Great Inca Trail Castillo to Huanuco Pampa
8 DAYS Starting from $5,190 per person
Indulge in the adventure of a lifetime when you hike a pristine section of the Great Inca Trail, a 25,000-mile road network widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest engineering marvels. For five days you’ll traverse a remote, rugged and spectacular swath of Peru’s Northern Andes that very few tourists have ever visited. You will follow in the footsteps of the Incas – treading their great road, camping at ancient refuges and relying on llamas to carry your luggage – under the watchful guidance of an experienced local guide, chef, and porters.
Trip at a Glance
HIGHLIGHTS
- A day in Huaraz to acclimatize to the altitude and explore this fascinating town before the start of your adventure.
- Hike on a masterfully constructed ancient highway through some of the world’s most rugged and pristine landscapes.
- Visit magnificent Inca sites and Andean landscapes that only a handful of Westerners have had the privilege to witness.
- Spend time with the Araujo family of master weavers and witness their centuries-old skills in action.
- Carry only a daypack while a traditional llama caravan does the rest. Witness first-hand a method of transport that has been all but lost to humanity.
- A private tour of Huanuco Pampa, an extremely important Inca administrative center located hundreds of miles from the beaten path.
- Camp in ultimate comfort and warmth, with quality sleeping bags and Therm-a-Rest sleeping mats in your spacious two-man tent.
- Enjoy four wholesome meals every day and make use of a private tented bathroom.
- If time allows, take a tour of Lima’s key sites – the San Francisco Monastery, the city’s historical colonial squares and the picturesque waterfront district of Miraflores.
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