MACHU PICCHU PLUS: BETWEEN TRAIL AND TRAIN

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Normally one goes or by train or with a hiking tour like the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. The first option is crowded by tourists, the second is heavy – and crowded…
Did you know that there is yet another way to reach Machu Picchu? Maybe it’s just as adventurous as a hiking tour; only less heavy. And a lot more original than going by train!

Our Machu Picchu Plus-adventure

In our Machu Picchu Plus-tour we drive to the village of Santa Teresa. From there we walk through the beautiful subtropical nature to an old coffee plantation. Here you’ll be offered a dinner of local products and you’ll get a lecture about the Incas, the conquest of their empire by the Spaniards and the mysterious history of Machu Picchu. We spend the night in the middle of the nature; in tents on the terrain of the hacienda.

The next morning we visit optionally the natural hot springs of Colca Mayo. After that we hike toward Aguas Calientes, the village situated near Machu Picchu. We walk alongside a fast flowing river and subsequently over the rail road (that got destructed by the overflowing river and now doesn’t reach Santa Teresa anymore). A real wild west-feeling! Optional is a visit to the waterfall of Mandor (on a private terrain; S/. 10 entrance fee).
We’ll stay for the night in a hotel in Aguas Calientes; you can choose between hotels in different price classes.

The next morning breakfast is served at 5am, so that we can take one of the first busses to Machu Picchu (you can also walk, that will take you around 2 hours) to be there before most of the tourists. In Machu Picchu we can arrange a guide for a tour of about 2 hours (not included, about $ 40). After that you have plenty of time to explore the ‘Lost City of the Incas’ on your own, to maybe climb Wayna Picchu or the mountain Machu Picchu, or to hike a bit of the Inca Trail toward the Inti Punku, the Sun Gate. In the afternoon you’ll take the bus - or walk – to Aguas Calientes and from there you return by train to Cusco.

Included
- English speaking tour conductor
- transfers from and to your hotel
- transport Cusco – Santa Teresa; you can choose either a private or a local bus
- (good) box lunch day 1, dinner day 1, breakfast and box lunch day 2, breakfast day 3
- lecture day 1
- overnight stays: camping night 1, hotel (choice between different price classes) day 2
- entrance fee Machu Picchu (S/. 122)
- train Aguas Calientes – Cusco (about $ 40)
- All applicable taxes

Not included
- remaining meals
- optional entrance hot springs of Colca Mayo
- optional entrance waterfall of Mandor
- optional bus Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes ($ 14)
- optional guided tour Machu Picchu
- Tips

Reservation code: MAPI-PLUS

Price
Private tour; depending on the number of participants and your transport and hotel choice.

Hotels in different price classes
Like in all of our tours, also in Aguas Calientes you have the choice between four different hotel types: budget (starting from $ 30 for a double room), tourist ($ 40-50), comfort ($50-100) or luxury (more than $ 100). Please inform us while reserving!

Please contact us for more infomation and reservations.

Please read also our general conditions carefully!