For this Sacred Valley & Short Inca Trail 3 Day, in Machu Picchu’s citadel, the weather during the day is warm, humid, and excellent at night. The adventure is enjoyable for all travelers, allowing them to walk more uncovered during their trip.

Temperature: The temperature ranges between 12 and 24 degrees Celsius; although the area is rainy (about 1,955 mm per year), especially between November and March, the intensity of the rains alternates rapidly.

Rainy Season: From December to March or April is the rainy season in Machu Picchu. April to November or December is the dry and sunny season, with a particular nuance in the spring month of September, with a spectacular subtropical forest landscape.
The rainy months concentrate approximately 80% of the annual rainfall volume, ranging from 1,600 to 2,300 millimeters. The average humidity is 77% during the dry months and 91% during the rainy months.

In the rainy season, from September to April, showers and drizzles are almost daily, followed by clear blue skies and intense sunshine. However, given its location in the Amazon rainforest, Rainfall is latent in any month of the year (even in the dry season, March to December).

The landscape surrounding Machu Picchu

You can find archeological sites and monuments of high historical value in Machu Picchu, the Intihuatana, the Intipunku, the Temple of the Three Windows, the Sacred Plaza, the Temple of the Condor, etc.

From the aerial view, the Machu Picchu Inca city of Machu Picchu is shaped like the condor, the sacred bird of the Incas.

Machu Picchu has crossed two mountain ranges: the Urubamba and Vilcanota.

The Inca City was built on the ‘Vilcabamba batholith.’ The central mountains that surround it are Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu.
Location of Machu Picchu

The Inca City is located within the so-called ‘Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu,’ which covers 35 thousand hectares (350 km2).

Machu Picchu is located in Aguas Calientes, province of Urubamba, department of Cusco, Peru.

Its coordinates are 13º 10′ 19″ and 13º 14′ 00′ (south latitude). It is also located at 72º 30′ 5″ and 72º 36′ 33″ (west latitude).

The dry season begins in May and typically ends in September or October. During these months, the Inca Trail is the best alternative since good weather allows you to appreciate the majestic valleys and beautiful mountains along the way without clouds or fog.

In other months, the rainfall increases.

We recommend that you make your reservation at least twelve months in advance because tickets for this incredible hike are sold out months in advance due to its great popularity.

In our experience working with travelers worldwide, many enthusiastic travelers have sadly tried to book a month in advance. We have told them there are no more spaces, so please follow our recommendation to book many months in advance.

Three hundred admission tickets are reserved for agency personnel, i.e., porters, cooks, helpers, porters, and other staff.

Two hundred admission tickets are available for sale to the general public.

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• The Inca Trail closed annually in February due to maintenance work in various route sectors.

According to the international classification on the level of difficulty of a hike, we have the following:

On the other hand, the Inca Trail is considered by travelers and experienced hikers to have a degree of difficulty of three because the Inca Trail route passes through various types of climates and different altitudes.

The maximum weight to carry on the Inca Trail is 5 kilograms. Taking into account this weight restriction for this route:

The most important thing is that the original ID card or passport is valid, as is the document with which we made our reservation; otherwise, we will not be allowed to enter.

• Sleeping bag.
• A medium backpack of approximately 30 or 40 liters
• Toiletries, including toilet paper and wet wipes, as there are no toilets along the route.
• Underwear, especially microfiber socks or any specific material for this type of use
• Insect repellent.
• Sunscreen
• Bottle or canteen
• Flashlight with spare batteries
• Cash in Peruvian soles
• Wide-brimmed hat

Kondor Path Tours recommends wearing boots one size larger than usual that are not new or have had some use, as wearing new boots can cause scrapes on the ankles or heel of the foot.

In 2000, the Peruvian government made it mandatory for travelers to enter the Inca Trail route through a tourist agency.

The highest point on the Inca Trail route is the so-called ‘pass of the dead woman’ or Warmihuañuska in Quechua, located 4,200 meters above sea level. It is good to know that the citadel of Machu Picchu, the final point of this unforgettable experience, is located at a much lower elevation (2,400 m.a.s.l.).

The entire Inca Trail is properly signposted, and the guides and tour operators are the first responsible for the care of the traveler during his journey; however, this does not guarantee that travelers always follow the indications, and in some cases, accidents have occurred due to the imprudence of the visitor.

It is essential to consider that the physical condition of the traveler must be adequate, as well as having previously done two or three days of acclimatization in Cusco.