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About this trip
The Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is a unique opportunity for those who may not have as much time to hike the full Inca Trail. This trek combines highlights from the original Inca Trail, with some of the most beautiful Inca ruins nestled in the dense vegetation of the cloud forest. Enter to Machu Picchu through the Sungate (Inti Punku), and from here you can take in one of the most spectacular views of The Lost City of the Incas. We arrive in Machu Picchu late in the afternoon and therefore have the unique opportunity to see the city almost empty. You’ll spend the second day exploring all the wonders of Machu Picchu city.
Highlights of the Short Inca Trail:
- Travel with an authentic Local Tour Operator from Cusco city
- Arrive at Machu Picchu twice and at exclusive hours
- Support Social Project that helps the education as you travel
- Come back to Cusco on the last days in the Vistadome Panoramic trains.
What’s included
- Safety BriefingHeld the day before the tour at 6:00 pm in our Office
- Pick up & drop offFrom and to your hotel
- TransportationAll Included
- Tour GuidesHighly trained mountain tour guides
- HotelOne night 3-star hotel
- Meals1 lunch, 1 dinner, 1 breakfast
- Entrance TicketsTo Inca Trail & Machu Pïcchu
- BusesUp and down in Machu Picchu (3 buses)
- Train back to CuscoExclusive Panoramic train
What’s not included
- MealsFirst breakfast, 2nd day Lunch
- TicketsHuayna Picchu or Montaña
- Tips
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Itinerary
We start in Cusco around 4:00 am and drive to Ollantaytambo where we take the first trains to Km 104, the beginning of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, here we have a checkpoint to show a passport, after passing the control we hike up for about 4 hours to Wiñayhuayna, place where we will enjoy a box lunch, after lunch we will continue to Machu Picchu. We arrive in the afternoon through the Sungate and this gives us the unique chance to see Machu Picchu almost empty. Later we take the bus down to Aguas Calientes where we spend the night in a hotel.