JOIN US FOR THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME IN THE ANDES, PERU! Inca Fundraising Trek October 2018 Trek Overview

The world famous Inca Trail in South America is one of the most magical, awe inspiring treks available on the planet and is regularly voted among the top 5 Treks in the World! Few other treks manage to incorporate such a vast variety of beautiful landscapes, from sub-tropical jungle to lush cloud- forest, and far off snow capped peaks of the Andes. With this trek, you will feel like you are stepping back in time, as you walk along the ancient pave stoned Inca trail towards the famous UNESCO World Heritage Site, the breathtaking ruins of Machu Picchu, the mysterious ‘Lost city of the Incas’!

This Itinerary allows participants to explore and enjoy 3 nights in Cusco, the ancient Incan Capital and the heart of the Incan empire. The vivid sights and smells coupled with the interesting fusion of Spanish and Inca architecture make it a truly memorable place to explore!

No previous trekking or hiking experience is required, all that’s needed is a good level of fitness, a sense of adventure and some determination!

Participation Fee: €3,450.

This will cover the cost of your participation on the trip, and includes: International Flights, Internal transportation, All Accommodation, Food Whilst Trekking, Your trekking support Costs,( Guides, Porters, Cooks etc) Pre-departure support, training schedule & further Information.

Participation Fee, Does not include: Cost of Insurance, Visa Fee, vaccinations and Tips for Porters & Guides. Each person is asked to cover this cost themselves- Fundraised money may not be used to cover the cost of participation in this trip of a lifetime.

Fundraising Fee: €1000/ £750 In aid of The Surf Project. The Surf project is a pioneer Mission Project of The Methodist Church in Ireland with the aim of enhancing the social, moral, physical and spiritual well-being of people using the sport and Culture of Surfing.

The Surf Project is an innovative, creative and non- forceful evangelistic initiative which aims to break down barriers and pre-conceptions which young people may have towards Church and God. We aim to bring people together to share life & faith and learn what it means to live life to the full through a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Our programme includes interactive ‘Living Life to the Full’ workshops inspired by John 10:10 where Jesus said “I have come that they may have life and have it to the full”. The workshops involve an exploration of themes affecting young people including identity, trust, love, fear, self-worth, self-esteem & self-image. Participants have the opportunity to look at the insight the Bible has to offer on these issues. We encourage participants to actively participate and openly discuss issues affecting them in their particular circumstances in a conducive relaxed & safe environment.

As a licensed and fully accredited Surf School, our programs will also include a professional, high energy and fun surfing lessons. Allowing people to experience the power of nature and the sea through surfing is a perfect means of introducing them to the majesty of God and the power of His message. The income raised through this fundraising Trek will go towards towards the recruitment and training of Interns to help with the future growth and development of the project. Ian Taylor Trekking

For this Trek we have partnered with International Trekking Company, Ian Taylor Trekking. Ian and his team will be organising all aspects of our trip to South America. Ian Taylor summitted Everest in May 2008, and has since established his own International trekking company, offering high quality treks and expeditions all over the world! Ian Taylor has a team of highly trained, extremely competent and experienced local staff who will accompany us on our journey in South America.

As well as offering high quality worldwide expeditions, Ian is also an ambassador for the Charity “Fields of Life” and has fundraised towards the building of the Mt Everest Primary School in Uganda! Since the Earthquake in Nepal in 2015, Ian has also been heavily involved in fundraising towards the rebuilding of the Village of Goli in the Khumbu (Everest) region, which was all but destroyed as a result of the Earthquake.

Information on The Machu Picchu Trek The following dossier from Ian Taylor Trekking has been designed to give you all the information you need in relation to taking part on the Inca Trek.

How Do I sign Up to this amazing adventure of a Lifetime?

If you would like to sign up to take part in this amazing adventure of a lifetime then please read this brochure carefully and then fill out the application form and send it back to info@thesurfproject. org .

The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

Trek Dossier

Introduction to the Dossier

This Dossier is designed to give you all the information you need in order to participate in the trek. Although some of its contents have been put in for your own interest, much of it is essential information, which will enable you to gain the maximum benefit from the experience. If you find that you still have some questions unanswered, please feel free to get in touch anytime.

Please be Aware

By its nature, this trip may be subject to disruptions beyond our control that can force some changes to the itinerary. Weather has the greatest influence and, on an individual level, acclimatization has a major effect. Our schedule allows optimum time for acclimatization, but it is possible that individuals who acclimatize slowly may not be able to complete the trek.

