Machu Picchu Hiking Tours​ – Machu Picchu Tour

The Machu Picchu Full Day Tour starts very early with the pick-up of the hotel visitors in Cuzco at the time between 3:00 A.M. to 4:00 A.M. The high Andes will be developed and rivers, mountains and small villages will be passed during the drive.
We'll board the train at Ollantaytambo and go to Aguas Calientes, covering roughly 112 km through the Valley of Urubamba River. The lift will give us beautiful scenery of green mountains, flowing gutters and small townlets. We shall have numerous photos and enjoy the varying landscapes as we proceed to Machu Picchu. As soon as we arrive in Aguas Calentes, we will get a short ride in a shuttle to the entrance and the guide will comment on the highlights that we will view today.
Machu Picchu will be seen and visited with its terraces, plazas, and temples of the ancient Inca city. We are going to see the Temple of the Sun, Intihuatana rock and other holy places. We are going to walk around and explore Inca engineering, culture and traditions described by our guide.
There is also the opportunity to make brief breaks to observation points to capture spectacular panoramic shots of Huayna Picchu and the Andes in general. There is something unbelievable to visit and capture in every corner.
We will become lost in the little streets, silent squares, and in places of the citadel. The guide will demonstrate to us the way Incas managed to construct terraces, channels, and buildings that astound even nowadays. The opportunities to capture photos are numerous, and we will have a real idea about life in Inca and the profession of an engineer. We shall then return to the Aguas Calientes after the tour to have a snack or light meal and then the train ride back.
Another and final part of the day is the train back to Ollantaytambo and drive to our Cuzco hotel, which we reach at about 8:00 pm. This is why this Machu Picchu tour will give us some memorable experience about the Inca culture and the beauty of the Andes. Each of the steps will bring us closer to the history and natural magic of Peru.

Day Statistics:

Total distance covered: roughly 224 km round trip by train and road
Loftiest altitude: Machu Picchu sits high- its ancient monuments rest at 2,430 m above the ocean
Smallest altitude: At just 2,792 meters, the Ollantaytambo train stop sits smallest on the route.
Stops: Cuzco – Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes – Cuzco
Difficulty position: Moderate( Walking then's not too hard. Yet some trails have rough ground made of rock)