Inca Trail (short route)

Inca Trail (short route) 2D/1N

Itinerary

Day 1: Chachabamba, Wiñayhuayna, Aguas Calientes

6 hours of trekking.

Difficulty of Trek moderate

Distance travelled 12km

After breakfast we will pick you at your hotel in Cusco to go to the train station of Ollantaytambo, where you will be able to appreciate the beauty of the sacred valley of the Incas, the train will take you to the station KM 104.

From here we will start our trek with direction to the ruins of Chachabamba (2270m/7448f) this is a small archeologic centre that was used as an entrance to the lost city of the Incas Machuppichu, we will ascend for around 3 hours here till we arrive to Winayhuayna (2650m/8689f), the meaning of the word Winayhuayna in the ancestral language of the Incas (the Quechua) is “eternal youth”.

Winayhuayna is separated in four sections: the terraces for the agriculture, the section of rituals, the urban section and the big tower.

After this visit we will enjoy a delicious lunch and continue our Trek with direction to Inti Punko (2400m/8694f) also know as “gate of the sun”, here we will be able to appreciate Machuppichu with an amazing view. From Inti Punko we will descend for around 30 minutes to visit the most important ruins of this majestic place.

At the end of this we will go down to Aguas Calientes in a bus and we will take you to your hotel for resting.

Night in Aguas Calientes

Day 2: Machuppichu

2 hours of trekking

Difficulty of trek easy

Distance travelled 4km

After breakfast we will take you to the bus station in the town of Aguas Caliente to take the bus to Machuppichu (it takes around 20 minutes).

In this majestic city you will be able to visit: the temple of the three windows, the Intihuatana, the main square, etc. After this you will be able to ascend to Huaynapicchu (reservations will have to be with months of anticipation and has an extra cost, entrance tickets are limited)

After the visit we will take the bus back to Aguas Calientes to take the train back to Poroy and from Poroy we will take you to your hotel in Cusco.

End of our services.

Include

Include

  • Transport
  • Transfer from your hotel in Cusco to the train station in Cusco
  • Touristic train till Km104
  • Touristic train from Aguas calientes to Cusco (Poroy),
  • Roundtrip ticket bus Machupicchu to aguas Calientes
  • Entry tickets to Inka trail and Machuppichu
  • Professional tourist guide
  • 1 breakfast, 1 Box Lunch, 1 Dinner
  • Hotel with private room in the village of Aguas Calientes
  • First aid kit, oxygen bottle

Suggestions

Suggestions

  • Backpack with rain coat
  • Sleeping bag.
  • Clothes for hot and cold temperature, raincoat.
  • Pants for the rain and light pants
  • Trekking shoes
  • Flipflop for the shower
  • T shirts with long and short sleeve
  • Poncho for the rain and a hat
  • Sun cream, mosquito repelent, alcohol disinfectant, toilet paper,
  • Camera (protected with a plastic bag)
  • Some snacks
  • Passport, student ID and extra money in soles
  • Extra clothes (cloths that become wet will not dry)

Reservation Politics

Reservation

  1. To make your reservation you should pay 10% of the cost of the package to separate your space (non-refundable, this money could be used in another tour you choose if you cancelled a tour, only could be used one time)
  2. You need to pay 50% of the cost of the package 60 days before the trip starts and another 40 % of the cost of the package 30 days before the trip starts.
  3. When you apply for one package the agency will contact you in 48 hours with the final price of the package
  4. The payment should be to our back accounts
  5. The passenger to be able to do a reservation, he/she should give the following information:
  • Full name
  • Passport number
  • Birthdate
  • Expiration date of passport
  • Nationality
  • Age
  • Sex
  • Also, any physical condition, allergies, diseases and preference of food.

Politics about children

In all our programs unless stated, the maximum age of a child is 11 years old, older children than 12 years old are considered as adults and will have same tariff as an adult

Package cancellation:

All our passengers are subject to the charge for cancelation and/or change of date for the solicited service.

  • If the cancelation is made 60 days before the trip starts, we will change you 50 % of the paid price
  • If the cancelation is 45 days before the trip starts, we will change 60 % of the paid price
  • We can not change a name of one passage with another passenger name, can not transfer your package to another person
  • If you have reserved your package with: hotel, flight, bus and train, you will have to follow the conditions and rules of those businesses. This rule also is applicable to touristic places as Machupicchu or Inka trail.

No Show

All passenger that is not present on a programmed service and reserved, without cancellation or acceptance from our part will be considered a No Show, and we will be charged 100% of the price of the package without refund or complains.

Complementary

We recommend to all our customer to buy an accident insurance or/and travel insurance. We do not provide accident or travel insurance and this is also not included in our costs.

If a passenger or member of the group becomes ills or a mishap happen, we will transport the passenger to the nearest clinic to receive the due attention.

In the case of accidents or when an evacuation is necessary, we will organize the logistics of rescue and evacuation, in both cases the costs will be assumed by the client or their insurance.

**we recommend to other businesses or tour operators verify if the passenger we operate for you have travel insurance.

Service control

At the end of the trip the passengers can fill a formulary of evaluation of the services. This will let us know the comments of our services and will serve as a way to improve.

Dates & Prices

Inca Trail 2D/1N

Number of people

2

3 4 5 6-9

10-13

Private

$713 $633 $590 $565

$539

$519

Pool $447 $534

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