Two Day Hike – Short Inca Trail To Machu Picchu

• Tourist transportation Cusco – train station - 1st day
• English – Spanish speaking guide for 2 days
• Guide assistance (up to 9 passengers)
• Round trip train ticket to Machu Picchu
• Box Lunch – 1st day
• Inca Trail entrance fee - 1st day
• Down bus ticket for passenger – 1st day
• Down bus ticket for guide – 1st day
• Machu Picchu Entrance ticket - Circuit 3 - 2nd day
• Round trip bus ticket to Machu Picchu for passenger – 2nd day
• Round trip bus ticket to Machu Picchu for guide – 2nd day
• Lunch for passenger – 2nd day
• Lunch for guide – 2nd day
• Tourist transportation train station – Cusco - 2nd day
• First-aid kit
• Emergency oxygen bottle
• Pre departure briefing

Services not included

• Extra food
• Optional tip for field staff
• Extra costs
• Evacuation costs
• Hotel in Aguas Calientes - Please ask for our options

Further Details

We recommend that you bring

• We recommend that you bring
• Water-resistant trekking shoes and sandals
• Warm clothing (thermal underwear, fleece, hat, gloves, socks)
• Waterproof clothing (poncho)
• Synthetic or cotton clothing (socks, trousers, shorts, t-shirts)
• Sunhat and sunglasses
• Sun cream and insect repellent
• Water bottles such as Nalgene
• Basic medications
• Walking sticks
• Swimsuit and towel
• Personal items
• Personal snacks
• Flashligth
• Camera with enough batteries
• Previous acclimatization in Cuzco city, for at least 2 days and general good health. Pachatusantrek offers easy one day and half day routes which can be completed before the main trek
• DNI / Original Passport

Important Environmental Note

Pachatusantrek is committed to following the principles of ecotourism in our operations, and request the understanding and cooperation of trekkers, especially by not contaminating the waters and in the adequate disposal of non-biodegradable waste.  We must also respect the customs and traditions of the local people.

Inca Trail Guidelines - Prohibitions

In order to guarantee the physical safety of tourists and the conservation of the nation's natural and cultural heritage, the following actions are prohibited on the Inca Trail Network of the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, in accordance with the sectoral responsibilities of each entity:

1. Entry of independent tourists and/or service providers without the respective authorization.
2. Travel on the railway and/or unauthorized routes.
3. Entry of minors not listed in the annex, as well as relatives of guides and/or support staff.
4. Altering or contaminating the natural and/or cultural landscape, as well as archaeological monuments.
5. Camping or spending the night outside the assigned campsite—except in cases of force majeure, as determined by park rangers and/or security personnel.
6. Bringing in and/or using items that threaten the conservation of natural and cultural heritage, as well as public property.
7. Making campfires on the Inca Trail Network, at archaeological sites, and/or in surrounding natural areas.
8. Climbing walls, drawing on earthen floors, and/or scratching archaeological sites.
9. Creating any type of graffiti.
10. Disturbing and/or affecting wild flora and fauna.
11. Conducting overflights and/or using airspace without prior authorization from the DDC-CUSCO and the JSHM-SERNANP.
12. Eating food within archaeological sites.
13. Placing political and commercial advertisements on the Inca Trail Network.
14. Traveling or working while intoxicated or under the influence of other drugs.
15. Entry and transit of motorized vehicles.
16. Transferring tourists from one group to another.
17. Abandonment of the tourist group by the tour guide and/or licensed tourism professional.
18. Obscene acts contrary to morality and good customs.

Inca Trail Guidelines - Prohibited items

The following items are prohibited:

1. Firearms or air guns, bows and arrows, hunting and fishing equipment, axes, machetes, hunting knives with steel blades longer than 7 cm, picks, shovels, or other tools.
2. Any type of trap for capturing or collecting specimens of wild fauna and flora.
3. Fossil fuels such as oil, diesel, and gasoline.
4. Alcoholic beverages, stimulants, psychotropic substances, narcotics, and other drugs prohibited by current national legislation.
5. Beverages and products in glass containers.
6. Sound equipment and other noise generators (musical instruments).
7. Domestic and exotic animals.
8. Walking sticks with metal tips that do not have rubber protectors, as well as walking sticks made of native wood.
9. Transportation vehicles such as bicycles, tricycles, or others.
10. Drones or any type of small craft and professional filming equipment for unauthorized commercial purposes.