Packing for the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu – Revised
Posted by creining | Filed under Travel
Revised 5/30/2008, post trip. I updated the stuff I packed. I was pretty close, the changes are in italic below.
I am taking a trip to Peru soon where I will be hiking up the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. The only luggage I will be bringing will be what fits in my Kelty Redwing 3100 backpack. Here’s the list of the stuff I am planning on taking with me:
Passport/Vaccination certificate
Travel insurance papers
GAP vouchers and dossier
Airline tickets
Global GSM/GPRS smartphone/charger
500 USD
Credit and debit card
Camera/camera bag/camera charger
Disposable reading material
1 100 weight fleeces
1 North Face waterproof breathable shell
1 pair Prana shorts
4 t-shirts
1 sun hat
1 pair ExOfficio convertible pants
1 wool hat
1 pair North Face waterproof gloves
3 pair hiking socks would be nice to have another pair or two
1 pair hiking shoes
1 pair flip flops
1 pair sunglasses
1 bed sheet did not use, would not take
1 pair Patagonia thermal underwear
10 pair underwear
1 Nalgene bottle used, but could have reused plastic water bottle
Sunblock
Headlamp
Daypack
Glasses
Extra pair contact lenses
Saline solution
Eye drops
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Razor and shaving cream
Facial cleanser
Shampoo
Deodorant
Lip balm
Aleve
Band aids
Antihistamine
Antibiotic (Ciprofloxacin)
Multi vitamins
Hand wipes
Plastic Ziploc 1 gallon bags very useful, should have taken more
