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Inca Trail Express from Cuzco to Cuzco

Duration: 4 days

From: AUD $1140


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Locations: Cuzco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu

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Don't have the time (or the stamina!) for the classic Inca Trail? Try the Inca Trail Express! Arrive at Machu Picchu through the Sun Gate and experience the sensation of walking in the footsteps of the Incas; this full day hike is a great option for those who aren't up for the challenge of the classic trek!

Itinerary

Day 1 Cuzco

Arrival transfer airport to hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to relax and acclimatize to the altitude. Arrival transfer airport to hotel. Your guide will meet you at your hotel this evening for a pre-trek briefing.

Day 2 Cuzco/Machu Picchu

Transfer to the station in Ollantaytambo, taking the train along the Urubamba River to Kilometre 104 of the railroad, where we alight and cross a footbridge to begin our hike at the Inca site of Chachabamba. After a brief visit to this lovely ruin with its water channels and fountains, we start the four-hour ascent that will take us past spectacular overlooks above the great valley, then below a lovely waterfall near the delightful site of Wiñay Wayna (Forever Young). We ascend through this largest and most exquisite of the Inca Trail sites, passing its chain of ritual baths and elegantly curved terracing, and then joining the main Inca trail.

We follow it across a steep mountainside and up narrow stairways through lush, humid cloud-forest of giant ferns and broad-leaf vegetation. Suddenly we cross the stone threshold of Intipunku (Sun Gate) and encounter an unforgettable sweep of natural beauty and human artistry with a backdrop of twisting gorge and forested peaks framing the magical city of Machu Picchu.

Finally, we walk the last half-hour or so down the royal flagstone walkway, past outlying shrines and buildings and through the heart of Machu Picchu, taking a bus to the small town of Aguas Calientes where we overnight in a local hotel.

Day 3 Machu Picchu/Cuzco

This morning, take the mini-bus back to the ruins to watch the mist rise over the mountain top citadel. Explore the ruins at your own pace before returning to Cuzco by train in the late afternoon. On arrival to Cuzco train station you will be transferred back to your hotel.

Day 4 Cuzco

Transfer from your hotel to the airport for your onwards flight.

Prices

Description Price
Tourist Class $1140
First Class $1245
Deluxe $1605
Rates are per person, twin share, low season

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HIGHLIGHTS

HIGHLIGHTS

    • Walks from Km104 to Machu Picchu entering though the Sun Gate
    • 2 Night in Cuzco to acclimatize to the altitude
    • Guided tour of Machu Picchu on the first day
    • 2nd entrance to Machu Picchu included, day at leisure to explore the citadel on your own
Inclusions

INCLUSIONS

    • 2 nights accommodation in Cuzco
    • 1 nights accommodation in Aguas Calientes
    • Return transfers airport/ hotel/ airport
    • Inca Trail permits
    • Two entries to Machu Picchu, a guided tour of ruins & lunch on the trek
    • Vistadome train tickets & mini-bus transfers to Machu Picchu