How hard is the Inca Trail? 

I just finished the Inca trail. I am 53 and in good shape. I trained hard to get in even better shape to walk the trail. Day one isn't too bad compared to the rest of the trail. Day two is very hard. Day three and four aren't much easier. Bring a good pair pf walking sticks. Its like climbing a crooked stone step ladder for six hours a day. More if you choose to do the trail in three days which I strongly advise against. Who wants to start their day at 2 am. Why rush? Please follow the advice of our guide who told us that we would be doing everything, "Slow, slow." Be in the moment every step of the way. Look around every few steps. Absorb the details. Smile at yourself. You are there. Be there. Think of nothing but what you are viewing. Its a very special place.

tip, don't wear jeans, makes walking so much harder!!

This video is so perfectly done. From start to end. And the music also perfect.

Thanks for visiting my country and be as natural of heart and sincere face 😍❤ I hope to all in my land POZUZO OXAPAMPA

I am nearly 61 and did the 2 day 1 night Inca Trail. I am not overly fit and have little legs. I found it hard going but am so pleased that I completed it! Walking poles a must and the right attitude. Magnificent views and the steps to the Sun Gate easier if you use hands as well. I agree this is a moderate hike of over 7 miles. Machu Picchu to ourselves at 4.30 in the evening. Privileged!

Can't wait to do it this year!!! Altitude sickness/acclamation is one of the challenge that everyone should take into consideration.

Great video. I walked the Inca Trail myself earlier this year. I personally found it hard going but as you said you feel an amazing sense of achievement having done this.

Thanks for an excellent video on Machu Picchu.Even though it is very difficult tracking through very narrow route,but you have done it.You are lovely couple and I am really impressed with your great effort.This journey might be very emotional for you for completing the hardest and steepest hiking.Thanks once again.

I really like your video, It makes me feel like i was there rightnow, i have been a tour guide on the inca trail for almost 9 years but i got a knee problem so i stopped doing it for 2 years that was sad but this year i am ready again, i am doing it tomorrow by the way Best regards!!

Thanks for sharing - This video helps us know what to expect prior to our trip to Peru later this year!!

Awesome video. I am hoping to do the trek in a year and a half, so this was very informative.

This is my DREAM!!! I will do this soon God willing ❤️

My wife and I are doing this next year and I was a little scared, but this video gave me hope that my fears were unfounded. Im happy to see that the trails look mostly flat. I have a fear of heights but managed to do the Grand Canyon rim to rim, and I must say those trails were much scarier in comparison because the path was maybe 6 feet across and had maybe a mile drop right off the side! Its nice to see plenty of forest around the paths and no gigantic drops, I dont mind that at all! I was also worried that, because Im overweight and dont work out much, I wouldnt physically be able to do it (did the Grand Canyon in my early twenties and even that sorta almost killed me haha) but based on you saying your group had people similar to me still doing it, it sounds rough but worth it. So thanks so much for this perfect answer of a video to my questions!

Excellent video! It is difficult, but well worth the effort. Definitely a must for the bucket list. I think I even saw one of our guides.

Loved it guys :)

How have we not seen this video? It's GREAT! We've been to Machu Picchu a couple of times, but never actually hiked the Inca Trail. We did hike Machu Picchu Mountain on our second visit, and we were pretty sure we were going to die! And that was just ONE day! But you're so right, it was definitely worth it once we finally made it to the top! Great video! Would love to see more videos :) Cheers!

Great video! I'm going to Peru in June and am trying to decide whether or not to do the 4-day trek, so thank you for your video!

Day 2 is HARD because you reach over 4,000 metres and you’re not very acclimatised. We went as high in the Himalayas, but took a week to get there. But it was the most wonderful trek. I was a fairly fit 60 when we did it. My advice - if you fancy it - DO IT !!! P.s. We didn’t start early on day 4. Our guide said you see MP from the Sun Gate at dawn, but with a massive crowd all round you. We got there a couple of hours after dawn and were alone. (We surprised ourselves by both breaking into tears !)

Thank you sharing , encourage people!

Interesting and informative! And you look super cute in your little red coat! Looks like it was totally worth the effort. Great video!

Thanks so much for this information , now I know what I am up against in August .

Great video, thank you! I've got to do this.

Very honest and useful video!! Thank you!

You guys are adorable and looks like an amazing journey :)

This video gave me chills

Thanks so much for the great video. We were questioning bringing our 10 & 12 year old girls... after viewing your video I think we may come back again and attempt it with them when they are in their teens... looks phenomenal and really rewarding.

