Machu Picchu By Car 3 Days – 2 Nights USD 120

DAY 1: CUSCO – SANTA TERESA

ACTIVITIES: Free time, in the afternoon.

DAY 2: SANTA TERESA – HIDROELÉCTRICA – MACHUPICCHU PUEBLO

ACTIVITIES: Ziplining and hiking.

DAY 3: MACHU PICCHU – HIDROELÉCTRICA – CUSCO

ACTIVITIES: Guided visit of Machu Picchu, and hiking.

DAY 1: CUSCO – SANTA TERESA

Between 7:00 and 7:30 a.m., we´ll pick you up at your hotel, and then, as a group, we´ll transfer you to Santa Teresa, in about 5 to 6 hours, on board a tourism transportation vehicle. There, we´ll accommodate you at a tourist inn, in rooms with private bathroom. In the afternoon, you´ll have some free time, and the option of enjoying Cocalmayo´s Thermo-medicinal Baths.

DAY 2: SANTA TERESA – HIDROELÉCTRICA – MACHUPICCHU PUEBLO

At 8:00 a.m., our staff will pick you up, to enjoy a Zipline activity. Then, they will transfer you, aboard a tourism transportation vehicle, to the Hidroeléctrica Railway Station, where you´ll start a 3-hour hike, along the railroad tracks, all the way to the pedestrian village of Machupicchu Pueblo (ex Aguas Calientes). On the Main Square, the inn´s staff will be waiting for you, and will help you get settled in your respective rooms, with private bathroom and hot shower.

DAY 3: MACHU PICCHU – HIDROELÉCTRICA – CUSCO

At 4:30 a.m., the group and its guide will walk, from the inn to Machu Picchu´s Entrance Checkpoint, to contemplate the sunrise, inside the Incan City. The first stretch of the way is downhill (15 minutes), and then, flat, for about 15 minutes. Afterwards, the path goes up, for about an hour, along zigzaging stone stairways, on the mountain slope, all the way to Machu Picchu´s Main Entrance Gate.

There, you´ll meet the official local guide who you will go on the 2-hour visit with, starting by the Guardian´s House, going by agricultural benched terraces, the Temple of the Sun, Water Fountains, the Inca´s Residence, Three Windows´ Temple, Sacred Rock, etc. Afterwards, you´ll have an extra hour, of free time, to explore Machu Picchu, on your own, and take pictures.

Once the visit over, you´ll walk back down to the village, where you´ll have lunch. In the afternoon, you´ll go on the 3-hour hike to the Hidroeléctrica Railway Station, where our tourism transportation vehicle will pick you up, and will take you back to the city of Cusco, arriving at the San Francisco Square, around 10:00 p.m.

Included:

• Group transportation, from Cusco to Santa Teresa.
• 2 nights at an inn, with private bathroom and hot shower.
• 1 lunch, 1 dinner and 1 snack.
• Entrance ticket to the Incan City of Machu Picchu.
• Group guided visit of Machu Picchu.

Not included:

• Lunch in Machupicchu Pueblo, on the second day.
• Entrance tocket to Machupicchu Pueblo´s Thermal Baths.
• Tips and personal expenses.

What to bring:

• Medium-size backpack, with a full change of clothes, in successive layers.
• Mosquito repellent, sunblock lotion, wide-brim hat and sunglasses.
• Rain gear, hiking shoes, towel and swimsuit.
• Personal hygiene kit and towel.
• Hiking sticks with rubber tips.
• Photo/video camera, with extra batteries.
• Light binoculars.
• Flashlight with extra batteries.
• Extra cash, in Nuevos Soles (PEN).