Short Inca Trail To Machu Picchu 2 Days and 1 Night

Top experience. Our lovely guide, Lino, came to our Airbnb the night before and talked us through the plan. This was really reassuring and is significantly better than other tour companies which have left us wondering whether they are really going to pick us up for their tours. The following morning, Lino was beaming outside our Airbnb at 03:00 which made us giggle - clearly someone was excited to walk on the Inca trail. He then walked us to a private driver and guided us to the train to the start of our route. Not only were the logistics extremely smooth and allowed us to relax (even catch up on sleep), Lino had all our tickets pre-printed that allowed us to skip to the front of queues and settle onto the train quickly. At around 06:00 we jumped off the train to start the Inca trail hike. It was beyond amazing. Lino explained everything to do with Inca history and answered all of our questions with depth and immense passion - we can’t wait for you to viscerally feel his passion about Inca history and Hiram Bingham. A key thing to note about the first day of hiking is that Lino made us feel really relaxed about our walking pace. He encouraged us to break, unlike other companies, and when we did stop to drink water and snack he would point to flowers, insects and mountains in the distance and explain what they were. Lino also helped us walk passed a group of Lamas which followed us down to Macchu Picchu! This was really fun and if my partner and I were alone we probably would have been too nervous to pass them - but they were super friendly. Another key benefit to note about this tour is that you walk up to the Sun gate which looks down on Macchu Picchu! This my favourite part. We then walked down to Macchu Picchu for 40 minutes and we were able to see it the whole way. Highly recommend! This is a key reason not to just tick off Macchu Picchu and actually do a 2 or 4 day Inca trail walk! Lino knew all the best photo spots too! And I think he has a, not so secret, passion for photography. He absolutely loves to take photos, and especially panorama! Whilst I’m on the topic of Lino, in addition to having all our tickets and route printed out, he was ready with hand sanitiser whenever we needed it and he left us use his bug repellent cream as you’re not supposed to use repellent spray. I realise this is a little long now so I’ll wrap it up. On the second day we went back to Macchu Picchu to explore the lower side and all the buildings and temples. The other benefit to doing a 2 or 4 day Inca trail hike is that you go to Macchu Picchu through a side entrance. Again Lino was on top of this and we walked passed the massive queue waiting to go through the main entrance. The second day requires little to no hiking so don’t be worried about your sore legs! This was a happy relief for us haha. Overall top experience, definitely recommend.