The trek is taking part in a developing region. This means that events that might otherwise be none consequential could prove totally disruptive to the trek. For example, rainstorms are very likely to cause landslides, road closures or airfield closures that could make access to and from the region impossible in the time frame allotted to the trek. Similarly, excessive and unseasonable snowfall could make the route of the trek, whether by foot or by vehicle, impassable and make the trek itinerary unworkable. In addition, local unrest or Government Intervention or natural disasters could cause serious hamper to the trek. In such circumstances, the trek leader will make whatever re- www.iantaylortrekking.com

arrangements are possible to ensure that the best alternative itinerary is followed, bearing in mind the original aims of the trek, the resources available and the wishes of all the team members. Unfortunately, Ian Taylor Trekking cannot be held responsible for anything arising from such unforeseen circumstances. Participation

All participants must be aware of the potential hazards of high altitude trekking. The high altitude and remoteness make the mountains a huge commitment when undertaking. Some notes on your physical preparation before the trip and how to cope with altitude while on the mountain are included in this dossier. The trek leader has absolute authority regarding the welfare of the group. If the leader decides to send somebody down the mountain, either for the team member’s or the group’s safety, the leader’s instructions must be followed. However, given proper preparation and fair weather conditions, there is no reason why fit and healthy trekkers will not be able to reach Machu Picchu, but this is not a guarantee!

Now that you have confirmed your booking, the following is a summary of information in the dossier of what to do next:

Things to complete and send back to Ian Taylor Tick when Trekking Completed Booking Form (completed, signed and dated) Medical Declaration & Previous Experience Questionnaire Passport Photographs – 2 (it is always advised to take a few spare ones with you)

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Important Things to Get Done Soon Tick when Completed ae sure your passport is alid for at least months after your planned return et ersonal nsurance and mae sure we hae a copy of your policy urchase or prepare all personal gear for epedition isit your doctor and arrange a accination schedule rganie spending money for the trip ae a medical and get your teeth checed

Information on the Classic Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

he nca rail is by far the most famous tre in outh merica and is rated by many to be in the top fie tres in the world. n ust miles m it manages to combine beautiful mountain scenery, lush cloudforest, subtropical ungle and, of course, a stunning mi of nca paing stones, ruins and tunnels. he final destination of the trail ust cannot be beaten achu icchu, the mysterious ost ity of the ncas. he ncas built a highly adanced networ of nearly , thousand ilometers of trails to connect the distant corners of their ast empire that stretched from uito in cuador down to antiago in hile and east to endoa in rgentina. usco was at the heart of this great empire. lmost all of the principal trails in the mountains surrounding usco were built or improed upon by the ncas. oweer, a particularly

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beautiful m section of mountain trail connecting the important nca archaeological sites of uncuracay, ayacmarca, huyupatamarca, iay ayna and achu icchu has become etremely popular with hiers in the last years and has since been nown as the nca rail to achu icchu.

Trekking Guide to the Inca Trail

he famous nca rail, which connects the city of usco to achu icchus sacred citadel, is only a small part of the huge networ of Incan roads. There were many trails built by the Inca’s in Peru and South America, but there is only one Inca Trail or ‘Royal Sacred Highway’ connecting to Machu Picchu, throughout the extensive trail system of to thousand ilometers connecting the nca mpire or ahuantinsuyo. ll roads of the empire were lined to usco, the imperial capital, from which emerge a series of roads connecting the arious peoples of the nca mpire. uring the ncan mpire, these roads were a means of integration for the Incan Imperial’s expansion in the politicaladministratie, socioeconomic, social, cultural and enironmental factions. n , iram ingham discoered achu icchu, and the trail was then found in . he highway was traced and eplored in more details in by the iing pedition with aul eos . hen you are on the trail, there is nothing lie the feeling of discoery you get when, after days of hiing stonepaed nca pathways, you finally ascend the last trail, wal to the arch of ntipunu ate of the un, and see spread before you achu icchu, the beautiful, enigmatic, lost city of the ncas. o arrie on foot, as the ncas did, is to step bac in time and feel a real lin

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with Inca history. The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is a classic hie. There are ew short hies anywhere in the world that can oer such a mix o ungle and sierra, so many secluded ruins to explore en route, and such stunning mountain views plus the thrill o culminating at the most amous archaeological site on the continent...Machu Picchu.

Information on Peru

Peru is a large, mountainous country on the Paciic coast o South America that borders cuador and olombia to the north, rail and olivia to the east, and hile to the south. The Paciic cean lies to the west. There are three natural ones in Peru

The Costal region, which contains ima the capital, is a narrow coastal plain consisting o large tracts o desert broen by ertile valleys. The cotton, sugar and rice plantations and most o the soar exploited oil ields lie in this area, as does the maority o the population.

The Highland Sierra contains the Andes, with peas over ,m ,t, and most o the countrys mineral resources silver, inc, lead, copper and gold and the greater part o its livestoc.

The Selva, an area o ertile, subtropical land, lies between the Andes and the borders with rail, olivia, olombia and cuador. The Amaonian ungle has vast natural resources. The absence o land communications, however, let the area largely uncharted until ullscale oil exploration began in . ven today roads barely penetrate the region.

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The climate in Peru varies according to area. n the coast winter lasts rom une to September. uring this period, the mountainous areas are oten sunny during the day but cold at night. This is high tourist season and the best time to visit most regions. Heavy rains in the mountains and ungle last rom ecember to April. It hardly ever rains in ima or most o the coast, except or Tumbes and Piura, which have tropical climates.

