Here you will find a detailed guide to hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in the high Andes mountains of central Peru. Click the thumbnail to read the entire article.
The Inca Trail trek to Machu Picchu is one of the world’s great multi-day hikes. On this page we will fully prepare you for the trek, including how to book it, how to train for it, and what to expect when you get out onto the trail.
Covering about 26 miles (41.6 km) over three and a half days through the Peruvian Andes, the trail follows the ancient path of the Incas, who called the region home for hundreds of years. The climax of the hike is arriving at Machu Picchu, one of the most magical ancient cultural sites in the world, nestled in the mountains in all its glory.