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Inca Trail 4 Days/3Nights US$390

Day 1 Cusco- Km 82- Huayllabamba
pickup from your hotel, transport to KM 82,start walking about 5-6 hours. You first see the Inca terraces of Patallaqta, and then end up in Huayllabamba for the first camp.

Day 2 Huayllabamba- Pacaymayu
the hardest part of the trail starts this morning when you walk from 3000m to the Warmiwañusca pass at 4200m. Then descend to the camp in Pacaymayu. Total walking time 6-7 hours.

Day 3 Pacaymayu- Wiñaywayna
Start of a beautiful day with visits of the archaeological sites of Runkurakay, Sayacmarca, Conchamarca and Puyupatamarca before entering the complex of Wiñaywayna. If lucky, you have beautiful panoramic views of snow-capped mountains in the area. Campsite near the ruins.

Day 4 Wiñaywayna - MachuPicchu
An early start to the Sun gate, to try to see the sun entering MachuPicchu. Guided visit of the most important parts of the ruins. Return to Cusco in the afternoon,

Included
1. Pickup from the hotel;
2. Guide in English and Spanish;
3. Cook;
4. Tents doubles and triples;
5. Cooking tent and equipment (clients carry their backpacks and mattresses, porter extra $60);
6. Food from lunch first day until breakfast last day;
7. Porters to carry the food and equipments;
8. Entrance fee for trail and MachuPicchu;
9. Return train to Cusco.

5 Days Machupicchu Trek US$549

Introduction
You cross a pass at 4510m and then it´s a relaxing walking down. You pass some remote villages, have fabulous views at for example Veronica, Salkantay, other snow peaks, green valleys and the river Urubamba, maybe you can see condors and surely you´ll meet very friendly people. Itinerary
Below you can find a day-to-day description of the 5 day Mollepata – Sta. Teresa – Machu Picchu trek.

day 1 transfer by bus Cusco – Mollepata ( 4h) Start of the hike outside the village of Mollepata at 2850m. You walk through a nice valley slowly going up until you reach the campsite in Soraypampa at 3850m.
On your way, if the weather is clear, you can see parts of the mountains Humantay and Salkantay.

day 2 From Soraypampa within 1 h. you are starting the climb to the first pass, of Salkantay, which takes about 4 h. to reach about 4500m. If you´re lucky, you´ll see the snow and ice very close. Then all walking down to the possible camp in Sarampata at 3360m, or a little more down where you find already tropical vegetation.

day 3 From the camp down to the village of Colpapampa will be about 2 hours, depending on where was the campsite. This is a small village where most people only work in growing potatoes. A little further down there is a hot spring, but now you can not take a bath. Your campsite is still lower, in Lluscamayu. Total walk 6 – 7 hours.

day 4 Still walking down, greener and greener the vegetation, you reach Santa Teresa at 1500m, 3 hours walking, a village which was almost destroyed in a mudslide in ´98. Through the valley it´s 1 hour to pick up the local train to Aguas Calientes.
day 5 you can take the first bus at 6 am to visit Machu Picchu.
In the afternoon return to Cusco by train.