Ausangate / Rainbow Trek & Machu Picchu, 9 Days
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
- Pre-Trek briefing the night before the trek to go over the itinerary, meet your guide(s) and answer any questions
- Collection from your Cusco hotel on the first morning
- Private bus transport to start of the trek (day 1) and back to Cusco (day 5)
- Private transport through the Sacred Valley (Maras, Moray & Salineras day 8) and on to Ollantaytambo and back to Cusco (day 9)
- Personal porter to carry your overnight gear up to 8 kg/
- Dry bag in which to put your overnight gear so it won’t get wet or dusty on the trail
- 3 person, 4 season tents (2 people in large and comfortable Mountain Hardwear Expedition tent)
- One inch thick mattress pad
- English speaking professional guide
- Full meals on trek (3 meals per day, tea time every afternoon, and snacks on the trail)
- First-aid kit including emergency oxygen tank and emergency horse
- Dining tent with tables and stools
- Chef and cooking equipment and kitchen tent
- Dietary needs: able to cater to any dietary preference/need
- Toilet, toilet tent, and toilet paper
- Horsemen and horses (to carry tents, food, cooking equipment, and your duffel bags)
- Hot water every morning and evening for hand washing purposes
- Boiled water to fill your water bottle every morning and afternoon
- Entrance to the Ausangate trail
- Hotel (double room) in Cusco (Night 7)
- Celebratory dinner in Cusco (Night 7)
- Round trip train: Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu and back
- One entrance fee to Machu Picchu Archaeological Complex (First entrance time: 6am to 10am)
- Guided tour of Machu Picchu
- Round-trip bus tickets from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu and back
- Hotel (double room) and dinner in Aguas Calientes (Night 8)
- Private transport back to your hotel in Cusco
NOT INCLUDED:
- Flights
- Hotel before/after trek
- Lunch on day 8 and lunch and dinner on the last day (day 9)
- Sleeping bags and walking poles (poles must have intact rubber bottoms)
- Entrance to hot springs
- Extra hikes within Machu Picchu: Wayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain – please note if you choose this option we cannot guarantee a spot will be available. We recommend booking well in advance for these hikes.
- Extra time slot in Machu Picchu (in 2019 the government split the entrance ticket into three time slots. We include the first one 6-10am)
- Travel interruption & travel medical/evacuation insurance (required)
- Tip for your guide(s) and trek staff are optional but highly encouraged if you enjoy your trek