Classic Inca trail to Machu Picchu. A 4-day backpacking in Peru! Machu Picchu 4 day backpacking! Machu Picchu 4 day backpacking. 4 days backpacking Machu Picchu.
The classic 4-Day hike is one of the world’s great hikes. It is the same route that the ancient Inca rulers used for reaching the sacred Citadel and one of the 7 wonders of the world.
First Day
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Arrived at the parking lot, handed over our duffel bag to porters and started hiking from the official starting point, KM82. We climbed our first steep ascent to reach a lookout point of the first major ruins of the Inca Trail: Patallacta. Had our lunch and continued to Wayllabamba, the last town of any size on the Inca Trail.
Second Day
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The toughest and longest day hike. Though its only 7 Mile, the elevation gain was over 4000 feet. We climbed the highest point of Inca trail (Dead Women' Pass - 13800 feet). Then we descended down and had a lunch before climbing up to the second highest point. This is where the rain started picking up. Stayed at the highest point campsite and spent the coldest night of 4.
Third Day
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My favorite day as we saw 3 beautiful inca ruins which are located in a stunning place. Phuyupatamarca ruins is called the 'town above the clouds'. This fort and ceremonial site really do lie enshrouded in clouds for much of the year. We reached Intipata, another incredibly impressive Inca site. This one consists mostly of terraces, very steep ones. he Wiñay Wayna ruins ended up being my single favorite spot on 3rd day.
Final Day
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The final day of the Inca Trail 4-day trek involves a crazy early wake-up time, a short hike to the Sun Gate, where you catch your first glimpse of Machu Picchu, and a tour of Machu Picchu itself. The mood was celebratory when we reached the Sun Gate (Inti Punku) and enjoyed our first view of Machu Picchu in all of its glory.
Hiking Machu Picchu was on my bucket list for many years, and I finally was standing in front of one of the 7 wonders of the world.
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Chapters
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00:00 Intro
00:52 Day1
03:00 Kilometer 82
07:40 Patallacta Ruin
09:52 Lunch
11:50 Day1 Tent
15:50 Dead Women's Pass
17:20 Second Day Lunch
20:21 Sayaqmarka
22:06 Interaction with Porter and Chefs
24:15 Phuyupatamarka Ruins
26:07 Intiapata Ruins
27:51 Winay Wayna Ruins
29:45 Final Day
31:25 Sun Gate
33:15 The post card photo of Machu Picchu
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