Machu Picchu Explorer

  Peru

• Cusco: 
Cusco
• All Other Areas in Peru: 
Machu Picchu,  Incan ruins

Dates: All year (except February)

Description: In this 9 day trip you will hike the Inca trail to Machu Picchu, tour Cuzco city and the Inca sites nearby too. Also, you will have free time to do great shopping in the city or do rafting. All these for only 710 US dollars.

Highlights: Itinerary:

1st Day: Arrival in Lima.

We will pick you up from the airport upon arrival and take you to the hotel in Lima.

2nd Day: Flight to Cusco.

Transfer to the airport in Lima / Flight to Cusco / Transfer to the hotel in Cusco. You will have the afternoon free to rest and tour the city by yourself.

3rd Day: 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.

4th Day: Inca Trail - 1st day (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.

5th Day: Inca Trail - 2nd day (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.

6th Day: Inca Trail - 3rd day (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 it are 3 main Inca sites: Sayacmarca, Phuyupatamarca and Winay Wayna. You will camp in Winay Wayna campsite at 2,700 meters (8,900 ft).

7th Day: Inca Trail - 4th day (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 by yourself. In the afternoon, you will take the train back to Cusco (4 PM).

8th Day: 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 it is very good, adventurous but safe (rapids class II and III). You will be back in Cusco city in the afternoon (5 PM).

9th Day: Flight to Lima.

Transfer to the airport in Cusco / Flight to Lima.

Cost in US$: 710

Extras:
- Single Supplement (single rooms): 60 US dollars
- Flights Lima- Cusco- Lima: 200 US dollars (airports' taxes NOT included)
- Personal porter to carry your backpack on the Inca trail (4 days): 95 US dollars
- Rafting in the Urubamba river: 35 US dollars (it includes the complete gear and box lunch)
- Extra night in Lima: Single room US$45 / Double US$50 (breakfast inc.)
- Lima City tour: 25 US dollars.

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to Peru Independently

Indiana Expedition's Mission Statement: Indiana Expedition is a tour operator based in Peru with loads of experience leading tours to Peru. Our main goal is to show the beauty of this country, the kindness of its people and the riches of its history.

Year Founded: 2000