Valle Sagrado & Machu Picchu (UPGRADED)

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Venture to visit Machu Picchu in the best way, exploring Pisac and Urubamba along the way and enjoying panoramic views of the Sacred Valley on your train ride to Aguas Calientes.

Valle Sagrado & Machu Picchu (UPGRADED)

Machu Picchu Classic

7 972 f.a.s.l. (2 430 m)

Nature, landscape, adventure, ruins, history

Moderate

Group tour

English & Spanish

2 days / 1 night

Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu

Enjoy this Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu tour with a higher level of comfort during two adventure days. You will explore the Sacred Valley and finish with a guided visit to the ruins of Machu Picchu, making the most of your time.

You will start this tour by visiting the Sacred Valley accompanied by an exclusive guide, in a small group and in your chosen language. You will visit Pisaq, known for its famous market and its authentic archaeological center.

Then we will arrive at the town of Urubamba, where we will enjoy a local buffet lunch in a beautiful place. Next, we will head to the old town of Ollantaytambo and its impressive ruins; from here we will take the train to Aguas Calientes, on seats with panoramic views of the Sacred Valley bordering the Urubamba River at sunset.

This Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu tour includes accommodation ata private room in Aguas Calientes.

The next day you will take the bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu. The guide will wait for you by the Machu Picchu entrance at the agreed time to start your tour of these ruins full of secrets and history. You will have the option to visit the Mountain or Huayna Picchu (coordinate it during the reservation).

Back to Aguas Calientes by bus, you will take the return train (panoramic service) to Ollantaytambo, where transportation back to Cusco waits for you.

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Why to book this tour with What a Trip?

• We pick you up from your hotel in downtown Cusco.
• A bilingual professional guide will accompany you along the route.
• You will visit the ruins and the colorful market of Pisac.
• You will have lunch in Urubamba at a country restaurant.
• We will schedule the train trip from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes at sunset, so you can enjoy the best panoramic views of the Valley.
• We pick you up at the Aguas Calientes train station upon arrival.
• You can be one of the first groups of the day to enter Machu Picchu.
• You will have free time to buy souvenirs in Aguas Calientes.
• You will return to Cusco before 8:00 p.m. on the second day.

Day 1:
• We pick you up at the hotel lobby.
• Meeting with the guide.
• We start the tour crossing the Sacred Valley by bus (1:15 h to Pisac).
• During the journey we will make a stop at a viewpoint of the Valley.
• We will visit Pisac’s colorful market upon arrival.
• We will visit the ruins of Pisac accompanied by the guide, who will tell us about its history and myths.
• We drive to the town of Urubamba for lunch.
• We enjoy a buffet lunch in Urubamba.
• We head to Ollantaytambo.
• We visit the fortress of Ollantaytambo accompanied by the guide.
• You walk to the train station (15 min). Be there 20 minutes before the departure time scheduled on your train ticket.
• You take the train to Aguas Calientes, enjoying the landscapes of the route.
• You meet with an assistant guide at the Aguas Calientes station, who will guide you on the rest of your adventure’s activities and will lead you to your reserved lodging.
• You will have free time and rest in a private double room.
Day 2:
• You have breakfast at your lodging.
• You meet the main guide at the time and place agreed the day before.
• You start the climb to the ruins of Machu Picchu by bus (20 minutes).
• You arrive at the citadel entrance, where the guide will be waiting for you.
• You enjoy the guided tour of Machu Picchu for about 3 h.
• You will have free time to take pictures and explore the ruins.
• You return to Aguas Calientes by bus (20 minutes).
• You will have free time in Aguas Calientes if the train departure time allows it.
• You take the train to the Ollantaytambo station.
• Transportation back to Cusco waits for you in Ollantaytambo.
• You arrive in downtown Cusco.

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