Duration

full day

Location

Cusco

Tour Type

Adventure

Price

$270.00

Difficulty

Medium

ONE DAY TOUR MACHUPICCHU

Machupicchu by train

Machupicchu means Old Mountain, it was built before the 15th century located in the eastern part of Southern Peru at more than 2000 meters. It is located in the Cusco region, Urubamba province of Machupicchu, 8km from Cusco where the Urubamba River flows. it is located in the jungle of Cusco.

Machupicchu has been a world heritage site since 1983, part of the ecological culture, Machupicchu has been declared one of the 7 wonders of the world. Machupicchu is considered a masterpiece of architecture and engineering.

Machupicchu has an area of ​​37,000 hectares. It is one of the places of biodiversity in Peru, it has an extremely rugged geography. It has wild flora and fauna.

Machupicchu hides many enigmas and mysteries about the purpose that remain hidden until now.

Due to its strategic location at the top of the mountain, there are different theories that it was built in the Inca era as the house of Inca Pachacutec.

Others say that it was a very important administrative and agricultural center, which served as support, they also consider that it is a link between the Andes and the Amazon.

 

This construction required astronomer engineers and a large workforce for construction.

Work was done on the preparation of the foundations, platforms, and water channel systems. Once you enter Machupicchu, you can see 2 divided marks. The sector fos andens y the others is urban.

Itinerary

Pick up from the hotel at approximately 3:30. We will go to the Ollantaytambo station, at this place we will board the 05:10 a.m. train. and we will travel for around 2 hours, until we reach the town of Aguas Calientes, at this point our guide will be waiting for us next to him. He will go to the bus station (concetur) then we will board the bus, we will be on the bus for 45 minutes until the main entrance of the Llacta de Machupicchu, once we enter we will have our guided tour for approximately 3 hours. We will get to know all this wonderful architecture better, full of history and beauty. In this center of Machupicchu we will know all these points as they are.

  • The main square
  • Platform sector
  • Guard house
  • Urban sector
  • 3 temple windows
  • The sun houses
  • House 3 water mirror
  • Intiwatana
  • Sacred rock
  • Temple of condor
  • Inca cemetery

At the end of the tour we will leave the citadel of Machupicchu, we will prepare to take the bus to return to the town of Aguas Calientes. Once we arrive at the town we will have free time and have lunch, in the afternoon we will take the train to Ollantaytambo, once we arrive our bus will be waiting for you. tourist transportation to return to Cusco and finish our tour.

Include

INCLUYED:

  • Tourism Transport to Cusco – Ollantaytambo – Cusco
  • Professional tourism guide bilingual
  • Train ticket Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo
  • Bus upper + down
  • Ticket the entrance Machupicchu

 NOT INCLUDED:

  • Cold drinks
  • Extra expenses
  • Meals.

What to Bring

RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING:

  • Trekking shoes.
  • Carry water bottles to enter Machu Picchu.
  • Clothing according to the season (rain poncho, windbreaker).
  • Insect repellent.
  • Sunscreen, wide-brimmed hat for sunny days.
  • Medicine and/or personal items.
  • A light backpack or briefcase per person of 20 liters.
  • Camera or video camera.
  • Extra money in local currency
  • Comfortable pants and long-sleeved shirts.
  • Sunglasses
  • Plastic bags for the waste produced by each of you.
  • Original passports or personal documents (with which reservations were made / copies are not accepted).
  • Carry with you the migration card with which you entered the country (it is necessary in case you spend the night in Machu Picchu town).
  • Bring money in soles.

Price

  • 1150 soles

Recommendations

RECOMENDED:

  • Hiking boots
  • Sunglases
  • Hat
  • Sunblock
  • Wáter
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