Short Inca Trail Trek to Machu Picchu and Sun Gate 2 Days

Today we will pick you up at 4:00am from your hotel in Cusco and transferred in our comfortable transport to the train station located in the heart of the Sacred Valley od the Incas at Ollantaytambo town and board the train to Km 104 (start point of our Inca Trail hike). This one-hour train journey allows you to appreciate the fascinating scenery along the sacred Vilcanota River. Once we reach the kilometer 104 we will disembark the train and walk across bridge over the Urubamba river to the control and check the passports and Inca trail permit and then will visit Chachabamba which is a lovely Inca site which contains water channels, fountains and more. After s short guided tour at Chachabamba we will commence the hike mostly upwards around 3.5 hours until Wiñaywayna (forever young) an impressive Inca site which was an agricultural center with numerous terraces, a religious sector and an urban sector. After the guided tour we will enjoy our boxed lunch. Then we will continue our hike for an extra hour to the Sun Gate (Inti Punku) from here you will have the first amazing view of Machu Picchu. After a brief stop for pictures, we will walk down for an extra 40 minutes to the enigmatic Inca citadel of Machupicchu and then board the bus (30 minutes ride) to Aguas Calientes town to check in into your accommodation. After check in the rest of the time is at leisure to explore the little Machupicchu Pueblo (Aguas Calientes) and visit its restaurants for dinner.

Total distance: 13 km (8,08 miles), Estimated walking time 6-7 hours, altitude gain 600m

Overnight: Aguas Calientes (Machupicchu pueblo)

After breakfast at your hotel, our Machupicchu Latin America guide will pick you up from your hotel lobby between 6:30am to 7:00am and walk you to the bus station to board the bus and take a 30 minutes ride up to the main entrance gate of Machupicchu to begin a unique experience by exploring one of the New Seven Wonders of the World accompanied with a professional tour guide who will share with you all his knowledge about the history, traditions and more that surrounds this mysterious and enigmatic Inca citadel of Machupicchu. After we are done with the visit, board the bus down to Aguas Calientes for lunch (not included) and enjoy some extra time at the town to get some local souvenirs and then board the train back to Ollantaytambo train station where our representative will be waiting for you and transferred in our private transport back to your Cusco hotel.

Note 1: Today (Day 2) we will visit Machupicchu circuit 3 which is the lower area where the classic photo spot area is not included today.

Note 2: We suggest to book an extra ticket for Machupicchu (Circuit 1-2) to have a full experience which contains the classic photo spot areas.