Explore the Inca Trail

This edition of our popular guidebook contains everything you need to plan and enjoy hiking a choice of three Inca Trails to Machu Picchu in Peru. Information updated with help from John Hemming. Step-by-step sections cover the Classic trail (4-5 days), the longer, more strenuous trek from Mollepata (6-7 days) and the Shortest option (2 days). It includes

-site plan of Machu Picchu ruins
-description of Machu Picchu, with side-trips and photographs
-background on Inca culture and stonework, and on modern Peru
-extended section on Andean wildlife
-advice on planning and preparation, including packing checklist
-updated details on recent Trail regulations
-medical advice on how to prevent and manage altitude symptoms
-phrasebook in Spanish, Quechua and English
-drop-down map showing three variants of the Inca Trail
-in full colour, with 80 photographs
-on water-resistant paper.