Machu Picchu Overnight

05:45 - 7:00AM

We‘ll pick you up at your hotel or hostel in Cusco at the agreed-upon time, depending on your train schedule, and then depart for the Poroy or Ollantaytambo train station.

10:50AM

We'll arrive in the small but colorful town of Aguas Calientes (the colloquial name for Machu Picchu Pueblo) at around this time. Our transfer will take us from the train station to our hostel so that we can accommodate ourselves. You will have free time during this day to explore the town on your own, which you can use to perhaps visit the Aguas Calientes Hot Springs, visit the Butterfly Garden, or walk the rainforest trails of Mandor Gardens.

We will spend the night in Aguas Calientes so that in the morning we can leave for the ruins quite early, thus beating the crowds arriving on the day's first trains.

05:00 - 07:30AM

We'll start the day with breakfast in the hotel before taking the bus up to Machu Picchu Archeological Complex, a trip of about 20 minutes. The guided portion of our visit to the ruins of Machu Picchu will take about two hours, during which our guide will introduce you to the site's most significant structures, ending at the lauded intihuatana solar clock and the Sun Temple.

If you are planning to climb Huayna Picchu on this day for a stunning overhead view of Machu Picchu Sanctuary, please advise at the time of reserving and we'll make sure you have the time needed to do so.

1:00PM

We'll return to Aguas Calientes in the afternoon and you will have free time for lunch. (This meal is not included in the program.)

15:55 - 18:00PM

We'll catch the train from Aguas Calientes back to Poroy or Ollantaytambo train station, where our transport will be waiting to take us back to the city of Cusco.

21:20 - 22:00PM

We'll arrive back in Cusco in the evening, at which time you will be dropped back off at your hotel or hostel.