2 Day Inca Trail with camping is one of hike list experience for anyone planning a trip to Machu Picchu, It gives you a taste of the Inca Trail hike but takes half the time and requires less than half the physical exertion. The Short Inca Trail with camping involves on the 2 day hike to Machu Picchu with a professional tour guide, cook and porters. Spend a night in the Machu Picchu camping in the Puente ruinas and view the sacred mountain. We have quality service all inclusive and you don´t need to bring equipment, Tierras Vivas will provide the all equipment and hiking poles.
Enjoy lush vegetation of a cloud forest while greeted by local exotic birds such as Andean guan, grey-breasted mountain tucan, etc. and since we can see various wild orchids and bromelias along the path too. Explore the Chachabamba, Wiñaywayna a terrece complex that climbs a steep mountain slope and includes a set ritual baths. Walk on a gentle are leading uphill to the southeast of the main complex. Intipunko, the Sun Gate, is a small ruins in a nearby pass. This small ancient checkpoint is where you will find that Classic view that Inca Trail hikers emerge upon.The walk along the way yields some interesting and slightly different angles as well. Some minor ancient outbuildings alongthe path occasionally host grazing llamas. Intipunko is als the gateway to the Inca Trail. A two hour hike beyond the Intipunko along the Inca Trail brings you the Machu Picchu citadel. Then continue the hike to Puente ruins, where spend a night in the camping. The second day wake up early and walking up to the lost city of the Incas, guide tour to Machu Picchu. In the afternoon train return to Ollantaytambo and private transportation to Cusco
Inca Trail Camping OverviewSustainable Tourism: At Tierras Vivas, we are happy to promote and practice sustainable tourism by being eco-friendly and supporting local communities.
Inca Trail Tour Operator: Tierras Vivas Travel.
Service Level: Comfortable Camping equipment, tourist train and private transport.
Physical Rating: 2 – Moderate.
Age requirement: 4+ / All travellers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Tickets & Permits: It is included the Inca Trail permits and Machu Picchu ticket.
Crew: A profesional Tour Guide, a trekking chef on the Short Inca Trail and porters.
Accommodation: Camping (1 night).
Meals: 1x breakfast, 1x lunch, 1x dinner, 1x afternoon tea.
Transportation: Transportation by private van, 2x train.
Departure Point: Cusco – We pick you up from your hotel.
Departure Time: 05:00
Briefing Point: Our guide will visit your hotel 2 or 1 day before the trek
Briefing Time: Between 17:00 – 18:00
Return Point: Cusco – Our driver will drop-off in your hotel or Airbnb department
Day 01: Cusco – Km 104 – Puente Ruinas (Camping)
Day 02: Puente Ruins – Machu Picchu – Cusco
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If you want to hike the Short Inca Trail without camping, we recommend you the Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 2 Days. In the Short Inca Trail the hotel does not include the trekking chef and porters, you will carry your personal belongings by yourself, it is very important, don´t take the heavy equipment.
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The first day of the trek start long before the sun came up. Early in the morning between at 05:00 to 05:30. Our guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel and take you all the way to Ollantaytambo where would catch the train heading towards Aguas Calientes. it is about a 2 hour drive.
When you arrive in Ollantaytambo at between to 06:30 to 7:00 am, you can have a breakfast or drink a coffe. and boarded the train. iwhere you find the comfortable seats. Not only that, but there are also additional windows on the ceiling so that you could enjoy the looming mountains along the way.
You will be on the train for about an hour and a half before you reached our stop: Kilometre 104. Our guide have the special Inca Trail permits in order for you hikers to be let enter to the Inca Trail. and walked down to the shores of the Urubamba River where you are greeted with a wooden bridge leading into the thick jungle and a few clouds hanging in the morning air.As soon as we checked in to the trail, you will come across your first archaeological site of the day: Chachabamba. This site sits at 2,170 meters and it was one of the last shelters that the Incas used before reaching Machu Picchu. It also operated as a religious and administrative centre.
After visiting Chachabamba you will begin the slow ascent on the Inca Stone steps. The trail is steep for the first 2 hours, but it eventually level out (for a few brief stretches, anyway). During that time you will stop at 2 different shelters where you will cool off in the shade and enjoyed some snacks.
By lunchtime we reached a waterfall and unpacked our box lunches which will provide your guide. From there you continued on to Wiñay Wayna which sits at 2,650 meters. This is the highlight of the Inca Trail!
Wiñay Wayna is one of the most beautiful archeological sitesI What makes it special is that there is hardly a soul there, plus the terraces are built in a really cool amphitheatre formation that allows you to see the whole area. These terraces were built to grow different crops and you’ll also find a temple that was dedicated to the rainbow.
