Itinerary
ITINERARY:
The day begins early with a transfer to the train station for your journey to Machu Picchu. At kilometer 104, we disembark, pass through the checkpoint, and begin our hike on the real Inca trail, passing through Chachabamba. Following the ancient Inca path, we ascend through the tropical cloud forest and climb above the roaring Urubamba River. As you walk, all you need to carry is a backpack.
An initially challenging ascent is replaced by satisfaction when we reach Wiñay Wayna, where we’ll take a lunch break before joining what is generally considered the most spectacular part of the real Inca Trail. The real Inca trail contours through the fascinating cloud forest, leading to Inti Puncu, ‘the Sun Gate,’ and our first glimpse of Machu Picchu.
Then we’ll arrive at Aguas Calientes and give ourselves a real break. After lunch, we’ll rest at the hotel so that the next day, after breakfast, we’ll hike up to the Machu Picchu llaqta and learn its history alongside our official tour guide. After enjoying this architectural wonder, we’ll descend back to the town of Machu Picchu to check out and then return to Cusco.
FIRST DAY
Early in the morning, we’ll pick you up at your hotel to transfer you to the train station in Ollantaytambo, approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes away. During the journey, you’ll be able to observe the Sacred Valley of the Incas, farmlands, and majestic snow-capped peaks. In Ollantaytambo, we’ll board the train that will take you to kilometer 104, approximately a 1-hour journey. Here at kilometer 104 (2,200 m / 7,218 ft), the real Inca trail begins, where we’ll start the hike. We’ll cross the bridge over the Urubamba River or Willkamayu, which translates from Quechua as “Sacred River,” which was very important to them. Upon reaching the checkpoint, identification documents must be shown, whether passport, foreigner ID card, or national ID card. A 15-minute walk will take you to the archaeological site of Chachabamba and Choquesuysuy, hidden in the semi-tropical forest. After visiting, we’ll start the hike through ascending stairs until reaching the next location on the trail. We’ll observe the Sacred Valley, waterfalls, and different types of orchids in the semi-tropical forest. After 4 hours of hiking, we’ll reach Wiñaywayna (2,650 m / 8,694 ft), which shows a perfect example of Inca agriculture, as along its slopes lie a large number of circular terraces, where the Incas cultivated different agricultural products. The name Wiñaywayna comes from a beautiful orchid abundant in the area, which means “Eternally Young” in Spanish, and it has more than 20 buildings, one of which is the Temple of the Rainbow, also known as the Temple of Fertility. The visit will last approximately 1 hour, after which we’ll enjoy a boxed lunch to replenish energy and continue until we reach the Wiñaywayna checkpoint.
In this second part of the journey, we’ll walk for 2 hours through an Andean plain, stone stairs, and tambos (“resting places”) until we reach Inti Punku – the Sun Gate (2,720 m / 8,924 ft), which in Inca times served as the entrance control to the Machu Picchu Citadel; from here, there is an impressive panoramic view of Machu Picchu and the surrounding valley. Then we’ll descend for approximately 30 minutes to the wonder of the world Machu Picchu (2,490 m / 8,169 ft), and finally, we’ll take the bus to Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu Pueblo (2,160 m / 7,087 ft), a 25-minute journey. Here we’ll spend the night in basic accommodation. If you’re not too tired, you have the option to visit the thermal baths, which are a 5-minute walk from the town, and cost 10 soles. For those who enjoy dancing or having a drink in a bar, Aguas Calientes has a wide variety of bars and restaurants, including an ATM if you need to withdraw money from the bank.
SECOND DAY
After having breakfast, and wil pick our hotel and go to the Machupicchu fort the walking will around one hour and a half, we enter the main entrance, will enjoy that of llaqta of Machupicchu for around 3hrs with our guide, and will show us this amazing citadel of Machupicchu, which has the temple of three windows, are sacred plants, and Intiwatana, the sacred rock, and the Temple of the Sun, also the temple of the Condor, etc. after the visit of finishing, and take the bus to Aguas Calientes and have a free time until will take the train the tourist train, and return to Ollantaytambo, once we arrive here and will be waiting the bus, and continue return to Cusco.
Include
- Pick up from hotel
- Transportation official guide
- Porters
- Food
- Oxygen and firs aid
- One night of hotel
- Tourism train
- Entrance to Machupicchu
- Oficial tourism guide
What to Bring
- Passport
- Small backpack.
- Water bottle.
- Trek shoes
- Sun block
- Hat and sunglasses.
Price
1,600 soles
Recommendations
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