Machu Picchu Tour from Lima

The Machu Picchu tours from Lima commence as our transfer picks you up from Astete International Airport and transports you to the railway station, either at Poroy (40 minutes from Cusco) or Ollantaytambo (1 hour and 40 minutes from Cusco). Boarding a train, you'll enjoy a scenic 1 hour and 45 minutes journey through diverse landscapes, passing lush fields and vibrant villages nestled in the foothills of the Andes. The route offers breathtaking views of mountains and the magnificent Urubamba River flowing through the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Upon reaching Aguas Calientes, a town below Machu Picchu, our Representative greets you at the railway station and guides you to the hotel.

The first day doesn't involve a Machu Picchu tour. Instead, you settle into your hotel, and the remainder of the day is free. You can explore the thermal baths (hot springs) and the charming surroundings of Aguas Calientes or engage in additional activities in Machupicchu town, such as a walk to Mandor Waterfall, a rock carving tour, and more.

On the second day of the Machu Picchu tour from Lima, an early wake-up precedes your transfer to the bus station. There, you board a shuttle bus for a 25-minute journey along a zigzag path to the archaeological complex of Machu Picchu.

Upon arrival, your Tour Guide introduces Circuit 2, showcasing key attractions like the main square, Sun Temple, Intiwatana (Sun Clock), Royal Rooms, Temple of the Three Windows, and Royal Incas Cemetery. This guided tour lasts about 2 and a half hours. Following this, you have the option to climb Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain for breathtaking panoramic photos of Machu Picchu (This option requires you to buy a new ticket and book it in advance.). Don't forget your camera to capture this visit to "One of the New 7 Wonders of the World"!

After exploring the site, take a shuttle bus back to Aguas Calientes for lunch (not included) at one of the many restaurants offering traditional Andean and international cuisine. You can then choose to visit the thermal baths of Aguas Calientes or the Museum of the Site (entrance not included).

In the afternoon, board a train back to Ollantaytambo, where our driver awaits you in front of the railway station to transfer you to Cusco. Finally, our driver will drop you off at the airport, concluding the 2 day Machu Picchu tour from Lima.

• Welcome by our Representative at arrival.
• Local flight Lima - Cusco - Lima.
• Private transfer from Cusco airport to the bus station.
• Accommodation: Hotel (1 night).
• Meals: 1x Breakfast, 1x Snack bag.
• Entrance fee to Machu Picchu.
• Professional tour guide.
• Round-trip train to Machu Picchu.
• Bus ticket up and down to Machu Picchu.

• Meals not details.
• Entrance fee to Huayna Picchu Mountain ($80).
• Transfer in Lima.
• Travel Insurance (While not obligatory, it is recommended in case you lose your tour or flight ticket).
• 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

Inca Trail Machu staff will provide a snack bag for your tour to Machu Picchu, which includes the following:

• A small bottled water (500 ml)
• A small bottle of Gatorade (a sports drink for rehydration)
• Cusco’s cereals or granola (consisting of kiwicha, quinoa, raisins, honey, and grated coconut)
• A small fruit juice drink
• 1 tangerine
• Dried fruit

Flight Lima Cusco

The flight from Lima to Cusco departs between 07:30 to 07:35, depending on availability in your booking. It's crucial to note that for early flights, you should be at the airport 2 hours before departure. For instance, if your flight is scheduled for 07:30, you'll need to wake up at 05:00 am.

If you choose to book your Machu Picchu tour from Lima, our sales executive will arrange your flight tickets from Lima to Cusco. The flight ticket includes a light service and allows for only small hand luggage. If you plan to bring extra equipment, please contact us to request more information about additional costs for your luggage.

We recommend bringing only necessary equipment for the 2-day trip. Inca Trail Machu collaborates with Latam and Sky Airline, and these companies are stringent when checking hand luggage.

Flight Cusco - Lima

Our service includes the flight from Cusco to Lima, scheduled from 10:00 to 10:30 PM. Upon arrival in Cusco, our driver will drop you off at the airport, and you can proceed to the check-in area on the second floor of Alejandro Velazco Astete International Airport. It is crucial to have your passport and flight ticket in your hand.

If you request an extra night in Cusco, our driver will drop you off at the hotel. If you need an extra transfer from the hotel to the airport, please let us know, and we can provide the transfer at the best price.

