Buy booking with us you are making sure our porters treatmet will continue to be the best on the trail!
We have Daily departures with quality service
See what other travellers think/say about us: http://www.llamapath.com/happytourists.htm
Our groups are designed to be comfortable and we ensure you have the best Inca Trail experience! Our new camping equipment, efficient chefs, amazing food and professional bilingual guides will make this Inca pilgrimage the crowning experience of your south american trip!
In this Inca Trail service very well (best) treated porters (ninja porters, red army,
etc as our tourists often describe them ) carry cooking and camping equipment while tourists (unless a extra porter is hired) carry personal belongings, including sleeping bag, sleeping mattress and clothes. Please see 'The Inca Trail' page for itinerary.
The night before your trek there
will be a pre-trek talk (brieffing)
in our office at either 6 or 7pm (exact time will be confirmed).
Please Note: Dificulty level (see below) depends very much on your fitness and aclimatization.
Trek Dificulty level:
Piece of cake |
Easy |
Difficult * |
Very Difficult | Impossible... is nothing! |
Please Note: Difficulty level depends very much on your fitness and aclimatization.
Click here for Trekking Tips
Includes:
Vegetarian food on request at no extra cost!
What you need to take:
*To qualify as a student, it is necessary to have a valid ISIC card scanned and e-mailed to us.
Optional items to take:
Optional services Not included.
***NOTE: 7 kilos total including sleeping bag and pads (aprox. 3.0 kilos)
Prices are based on $1=3.15 peruvian soles exchange rate.
2009 Inca Trail prices:
For tours running from 1st march 2009 to 31 January 2010
$475***(adults) and
$440***(students); scan and e-mail us your ISIC card at the time of booking.
IMPORTANT: One of the reasons that our price may be higher than that of other agencies is that we ALWAYS book the maximum number of porters possible (according to Inca Trail regualations) so that our porters are not overloaded. Beware of this when booking they might be cheaper because of this!
2 people (minimum group size) should have a maximum of 5 porters and 16 people (max group size) should have 22 porters.
** Tips (optional) for porters, cooks or guides are NOT included in price.
For further information see here :
http://www.llamapath.com/incatrail-departure-2009.htm
Expected Weather in Cusco and on the Inca Trail
In Cusco dry season starts in April to October, the days are usually sunny and hot but temperatures drop abruptly after 4-5 pm until 7-8 am.
Weather is very changeable from November to March and heavy rains are expected being the wettest month December to March although is not as cold as it is in the dry season.
Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
>Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Max ºC |
19º |
19º |
19º |
20º |
20º |
20º |
19º |
20º |
20º |
21º |
21º |
21º |
Min º C |
7º |
7º |
6º |
5º |
3º |
-0º |
-0º |
+2º |
4º |
6º |
7º |
8º |
Rainy days |
14 |
16 |
15 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
16 |
· Please note: Temperatures for your reference were taken at 3400 meters and change depending on the altitude (higher altitude = colder) Also note that it could be wet on the 3rd and 4 day of the Inca Trail (cloud/wet forest regions).
Available Departure Dates:FGrom the 1st the December de 2008 We strongly recommend that you make your trek booking as soon as possible. So far we have been able to obtain trek permits for ALL of our clients and have not had to cancel any trek bookings.
Train included in all tours is the Cerrojo backpacker (to Ollanta) Train times will only be confirmed once full amount of tour is paid. The earliest train you could take is the 13:37pm and being the 9:20pm the last train (high season June to september). Llama Path will organize the transport back to Cusco (by taxi or by bus).
Please Note: train times are subject to change depending on Peru rail timestable and availability.If organized in advance, the train can be upgraded to Vistadome (larger windows than the backpaker cerrojo train) for an increased price.
The availability of trek permits can be checked on the web page
Inca Trail official availability (click here)
Useful Phone Numbers:
0051 84 240822 Cusco Main Office.
0051 84 984336138 Mobile (out of Office)
105*3279 Nextel
0051 1981053279 Mobile Out of Office