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Inca Trail Trek Peru - A4 4PP 2017 - Outside copPage 1 13/09/2017 12:10:55 The challenge of a lifetime, Your questions answered.... for the charity of your choice... Is this trip for me? Food matters… What support is there on the trek? Absolutely! This trek is suitable for all ages All meals will be provided except for dinner on There will be a strong support team with a with the correct training. The minimum age for day 7 and lunch on day 8. We can cater for all professional Global Adventure Challenges this trek is 18 years old (14-17 years must be dietary requirements as long as we know in leader, as well as local guides and porters. Full, accompanied by a parent or legal guardian). advance – just fill in the appropriate section on comprehensive first aid kits will be taken and The one thing everyone will have in common is your enclosed registration form. Peruvian food satellite/mobile telephones will be used to a great sense of adventure and the desire to is very varied and nutritious with plenty of ensure your safety and security at all times. A help a charity. Whether you are taking part as vegetables and potatoes. local English speaking medic will also be an individual or as a team with friends, team joining the trek. Inca Trail spirit will be flying high on the challenge. What’s included? • Return flights from London Airport to Cusco What happens if I get tired? How fit do I need to be? • All accommodation and transfers There will be regular rest stops for drinks and This challenge has been graded as Tough (2) on • Tents and other camping equipment snacks – there is no problem with you taking our challenge grading scheme meaning the trek (participants must bring their own sleeping more rest stops should you need them. A guide trek has been designed to be challenging but bags) will be bringing up the rear of the group achievable as long as you train beforehand. • All meals and celebratory dinner (except ensuring no one is left alone. Remember this is You will be trekking for 5 consecutive days, and dinner on day 7 and lunch on day 8) not a race! The main physical problem you at high altitude and in varied temperatures, a • Porters to carry kit bag may encounter is altitude sickness, which can CONQUER THE WORLD good cardiovascular fitness is required – the • Cooks and professional English speaking local occur over 2,500m – the maximum altitude on fitter you are the more you will enjoy the guides this challenge is approx. 4,200m. FAMOUS INCA TRAIL challenge! We will provide you with a full • Global Adventure Challenges Leader TO MACHU PICCHU training guide once you register, this is also • Local English speaking medic for the Inca Will the altitude affect me? available to download via our website. Why not Trail Your physical fitness will not affect your ability join one of our challenge training weekends – to cope with the altitude, however the fitter you it’s a great opportunity for you to meet our What’s not included? are the better you will cope in general whilst on team and other challengers, and train together • Airport taxes and fuel surcharge – these are the mountain. Altitude sickness is caused by prior to the event. approximately £250 and payable 6 weeks decreased oxygen concentration in the blood prior to departure due to the lower atmospheric pressure at high What is the challenge grading scheme? • Personal Travel Insurance – this can be altitude. All individuals are affected differently, All of our challenges are graded on a scale from obtained through Global Adventure but symptoms can include breathlessness, C 1 to 3 to indicate the level of difficulty, 1 being Challenges nausea and headaches. Please be assured that the lowest challenge grade and 3 being the • Sleeping bags this trek has been designed to maximise your M most challenging. (1 = Challenging, 2 = Tough • Tips and gratuities chances for sufficient acclimatisation i.e. the Y and 3 = Extreme). • Any associated local departure taxes in Peru speed at which we trek, the route taken, CM which are to be paid for in person, cash acclimatisation days taken and the number of Where will we stay? • Alcoholic drinks highly trained experts in the support team. MY While in Cusco we will stay in hotel CY accommodation, in twin rooms with en-suite Please note, the Inca Trail permit is not How do I go about raising the facilities. Whilst on trek we will be camping – 2 included in the registration fee or challenge CMY sponsorship? persons per tent. All tents, camping equipment balance – the permit costs approximately £150 Once you have signed up you will receive a K and sleeping mattresses will be provided but and will be invoiced approximately 8 months fundraising