Walk Peru’s Inca Trail and Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain
This moderate to challenging fortnight-long adventure holiday packs in the most interesting and iconic sites and Andean treks in Peru. Included are the floating reed islands of Lake Titicaca, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, Cusco, and the spectacular Inca Trail.
- Lake Titicaca – The highest navigable lake in the world home to the Uros people
- The Inca Trail – Follow in the footsteps of the Incas to Machu Picchu
- Alternative Rainbow Mountain – Spectacular Palccoyo trek through a landscape of multi coloured mountains
- Quarry Trail – When Inca permits have sold out we are offering the Quarry Trek. Experience spectacular views on this quieter alternative route, joining the Inca Trail to trek into Machu Picchu.
Your Tour Includes
ACCOMMODATION
3 Nights simple camping
10 Nights comfortable hotel
EXPERIENCES
Tour Leader / Trek Guide
Boat Crew
Cook
Local Guide(s)
Porter(s)
FOOD & DRINK
Breakfast: 13
Lunch: 7
Dinner: 3
Trip Pace
Moderate To Challenging
DAY 1 Join trip in Lima
Meals Provided: None
DAY 2 Fly to Juliaca; drive to Puno
Meals Provided: Breakfast
DAY 3 Visit Sillustani Pre-Inca Burial ground. Aaround Lake Titicaca
Meals Provided: Breakfast
DAY 4 Visit to Uros and Taquile Islands
Meals Provided: Breakfast
DAY 5 Travel through the Andes to Cusco
Meals Provided: Breakfast & Lunch
DAY 6 Walking tour of Cusco; free afternoon
Meals Provided: Breakfast
DAY 7 Palccoyo trek (alternative Rainbow Mountain)
Meals Provided: Breakfast & Lunch
DAY 8 Drive to Ollanta in the Sacred Valley; Picnic by Piuray Lake
Meals Provided: Breakfast & Lunch
DAY 9 Commence Inca Trail walking to Llaqtapata ruins or walking to the site of Q'orimarca on the Quarry Trail
Meals Provided: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 10 Follow the river to Llulluchapampa on the Inca Trail or cross Kuychicasa pass (4,450m) and visit Intipunku site on the Quarry Trail
Meals Provided: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 11 Cross 'Dead Woman's Pass' (4,200m), hike through Cloudforest to Phuyupatamarca on the Inca Trail or descend to Ollantaytambo on the Quarry Trail
Meals Provided: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 12 Arrive to Machu Picchu through the Sun Gate
Meals Provided: Breakfast & Lunch
DAY 13 Revisit Machu Picchu. Return to Ollantaytambo by train. Continue by Bus to Cusco
Meals Provided: Breakfast
DAY 14 Trip ends in Cusco
The trip ends after breakfast at our hotel in Cusco.
