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This table will assist you with your trek planning in the Cusco area! Before making your final plans for a trip, you should visit the trek page and read the itinerary in detail, including the price and inclusions for the trip. This is the best trek comparisons chart for hikes in the Cusco and Machu Picchu area!

Apus Peru are specialists in Inca Trail Alternative Treks and provide unique alernate routes to arrive in Machu Picchu. We hope that these treks will be developed sustainably and responsibily and at all times ask that the visitor to Peru consider their impact on the places that they visit - see our Responsible tourism pages.

Tossing up between the Lares and Salkantay treks? check out these trek comparisons and comments from people that have done these treks ! Considering between the Inca trail and one of the alternative treks - read What's so good about the Inca Trail?

How difficult are these Inca Trail alternative treks? For notes on trek difficulty see below the table.

Going trekking? Take the time to check out the Inka Porter Project, and particularly Guidelines for independent trekking in Peru This page also provides a list of questions to ask your agency when booking from outside Peru, with a focus on porter welfare.

Trek Difficulty - we have tried here to describe the trek difficulties as best as we can. It is very subjunctive as it depends on your fitness, experience and a whole range of factors including your health on the day. Trekking in the Andes is never easy!!! It is nearly always harder than you think! However, most people can do it as long as they have average fitness and a good attitude. We strongly suggest that if you do not consider yourself very fit (be honest!) to talk to us prior to doing a trek! Also, please advise us if you have any medical conditions prior to doing a trek - ie bad back, sore knees, weak ankles as well as other medical conditions. If you do not tell us we assume you are 100% healthy!

* Discounts for holders of valid ISIC cards are available on most treks which have entry into INC operated ruins.

Not found the trek comparison you were looking for? Please email us and make a suggestion for an addition to this table!

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