Machu Picchu By Car 2Days/1Night USD 110
This program is for adventurers who want to travel to Machu Picchu, in an economical way, given that the train, to the Incan City, is very expensive, for just a few hours´ traveling. So, if you are planning an economical trip to Machu Picchu, the best time of year to do it, is between May and September. Otherwise, if you want to do it, between November and April, we recommend you to take a light, but good rain gear, along.
OVERVIEW
DAY 1: CUSCO – HIDROELÉCTRICA – MACHUPICCHU PUEBLO
ACTIVITIES: Hiking (3 hours).
DAY 2: MACHU PICCHU – HIDROELÉCTRICA – CUSCO
ACTIVITIES: Guided visit of Machu Picchu (2 hours and a half), and hiking (3 hours).
ITINERARY
DAY 1: CUSCO – HIDROELÉCTRICA – MACHUPICCHU PUEBLO
One day before your departure, you and your group will have an interview, with your guide who will give you the program´s detailed information.
At the indicated time, we´ll pick you up, at your respective hotels, on board our tourism transportation vehicle, to go to the Hidroeléctrica Railway Station, on a 5-hour trip, arriving there for lunch. Then, the group will start a 3-hour hike, without any guide, from Hidroeléctrica to Machupicchu Pueblo (ex Aguas Calientes), given that there only is one path that follows the railroad tracks. Once in the village, you´ll walk to your budget accommodation.
DAY 2: MACHU PICCHU – HIDROELÉCTRICA – CUSCO
Very early, the group will walk a 30-minute downhill and flat stretch. Then, crossing a bridge, all will walk up zigzagging stairways, for an hour, to reach Machu Picchu´s Main Entrance Gate.
Once at the Entrance Checkpoint, you´ll meet your guide, and then, after having used the public restrooms, you´ll enter the Incan City, with a group, for the two and a half-hour guided visit through its main architectural compounds.
Then, you´ll have some free time, to explore the site, on your own, and take pictures. At the indicated time, everyone will go down, by foot, to Machupicchu Pueblo, and will hike to Hidroeléctrica, for about 3 hours. Between 2:30 and 3:00 p.m., our vehicle will pick you up, in Hidroeléctrica, to return to Cusco, where the tour will end around 9:30 p.m.
INCLUDED - NOT INCLUDED
Included:
- Transfers: Cusco – Hidroeléctrica – Cusco
- 1 lunch, 1 dinner and 1 breakfast.
- Local guide, in Machu Picchu.
- Entrance ticket to the Incan City.
- Budget accommodation, with private bathroom and hot shower, in Machupicchu Pueblo.
Not included:
- Lunch, in Machupicchu Pueblo, on the second day.
- Tips and personal expenses.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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 equipment, 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).