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PERU TRAVEL PLANNER
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INCA TRAIL PREMIUM 5
DAYS - PRIVATE SERVICE
5 days and 4 nights
Price per person based on double occupancy tent and as a party of two $1130 (minimum 2 participants)
Duration: 5 Days
(Backpacker class) First class train supplement US$35 (Vistadome class or
similar)
Departures: Daily departures not available on February
Activities: Inca trail walking adventure up to Machu Picchu. PRIVATE SERVICE
Airfares: Not included, available upon request.
Customizable: YES, feel free to ask for extra services.
KIDS under 12 years old or students up to 25 years old
Discount $25.-usd per person.
We require reservation of minimun 60 working days in advance to confirm the
trip.
Note: To apply to this discount It is necessary to send us your scan
copy ISIC (International Student Identity Card) with your other information.Without this copy we will
not be able to make the discount. The group is form by 16 persons
This hike takes more time to do the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, leaving more
time to appreciate the nature and archaeology along the way. We spend one
long fourth day visiting Winaywayna and Machu Picchu, and on the fifth day
return to Machu Picchu to see the sunrise from the Sun´s Gate. We encounter
valleys that contain wildlife endemic to high deserts or the tropics,
between stretches of puna and cloud forest. We encounter mysterious
archaeological sites half covered by jungle overgrowth, which look like you
are discovering them for the first time. Machu Picchu is one of the world´s
greatest cultural treasures, and of these is the most enigmatic.
Included: Bus service until km 88, entrance ticket to the Inca trail,
professional English and Spanish speaking guide, tents, bath tent, cook tent,
carriers, extra porters for your personal items, breakfasts, lunches and
dinners (as explained below), complete Machu Picchu's ruins tour, train
ticket back to Cusco.
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ITINERARY
At 6 in the morning our private van picks passengers up from
their hotels. We drive down through the Sacred Valley to Chilca.
Here we meet the porters, the Quechua-speaking natives of this
rugged country. Tonight we camp at Llactapata, an important fort
along the Urubamba River.
After a healthy breakfast we climb up away
from the river, heading straight for Salkantay, a snow-capped
mountain that reaches 20,600 feet high and the most imposing
peak in this region. At Huayllabamba the streambed forks, and we
turn away from Salkantay to the SW and head NW along the trail.
We camp at Llilluchapampa, part way up to the high pass of
Warmiwauscca.
Today the first part of the trek takes us
over the Warmiwauska pass at the height of 13,500 feet. At its
heights, the amazing stone trail is better preserved than when
it passes through lower lands. As we descend, we leave the
tundra vegetation and enter the elfin forest of bonsai trees
covered by a profusion of creepers and orchids. We pass the
important ruins of Runkuraqay and Sayacmarca and camp at
Phuyupatamarca, the city above the clouds, from which there are
spectacular views of snow covered mountain ranges.
Passing through the Intipuncu (gates of the
sun), we arrive in Machupicchu, the lost city of the Incas. We
will visit the picturesque town of Aguas Calientes and enjoy a
relaxing bath at the local hot springs and later we will camp by
the river.
We will rise early in the morning. After
breakfast we will take a bus up to visit the lost city of
Machupicchu. An optional hike for the more dynamic people in the
group would be to hike up to Huaynapicchu, the pyramid-shaped
peak that overlooks Machupicchu. We will take the late afternoon
train back to Cuzco(Cusco).
Note:There is the option of relaxing in the
hot springs in Aguas Calientes
- Private service
- Professional English/Spanish speaking guide.
- Private transportation round trip to Chilca (km 104)
- Entrance fees for the Inca Trail and Machupicchu
- Transportation by bus from Machupicchu to Aguas
Calientes
- Round-trip Transfers
- Double Occupancy Tents
- Camping Equipment: Bathroom tent, kitchen tent, dining
tent, chairs, tables and comfortable mattresses
- Cook
- Porters to carry food, tents and cooking gear
- Coffee breaks in the afternoons
- All meals (including breakfast the 1st day, not
including lunch the 5th day)
- First aid kit/Oxygen
- Train ticket back to Cusco (Backpacker Service)
- Personal Sleeping Bag (If you dont have, please, let us
know to assist you in hire one)
- Backpack and Daypack
- Hiking shoes or boots
- Raincoat or poncho
- Water bottle, flashlight, hat, sun block, sunglasses
- Warm clothes, Light clothes, 4 pairs of socks
- Insect repellent
- Chocolates, candies or other snacks
- Camera + Film/Video camera (optional)
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Testimonials
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Date:
Thu,16 Jul 2009
Hello all the folks at Peru Gateway Travel,
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We arrived home at 4 o'clock in the
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