Luxury Inca Trail 5 Days

Luxury Inca Trail Itinerary

Day 1: Cusco - Piscacucho (Km82) - Huayllabamba

Our adventure starts very early in the morning, our professional guide will pick you up at your hotel, then we will board our private tourist transport. We will get to Piscacucho, the place where we start our adventure through the Inca Trail.

We will visit very beautiful places, we will cross small towns, rivers, Inca archaeological sites, This day the road is flat at the beginning, then in the afternoon we ascend to our camp in Huayllabamba.

• - Total distance: 10 km (7.45 miles)
• - Estimated walking time: 6 to 7 hours
• - Maximum altitude point: 2 970 m.a.s.l. (9 744.1 ft)
• - Campsite altitude: 2 970 m.a.s.l. (9 744.1 ft)

Day 2: Huayllabamba – Warmi Wañusca Pass – Pacaymayu

We will have a beautiful sunrise and a good breakfast to start our walk. This day will be the most demanding because we will go up to Warmi Wañusca pass 4,200 m.a.s.l (13,776 ft). The views from the pass are fantastic, we will be able to see beautiful snow-capped mountains and Peruvian jungle, we will cross through Andean landscapes and see the change of flora and fauna as we go up to Warmi Wañusca.

This day we will have lunch in LLulluchapampa, a very quiet and beautiful place, we will end the walk at Pacaymayu camp.

• - Total distance: 9 km (5, 59 miles)
• - Estimated walking time: 6 to 7 hours
• - Maximum altitude point: 4,200 m.a.s.l (13,776 ft)
• - Campsite altitude: 3,600 m.a.s.l (11,480 ft)

Day 3: Pacaymayu – Sayacmarca – Phuyupatamarca

We will wake up between mountains in the middle of a beautiful valley that connects to the Vilcanota river, the Inca trail will surprise us with imposing and incredible Inca constructions. Runcuraqay is an Inca construction located on mountain top and It has a circular shape that covers the top of the mountain.

Sayacmarca is another Inca archaeological center, the largest that we will see this day, it has a strategic location from the incas people could control a large part of this valley. Qochamarka this was a checkpoint to get to an Inca ceremonial center that is Phuyupatarmca. We will arrive at Phuyupatamarca camp from where we will have one of the best sunsets on the Inca trail.

• - Total distance: 16 km (9, 94 miles)
• - Estimated walking time: 6 to 7 hours
• - Maximum altitude point: 3,900 m.a.s.l (12,792 ft)
• - Campsite altitude: 2,650 m.a.s.l (8,692 ft)

Day 4: Phuyupatamarca – Machu Picchu - Aguas Calientes

The Inca Trail is one of the famous in the world, and it is a privilege to walk where the Incas did, after 4 days of walking this day we will arrive at the Inca city of Machu Picchu, all our effort will be rewarded by visiting one of the Wonders of the World.

We will cross archaeological sites such as Phuyupatamarca and Inti punku. In the afternoon we will arrive at our hotel in Aguas Calientes and spend the night in this place.

• - Total distance: 8 km (9, 94 miles)
• - Estimated walking time: 5 to 6 hours
• - Maximum altitude point: 2 750 m.a.s.l. (9 022 ft.)
• - Hotel altitude: 2 040 m.a.s.l (6 692 ft)

Day 5: Aguas Calientes - Machu picchu - Cusco

Today We will visit the Inca city of Machu Picchu, we will have a guided tour of the most important places of this magnificent Inca city. Machu Picchu was a sacred city in Inca times, it is a cultural and natural wonder.

We have to remember that due to covid 19 protocols, we have to respect social distancing and the rules. we will have some restrictions this information will be given to you by our professional guide.

In the afternoon we will board the train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo where our private tourist transport will be waiting for you, then we will arrive in the city of Cusco and we will take you to your hotel.

Inca Trail Luxury 5 days is a different and exclusive option, we have the best professionals and camping equipment for this adventure in the Andes.