Wooo well done!! I did the Inca Trail too. Was so hard. Your video is awesome! I have a a bit of a vlog on my RU-vid from our trip, I would love your advice about editing it as I’m pretty new to this. Good luck with your future travels. 😊

Beautiful!!!

Nice video¡ congrats¡¡ ¡ iam from mexico. Iam planning to do the inca trail next year. I hope i can do it ass well. Thanks for the video

This place is on my bucket list. Great video.

Thank you SO MUCH for this! We are going in July this year and I am excited/freaked out by going due to the fear of altitude sickness. We are debating between the 4N/5D and 3N/4D treks - leaning toward taking it slower. Are there any drop-offs at all i.e. cliffside trails that plummet?

Thanks for this, lovely encouraging realistic company to show what awaits me next year. thank you.

This is Super Useful...!

That trek is very high on my list - thanks for bringing us along with you :-) New sub 2 ur channel

Bring a walking stick unless you are quite skinny and lightweight. The hardest part of this trail is just the overall strain on your knees in my opinion. Beyond that, it's an incredible journey!

Could I do this as I have a fear of sheer drops and being to close to edges of drop offs would love to go

Thanks for this great video.. Few quick questions: Will there be toilets across the trek? How about charging the phone etc? Your answer would help me. Thank you, Dee

great video, lots of information, planning to go there on Sept, what travel agency did you use?

My family is planning a trip for the end of June 2019. I have two kids ages 12 and 16 who will be accompanying us on the Inca Trail. Did you see many teens on the trail? I'm debating between the 4 day/3 night and the 5 day/four night trek. They are both very athletic and we hike often in our area as well as hiked in Belize and Costa Rica. But, I have a feeling this is a whole other ballgame.

this trail looks beautiful and you came across as honest. what was the cost of the trip if I may ask ? I would be travelling from Ireland. regards Martin.

Nice vid! I'm sure that air was quite thin!

Great video, thanks. Question - would someone with very mild asthma still be able to do the hike if they took it really really slowly? I rarely need my inhaler, and would have it with me on the trek. Soo want to do this, just worried. I'd be 60, and I'm reasonably fit. Thanks

I wonder now how someone I met in a hostel in Cuzco and I managed to walk the full Inca Trail in 2 days and 2 nights back in 1983, long before the trail became full of tourists. The videos showing the four-day trek make it look so tiring. Guides weren't needed back then and we carried our own sleeping bags and food. We didn't sleep in a tent. We didn't have one. We pretty well had Macchu Pichu to ourselves at sunrise, well before the tourists arrived from the train. There was no entrance fee nor any of the current facilities then.

You didn't have to pack your own gear? what guide service did you use?

Hi, were you taking diamox? Would dec end be a good month for it ?

Do you get driven back down at the end or do you have to walk it?

Thanks for filming this , now I don't need to do it, lol,

After you arrive, you never said how you get back - is there a taxi or bus service?

What was the weather like in April, it looks really cold?

Bienvenidos al Perú 😎🖒

What tour group did you use?

Great to see your account of this awesome experience. We did the trek with GAdventures in 2014 . - we had great weather including a clear sunrise over the sun gate! Check my channel for our journey. Safe travels!

I heard it's very hard & dangerous for ordinary people. Your video doesn't seem dangerous at all. I'd like to know how dangerous it is.

My dad won this year !

Do you need to take your own tent?

Did the Inca Trail, i would consider it verry easy.. Long, but easy. I did Nature trails in Thailand and Cambodia of 9/10 Kilomter which where 10 times more harder then the Inca. Inca is long, its not hard. The dificulty level is verry easy. It's just long.. verry long. But thats about it.

...im going to Manchu Picchu next week for Jan 2021...i think take a bus! Lol

What is the name of the guy? Did you say it's Rabbit?

I am 13 and I am considering to go when 16 what is it like

when did you go?

my only question is where do you poop? On the side of the trail?

Did you chew on coca leaves?

It is great video! Thanks for sharing. I am planning to do inca trail hiking this year and my main concern is the same... "how hard is can be"... . You mentioned in the video that you had a panic attach at the very beginning of the second day (which i assume is the hardest one). How did you deal with it? Anyone from the trekking company helped you?

Did this when I was twelve easy stuff.

Looks like she wore just regular walking shoes lol 🚶‍♀️ 👟

My wife is traumatized by stairs... specially after Dead Woman's Pass.

The tril is hard

How hard is not the Inca trail, it is What my wife often asks me

Bruh that shit was easy