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Inca Trail reservations 2022

Do you want to visit Machu Picchu through the Inca Trail? Book your Inca Trail reservations online 6 months in advance. Decide what type of food, tent, tour guide and accessories to have during the trekking route. Pay with credit or debit cards and enjoy one of the best 5 hiking trails in the world.

What is the Inca Trail?

The Inca Trail is the most famous hiking route to Machu Picchu. In total it covers 43 kilometers in 4 days and 3 nights through an ancient network of trails made by the Incas hundreds of years ago. The beginning of the route is in Pisqacucho (kilometer 82), near the town of Ollantaytambo in Cusco. The end is at the Intipunku (Puerta del Sol) in the Inca City of Machu Picchu.

The Inca Trail is considered among the 5 best hiking trails in the world. Daily they only allow a maximum of 500 people to enter their roads. Of them, approximately 200 are tourists. The others are support staff: guides, porters, cooks. This route is the way the Incas formerly arrived at Machu Picchu.


How much does it cost the Inca Trail reservations?

The only way to do the Inca Trail is to hire the services of a tourism agency authorized by the Ministry of Culture of Peru. Booking is only possible with the internet. These companies organize and offer their services in different qualities. It is for this reason that the prices vary according to each travel agency.

Inca Trail reservations Prices 

  • Adult prices: USD 700
  • University student prices: USD 680
  • Prices under 18 years: USD 680

* Rates are approximate. Each tourism agency has its own prices.

The price of the Inca Trail reservations includes guides, train and tickets to Machu Picchu?

The Inca Trail reservations price includes the entrance to Machu Picchu, transportation by bus, train, food, professional guide, cooks, porters (carry luggage) and camping equipment.
If you want additional equipment (tents, mats, sleeping bag, cane), a better train service or an extra carrier, you must pay an additional price.
Do you want to visit Huayna Picchu after the Inca Trail? The additional cost is $ 65 per person approximately.

How much does the short Inca Trail cost to Machu Picchu?

Four days of walking on the Inca Trail are too many? The 2 day Inca Trail is an option for people with little time to visit. This route starts the walk from the middle of the classic route. Short Inca Trail reservations prices vary according to each tourist agency.

Prices Short Inca Trail

  • Adult prices: USD 450
  • University student prices: USD 430
  • Prices under 18 years: USD 430 

* Each tourism agency manages its own rate. These are approximate prices.

What does the Short Inca Trail reservations price include?

The price includes tickets to Machu Picchu, equipment to spend the night in the camp, transportation (roundtrip train) and porter.



The entrance to Huayna Picchu is not included. You can request it by paying an extra amount of money.
If you want an extra porter or some other service during the short Inca Trail, you must request it with the tourism agency. These services have an additional cost.

How much in advance make the Inca Trail reservations?

Inca Trail reservations must be reserved with a minimum of 5 or 6 months before. However, if you plan to visit during May, June or July; You must get your ticket 7 or 8 months in advance.

Short Inca Trail tickets are not that hard to get. It is recommended to make the Inca Trail reservations weeks in advance. In the months of May, June or July; try to reserve a month before.

How to make the Inca Trail reservations step by step?

Make Inca Trail reservations is easy and safe. You should only look for availability in an online travel agency. Payment is by credit or debit card (Visa, MasterCard).

Search for an authorized agency online

In the network there are several agencies dedicated to offering entrance tickets to the Inca Trail. Choose the one that seems most reliable. The website must have an Internet security system that protects your personal information. All agencies must be authorized by the Ministry of Culture of Peru.

Find free spaces

After choosing the website (tourism agency) go to the section 'availability'. Remember that the Inca Trail reservations are made approximately 6 months before. Find the day and month in which you want to do the Inca Trail. If you found availability, click on 'Reserve'.

Complete the data and special requirements

To buy your Inca Trail tours you must provide personal information such as names, identity document number (passport), email, among others. In addition, you must indicate some extra special requirement as a carrier, vegetarian food, canes, etc.

Make the payment

Payment is through various payment methods. Currently the most used is PayPal because it accepts Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Some agencies ask for an advance payment and then complete the transaction in the city of Cusco. Finally, you will obtain the permits to do the Inca Trail.


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