What is the Inca Trail and why is it the world traveler’s favorite?

What is the Inca Trail or Qhapac Ñan? Before making plans for the Inca Trail route, it is necessary to know what is the Inca Trail, who built approximately 30 thousand kilometers of ancestral trails, trails that pass through some South American countries or why travelers prefer to trek along this route. So, do you dare to know more about the route and what is the Inca Trail? Because, Inkayni Peru Tours, will guide you and guarantee you a wonderful and unforgettable tour to the Inca Trail.

Hikers during Inca Trail.

What is the Inca Trail?

The Inca Trail was a segment of what was originally the great Inca road network known as Capac Ñan, a great road built by the Incas as part of a political, military, ideological and administrative project during the 15th century. The Qhapaq Ñan is also known as “The Main Andean Road” and fulfilled the important function of uniting the Tawantinsuyo (which in Spanish means the four regions or divisions of the empire in pre-Columbian America). Likewise, this route crosses the famous Andes Mountains passing through Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, part of central Chile and Argentina.

Inca Trail to Machupicchu Trek:

On the Inca Trail to Machupicchu tour you will travel approximately 39 kilometers of trails between mountains and dense vegetation reaching a maximum altitude of 4200 masl at the mountain pass of Warmiwañusca. During the tour you will be able to witness some archaeological complexes such as:

Patallacta (ceremonial site and is located on a flat surface on the right bank of the Urubamba River). The Inca site of Wiñay Wayna, Inca archaeological site, consists of a long staircase on the side of which descends a fountain, these buildings are built with granite lithic elements.

History: How did the Inca Trail originate?

According to the Peruvian historian, José Antonio del Busto, the Inka Huayna Capac ordered to build most of the roads of the road network in order to mobilize his army in case of conflict, which is why the historian considered the Inca Trail as a marvel of the Tawantinsuyo period.

The route of the Inca Trail to Machupicchu, varied in quality and size, could be 6 to 8 meters wide on the coast, while in the mountains the roads were only one meter wide, the road was steep and reached the top of the Andean mountains. Undoubtedly, the Inca Trail to Machupicchu tour will be a wonderful adventure.

Currently, tourist agencies offer two types of tours to the Inca Trail to Machupicchu:

Short Inca Trail, with a duration of 2 days and 1 night.
Classic or Traditional Inca Trail, with a duration of 4 days and 3 nights.

In Inkayni Peru Tours, we offer 4 tours to get to Machupicchu by the Inca Trail, in addition, we give the option to choose the type of service: group or private. For this we suggest you contact our staff through our home page and request information of the desired tour.

Why trek the Inca Trail to Machupicchu?

The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, over time and in the opinion of expert hikers and / or adventurous people, has been rated as one of the routes with greater physical effort and would be located among the top 5 hiking trails (walks that are made by trails and roads performing sports and tourism activities, in addition to taking advantage of the natural environment) worldwide.

The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is considered one of the best trekking routes worldwide along with:

• Everest Base Camp in Nepal
• The Dogon Country, Mali
• GR20 France
• The Himalayas, India.

If you dare to do the Inca Trail to Machupicchu tour, Inkayni Peru Tours recommends you to make your reservations at least 5 or 6 months in advance, to avoid disappointment and enjoy your new adventure.

What is the Inca Trail to Machupicchu? Meet our 4 options

Inkayni Peru Tours offers you 4 options to trek the Inca Trail, guaranteeing an excellent service with our highly trained guides on the Inca Trail route.

FIRST OPTION: CLASSIC OR TRADITIONAL INCA TRAIL

The first option has a duration of 4 days with 3 nights where you will spend the night, in order to make contact with nature. For this, we recommend you to prepare yourself physically some months before your trip, because you will need a lot of physical effort.

SECOND OPTION: SHORT INCA TRAIL

With a duration of 02 days and one night; the trekking demands little physical effort. This tour requires an overnight stay in a hotel in Aguas Calientes, Machupicchu. If you wish, you can enter the hot springs, but you are on your own.