Climate on the Inca Trail

The climate varies along the length o the trail. uring the day it can be uite warm and sunny dry during the irst two days, and a little humid on the third and ourth days. In the night, the irst two campsites are oten very cold, while the third night is more temperate. The rainy period begins at the end o ovember and lasts until March, where rains can be uite heavy at times. Although rain can mae the hie a little more diicult, on the other hand, the landscapes beneit rom the rain and are green and lush. Please note that the Inca Trail is closed in ebruary due to heavy rains that can cause erosion and also or maintenance and clean up.

The Inca Empire

The Inca mpire was the largest empire in preolumbian America. The administrative, political and military center o the empire was located in usco in modernday Peru. The Inca civiliation arose rom the highlands o Peru sometime in the early th century. rom to , the Incas used a variety o methods, rom conuest to peaceul assimilation, to incorporate a

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large portion o western South America, centered on the Andean mountain ranges, including large parts o modern cuador, Peru, western and south central olivia, northwest Argentina, north and northcentral hile, and southern olombia into a state comparable to the historical empires o the ld orld.

Machu Picchu Info.

Machu Picchu is the site o an ancient Inca city, high in the Andes o Peru. ocated at , m , t, this S orld Heritage site is oten reerred to as The ost ity o the Incas, is one o the most amiliar symbols o the Incan mpire, and is one o the most amous and spectacular sets o ruins in the world — a visit to Peru would not be complete without it.

These remarable ruins became nown to the scientiic world in , ater the American archaeologist Hiram ingham was led to the site by locals. Perched dramatically , t. above the rubamba River, Machu Picchu is a S orld Heritage site. It is also the end point o the most popular hie in South America, the Inca Trail. The story o Machu Picchu is uite a remarable one it is still unnown exactly what the site was in terms o its place in Inca lie. urrent researchers tend to believe that Machu Picchu was a country resort or elite Incas. At any given time, there were no more than people living at Machu Picchu, with ar ewer than that during the rainy season. The Incas started building it around A , but it was abandoned as an oicial site or the Inca rulers a hundred years later at the time o the Spanish conuest o the Inca mpire. ne thing that is clear is that it was a remarably well hidden place, and well protected.

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Geography of Machu Picchu

Trekking the Inca Trail

you’ll be in safe hands throughout the whole experience.

Tips for a Successful Trek

Take it slow and steady.

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Walk high, sleep low. his is an iportant axi in ountain hiing. aing tie to stroll to a higher point than that at which you will be caped for the night is an effectie way to shield your body against the effects of altitude sicness. our guides will encourage this practice and it is a ery sensible rule to follow.

Travel light. hile you ust ensure that you bring eerything you need for your tre try to carry as little weight as you can in your day pac. greater ass on your bac eans that waling will deand ore effort and that breathing the thinner ountain air will feel een ore of a strain. here are ery strict rules on the bag that you gie your porter to carry as well. our bag for the porter can be no ore than g and will be weighed at points along the trail to ensure it is not ore.

Services During the Trip

Guides and Porters. ur guides will tae care of you during the entire ourney to and fro achu icchu. hey are friendly helpful and fluent in speaing nglish. hey will be on hand to ensure that you are feeling well and to gie you adice and inspiration to help you achiee a successful tre. porter will transport ost of your luggage for the trip up to a axiu weight of glbs leaing you to carry ust a bacpac with the belongings you need to access such as drining water extra layers of clothes raincoat your caera and any aluable personal ites.

Food and Drink. or the duration of your clib you will be proided with wholesoe tasty eals prepared by the coos in the itchen tents. he eals proided will not only be soething www.iantaylortreing.co

to loo forward to between waling sessions but will also be designed to proide you with the strength and energy your body will need during the trip. ou will also be supplied with boiled water and a selection of hot drins including tea and coffee. e would suggest that you also bring your own faorite snacs for giing you a boost between eals. ou ight also wish to bring energy drins or a concentrated drin to enoy with your sterilied water which ight otherwise taste unpleasant to you copared with the water you drin at hoe.

Tipping. ipping at the end of your tre is entirely up to you howeer any ties people as for our input on appropriate aounts. enerally we recoend per client. hose tips will be diided between the guides and porters accordingly and handed out to the at the dinner on the final night of caping. e are confident howeer that you will consider the tipping of the guides and porters ustified by their hard wor for you throughout the tre.

Extra Hotel Nights. he price of your expedition is based on a planned nuber of hotel nights and a set nuber of nights on tre. otels in towns and cities are resered and prepaid accordingly before your expedition starts. ircustances ay arise whereby you use hotels on dates other than those that were resered for your tea or you use ore hotel nights than were included in the cost of the trip. his ay be because you leae the tea early due to illness for exaple or because the tea copletes the expedition ahead of schedule and eeryone decides to return to the city together. nder such circustances you ust pay for all additional hotel nights that were not resered

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as part of the planned itinerary. e are sorry but it will not be possible to offset the cost of such hotel nights by a copensating reduction in the nuber of nights spent on the tre as all tre serices will hae been paid for in adance and you will always hae the option of reaining on tre to use up the full uota of tre days and nights. lso if you leae the expedition independently and early we do not usually get a refund fro the hotels for the nights not taen as part of the scheduled group booing. uch early departures are treated as nonrefundable late cancellations for the hotel nights that are issed subseuently.

