Itinerario
DAY 1: Cusco – Huchuy Qosqo – Aguas Calientes
We will pick you up from your hotel/hostel and then we will go by bus to the town of Cuper (3750m) is the point where we will start our walk. We will walk for 3 hours until we reach the Huchy Qosqo pass (4,200 masl) on our way to the pass we will enjoy beautiful landscapes and high Andean lagoons such as: Yanacocha (Black Lagoon) and Qellococha (Yellow Lagoon), then we will begin the descent for 2 hours and a half until reaching the archaeological complex “Inca de Huch’uy Qosqo”; We will have our guided tour and then we will enjoy a delicious lunch at Doña Naty’s house, after a well-deserved rest we will continue our walk downhill for 2 hours and a half until we reach Lamay. In Lamay we will take the car again in the direction of Ollantaytambo where we will board the train to Aguas Calientes that will start at 7:00 p.m. Upon arrival in Aguas Calientes we will take you to your hostel where you will do your respective checking. After a brief rest, we will pick you up for dinner and agree on the last details of your visit to Machu Picchu for the next day.
DAY 2: Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Return to Cusco
This day you will have two options to visit Machu Picchu 1) Walk up for 1 hour and a half through an ascending path with several steps until you reach the entrance of the citadel 2) Buy your bus ticket that has a value $12 for the up or $24 for the up and down. Once in Machu Picchu 2,490 m you will have a guided tour of approximately 2 hours, then you will have enough time to continue exploring the citadel on your own; You can go to Intipunku (Gate of the Sun)
After your visit to Machu Picchu you will have to return to the town of Aguas Calientes so you can have lunch, in the town you will find many restaurants and you can choose the one you like the most. After lunch you will have to go to the train station to board it for approximately 1:30 minutes until the Ollantaytambo station, there the transport will be waiting for you with your name and you will be transferred to the City of Cusco the trip lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes approximately.
Incluye/ No Incluye
What’s Included
- professional guide
- Pick up from the beginning of the walk
- Entrance to Huchuy Qosqo
- Roundtrip train ticket from Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes
- One night in a hostel in Aguas Calientes
- Entrance to Machu Picchu
- Guided visit to Machu Picchu
- Food: 1 breakfast, 1 lunch and dinner
- Bus from Ollantaytambo to Cusco
Does not include:
- Breakfast on the first day
- Lunch in Aguas Calientes
- Bus up and down (Aguas Calientes-Machu Picchu)
- Entrance to the hot springs of Aguas Calientes (optional: 10 soles)
- Tips for the guide
- Extra expenses
Precio
380 dollars per person
The time of the return train at the end of the tour is DEPENDING ON AVAILABILITY 18:20 or 19:00.
If you prefer the train return earlier we can reserve it for an additional cost of 35 dollars per person; the times you can choose are: 2:55 p.m. or 4:35 p.m. We also offer the option to book the Vistadome train at 3:40pm for an additional cost of $65 per person. Please, let us know in advance what your preferred train schedule is. We inform you that none of the reserved trains go directly to Cusco, the trains only arrive at the Ollantaytambo or Poroy stations. In any of the cases we will always guarantee the shipment of a transport that will pick them up and bring them back to Cusco.
Discounts:
- For students with university card 20 dollars
- For children under 18 years 20 dollars
- For children from 7 years 50 dollars
How do you get the student discount?
The ISIC Card is NO LONGER VALID to buy the Ticket to Machu Picchu or the Inca Trail with a discount for students.
Now students will be able to access this benefit with the UNIVERSITY STUDENT CARD from the university where they study, this document being the only one valid for this purpose. For more information visit the following link http://www.machupicchu.gob.pe/items/estudiantes.html
Important: Rent camping equipment with you?
Yes, in case you do not have the appropriate equipment to carry out the Walk then we can offer you for rent:
- Sleeping bags: 20 dollars per person
- Walking sticks: $10 for a pair
- Additional tents: $25 per person
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WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
- Original passport or DNI (document used in the reservation)
- water for the road
- A Canteen, because the use of a canteen is mandatory along the Camino, the authorities would not allow the use or entry of plastic bottles in Machu Picchu
- jacket
- Water
- Cap
- Sunscreen
- rain poncho
- Cash to make purchases
- Camera