THIRD OPTION: INCA TRAIL TO MACHUPICCHU 5 DAYS ROUTE

The Inca Trail Route to Machupicchu, with a duration of 5 days and 4 nights, guarantees to enjoy the tour to one of the five best trekking routes in the world. You cannot miss the opportunity to know the magic of the geographical change during this route.

FOURTH OPTION: SALKANTAY, INCA TRAIL AND MACHUPICCHU

The route Salkantay and Inca Trail to Machupicchu, with a duration of 7 days, a week where you will witness incomparable landscapes.

In order to enjoy any tour offered by Inkayni Peru Tours, we suggest you to make your reservation at least 4 or 6 months in advance.

What attractions will you be able to observe according to the Inca Trail route of your preference?

To know what the Inca Trail is and how to prepare yourself mentally and physically, we will now share details of our tours.

SHORT INCA TRAIL TO MACHUPICCHU:

The Inca Trail with Short Inca Trail route, with 2 days and 1 night promises you to observe:

• Ollantaytambo 2400m/ 8858 ft
• Chachabamba 2200m/ 7218 ft
• Wiñay Huayna 2680m/ 8792 ft
• Inti punku 2730m/ 8956ft
• Machu Picchu 2400m/ 7873ft
• Aguas Calientes 2050m/ 6561ft

We have two options: Inca Trail group service and Inca Trail private service.

In the group service, Inkayni Peru Tours includes the following:

• Professional tour guide.
• Assistant Tourist Guide for groups of more than 09 people.
• Pick up from your hotel.
• Transfer to your hotel at the end of the tour.
• Train to km 104.
• Train back to Ollantaytambo.
• Transportation back to Cusco.
• 01 breakfast, 01 lunch (box lunch), 01 dinner.
• 03 star hotel.
• Oxygen bottle.
• First aid kit.
• Entrance fees to the Inca Trail and Machu Picchu.
• Round trip bus between Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu.

TRADITIONAL OR CLASSIC INCA TRAIL TO MACHUPICCHU

Traditional Inca Trail, with 4 days and 3 nights promises you:

Piskacucho 2720m/ 8923ft
Llactapata 2850m / 9350ft
Hatunchaca 2930m / 9612ft
Wayllabamba (campsite) 300m /9842ft
Ayapata 3300m/ 10829ft
Llulluchapampa3800m/ 12460ft
1º Abra Warmiwañusca 4200m / 13779ft
Pacaymayu (campsite) 3580m/ 11700ft
Runkuracay3680m/ 12073ft
2º Abra Runkuracay 400m/ 13779ft
Sayacmarka3650m/ 12000ft
Chaquicocha 3600m/ 11800ft
3º Abra Phuyutupamarca 3680m/ 12073ft
Intipata 2800m/ 9270ft
Wiñay Huayha (camp) 2680m/ 8792ft
Inti Punku 2730m / 8956ft
Machu Picchu 2400m / 7873ft
Aguas Calientes 2050m / 6561ft

Group service, INKAYNI includes the following:

• Professional guide
• Porters to carry cooking and camping equipment.
• A personal porter to carry 05 kg / 11.02 pounds (The price includes the personal porter who will carry your things, a maximum of up to
• 6 kilos, including the sleeping bag: 02 kg), for this, we will provide you with a duffle bag (duffle bag), in which you can accommodate your things.
• Pick up from your hotel.
• Transportation to km 82.
• Transportation back to Cusco.
• Water
• 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 lunches (Happy Hour) and 3 dinners.
• A dining tent with tables and chairs.
• Oxygen bottles.
• Inflatable mattresses/mattresses, brand: “Therm-A-Rest” or “Rei”.
• Comfortable and spacious 4-person tent, EUREKA brand.
• First aid kit.
• Entrance fees to the Inca Trail and Machu Picchu.
• Bus from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes.

