Extended Sacred Valley + Classic Inca Trail
Although most people who come to Peru are usually led here by the attraction of the Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu, a lot of tourists are aware of the amazing experience that hiking the Inca Trail and exploring the Sacred Valley offer. Actually, the Inca Trail has been ranked as one of the best 5 treks in the whole world and adding a visit to the Sacred Valley of the Incas will only increase the pleasant trip. When choosing this tour, after exploring Sacred Valley on the first day, you will have the opportunity of walking for 4 days around the same complex network of roads that were once used by the Incas supposedly on their pilgrimage to Machu Picchu. You will definitely feel the energy of this place where the ancient people used to stop on the way and worship all the “Apus” (mountain peaks) which they considered sacred. Also, by choosing to take the tour with Action Peru Treks, you will support our agency´s initiative of Empowering Women on the Inca Trail. In order to do this, you will climb and descend from heights of 4,215 m(13,825ft) to valleys of 2,700 m (8,856 ft) and then enjoy the lush vegetation of the cloud forest before reaching the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. Implementing both the Sacred Valley and the Inca Trail in your journey will require a lot of effort but bring you great satisfaction, after days of climbing and descending, when you can finally lay your eyes on the ancient and marvelous walls of the Machu Picchu Citadel. When you have reached you will know it was all worth your while. In 2020, besides our constant deliverance of good quality services, there is one more reason to join us on the Extended Sacred Valley and Inca Trail tour: Action Peru Treks has dedicated itself to a very important project which involves Empowering Women. They plan to have only women working as porters on the Inca Trail. This is because Action Peru Treks believes women have been underestimated, unappreciated or even mistreated for far too long in Peru. They believe anyone can use a helping hand and an opportunity and Peru should keep up with the worldwide trend of Empowering Women. So they are now trying to give a chance to Peruvian women to finally have the same jobs, and social positions as men, because they deserve it.
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- Day 1: Extended Sacred Valley and Camping at KM 82
- Day 2: KM 82 – Salapunku – Km 88 – Llactapata – Ayapata
- Day 3: Ayapata – Dead Woman’s Pass – Chaquicocha
- Day 4: Chaquicocha – Phuyupatamarca – Wiñay Wayna
- Day 5: Wiñay Wayna – Sun Gate – Machu Picchu – Cusco
- Duration: 5 days/4 nights
- Distance trekked: 45 km/28 miles
- Elevation: 2,400 – 4,215 m / 7,872 – 13,825 ft.
We provide a full pre-trek briefing at our office in Cusco. This gives you the chance to ask questions about the trek itinerary and you will also be given your duffle bag so that you can pack your gear for the trek. Briefings are generally scheduled for the morning or afternoon of the day before your trek starts. If your trek begins on a Monday then the briefing will be scheduled for the Saturday before. Please take this into consideration when booking your travel plans to Cusco, ensuring you arrive in time for the briefing.
What is Included?
- Sleeping Bag – can be rented from us
- Hiking poles – can be rented from us
- Ticket to climb Huayna Picchu mountain (ticket can be purchased for US $75)
- Lunch and dinner on day 5
- Tips for porters, chef, and guide.
- Tourist Ticket for entry into archeological sites in the Extended Sacred Valley tour (70 soles per person)
- Entrance fee for the Maras salt mines – 10 soles per person (US $3.15)
What is not included?
- Sleeping bag (can be rented from us)
- Trekking poles (can be rented from us)
- Ticket for Huayna Picchu mountain (can be purchased for an extra US $80 per person)
- Day 5 Lunch in Aguas Calientes
- Tips for the trek crew (tipping optional and guidelines provided)
- Travel /Health / Emergency insurance
We recommend that you bring?
- Original passport (if you have acquired a new one after you made your booking, bring both)
- Down or synthetic feather sleeping bag (can be rented from us)
- Clothes (trekking boots, warm fleece jacket,a few t-shirts, socks, sun hat, warm underwear, light long pants, gloves, rain jacket)
- Toiletries (toilet paper, wet wipes, personal towel)
- Sunscreen SPF 35+ recommended
- Head lamp
- Sunglasses
- Camera with spare batteries (batteries run down faster at high altitudes)
- Binoculars
- Trekking poles (recommended especially for the steep descents, can be rented from us)
- Insect repellent
Optional
Rentals
- Hiking poles – US $20.00 (pair)
- Sleeping bag – US $25.00
Upgrades
- Vistadome train – USD 50
- Hiram Bingham train– USD 380
- Belmond sanctuary lodge (5-star hotel) – USD 490 Per person
- Sumaq Machu Picchu hotel (5-star hotel) – USD 245 Per person
- Tierra viva Machu Picchu (3+ star hotel) – USD 50 Per person
- Private Tent – US$30.00
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Departure/Return Location
Lima, Perú -
Included
Professional licensed guide fluent in English -
Not Included
private van to trailhead at km 82
Tour Plan
Day 1: Extended Sacred Valley and camping at KM 82
- Meals: Box Lunch
- Accommodations: Camping at KM 82
- Mínimum altitude: 2650 m/ 8694 ft
- Maximum altitude: 3,399 m/ 11,150 ft
- Difficulty: Easy
Day 2: Km 82 – Salapunku – Canabamba – Qorihuarachina – Ayapata
- Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner + snacks
- Accommodations: Camping at KM 82
- Mínimum altitude: 2650 m/ 8694 ft
- Maximum altitude: 3,300 m/ 10,824 ft
- Distance to walk: 14 km/ 8.7 miles
- Difficulty: Moderate
Day 3: Ayapata– Dead Woman’s Pass – Pacaymayu – Chaquicocha
- Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner + snacks
- Accommodations: Camping
- Mínimum altitude: 3,300 m/ 10,824 ft
- Maximum altitude: 4,215 m/ 13,825 ft
- Distance to walk: 16 km/ 10 miles
- Difficulty: Challenging
DAY 4: Chaquicocha – Phuyupatamarca – Wiñaywayna
- Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner + snacks
- Accommodations: Camping
- Mínimum altitude: 2,680 m/ 8,792 ft
- Maximum altitude: 3,600 m/ 11,808 ft
- Distance to walk: 10 km/ 6.2 miles
- Difficulty: Moderate
DAY 5: Wiñay Wayna – Sun Gate – Machu Picchu – Cusco
- Meals: Breakfast + snacks
- Accommodations: Camping
- Mínimum altitude: 2,430 m/ 7,972 ft
- Maximum altitude: 2,700 m/ 8,856 ft
- Distance to walk: 5 km/ 3.73 miles
- Difficulty: Easy
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