DAY 1.- CUSCO | KM 104 | WIÑAYWAYNA | INTI PUNKU | MACHU PICCHU | AGUAS CALIENTES.
At 5:00 a.m. We collect you early in the morning for our private transfer to Ollantaytambo train station (2 hours outside Cusco). We board our train which takes us through the picturesque landscapes leading to the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. We disembark at Km104 and begin our walk by crossing the Vilcanota / Urubamba River where we enter the Sacred Inca trail (Make sure you have your passports and ISIC cards). We climb away from the river, first visiting the Inca ruins of Chachabamba and then entering a shaded forest.
On emerging from the forest we continue with a long walk in open, sun-scorched grasslands before returning to the protection of some shaded forests where we visit a beautiful waterfall. After another hard ascent we reach Wiñaywayna which is a beautiful ceremonial site divided into two sectors and fashioned from finely-carved stones fitted together with great precision. He we will have time to rest, explore and have lunch. We now enter the cloud forest where the Amazon meets the Andes, passing through luxuriant vegetation and home to hundreds of bird and orchid species making our way to the Sun Gate "Inti Punku" where we'll get our first views of Machu Picchu. Here, the final stretch of the royal Inca highway will take us to the citadel itself, covered for four centuries by forest and now laid out for our appreciation. From the Sanctuary, we will take the bus to the town of Machu Picchu with time to relax and maybe pass some time in the warm thermal baths of Machu Picchu town. Here we spend the night at our hotel. It is recommended that you start the trek with at least 2 litres of water.
Meals: Box lunch.
Distance Travelled: 10 km approx - 6,213 miles (to Inti Punku)
Approximate Walking Time: 5 - 6 hours / Ascent up:
DAY 2.- SUNRISE OVER MACHU PICCHU | AGUAS CALIENTES | OLLANTAYTAMBO | CUSCO.
After breakfast your guide will accompany you for an early bus for the sunrise at Machu Picchu. The first buses start leaving at 5.20am and take 30 minutes to get to Machu Picchu. The doors to Machu Picchu open at 6am when you will be able to enjoy this magnificent place before the crowds arrive later in the morning. Our professional guide will slowly show you around the main areas recounting myths and legends passed down over the centuries and explaining about some of the advanced building techniques the Incas used. After your tour you will have plenty of time (4 hours approx.) to look around maybe do some of the other treks which are available in the surrounding mountains. At about 1.30pm it will be time to head back down to the town by bus. Here you can find many restaurants offering lunch and at 4.30 pm you will board the return train through the Sacred Valley to Ollantaytambo station with a transfer back to Cusco arriving at approximately 9:30pm.
Sunrise over Machu Picchu: The ruins are at their most magical at dawn, as the sun slowly creeps up behind the mountains the veil of mist lifts to reveal the ancient Inca city in all its glory. Only when the mist has lifted can you begin to grasp the sheer size of the Sanctuary Machu Picchu.
Meals: Breakfast
Train: From Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo station
Approximate Walking Time: 3 - 4 hours / Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
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