Security. rael anywhere in the world reuires that exceptional attention be paid to the security of personal possessions. heft is particularly coon in airports and big cities where opportunists ae a liing fro the negligence of isitors. hile we do what we can to ensure the security of your baggage it is ultiately up to each indiidual to ensure that his or her personal possessions are safe and secure throughout the tre. ucsacs should be tightly secured with their contents concealed fro iew. o not attach ites to the outside of your rucsac as these are liely to disappear. portant ites such as oney passports and other ital docuents should be carried in a oney belt or inside ip pocets on your person particularly when touring cities and towns.

Visitor Impact. ou hae the right and the opportunity to deterine the uality of your own wilderness experience. n order to enhance your experience you ay also wish to consider the sensitiities of others. he answer is to leae no trace of your passing. here other cultures and custos are inoled

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reeber that you are a guest in such counities. espect sensitie areas such as religious sites the dignity of the siple rural fol that you encounter and local practices where you ight unwittingly cause offence. “Take nothing but photographs… leave nothing but footprints… kill nothing but time”.

Photography

our trip to eru is guaranteed to be filled with aaing photo opportunities for you to eep as a reinder of the ourney. e definitely recoend bringing either a copact digital caera or a on the trip to capture these oents. here are distinct posities and negaties for both options. biously a caera with a good lens is going to capture those pictures with a uch higher clarity and uality howeer any caeras are buly and heay and can add additional weight and baggage for you to carry on the tre. lternately bringing a saller ore copact digital caera gies you the freedo to carry it in your pocet or attached to your belt which usually eans you will use it ore. he downside to soe copact caeras is that the uality of the pictures ay not be as high a uality. ither way you choose to capture your eories we are sure they will be a great way to reeber you trip of a lifetie

ne thing to reeber when you are planning your trip is that copact digital caera batteries tend to run out of power uicer in cold teperatures therefore you ay want to carry extra batteries on the trip. ou will be able to recharge in the hotel before you leae for the tre but once on the tre you will not hae access to any outlets to charge batteries. nother option is

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to be selfreliant an carry a small solar panel an c charger to keep your batteries charge all the way on the trek

e woul epect most trekkers to take at least photos uring the trip so make sure you have plenty of memory cars with you so that you don’t miss a shot!

Travel in Peru

eru is a country in outh merica situate on the western sie of the continent facing the outh acific cean an straling part of the nes mountain range that runs the length of outh merica. eru is borere by cuaor an olombia to the north rail an olivia to the east an hile to the south. eru is a country that is rich in iversity wealth an culture rivale by few places on arth.

lthough eru has rich natural resources an many great places to visit the poverty scale reaches of the population. The rich consisting mostly of a ispanic or riollo elite mainly live in the cities nevertheless most eruvians are great nationalists an love their country with prie largely stemming from erus history as the center of both the nca mpire an pains outh merican mpire. lso many eruvians separate the state of eru an its government in their mins. any of them istrust their government an police an people are use to fighting corruption an embelement scanals as in many countries. The eruvian economy is healthy an uite strong however ineuality is still common.

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First Aid

routine “body maintenance”, you are asked to carry a small

Altitude

n any hih altitude trek there is always a possibility of trekkers contractin cute ountain ickness his is a condition in which the person may suffer from headaches, loss of appetite, lethary, insomnia and nausea his is usually caused by too rapid a ain in altitude lthouh the trek has been planned to aoid this, acclimatiation is ery much a personal idiosyncrasy which is impossible to predict in any one person is best aoided by not walkin too uickly durin the early staes of the trip he rek eader will ensure that a sensible pace is adopted or more information on hih altitude, check out our website at httpiantaylortrekkincomurericesnderstandin ltitudehtm

here is a diuretic dru cetaolamide, which has been used in the preention and treatment of he most common form of this dru is iamox, which usually has a positie effect on personal acclimatiation rekkers and climbers, who hae used the dru before, with successful results, and who hae approal from hisher doctor, are welcome to use it on this trip, but it should not be necessary ien the radual rate of ascent, which is implicit in the trek itinerary

Diet

iet is of importance both before and durin the trek, as there is always weiht loss durin a hih altitude climb and it is best to start the climb with ust a little surplus body fat o not oerdo the accumulation of this body fat, as you hae to carry it up the

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mountain and feed it aluable oxyen heories abound reardin diet and acclimatiation, but while there is no definitie ideal preclimb diet, it would be wise to eat strictly low fat, hih carbohydrate and hih protein foods in the weeks before the climb hilst on route, we will take freuent fie minute rest stops and if possible, hain an nery bar or other uick enery food eery hour or so can make a tremendous difference to morale and strenth lucose enery pills and mineral isotonic drinks are also ery useful urin our expedition you will be proided with freshly cooked meals in the tents alon the trek lease inform us before the trek if you do hae any special dietary needs so that the trek leader is always aware of these lso if you hae any particular preference for a type of food that works well for you, you are welcome to brin it with you he main aid to acclimatiation is liuid and lots of it ou should aim to be aware of how much fluid you reuire under physical exertion to keep yourself sufficiently hydrated e recommend while on the trek that you consume anywhere from to liters of water per day

