4-Day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu with Vistadome Train

The 4-day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is one of the best-known treks in the world, and this version carries the camping gear for you. Over four days you walk through villages, cloud forest and mountain passes, past Inca ruins, until you reach Machu Picchu by the Sun Gate.

On the first day, after an early pick-up in Cusco or the Sacred Valley and breakfast in Ollantaytambo, you start at Km 82, pass the site of Patallacta and sleep at Ayapata campsite. The second day is the hardest, over Dead Woman's Pass and Runkuraqay Pass, with visits to Runkuraqay and Sayacmarca before the camp at Chaquicocha. On the third you cross different ecosystems and see Phuyupatamarca, Intipata and Wiñaywayna, ending with a farewell dinner.

The last day starts before dawn at the Sun Gate. You follow the upper path of Circuit 1, go down to the main entrance and explore with your guide on Circuit 3. Then the Vistadome panoramic train takes you back to Cusco, and a transfer takes you to your hotel when evening comes.

• Porters carry the tents and up to 7 kg of your personal items
• Three nights in shared tents, with private portable toilets
• Meals prepared by chefs, snacks and purified water
• Entrance to the trail and to Machu Picchu, bus to Aguas Calientes and train ticket

Sleeping bags and trekking poles can be rented. Part of the tour supports a project for women's empowerment.