Inca Trail Tips

Inca Trail Tips

Hiking the Inca Trail is an adventure in itself, where you will leave mystical footprints on each stone carved by the ancient heart, while breathing every unique aroma along the lost Inca Trail, sharing the most appeasing and peaceful experience, as each used steps will be nurtured by our daydream of a more harmonious world. Let each step be a great adventure!

The Inca Trail or Qhapaq Ñan was recently acknowledged as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage of Humanity.
It is notoriously renowned and many trendsetters in the domain of tourism, such as Lonely Planet and Wiki explora, placed it as one of the top 2 treks in the world. The highly epic Inca Trail is indeed a fantastic outdoor adventure.

The 42 km walk between Piscacucho (km82) and the ancient city of Machu Picchu is the most famous trail in Southern America, and it is part of the Historical Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, situated in the Urubamba Province.
It is one of the main projects of conservation created by the Peruvian Government in 1981 for the preservation and protection of environmentally and historically important areas.

Inca Trail Expeditions Perú is a Peruvian tour operator offering you real time information and the possibility to book your tour the very same day you are browsing our site. We are certainly able to confirm you on a daily basis any departures so you can easily secure your Inca trail trek culminating on the foothills of the legendary Machu Picchu.

This 42 km/four days trek is at once inspiring by its beauty and disturbing with its mysterious atmosphere. In a very good way.

One thing you should know: the Peruvian government has limited the numbers of tickets to access the site, in order to prevent the damage previously caused by the visitors obviously lacking the necessary precautions respect when entering a sacred site, so it is hugely recommended to book this tour a few weeks in advance.
The inca trail record:

In 1997, Román Tinta – an athlete from Cusco, won a marathon competition on the Inca Trail, establishing a record of 3 hours, 34 minutes and 20 seconds, covering the whole distance from Km 88 up to Machu Picchu, representing the official Olympic length of 42 km.

However, we consider the 4 days and 3 nights to complete the classic Inca trek to be quite fast enough, even for the trained runners!

Only limited reservations per day. Book early to ensure your Inca trail experience!