Classic Inca Trail
✓ Verificada contra la agencia · SERNANPThe most famous trek in South America. A 43 km fragment of the Qhapaq Ñan (Inca road network) from KM 82 to Machu Picchu via three mountain passes. Strict 500-person daily cap including guides and porters. Must book through licensed Peruvian operator — independent trekking prohibited. Arrives at Machu Picchu through the Sun Gate (Inti Punku) at dawn on day 4.
Distancia
23.3 km
Elevación máx.
4,215m / 13,828ft (Dead Woman's Pass)
Duración
4 days / 3 nights
Clasificación de seguridad
DificultadMulti-day trek
GuíaGuide required (law)
EquipoNo technical gear
OficialSí
MantenidaSí
Temporada
Open year-round EXCEPT all of February, when the Red de Caminos Inka closes for maintenance (reopens 1 March) by order of the Ministerio de Cultura / DDC Cusco. Best dry months May–Sept.
Peligros
- ▲altitude — Dead Woman's Pass ~4,215 m
- ▲cold and rapid weather change
- ▲steep Inca stone steps
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