The first day of the classic four-day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu — through the Sacred Valley along an ancient Inca roadway. Permit and licensed guide required.

Arrêts de ce circuit (12)

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   Kilometre 82 (Piscacucho) The Inca Trail begins at Kilometre 82 on the railway to Aguas Calientes. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Urubamba River Crossing The trail crosses the Urubamba River — the sacred river of the Inca Empire, flowing through the Sacred Valley toward ... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Patallaqta Ruins The first Inca archaeological site — a substantial complex of terraces and buildings that once served as a checkpoint... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Willkaraqay Viewpoint A fortified Inca site on a bluff overlooking the Cusichaca Valley. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Cusichaca Valley The valley narrows and the trail climbs gently alongside the river. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Cloud Forest Transition The vegetation transitions from dry valley scrub to cloud forest — orchids, bromeliads, and moss-draped trees appear. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Hatunchaca Settlement Ruins of an Inca way station — travellers and runners (chasquis) used these stations along the empire's 40,000-kilome... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Tarayoc Viewpoint Looking back down the valley, the Sacred Valley stretches toward Ollantaytambo. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Huayllabamba Approach The trail approaches Huayllabamba — the last inhabited village on the Inca Trail. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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    Huayllabamba Valley Floor The campsite at Huayllabamba sits at 3,000 metres in a valley of eucalyptus and native polylepis trees. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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    Llulluchapampa Trail Preview From the campsite, the trail ahead is visible — climbing through cloud forest toward the exposed alpine zone. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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    Evening at Huayllabamba As darkness falls at 3,000 metres, the temperature drops sharply. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app

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