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Peru · 4,215 m · 13 operators · prices read 2026-09-23

What Inca Trail actually costs.

Inca TrailPhoto: Pajaro, Public domain

The published price is not what you will spend. Every operator below gets the same treatment: their price, plus what the package leaves out, next to its source.

In short: Inca Trail costs from $1,247 to $2,894 per person all-in across the 13 operators we compare, with items an operator does not mention counted as extra. Package prices as published start from $749, for two people sharing a room. Prices were read from the operators' own pages, the newest on 2026-09-23.

All-in, per person
from $1,247
up to $2,894 across 13 operators, with everything you still pay in Peru
Package price
from $749
up to $2,579, per person, as published
Left out of a package
$460
median, range $315–$637
Operators
13
9 in Peru, 4 international

13 operators, package price against all-in

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All-in is the package price plus everything the package leaves out, per person, two travelling together.

What all-in includes

All-in is the package price plus what the package leaves out (flights, meals, hotel, porter, gear) plus what nobody includes (tips, insurance, visa, water and Wi-Fi). Per person, two people travelling together, twin share. International flights are not counted.

When an operator's page does not say whether something is included, we show a range: the lower figure assumes it is in the price, the upper figure adds it. 6 of 13 operators here leave at least one item unstated, worth up to $10. The list is sorted by the upper figure, so that nobody looks cheaper by saying less. You can change that under More sorting.

The bar under each price: package left out not stated

Operator Days Package Left out All-in, from   Included Breakdown
SAM Travel Peru
Peru Cusco · max 8 · 4 days
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 4 $787 package Lowest all-in from $1,237 to $1,247
1 item not stated
 Return, included Hotel, not included Transfer, not stated Porter, included Gear, not included
Quechuas Expeditions
Peru Cusco · max 8 · 4 days
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 4 $790 package from $1,240 to $1,250
1 item not stated
 Return, included Hotel, not included Transfer, not stated Porter, included Gear, not included
TreXperience
Peru Cusco · max 16 · 4 days
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 4 $820 package from $1,280 Return, included Hotel, not included Transfer, not included Porter, included Gear, not included
Alpaca Expeditions
Peru Cusco · 4 days
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 4 $835 package from $1,295 Return, included Hotel, not included Transfer, not included Porter, included Gear, not included
Salkantay Trekking
Peru Cusco · max 16 · 4 days
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 4 $870 package from $1,320 to $1,330
1 item not stated
 Return, included Hotel, not included Transfer, not stated Porter, included Gear, not included
Peru Treks
Peru Cusco · max 8 · 4 days
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 4 $780 package from $1,325 to $1,335
1 item not stated
 Return, included Hotel, not included Transfer, not stated Porter, not included Gear, not included
Inca Trail Reservations
Peru Cusco · max 16 · 4 days
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 4 $749 package from $1,376 to $1,386
1 item not stated
 Return, not included Hotel, not included Transfer, not stated Porter, not included Gear, not included
Llama Path
Peru Cusco · 4 days
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 4 $850 package from $1,405 Return, included Hotel, not included Transfer, not included Porter, not included Gear, not included
G Adventures
Canada Toronto · max 16 · 4 days
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 4 $1,038 package
EUR 899
 from $1,498 Return, included Hotel, not included Transfer, not included Porter, included Gear, not included
Evolution Treks Peru
Peru Cusco · max 8 · 4 days
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 4 $990 package from $1,535 to $1,545
1 item not stated
 Return, included Hotel, not included Transfer, not stated Porter, not included Gear, not included
Explore
United Kingdom Farnborough · max 16 · 9 days
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 9 $1,707 package
GBP 1,265
 from $2,022 Return, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Porter, included Gear, not included
Kandoo Adventures KPAP
United Kingdom · 5 days
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 5 $1,819 package from $2,279 Return, included Hotel, not included Transfer, not included Porter, included Gear, not included
Exodus Adventure Travels KPAP
United Kingdom London · 8 days
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 8 $2,579 package from $2,894 Return, included Hotel, included Transfer, included Porter, included Gear, not included

Your budget

Pick an operator, then make it yours: how you travel, how much you spend on the trail, what you need to rent. Everything the operator leaves out is already in, and the result is per person.

Your gear
Tick what you already own. The rest is counted at what it costs to rent there.
Estimated total per person
$0
about per day over days, flights excluded

What is actually in a price

These are the costs that decide whether a $1,300 package ends up cheaper than a $1,800 one. Figures are what we add when an operator does not include the item.

