The Inca Trail is by far the most famous trek in South America. Our tour takes you to the Ecuador's Major Inca Trail, in just 6 miles (10km) we combine beautiful mountain scenery and the stunning mix of Inca paving stones.
Highlights: • Hike a portion of one of the most famous Inca trails and enjoy the pristine Ecuadorian paramo. • Visit the largest Inca archaeological site in Ecuador and the only elliptical temple in the Inca empire • Enjoy the beauty of the Ecuadorian Andes while you drive through the fertile ranchland of the countryside.
hiking a portion of Ecuador’s best preserved Inca Trail. Made up of a 7 meter wide stone road that follows the high mountain ridges of the Andes, in the ancient times this trail connected Quito to Cusco. Along the route we will pass by a beautiful lagoon called Culebrillas, ranches and Incan Tampus (stone buildings constructed by the Incas, where Chasquis or Incan messengers took refuge hundreds of years ago)
one of the highest points of the Royal Road in the entire Incan Empire. We finish our hike at San José village where hikers often receive a warm welcome by local children. Afterwards, we will visit Ingapirca archeological site, considered to be the most important Incan site in Ecuador. Here you will explore both cultures, Cañaris and Incas
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