Machu Picchu Tours (Full Day)

Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Piqchu "Old Peak"; pronounced ['mɑ.tʃu 'pik.tʃu]) is a Pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,400m (7,875ft) above sea level. It is situated on a mountain spur above the Urubamba valley in South-Eastern Peru, which is 80km (50mi.) Northwest of Cusco and through which the Urubamba river flows. The river is a partially navigable headwater of the Amazon river. Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas", Machu Picchu probably is the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire. It is also one of the "New 7 Wonders of the World".

Machu Picchu was declared a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. Since it was not plundered by the Spanish when they invaded the Tawantinsuyu, it is especially important as a cultural site and it is considered a sacred religious place.

Machu Picchu was built in the classical Inca style, with polished dry stone walls. Its primary buildings are the Inti Huatana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Room of the Three Windows. These are located in what it is known by archaeologists as the Sacred District of Machu Picchu. In Sept. 2007, Peru & the Yale University reached to an agreement regarding the return of artifacts which Hiram Bingham removed without permission from Machu Picchu in the early twentieth century. Currently, there are concerns about the effect of tourism on the site as it reached 400,000 visitors in 2003.

Trip overview

• Duration: 01 day.
• Starting point: Cusco.
• Ending point: Machu Picchu.
• Physical Demands Rating: Normal.
• Age Restriction: 0 years old.
• Trip Code: MTS - 0010.
• Tour Type: Cultural, Adventure.
• Service Level: Standard - Deluxe.
• Guarantee: Departure is Guaranteed.
• Style: Personalized.
• Carbon Emissions: 320 CO2-E.
• Group Size: 2 Minimum, 10 Maximum.
• Transport: Train, walk, Mini-Van.
• Price From: ? US$

We pick you up from your hotel in Cusco 1 hour before departure of your train, and we take you to the train station, located in the town of Poroy, then board the "PeruRail" train and begin the journey from Poroy (Cusco) to the town of Aguas Calientes (2,000m) which has a duration of four hours, in Aguas Calientes our guide will be waiting for you, then we go to the bus station and take the bus 400m uphill along a zigzagging road for 30 minutes to reach the incredible Wonder of the World "The Sanctuary of Machu Picchu", known as "The Lost City of the Incas".
Upon arrival at the citadel of Machu Picchu, we pass the control where our tickets will be stamped and where we will begin our guided tour, visiting the Main Plaza, the Circular Tower, the Sacred Solar Clock, the Royal Quarters, the Temple of the Three Windows & cemeteries, for more than two hours. Then you will be given free time to stroll around the citadel and have lunch in one of the several restaurants in Aguas Calientes, or if you wish at Sanctuary Lodge (lunch is on your own). In the afternoon take the train back to Cusco, the return will follow the same route as the incoming journey and on arrival at the train station in Poroy, we will be waiting to take you to your hotel.

• 06:00AM- Pick-up from your hotel in downtown Cusco.
• 07:00AM- Departure of our train to Aguas Calientes.
• 11:00AM- Arrive to Aguas Calientes.
• 11:30AM- Visit to Machu Picchu Sanctuary.
• 11:45-14:00PM- Guided tour in Machu Picchu.
• 16:30PM- Come back: Aguas Calientes - Cusco (Poroy Train Station).
• 20:30PM- Transfer Train Station - Cusco Hotel.

• A professional guide, Bilingual Staff (English & Spanish).
• Transfer from your hotel - Train Station (Roundtrip).
• Train tickets from Cusco to Aguas Calientes (Roundtrip).
• Bus tickets up & down (Aguas Calientes-Machu Picchu).
• Entrance fee to visit Machu Picchu.
• Lunch.

MACHU PICCHU TOURS DEPARTURES: Every day.