in ultimate comfort and warmth, with quality sleeping bags and Therm-a-Rest sleeping mats in your spacious two-man tent. Porters will carry your kit, and you'll even have the use of a private tented bathroom in the campsite.
• Trekking to the fascinating ruins of Llactapata and to the campsite of Wayllabamba.
• A feeling of tremendous accomplishment as you make it through the most challenging portion of the trail, Dead Woman’s Pass, before camping at Pacamayo.
• Ascending the Runkurakay Pass to see the ruins of Runkurakay and Sayacmarca.
• Lunch at the important archaeological site of Phuyupatamarca.
• A guided tour of the Wiñay Wayna ruins, where you will camp for the night.
• A two-hour guided tour of the Machu Picchu ruins, with free time to explore at your leisure.
• A scenic train ride through the Sacred Valley, back to Cusco.
• International departure time allowing, a tour of Lima’s key sites – the San Francisco Monastery and catacombs, the city’s historical colonial squares and the picturesque waterfront district of Miraflores.