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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 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 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 quite 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 over Machu Picchu (2,400 mts
/ 7,900 ft). Once in there 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).
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