2 Day Train Tour To Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu Overnight tours starts when our transfer pick you up from your hotel and transfer your to a railway station (either at Poroy, which is 30 minutes far away from Cusco or at Ollantaytambo which takes 1 hour and 40 minutes from Cusco). There you board a train and travel for about 1 hour 45 minutes experiencing spectacular changeable landscapes passing through lush fields and colourful villages placed on the foothill of the Andes. The highlight of the way are wonderful views of mountains and the marvellous Urubamba River that runs through the Sacred Valley of the Incas. In the end, you reach Aguas Calientes, a town just below Machu Picchu, where our Representative welcomes you at the railway station to accompany you to Hotel.

You do not tour Machu Picchu on the first day. You just accommodated yourself in a hotel and the rest of the day is free so that you can the visit thermal baths (hot springs) and the lovely surroundings of Aguas Calientes or you can do the extra activities in Machupicchu town such as walking to Mandor Water fall walk tour, Rock Carving and others.

Second day of the 2 day Machu Picchu tour, we wake up earlyt and transfered to bus station. There you get on a shuttle bus taking you up to the archaeological complex of Machu Picchu following a zigzag path for about 25 minutes.

Once in Machu Picchu, your Tour Guide introduces you the most important attractions of this antique Incan site such as its main square, the Sun Temple, Intiwatana (Sun Clock), the Royal Rooms, the Temple of the Three Windows and the Royal Incas Cemetery. This guided tour takes about 2 and half an hour and then you are given time off to explore around the complex and to climb Huayna Picchu (or Machu Picchu Mountain) to take some amazing panoramic photos of Machu Picchu. So please do not forget your camera and enjoy the visit of the "One of the New 7 Wonders of the World" !!

When you have enjoy the site enough, you take a shuttle bus down to Aguas Calientes where you can have lunch (not included in the package) in one of many lovely restaurants offering traditional Andean as well as international cuisine. Afterwards, you can visit the thermal baths of Aguas Calientes or the Museum of the Site (neither entrance of these is included in the package).

In the afternoon, we take a train back to Ollantaytambo (alternatively to Poroy) where our driver expects us in front of the railway station to transfer us to Cusco. Our driver will drop you off in your hotel or Airbnb. End of the 2 day Machu Picchu tour.

What's included?

• The pre-tour briefing (Our guide will visit your hotel a day before the trek for your briefing);
• Transfer from Cusco to the train station (Tourist transportation);
• Accommodation: Hotel (01 night);
• Meals: 01x Breakfast, 01x Snack bag;
• Entrance fee to Machu Picchu;
• Professional tour guide;
• Train around trip to Machu Picchu;
• A shuttle bus up and down to Machu Picchu;

If you want to book the Machu Picchu tour from Lima, we recommend you send an email with your request or talk with our booking department about the availability of the local flight.

What's included?

• A representative in Cusco (Our guide will be waiting at the airport for your briefing);
• Private transfer from the airport of Cusco to the train station;
• Accommodation: Hotel (01 night);
• Meals: 01x Breakfast, 01x Snack bag;
• Entrance fee to Machu Picchu
• Professional tour guide;
• Train around trip to Machu Picchu;
• Bus up and down to Machu Picchu;

What is included in the Snack Bag?

Inca Trail Machu will provide the snack bag for your tours to Machu Picchu and include the following:

• Small bottled water (500 ml);
• A small bottle of Gatorade (a sports drink used for rehydration);
• Cusco's cereals or Granola (it consist of kiwicha, quinoa, raisins, honey, and grated coconut);
• Small fruit-juice drink;
• 1x apple;
• 1x tangerine;
• Raisins with peanuts.

• Meals not details
• Entrance fee to Huayna Picchu Mountain ($80)
• Local flight from Lima - Cusco - Lima (According to the available, extra cost, contact our booking department)
• Transfer from the Hotel to the airport in Lima
• Tips

Solo Traveler: If you do not like to share your room with someone else, please book the "Solo Traveler" option. We will provide a single room with a private bathroom in your Machu Picchu tours

From Lima to Machu Picchu

If you are in the Capital of Peru - Lima. Our representative will contact you by phone (WhatsApp). He/She will send you a copy of your flight tickets from Lima to Cusco by email and our operation office will make the checking your ticket, don´t worry, only you should present at the airport your passport. Also, he/she will give you the information to pick you up and who will be waiting in the airport.

Once arrival in Cusco. Please look for your sign in the airport, our representative will be waiting outside of the airport and transfer to the hotel or train station.

From Cusco to Machu Picchu

If you are in Cusco, our representative will be meeting in your hotel 2 or 1 day before the Machu Picchu trip. It is very important to send us your hotel information.

All Machu Picchu tours are accompanied by our driver.

In Machupicchu town

Once you arrive in Machupicchu town, our guide or representative will be waiting at the train station with your sign. He/She will take to the hotel.

