IMG Machu Picchu Itinerary

Our trip to Peru will be an amazing experience, designed to give trekkers adequate acclimatization time for all objectives. There are several opportunities in the schedule to allow for shopping, sightseeing and general non-guided touring.

This itinerary is subject to change, based on the needs of our group, weather and route conditions, and other foreseen and unforeseen circumstances. Alternative routes and/or schedule may be used as warranted.

Classic Inca Trail Trek Itinerary
Day	2024 Team 1	2024 Team 2	Itinerary
Day 1	Tuesday, Aug 20	Thursday, Aug 29	Arrive Cusco (~11,000') by late morning/early afternoon. Hotel in Cusco.
Day 2	Wednesday, Aug 21	Friday, Aug 30	Easy day in Cusco. Walk around town & tour local sites and Sacsayhuaman ruins. Hotel in Cusco.
Day 3	Thursday, Aug 22	Saturday, Aug 31	Travel from Cusco to the Sacred Valley, tour Pisac and Ollantaytambo and a llama and alpaca farm where wool is made into local handicrafts (great gift shopping!). Overnight at hotel in Ollantaytambo (lower than Cusco).
Day 4	Friday, Aug 23	Sunday, Sep 1	Early breakfast, then bus to trailhead to begin the trek. Hike to first camp at Wayllabamba (9,840').
Day 5	Saturday, Aug 24	Monday, Sep 2	Uphill trekking to the Abra de Huarmihuanusca ("Dead Woman's Pass", 13,780') then trek down to 2nd Camp at Pacamayo (11,808').
Day 6	Sunday, Aug 25	Tuesday, Sep 3	Trek to Runkuracay (12,470'), Sayacmarca (8,692'), Phuyupatamarca (11,930') to 3rd camp at Winayhuayna (11,930')
Day 7	Monday, Aug 26	Wednesday, Sep 4	Arrive to Machu Picchu (7,875'), entering in the morning via the Sun Gate, tour the Citadel. Later in the afternoon descend by bus to Aguas Calientes (6,724'), hotel.
Day 8	Tuesday, Aug 27	Thursday, Sep 5	Optional climb to Waynapicchu (8,835') in morning, train to Cusco in afternoon. Hotel in Cusco.
Day 9	Wednesday, Aug 28	Friday, Sep 6	Transfer to the Cusco airport in the morning for connecting flights back to home