Heat

t certain times of the year, the temperatures at lower altitude on the trek can be particularly hot and care must be taken to aoid heat stroke or heat exhaustion e recommend that you drink plenty of fluids before and durin eery part of the trek ou should also ensure that you hae adeuate screenin aainst the sun, both by sun cream and lon clothin, as well as a sun hat ou should ensure that areas of the body particularly prone to sunburn, such as the backs of les, forearms, necks and heads, are well coered e recommend applyin a factor of while

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on the trek, especially while hiher up on the mountain to protect aainst the solar radiation

Trek Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Cusco n arrial you will be reeted at usco nternational irport and drien in priate transport to your hotel fter you hae settled in at your hotel you will receie an introduction coerin your itinerary, the city of usco, suested restaurants, and all necessary information for your ourney he afternoon is free to rest, acclimatie, and see the beautiful sihts of usco oweer, we stronly ure you to take it easy, o for a walk and drink plenty of water as usco is located at ,m , ft aboe sea leel and you may feel the hih altitude already Day 3 Sacred Valley Tour oday we will hae a full day priate acred alley tour, includin isa remains, isa market, local corn beer brewery, llantaytambo remains, llantaytambo illae and then we will return to usco for another niht he isa and llantaytambo remains are ery special experiences in themseles, alon with mixin with the culture, this day will lie lon in the memory oday will also ie your body a chance to acclimatie to the lower leels of oxyen in usco

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a priate bus e will stop for photos and nca trail control he first part of the nca trail is considered a entle trainin section for about two hours rom the trail we will see lactapata or nca archaeoloical site, also from the trail it is possible to appreciate the impressie landscape, flora, fauna and illaes with natie people who still follow traditional nca traditions e will stop for lunch at the rier bank, before continuin the trek, ascendin lihtly to a semitropical alley for two hours until the camp round at uayllabamba ,m ,ft

Day 5: Warmiwañusca Pass e will rise early this mornin for breakfast before we start the most difficult part of the nca trail which leads to the hihest point, passin throuh different climatic and ecoloical ones as we ascend the armiwausca pass at ,m ,ft e will ascend up to the hih pass the first section presents abundant vegetation with trees of wild origin. Because of this reason it’s known by many as the world’s highest cloud forest, where the landscapes flora and fauna start at ,m ,ft fter this section of the nca trail, it tends to be less forested up to the hih point, and is typical of the ndean mountains, coered with cchu, or straw, and mountains with perpetual snow fter a strenuous, approximately hour trek, you will et to the summit to celebrate e will rest up, take photos and start to trek downhill oer mixed rock steps and dusty terrain rom the pass we will see the beauty of the deep alleys and distant snowcapped mountains, and moe slowly to our second camp round at wwwiantaylortrekkincom

acaymayu ,m ,ft.

Day 6: Wiñayhuayna After a good night’s sleep and an early start, the trail moves steely u the oosite side of the valley wall, towards the second ass. bout halfway u there is a small round roofless stone building, this nca archaeological remains is known as uncuracay. he building is thought to have been an astronomic site. fter the trail continues climbing towards the second ass the bra de uncuracay, which is at around ,m ,ft. onight we will cam at iayhuayna.

Day 7: Machu Picchu he final leg of our ourney on the nca trail, from iayhuayna to ntiunku is an easy trek, following a broad level ath, which winds comfortably through scrub and light woodland, where colourful butterflies flutter across the trail. fter no more than an hour, the trail comes to a narrow flight of stone stes leading uwards into a small stone structure with a grass floor a few meters suare. his is ntiunku, the ateway of the un, and through the rectangular doorway you can see the beautiful city of achu icchu rom ntiunku, a athway leads directly downhill to achu icchu itself which takes about an hour. rom here we will take ictures and enoy the beauty of the sight of this sectacular city and you may choose to climb ayna icchu with great view looking back on the lost city. he tour of achu icchu usually takes two hours and after that you can take time to www.iantaylortrekking.com

eplore the area for orself e ill proided a s ride to get s to Agas alientes ton here the train station is and e ill head a to so to lean p and elerate or sess

Day 8: Transfer to Airport o ill e pied o p fro or hotel in so and e ill transfer or airport to or onard destination

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Physical Conditioning

espite eing a tre hih is aessile to ost people and not st eperiened treers the na rail to ah ih shold not e nderestiated iing in the ontains is a serios hallenge hih reires signifiant preparation ith forard planning and the right attitde to training hoeer o stand the est possile hane of sessfll and safel reahing ah ih – and enoing one of the ost rearding and a spetalar eperienes in the orld his gide is designed to tell o hat preparations o shold ae phsiall entall and pratiall t also proides a helist of the it o need to assele and ations o shold tae ahead of the tre

