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Everyone’s seen the Machu Picchu photo. Fog rolling back, ruins appearing like the world’s most photogenic magic trick. What that photo doesn’t show is how you got there — and that’s actually the fun part.

Pick your path: trek the classic Inca Trail on foot, camping under stars and earning every step over four days, or take the hybrid route — hiking, biking, and rafting your way toward the ruins if camping in Peru’s mountain nights sounds like a hard pass.

Either way, altitude doesn’t care about your Peloton streak. You’ll huff up switchbacks, question your choices around hour three, and then round a corner into a view that makes the whole thing worth it, dramatically, on cue.

Evenings mean coca tea, sore everything, and a group of women who watched you gasp for air and still want to be your friend.

Start with the classic Inca Trail Trek to Machu Picchu, or go the multisport route with Machu Picchu Hiking, Biking, and Rafting if tents aren’t your thing.