Meals: Breakfast
Considered: Easy
Weather: Warm and humid
Maximum altitude: 2,490 m.a.s.l.
Minimum altitude: 2,040 m.a.s.l.
Get pictures of Machu Picchu without crowds
Bus to Aguas Calientes
Night in a hotel with hot shower included
Meals: packed lunch, Dinner
Walking distance: 15 km / 6 miles, 7-8 hours total
Weather: Hot and humid
Trek starting point: 2000 m.a.s.l.
Highest point is Sun Gate: 2720 m.a.s.l.
Machu Picchu elevation: 2400 m.a.s.l.
Considered: Moderate
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Transport Cusco to Ollantaytambo.
✔ Pick up from the Hotel.
✔ Lunch
✔ Bus to go down 1er day.
✔ Transport to Ollantaytambo to Cusco.
✔ Tour Guide in MachuPicchu.
✔ Entrance to Inka Trail.
✔ Lunch in MachuPicchu.
✔ Train to Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo.
✔ Train to Ollantaytambo to km104.
✔ Entrance to MachuPicchu. (Subject to availability)
✔ Bus up and down 2do Day.
✔ Box lunch 1er Day.
✔ Profesional Tour guide.
✖ Hotel in Aguas Calientes.
✖ Dinner 2do Day.
✖ tips.
Pickup Locations
1. Hotel Wanakawri
2. Hotel Dorado Inka Gold
3. DM Hoteles Cusco
4. Fuente de Agua Hotel
Additional Info: Pick up from the Hotel.
Itinerary
DAY 1: CUSCO - KM104 - AGUAS CALIENTES
1
Inca Trail
Our tour begins with the pick-up from the hotel at 4:00 pm to go in mobility to Ollantaytambo where we take the train and go to km 104 where we will start the walk, we will pass by the bridge that is on the Urubamba River or Willkamayuc which translated from Quechua means Sacred River.
After 3 hours of walking we will arrive to Wiñaywayna, After knowing winaywayna we will walk for 2 hours through Andean trails, stone stairs and tambos (“resting places”) until we reach Inti Punku - Puerta del Sol which in the time of the Incas worked as an entrance control to the Citadel of Machu Picchu; From here you have an impressive panoramic view of Machu Picchu and the entire valley that surrounds it, then we will descend by
approximately 30 minutes to the wonder of the world Machu Picchu and finally Aguas Calientes here we will spend the night in a hotel. Here we will also have a delicious à la carte dinner in a very cozy restaurant in this town.
Hotel night in the towns of Aguas Calientes.
Duration: 7 hours
DAY 2: MACHU PICCHU
1
Machu Picchu
Upon waking up early, we will take the first mobility to Machu Picchu where we will have a guided tour of 2 hours and 30 minutes through the site during which you will learn about the Incas and visit all the most important areas of the citadel. After your tour, you will have free time to explore the site yourself and if you have permits to climb the mountain Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu. In the afternoon, you will take the train back to Ollantaytambo from where you will continue by bus back to Cusco.
Duration: 4 hours
Additional info
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
