Best bits
• Remote and challenging Andean trekking
• Hike the alternative 'Inca Trail'
• Unique back door route to Machu Picchu
• First-rate crews and full service trekking
• Traverse the impressive Apurimac Canyon
• Camp at the lost Inca site of Choquequirao
• High pass crossings of the Vilcabamba
• Visit unspoiled Quechua villages
• No Inca Trail permit required
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Description
Including Cusco, the Sacred Valley and a visit to Machu Picchu, this trip earns its 'Connoisseur's Choice' rating on account of the superb trek to the awe-inspiring Inca fortress of Choquequirao and onwards through the Vilcabamba on the alternative 'Inca Trail'. High above the 2,000m deep gorge of the Apurimac River, this ancient Inca site is more extensive and more dramatically situated than Machu Picchu itself. Beyond the Apurimac, you'll trek up to Choquequirao and enjoy a day there, before forging a route through the rugged Cordillera Vilcabamba, with its traditional Quechua villages and pristine cloud forest. The week-long approach to Machu Picchu's 'back door' will take you across the 4,500m Totora Pass and involves demanding but exhilarating hiking. With guided sightseeing at Machu Picchu and a welcome free day in the old Inca capital of Cusco, this is the best of Peru.
What’s included
- 4 nights hotels and lodges, 8 nights camping
- 12 breakfasts, 9 lunches, 8 dinners
- Experienced local tour leader throughout & mule support team
- 7 days demanding trekking
- All land transport within the tour
- All camping equipment including camping mattresses (excludes personal equipment)
- Guided Cuzco walking tour
- Entrance to Machu Picchu
Tour Fact File
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Group size
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Maximum 16 |
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Age
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Minimum 18 |
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Single Room Option
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£180 Includes all group hotel and lodge nights (single tent not included) for hotel nights and £95 for tent hire. |
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Arrival &
Departure airport
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Cuzco (CUZ)
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(K/CHQ)