ROUTE INCA TRAIL TO MACHUPICCHU 5 DAYS:

The route Inca Trail to Machupicchu, this private service option that will last 5 days and 4 nights, during the tour you can book:

• Llactapata 2850 m/ 9350 ft
• Hatunchaca 2930m / 9612 ft
• Wayllabamba (camp) 3000m/ 9842ft
• Ayapata 300m / 10829 ft
• 1º Warmiwañusca (First mountain) 4200m/ 13779 ft
• Pacaymayu (camp)3580m /11700 ft
• Runkuracay (inka site) 3680m / 12073 ft
• 2nd Abra Runkuracay 400m/ 13779ft
• Sayacmarca 3650m/ 1200ft
• 3º Abra Phuyutupamarca 3680m /12073ft (camp)
• Intipata 2800m / 9270ft
• Wiñay Huayna 2680m / 8792 ft
• Inti Punku 2730m / 8956 ft
• Machupichu 2400m / 7873 ft
• Aguas Calientes 2050 m / 6561 ft

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, for 5 days, private service and includes:

• Professional bilingual guide.
• Porters to carry cooking and camping equipment.
• Pick up from your hotel.
• Transportation to km 82.
• Water
• If you have a dietary request, process to inform.
• A dining tent with tables and chairs.
• Matras, brand: “Therm-A-Rest” or “Rei”.
• Comfortable and spacious 4-person tent, EUREKA brand.
• Oxygen bottle.
• First aid kit.
• Entrance fee to the Inca Trail and Machu Picchu.
• Return bus from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes.
• Lodging in Aguas Calientes.

SALKANTAY, INCA TRAIL AND MACHUPICCHU:

Last, route that Inkayni Peru Tours, offers you is the route Salkantay and Inca Trail to Machupicchu, with a week of trekking and you will be able to observe the following archaeological sites:

• Limatambo 2554m / 8379ft
• Mollepata 2900m / 9514ft
• Challacancha 3651m / 12690ft
• Humantay Lagoon 4200m / 13779ft
• Humantay mountain 5650m / 18 536ft
• Soraypampa 3 900m / 12 795 ft (camp)
• Salkantaypampa 4 100m / 13 451ft
• Pampa Japonesa 4 600m / 15 091ft
• Inca Chiriaska 5 200m / 17 060ft
• Yanaccaca 4 700m / 15 420ft
• Inca Aqueduct 3 800m/ 12 467ft (camp)
• Paucarcancha 3 2000m/ 10 499ft
• Wayllabamaba 3000m/ 9 842ft
• Ayapata 3 300m/ 10 827ft (camp)
• 1st Abra Warmiwañusca 4200m / 13779ft
• Runkuracay3680m/ 12073ft
• 2º Abra Runkuracay 400m/ 13779ft
• Sayacmarka3650m/ 12000ft
• Chaquicocha 3600m/ 11800ft (camp)
• 3º Abra Phuyutupamarca 3680m/ 12073ft
• Intipata 2800m/ 9270ft
• Wiñay Huayna (camp) 2680m/ 8792ft
• Inti Punku 2730m / 8956ft
• Machu Picchu 2400m / 7873ft
• Aguas Caliente 2050m/ 6561ft

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU:

• None of the services include, sleeping bag (you can rent it from us), breakfast on the first day; lunch and dinner on the fourth day, entrance to the “Wayna Picchu” or “Machu Picchu mountain” (extra us $ 80), travel insurance.
• Do not forget to bring identity documents.
• Warm and light clothing, hats, gloves, polo shirts, socks, trekking shoes, sunscreen, insect repellent, camera and camcorder, flashlight with bacteria and spare parts, and extra money.
• Please note that children under 9 years old cannot do the trek, because it requires a lot of physical effort.
• Minors older than 9 years old can do the hike, under the responsibility of a guardian.

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