Bus down from Machu Picchu, train and bus back to Cusco
$82 per trip
Inca Trail Reservations sells the return separately: USD 70 for the regular train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo plus the bus to Cusco (135 with the Vistadome, 51 via Hidroelectrica). The bus from Machu Picchu down to Aguas Calientes is USD 12 one way for a foreign adult (Inkayni guide, 2026-04-27); consettur.com refused the fetch. Every other operator read includes both legs. source
Hotel in Cusco, twin share
$45 per night
Mid-range double USD 80-160 a night per Peru Explorer (2026-01-24); the 3-star hotels local operators use (Amaru Colonial, Tika Wasi) about USD 60 a double per Apus Peru; Tour Leaders Peru (2026-08-05) gives 20-80 a night by tier. Figure is USD 90 a double shared by two. Operators ask for two nights in Cusco before the trek to acclimatise, and the trek returns to Cusco about 19:30 on day 4, so three nights is the usual minimum. source
Cusco airport taxi, both ways, shared by two
$10 per trip
Authorised airport taxis PEN 25-45 (USD 8-12) per car, up to 20 minutes to the centre, per Intrepid; two rides shared by two is about USD 10 a head. Local operators' packages include the Cusco hotel pickup for the trek, not the airport. source
Personal porter for 7 kg, when not included
$95 per trip
Llama Path half porter (8 kg) US$95, full porter (16 kg) US$190; Evolution Treks half porter (7 kg) US$120; Inca Trail Reservations 5 kg load US$85; Peru Treks extra 7 kg porter US$50-60 on top of the 3 kg it carries. Alpaca, SAM, TreXperience, Wayki (8 kg), Quechuas (6 kg), G Adventures (6 kg), Intrepid (5 kg), Exodus, Explore and Kandoo (7 kg) include it in the price. source
Sleeping bag and trekking poles rental
$45 per trip
Sleeping bag 25 and poles 20 for the whole trek, the middle of the operators' own rental prices (bag 15 to 60, poles 10 to 30); every package includes a foam mat, and an inflatable mattress is a separate 20 to 25. source
Tips for porters, cook and guide
$20 per trek day
G Adventures suggests each hiker puts US$15-30 for the head guide, 10-20 for the assistant guide and 40 for the crew into the pool, 65-90 for the 4 days; the figure is that midpoint, about 80 for the trek. Explore says allow US$60 a person; Alpaca's pool guide is 60-80 soles per porter and 150 for the chef; Evolution Treks says about 100 soles per porter, 400 for the chef and 15 percent of the trek price for the guide; Tour Leaders Peru 40-60 a trekker; one couple reports 125 a person. Cash in soles, handed over on the third evening before the porters leave. source
Travel insurance with trekking cover to 4,215 m
$150 per trip
USD 50-150 for a two-week Peru policy for a healthy adult under 40 per The Only Peru Guide (2026-07-20); the figure is the top of that range because Dead Woman's Pass needs an adventure add-on (True Traveller's Adventure Pack covers trekking to 4,600 m; its standard pack stops at 3,000 m). A couple's 2026 account gives 150-300 for two weeks. Over 50 or with pre-existing conditions costs more. G Adventures will not let you start without proof of insurance. source
Water, snacks and toilets on the trail
$10 per trek day
TreXperience says 400-600 soles of cash covers most people including tips; 400 soles is about USD 119, and with tips of about 80 taken out that leaves about 10 a day. Peru Treks: a large bottle of water costs S/ 15-20 on the trail and the cook gives boiled water from the second day; stalls on days 1-2 sell snacks and drinks; trail toilets take coins; one couple spent USD 8 on trail drinks and 4 at Machu Picchu. source
Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain ticket
$75 per trip
Sold only through the operator together with the permit, months ahead: Peru Treks and Salkantay Trekking 60, Alpaca, SAM and TreXperience 75, Inca Trail Reservations and Llama Path 85, Evolution Treks and Quechuas 90. Official 2026 foreign-adult tariff for the Huayna Picchu (3-A) or Machu Picchu Mountain (1-A) route is S/ 200 plus the S/ 11 SERNANP fee from 1 May 2026, about USD 63 at 3.37 soles per dollar; the standard circuit is S/ 152. Sources: Infobae 2026-02-09 and entradaamachupicchu.com/precios citing RM 000284/000285-2025-MC; machupicchu.gob.pe itself could not be read (TLS certificate error). source
Lunch in Aguas Calientes on day 4
$15 per trip
Left out by TreXperience, Wayki, Quechuas, Salkantay Trekking, Peru Treks, Evolution Treks and G Adventures (3 lunches on 4 days). Tourist restaurants charge about USD 15; one couple paid 11 (90summers, updated 2026-04-22). Wayki and Evolution also leave out breakfast on day 1, about 40 soles at the trailhead restaurant per a Llama Path client. source
Meals in Cusco
$35
KE budgets USD 10-25 per meal for the meals it leaves out; Kandoo says a mid-range restaurant is about USD 28 for two; G Adventures says allow USD 30-40 for the two meals its 4-day trip excludes. Figure is lunch and dinner at about 17 each; breakfast is normally in the hotel rate. source
Bus from Machu Picchu down to Aguas Calientes
$12 per trip
Foreign adult fare USD 12 one way, 24 return, per Inkayni's guide updated 2026-04-27; Inca Trail trekkers only need the downhill leg. Alpaca, Evolution Treks, Inca Trail Reservations, Llama Path, Salkantay Trekking, SAM, TreXperience and Wayki include it. The concession changed in 2026 (San Antonio de Torontoy alongside Consettur) and consettur.com returned 403 to both fetchers, so the fare is second-hand and may move. source
Sleeping bag rental
$25 per trip
Operators' own rental prices for the 4 days: Kandoo 15, SAM, Salkantay Trekking and Exodus 20, Inca Trail Reservations 25, Alpaca and Quechuas 30, Llama Path 35, Explore 42 synthetic or 62 down, Evolution Treks 60. A foam mat is always included; an inflatable mattress is a separate rental at 20-25 (SAM 20, Alpaca and Llama Path 25). source
Trekking pole rental, pair
$20 per trip
Salkantay Trekking and Quechuas US$20 a pair for the trek, Llama Path 16 a set, SAM 15, Kandoo 10, Inca Trail Reservations 30; Peru Treks says Cusco hire shops charge about US$10. Rubber tips are compulsory on the stone paving. source

Reference figures as of 2026-09-23. Each one links to its source.

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How we count

Package price is the operator's regular published price per person for two people sharing a room, taken from the operator's own website on the date shown. Where the operator publishes group-size tiers we use the tier for two. Sale prices are noted but the regular price is used.

Left-out cost is what you still pay after booking. If an item is not in the package we add the reference figure above. If the operator's page does not say, we show a range: the lower figure leaves the item out, the upper figure adds it, and the list is sorted by the upper figure. Tips, insurance, visa and daily extras are added for everyone because no package covers them.

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