About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Round trip bus to the citadel
- First aid kit
- Train Expedition (one way) and Train Vistadome (one way), for confort service.
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Round trip transfers to the hotel in Cusco city
- 1 liter of water per person on day 1
- Round trip Train Expedition (classic service)
Excludes
- Walking sticks
- Gratuities
- Ticket entrance to the mountains of Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Pick up to and from centrally located Cusco city hotels
Itinerary
Day 1
1
You will be picked up from your hotel located in the city of Cusco and taken to the train station in Ollantaytambo, located at the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
You are going to travel through a picturesque route for 1 hour until reaching the kilometer 104, starting point of the Inca trail trek.
It is time to hike! From here, you will walk for about 3 hours towards the Inca site of Wiñay Wayna which means `Forever Young`. During the trek you will see beautiful flora and fauna, like vizcachas, spectacled bears and different kind of birds. Also, you will enjoy a box lunch.
You will join the path to Machu Picchu walking for one more hour, arriving to the Sun Gate, also known as `Inti Punku`. From here, you will get your first breathtaking panoramic view of the Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu. Later, the tour continues walking on the last part of the trail until we reach the ancient city.
Before reaching Machu Picchu, you will take a side path off the trail to go down to Aguas Calientes, leaving the visit to Machu Picchu for the next day. In Aguas Calientes, you`ll have dinner and a well-deserved rest to feel the energy and be ready for the tour to Machu Picchu for the next day. This day you will hike a total of 7.4 miles which is about 6 hours.
Day 2
2
You will have breakfast and then take the bus up to Machu Picchu. There, enjoy a 2-hour guided walking tour and then explore the site on your own. Be amazed by this amazing wonder of the world walking around its streets, squares and all main areas while you learn about this place with our guided tour. If you feel like it, you can also climb the mountains of Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu (optional). It takes about 45 minutes to reach the top. The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu was discovered by the American explorer Hiram Bingham in 1911. It has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983, and is located in the province of Urubamba, between the Andean mountains and the Amazon jungle.
After exploring the site, you can back to Aguas Calientes by bus, and take the train to station of Ollantaytambo.
From there, travel to your hotel located in the city of Cusco with our touristic transport.
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