Deluxe Inca Trail 5 days 4 nights

Deluxe Inca Trail to Machu Picchu follows a similar itinerary as the Classic Inca Trail but with an upgraded Exclusive Private tour for five days. Explore and spend more time at each Inca Site, enjoy our special Inca massage at each campsite, delight yourself with the best of gourmet food, finest camping equipment, and panoramic train back to Cusco. 

Highlights the Inca Trail Deluxe tour

• Book with Confidence and Flexibility
• Hike the Inca Trail with an exclusive team of Porters, Chefs, and Tour guides
• Camp with comfortable equipment
• Enjoy our Inca Massage sessions and hot showers every night during camping.
• Arrive at Machu Picchu twice (For sunset and sunrise)
• High-quality equipment (Chairs, tables, pillows)
• Best of Peruvian cuisine prepared by your local chef

Price Per Person 1950.USD    Book Now

To book the Deluxe Inca Trail, you need to make an initial payment of 400.USD per person, the remaining balance can be paid online, in installments, or Cusco with any credit card at no booking fees at all.

Day by Day Summary of Deluxe Inca Trail

Day 1: Cusco – Km 82 – Llactapata – Hatunchaca.- Pick you up from your hotel at 6:30 am and drive to KM. 82, the beginning of the Inca Trail. After breakfast, pass the checkpoint, and you will start hiking for 6 hours to the campsite located at Hatunchaca Village (3000 m / 9843 ft.)

Day 2: Hatunchaca – Warmiwañuska – Pacaymayu.- Wake up with a cup of coffee or tea in your hotel and get ready for the most challenging day of the trek. You will start with a 4-hour ascend to Llulluchapampa for lunch (3800m /12467 ft). After lunch is another 2-hour uphill to Dead Woman’s Pass (4215m / 13829ft). Once on top, you will take some time to explore and enjoy the vistas before going down for 2-hours to the basecamp.

Day 3: Pacaymayu – Chaquicocha – Phuyupatamarca.- After breakfast, you will start ascending to the second mountain called RuncuRaccay pass (4000m – 13123ft) for 2 hours and then another 4-hours to the 3^rd campsite. Along the way, you will visit several archeological sites, RuncuRaccay, Sayacmarca., Conchamarca, and cam at Phuyupatamarca. Perfect place to stargaze!

Day 4: Phuyupatamarca – Wiñaywayna – Machu Picchu Pueblo. Phuyupatamarca offers the best views of the whole Inca Trail; you will witness a spectacular sunrise over the mountain in the weather. Next, you will begin a 6-hours hike to Machu Picchu. You will visit the Intipata Inca site, Wiñaywayna, and arrive at the Sungate from where you will have a unique view of Machu Picchu. Spend in a Hotel in Aguas Calientes.

Runkurakay Inca site – Located in the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu at 3,760 m. / 12,335 ft. It is a semi-circular construction, with a central plaza and enclosures. This spectacular site was by Hiram Bingham III in 1915. Possibly it would be a place of rest or ritual.

Day 5:  Machu Picchu (Lost City of The Incas) – Cusco.- After breakfast at the hotel, catch the first buses up to Machu Picchu. The citadel’s guided tour takes about 3 to 4 hours, visiting Machu Picchu’s best, climb Huayna Picchu (optional). Lunch is at Tinkuy Restaurant in Machu Picchu. Later Take the Exclusive Panoramic train back to Cusco.

Included on the Deluxe Inca Trail

• Safety briefing the day before the tour at 6:00 pm in your hotel
• Pick up from your hotel on the morning of the tour
• All transportation during the duration of the trek
• Duffle bag up to 20 kilos for your stuff to be carried by porters
• Professional highly trained mountain tour guides
• Experience happy chefs, porters
• Three nights camping in the mountains with comfortable luxury equipment
• One night 4-star hotel in Agua Calientes (Tierra Viva or similar)
• All meals during the trek with local organic ingredients
• Entrance ticket to Inca Trail and Machu Picchu
• Bus down to Aguas Calientes from Machu Picchu
• Sleeping bags, air mattress, or trekking poles, and all camping equipment
• Last day Lunch at Machu Picchu at Tinkuy restaurant
• Gratuities for porters, chef, guides
• Panoramic Exclusive train on the last day to come back to Cusco

Not Included on the Deluxe Inca Trail

• Travel Insurance
• Gratuities
• First Breakfast, Last day Dinner
  

Important to know in the Deluxe Inca Trail

• Only available on a private tour
• 4-star hotel included (Based on twin room occupied for two people)
• Veg, Vegan, GF, LF meals available

Covid-19 measures to keep you safe during traveling

• Temperature checks for all traveler are mandatory
• Face masks required for travelers and staff in public areas
• Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff at all times
• High traffic places and equipment sanitized regularly between use
• Maximum eight people per group to reduce crowds; for bigger groups, we will assign two teams
• Transportation and touristic sites capacity will be reduced to 50%
• Printed material such as maps or vouchers will be avoided.
• 100% online payments with no booking fees at all
• Flexible bookings during COVID – 19 outbreak

Full Itinerary of the Deluxe Inca Trail

Day 1: Cusco – Km 82 – Llactapata – Hatunchaca

After breakfast in your hotel, meet your tour guide at 6:30 am and drive to KM. 82, the beginning of the Inca Trail. After breakfast, pass the checkpoint, and you will start hiking for 6 hours to the campsite located at Hatunchaca Village (3000 m / 9843 ft.)We will pick you up from your hotel around 5:00 am, and we will drive to KM. 82 – arriving at approximately 8.30 am. After a delicious breakfast, we will head straight to the checkpoint to begin your Inca TreXperience! It’s a relatively easy two-hour walk to Patallacta, the first Inca site along the trail. We will enjoy this ancient city’s breathtaking views throughout – After a delicious lunch from a unique, secluded location. We will walk for another two hours to the first campsite located in Hatunchaca, arriving at approximately 5:00 pm. Your tent, a snack, and a hot drink will be waiting for you. There will be time to rest and enjoy the view of the mountains before dinner.  

