Book the 2023 Inca Trail by making your reservations in the form below. Take advantage of the chance to take one of the most popular hiking adventures on the planet by waiting until next year to reserve your spot.

Early booking allows you to choose from four dates to start your classic Inca Trail. All four dates are set in the dry season, which is prime for taking photographs of the Andean landscape.

The Guided Machu Picchu hike is scheduled to start at 6:00 am on all four dates as well. The morning shift is the best chance travelers will get to photograph the sun rising over the Andes mountains while illuminating the Inca citadel.

Below is the link for the 2023 Inca trail booking sheet. Please complete all required details, including name, dates required, and approximate group size.

2023 Inca Trail Booking Form

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2023 Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Itinerary

DAY 1: CUSCO – PISKACUCHO – WAYLLABAMBA

We pick you up from your hotel early to travel by bus until Ollantaytambo, where we stop for a break to buy last-minute gear and personal items.
Then we go by bus to Piskacucho (Km 82) to start our hike. Finally, after about 3 hours, we arrive at the first Inca site, Patallaqta.
Then we’ll walk for about 30 minutes until our lunch spot called Tarayoc. Then, after a break, we ascend for about 2 hours toward our first campsite, Huayllabamba village.

TRAIN STATION – PISKACUCHO : 3 hours approx.
DISTANCE PISKACUCHO – WAYLLABAMBA: 11 km
ESTIMATED WALKING TIME: 6 hours
PISKACUCHO : 2600 m.a.s.l.
PATALLAQTA : 2750 m.a.s.l.
HUAYLLABAMBA : 3000 m.a.s.l. / 9842 feet

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DAY 2: HUAYLLABAMBA – WARMIWAÑUSCA – PAQAYMAYU

We start the day with a healthy breakfast and provide some snacks to carry along the route, we trek up the mountain path foraround 5 hours to the highest point of the Inca Trail, Warmihuañusca Pass (4215 m.a.s.l.).
Then we descend about 1 ½ hours until Paqaymayu campsite, where we have lunch, dinner, and a well-deserved rest.

DISTANCE HUAYLLABAMBA – WARMIHUAÑUSCA : 9 km
ESTIMATED WALKING TIME: 7 hours WARMIHUAÑUSCA: 215 m.a.s.l. / 13828 feet
PAQAYMAYU : 3600 m.a.s.l. / 11811 feet

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DAY 3: PAQAYMAYU – CHAQ´ICOCHA – WIÑAYWAYNA

After a big breakfast, the group will walk about 1 hour until Runkuraqay archaeological site and then 1 hour more until Runruraqay Pass.
Afterward, we descend for about 1 hour to visit Sayaqmarka archaeological site, and after 30 minutes, we arrive at Chaquiqocha campsite, where we have lunch.
After that, we walk for about 1 ½ hours until the Phuyupatamarka Inka site, which is at the same time as the next Pass. Then, finally, we descend 3 hours to the the Wiñaywayna Inka site, where we spend our last night on the Trail.

DISTANCE PAQAYMAYU – WIÑAYWAYNA : 16 km
ESTIMATED WALKING TIME: 7 hours
RUNRURAQAY: 3760 m.a.s.l. / 12336 feet
SAYAQMARKA : 3620 m.a.s.l. / 11876 feet
CHAQUICOCHA : 3500 m.a.s.l. / 11482 feet
PHUYUPATAMARKA : 3650 m.a.s.l. / 11975 feet
WIÑAYWAYNA : 2650 m.a.s.l. / 8694 feet

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DAY 4: WIÑAYWAYNA – MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO

We wake up very early, and after breakfast, we start our final leg of the trek and arrive in 2 hours to Inti Punku, where we have the first beautiful view of Machupicchu.
After a short hike down to Machu Picchu, we register and then enjoy a 2 ½ guided tour of the sanctuary. Afterward, we have free time to explore by ourselves.
And finally, we take the bus down to Aguas Calientes town, from where we take the train to return to Cusco.

DISTANCE PAQAYMAYU – WIÑAYWAYNA: 6 km
ESTIMATED WALKING TIME: 2 1/2 hours
AGUAS CALIENTES : 2040 m.a.s.l.
MACHUPICCHU : 2400 m.a.s.l.
HUAYNAPICCHU MOUNTAIN : 2700 m.a.s.l. (2 hours round way)
MACHUPICCHU MOUNTAIN : 3150 m.a.s.l. (3 hours round way

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*Due to this trek’s popularity, it is currently limited to 500 spaces per day. To ensure you get a permit, we recommend you book this trek up to 4 months in advance to secure your spot. Contact us today to reserve your space.

2023 Inca Trail Reservations Details 

Due to the effects of Covid19 on the travel industry, several of our clients were forced to move Machu Picchu tours and trips from 2020 to the 2021/22/23 travel season. When you add this to all the new bookings for 2023, we expect spaces to fill up quickly. There will be a few differences in how our multi-day hikes are operated compared to previous years. Below we’ll go over some details about 2023 Inca trail reservations.

2023 Inca Trail Group Size

In the 2023 hiking season, all Inca trail groups will remain a maximum size of  12 hikers at a time. This does not include the porters that will accompany the group as well as the two Inca Trail Bilingual guides. In addition, there will also be a cook joining the group to prepare all of our meals.Machu Picchu group tours in general will be smaller, so this is just adjusting all services to the new sizes.  

2023 Inca Trail Including Huayna Picchu

Permits for Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu will also be limited, there are currently available permits on each of the four Inca Trail hiking dates in the booking form for 2023.

Additional Information

The 2023 Inca Trail as well as all other hikes related to Machu Picchu will are all scheduled to have access to the Inca citadel when purchasing the full hike.

If you have any questions on what precautions we are taking for each one make sure to ask one of our Peru travel specialists.

2021 Inca Trail Reservations Frequently Asked Questions