Inca Exploration Trek - Peru

This 12-day trip, organised in combination with our friends at Hebridean Pathways, offers the opportunity to discover the wonders of Inca Peru. The itinerary allows time to explore (and acclimatise in) the ancient city of Cusco, tour the Sacred Valley of Urubamba and complete the Inca Trail - the classic journey through stunning Andean scenery past ancient Inca sites to the lost city of the Incas: Machu Picchu. Following a rest day, the holiday culminates in a day of white-water rafting or mountain biking before returning to the UK.

The Inca Trail

The most famous trek in South America takes four days. Starting at 2600m on the Urubamba river, the path winds its way up through mountains, cloud forest and jungles to a maximum height of 4200m. The trail traverses a varied and majestic landscape whilst revealing the remains of Inca fortifications and staging posts before reaching the lost city of Machu Picchu. A local guide and porters accompany the trek leaving you to carry just a sleeping bag, clothes and personal items such as waterproofs and a camera (although these can be carried by the porters as well at additional cost). Tents are carried (and set up) by the porters for the 3 nights of camping and all food is provided and cooked for you by the porters.

The trek is carefully designed to ensure altitude is gained slowly so the risk of altitude mountain sickness is minimised.