Full Day Tour to Machu Picchu by Hiram Bingham Luxury Train From Cusco

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Cusco

  After a convenient hotel pickup in Cusco or the Sacred Valley, you'll make the 30-minute journey depending on your location by private car to Poroy or Ollantaytambo station, where you'll be offered a welcome drink before boarding the train. While you sip your wine, you can admire Belmond Hiram Bingham's 1920s-style narrow gauge carriages decorated in blue and gold.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2

  Once on board, make your way through the gleaming brass and polished wood interior to find your elegantly upholstered seat, explore the train's observation deck, bar car and two dining cars, where you'll enjoy a 3-course lunch. plates. Pair your meal with Peruvian, Argentine and Chilean wines, among other drinks, such as Cusqueña beer and pisco sour. Enjoy while the musicians play traditional Peruvian songs with guitars and percussion cajons. From the observation deck, you will be able to enjoy the impressive panoramic views of the Andean landscape, with its majestic overlapping slopes, green hills and wide valleys along the Urubamba River.

  3 hours • Admission ticket free
• Aguas Calientes (Pass by)

  When you arrive at the Aguas Calientes station, you will board a bus specially reserved for Hiram Bingham passengers. The bus will go up the road and shortly arrive at Machu Picchu.

  Admission ticket free
• 3
  Machu Picchu

  Explore the lost city of the Incas, situated on top of a mountain 7,000 feet (2,134 meters) above sea level. Pass through the cloud-shrouded archaeological site with a guide who will lead you through the main streets of this ancient city, past its ceremonial temples, sundial and delicately carved staircases. Find out how the Incas designed this small town to be self-sufficient, including terraced crops to feed its residents irrigated by natural springs.

  3 hours • Admission ticket included
• 4

  After the guided tour, take a walk around the grounds on your own and walk to Belmond Sanctuary Lodge for afternoon tea. Enjoy scones and sandwiches with tea or coffee or sample snacks and choose from a selection of wines.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 5
  Cusco

  Take the private bus service back to Aguas Calientes and settle into your seat aboard the Hiram Bingham. In the evening, head to the dining car for your 4-course gourmet dinner. You may want to join the musicians singing and dancing on the drive back to Cuzco. At the end, at the Poroy station, board our private transportation that will take you to your hotel in Cusco.

  3 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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