Challenge yourself on a five-day, small-group trek from Cusco to Machu Picchu with guided hiking, camping most nights, and return by train.
  • Visit Llactapata ruins amid changing Andean flora.
  • Climb Warmiwañusca, Dead Woman’s Pass, the trek’s highest point.
  • Cross Runquraqay Pass with views of Cordillera Vilcabamba.
  • Hike cloud forest trails past original Inca constructions.
  • Explore Phuyupatamarca, the “town above the clouds.”
  • Discover Wiñay Wayna ruins before reaching Machu Picchu.
  • Reach the Sun Gate at dawn for first Machu Picchu views.
  • Explore Machu Picchu’s ancient dwellings and stone temples.
Begin with a hotel night in Cusco (Hotel Prisma), then camp along the Inca Trail in three-man tents shared by two travellers, leaving space for provided foam sleeping mats. Expect very basic toilet facilities with private toilet tents, and note occasional hot-water shortages and power outages in Peru.