Short Luxury Inca Trail

**DAY 1: Cusco – Wiñay Wayna – Sun Gate – Machu Picchu**

Today is a packed day, so ensure a good night’s sleep. Your private pickup will be at 4:30 AM from your hotel in Cusco. In our private  van/bus, we’ll drive for approximately 2 hours to our breakfast spot at the Machupicchu trek Porter House. Enjoy a delightful breakfast with the best regional ingredients in the company of your guide and crew. After breakfast, we’ll head by car to the Ollantaytambo train station, where you’ll board the Vistadome train to the trailhead at KM 104.

From the KM 104 checkpoint, we’ll start our uphill hike of about 3 hours to the archaeological site of Wiñay Wayna. Your guide will explain the significance of this site during the Inca empire.

The walk to our lunch spot will be short from Wiñay Wayna. Your crew will welcome you with a freshly-prepared lunch and a well-deserved siesta.

After lunch, we’ll continue to the iconic Inti Punku or Sun Gate of Machu Picchu Citadel. This landmark offers your first postcard view of Machu Picchu Citadel. You won’t enter the archaeological site today. Instead, you’ll have plenty of time for photographs before heading to your hotel for the night.

Your hotel stay tonight will be at the famous Belmond Sanctuary Lodge. Dinner will also be at this hotel.

**Total walking distance:** 11 km/ 6.84 mi
**Machu Picchu Citadel elevation:** 2,400 m.a.s.l / 7,873 ft.a.s.l.
**Weather:** Warm & humid

**Today’s Inclusions:**
– Meals: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Snacks & Water
– Tickets: Inca Trail permits
– Services: Professional guided service | Private pick-up & transfer Cusco hotel – Trailhead
– Additionals: Personal duffle bag

**DAY 2: Machu Picchu – Cusco**

Breakfast will be served at your hotel before your guided tour of Machu Picchu Citadel.

Before your guided tour of the archaeological site, your guide will take you to a lookout point to watch the sunrise over Machu Picchu, weather-permitting. Then, you’ll embark on a 2-hour guided tour of the site. If you’ve chosen to hike Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain, your guide will show you where the hike begins.

After the tour, head to Aguas Calientes by bus. Enjoy lunch at one of the best restaurants in town – Indio Feliz. You’ll have some free time before boarding the return Hiram Bingham train to Cusco. Once in Cusco, a private escort will take you to your hotel.

**Total walking distance:** 2 km/ 1.24 mi
**Machu Picchu Citadel elevation:** 2,400 m.a.s.l / 7,873 ft.a.s.l.
**Weather:** Warm & humid

**Today’s Inclusions:**
– Meals: Breakfast | Lunch
– Tickets: Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu Citadel
– Services: Professional guided service | Guided tour in Machu Picchu Citadel
– Additionals: Bus Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes town | Hiram Bingham train tickets | Private pick-up & transfer to hotel in Cusco

**Included**

**Staff**
– Professional English-speaking guide
– Private chef & chef assistant
– Fully trained porter crew to carry camping equipment

**Meals**
– All meals cooked on-site with fresh, local produce while on the trail. A la carte menu.
– 01 breakfast at Alpaca Expeditions Porter House
– 01 breakfast at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge on DAY 2
– 01 lunch at Indio Feliz in Aguas Calientes
– Daily snacks & water
– Open bar at each campsite

**Equipment**
– Dining tent & chairs (SPECIFY)
– Ceramic crockery & glassware
– Portable chemical toilet & toiletries

**Tickets**
– Inca Trail permits
– Entry ticket to Machu Picchu
– Bus Machu Picchu Citadel – Aguas Calientes
– Hiram Bingham train Aguas Calientes – Cusco

**Others**
– Welcome gift
– Private pre-trek briefing session
– Personal duffle bag for packing personal belongings
– Private pick-up & drop off from the hotel in Cusco
– Private overland transport from Cusco to trailhead
– Separated private transportation for our porter crew & equipment
– 01-night accommodation at Belmond Sanctuary Lodge
– Guided tour of Machu Picchu Citadel
– First aid kit & oxygen bottle

**Not Included**

**Meals**
– All meals not listed

**Equipment**
– Walking sticks
– Personal hiking backpack

**Others**
– Hotel accommodations not listed
– Extra transportation required & resulting from unforeseen and force majeure circumstances
– Personal expenses
– Travel insurance – highly recommended
– Gratuities

• Passport
• Valid, STUDENT CARD (if you booked as a student)
• Immigration Card (given on the plane as you enter Peru)
• Good daypack (the smaller, the better)
• Water storage: Water reservoir like Camelbaks are encouraged – but enough for at least 2-3 liters.
• Comfortable hiking boots (lightweight with good soles)