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Risk of Leg Clots & Flying

Sensible Precautions. move around during the flights and to minimize one’s alcohol

environment t is sensile to drin a lot of ater hile on the flight and sta hdrated

ome eole are advised to tae one adult sirin mg efore the flight to reduce the stickiness of the blood’s platelets, which are part of the body’s clotting mechanism. This seems a sensible recaution unless ou are allergic to sirin or have een recommended not to tae sirin our doctor ome other authorities recommend the use of comression stocings ut the can e tight hot and uncomfortale

High Altitude. One part of the body’s natural process of acclimatization to high altitude is to roduce more red cells to carr more ogen from the thin air his results in the lood ecoming thicer and therefore one is more rone to get his rocess of acclimatization remains for several ees after returning to loer altitude

Suggested Equipment List

his ehaustive list does not have to e folloed ord for ord e areciate that treers have their on reference regarding clothing ut e hoe this list ill ensure nothing is overlooed

Trek Clothing

Shorts: light eight good for hiing hile at loer elevations lon or snthetic farics are est and ou ill onl need one air

T-Shirts: e recommend erino ool or snthetic farics short sleeve shirts and long sleeve shirts

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Base Layers: erino ool aselayers are recommended, howeer a synthetic material will work as well. ou will want one pair of warm bottoms to wear under your trekking pants These will have 'wicking’ properties to keep you warm when you are cold and cool when you are warm.

Mid Layers: This is going to be your warm, insulating layer. This can range from erino ool weight, to fleeces, to light down or synthetic ackets. ou will need ust one of these layers as they do not touch your body.

Outer Layer: eay down acket. ou will wear this eery night and morning and you will want to hae a high uality or fill goose down acket. This is an essential piece of your kit to keep you warm in the freeing temperatures.

Trekking Pants: e recommend bringing one pair of trekking pants that are uick drying, synthetic material. The type that can be ipped off into shorts can be helpful.

Fleece Pant: ery night when you arrie at your lodging, you will want to change your clothes from your trekking clothes. e recommend a pair of warm fleece pants or a track suit pant. ou will only need one pair.

Waterproofs: n inepensie poncho will do fine for your waterproofs. f you already hae oreTe or similar products they would be perfect as well, but with the weight limit on the trek, a poncho would suffice.

Socks: e recommend either erino ool or a synthetic material again not cotton as they will help to keep your feet dry and comfortable. sually pairs of socks will be suffice.

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Gloves: ou will need one pair o light waterproo outer gloves plus one pair o smaller liner gloves

Sun Hat: The hat needs to have a brim all the way around it to cover your ears neck and ace rom the strong rays o the sun ou will rely on this to keep you rom burning and dehydrating which could potentially ruin your trip

Winter Hat: ou will need a warm leece or wool hat to keep you warm in the cold temperatures ou will wear this every nightmorning

Buff/Neck Gaiter: This is an essential piece o gear to keep your neck warm as well as to cover your mouth and keep in the moisture high up

Hiking Boots: ou will want to purchase these early and break them in do not go on the trip with a never been worn pair o boots They ideally will be leather and must be waterproo

Lightweight Shoes: ou will want to take your boots o when you arrive in the camp each night e recommend a light trail running shoe or trainer alomon rand are ideal

Sunglasses: ou need a dark wraparound pair o sunglasses reerably category or to protect against harsh rays and iceglare at higher altitudes

Day Pack Backpack: pproimately a liter pack or you to carry each day with your daily itemspersonal documentscameramoney This T have a hip belt or supportweight loading and should have an inner rame or comort on your back

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Backpack Splash Cover n the case o heavy rains this cover can go on your backpack to keep the contents o your pack dry you are carrying your cameraimportant documents in your pack you may want to bring this however it is optional

Duffel Bag/Kit Bag for Porters: e recommend a duel bag around liters in sie This will be carried by the porters and is not to exceed 10kg/22lbs This ideally will be a waterproo material ie orth ace ase amp uel or atagonia lack ole uels

Sleeping Bag: e will be camping along the trail and you will need to bring one with you bag rated to would suice

Thermarest: selinlating mattress is necessary to give you some comort while sleeping Thermarest has lightweight and compact options

Sunscreen: e recommend having a actor to protect you rom the etreme rays at altitude

Water Bottle: e recommend having a one liter algene or similar bottle These are a thick plastic bottle that you can ill with boiling water at night to act as a hot water bottle and then drink when you wake in the morning ou will not be able to do this with metal bottles

Camelbak: This handsree hydration system is essential to keep you drinking plenty o water on the trail e recommend a liter bladder that you can ill each morning beore hitting the trail so that you can easily sip water all day without having to stop walking

Water Purification Tablets: uriication tablets to puriy the water along the trail These can be purchased in athmandu e do not

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recommend buying water on the trail as there are no acilities to recycle the plastic bottles in the mountains

Vitamins/Powdered Drink: ometimes the water can get boring to drink so we recommend bringing some vitamin or multivitamin tabletspowders to add to your water

