One of the seven wonders of the modern world, it is considered the tourist icon of America and is one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world.
To get to this important tourist icon, it is necessary to arrive in the city of Cusco at least one day before your tour to Machu Picchu.
According to
the coordinated time, the transfer will pick you up from your hotel to transfer
you to the Wanchaq train station where we will board you to go to
Ollantaytambo, then you will take the train to Machu Picchu, a town also known
as Aguas Calientes. During the train journey you will be able to appreciate the
beautiful Andean landscapes mixed with the beautiful vegetation of the jungle
eyebrow of the Urubamba Valley.
Upon reaching the town of Aguas Calientes, we
will go to the bus station to undertake a short upward journey to the great
Inca city of Machu Picchu where the guide will begin for approximately 2 hours.
At the end of the tour in the Inca city, you will go down to the town of Aguas
Calientes where you will have free time for lunch and then embark to the city
of Cusco, leaving you close to the main square.
Macchu Picchu pronounced in Quechua "Monte viejo", considered the masterpiece of Inca ingenuity, is made up of more than 200 stone structures and a green area supplied by fountains and water channels. It is located at 2,450 meters above sea level on the threshold of two geographical worlds, which make up contrasting natural universes: the Andes and the Amazon. In this natural prominence the mountain reliefs combine with the lush vegetation typical of the jungle. The rains are torrential, the fog is constant, the oscillation of the extreme climate, at night it is icy as in the mountains, while during the day the heat rises to high temperatures; dryness and humidity alternate and that duality is repeated between sun and shadow.
This place where the duality of extreme opposites becomes one and configures a universe of unique biodiversity on the planet, where the fertile rivers flowed, the divine fauna worshiped in all four of them lived, there was the copious herbalist of medicinal and magical plants, in In particular, the coca leaf and its edges reach portentous sacred mountains, it was recognized by Pachacutec Inca Yupanqui to make it the sumun of sacredness.
This city built in the time of the Incas has links with the city of Cusco, Ollantaytambo and other cities, through well-built roads. One of them is the Inca Trail, as one of the main access routes to the city. Its beauty is unique, because it is possible to find there about 300 varieties of orchids throughout the sanctuary.
Machu Picchu was declared a Historic Sanctuary of Peru in 1981 and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1983. In 2007, Machu Picchu was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
According to
the coordinated time, the transfer will pick you up from your hotel to transfer
you to the Wanchaq train station where we will board you to go to
Ollantaytambo, then you will take the train to Machu Picchu, a town also known
as Aguas Calientes. During the train journey you will be able to appreciate the
beautiful Andean landscapes mixed with the beautiful vegetation of the jungle
eyebrow of the Urubamba Valley.
Upon reaching the town of Aguas Calientes, we
will go to the bus station to undertake a short upward journey to the great
Inca city of Machu Picchu where the guide will begin for approximately 2 hours.
At the end of the tour in the Inca city, you will go down to the town of Aguas
Calientes where you will have free time for lunch and then embark to the city
of Cusco, leaving you close to the main square.
Macchu Picchu pronounced in Quechua "Monte viejo", considered the masterpiece of Inca ingenuity, is made up of more than 200 stone structures and a green area supplied by fountains and water channels. It is located at 2,450 meters above sea level on the threshold of two geographical worlds, which make up contrasting natural universes: the Andes and the Amazon. In this natural prominence the mountain reliefs combine with the lush vegetation typical of the jungle. The rains are torrential, the fog is constant, the oscillation of the extreme climate, at night it is icy as in the mountains, while during the day the heat rises to high temperatures; dryness and humidity alternate and that duality is repeated between sun and shadow.
This place where the duality of extreme opposites becomes one and configures a universe of unique biodiversity on the planet, where the fertile rivers flowed, the divine fauna worshiped in all four of them lived, there was the copious herbalist of medicinal and magical plants, in In particular, the coca leaf and its edges reach portentous sacred mountains, it was recognized by Pachacutec Inca Yupanqui to make it the sumun of sacredness.
This city built in the time of the Incas has links with the city of Cusco, Ollantaytambo and other cities, through well-built roads. One of them is the Inca Trail, as one of the main access routes to the city. Its beauty is unique, because it is possible to find there about 300 varieties of orchids throughout the sanctuary.
Machu Picchu was declared a Historic Sanctuary of Peru in 1981 and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1983. In 2007, Machu Picchu was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.