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Enjoy our special day-long hiking tour, perfect if you're short on time. We'll hike the original Inca Trails in a small group, arriving at Machu Picchu.

Highlights

• Pick-up from your hotel/Airbnb in the city of Cusco-Urubamba-Ollantaytambo
• We boarded the train bound for km 104
• After a brief guided tour in Chachabamba, we began the tour.
• Sun Gate (Inti Punku) - here you will have your first incredible view of Machu Picchu
• Enjoy the incredible views of Machu Picchu from the Upper Terrace

Description

4:00 am: We'll pick you up at your hotel/Airbnb in Cusco. Hop on our comfortable transport and drive for 90 minutes to the Ollantaytambo train station. Note: You can buy breakfast at the Ollantaytambo train station. 5:50 am We board the train to km 104, where the Inca Trail hiking starting point is located. This one-hour train ride lets you take in the fascinating scenery along the sacred Vilcanota River. Note: If you're staying in Ollantaytambo or Urubamba, we also pick you up from your Inca Trail hotel at 7:20 a.m. Once we reach kilometer 104, we'll get off the train and walk across the bridge over the Urubamba River to the checkpoint. We'll check passports and Inca Trail permits, and then we'll visit Chachabamba, a charming Inca site with water channels, fountains, and more. After a brief guided tour in Chachabamba, we'll start the hike, mainly uphill for about 3.5 hours, to Wiñaywayna (always young), an impressive Inca site that was an agricultural center with numerous terraces, a religious sector, and an urban sector. After the guided tour, we'll enjoy our packed lunch. Then we'll continue our walk for another hour to the Sun Gate (Inti Punku), where you'll get your first incredible view of Machu Picchu. After a brief stop to take photos, we'll walk another 40 minutes to the enigmatic Inca citadel of Machupicchu at 2:00 pm. Enjoy the incredible views of Machu Picchu from the Upper Terrace, which is circuit 1 of Machu Picchu, and take in the classic photo views. Then we'll board the bus to the city of Aguas Calientes, where the train station is located. Aguas Calientes 4:30 pm: Enjoy some free time to buy a snack or dinner, then board the train and travel for 90 minutes to the Ollantaytambo train station. Arrive at the Ollantaytambo station where our representative will be waiting for you at the exit gate and board our transport back to Cusco, arriving at approximately 9:00 pm, when our services will end.

Includes

Includes: Pre-departure info. Air-conditioned transportation Cusco/Ollantaytambo/Cusco. English and Spanish-speaking professional and official tour guide (2 guides for groups of more than 8 people) 01 box Lunch (Lunch) Incatrail entrance ticket to Machu Picchu Train ticket from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes and back Bus ticket for the way down

Important Information

• You'll receive confirmation when you book
• Not suitable for people in wheelchairs
• Not recommended for travelers with back problems
• Not recommended for pregnant women
• Not suitable for travelers with heart conditions or other serious medical issues
• You must be in very good physical condition
• There will be a maximum of 10 travelers on the tour or activity

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund