Trip Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Lima. Rendezvous at group hotel. Complimentary transfers are provided for clients arriving after 7am. KE group services begin with overnight in group hotel.
Day 2: Early morning internal flight from Lima to Cusco (3200m.). Transfer to our centrally located hotel. The rest of the day is free to relax and acclimatise. Overnight.
Day 3: A further acclimatization day in Cusco. During the morning we make a walking tour of the city and visit the impressive fortress of Sacsayhuaman. Afternoon free. Hotel.
Day 4: We drive from Cusco, via Urubamba, to Chilca in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. We join the Inca Trail here and trek to the comfortable fixed campsite of Camp Veronica.
Day 5: We trek above the Urubamba River to the village of Patallacta (2600m.) and hamlet of Huayllabamba, beyond which we set up camp beside the river at Paucarcancha.
Day 6: Contouring above Huayllabamba, with great views of Huananay, we climb on the Inca Trail through beautiful cloud forest to our campsite at Llulluchapampa (3650m.).
Day 7: Today we cross Huarmiwanusca Pass (4200m.) and Runccuracay Pass (3985m.) trekking through luxuriant forest to reach our overnight camp at Phuyupatamarca (3650m.).
Day 8: Our final day on the Inca Trail leads us through the Inti Punku (Sun Gate) to Machu Picchu (2400m.). From here we take a bus to our hotel in Aguas Calientes (2040m.).
Day 9: A whole day to explore Machu Picchu - the Inca Bridge and the Temple of the Moon, before we catch the train to Ollantaytambo and drive to our hotel in Cusco.
Day 10: Early flight from Cusco to Lima. Depending on flight schedules we have free time to explore the Peruvian capital and access to hotel day-rooms. Complimentary transfer to airport where KE services end.
