{"id":10176,"date":"2019-09-06T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/?p=10176"},"modified":"2021-01-06T17:27:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T00:27:27","slug":"new-video-hiking-the-inca-trail-to-machu-picchu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2019\/09\/06\/new-video-hiking-the-inca-trail-to-machu-picchu\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW VIDEO: Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Embark on a journey with us along the extraordinary Inca Trail to Machu Picchu! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OiKMzbbwSVU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;hl=en-US\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/?s=Peru&amp;cat=Inca+Trail\">Inca Trail<\/a> takes you through the diverse wilderness of the <a href=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/?s=Peru&amp;cat=Machu+Picchu\">Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary<\/a>, passing numerous Inca ruins on the magnificent stone highway before descending to the famed citadel of Machu Picchu. It starts from <a href=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/?s=Peru&amp;cat=Cusco\">Cusco<\/a> or Ollantaytambo, hiking from km 82 into Machu Picchu, and returns to Cusco with an overnight at a hotel in Aguas Calientes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Set departures are on Sundays and Wednesdays.<\/li><li>Minimum two people.<\/li><li>Groups are limited to 12 people, but most groups are smaller than that.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/inca-trail-8-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"8584\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2018\/01\/18\/choosing-the-right-inca-trail-trek-option-for-you\/inca-trail-8-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/inca-trail-8-1.jpg?fit=960%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1380122637&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"inca trail 8\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Machu Picchu Peru&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Machu Picchu&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/inca-trail-8-1.jpg?fit=300%2C141&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/inca-trail-8-1.jpg?fit=640%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191019192424im_\/https%3A\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/inca-trail-8-1.jpg?resize=640%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Machu Picchu\" class=\"wp-image-8584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/inca-trail-8-1.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/inca-trail-8-1.jpg?resize=300%2C141&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/inca-trail-8-1.jpg?resize=768%2C360&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Machu Picchu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>When to go:<\/strong> All year, except February, when the Inca Trail is closed; best season for trekking is April through October. Note that you may start your trek on any day of the week for a private trek.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to plan your next Peru adventure? <a href=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/destination\/trip\/?trip=5-Day-Inca-Trail-to-Machu-Picchu#form\">Check with us for availability!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your friendly Peru expert,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gretchen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Embark on a journey with us along the extraordinary Inca Trail to Machu Picchu! The legendary Inca Trail takes you through the diverse wilderness of the Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary, passing numerous Inca ruins on the magnificent stone highway before &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2019\/09\/06\/new-video-hiking-the-inca-trail-to-machu-picchu\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[11,20,400,26],"tags":[573,116,302],"class_list":["post-10176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inca-trail","category-peru","category-south-america","category-trekking","tag-aguas-calientes","tag-inca-trail-2","tag-sacred-valley"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Machu-Picchu.jpg?fit=1600%2C1066&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Xxsg-2E8","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10176"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10178,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10176\/revisions\/10178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}