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). The book is in full colour, with over 80 photographs, printed on waterproof paper.

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