We are able to offer you a number of options for visiting
Machu Picchu by train and know at least one of these will be
exactly what you have been looking for!!
1. MACHUPICCHU CLASSIC TRAIN 2 DAY TOUR
DAILY DEPARTURES 2007
INCLUDES:
-
* 1ST DAY :
-
05.50AM TRANSFER TO STATION
-
TOURIST BACK PACKER TRAIN FROM CUSCO TO AGUAS
CALIENTES
-
TRANSFER FROM AGUAS CALIENTE TRAIN STATION
TO VIAJEROS BED AND BREAKFAST
-
BUFFET LUNCH IN HOSTAL VIAJEROS on DAY 1
-
FREE TIME IN THE AFTERNOON WALK TO THE WATERFALLS
OF MANDOR , CLIMB THE NEW MOUNTAIN PUTUCUSI FOR A GREAT
VIEW OF MACHUPICCU, OR JUST WALK THE ORCHIDS GARDEN IN
THE HOTEL PUEBLO, (AT NIGHT, OPCIONAL RELAX IN THE HOT
SPRINGS OPEN POOLS. )
- OVERNIGHT INCLUDING DINNER AND BREAKFAST
IN "HOSTAL VIAJEROS" OR SIMILAR STANDARD
-
2ND DAY:
-
TOURIST BUS FROM AGUAS CALIENTES TO MACHU
PICCHU
-
ENTRANCE FEE FOR MACHU PICCHU. $ 18.00 DISCOUNT WITH ISIC
STUDENT CARD
-
GUIDED TOUR IN ENGLISH FOR 2 HOURS 2-3 HOURS
FREE TIME
-
TRAIN RETURN TO CUSCO
-
TRANSFER FROM STATION TO HOTEL IN CUSCO.
On Day 1: This tour is sometimes combined with people who
have permits for the 2 day trek to ensure there is a minimum
so therefore approx 3 and half hours into the train journey,
part of the group and guide will leave the train at Km 104
to walk the trail and arrive at Viajeros in Aguas Calientes
in the late afternoon. You will continue the last 30 mins by
train to the end of the line in Aguas Calientes where the representative
from Hostal Viajeros will meet you and settle you into your
accommodation.
Free time to wander around the markets and settle
in. Buffet Lunch in Hostal Viajeros from 1.30pm .
The rest of the group will arrive at approx 5.30pm
and you have dinner together. You could hike to the Mandor
Waterfall if you like in the early afternoon or visit the Orchid
Garden in the Machu Picchu Pueblo grounds. Please note Hostal
Viajeros is not a 3 star hotel but is clean, safe and comfortable.
If you are wanting alternative accomodation this can be organised,
These are some upgrade options and the corresponding supplemental
cost based on double occupancy
On Day 2: We take the bus up at approx 06.00am and arrive
at the ruins at approx 06.35am. For those who would like to
walk up earlier from 4.30am this is also optional so please
let us know of your interest. Guided Tour of Machupicchu. Approx
2 hrs, 4 hrs extra free time.Walk down through low jungle to
Aguas Calientes
(Bus ticket not included) about 45mins to an
hour walk. Return by Tourist Train to Cusco (or train to Ollanta
them Private Bus to Cusco.)
NOTE:
- Please be ready for your transfer from your
hotel 45mins before the train departure so as not to delay
the transfer of other passengers.
- If your student card has not been recieved
by scan you must bring it to the Cusco office 2 working
days before the tour .
- You must take your original student card
with you on tour or you will loose your entrance
- Your entrance ticket is for the 2nd day.
NOT INCLUDED:
- Lunch on Day 2
- Bus down from Machu Picchu on second day
to Aguas Calientes $6.00
- Hot springs 10 soles ( $3)
- Extra night in Aguas Calientes $15 per person
(on double basis)
Prices: see prices
page!
Tour Conditions: see tour
conditions page!
2. 1 Day tour of Machu Picchu.
If you have time it is much nicer to do a 2 day / 1 night
tour ( called the Classic) but if your time is limited this
is a good option.