Towel: small sports towel that is uick drying is recommended

Baby Wipes: hile there are options to shower along the trail we recommend always bringing a pack o aby ipes to keep yoursel clean in the wilderness

Hand Sanitizer: This is essential to keep your hands clean on the trail

Head Torch: ssential or morningsevenings in the lodges as well as night trekking

Spare Batteries: This is or your head torch and your camera The cold weather tends to shorten the lie o batteries possible a solar charger is an ecellent solution to this problem

Trekking Poles: dustable poles are always ideal

Gaiters: These are optional however these can stop screemudsnow rom getting into your boots

Lip Balm/Zinc Cream: This is essential to protect you against the ierce sun

Toilet Paper & Matches: This is or when you are on the trail and have to go to the bathroom ou will either careully burn the toilet paper or

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take a small plastic bag to dispose o toilet paper when you arrive at the camp

Trail Munchies: ring a ew o your avorites chocolates nuts sweets etc ou can buy some o these items on the trail as well

Garbage Bag: This is a great way to wrap all your clothesitems inside your kitbag to protect it against rain

Small Mirror: ot essential but some people are happy to have

Book/Diary: ou may want to have a book or diary or cards to use in the lodges at night when you have downtime

Camera: ou will want to have plenty o memory cardsilm and spare batteries The lodges do have the option to charge along the way but it does get epensive

Cash: t is best to have or tips at the end o the trek e recommend approimately to or tips ou will also want etra spending money or items in usco like drinks souvenirs ood The amount you bring will depend on how much you plan on buyingspending

Personal Toiletries: verything you need on a daily basis contact lenses glasses toothbrush toothpaste eminine products etc

Small Personal First Aid Kit: This is ust a guide o what we recommend you to bring you may have other personal items you need to add to your kit

1). Painkillers. aracetamol buproen spirin isprin

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2). Antibiotics. Two courses as prescribed by your own ne or chest and upper respiratory tract inections and one or abdominal bowel inections 3). Cough Lozenges. 4). Wound Dressing. ne should be suicient 5). Triangular Bandage. ne should be suicient 6). Melolin Dressings. our cm by cm 7). Band-aid/Plasters. n assortment package o these 8). Antiseptic Cream. ne small tube 9). Diarrhoea Treatment. 10). Insect Repellent. ne small bottle o T repellent 11). Foot Powder. mportant or keeping eet in good condition 12). Anti-inflammatory Tablets. To bring down any inlammation 13). Antihistamine Tablets.

There will be a group medical kit that will contain more o the above plus etensive supplies or a wide range o medical problems and emergencies ou will need to make sure you have the above and keep your personal medical kit with you daily on the trail

e are available days a week when we are not on trips and happy to go through the kit list individually to make sure you have the right items or the trek inoiantaylortrekkingcom

Top 10 Tips for a Successful Trek to Machu Picchu

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utting in at least three days a week training walking in the hills rocky terrain or ust up and down steps will give you the best chance o enoying your ourney as well as being successull in reaching your destination o achu icchu e are happy to help you with your training and set personal training plans

et the right boots and break them in aving the right boots are an absolute must on this trek ou will be wearing these boots day in and out along the etremely uneven and rocky trail ou do not want to arrive to the nca Trail with a new pair o boots that you have not taken the time to break in as this could make or a long and uncomortable days ake sure that you have a pair o boots that you have worn out in the elements and broken in on trails ou also will want to make sure that the boots you choose are waterproo as you are likely to encounter moisture either in the orm o rain snow or both on the trail

ave the right gear especially your waterproos The gear you choose to purchase and bring with you on the nca Trail can be the dierence to your enoyment on the trail There are a ew things that would recommend you put a little etra money into i you want to set yoursel up or success aterproos and layers t is almost a guarantee that you will encounter rain on the trail you deinitely need to be prepared or this aving a waterproo acket and pants will mean that you do not have to spend the days on the trail wet and cold which can deinitely make or break your trip urchasing a good orete or similar waterproo membrane abric acket and pant is a necessity you eel you do not want to spend the money on both o these as they can be uite pricey would put the etra unds into the acket and you can survive with a more basic pant The other place that would wwwiantaylortrekkingcom

put my ocus on in terms o gear is in my layering systems The temperatures on the trail can sometimes drop below reeing which means that you will deinitely need good layers as well as a warm down acket like to ocus on wearing erino ool base layers, however, they are quite expensive, so if you don’t want to spend the money on wool would stick with a good synthetic abric ou do not want to be stuck out there with cotton layers as they will not do a good ob at drying uickly or regulating your body temperature ou will always want to have a good down acket as well to put on in the mornings and evenings when the temps drop you need more inormation on what gear to choose please eel ree to get in touch

ook in dvance The nca Trail is regulated by the government o eru and thereore strict regulations have been put in place The trail only allows or people per day to be on it including all portersguidescooks and tourists This can deinitely limit your chance o being able to sign up to a trek unless you plan well in advance ou have to book your place on a trek no later than months beore you plan to travel in order to get your spot booked you arrive in usco with plans on going on the nca Trail without having something booked months prior you will most likely be disappointed There are many other treks into achu icchu that you can take but i you want to be on the actual nca Trail you must book in advance

