Machu Picchu 2 day hike

We will be picking you up from your hotel in Cusco at around 0700 AM and start our two days tour to Machu Picchu by Car. On the way to Hidro Eletrica, we will be travelling through the Sacred Valley of Incas.

During the journey, you will be rewarded with spectacular sights of change in the  landscapes. It varies from the snowcapped Andean peaks to the cloud forest. We will stop in Hidro Eletrica for lunch.

After having lunch, we will hike to Aguas Calientes. This is the same route that Hiram Bingham III took while he explored Machu Picchu for the first time. The hike from Hidro Eletrica to Aguas Calientes is roughly 2 and a half hours.

At Aguas Calientes town we will accommodate you in a hotel in an ensuite room with hot water shower to spend the night. Later that evening our guide would meet you and brief you on the following day’s itinerary and will escort you to the restaurant for dinner.

Aguas Calientes is a nice little town that mainly survives on tourism. You can walk around the narrow cobble stoned streets those are lined with shops selling handicrafts.

Alternatively, you may also visit the natural hot springs to rejuvenate after a full days travel. The town is named after it, it costs 5 Soles to enter the hot springs here.

After having breakfast, we will start our one and a half hours’ hike through a part of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu citadel. You will have an option of taking a bus up to the citadel, this would cost USD 12 per person each way and takes about 25 minutes.

Once at the main entrance of the citadel, our guide would assist you in entering the Incan citadel, Machu Picchu.

As you would enter you would be rewarded with a sight of the clouds clearing by as the first rays of the golden sun would shimmer on the Incan citadel.

All our tour guides are natives of the region hence they have an extensive knowledge about Machu Picchu. You will be in good hands as you would be getting a complete two hours guided tour.

After the guided tour of the Inca sites, you will have some free time to walk around the citadel. If you have booked your entrance ticket to climb Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu mountain to get a bird’s eye view of the citadel, our guide would assist you in entering the respective mountains.

You can also visit the Sun Gate which has limitless access and is free of cost. It offers a panoramic view of Machu Picchu citadel. This is where those on Inca Trail and Short Inca trail enter the citadel from. 

We will then start our descend back to Aguas Calientes town and hike further down to Hidro Eletrica town where our driver will be waiting for you and will transfer you back to Cusco. You will be reaching in Cusco at around 09:30 PM.