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Arrival to Lima:
We will pick you up from the
airport upon arrival and take you to
the hotel in Lima.
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Lima
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Flight to Cusco:
Transfer to the airport in
Lima. Flight to Cusco (1 hour). Transfer
to the hotel in Cusco. You will have
the afternoon free to rest, get used
to the altitude and tour the city by
yourself.
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Cusco
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Cusco City
Tour:
In the afternoon (1:30 PM)
you will visit the Cathedral. Then,
you will tour the amazing Inca sites
of Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo and Tambomachay.
These archeological sites are the
remains of the ancient capital of
the Inca Empire.
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Cusco
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Inca Trail:
1st day.
From Piscacucho (a.k.a. "Km
82") to Wayllabamba (Distance: 9 Kms
/ 5.6 miles). A bus will pick you
up from the hotel to take you to the
beginning of the Inca Trail (2,720
mts / 9,000 ft); from there you will
hike for 2 hours before lunch, and
then 2 hours more to reach the campsite.
You will see Llactapata ruins and
camp at Wayllabamba (2,950 mts / 9,800
ft) with an amazing view of the Veronica
snow-capped mountain.
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Campsite
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Inca Trail:
2nd day.
From Wayllabamba to Pacaymayo
(Distance: 12 Kms / 7.5 miles). This
is the toughest day of the trek. After
4 hours hiking, you will reach the
Warmiwanuska pass, the highest point
of the trail (4,200 meters / 14,000
ft). After a short rest at the pass,
you will descend to the Pacaymayo
campsite (3,600 mts / 11,900 ft);
there you will lunch and rest.
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Campsite
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Inca Trail:
3rd day.
From Pacaymayo to Winay Wayna
(Distance: 16 Kms / 10 miles). This
day is the nicest one, the hike starts
with a climb to the Runkurakay pass
(3,990 meters / 12,960 ft), from there
the view of the mountains and the
cloud-forest is very impressive. After
the pass, the path is mostly downhill
and the sceneries change dramatically.
Along the path there are 3 main Inca
sites: Sayacmarca, Phuyupatamarca
and Winay Wayna. You will camp in
Winay Wayna campsite at 2,700 meters
(8,900 ft).
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Campsite
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Inca Trail:
4th day.
From Winay Wayna to Machu
Picchu (Distance: 5 Kms / 3.2 miles).
You will wake up early in the morning
(4:30 AM) to reach Inti Punku (Sun's
Gate) before 6:30 AM to watch the
first sun beams hit Machu Picchu (2,400
mts / 7,900 ft). Once in the Inca
city you will have a guided-tour for
2 hours; afterwards, you will have
free time to explore the ruins by
yourself. In the afternoon, you will
take the train back to Cusco (4 PM).
You will be back in Cusco in the evening
(8:30 PM).
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Cusco
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Free day in
Cusco:
You will have the day free
to do some shopping and to enjoy this
lovely city .
OPTIONAL: Rafting
in the Urubamba river
We will take you to the Urubamba river
to have fun on a raft. The level of
the whitewater rafting is very good,
adventurous but safe (rapids class
II and III). You will be back in Cusco
city in the afternoon (6 PM).
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Cusco
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Flight to Lima:
Transfer to the airport in
Cusco. Flight to Lima (1 hour). |
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