2-Day Private Tour: Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu from Cusco

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Start of the unforgettable adventure on the Inca trail
3 stops
1
Cusco
Our tour will start in the city of Cusco, picking you up from your hotel at 06:00 am. Together with your guide and our tourist transport, you will go to the Ollantaytambo train station. Here you will board your expedition class train, this trip will last approximately 1:30 hrs, on board you will appreciate the mountains and glaciers of the Sacred Valley of the Incas. After an hour, the landscape will have a radical change as we enter through the tropical forests and arrive at km 104, where our starting point to the Inca trail is located.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
2
Winay Wayna
Before starting the walk, we will access the main control point with our personal documentation and tickets that our company had previously organized. The hike will start to visit an archaeological site called Chachabamba and will have a moderate climb with an exuberant biodiversity, especially flora, since in this area there are many endemic orchids and fern species. After a few hours we will arrive at another archaeological site called Wiñay wayna in which your expert guide will explain better about its ancient function.
4 hours • Admission ticket included
3
Aguas Calientes
We will continue our trek and we will arrive at the last camp of the trekkers of the Inca trail of 4 days, continuing with our adventure; This part of the trail is easier until reaching Inti Punku (Puerta del Sol). At this point we will have the first view of the Citadel of Machu Picchu. After taking our photos, we will continue for another 40 minutes downhill until we reach Machu Picchu and visit it. Finally, our walk ends and we will board our bus to the city of Aguas Calientes, where you will stay in a 3-star hotel.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Guided visit to Machupicchu and train trip back to Cuzco
1 stop
4
Machu Picchu
We advise starting this day very early in the morning for several reasons: to have the opportunity to see the sunrise in the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, to take the famous postcard photo of the citadel without many people inside, and also to avoid long Lines to get to Machu Picchu. Once in the Inca citadel, you will have a tour of all the most important streets and points knowing the history with your private guide around 2:30 hrs. After finishing the tour, you will board the bus with our guide to Aguas Calientes where the train station is located and then you will have enough time for lunch (not included), and then you will take the train according to the schedule established for the Ollantaytambo train station. From here, our driver will pick you up in our private transport and take you to the city of Cusco, directly to your hotel.
6 hours • Admission ticket included

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
• WILL I RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS? Yes. We will organize a meeting to explain the itinerary in detail and answer any questions you may have. This meeting will take place at 5:00 p.m., one night before your departure. at your hotel or at our office Portal panes 123. Office 201, Second level Plaza de Armas Cuzco.
• IS FOR ME? The Short Inca Trail 2 Days to Machu Picchu is an excellent alternative for adventurous tourists who are capable of traveling long distances at altitude. Despite not being too strenuous, it is important to have physical resistance and to have experienced a previous period of acclimatization in the city of Cusco.

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