MACHU PICCHU
1 DAY GUIDED TOUR PACKAGE 2007
INCLUDES:
- TRANSFER FROM
YOUR HOTEL TO THE TRAIN STATION.
- TRAIN FROM
CUSCO TO AGUAS CALIENTES TRAIN STATION
- TOURIST BUS
FROM AGUAS CALIENTES TO MACHU PICCHU
- ENTRANCE
FEE FOR MACHU PICCHU US $ 15.00 DISCOUNT WITH ISIC STUDENT
CARD
- GUIDED TOUR
IN ENGLISH
- TOURIST BUS
FROM MACHU PICCHU TO AGUAS CALIENTES
- TRAIN RETURN
TO CUSCO
- TRANSFER
FROM STATION TO YOUR HOTEL.
NOTE:
- Please
be ready for your transfer from your hotel 45mins before
the train departure so as not to delay the transfer of other
passengers.
- NOT INCLUDED:
Buffet LUNCH available us $ 9 per person
- You must
take your student card with you for the student discount
- Remember
you must take your bus down 1 hour before the departure time
of your train.
VISTADOME: This service is both comfortable and rapid with
a snack served. The panorama style windows allow passengers
better scenic views and greater photo opportunities.
BACKPACKER EXPRESS: This brand new service was created for
our adventure passengers seeking comfort and security without
all of the frills. An additional storage room is available
for trekking equipment.
IN HIGH SEASON WHEN TRAINS ARE VERY FULL PERU
RAIL MAY PUT ON EXTRA SERVICES TO ACCOMMODATE THE DEMAND AND
SO OTHER OPTIONS MAY BE PRESENTED THAT USE BUS TRANSPORT FOR
PART OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN CUSCO AND OLLANTAYTAMBO.
3. The Hiram Bingham Experience!
If you only have 1 Day and a little extra money to put towards
making an amazing day even better then consider this option
of visiting Machu Picchu on the Hiram Bingham service.
“The Hiram Bingham carries passengers on a spectacular
journey through changing landscapes, passing lush
fields, colourful villages and the wonderful
vistas of the beautiful Andes. Departuring from Poroy
Station (25 minutes from Cuzco centre) at 9am, the
Hiram Bingham gives a more leisurely start to the day than
traditional departures. Brunch is served on board
and guides are present to explain points of interest en route,
as well as in the Ruins at Machu Picchu. Afternoon Tea is served
at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, located just steps
from the ancient citadel. Once back on board for
the 6.00pm departure, pre-dinner cocktails are served,
accompanied by live entertainment and a 4-course gastronomic
menu.”
WHAT'S INCLUDED On-board meals with Peruvian wine, cusqueña
Beer, soft drinks and hot drinks (brunch on outward journey,
dinner on return), on-board entertainment, guides, bus transfers,
entrance to the Machu Picchu sanctuary and afternoon tea
at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, pre-dinner cocktails. DEPARTURES
Monday to Saturday all year round.
TIMETABLE
|
Departs |
Arrives |
Cuzco (Poroy) Machu Picchu |
09.00 - |
- 12.30 |
Machu Picchu Cuzco (Poroy) |
18.00 - |
- 21.25 |
JOURNEY
The train leaves from Poroy in the morning, taking
a spectacular journey through a changing landscape while guests
enjoy breakfast. After departing Poroy and going through
Cachimayo, the train descends to the plateau of Anta, a patchwork
landscape of typical Andean crops and passes lush fields and
colourful villages in the foothills of the Andes.
Far
to the left, just below the horizon, the massive agricultural
terraces of Jaquijahuana can be seen, close to the village
of Zurite. Sadly, these great terraces are all that remain
today of what was once a major Inca city, lost forever during
the first years after the Spanish conquest.
Beyond the
town of Huarocondo the great plain narrows dramatically as
the track enters a deep gorge carved by the rushing Pomatales
River down which the railway, too, is funnelled until it meets
the Urubamba River, which runs through the beautiful Sacred
Valley.
