Sacred Valley & One Day Inca Trail Trek

• 6 nights hotels in en suite rooms
• Group normally 4 to 16, plus leader. Min. age 16 yrs
• Altitude maximum 4600m, average 3600m
• Travel by private bus and by train

Peru's diverse geography results in climate which varies greatly by both region and season. Cuzco and the Andes have a temperate climate. December to March is the rainy season in Cuzco/the Andes and April to November is the dry season; characterised by clear skies and strong sunshine in the mornings, sometimes clouding over as the day progresses. Daytime temperatures are usually pleasant (approx. 20 degrees C on average) but night times only 5-10 degrees C, except for May, June, July and August when days are cooler and nights are often close to, or a few degrees below, freezing. In the Andes, however, anything is possible at any time of year, including cloud, rain or even snow, with rapid and unexpected changes! Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu are in the cloud forest and as such attract large amounts of precipitation all year as clouds move up from the Amazon Basin. Rain here can be heavy but is seldom prolonged. Cold fronts sometimes occur from July-August. Peru is affected by the El Niño weather phenomenon whereby warming of Pacific Ocean surface water off South America drives a shift in the atmospheric circulation, resulting in abnormally high levels of rainfall over parts of South America. These events occur at irregular intervals of two to seven years, and last nine months to two years. A strong El Niño event occurred in 2014-16.

This is a Leisurely/Moderate grade trek (level 2) – please refer to our activity level guidelines. Anyone of reasonable fitness and with prior walking experience should find no real difficulties). No prior experience of trekking at altitude is required. As this trip spends considerable time at altitude, we ask you to refer to the altitude warning below. All of our itineraries have built in acclimatisation days before starting the trek. Walking hours stated within the itinerary are given as approximates only. Timings stated include lunch and photo stops and will vary depending on the pace of your group. List of Regulations for visiting Machu Picchu: The main points impacting your visit are the following:The tickets are valid only for one entry which means that you cannot leave the site and re-enter.Once you have done the chosen circuit with your guide, you cannot walk back to view anything already visited and once you finish the circuit, you will have to leave the site. You can no longer explore the site further after the guided tour.The two visit times for visiting the site, either 6am-12pm or 12-16.30pm.The local authorities have restricted the temples which can visited at Machu Picchu depending on the time of the visit to the site. These regulations will affect how long you are able to spend at Machu Picchu and which temples you can visit. In the past, after the guided tour passengers could stay longer to explore the site, this is not possible anymore. The alternative that we are implementing on our visits to allow you further time, is to explore the upper part of Machu Picchu (Sun Gate and Inca Bridge) before starting the guided tour. The guided tour will be about 2 hrs in duration, and unfortunately at the end of it, you will need to exit the site. You will be able to visit the Condor’s Temple, but not the Sun Dial Temple or the Sun Temple on this itinerary. Schedule of visit to Machu Picchu on this itinerary:Early bus to Machu Picchu and explore upper part with the tour leaderBetween 9-10am start the guided tourBetween 11.30am-12.30pm passengers leave Machu Picchu Please see our COVID Travel Guide for Peru for more information on current guidelines for travel in Peru.