The Inca Trail includes:
Transportation from Cusco to Km 82, starting point of the trail
Entrance to the Inca Trail and to Machu Picchu
Services of a bilingual tour guide
Service of cooks and porters
Camping equipment: Double occupancy tents and sleeping pads, dinner
tent, toilet tent, kitchen tent, tables, seats, first aids kit and
utensils for your meals.
All meals during the hike.
Bus ticket from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes Train Station
Train ticket from Aguas Calientes to Cusco on the tourist class
wagon
Maximum weight of luggage to be carried by porters: 6.5 Kilos per
person, Extra porters are available at an additional cost.
Sleeping bags are available for rent, at about $3 to $5 per day.
What to bring
for the Inca Trail:
A mid-size backpack, Thick cotton Socks , Sleeping Bag , Bandana
, Rain wear (a large rain poncho), T- Shirts, Flash Light and batteries,
Shorts and warm trousers , Water Bottle, Water Purifying Tablets,
Sweater and Jacket , Sun block , Hiking boots , Insect Repellent
Towel and bathing suit, Coramina (Glucose), Hat , One complete change
of clothing
Suggested: Camera, binoculars, snacks, toilet paper, Peruvian currency
and your own personal first aid kit and medicines.
Note: The guides will have basic medicines available included oxygen,
but we recommend bringing your own ointment for swollen feet, sticking
plasters, aspirin, etc.
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