The train passes through extensive areas of
terracing dotted with the ruins of Inca fortresses. Bisecting
this are still-visible sections of an ancient, long-abandoned
highway adopted by the muleteers of the late 19th century, who
used it to travel between Cuzco and the rubber plantations
of the Amazon lowlands.
Five kilometres beyond Pachar,
is the village of Ollantaytambo where farmers work with
the same patience and skill that their ancestors must have
employed to shape and then move the huge blocks of stone with
which they built both their homes and the temples in which
they worshipped. As the train leaves Ollantaytambo to
begin the last part of its journey to Machu Picchu, the temple
complex known as The Fortress, dedicated sometime in the 15th
century to the many deities of the Inca pantheon, can be seen
to the right above the earthwork ramp once used to drag its
monolithic blocks up from the valley floor. The railway
follows the river into the Urubamba Gorge.
At Coriwaynachina,
known simply to the generations of hikers who have begun the
Inca Trail there as Km 88, a fine staircase carved into the
rock leads to a series of ruined buildings where once, it is
said, Inca artisans took advantage of the constant wind that
rises from the valley floor to smelt gold. Emerging from a
short tunnel, a series of beautiful agricultural terraces marks
the ruins of Qente, which in Quechua means hummingbird.
In
this fertile microclimate fed by a nearby waterfall, giant
hummingbirds are indeed a common sight in the early morning
and bright flowers bloom all year round. Surrounded
by tall ceibos and rocky outcrops hung with orchids and bromeliads,
the train passes Km 104 at Chachabamba, from where the one-day
trek to Machu Picchu via the magnificent ruins of Wiñay
Wayna begins. Just two km from Machu Picchu, the train arrives
at Aguas Calientes. Surrounded by the high, green mountains
that cradle the famous lost city, as well as myriad other Inca
remains, this small town, which is well known for its thermal
baths, has blossomed into a popular overnight destination for
travellers to Machu Picchu.
Guests disembark at Aguas Calientes and
are taken by bus to Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, overlooking
the ancient citadel, for lunch. A private guided tour
of the sanctuary follows before the return transfer to
the station in the early evening. A sumptuous dinner
is served on the 3 ½ hour journey back to Cuzco.
4. SACRED VALLEY AND MACHU PICCHU
TOUR
2 DAYS / 1 NIGHT
This tour is a combination of 2
tours, the Sacred Valley Tour and the Classic train tour to
Machu Picchu and for those who only have 2 days for this tour
rather than 3, it is a must!
Day 1 8.20AM TRANSFER FROM YOUR HOTEL AND BY TOURIST BUS
WE TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THEN WE DROP 1500 FEET TO
THE VALLEY FLOOR, SACRED URUBAMBA RIVER AND THE VILLAGE OF
PISAC WHERE WE WILL VISIT A TRADITIONAL MARKET AND YOU CAN
BUY SOME GREAT SOUVENIERS.
WE THEN DRIVE UP TO THE EXTENSIVE RUINS OF PISAC
WITH STUNNING VIEWS OVER THE VALLEY. FOR THOSE WHO WOULD PREFER
TO SPEND MORE TIME IN THE MARKET INSTEAD OF VISITING THE RUINS,
ADVISE YOUR GUIDE SO HE CAN ORGANISE A TIME AND PLACE TO PICK
YOU UP WHEN THEY RETURN BACK DOWN THROUGH THE MARKET. WE CONTINUE
ON TO URUBAMBA WHERE WE STOP FOR YOU TO HAVE LUNCH AND DRIVE
A FURTHER 30 MINS ONTO OLLANTAYTAMBO WHERE WE WILL AGAIN DISCOVER
THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THE INCAS CONSTRUCTIONS, THE BEAUTY OF
THE LOCAL PEOPLE IN THEIR TRADITIONAL DRESS, SURROUNDED BY
THE SACRED MOUNTAINS.