• Campsite Altitude: 3000 m / 9843 ft.
• Highest altitude: 3000 m / 9843 ft.
• Duration: 6 hours
• Distance: 12 km / 7.5 miles
• Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner with Local organic products
• Accommodation: camping, massage, and drinks available
• Difficulty: easy to moderate

Day 2: Hatunchaca – Warmiwañuska – Pacaymayu

 We will wake you up bright and early with a hot cup of coffee or coca tea. This day will be the most challenging, and after breakfast, it’s a 4-hour trek uphill to Llulluchapampa, where we will enjoy a well-earned lunch. Later continue 2-hour uphill to Dead Woman’s Pass. At 4215m / 13829ft., this is the highest point along the Inca trail. At the summit, we will take time to appreciate the serenity of this location while your guide completes a traditional offering ceremony to the Apus (local Gods). After a 2-hour downhill trek to Pacaymayu Valley, where we will eat dinner and spend the night.

• Campsite Altitude: 3600m – 11811ft
• Highest altitude: 4215m / 13829ft
• Distance: 10 km / 6.2 miles
• Duration: 8 hours
• Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner with Local organic products
• Accommodation: camping, massage, and drinks available
• Difficulty: moderate to difficult

Day 3: Pacaymayu – Chaquicocha – Phuyupatamarca

After breakfast in the middle of two majestic mountains, echoes of waterfalls, and the river, we will begin climbing the second mountain. The second pass is an easier 2-hours climb, and we will take time to explore two Inca sites along the way; RuncuRaccay and Sayacmarca. Both of them located in the cloud forest – offering magnificent views – It’s’s then a 20-minute walk to the lunch place at Chaquicocha (dry lake, 3600m / 11811 ft.). Fed and energized, we will continue for two more hours until our campsite at Phuyupatamarka (City in the Clouds) with spectacular views of the Urubamba River and the Machu Picchu mountain Intipata (Terraces of the Sun). You will be able to admire a beautiful sunset over the Vilcabamba mountain range before dinner, with an unobstructed view of the constellations. This is the perfect place to stargaze!

• Campsite Altitude: 3600m – 11811ft
• Highest altitude: 4000m – 13123ft
• Distance: 13 km / 8 miles
• Duration: 9 hours
• Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner with Local organic products
• Accommodation: camping, massage, and drinks available
• Difficulty: moderate

Day 4: Phuyupatamarca – Wiñaywayna – Machu Picchu Pueblo

With the hard part well and truly over, you can relax and enjoy the easiest and arguably most exciting day of the trek. Today’s route is extremely varied, and it is only a 5-hour walk to Machu Picchu. Along the way, you will pass through several different ecosystems. We will visit two Inca sites, Phuyupatamarka (City in the Clouds), with spectacular views of the Urubamba River and the Machu Picchu mountain and Intipata (Terraces of the Sun). At Intipata, there will be time to rest and take in your magical surroundings. We will reach Wiñay Wayna at approximately 11:00 am to have lunch, and you can then enjoy some free time to relax and unwind in this important Inca site – where your guide will explain the history of this fantastic location. After lunch, we will walk for an hour to the Sungate, taking in the stunning views along the way. On a clear day, you can watch the spectacular sunset over Machu Picchu from the Sungate, which is truly an unforgettable sight. We will then start our one-hour descent towards Macchu Picchu. We will arrive late and take photos of the sacred Inca city while it is almost empty. To later, take the bus down to Aguas Calientes, dinner in a Local Restaurant, and spent the night in a hotel.

• Campsite Altitude: 2000 m / 6562 ft.
• Highest altitude: 3600m – 11811ft
• Distance: 10km – 6 miles
• Duration: 6 hours
• Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
• Accommodation: 4-star hotel (Tierra Viva or similar)
• Difficulty: moderate

Day 5:  Machu Picchu (Lost City of The Incas) – Cusco

On our final day, we have to get up very early to prepare for the highlight of your TreXperience, visiting Machu Picchu – the Lost City of the Incas. We will go straight to the line to wait for the first bus going up to Machu Picchu. Arriving at the sky brightens. You can watch the spectacular sunrise over Machu Picchu on a clear day, which is truly an unforgettable sight. Your guide will take you on a 3 to 4-hour comprehensive tour of the city before leaving you in Machu Picchu to explore on your own or climb either Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain (must be booked as far in advance as possible). After finishing the tour, you will have lunch at Tinkuy Restaurant in Machu Picchu to later Take the Exclusive Panoramic train back to Cusco, where the Deluxe Inca Trail ends. TreXperience will ensure you are returned to your hotel.

• Duration: 2 – 3 hours
• Meals: Breakfast (hotel), Lunch ( Machu Picchu)
• Difficulty: easy