Between to 18:00 to 19:00, our guide will be meeting in your hotel for your briefing: This briefing is for your coordination, what time you will start your guided tour of Machu Picchu.

The following hotels in Machupicchu town are used to accomodate our travellers during your 2 day Machu Picchu tours from Lima or Cusco.

- Wiracocha Machu Picchu Hotel

Solo Traveler to Machu Picchu tours

It doesn't matter whether you are single or your partner is not on vacation at the moment... If you are asking yourself whether you should dare to travel alone to Machu Picchu or whether you should rather stay at home, the answer can only be: pack your bags and start into adventure! Solo Machu Picchu trips are trendy and offer you the opportunity to spend a few days according to your wishes. 

Many hotels have recognized the trend and have adapted to solo travelers and offer you appropriate rooms with extra cost single room surcharges.

If you booked "Solo Traveler". We will provide a single room with a private bathroom a surcharge of USD 30 will have to be paid. If you want an upgrade any service to the train or accommodation or do you want to stay extra night in Machu Picchu, contact us directly to info@incatrailmachu.com for this to be done and confirmed to you.

IMPORTANT TO ACCOMMODATION: You must present your passport (copy) to all hotel accommodations. The national sales tax (18%) is charged to all Peruvian citizens and foreigners staying 60 consecutive days or more. You need to bring it to the Cusco office for your checking. 

UP-GRADING MACHU PICCHU HOTELS

If you would like to upgrade your accommodation, we could give you a U$ 25 discount per person (Double or Single room) and you can book your hotel by yourself or we can recommend the following:

If you want to know more information about the hotels, please click on Machu Picchu Luxury Resorts

Machu Picchu tours from Cusco

Departure Point: Our driver will pick you up from your hotel, hostel, or Airbnb in Cusco or Sacred Valley.

Departure Time: 09:00 - 10:00 am.

Briefing Point: Our representative will be meeting in your hotel 2 or 1 in Cusco the day before your Machu Picchu tour.

Briefing Time: 18:00 - 19:00. ​​​​According to your accordinations with Inca Trail Machu staff.

Return Point: Our driver will be dropping you off in your hotel, hostel, or Airbnb in Cusco and Sacred Valley.

Machu Picchu tours from Lima

Departure Point: Our driver will pick you up from your hotel, hostel or Airbnb in Lima.

Departure Time: 03:00 - 04:00 am.

Briefing Point: Our representative will be waiting in the airport of Cusco and transfer to the train station.

Briefing Time: 18:00 - 19:00. in Machupicchu town. ​​​​According to your accordinations with Inca Trail Machu staff.

Return Point: Our driver will be dropping you off at the airport of Cusco.

The Machu Picchu Tours are starting from Cusco and but we can pick you up from your hotel outside of Cusco. Please check your trip and location for pick you up.

Important Note: In case you will spend a night in Ollantaytambo, Our guide can pick you up from your hotel and you can have U$ 15 discount per person.

The packing list is designed for 4 days, but would also be enough for one or two days longer. During your visit to Machu Picchu, you can either leave your backpack in the hotel in Aguas Calientes, put it in the lockers at Machu Picchu, or take it with you to Machu Picchu, as we did. Therefore, the backpack should not be too heavy, since you carry it all the time.

Baggage

Carry-on luggage means a bag or backpack with a maximum weight limit of 5.0 kg/11 lb and measuring no more than 157 cm (height + length + width). Any luggage that does not meet these limits cannot be carried aboard the train.

In case of the Belmond Andean Explorer, permitted luggage in cabins should not exceed 05 kg / 11 lbs per passenger. In case of larger luggage, the train has a luggage storage wagon. We recommend you to carry with you everything you consider necessary for your trip, because access to the luggage storage wagon will be limited.

Documents

To protect your documents, you can use a practical dry bag, Zib bag or protective cover*.

Passport – remember to take it with you to Machu Picchu as well, then you can get a Machu Picchu stamp. What a great souvenir of the trip.
International health insurance*
Medical masks*
Proof of vaccination digitally and in paper form (preferably in English and/or Spanish)

Finance

• Wallet*
• Credit card or debit*
• Soles - S/100 or more, in case you want to buy any souvenir in Machupicchu town or some snack

Clothing

Since we used the shell look, we also had most of the items on the packing list on instead of in the backpack. Since it was still quite cold in the morning and then got warmer and warmer during the day!

• Fleece vest*
• Functional shirt*
• Long sleeve shirt
• T-shirt
• Long pants (leggings or jeans)
• Underwear
• Socks
• Hat or Baseball cap*
• Swimwear - in case you want to visit the hot spring
• Sneakers* that you wear
• Optional flip-flop* for the hotel

Inca Trail Machu will provide before the tour

• Train ticket around trip to Machu Picchu*
• Admission ticket Machu Picchu*
• Bus ticket up and down to Machu Picchu*
• Flight ticket – depending on the airline, the online ticket is sufficient (Machu Picchu tours from Lima)
• Snack bag