The second most-reviewed trek: a guided Circuit 3 visit, a 7 kg porter and a private toilet tent, and it sells to one. The train back is Vistadome for bookings from March 2026, per the listing; non-refundable.
Pink dots are where this trek camps; other operators use different sites on the same trail.
The second most-reviewed 4-day trek on GetYourGuide — 123 reviews at 4.9 — and the closest alternative to our pick: the same 7 kg porter and private toilet tent, a guided visit of Circuit 3 inside Machu Picchu, and it sells to one traveler at the listed price.
Day one. Hotel pickup in Cusco, Urubamba or Ollantaytambo at 4:30 AM, then the first day walked in roughly two-hour intervals to Ayapata at 3,300 m.
Day two. Dead Woman's Pass at 4,215 m, lunch in the Pacaymayo valley, then the ruins of Runkurakay and Sayacmarca.
Day three. Phuyupatamarca, where you get the first views towards Machu Picchu, then a three-hour descent to Wiñay Wayna.
Day four. Sunrise at the Sun Gate, a private tour of the citadel, the bus down and the train to Ollantaytambo or Poroy. The listing gives 45 km in total.
What the price includes. Permits and Machu Picchu entry for Circuit 3, a trekking guide, a personal porter for up to 7 kg, double-occupancy tents, a portable chemical toilet, four breakfasts, three lunches and three dinners, the bus to Aguas Calientes and the return train. An in-person briefing is held at 6:00 PM the day before. Check dates for this trek.
What it leaves out. Daypacks, headlamps, the sleeping bag, air mattress and poles (rent), tips and travel insurance. Huayna Picchu is a $75 add-on here and must be booked in advance. The listing asks you to carry your own daypack of up to 25 litres.
This trek has one option on GetYourGuide: the price is the same for one or more travelers.
Bars and squares show size; green marks the best value in each row; dashed means the operator doesn't say.
“The guides were outstanding, the food was incredible, the porters worked unbelievably hard, and the cooks prepared amazing meals.”
Yes — this trek sells to a single traveler at the listed $835, so a solo booking pays the same per person as everyone else and joins a shared group of up to 16.
Circuit 3 is what this trek's Machu Picchu ticket covers.
You return on the Vistadome (panoramic), the panoramic train with the glass roof.
The porter carries 5, 6 or 7 kg of your own gear on the treks that state an allowance, on top of the group's tents, food and kitchen.
No — the sleeping bag is a rental on this trek, as on most of the sixteen.
Hotel pickup in Cusco is at 4:30 AM on day one, so plan an early night before the trek.
The listing's cancellation terms are: non-refundable.
Groups on this trek are up to 16 trekkers, plus the guide, cooks and porters who walk with you.