Inca Trail 2D/1N

Starting point: Cusco.

End point: Cusco.

 

Day 1: OLLANTAYTAMBO - KM 104 CHACHABAMBA- WIÑAY-WAYNA- MACHUPICCHU-AGUAS CALIENTES.

We will pick you up from the hotel early to transfer you on a 2-hour trip by private car to the Ollantaytambo Train Station, then we will board a Tourist Expedition Train and after approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, you will arrive at kilometer 104 at the start of the walk . As soon as we get to this point we will cross a bridge to the control point and show your passports, then we will start walking to the other side of the Vilcanota river the trail heads to the right towards the ruins of Chachabamba, see the stone altar at the sun and mountains a sacred rock for the locals. After a visit to Chachabamba, we will continue the trail to the south and begin to climb the mountain, before entering the cloud forest. The trail then leaves the forest and heads west as you continue the uphill hike in open grasslands. After walking in the sun for about three hours, the trail descends into a shady forest. This is where walkers can enjoy a beautiful waterfall. After leaving the waterfall and the forest, walkers will reach the bottom of the incredible Wiñaywayna ruins.

After lunch in Wiñaywayna we continue through a cloud forest full of bromeliads, orchids and ferns. They will walk the last part of the original trail with incredible characteristic stone steps and tambos "resting places" and will climb the 60 steps before reaching the Inti Punku or "Puerta del Sol". From this point you can contemplate and observe this wonderful place, it will take 45 minutes to be in front of this wonder, where you can feel an inner peace. Take a short time to take pictures and views, hopefully you will be able to observe a magnificent sunset, then we prepare our mind for the next morning, time to take a bus for 30 minutes to the town of Aguas Calientes. The hot spring pools are optional (bring your swimsuit and 10 soles) or just free time to relax in this small town.

Overnight.

Meals: L D

Maximum altitude: 2680m / 8792ft

Minimum altitude: 2100m / 6888ft

Distance traveled: approximately 7 miles.

Approximate walking time: 5 - 6 hours

 

Day 2: AGUAS CALIENTES - MACHUPICHU - OLLANTAYTAMBO- CUSCO

Wake up early. and after having breakfast at your hotel, relive the history and the mysterious world of Machu Picchu and the Incas, merge with the mystique of this fascinating and unique place, discover for yourself the perfect symbiosis and harmony created by nature and the Inca people. We take the first bus at approximately 05.20 am and arrive at the gate of the ruins before 06.00 am, when the park is open. At this time there are not so many people yet, so we take advantage of the tranquility of this sacred site; Guided visit to Machu Picchu. This enigmatic city is explored for approximately 2 hours and its mysteries and archaeological information will be explained by your expert guide, (generally you have approximately 6 hours of extra free time but it depends on the train schedules in high season).

After that, return to Aguas Calientes by bus and then take the train to Ollantaytambo and end the transport to Cusco by car.

 

Included:

• Transfer Hotel / Train Station / Hotel
• Road to Km. 104.
• Entrance permit to the Inca Trail and Machupicchu
• Bus from Aguas Calientes / Machupicchu / Aguas Calientes
• Round trip train tickets (Expedition Class).
• Meals 1L, 1D, 1 B
• Guide in English / Spanish