Machupicchu 2 Days

OVERVIEW

Machu Picchu by bus two days the Cheapest way option we offer you to visit the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. For this option to visit Machu Picchu by car you need minimum two days. It is not possible to do in one day. Leaves from Cusco at 7:45 by minibusses for 6 hours to Hidrolestrica. After lunch, you walk to Aguas Calientes for 3 hours to along the rail line to spend a night in the town in the hostel on the next day you walk to Machu Picchu to Visit it. Then you return to hydroelectric to take the car back to Cusco. This trip may seem very long but if you are looking for savings in some trips is perfect, Machu Picchu reservations offer new vehicles for this time of travel, we have minibusses Mercedez Benz of the year with professional drivers. In Aguas Calientes, our guide will receive you so that the next day you can visit Machu Picchu with him and the group.

Enjoy the scenic car ride from Cusco to hydroelectric
Hiking at the base of Machupicchu
Sleep in the picturesque town of Aguas Calientes
Visit one of the most representative icons of the world
Machu Picchu entrance is include

Itinerary

Day 1: Cusco – Hidroelectrica – Aguas Calientes

We pick you up in the morning from your hotel in Cusco to go by car to Hidroeléctrica after 6 hours car ride we stop in Santa Teresa to have a delicious lunch in the local restaurants. After lunch, we continue by car one more hour to Hidroelectrica where is the end of the car road and starts the train tracks to Aguas Calientes. Time to get ready for 3 hours flat hike to the base town of Machu Picchu. Once in the city, we take you to the hostel for showering and relaxing after to have dinner in the city and get ready for the day in Machu Picchu.

Day 2: Machu Picchu – Cusco

Early wake up to have breakfast at the hotel to reach into Machu Picchu on time to see the most iconic Inca constructions almost without people. There are two ways to reach to the main entrance of Machu Picchu
BUS UP WALK UP

BUS UP: If you would like to go up to Machupicchu by bus you must buy a bus ticket in Aguas Calientes a night before. Early in the morning around 4:30 am we go to the bus stations to line up to catch the first buses to Machupicchu. The buses start leaving at 5:30 am from Aguas Calientes to Machupicchu, 25 minutes bus ride to the main entrance of Machupicchu. Then we go into Machupicchu when they open at 6:00 o’clock in the morning.

WALK UP:
Walking up to Machupicchu takes 1:20 hours at a regular pace. Start walking at 4:00 am in the morning from Aguas Calientes to the first checkpoint located right at the base of Machu Picchu which open at 5:00. This checkpoint is only for the hikers where you must show your entrance to Machupicchu and your passport after that you have to walk upstairs to Machu Picchu which takes a 45-minute walk you have to make almost 1700 Inca steps The idea to walk up to Machu Picchu is to beat the buses to be the first ones into Machupicchu. Once at the main checkpoint, you go into Machupicchu Any options you may take the idea is to reach Machupicchu in the morning when they open it. Once inside you have time to enjoy the amazing views and photographing then we provide you with 2 hours of Machupicchu guided tour. Afterward, you have free time to explore Machupicchu on your own. After 5 hours in Machupicchu, you have to walk back to Hidroelectrica to catch the car back to Cusco.

NOTE:
If you are thinking to do the extra hiking options in Machupicchu like climbing Machu Picchu monataña o Huayna Picchu mountain is better to spend an extra night in Aguas Calientes and returning to Cusco on the third day, Because to do this extra options you need at least 8 to 9 hours to explore the whole park of Machupicchu