pack from your charity in order to participants are expected to bring their own before departure. The permits are make your fundraising as easy as possible. You sleeping bags. non-refundable or transferable as per the will also receive a few tips and ideas from Peruvian authorities and allocated to individual Global Adventure Challenges to help you on Do I need specialist kit? passport information. your way. We will supply you with a kit list of what to take once you register to take part. Apart from Can I stay in Peru after the challenge? I’m interested, how do I sign up? broken in trekking boots, some trekking poles Yes, but all extensions are strictly limited, You can register online at and a good quality sleeping bag you do not subject to availability and are given on a first www.globaladventurechallenges.com , need any specialist kit. come first served basis. You will need to payment of the registration fee is due at time of complete an extension request form, available booking – all payment options and costs are Do I have to carry my own luggage? from Global Adventure Challenges by emailing explained on the dates and costs information No. Participants will only have to carry a day [email protected]. sheet. Once your registration is received Global pack (for items such as sunscreen, water, sun There is a minimum £60 + VAT charge for having Adventure Challenges will write to you, sending hat, camera, etc.) A small kit bag will be issued your return airline ticket extended. Please you further information on what to expect from to you in Cusco and this is for you to fill with note, the final decision always rests with the this awesome adventure! Your charity will also items you require for your trek and will be airline. be in contact to discuss your fundraising. carried from camp to camp by our porters. You will be able to leave your main piece of luggage at the hotel in Cusco. Register Online Today! www.globaladventurechallenges.com 01244 676 454 globaladventurechallenges GlobalAdv 01244 676 454 global_adventure_challenges globaladventurechallenges.com Peru - A4 4PP 2017 - Inside copyPage 1 13/09/2017 12:12:30 Key Info Challenge Highlights Duration: 10 days • Trek the iconic Inca Trail • Discover the lost city of Machu Picchu via Distance: Approx. 51km the Sun Gate • Hike through the Peruvian Andes Challenge Grade: Tough 2 Mountain range • Learn the rich ancient history of Cusco Location: Peru • Explore Inca’s cosmopolitan capital, Cusco The Challenge We begin our Peruvian trekking adventure in the Inca Capital of Cusco – a fascinating city full of colonial charm, hidden deep in the Andes Mountains. There are many trails throughout Peru, but only the original, not to mention glorious, Inca Trail leads us along gushing rivers, through ancient tunnels and over high mountain passes to the Sun Gate. The sight of the magnificent lost city of Machu Picchu appearing through the morning mist is one that will live with you forever! South America’s most iconic trek - C M discover the lost city of the Incas! Y CM Day 1 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 MY UK to Peru Acclimatisation Trek to Inca Cusco - km82 (2,650m) to Wayllabamba (3,000m) to Pacaymayo (3,600m) to Wiñayhuayna (2,700m) to the Cusco Return flight to UK CY sites Wayllabamba (3,000m) Pacaymayo (3,600m) Wiñayhuayna (2,700m) Sun Gate (2,850) and Machu We depart the UK for our flight to There is so much to see in Cusco Following our early breakfast, we CMY Picchu (2,400m) Cusco. Today it is essential that we take Following breakfast, we transfer to Our most challenging day as we This is another tough day when we that we spend the day doing just transfer to Cusco Airport for our K some exercise to adjust to the high km82 where we register at the climb steadily from 3,000m to conquer the two remaining We wake early in order to reach that (and giving our legs a rest!). flights back to the UK. altitude. We have a fairly early checkpoint for our Inca Trail 4,200m, to Warmihuañusca or mountain passes. the Sun Gate for the optimum view The day is free to spend at your Day 2 breakfast before transferring to permits. En route, we’ll make a ‘Dead Woman’s Pass’. On the way of Machu Picchu in the morning. leisure. Cusco (3,300m) Tambo Machay, the Inca ruins high short stop at Ollantaytambo we will see impressive cloud Once we reach the second pass at There is one last steep push on Day 10 In the evening, we all get together above Cusco. We trek down to where there will be time to do forest, beautiful lichens, Runkurakay (3,950m), the trail Inca steps until we catch our first We arrive in Cusco where we are for our celebratory meal and to Arrive in the UK.
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