4-Day Inca Trail Hike to Machu Picchu with Panoramic Train

Why This Is the 4-Day Trek We Would Book First

It is the most-reviewed classic trek in the category, it sells to one traveller at the advertised price, and it includes the three things that separate a good four days from a hard one: a porter for 7 kg of your things, a private toilet tent and the Vistadome back. Cheaper classic treks drop at least one of them.

Book it if

You want the whole trail and a sunrise at the Sun Gate, and you can book five to six months ahead for the dry season.

Skip it if

You want a bed every night: the short trail gives you the Sun Gate with a hotel in Aguas Calientes.

Price$798 for one adult at checkout, the same as the listing price; the strike price of $840 is the operator's own promotion.

What 594 Reviews Keep Mentioning

1. The guides by name, more than anything else: knowledge of the sites, patience on the climb and care for slower walkers.
2. The porters and the cooks, and how much food there is at camp.
3. The organisation from the briefing to the train home; very few reviews mention a hitch.

In numbersSub-scores on GetYourGuide: guide 4.9, transportation 4.8, value for money 4.8.

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From Cusco: 4-Day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Small Groups

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Cusco: Machu Picchu Inca Trail 4-Day Trek

Read the review — the cheapest classic at $750 each for two, but the porter and the train back are add-ons.

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Read the review — the premium trek: eight at most, a four-person tent for two, $1,499 each for two.