Grand Andean Experience

• Explore Ancasmarca archaeological site and its ancient storage terraces
• Visit remote communities or hike through high-Andean landscapes
• Arrive at Huacahuasi Lodge surrounded by dramatic mountain scenery

Hiking Level: Easy to Moderate

Meals: Breakfast (Lamay Lodge), Lunch (On Route), Dinner (Huacahuasi Lodge)

Overnight: Huacahuasi Lodge (12,585’ / 3,835m)

• Learn about local initiatives at Qori Maki cultural center
• Choose between ceremonial village visit or scenic mountain hike
• Descend into Ollantaytambo for a relaxed evening in town

Hiking Level: Easy to Moderate

Meals: Breakfast (Huacahuasi Lodge), Lunch (Pumamarka), Dinner (Partner hotel in Ollantaytambo)

Overnight: Partner hotel in Ollantaytambo (9,284’ / 2,830m)

• Visit Quillarumiyoc before continuing into the high Andes
• Lunch in Mollepata with views of rural mountain life
• Begin your hike along the Royal Path to Salkantay Lodge

Trekking Time: Approximately 3 hours.

Hiking Level: Easy to Moderate

Meals: Breakfast (Partner hotel in Ollantaytambo), Lunch (El Pedregal), Dinner (Salkantay Lodge)

Overnight: Salkantay Lodge (12,690’ / 3,869m)

• Hike to Humantay Lake beneath towering glacier peaks
• Experience a traditional Andean ceremony at the lake
• Return to lodge for rest, hot tubs, and mountain views

Trekking Time: Approximately 4 hours.

Hiking Level: Moderate.

Meals: Breakfast (Salkantay Lodge), Lunch (Salkantay Lodge), Dinner (Salkantay Lodge)

Overnight: Salkantay Lodge (12,690’ / 3,869m)

• Cross the highest point of the journey at 4,636 meters
• Traverse vast, raw Andean landscapes shaped by glaciers
• Arrive at Wayra Lodge after a dramatic mountain descent

Trekking Time: Approximately 6 hours.

Hiking Level: Challenging.

Meals: Breakfast (Salkantay Lodge), Lunch (Wayra Lodge), Dinner (Wayra Lodge)

Overnight: Wayra Lodge (12,812’ / 3,906m)

• Descend into lush cloud forest filled with orchids and rivers
• Pass remote villages and experience changing Andean ecosystems
• Arrive at Colpa Lodge at the meeting of three mountain rivers

Trekking Time: Approximately 3 — 4 hours.

Hiking Level: Easy to moderate.

Meals: Breakfast (Wayra Lodge), Lunch (Colpa Lodge), Dinner (Colpa Lodge)

Overnight: Colpa Lodge (9,414’ / 2,870m)

• Walk through orchards, waterfalls, and fertile jungle-edge valleys
• Visit coffee plantations and experience local rural life
• Relax at Lucma Lodge as the air turns warm and tropical

Trekking Time: Approximately 4 hours

Hiking Level: Moderate to Challenging

Meals: Breakfast (Colpa Lodge), Lunch (Lucma Lodge), Dinner (Lucma Lodge)

Overnight: Lucma Lodge (7,003’ / 2,135m)

• Climb Inca steps through cloud forest to Llapata Pass
• Catch your first distant view of Machu Picchu
• Continue by train to Aguas Calientes for overnight stay

Trekking Time: Approximately 4–6 hours

Hiking Level: Moderate to Challenging

Meals: Breakfast (Lucma Lodge), Lunch (en route), Dinner (Partner hotel in Aguas Calientes)

Overnight: Partner hotel in Aguas Calientes (6,693’/2,040m)

• Enter Machu Picchu early for a guided exploration of the citadel
• Discover its temples, terraces, and sacred architecture
• Return to Cusco by train through the Sacred Valley

Hiking Level: Easy to Moderate

Meals: Breakfast (Partner hotel in Aguas Calientes), Lunch (Partner hotel in Aguas Calientes)