Inca Trail

DAY 1.- CUSCO | KM 104 | WIÑAYWAYNA | INTI PUNKU | MACHU PICCHU | AGUAS CALIENTES.
At 5:00 a.m. We collect you early in the morning for our private transfer to Ollantaytambo train station (2 hours outside Cusco). We board our train which takes us through the picturesque landscapes leading to the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. We disembark at Km104 and begin our walk by crossing the Vilcanota / Urubamba River where we enter the Sacred Inca trail (Make sure you have your passports and ISIC cards). We climb away from the river, first visiting the Inca ruins of Chachabamba and then entering a shaded forest.

On emerging from the forest we continue with a long walk in open, sun-scorched grasslands before returning to the protection of some shaded forests where we visit a beautiful waterfall. After another hard ascent we reach Wiñaywayna which is a beautiful ceremonial site divided into two sectors and fashioned from finely-carved stones fitted together with great precision. He we will have time to rest, explore and have lunch. We now enter the cloud forest where the Amazon meets the Andes, passing through luxuriant vegetation and home to hundreds of bird and orchid species making our way to the Sun Gate "Inti Punku" where we'll get our first views of Machu Picchu. Here, the final stretch of the royal Inca highway will take us to the citadel itself, covered for four centuries by forest and now laid out for our appreciation. From the Sanctuary, we will take the bus to the town of Machu Picchu with time to relax and maybe pass some time in the warm thermal baths of Machu Picchu town. Here we spend the night at our hotel. It is recommended that you start the trek with at least 2 litres of water.

Meals: Box lunch.
Distance Travelled: 10 km approx - 6,213 miles (to Inti Punku)
Approximate Walking Time: 5 - 6 hours / Ascent up:

DAY 2.- SUNRISE OVER MACHU PICCHU | AGUAS CALIENTES | OLLANTAYTAMBO | CUSCO.
After breakfast your guide will accompany you for an early bus for the sunrise at Machu Picchu. The first buses start leaving at 5.20am and take 30 minutes to get to Machu Picchu. The doors to Machu Picchu open at 6am when you will be able to enjoy this magnificent place before the crowds arrive later in the morning. Our professional guide will slowly show you around the main areas recounting myths and legends passed down over the centuries and explaining about some of the advanced building techniques the Incas used. After your tour you will have plenty of time (4 hours approx.) to look around maybe do some of the other treks which are available in the surrounding mountains. At about 1.30pm it will be time to head back down to the town by bus. Here you can find many restaurants offering lunch and at 4.30 pm you will board the return train through the Sacred Valley to Ollantaytambo station with a transfer back to Cusco arriving at approximately 9:30pm.

Sunrise over Machu Picchu: The ruins are at their most magical at dawn, as the sun slowly creeps up behind the mountains the veil of mist lifts to reveal the ancient Inca city in all its glory. Only when the mist has lifted can you begin to grasp the sheer size of the Sanctuary Machu Picchu.

Meals: Breakfast 

Train: From Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo station

Approximate Walking Time: 3 - 4 hours / Sanctuary of Machu Picchu

* LlamaToursPeru requires only a 2 participant minimum for our departures! Choose any day that is best for you as long as we have a minimum of 2 trekkers.

*Our special group rates when booking together with 3 or more people

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 2 days - 2025 & 2026

September  2025   06.09.2025 (7 spaces available), 27.09.2025 (7 spaces available) and 30.09.2025 (7 spaces available).

Prices 530 UDS$ per Person with Hostel, 570 USD$ p.P with 3* Hotel and 670 USD$ p.P with 4* Hotel el Mapi inkaterra

October 20255  spaces available

Prices 530 UDS$ per Person with Hostel, 570 USD$ p.P with 3* Hotel and 670 USD$ p.P with 4* Hotel el Mapi inkaterra

November 2025  spaces available

Prices 530 UDS$ per Person with Hostel, 570 USD$ p.P with 3* Hotel and 670 USD$ p.P with 4* Hotel el Mapi inkaterra

December 2025  spaces available

Prices 530 UDS$ per Person with Hostel, 570 USD$ p.P with 3* Hotel and 670 USD$ p.P with 4* Hotel el Mapi inkaterra

January 2026  spaces available

Prices 530 UDS$ per Person with Hostel, 570 USD$ p.P with 3* Hotel and 670 USD$ p.P with 4* Hotel el Mapi inkaterra

Private Service: You may choose the date for the trek as well as number of participants yourself.

Group Service: You will be grouped with other participants and should be prepared to adapt to

the needs of the rest of the group – 10 participants per group max.

Included:
Day 1: Cusco - Ollantaytambo - Km 104 - Inca Trail - Aguas Calientes

•  Pickup at your hotel
•  Professional bilingual (Spanish / English) guide for the Inca Trail
•  Expedition train from Ollantaytambo to Km104
•  Entrance fees to the Inca Trail and Machu Picchu
•  Packed lunch
•  Guided visit of Chachabamba and Wiñay Wayna
•  Bus from Sanctuary of Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes town
•  Hostel In Aguas Calientes

Day 2: Machu Picchu - Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo - Cusco

•  Breakfast
•  Bus (roundtrip) from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu
•  Professional guided tour in Machu Picchu
•  Expedition train from Machu Picchu town to Ollantaytambo
• Transfer from Poroy train station to hotel in Cusco (20 minutes)

Not included:
Day 1: Cusco - Ollantaytambo - Km 104 - Inca Trail - Aguas Calientes

•  Breakfast
•  Entrance to the hot spring in Aguas calientes (US $ 4.00)
•  Water, soda and beer

Day 2: Machu Picchu - Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo - Cusco

• Lunch and Dinner
• Tips
• Water, soda and beer