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Hiking to Machu Picchu

Senderismo a Machu Picchu

Senderismo a Machu Picchu

Hiking to Machu Picchu — some travelers prefer to hike to Machu Picchu, in their efforts to take in the Peruvian countryside directly.  Such a trek is a once-in-a lifetime experience for such tourists.  Various tour outfits can arrange for guided hiking expeditions.  Such a trek will include encounters with various landmarks and other archeological sites, such as the Inca fortresses of Huillcaraccay and Paucancancha, Sayacmarca (High Rise Tower), as well as passing through Abra de Huarmihuanusca (Dead Woman’s Pass) — the trek’s highest point.    Such tour outfits include: www.gadventures.com,  www.incatrailperu.com,  www.karikuy.org,  www.perutrks.com,  www.tucanosperu.com,