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Great Treks of the Andes

The multi-day treks and big day hikes our guides would choose for themselves, from the Inca Trail to Fitz Roy.

Publisher Andes Trails
Updated 11 Oct

Great Treks of the Andes

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Trekkers resting at the top of Dead Woman's Pass on the Inca Trail
GuideCusco
12 min
4.0 out of 5

The Classic Inca Trail, Day by Day

Everything we have learned from more than two hundred departures on the 43 km Inca Trail: permits, camps, passes and how to arrive at Machu Picchu before the buses.
Publisher Andes Trails
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The three granite towers of Paine above their glacial lake
GuideTorres del Paine
13 minBe the first to review

The W Trek in Torres del Paine

Our complete guide to Patagonia's most famous trek: direction, refugios and campsites, the Base Torres climb and how to deal with the weather.
Publisher Andes Trails
3
Trail winding below the snow-covered Salkantay massif
GuideMollepata
10 min
2.0 out of 5

Salkantay to Machu Picchu Without a Permit

Glaciers, cloud forest and coffee farms: the five-day Salkantay trek is wilder than the Inca Trail and needs no permit, which makes it our favourite last-minute option.
Publisher Andes Trails
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Fitz Roy rising above the blue Laguna de los Tres
GuideEl Chaltén
9 min
4.0 out of 5

El Chaltén and the Fitz Roy Day Hikes

Laguna de los Tres, Laguna Torre and Loma del Pliegue Tumbado: the best day hikes from El Chaltén, with no permits, no fees and no bookings.
Publisher Andes Trails
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The striped red, ochre and green slopes of Vinicunca
ActivityPitumarca
4.5 out of 5

Rainbow Mountain Without the Crowds

Vinicunca's stripes are real, but so are the queues. Our early start and the loop through the Red Valley make it one of the best day hikes from Cusco.
Publisher Andes Trails
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