The Inca ruins are South America's most iconic and popular tourist site—for good reason. But that doesn't mean you have to experience them like everyone else. Gap Adventures leads a new expedition that tours Cuzco and the Sacred Valley of the Incas before transporting guests to Cachora. Hikers will then tackle high Andean passes and camp in remote river valleys on their way to Choquequirao and Machu Picchu. $1,300; year-round; gapadventures.com. Mountain Lodges of Peru offers accommodations for hikers along the Salkantay Route, an alternative trail to Machu Picchu. This year, it introduced a seven-day lodge-to-lodge horseback trip. Daytime is for riding through lush pastures, coffee plantations, and 14,000-plus-foot peaks; nighttime is for soaking in your lodge's hot tub. From $2,950; April–November; mountainlodgesofperu.com. On a new ten-day multisport trip with Adventure Life, travelers visit Machu Picchu and Ollantaytambo, but also mountain-bike, camp, soak in hot springs, and raft the Class III–IV Apurímac River. From $2,315; year-round; adventure-life.com.
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Machu Picchu Re-ups (10 of 24)
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Machu Picchu Re-ups
(Part 10 of 24)
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- 23 Reasons to Get Out There
- You Can Explore a New Frontier
- You Can Admit You Went on a Cruise
- You Can Fit 100 Guidebooks in Your Pocket
- There’s No Better Way to Prove Yourself
- Searching Get Smarter
- Your Translator Is Your First-Aid Kit
- Because of Norway
- Mexico Is Safer than You Think
- Machu Picchu Re-ups
- The Go-and-Give
- Getting Ready Is Half the Fun
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- You Can Cut Out the Middleman…
- …Or You Can Guide Yourself
- Smarter Waste Management
- Gourmet Is the New Gruel
- Cities Get Slicker Tires
- Gnarly Trips Are for Kids
- There’s Always a New Place to Go Long
- Mountain Biking Gets with the Flow
- Via Ferrata Jumped the Pond
- You Can Stretch Your Legs
- Antarctica Rewilds
- You Can Be a Big Shot
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Machu Picchu Re-ups
(Part 10 of 24)
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