| Starts: Cusco | Ends: Cusco |
| Trip type: Tours | Operator: PIE Peru Tour o... |
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Trip Description:
If you want to arrive at Machu Picchu before the majority of travelers,or if you are pushed for time, then this is the way for you. A scenic journey devoid of stress.
A short and attractive journey to the world famous citadel of Machu Picchu where you can admire the sunrise and enjoy the relative isolation of beating the herds to the top.
INCLUDED
Transfer from the hotel.
Train tickets "vistadome" to Aguas Calientes.
1 night in Aguas Calientes in the hotel Intipunku *** or similar.
A bus up and down To Machu Picchu.
Entrance to Machu Picchu.
A professional guide
Train tickets " vistadome " return to Cusco.
Entrance to Machu Picchu.
A professional guide of the zone.
Tickets of train " vistadome " on the way back.
NOT INCLUDED
Tips, lunch.
Detailed Itinerary:
DAY 01:
Early in the morning a representative of PIE PERU will collect you from your hotel and lead you to Cusco´s San Pedro train station where you will take the train to Aguas Calientes.
The journey lasts about four hours and offers spectacular landscapes which combine the sierra and the forest. The train descends to 2100 meters, following the Urubamba river. This is one of the most spectacular settings in Peru. When you arrive in Aguas Calientes a representative of PIE PERU will wait for you and lead you to your hotel.
For the rest of the day you are free to discover this beautiful village. In the afternoon or evening you can visit the hot springs, which are approximately 15 minutes from the village. Here you will find a thermal pool which has been attributed medicinal properties. Your overnight stay will be at our hand picked hotel in Aguas Calientes.
DAY 02:
To be able to appreciate the sight of the Machu Picchu ruins at dawn, it is necessary to leave at around five in the morning. By leaving that early you will avoid the herds, while taking advantage of a spectacular sunrise, framing the mountains and valleys beyond.
You will have to take the bus to the entrance bus but the journey only lasts around twenty minutes, zigzagging up the mountain path. At our destination our local guide will take you to the most important sectors of this iconic, man-made landmark.
Later you will have free time to visit the ruins on your own before taking the bus back after midday, accompanied by young kamikaze boys, who race the bus downhill and some how, invariably manage to beat the bus back to base, even in sandals.
Lunch is in Aguas Calientes before catching the train back to Cusco, a journey of around four hours. You should arrive in Cusco at around 8pm, where you will be transferred to your hotel.
