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Avanti Destinations
OFFER ID 1523511
Hiking Machu Picchu
You have always dreamed about hiking the legendary Inca Trail, but you are short on time, or the season is wrong, or you just don't enjoy camping. The 2 day Express Trail may just be the program for you.
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Avanti Destinations: Hiking Machu Picchu
Day 1 Inca Trail
Early morning departure by train from Cuzco (or Ollantaytambo) for a journey that will take you down into the Sacred Valley of the Incas, along the Urubamba river, to KM 104. Here we will disembark from the train, and cross a hanging bridge over the river. Continue to Chachabamba site for a brief stop before beginning a three hour ascent to the ruins of Winay Wayna, an important spiritual site. From here, you will pick up the Inca Trail and hike several hours to Intipunku, the Gate of the Sun for the first spectacular view of Machu Picchu. After lunch, the descent to Machu Picchu (8,202 ft.) takes less than an hour. From the site you will take a bus down the switchback road to the village of Aguas Calientes to your selected hotel.
Centrally Located Hotel In Aguas Calientes, (L)
Day 2 Machu Picchu
After an early breakfast, tour Machu Picchu with your guide. After the tour, there is time to explore the site on your own, before you take a late afternoon train back to the Sacred Valley to stay or for a tranfer to Cuzco.
Centrally Located Hotel In Machu Picchu, (B,L)
All fares are quoted in US Dollars.
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