2-Days Short Inca Trail with Hotel

Get ready to start the day early. We'll pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at 4:30 am, before driving for 1.5 hours to Ollantaytambo train station. From here, we take the train to KM 104l which is the beginning of our trip on the Inca trail.

After a short walk, we will reach the first Incan site, Chachabamba. Our guide will inform us about all the details of this site. Afterward, continue walking gradually uphill enjoying the spectacular scenery until the Wiñaywayna Incan temple. The temple name means “forever young”. Our guide will deliver a great history of the site, and afterward, we will have our snacks or packed lunch at the checkpoint of Wiñaywayna.

We continue hiking to Machu Picchu for two more hours, entering through the Gate of the Sun, from where we’ll have the first views of the famed Incan city. Once we arrive at Machu Picchu, we’ll take some great shots of the Incan city.

We’ll then take the bus to Machu Picchu town (Aguas Calientes) where we’ll stay at a nice hotel and have dinner at the restaurant.

Rise early and have breakfast in the hotel. Then, we will catch the bus to Machu Picchu in Aguas Calientes. We will want to be at Machu Picchu by 6 am to see the sunrise. Once we reach Machu Picchu you will be given a 2-hour walking tour of the site.

If you have elected to climb Huayna Picchu mountain (the price for this is not included in your tour price) you will begin the hike at 10 am. If you are not climbing the mountain you will have free time to explore Machu Picchu before you return to Aguas Calientes by bus.

Upon arrival in Aguas Calientes, you will board the expedition train to Ollantaytambo train station. From Ollantaytambo, you will travel by private van to Cusco and we will drop you off at your hotel. The arrival time in Cusco depends on the time of your train ticket.