You also get to see Intipata in the distance (this is another archaeological site that sits at 2,750 meters),
You will enjoy the section of the trail from the waterfall to Wiñay Wayna because the landscape change quite drastically. As you will trek closer to the water, the temperatures became cooler, the vegetation became greener, and at times it fill like you are walking through a moss-covered forest. It is a welcome change after the hot temperature and dryer landscape you have experienced near the start of the Inca Trail trek.
After visiting Wiñay Wayna you will get back on the trail. Your next landmark on the trail is Intipunku, also known as the Sun Gate, and then after a long day of walking,
Here your group pause for a few moment to relish the moment: you will have your first glimpse of Machu Picchu! and you can take your first Machu Picchu selfies. It is a moment none of you will forget.
After getting your first glimpse of Machu Picchu, you will continue along the same trail, you will encounter some llamas and then once you reached the gate to Machu Picchu, you will descend to Puente Ruinas, where your cook is waiting with a delicious dinner and where you will spend a night in the tent, Machu Picchu would have to wait until the following day.
After an early morning breakfast, we continue hiking the Inca Trail for about 2 hours up to the mysterious city of Machu Picchu that we enter for the early morning best photos opportunities. Then our Tour Guide shows us around the Incan city and explains us about its history and purposes. After the guided tour, we are given the opportunity to climb up for about 45 minutes to Huayna Picchu or to Machu Picchu Mountain (peaks above Machu Picchu serving to take some panoramic pictures of the Inka city). Then, we are given time off to spend and explore Machu Picchu on our own.
The 2 day Inca Trail with camping ends up with a train ride to Ollantaytambo (alternatively to Poroy), from where we are taken by van back to Cusco.
Generally speaking you should pack as lightly as possible. If you have extra porter, the porter carry your luggage from Ollantaytambo to Puente Ruinas Campisite. You have extra porter. We recommend keeping the weight under 5 kg/10lb (included personal clothes and sleeping bag). You will need to carry daypack.
If very important your take best cover backpacker, because the weather in Inca Trail is change every date, we can’t predict it raining or no. If you don’t have, we recommended to putting your clothes, sleeping bag and other personal equipment inside the plastic bag.
Machu Picchu, is located in a sub-tropical area, biogeographically speaking is located in the eco-region of the Yunga – Quechua fluvial of Peru, for being a warm valley, is generally mountainous relief, with narrow and deep valleys.
The climate is warm moderate, slightly humid, with seasonal rainfall of more than 400 mm.
In the Inca Trail, there are two distinct periods, the dry season and the rainy season.
Basically, the temperature of rains, is from November to March, the climate is temperate cold, depending on the altitude, latitude and time of year and of course with presence of rains.
The dry season is from April to October, however the rain can fall at any time of the year. This is the best time to travel the Inca Trail.
The maximum temperature is 19ºC and the minimum temperature is 0ºC. The relative humidity of the air ranges between 77% in the dry season and 91% in the rainy season. The annual rainfall ranges from 1,571 to 2,381 millimeters.
In addition, to book the Inca Trail, you should consider the high season on the Inca trail to Machu Picchu from May to September, because this time coincides with vacations in the Western Hemisphere. These months probably offer the best trekking conditions with a dry and sunny climate. However, as we said before, you should reserve the permits many months before. April, October and November are also great months to make the Inca Trail. There are fewer hikers, although it is likely that at least one day it rains during the trek.
It is also easier to find available permits, although they must still be booked months in advance. The rainy season goes from January to March, and if you decide to come during this time, expect some frequent rains. However, it is perfectly safe to do the walk, with the equipment – waterproof – adequate. Again, it is much easier to get permits to travel the Inca Trail at this time of year.
The Inca Trail closes the month of February of each year, due to the fact that it is the rainiest month, and it is used for maintenance for the conservation of the paths of the road. However, all alternative routes are open during this month.
Hiking pants and T-shirts are recommended during the day, complemented by sweaters, fleeces and waterproof jackets. It is very convenient to have light raingear available in the daypack (rain poncho or jacket and/or rain pants) as the weather changes easily and rains can suddenly occur. At night, warm clothing is required, down jackets can be useful, otherwise a fleece and a jacket. During the first day (if sunny) and in Machu Picchu, convertible hiking pants are useful, as can be switched into shorts if necessary. Machu picchu has a warm climate, getting only cold at night. The rest of necessary implements are included in the “What we recommend that you bring your Inca Trail” list.
If you have extra luggage, you can be left safely in your hotel in Cusco, in the Ollantaytambo train station or Tierras Vivas store luggage. if you decided in our store luggage, in the morning our driver will pick your luggage and He leave in our office and we will save 2 days and when you will return to Cusco, you can pick your luggage..
If you have extra luggage, you can be left safely in your hotel in Cusco, in the Ollantaytambo train station or Tierras Vivas store luggage. if you decided in our store luggage, in the morning our driver will pick your luggage and He leave in our office and we will save 2 days and when you will return to Cusco, you can pick your luggage..
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