Machu Picchu | May 2025
Take on the trip of a lifetime and trek the ancient Inca Trails to Machu Picchu!
This trip will occur across 9 days between the 12th and 26th May.
You will fly from London Heathrow to Cusco where you will enjoy the highlights of the beautiful city before setting off to trek the Inca Trail to the UNESCO World Hertitage Site of Machu Picchu.
The trek will be a total of 9 Days / 8 Nights.
£250.00
Trip Information
Machu Picchu is an Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Built in the 15th century and later abandoned, it’s renowned for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse huge blocks without the use of mortar, intriguing buildings that play on astronomical alignments and panoramic views. Its exact former use remains a mystery.
We will take the ancient Inca trail, which follows the original trail that the Inca’s would have taken through the sacred valley. Along the way, you will get to experience phenomenal natural viewpoints, stunning scenery and various impressive archaeological sites.
This Ultra Adventures trip will take 9 days from start to finish. You will hike the Inca trail to Machu Picchu, making memories and friends that will last a lifetime.
Flights
London Heathrow – Cusco
Cusco- London Heathrow
You are responsible for getting to London Heathrow for the initial meeting. All transfers after the initial meeting will be included until you are back in the UK.
Flights will be booked using the information you provide to use, ensure that all of your details are correct.
What's Included
The Trip
Our aim is to make sure your Ultra Adventures trek is as comfortable and straightforward as possible. Here’s a detailed list of what is included in your trek.
- Flights to and from Peru.
- Transfers to and from the airport to the hotel
- Accommodation pre and post trek.
- 4 days (3 nights) Inca Trail with camping
- Expert Tour Guide with years of experience and knowledge
- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner whilst on the Inca Trail
- Entry to Machu Picchu
- Expedition Medic to ensure your safety at all times
- Guided Tour of Machu Picchu
- Return by expedition train along the Urubamba River
- Assistance from our staff
- Fundraising Support from your chosen charity.
- Ultra Adventures Pack via post which includes kit list, fundraising support plus much more.
EQUIPMENT
Below is a list of everything that Ultra Adventures will provide to make this the experience of a lifetime!
- Expert guide
- First-aid kit
- Tent
- Sleeping Mat
- Kitchen tent
- Dining tent
- Tables
- Benches
- Chef whilst on the Inca Trail
- Porters for support
Once you have signed up to an Ultra Adventure you will receive a full detailed kit list in the post. We do our best to provide you with everything you need, but you will need to have your own personal kit.
What's It Costs
To book on an adventure, you must pay the registration fee when completing the booking form. The registration fee is non-refundable in the event of your cancellation unless we cancel the adventure for any reason other than Force Majeure situations.
You are responsible to pay for your personal equipment, tips, overseas airport taxes*, government imposed fees* and the costs of visas*, vaccinations*, additional food & drink, personal spending money, transport to and from the airport of departure in the UK, and any other activities not included in the itinerary. (*If applicable).
You are responsible for raising £5,500 for your chosen charity, 80% of which must be raised, alongside pledges for the remaining 20% 12 weeks prior to the adventure departure date. Any fundraising shortfall will be covered by you. In cases where the shortfall cannot be covered by you your trip will be cancelled and neither the registration fee nor the money raised for charity will be refunded.
If you hit the fundraising goals necessary then your chosen charity will cover the cost of your adventure. The charity benefits from keeping the remaining funds that have been raised.
ITINERARY
DAY 1: Arriving to Peru, Transfer from the airport to the hotel and Orientation walk
Transfer from the airport of Cusco to the Hotel. After the check-in we will have the speech about our itinerary and recommendations, then we will explore the city and make the orientation walk.
City tour.
This day we will go with our bus visiting the archaeological sites of Sacsayhuaman and Tambomachay and at the end we visit the Cristo blanco statue and after back to the city.
Day 2: Sacred Valley Tour
We start early at 8:00 to go with our bus to the village call Chinchero to have a beautiful show to the weaving process with the natural colors then we continue visiting Maras in there we will see the beautiful archeological site considered the laboratory of the agriculture call Moray and then we go to visit the sold mains Salineras to see how the local people are working until nowadays after we return to Cusco City. Then you will have a free time to find the last things that you will need for the Salkantay trek.
DAY 3: CUSCO - SORAYPAMPA (3850 m.a.s.l. - 8.5 km – 7 hours of trek aprox.)
