Day 1 - Inca Trail Trekking: Hike to
Machu Picchu
Transfer to the train station, train
ride to Kilometerstein 104, hike, overnight boarding: breakfast (F) and lunch
(M)
Today
you will be picked up from your hotel in Cusco and taken by minibus to the
train station in Cusco or Ollantaytambo (subject to availability). Before you
leave the remaining luggage that you do not need, at the hotel reception. After
about three hours drive you reach the milestone 104, the starting point of the short Inca trail. After your guide has given you a short briefing, your walk now
officially begins. The beginning is a pedestrian bridge that leads over the
Urubamba River at about 2,300 meters. Even for untrained trekking friends this
path is easy to master.
The
first few hours of your hike you climb many steps to 2,850 meters, where used
to be part of the trade route from Cusco to Machu Picchu. On the way they pass
by small ruins, which at that time served the Incas as resting places. After
about three hours of walking, you arrive at the Inca citadel of Winay Wayna,
which is the ruins of excavated Inca terraces. Here you can rest and relax
first. During lunch with a view of the mountains you can see why the Incan city
was discovered by chance in 1911. Between the high mountain peaks you feel very
tiny and far away from civilization. After lunch, the last part of the trek
begins for about two hours. You are now hiking through forests and the guide
can tell you much about flora and fauna. Now it goes downhill to Aguas Calientes. Every visitor to
Machu Picchu comes by, as the village is the starting point for trips to the
hidden Inca city. After this busy day full of impressions, we were looking
forward to a delicious dinner and a soft bed. We book for you a centrally
located hotel in Aguas Calientes. The rooms all have a private bathroom, hot
water and in the morning breakfast is served from 5am. After this busy day full
of impressions, we were looking forward to a delicious dinner and a soft bed.
We book for you a centrally located hotel in Aguas Calientes. The rooms all
have a private bathroom, hot water and in the morning breakfast is served from
5am. After this busy day full of impressions, we were looking forward to a
delicious dinner and a soft bed. We book for you a centrally located hotel in
Aguas Calientes. The rooms all have a private bathroom, hot water and in the
morning breakfast is served from 5am.
Specialized
construction activities Abdul Rimaaz
Day 2 - Visit the Inca city of Machu
Picchu and drive to Ollantaytambo
Bus
ride to Machu Picchu and back, entrance fees, train ride Aguas Calientes -
Ollantaytambo, accommodation, meals: F
On
the day of your trip, the Inca city of Machu Picchu is on the program. In the
village you will meet your guide and the group. Together, take the bus to the
entrance of Machu Picchu and explore
the mystical city on a tour. The thoughtfully placed and erected buildings and
terraces prove how well developed the Incas were back then. Nevertheless, there
are many unresolved questions about the Inca city. Scientists and
archaeologists disagree on what happened there and what made the city an
abandoned ruin. There are many theories, none of which has ever been proven.
They stop at various viewpoints and have time to take snapshots at home.
One
thing is for sure - the Incas have managed to keep Machu Picchu hidden from the
Spaniards' merciless conquests to the last. The colonialists never discovered
the city, and it was not until 1911 that scientists Hiram Bingham were amazed
when, by chance and in search of another city, he discovered the legendary
ruin. After the tour, pick up your backpack and take one of the buses to Aguas
Calientes. There is a lot going on in the afternoon. Along the railway tracks
there are souvenir stalls everywhere. You can go for a bite and eat something
before taking the machu picchu by train back to Ollantaytambo. There, the train stops after about
two hours and most travelers stay seated, but this typical Peruvian village is
today's terminus. At the train station you can just take a taxi that will take
you to your hotel in about five minutes, where your main luggage from Cusco is
already waiting for you. You stay in a family-run hotel with a large garden. It
is centrally located, so you can easily reach the many restaurants and shops on
foot.
Day 3 your stay in Ollantaytambo
Overnight
stay, meals: F
Ollantaytambo
is located in the Sacred Valley between Aguas Calientes and Pisac. Many
tourists just take a quick look at the fortress in Ollantaytambo and then
continue straight away. But they miss something, because in the early morning
you have from the fortress a fantastic view over the slowly awakening village,
the surrounding mountains and the Inka terraces. Today you have time to
discover the Sacred Valley in your own way - go hiking in the area on your own,
take a taxi to Pisac and visit the local market and the ruins or book a ride
through your hotel reception. You are also welcome to book a cycling trip to
the salt terraces of Maras or a cooking workshop, where you can get closer to
the local people and learn a lot about the culinary and culture of the
Peruvians. Simply choose one of the excursions below.
Day 4 - Back to Cusco
Transfer
Ollantaytambo - Cusco, Meals: F
After
your day in the Sacred Valley, say goodbye to Ollantaytambo, as you will be picked up at your hotel
today and taken back to Cusco in about two hours. From there you can continue
your journey through Peru.
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