YOU WILL THEN BE ESCORTED TO THE TRAIN STATION
TO BOARD THE VISTADOME VALLE TRAIN AT 4PM WHICH ARRIVES TO
AGUAS CALIENTES AT 5.45PM. THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM HOSTAL VIAJEROS
WILL MEET YOU AND SETTLE YOU INTO YOUR ACCOMMODATION. YOU HAVE
FREE TIME TO VISIT THE HOT SPRINGS IF YOU LIKE AND THEN DINNER
AND OVERNIGHT IN HOSTAL VIAJEROS. DINNER IS INCLUDED FOR YOU
AT HOSTAL VIAJEROS.
PLEASE NOTE HOSTAL VIAJEROS IS NOT A 3 STAR HOTEL
BUT IS CLEAN, SAFE AND COMFORTABLE. IF YOU ARE WANTING ALTERNATIVE
ACCOMODATION THIS CAN BE ORGANISED, THESE ARE SOME UPGRADE
OPTIONS AND THE CORRESPONDING SUPPLEMENTAL COST BASED ON DOUBLE
OCCUPANCY
HOSTAL EL SANTUARIO SUPPLEMENT IS
$20 PER PERSON
HOTEL MACHUPICCHU INN SUPPLEMENT
IS $50 PER PERSON
HOTEL MACHUPICCHU PUEBLO HOTEL SUPPLEMENT
IS $185 PER PERSON
HOTEL SANTUARIO LODGE SUPPLEMENT
IS $350 ( STANDARD) PER PERSON
ON DAY 2: WE TAKE THE BUS UP AT APPROX 06.00AM AND ARRIVE
AT THE RUINS AT APPROX 06.35AM. FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
WALK UP EARLIER FROM 4.30AM THIS IS ALSO OPTIONAL SO PLEASE
LET US KNOW OF YOUR INTEREST. GUIDED TOUR OF MACHUPICCHU. APPROX
2 HRS, 4 HRS EXTRA FREE TIME. WALK DOWN THROUGH LOW JUNGLE
TO AGUAS CALIENTES ABOUT 45MINS TO AN HOUR WALK. (BUS TICKET
NOT INCLUDED) $6 BUT CAN BE EASILY BOUGHT AT THE TERMINAL FOR
DEPARTURES EVERY 15 MINUTES.
RETURN BY THE LUXURY VISTADOME TRAIN THAT DEPARTS AGUAS CALIENTES
AT 3.30PM SO AS TO ALLOW YOU TO SEE THE AMAZING SCENERY FROM
AGUAS CALIENTES TO JUST OUT OF CUSCO IN THE LIGHT . ARRIVING
BACK AT LEAST AN HOUR BEFORE THE BACKPACKERS TRAIN YOU ARRIVE
AROUND 7.20PM. TRANSFER TO YOUR HOTEL...JUST IN TIME FOR DINNER
IN CUSCO!
Note 1 March 2008: Peru Rail has recently introduced 2 vistadome services for high season. One is all the way to Cusco arriving around 8pm and the other which they call Vistadome Express and charge the same price for as direct to Cusco, However it only goes to Ollantaytambo and then from there in bus to cusco!! But worse is that they will only issue tickets 6 days before and so we can`t guarantee which of the 2 we will get. We just want you to know that this is a concern and that many people have actually requested a later train anyway so they can spend the full day in Machu Picchu and climb Wayna Picchu. We therefore if requested buy a 6pm train for them with bus connection or try for the 5pm train through to Cusco both of these have $25 discount so let us know if it would be your preference anyway.
NOT INCLUDED:
- Lunch on Day 1 nor 2
- TOURIST TICKET : FULL TICKET COST 16 SITES OVER 10 DAYS
VALIDITY
2007 ADULTS 70 soles ( approx $ 22) STUDENTS WITH ISIC
CARD 35 soles ( approx $ 11) #
2008 prices rumored to increase
from May or June 2008
YOU CAN USE THE SAME
TICKET FOR CITY TOURS
YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE A PARTIAL TICKET
WHICH ALLOWS A ONE DAY VISIT OF JUST THE 2 SITES: : PISAC
OLLANTAYTAMBO IF YOU ARE NOT PLANNING TO VISIT ANY CUSCO
SITES.
