Inca Trail 1 Day Hike to Machu Picchu
This short route is designed for those walking people who do not have much time but want to enter the great city of Machupicchu through the portal of the sun and appreciate it in all its fullness, on this road you will see the impressive Inca ruins, great mountains, waterfalls and an exuberant vegetation, but the most interesting thing about this circuit is that you can do it all in one day.
* Hikers must be in good physical condition to be able to do this trek and reach the Citadel of Machu Picchu on time, the total hours of the trek will be 6 – 7 hours, including the guided tour inside the Inca city from Machu Picchu.
Explore Peru Treks, is a fully locally owned tour operator in Cusco. We are certified local guides with an excellent knowledge of Incas history and culture. As natives, our guides will be sharing some of the astonishing facts on this action packed travel experience from Cusco.
We offer Inca Trail to Machu Picchu full-day, both as a small group tour and as a private tour.
It is highly recommended to spend some time in Cusco and acclimate to the altitude to avoid altitude sickness.
Cusco Hotel Transfer
0400 AM
Your guide will come to your hotel to pick you up at 4am. We headed towards Ollantaytambo. When you arrive at the train station, your guide will give you lunch for the tour inside the Inca trail. Your train leaves Ollantaytambo at 6:10 and you will have an hour on the train to enjoy the spectacular scenery of the sacred valley.
Your guide will tell you where your trek begins and you will get off at the stop at km 104 (2,000 m / 6,560 feet above sea level) the walk ascends little by little where you will have a wide view of the Urubamba River until you reach the citadel of Wiñayhuayna (2,600 m / 8,500 feet above sea level)
We will have lunch near the Wiñay Wayna camp, after lunch, you will have a slightly flat walk to the sun gate , we will have a break to appreciate this fantastic place and then descend for 45 min to the same city of Machupicchu, Your guide will give you a complete explanation of this magnificent place,visiting the most important places of Machupicchu. After the guided tour and finish the tour with your guide, please take the bus to the town of Aguas Calientes and take the train.
The train will take you to Ollantaytambo where our driver will meet you at the exit of the train station to take you back to the city of Cusco, exactly at the door of your hotel.
Incredible hike to the citadel of Machu Picchu!
