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1-Day Inca Trail Express: Sun Gate & Machu Picchu Hike

5.02 reviewsAguas Calientes

  • 14 hours
  • 3 languages
  • Instant confirmation
  • Mobile ticket

Highlights

Enjoy the Inca Trail in our special one day hiking tour which is perfect if you are short of time, we willhike a 6 hours hiking of the original Inca Paths during our small group hiking tour arriving to Machupicchu passing the amazing Sun Gate.

Inclusions

What's included

  • Train tickets
  • All transportation will be provided, starting with pickup and ending with drop off
  • Boxec Lunch will be provided
  • Incatrail to Machupicchu

What's not

  • We sugegst to request a breakfast to go at your hotel or purchase at the train station
  • Once we finisht the tour you can purchase dinner at the restaurants

Itinerary

  1. 4:00am: Pick up from your hotel/Airbnb at Cusco city 4:15am: Board our comfortable transport and drive for 90 minutes to Ollantaytambo train station Note: You can purchase breakfast at ollantaytambo train station.

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  2. 5:50am: Boar the train with destination to KM 104 where is located the Inca Trail hiking starting point. This one-hour train journey allows you to appreciate the fascinating scenery along the sacred Vilcanota River. Note: If you are staying at Ollantayutambo, we can also pick you to start the tour.

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  3. 7:20am: 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 by 14:00pm

    6 minAdmission included

  4. 14:00pm: Enjoy the amazing views of Machupicchu from the Uper terrace which is Machupicchu circuit 1 and take the classic phot views. Anmd then borad the bus down to Aguas Calientes town where is located the train station.

    45 minAdmission included

  5. 15:30pm: Enjoy some free time to purchase some snack od dinner. 17:00pm: Board the train and ride for 90 minutes to ollantaytambo Train Station.

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  6. 19:00pm: Arrive at Ollantaytambo train station where our representative will will waiting for you by the exit gate and board our transport to return to Cusco. 21:00pm: Arrive to your Cusco hotel where our services will end.

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Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Reviews

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Know before you go

Pickup
Pickup is included for everyone.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size
Up to 10 travellers
Operated by
Machupicchu Latin America
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness

How it compares in Cusco

  • Its from-price is 454% above the median of the 1358 day trips we list in Cusco.
  • Its length is typical for the group.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 719 of 1358.

About Cusco

Cusco, the old Inca capital high in the Peruvian Andes, blends massive stone walls with colonial churches and is the gateway to Machu Picchu.

The Plaza de Armas is the heart of the city, framed by the cathedral and the Jesuit church of La Compañía. Inca stonework survives throughout the centre, most famously at the Qorikancha, the sun temple on which the Spanish built a monastery, and in the twelve-angled stone on Hatun Rumiyoc street. San Blas, the artisans' quarter, climbs steeply with workshops and cafés.

Top-ranked sights in Cusco: Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo Ruins.

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