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you will always see preipitation on the trail, no atter what tie of year it is, ut if you o durin the onths of ay – epteer, you will have the est hane of lower aounts of rainfall

rrive in uso with plenty of tie to aliate he eautiful town of uso, eru sits at ,,ft aove sea level f you are flyin in fro sea level, this is quite a lare up to tae, and ost liely, you are oin to feel the la of oxyen and possily feel the sins of altitude siness fro your arrival t is a terrile idea to plan your ourney on the na rail after only one nihts sleep in uso f tie allows, you should sleep at least two nihts in uso to ive yourself that uh needed tie to aliatie he start of the na trail is atually at a lower altitude than uso, so if you ive yourself that uh needed tie at those heihts, you will definitely feel the enefit when you start hiin

rin, rin, rin ater is your est friend at altitude ou an not drin enouh water or hydrate yourself enouh when you are at those heihts our ody dehydrates ties quier at altitude, therefore you need to replenish your fluids and drin a lot ore water than you a hoe always try and drin anywhere fro to liters a day when at altitude f you follow this rule, you will oat altitude siness and eep yourself feelin ood throuhout the trip

e prepared for the outdoors he na rail to ahu ihu is one of the World’s most beautiful and welltraveled trails t is aessile to ost people out there who are avid walershiers, however, it is still the outdoors, and you have to e prepared ot only do you have to deal with the diffiulty of hiin and the wwwiantaylortreino

weather on the trail ou need to reared to hae to lie in the outdoors for nihts his means that ou will be walin sleein eatin and oin to the bathroom in the wilderness and ou need to be omfortable with all of these thins here are some toilet failities in the amsites that ou an use but alon the trail ou will need to use the reat outdoors as our failit lwas remember to arr a small bottle of hand sanitier so that ou an ee bateria off our hands

ain ourself on the trail ne of the biest mistaes ou an mae while on a trein tri is to oer eert our ener on the trail ou should neer be in a osition that ou are out of breath or fatiuin our musles or hain a hih heart rate while walin on the trail ou need to ee the ae at a slow and ontrolled seed to mae sure that these thins do not haen f ou are on the trail and start to feel that our uide is oin too fast ou hae to slow down and tae it at the seed ou need to be omfortable t is not a rae to the finish line

et read for some of the most beautiful iews of our life The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is one of the World’s greatest and most beautiful tres ollowin in the footstes of the na eole to the reat ahu ihu will undoubtedl ie ou some of the most beautiful and uniue iews that ou hae eer seen ae sure ou hae brouht our ood amera a solar harer or sare batteries and an oen mind to iew this beautiful trail no

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INCA TRAIL MACHU PICCHU:

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The onl allo eole er da on the Inca Trail including tourists guides orters and coos Therefore in order to articiate in the Inca Trail it is essential to oo si onths in adance This aailailit is that sae for all agencies on the Inca Trail therefore aing the decision earl is e to getting logistics and lanning ell in adance of the tre

We ill urchase the Inca Trail tre erit using the naes assort nuers that ou send us ith our tre ooing alication It is IT the sae assorts are used on the ooing for as ell as ought ith ou on the Inca Trail If the nae or nuer in our assort is different fro the nae and nuer on the tre erit the goernent authorities ill T allo that erson to start the tre and the ill not e entitled to a refund If soeone lans to rene their assort eteen the tie the ae the tre ooing and actuall starting the tre the ust ring oth the ne and the old assort nfortunatel there is no ecetion to this

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We than ou for taing the tie to reie all the inforation on our chosen tre If ou hae an further uestions or concerns not touched on in this dossier lease feel free to contact us antie at infoiantalortreingco

I lease rint our nae hae read the Inca Trail ossier The inforation in this ossier has een ut together to hel ou e successful on our tre and I a aare that I a taing on oth a hsical and ental challenge and hae read all aterial that Ian Talor Treing has roided e to est educate e on this ourne

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Mountaineering carries an inherent risk of injury or death. You must accept that although we do our utmost to reduce any risk to an acceptable level, there will remain a chance of accidents happening. For example, Ice-fall, stone-fall and avalanches do occur, sometimes crossing mountain routes, endangering anyone on them at the time. Our staff will make decisions with safety as the first priority, taking into account the prevailing conditions, the weather, and the ability of team members. They will apply their judgement to minimise the risk of such dangers and the effects of deteriorating weather. However these risks are not always predictable and even if they are it might not be possible to avoid them or to eradicate them. In other words, whilst mountaineering, you must accept that there will remain a risk to you of injury or death. On high mountains, there is a risk of altitude illness. Some cases necessitate descent and, in the extreme, death can occur. Individual susceptibility is unpredictable as people acclimatise to altitude at different rates. All expeditions and courses have an appropriate acclimatisation period but this cannot avoid altitude illness entirely or totally negate the more extreme effects.

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