Travel Tips

For those of you going on the Inca Trail hike - 

Please read this below description and remember to bring the underlined items. We do take a separate train from those taking the Hiram Bingham train.

The train takes us to the starting point of the walk, called Km 104 of the Inca Trail on the railway. Right at the beginning of the trail, you will see many endemic exotic birds such as the Andean guan and the Gray-breasted Mountain Toucan, as well as various wild orchids and bromeliads along the way.

This is an uphill hike, make sure you have everything you need such as: hiking boots, sunscreen, and a hat. In the route from Km 104 to Machu Picchu you will have to constantly climb grasslands for 3 hours until you reach Wiñayhuayna and another two hours of walking until you reach the entrance to Machu Picchu. This is an 8 mile hike and will take anywhere from 5-6 hours to complete. The prize of this hike is the view from the Sun Gate.