Inca Trail PERU Guys Trip - Journey Together Edition 2023

Arrive into Cusco International Airport and you'll be transferred to our host hotel.  Spend time resting and recovering from your flight or walking around the area.  We'll officially kick off the trip with an all-inclusive dinner.

We have options today!  Depending on how the group is feeling with acclimation, we can go out and explore the Andes from a unique perspective: 3720m above sea level on a Stand-Up Paddle Board !  Or we can spend the day with no hurry and no agenda and explore the town of Cusco.

We'll incorporate a lot of water and light movement.  If the group is up for it, we'll also do a dedicated breathwork session!

Dinner in Cusco will be on your own.  To give space and options to everyone, you can grab an early dinner and get some rest, or you can find a few guys and eat together.  With an early morning the next day, use this time wisely!

Travel to the trek entrance marker and meet your crew of local porters, cook and guide. The first day includes uphill trekking to the campsite, which is at 3100m above sea level. 

On the way you’ll see the Inca sites of Ollantaytambo, Huillca Raccay and Llactapata, as well as incredible views of snow capped Veronica Peak. In the evening, unwind at the campsite with a nourishing meal.

This is the most challenging day of the trek as you ascend a long steep path (approximately five hours) to reach the highest point of the trail. Colloquially known as 'Dead Woman's Pass', Warmiwanusca sits at a height of 4200 metres above sea level, providing amazing views of the valley below. The group will then descend to the campsite in the Pacaymayo Valley at 3650 metres.

Start the day with a climb through the Pacaymayo Valley to Runkuracay pass (3980 metres). Enjoy views of the snow-capped mountain of Cordillera Vilcabamba before descending for around two to three hours to the ruins of Sayacmarca. Continue over the trail’s third pass to the ruins of Phuyupatamarca (3850 metres), also known as 'Town Above the Clouds'. 

Start the two-hour descent down the Inca steps to the final night's campsite by the Winay Wayna archaeological site.

This is the final and most spectacular leg of the trek to Machu Picchu. The day starts before dawn with breakfast at 4 am. 

Say farewell to the porters as they descend to the train station and then begin hiking by 4.30 am. Once the final checkpoint opens at 5 am, begin the final leg of the trek. The walk to Intipunku (the Sun Gate) takes around two-and-a-half hours. Weather permitting, enjoy unforgettable views over the ‘Lost City of the Incas’ as you enter Machu Picchu through the Sungate. 

After taking advantage of the seemingly endless photo opportunities, it's time to return to Cusco. Your evening is then free for the last night of your adventure.  We'll enjoy our final meal together and discuss learnings and takeaways from the trip and how we can implement them into our lives when we return home.

Time permitting, we'll do breakfast as a group and say our goodbyes!