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Machu Picchu tours
Trips we have operated for years, each one planned around the Machu Picchu entry your dates allow: guiding, transport, rail, and lodging handled end to end. Every trip is operated by Highland Adventures. Prices are per person, and every itinerary is tailored with you during planning.
We design and run your whole Peru trip around the right Machu Picchu access, with every entry confirmed as part of it.
Machu Picchu Express
Cusco as the base throughout: the Sacred Valley one day, Machu Picchu by train the next, and the same hotel room every night, with no repacking.
4 days
FromUS$800
3 nights
per person
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Physical rating 3 out of 5
Machu Picchu Quest
Machu Picchu twice over: a guided afternoon, a night in the town below the ruins, then the Huayna Picchu climb at first light, ahead of the day-trip wave.
5 days
FromUS$1,000
4 nights
per person
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Physical rating 3 out of 5
Fascinating Machu Picchu
The classic southern route, paced gently for the altitude: Lima, Cusco, the Sacred Valley, a night below Machu Picchu, and a Huayna Picchu morning.
7 days
FromUS$1,300
6 nights
per person
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Physical rating 3 out of 5
Salkantay Expedition
The 5-day Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu with Lima, Cusco, and the Sacred Valley first: a 15,190 ft pass, lodges instead of tents, and the citadel on foot.
10 days
FromUS$1,700
9 nights
per person
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Physical rating 4 out of 5
Machu Picchu & Lake Titicaca
The southern route taken all the way to Lake Titicaca: Machu Picchu first, then the Altiplano crossing to explore the Uros and Taquile islands.
9 days
FromUS$1,700
8 nights
per person
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Physical rating 3 out of 5
Inca Trail Experience
The leanest way to walk the Inca Trail: one Cusco day to acclimatize on either side of the trek, and the citadel entered on foot through the Sun Gate.
7 days
FromUS$1,700
6 nights
per person
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Physical rating 4 out of 5
Inca Trail Explorer
The trail with the Sacred Valley added first: Chinchero's terraces and the Maras salt pans, then the Inca road from Km 82 all the way to the Sun Gate.
8 days
FromUS$1,800
7 nights
per person
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Physical rating 4 out of 5
Inca Trail Journey
Lima and the Sacred Valley at full length before the trek: the Larco Museum, the Maras salt pans, and then four days on the Inca road itself.
9 days
FromUS$1,900
8 nights
per person
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Physical rating 4 out of 5
Machu Picchu & the Tambopata Amazon
The southern route through Cusco, the Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu, then two nights at a Tambopata rainforest lodge reached by boat down the river.
9 days
FromUS$2,100
8 nights
per person
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Physical rating 3 out of 5
Inca Trail Expedition
The complete version: full days in Lima and the Sacred Valley, the trek in over the passes, and a second morning at the citadel for Huayna Picchu.
10 days
FromUS$2,100
9 nights
per person
See itineraryPhysical rating
Physical rating 4 out of 5
Every trip at a glance
Same operator, same complete-trip model; what changes is how you reach the citadel and the pace of the days around it.
| Trip | Days | From | Physical rating How the levels compare
Ratings describe the trip, never the traveller. | Getting in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machu Picchu Express | 4 | $800 | 3 out of 5, Moderate | |
| Machu Picchu Quest | 5 | $1,000 | 3 out of 5, Moderate | |
| Fascinating Machu Picchu | 7 | $1,300 | 3 out of 5, Moderate | Train, classic circuit |
| Salkantay Expedition | 10 | $1,700 | 4 out of 5, Demanding | |
| Machu Picchu & Lake Titicaca | 9 | $1,700 | 3 out of 5, Moderate | |
| Inca Trail Experience | 7 | $1,700 | 4 out of 5, Demanding | |
| Inca Trail Explorer | 8 | $1,800 | 4 out of 5, Demanding | |
| Inca Trail Journey | 9 | $1,900 | 4 out of 5, Demanding | |
| Machu Picchu & the Tambopata Amazon | 9 | $2,100 | 3 out of 5, Moderate | |
| Inca Trail Expedition | 10 | $2,100 | 4 out of 5, Demanding |
Prices are per person and move with dates, party size, and hotel level. Your quote confirms the price for your trip.
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