Guided Circuit 3 inside Machu Picchu and the Vistadome home, and it sells to one traveler. Non-refundable; the sleeping bag is a rental.
Pink dots are where this trek camps; other operators use different sites on the same trail.
This is the trek the rest of the site is measured against: the most-reviewed 4-day listing on GetYourGuide, with 592 reviews at 4.9, and a 7 kg porter, a private toilet tent and the Vistadome train home at a price that sells to a single traveler.
Day one. Pickup from your hotel in Cusco or the Sacred Valley at 4:30 AM, the drive to Km 82 and the first day's walk to Ayapata — a camp further up the valley than the usual first night at Wayllabamba, which shortens the climb waiting on day two.
Day two. Dead Woman's Pass at 4,215 m, then the Runkurakay pass and the ruins of Runkurakay and Sayacmarca, to the camp at Chaquicocha. It is a long day, but it puts the second pass behind you.
Day three. Phuyupatamarca, Intipata and down to Wiñaywayna, the last camp, below the Sun Gate.
Day four. The Sun Gate, the upper path of Circuit 1 for the classic view, then a guided walk through Circuit 3, the bus down to Aguas Calientes and the Vistadome train. You are back at your Cusco hotel in the evening.
What the price includes. The permit and Machu Picchu entrance, a bilingual guide, chefs and porters, all transport, three nights in 4-person tents shared by two, private portable toilets, four breakfasts, three lunches and three dinners, and a 7 kg allowance for your own gear. A safety briefing the day before and free luggage storage in Cusco are part of it. Check dates for this trek.
What it leaves out. The sleeping bag, air mattress and trekking poles are rentals; lunch on day four after Machu Picchu, the Huayna Picchu ticket and travel insurance are on you. It is non-refundable once booked, because the permit is bought in your name.
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.
“We traveled with our 3 children aged 9 to 15 and he managed to engage all of them. The food was delicious and varied and the cooks and porters are essential to the smooth running of the whole trip.”
“absolutely amazing! we ended up doing the salkantay trek instead of the inca trail due to the inca trail being closed. we were offered the salkantay trek as an alternative option.”
Yes — this trek sells to a single traveler at the listed $798, so a solo booking pays the same per person as everyone else and joins a shared group of up to 16.
Circuit 1 & 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.