We start our day at 5:00 am with pick up from your hotel in Cusco. We will drive pass cities like Izcuchaca and Limatambo heading towards Mollepata. Where we will be arriving approximately at 7:00 am. It is at this place, we will have breakfast and then we continue to Soraypampa village where we will visit the famous Lake Humantay 4200 masl, this trek will be about 4 hours up and down and will be there the sacred place to connect with our Pachamama “ mother earth” sharing the ceremony of coca leaves then we return to Soraypampa town where we will have our lunch and we can camp here at Soraypampa town 3800 m.a. s.l. once we arrive our campsite we have the tea afternoon. To end the day we have the dinner and we can enjoy it the beautiful Milky Way.
DAY 4: SORAYPAMPA - SALKANTAY PASS ( 4635 m.a.s.l.) - CHALLHUAY ( 2900 m.a.s.l. - 23.5 km)
Our day will begin at 5:00 am, with the wakeup call tea and a delicious breakfast, we start the trek climbing up to the Salkantay pass afterwards we will continue our trek towards the valley of Huayrajmachay. It is in this place, where we will have our lunch. After lunch, we will continue trekking until we reach the edge of the rainforest. We will be able to view the different bio habitats along the way, including views of the river, varieties of flora and fauna and amazing waterfalls. We will trek until we reach our campsite, Challhuay, where we will spend the night. And we have the dinner in our camping place.
DAY 5: CHALLHUAY – LUCMABAMBA- ( 2750 msnm - 11 km )
Continuing our walk after a comforting breakfast, it’s the time to say thank you to our team horses they are leaving us, then we will begin our walk appreciating a variety of coca crops, considered the sacred leaf of our ancestors which is currently cultivated in tropical zones. In this last section, it will be descent to Lucmabamba lunch where our team is waiting with a special lunch Pachamanca. Here will be our campsite too at the evening we have a beautiful coffee show with the local family after it’s coming our last dinner with our chef.
You have the chance to go to the Hot springs its one hour drive from the campsite and will be extra the prices if they want to go there.
DAY 6: LUCMABAMBA ( 2750 msnm - 16 km ) Hidroelectrica- AGUAS CALIENTES.
Continuing our walk after a comforting breakfast Then we continue following the inca trail to climb up LLactapata at 3400 m.a.s.l. it’s a beautiful place considered the balcony of Machupicchu we will see from here Machupicchu after we start with the descending to the Aobamba valley to join Hidroelectrica here will be the last lunch and we will say thank you very much to our chef team. Then we will board the train to go to Aguas Calientes town at 14:30. Once we arrive Aguas calientes we’ll go to our Hotel and resting there, so we have to check what time will be our dinner and let’s do the itinerary to Machupicchu tour the next day.
DIA 7: CAMINO INCA CORTO KM 104 A MACHUPICCHU
We will have early our breakfast to walk from Machupicchu town to the Km 104 it will be 2 hours approximately, then we pass the Inca trail control to climb up the trail to reach Wiñaywayna that means forever young, we will find a place where we can eat our box lunch box lunch. After we have 2 hours walking until Intipunku that means The Sun Gate, from here we can see Machupicchu and after one hour we have the panoramic view to the citadel and then we go to the exit to catch the Bus to join the Hotel in Aguas calientes town.
- Distance: 12km
- Elevation: 2100m- 2800m- 2000m
- Hiking time: 7 hours
DAY 8: Trek Millennium Camp (3790m) to Mweka Gate (1630m)
A gentle trek takes us down through the rain forest to Mweka Gate, where we complete park formalities and receive certificates, which you can hang up with pride! We are then met by our vehicles and return to the hotel in Moshi, where you can treat yourself to a welcome shower (and a cold beer or two!) before our big celebration.
- Overnight at the Weru Weru River Lodge
- Distance covered: 7.5 miles
- Approx. time taken: 6 hours
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included
DAY 8: MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO
06:00 we will go to the bus station to ride to Machu Picchu, we have the guiding tour of the all Machu Picchu sanctuary. In addition, you have the option to go to Huaynapicchu Mountain.
12:00 Bus ride back to Aguas Calientes
13:00 Lunch Optional.
14:30 Catch the train back to Ollantaytambo once we arrive there our van will wait for us to go to Cusco city arriving there 19:00 approximately.
DAY 9: Transfer from the hotel to the airport
Itinerary is subject to change
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