Inca Trail Machu Picchu | Salkantay trek Operator

Experience of the week: I sensed the limits of my physical strength. And I paid a lot of money for it too. Anyway, I have the feeling that it is becoming more and more common that you have to pay a lot of money for such experiences. In Australia it was skydiving, in New Zealand it was the 9 hour hike up Mount Doom volcano and in Peru it was the Inca Trail . Arguably, it can be described as a kind of pilgrimage route, 43 km long at extreme altitudes, taking you to Machu Picchu and your own limits. You pay a whopping US$ 480 for 4 days of tormenting yourself through rain and clouds (if the visit to Perú falls in the rainy season).  This includes incredibly delicious food, accommodation in a 2-person tent and entry to Machu Picchu, but not a guarantee of good weather, someone to carry your luggage or massage your calves. It was my toughest hike so far and yet, as hockey players, Hanna and I were fitter than the others, even the boys. On the second, hardest day, I got to camp 15 minutes ea

The Inca Trail routes are hard and require physical preparation to carry out this activity. Preparation for the Inca Trail: fitness, exercise and heart rate The preparation for the Inca Trail begins taking into consideration the physical condition, in which you are currently. It is necessary to organize yourself, specialists recommend starting to prepare 6 months before your walk. The muscles become stronger, if they are trained regularly and above all properly, start with daily walks, so that your muscles build resistance, increasing the degree of difficulty little by little; which will gradually strengthen your physical condition and above all it will train the heart muscle, making it pump blood more efficiently and have more oxygen. To be fit to walk, your heart, back muscles, hips, and feet must be strong so that you can climb more easily and use less oxygen; therefore, altitude sickness will not have any effect on your body. Where and how to exercise? This depends on y

It is an ancient and remote trail alternative to the Inca Trail , has much more spectacular views and with diverse ecological floors we will walk between lagoons, impressive snows like Salkantay and Humantay , crossing the rivers and subtropical zones of abundant vegetation and fauna. This route is an excellent option for those who wish to escape from the most congested routes and in a faster way, or for those who are looking for an alternative when the spaces of the traditional Inca Trail are occupied. This impressive tour passes beneath the magnificent Salkantay Mountain (6,710 m / 22,014 ft), one of the highest and most impressive in the Peruvian Andes. Its first two days will be dominated by the impressive snows of Salkantay and Humantay, as it travels through the high Andean landscape. The third day will descend to the warm cloud forest, to reach Aguas Calientes the fourth day. The impressive sacred citadel of the Incas Machu Picchu is visited during the last day of the progra