INCA TRAIL TOURS
Trekkers can do the Inca Trail Tours at any time of year… Experience one of the most divers treks in the word and reach to Machu Picchu through the Sun Gate of the Incas.
The Inca Trail Tours to Machu Picchu has attracted trekkers from around the world since the 1970s when the first organized groups walked the Trail. Trekking has been the leading activity of tourists to Machu Picchu and thousands take to the Classic Inca Trail, some doing the Short Inca Trail while others take Alternative treks like Salkantay or Lares valley Treks. Two of the most popular trekking destinations are the 4-day Classic Inca Trail and the 2-day Short Inca Trail where the nature and the history of the Incas with its mysterious ruins are the main highlights. The most challenging is the Classic Inca Trail that covers three days trekking for about 7 -8 hours per day and one day explore the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.
The diversity of trekking trails to Machu Picchu cannot be found in any other part of the world. In fact, the lowest point is 1,500m above sea-level in the zone of Santa Teresa just behind Machu Picchu while the highest point is Salkantay mt. 6,271 m above sea-level, the two points being only 80 kilometers apart as the crow flies.