INKA TRAIL TO MACHUPIKCHU 4 DAYS/3NIGTHS PILGRIMAGE TO THE SANTUARY
ITINERARY
DAY 1.- We pick you up at your hotel at 5:00 a.m. Later we continue to the km. 82 by bus, approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes. About 8:00 a.m. we will start our trek to Machupicchu. Two hours later we will arrive at the view point from which we have an amazing view of Patallaqta, the second biggest Inka city after Machupicchu. Then we go down and reach the Inka highway, following the bank of Kusichaca (happy river) towards Wayllabamba (largest village) where our campsite will be.
DAY 2.- HUAYLLABAMBA-PAKAYMAYU.-We will have a wake up call tea at 5:3O a.m. in the morning, and afterwards we will organize our luggage. Breakfast is at 6:30 a.m. From here the path leads uphill. We climb for approximately four hours before we reach the first pass, Warmiwa’usqa (4,200 m.above sea level) ‘Eternal Woman’. This morning we will walk through the cloud forest and also polylepis-wood land. Two hours later we arrive in LLulluchapampa where we can enjoy wonderful views of the valley, there is also a toilet here. You can see the highest pass from here. It looks deceptively close but in fact it is a gruelling one and a half hour walk. There you can take panoramic pictures of the area. Then we are going to descend for about five minutes to a place where we will have our lunch, to later continue to Pacaymayu (3,650 m.) ‘hidden river’, our second campsite.
DAY 3.- PAKAYMAYU-WI’AYWAYNA.- After two days of physical effort, today is mostly a spiritual day. We will visit archeological Inka sites and enjoy spectacular landscapes. You can look at the two beautiful mountain ranges (Urubamba and Vilcabamba) and observe the flora and fauna of this place, such as different varieties of orchids and the hummingbirds. Our lunch will be in Phuyupatamarka, ‘Top of the world’. Later we are going to down to Wi’aywayna, ‘Forever young’, our last campsite.
DAY 4.- WI’AYWAYNA- MACHUPICCHU.- Our breakfast will be very early. Around 5:00 a.m. we are going to start walking towards the Inti Punku or ‘SunGate’.
Suddenly there is a fantastic view of the lost city itself – Machupicchu, which is sheltered under the sugar loaf mountain of Wayna Picchu. Your journey ends after a tour of the Inka city of Machupicchu. Later we will take the afternoon train back to Cusco.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- Transport to the km 82.
- ticket to the inka trail and Mapi
- Train ticket to Cusco.
- Transport ticket ( Aguas Cal.).
- Guide: Spanish, English, Port.
- Cook.
- Porters.
- Camping equipment.
- Meals (3b,3l,3d).
- first aid kid.
- oxigen.
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED:
- Sleeping bag.
- Breakfast day 1.
- Lunch and Dinner day 4.
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