Private 7-Day Premium Inca Trail Trip with Boutique Hotels

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival in Cusco and Private City Tour
6 stops
1
Cusco Cathedral
Welcome to Cusco. After your private airport transfer and time to settle in at your boutique hotel, your guide takes you on a gentle afternoon tour of the city. First stop is the Cathedral on the Plaza de Armas, begun in 1560 and home to around 300 paintings of the Cusco School.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
2
Qorikancha
Qorikancha was the most important temple of the Inca Empire, dedicated to the Sun. Its finely fitted Inca walls still stand beneath the Spanish convent of Santo Domingo, a striking meeting of two worlds.
35 minutes • Admission ticket included
3
Sacsayhuaman
Above the city, Sacsayhuaman impresses with its zigzag walls of giant stones, some weighing more than 100 tons, fitted together without mortar.
40 minutes • Admission ticket included
4
Q'enqo
Q'enqo is a limestone outcrop carved by the Incas with channels, steps and an underground chamber, believed to have been used for ceremonies honoring Mother Earth (Pachamama).
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
5
Puka Pukara
Puka Pukara, the 'red fort', is a small Inca complex that is believed to have served as a checkpoint and resting place on the road to the Sacred Valley.
20 minutes • Admission ticket included
6
Tambomachay
The tour ends at Tambomachay, where Inca channels still carry spring water through stone fountains, a site linked to the worship of water. Return to your hotel in Cusco.
20 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Private Sacred Valley Tour
5 stops
Sacred Valley (Pass by)
After breakfast, your private guide and driver take you into the Sacred Valley of the Incas, a lower and gentler place to acclimatize before the trek.
7
Pisac Market
First stop is Pisac, with its colorful artisan market and Inca terraces curving around the mountain above the town. Meet local craftspeople and browse handmade textiles and silverwork.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
8
Urubamba
Lunch in Urubamba at a buffet restaurant that highlights local produce from the valley.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
9
Archaeological Park Ollantaytambo
In the afternoon, visit Ollantaytambo, one of the few towns where people still live on original Inca streets, and climb the terraces of its temple fortress, which guarded the road toward Machu Picchu.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
10
Complejo Arqueologico Chinchero
The last stop is Chinchero, a weaving village set high on the Andean plateau, where a colonial church stands on Inca walls. Return to your hotel in Cusco in the evening.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Inca Trail Day 1: Km 82 to Ayapata Camp
2 stops
11
Huillca Raccay
Pickup from your hotel around 5:00 am (exact time confirmed at your briefing) and drive to Km 82 (Piscacucho), with a short stop in Ollantaytambo for breakfast (not included). At the checkpoint you show your permit and passport. The trail starts at 2,720 m (8,923 ft): we cross the Vilcanota River and follow the valley on a gentle first section, with views of the Inca fort of Huillca Raccay, the large Inca complex of Patallacta and the snowcapped Wakay Willka, also known as Veronica (5,860 m / 19,225 ft).
6 hours • Admission ticket included
12
Ayapata
After the village of Wayllabamba (3,000 m / 9,842 ft), we continue about an hour and a half uphill to our first camp at Ayapata, where your private crew has the tents and dinner ready. Day 1 covers about 12 km (7.5 mi). Night temperatures are around 5°C (41°F), depending on the season.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Inca Trail Day 2: Dead Woman's Pass to Chaquicocha Camp
2 stops
13
Dead Woman
The most demanding day of the trek, about 16 km (10 mi) and 8 to 9 hours of walking. After breakfast prepared by your chef, we climb steadily through Polylepis cloud forest to Warmiwañusca, Dead Woman's Pass, at 4,215 m (13,828 ft), the highest point of the trail. With a private guide, you set the pace.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
14
Runkuracay
A steep stone staircase descends to the Pacaymayo valley (3,550 m / 11,646 ft) for lunch. In the afternoon, a climb of about two hours takes us past the round Inca watchtower of Runkurakay to the second pass (around 3,950 m / 12,960 ft) and on to our camp at Chaquicocha. Night temperatures are around 4°C (39°F).
4 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Inca Trail Day 3: Phuyupatamarca to Wiñay Wayna Camp
2 stops
(Pass by)
For many hikers, the most beautiful day of the trail: about 10 km (6 mi) and around 5 hours of walking. A gentle climb on original Inca paving leads to Phuyupatamarca, 'the town above the clouds' (3,680 m / 12,073 ft), with ceremonial baths and wide views of the Vilcabamba range.
Winay Wayna (Pass by)
Around 3,000 Inca steps descend through cloud forest to the terraces of Intipata and on to our last camp near Wiñay Wayna (2,650 m / 8,694 ft), reached around lunchtime. In the afternoon, visit Wiñay Wayna, 'Forever Young', one of the finest Inca sites on the trail. Nights here are milder, around 12°C (54°F).
Day 6
Inca Trail Day 4: Sun Gate, Machu Picchu and Vistadome Train
1 stop
15
Machu Picchu
We wake very early so we are ready when the last checkpoint opens at 5:30 am. About an hour later we reach Inti Punku, the Sun Gate (2,720 m / 8,924 ft), where Machu Picchu appears below for the first time. After the classic postcard viewpoint, your private guide leads a tour of about 2 hours through the citadel, following the circuit assigned for your visit. Then take the bus down to Aguas Calientes and board the Vistadome train, with panoramic windows over the valley. Our driver meets you at the station and takes you to your hotel in Cusco.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 7
Transfer to Cusco Airport
1 stop
Cusco (Pass by)
After breakfast, free time in Cusco until your private transfer to the airport for your onward flight. End of services.

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
• Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

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