Machu Picchu & Inca Trail Trekking Adventure
April 19-27 (sold out)
October 11-19, 2008 (sold out)
April 18-26, 2009

Price $2,400
Single Supplement $800 (always optional)
Length Nine Days & Eight Nights
Activities Trekking
Guides (Tentative) Kris and Local Guides
Difficulty Level More Difficult
Navigation Required None
Other $250 Internal Flight Not Included

Peru is one of the hot spots of adventure travel and the combination of Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail is the primary reason!

The highlight of this trip are the four days and three nights we spend on the Inca Trail, the actual path used by the Incan Empire rulers and their armies. Called the Cápac Ñan network, after the Emperor Cápac, we will be walking on the very stones laid down by thousands of workers more than 500 years ago.

Walking over mountain passes and through dense jungle vegetation, we spend our days on the trail enjoying the scenery while nights are spent discussing the days' adventures and learning about the area from our guides. The local staff who carry our equipment, cook our meals, and cater to our every need are all from the same village, Cachicatta, in the Sacred Valley. (Zephyr's owner, Allan Wright, even played a dawn game of soccer in the schoolhouse field with some of the guys after finishing a trek one year.)

Eventually, we make our way to the end of the trail and to Machu Picchu, the amazing Lost City of the Incas. Machu Picchu is placed in such a wonderful setting and the overall design is so fantastic you will need to sit for an hour to take it all in - even if you hadn't just hiked there over the past four days!

Special Notes
1) Each Peru trip is limited to 15 participants due to group size limitations on the Inca Trail. 2) Not included in the trip price is an internal flight from Lima to Cusco and back. This is estimated at $250 and will be billed on your invoice. 3) Because we must provide a deposit to ensure space on the Inca Trail, which is limited in numbers, the $500 deposit for this trip is not refundable or transferrable to another trip, starting seven days after you receive your trip confirmation email and Pre-Departure Packet. Please strongly consider trip insurance!

Accommodations
Our hotels in Peru are generally three-star quality; they are clean and nice but not luxurious. We start our stay in Lima at the Casa Andina hotel, located in a good area of the capital city. In the Sacred Valley town of Ollantaytambo we stay in the Hotel Pakaritampu, right next to Incan ruins. In Aguas Calientes near Machu Picchu, we stay in the pleasant Inti Inn, while our final night in Cusco is at the Del Prado.

For More Information
See our Peru Frequently Asked Questions and Itinerary pages or request a detailed Trip Description by email.