Camino Inca
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 5D/4N via Cachicata
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 5D/4N via Cachicata is a 5-day/4-night experience operated by Cusco Mio. It combines landscapes, culture and a professional organization designed for travelers.
Overview
- Duration
- 5 Días / 4 Noches
- Start / End
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- Physical level
- Challenging
- Altitude
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- Accommodation
- Not included
- Trip type
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General description
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 5D/4N via Cachicata
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 5D/4N via Cachicata is a 5-day/4-night experience operated by Cusco Mio. It combines landscapes, culture and a professional organization designed for travelers.
The tour includes key points such as Cusco, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu, Aguas Calientes.
Difficulty level: Challenging.
Approximate maximum altitude: 3900 m.a.s.l.
During the tour you will visit key points such as Cusco, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu, Aguas Calientes, reaching altitudes close to 3900 m.a.s.l.
The itinerary takes place in 5 days with professional accompaniment.
At Cusco Mio we prioritize safety, official permits when applicable, and an authentic experience. For inquiries write to our WhatsApp channel or call +51 969 190 507
Itinerary
- Day 1 of trekking. Includes the main stages of the program with professional and logistical guide from Cusco Mio. Exact times and points are confirmed when booking.
Includes
- Briefing prior to departure of the walk through the Inka quarry at the hotel or office. \*Give us details of the place where you will stay in Cusco, please.
- Professional guide of the Huarocondo Cachicata hike in Quechua, Spanish and English.
- Pick up at your hotel (we pick you up where you are staying) from 6:30 to 7:00 am
- Private Transportation Van to Huarocondo (trailhead)
- Round trip tourist train (cerrojo-backpacker) from Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo (2 hours approx.) and then bus back to Cusco (1 hour and a half approx.)
- Entrance fee to Machu Picchu
- Quarry Trek Food: \*4 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 snacks (hot drinks, cookies and popcorn) and 4 dinners
- SUITABLE HIGH QUALITY 4 SEASON MOUNTAIN TENT (Best Mountain Hardwear and Kayla Doite tents) (We use only the best quality aluminum poles) 4 person camping tent for 2 people, so there will be enough space to set up your backpacks.
- Camping equipment (staff tent, cooking and eating tents, portable chairs and tables)
- THERM-A-REST self-inflating air Sleeping mattresses (a whole new way to sleep in comfort.
- Quary Trek Cook, who is in charge of preparing the food,
- Riders, mules or porters Allowed weight: Our horses will carry up to 16 pounds or 7 kilograms of your personal belongings.
- If you would like to rent a private horse (please let us know at the time of booking) (they also carry cooking utensils and camping equipment)
- 1 emergency horse to ride every 3 persons – days 1 to 2
- 1 night of accommodation in an Aguas Calientes hostel and if you want to improve, let us know
- Medical insurance for our porters, cooks, guides, field staff and Cusco Mio staff
- Wake up coca tea every morning in your store to start gently
- Free canvas bag for your personal things.
Excludes
- Breakfast on the first day in Lares (check at your hotel)
- Entrance to the hot springs of the Lares Valley 10 soles or Aguas Calientes 10 soles (click here to see hot springs)
- Sleeping bag (goose down) -15ºC-extreme. It can be rented from us for $20 for the entire tour in mummy form and includes a sleeping liner. They are cleaned after each use and have a maximum use of 25 trips.
- Bus ticket from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu (optional/ instead of walking) (one way US$8 and you can buy it at the Aguas Calientes bus station) Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu.
- Last lunch in the city of Aguas Calientes
- Bus tickets from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes city US$12 each way Travel and health insurance. (bring copies with you please):Cusco Mio strongly recommends obtaining trip cancellation/interruption insurance to protect your travel investment. Included with your pre-departure package, bring your travel insurance to cover cancellation, interruption, lost and delayed baggage, emergency medical evacuation insurance, and emergency medical expense insurance.
Recommendations and Packing List
- Original passport and copies (and student card (university name). Note (you must bring your \_Student card to Machu Picchu because you will be asked to present it at the Machu Picchu checkpoint
- Essential travel insurance card
- Sleeping bag (not included)
- waterproof hiking boots (with ankle protectors)
- Waterproof jacket or rain poncho.
- warm jacket
- Hat and gloves for the sun.
- T-shirts/shirts
- Comfortable hiking pants with zipper
- rain pants
- Swimsuit (for hot springs in Aguas Calientes)
- Sun protection cream (factor 35 is recommended) the sun is strong
- Insect repellent (for mosquitoes) 15% deet at least
- Water bottle.
- Water purification tablets (Micropur recommended)
- Toilet paper and wet wipes.
- personal medication
- camera and movies
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