- Bus down from Machu Picchu on second day to Aguas Calientes
$6.00
- Hot springs 10 soles ( $3)
OPTIONAL
- Extra night in Aguas Calientes $15 per person (on double
basis)
- Buffet Lunch can be included with Sarced Valley
tour for additional $10
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SACRED VALLEY TOUR
( Daily Departures )
8.30AM – 6:30PM
BY TOURIST BUS WE TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAINS
AND THEN WE DROP 1500 FEET TO THE VALLEY FLOOR, SACRED URUBAMBA
RIVER AND THE VILLAGE OF PISAC WHERE WE WILL VISIT A TRADITIONAL
MARKET AND YOU CAN BUY SOME GREAT SOUVENIERS.
WE THEN DRIVE UP TO THE EXTENSIVE RUINS OF PISAC
WITH STUNNING VIEWS OVER THE VALLEY. FOR THOSE WHO WOULD PREFER
TO SPEND MORE TIME IN THE MARKET INSTEAD OF VISITING THE RUINS,
ADVISE YOUR GUIDE SO HE CAN ORGANISE A TIME AND PLACE TO PICK
YOU UP WHEN THEY RETURN BACK DOWN THROUGH THE MARKET. WE CONTINUE
ON TO URUBAMBA WHERE WE STOP FOR YOU TO HAVE LUNCH AND DRIVE
A FURTHER 30 MINS ONTO OLLANTAYTAMBO WHERE WE WILL AGAIN DISCOVER
THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THE INCAS CONSTRUCTIONS, THE BEAUTY OF
THE LOCAL PEOPLE IN THEIR TRADITIONAL DRESS, SURROUNDED BY
THE SACRED MOUNTAINS.
ON OUR RETURN TO CUSCO, WE VISIT THE FAMOUS CHURCH
IN CHINCHEROS, ARRIVING TO CUSCO AT ABOUT 6.30PM
INCLUDES:
- PRIVATE BUS
- TOUR GUIDE IN ENGLISH
- SITES:
- PISAC MARKET APPROX 45MINS:
- PISAC RUINS APPROX 90MINS:
- URUBAMBA FOR LUNCH APPROX
45MINS:
- OLLANTAYTAMBO APPROX 60MINS:
- CHINCHEROS APPROX 30MINS
NOT INCLUDED:
- LUNCH
- TOURIST TICKET : FULL TICKET COST: ADULTS $ 20
STUDENTS WITH ISIC CARD $ 10.00 VALID FOR 10 DAYS 16 SITES
YOU USE THE SAME TICKET FOR CITY TOURS
YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE
A PARTIAL TICKET WHICH ALLOWS A ONE DAY VISIT OF JUST THE
3 SITES: : PISAC OLLANTAYTAMBO CHINCHEROS
MEET AT OFFICE AT 8.25AM
ITEMS REQUIRED:
- WATER, A HAT AND TOURISTIC TICKET
- IN WET SEASON BRING A
RAIN PONCHO
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CITY TOUR
Every day
2PM – 6:30PM
INCLUDES:
- QORIKANCHA ( TEMPLO DEL SOL ) APPROX 30-40
MIN
- THE MAIN CATHEDRAL APPROX 30-40 MINS
- THE FOUR ARCHEOLOGICAL
SITES
- SAQSAYHUAMAN, APPROX 45MINS
- QENQO, APPROX 30MINS
- PUCAPUCARA, APPROX 20MINS
- TAMBOMACHAY, APPROX 20MINS
(ON SUNDAYS AND SACRED HOLIDAYS IT IS NOT POSSIBLE
TO VISIT THE CATHEDRAL)
INCLUDES:
- PRIVATE BUS
- TOUR GUIDE IN ENGLISH
NOT INCLUDED:
- TOURIST TICKET : COST: ADULTS 70 Soles STUDENTS WITH
ISIC CARD 35 Soles VALID FOR 10 DAYS 16 SITES YOU USE THE
SAME TICKET FOR SACRED VALLEY TOURS 35 Soles .
MEET AT OFFICE AT 1.30PM
IN WET SEASON BRING A PONCHO FOR
THE FOUR RUINS
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