The most renowned trek in south amreica is The Inca Trail and considers being in top five trek in the world by many. The length of the trek is nearly 26 miles and you can go through subtropical jungle, beautiful mountain scenery and a wonderful mix of Inca paving stones, tunnels and remaining Inca ruins. Machu Picchu is the final destination of the Inca trail which is consider as the Lost City if the Incas.

Incas huge empire expanded from quito in ecuador to Santiago in chile as well as east to Mendoza in Argentina , they created a highly complex network of approximately 40,000 kilometers of trails to join there entire empire
Cusco was the central part of the Incas great empire. Nearly all if the main trails in the mountains surrounding Cusco were created or enhanced upon by the Incas. Though The Inca trail to machu picchu the particular 43 km stretch of mountain trail that connecting the vital Inca archaeological sites has turn out to be popular with the travelers in the last several years. The Peru govt has strictly controlled the entrance of this section of Inca trail and only govt authorized companies can sell this trek.

The permits to Inca trail should be purchased more than a few month in advance as the number of trekking permits issued are restricted and the guides taken must have license.

A reputable trekking company should be used to book the trail and check the trail thoroughly day by day trek itinerary. The Inca trail trek should include all of the Archaeological sites listed and if it is not then it might be possible that your booking company show you a completely different trek.

You should be cautious about several unscrupulous travel agents who mislead the travelers about the Inca trail to make a good living out of it. The licensed Guide should make sure that you are undertaking the exact Inca trail that you have booked for.