Machu Picchu: The Inca Trail

An 8-day classic Peru itinerary: Cusco acclimatization, the Sacred Valley, and the 4-day Inca Trail trek to the Sun Gate above Machu Picchu.

Begin in Cusco at 11,000 feet to let your lungs catch up. Wander the Sacred Valley markets at Pisac and the cyclopean stones of Ollantaytambo. Then four days on the high Andean trail with porters, chefs, and a guide who will tell you the stories that don't make the guidebooks — until the morning you walk through the Sun Gate and Machu Picchu opens up below you in the mist.

Highlights

• 4-day Inca Trail trek
• Sun Gate at sunrise
• Sacred Valley markets
• Ollantaytambo ruins
• Cusco evening Pisco tasting