1 Day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

• A small personal backpack for the hike (max. 25 liters).
• All tickets that will be given to you in Cusco (tourist tickets of the places to visit. Also train and Consettur bus tickets).
• Personal document with which you made the tour reservation (passport, ID card, student card or other).
• Raincoat or poncho for the rainy season (November to April).
• Hat and cap for the cold and the sun.
• Sunscreen (April to October)
• Mosquito repellent (Machupicchu).
• Water in a canteen or Camelback.
• Personal medication and pills for altitude sickness (soroche).
• Appropriate footwear and clothing for the hike.
• A pair of hiking poles (optional).
• Extra money (PEN)
• Cameras and others

To do the Short 1 Day Inca Trail tour to Machu Picchu, we recommend the following:

• Book the Full-Day Inca Trail Hike to Machu Picchu at least 2 months in advance, especially if you plan to do the trek between May and September which is the high season, therefore, the One-Day Inca Trail trek, Machu Picchu and Train tickets tend to sell out.
• If you want to book in the days leading up to the trek, the Peruvian government system allows us to book up to 3 days in advance, but this will depend on the spaces available. Generally, availability runs out between 15 and 30 days in advance. Please check availability with us before paying for this trekking tour on our website.
• Be sure to arrive in the city of Cusco two or one day before the trek.
• Before and upon arrival in Cusco, take pills for altitude sickness (soroche). In your hotel in Cusco also drink the coca leaves infusion, it will help you to acclimatize better and not to feel much the annoying headache, dizziness and vomiting. Avoid coffee, alcoholic beverages and cigarettes, as they prevent the good oxygen assimilation.
• In Cusco, in the early morning and at night, wear warm clothes.
• Leave your heavy suitcases at the hotel in Cusco. The train company only allows you to travel with personal luggage. If you wish to travel with your heavy luggage, you will have to pay a supplement to the train company.

Short 1-Day Inca Trail Trek to Machu Picchu in Small Group Tour (Premium). Join our already formed small groups and together with your new friends experience the One-Day Inca Trail Trek and visit Machu Picchu in a different way.

We have daily departures and 11 months a year, except February. We open groups with a minimum of 2 people.

Short 1 Day Inca Trail Trek to Machu Picchu in Private Tour. This option is exclusive for you who prefer to do the Inca Trail hike to Machu Picchu with your couple, family, children or friends and do not want to meet strangers. You can start the hike any day of the year. The price varies according to the number of people booking together.

• $ 30 USD. For students from 9 to 17 years old and for university students under 25 years old who have a student ID. The credential must be valid for a maximum of one year.
• $ 60 USD. For children under 8 years old.
• Special discounts for groups of 5 or more people booking together.

1 Day Inca Trail Hike to Machu Picchu

What is the Inca Trail?

One-Day Inca Trail (The Qhapaq Ñan or Great Inca Trail). The Incas built more than 45 thousand kilometers of roads that articulated and facilitated the better administration of the Inca empire’s territory. This great royal road was built with stones and mud mortars, tunnels, vegetable fiber bridges (Qeswachaca), resting places (Wayranas and tambos) and others. It crossed almost the entire South American continent joining the current countries of Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. The starting point was the great temple of the sun (Qorikancha = Golden enclosure) located in the Cusco city center, the Inca empire capital.

Most of this trail is still in use today. The royal road that linked Cusco, the capital of the empire with Machu Picchu, today has become very popular all over the world for trekking enthusiasts. Every year, thousands of trekking enthusiasts hike the Full-Day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.