Main Info
Overview and Highlights
Machu Picchu, an Inca citadel located in the Andes Mountains of Peru, is one of the world’s most well-known sacred places. The llaqta of Machupicchu represents a work of art, architecture and engineering in perfect harmony with nature and is the most important legacy of the Inka civilization to humanity. It was abandoned during the second half of the 16th century; however, it was never lost since it was visited and inhabited occasionally. There are colonial documents that refer to the Machupicchu llaqta as the “Seat of the Incas” or the “Ancient Town of the Inka named
What is included
- Transfers from the hotel to train station and return to the hotel.
- RT train ticket Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo
- RT bus tickets Aguas Calientes – Machupicchu – Aguas Calientes.
- Machupicchu 1D entrance fee.
- Guided shared service by an official English-speaking tourist guide.
What is not included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Entrance fee to Huayna Picchu – please contact us for more informa
What to bring and advices
- It is really advisable and important that you arrive to Cusco at least 2 days prior the trek, in order to acclimatize to the altitude.
- Just in case, you can take personal medication for altitude sickness, you will find drugstore around the main street Av El Sol or near to the main square of Cusco.
- Please make sure to inform us about your health/food/physical restrictions in advance so we can prepare them for you.
- In case you need to pay the remaining balance, it is advisable to take some cash. You can get some money from the ATM machine that are located in the centre of the City of Cusco.
- Be always ready for rain and cold, take some rain poncho water proof clothes and warm clothes. Proper hiking boots.
- Insect repellent, some mosquitos are really annoyed specially at lower altitude.
- Original Passport is very important to enter to Machupicchu.
Itinerary
A full day visit to the world famous Inca citadel of Machupicchu, departing Cusco in the early morning to reach Aguas Calientes town after a 4-hour train ride. From this point, a bus will take us up to the ruins to start a full-guided tour of the Inca city lasting between 2-2,5 hours, after which you will enjoy free time to further visit this impressive archaeological site. In the afternoon, bus ride back to Aguas Calientes to board the train
that will take us back to Cusco, with an estimated arrival time around 8.30-9.00pm.
• Meals: Not included.
• Night: Not included.