Sacred Valley & One Day Inca Trail 3 Days

I highly recommend this company and tour. David was very helpful with making the arrangements and following up to ensure that everything would run smoothly once we arrived. Once we arrived, Sandro met us at the airport to start our journey and made us feel right at home. He was very knowledgeable and accommodating. I have already and will continue to recommend Andean Path to anyone who wants to see Cusco and Machu Picchu! 5 stars!!

Our three day Sacred Valley + Inca Trail + Machu Picchu private tour with Andean Path Travel was fantastic! David helped answer all of our questions that we had prior to arriving in Peru, and then came to our hotel in Cusco on a prior evening for a brief and helpful orientation. He also provided a duffel bag for our use that he transported between the Ollantaytambo and Aguas Calientes hotels so we didn't have to carry our clothing and toiletries on the one day Inca Trail hike which was much appreciated! Our guide was Ron and he was great. He is from a village near Ollantaytambo and is extremely knowledgeable about Incan history and culture. Since my wife mentioned an interest in flowers, he also took the time to point out many of the different types of flowers along the Inca Trail. The Sacred Valley Tour was great and the Inca sites at both Pisac and Ollantaytambo were very impressive. The provided buffet lunch was delicious and in a very nice setting. We had some free time to explore around Ollantaytambo in the late afternoon. The one day Inca trail hike provided wonderful views almost continuously along the trail. The first half (~3 miles) is mostly uphill but we found the ascent to be very manageable although we stopped to catch our breath plenty of times. The ruins at Winay Wanya are a nice reward after the uphill. From Winay Wanya, the second half of the hike is mostly level and downhill. The views of Machu Picchu from the Sun Gate and descending on the trail are unbeatable and we were able to visit the upper portion of Machu Picchu when we arrived which is where the attached photo together with Ron was taken. On the third day, we visited the main portion of Machu Picchu and ascended Huayna Picchu mountain. Although the hike is steep, the views along the way and at the top are incredible of both Macchu Picchu and the surrounding mountains and valleys. I would recommend adding the Huayna Picchu option if you book early enough. We returned back to Aguas Calientes and took the train to Ollantaytambo where a driver picked us up and took us back to our hotel. Andean Path Travel is a local Peruvian company and they did a great job with everything, we highly recommend them!

I'm totally excited about this tour. Everything was so perfect and so different compared to what we heard from others. Our guide (Ronald) was an ongoing Wikipedia, explained us so much and had an answer for every question (and we asked a lot) and was a wonderful company during this tour. The food and the hotels were also very qualitative. I can hardly believe that we got such a great service for the price.