Get Involved with Responsible Travel in Peru - The Inca Trail Fundraising Special

Mountains, forests and Inca ruins on the road to Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu from near the Sun Gate on the Inca Trail

The most famous trek in the Americas, the Inca Trail offers a unique and unrivalled combination of history and spectacular scenery.

Winding its way from the powerful Urubamba River, across mountain passes and through cloud forests, the ancient Inca road passes several ruined fortresses before reaching the fabulous lost city of Machu Picchu.

We use excellent local guides and skilled porters on the trek, and we include an early morning tour of Machu Picchu so that we can explore the site before the majority of visitors arrive by train from Cuzco.

On this special trip, we combine this classic trek with the opportunity to spend time at the Rainbow Centre, our Responsible Tourism project in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, a beautiful area within easy reach of Cuzco.

We will meet the students and staff, get involved in their daily activities, and see first hand what a difference this small centre makes to the lives of children and young adults with special needs.

What makes this trip responsible?

The Rainbow Centre

The Rainbow Centre is run by Peruvian/British charity Kiya Survivors and was the first school dedicated to special-needs children in the Sacred Valley and now 40 children attend regularly. Since the centre opened 10 years ago, Kiya Survivors has provided support to over 200 children as well as providing help on many social issues to other members of the local communities in which it works.

Itinerary

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Countries visited: Peru

Day 1

Fly to Cuzco

Day 2

Arrive Cuzco; free time to explore city.

Day 3

Optional visit to the Sacred Valley of the Incas; free time for sightseeing or rafting.

Day 4

Start Inca Trail trek from Km82; walk alongside Urubamba River before climbing to Huayllabamba.

Day 5

Cross Dead Woman's Pass, the trek's highest.

Day 6

Over second pass to ruins of Sayajmarca and Phuyupatamarca.

Day 7

Down Inca steps to Winay Wayna and Machu Picchu.

Day 8

Visit Machu Picchu for guided dawn tour of site; train to Ollantaytambo and transfer to Urubamba.

Day 9

Full day at Rainbow Centre.

Day 10

Morning at Rainbow Centre; afternoon drive to Cuzco.

Day 11

Free morning; afternoon depart Cuzco.

Day 12

Arrive London.

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Children at the Rainbow Centre, Urubamba

Exodus group with Porters on the Inca Trail

$Dead Woman\'s Pass (Warmihua?usca) on the Inca Trail$

Children at the Rainbow Centre, Urubamba