When we were an adventure holiday company, we used to arrange numerous trips to Machu Picchu each year, whether taking the Inca Trail, or instead the Lares or Salkantay Trek. All these treks, although not too physically demanding, go above 4,000 metres, so you’ll need travel insurance cover which will meet your needs. Although Machu Picchu itself isn’t at a particularly high altitude, on the Inca Trail you’ll take the long steep path through the alarmingly named "Dead Woman’s Pass" which is at 4,200 metres on the second day of the trek. Most travel insurance won’t cover you for trekking about 4,000 metres, but with True Traveller, if you take out the "Adventure Pack" when you buy your policy, you’ll be covered for trekking up to 4,600 metres, and it covers all the other aspects you’d expect from a quality insurance policy including helicopter rescue if necessary on medical grounds.
In addition, if you’re going away for a long trip and intend to go trekking up to 4,600m, take out our "Adventure Pack" with your Backpacker Policy for a small supplement to ensure that you not only get cover for trekking, but countless other activities as well, such as white-water rafting, abseiling or even working whilst you’re away.
The True Traveller was originally a travel company, not an insurance company, and although we believe we’ve designed the best value Inca Trail travel insurance we possibly can, we understand that the price of insurance does put people off taking it out to start with. Our maxim is, if you can’t afford travel insurance, you can’t afford to travel.