All Machu Picchu tour groups are accompanied by an Inca Trail Machu Tour Guide, a representative and a driver. The goal of our guides and representatives is to take the stress out of our clients' travel and help them have the best experience possible.

Our guides provide information about each place visited, offer suggestions for things to see and do, and can recommend good places to eat. They have a broad general knowledge of each place visited on a tour, including historical, cultural, religious and social aspects.

We also use local guides where we feel their specific knowledge can enhance the experience of visiting certain places.

Our representative will provide you with information during the Machu Picchu tour and will be available to assist you whenever needed.

From Lima

If you are in the capital of Peru, Lima, our representative will contact you by phone (WhatsApp). They will send you a copy of your flight tickets from Lima to Cusco by email or WhatsApp. Don't forget to bring your passport to the airport. They will also provide information about the pick-up and who will be waiting for you at the Cusco airport.
Upon arrival in Cusco, please look for your sign at the airport. Our representative will be waiting outside the airport to take you to your hotel or train station.

Local Guide and A representative in Machu Picchu

Once you arrive in the town of Aguas Calientes, our guide or representative will be waiting at the train station with a sign with your name on it and will escort you to the hotel. It is very important that you stay in front of the train station and do not wander far from it. If you do not see our guide, please wait in the designated area until he arrives as other clients may arrive first and the guide will escort them to the hotel before returning for you.

At approximately 7:30 pm your guide will meet you at your hotel for your briefing. During this time you will coordinate the initial schedule for the start of your guided tour of Machu Picchu.

Machu Picchu Tours for Solo Travelers:

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. 

Hotel at Machu Picchu:

The following hotels in town of Aguas Calientes  are used to accomodate our travellers during your 2 day Machu Picchu tours from Lima.

• Casa de Luz Machu Picchu

• Pisonay Hotel Machu Picchu

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

Inca Trail Machu works with LATAM Airlines and Sky Airline for your local flights for Machu Picchu tours from Lima. Once you book your Machu Picchu tour, our booking department will reserve and issue your air ticket and then send you the information by email.

24 hours before your Machu Picchu tour, our sales department will send you a confirmation of your flight ticket along with check-in details.

Transfer from Hotel Lima to Airport

If you need a transfer to Lima airport, let us know; we can provide the transfer from your hotel located in Lima. Contact us through our sales department. Extra cost.

Huayna Picchu ticket

If you want to add more experience to your Machu Picchu tour, we recommend booking the Huayna Picchu ticket. These tickets are limited to only 400 per day.

Mandor Water fall walk tour

It is well known that the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu and the Salkantay Trek are the most adventurous and famous experiences around Machu Picchu, however this is an extra option for those who are looking for a peacefull, light walk to one of the least known tourist destinations.

From Machupicchu Town (Aguas Calientes) you'll walk for about 1hr throug a landscape of abundant vegetation crowned by the 30-meters  Waterfalls of Mandor, you are welcome to get into the cool, crisp pool this waterfall makes, but be forewarned — it’s quite chilly!

Our professional guide will pick you up from your hotel and bring you back once the excursion is over.

Machu Picchu Waterfall walk

Did you know there is a magic waterfall just minutes from Machupicchu Town? a local guide will take you through a botanic garden to this peaceful and unknown place. Amazing landscapes for the whole family. After a pretty easy and short walk, you'll be ready to make your own apacheta at the Machu Picchu Waterfall.

Rock Carving

Inca Trail Machu is working with local artists from the "Rumimaki Carvers Association". Develop a new talent with a group of professional carvers who will teach you the ancient Peruvian technique of rock carving.

A 2 hours lessons that finish with your own piece of art. What are you waiting for?.

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, or take it with you to Machu Picchu. 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

We recommend wearing most of the items from the packing list instead of carrying them in your backpack. The weather tends to start cold in the morning and then become progressively warmer throughout 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

Did you think that Machu Picchu was at the Lima and you are surprised that it's not there? "Inca Trail Machu tour operator" have the best trip option to Machu Picchu for you. We can offer you the 2 day Machu Picchu tour from Lima. We provide local flight tickets from Lima to Cusco. Once you arrived at Cusco. Our driver will be waiting in the airport and will take you to the train station to Machupicchu Town (Aguas Calientes) where you'll spend the nigth.

The second day. Wake up early and take the bus up to Machu Picchu then you'll start the citadel visit itadel with a professoinal tour guide. In the afternoon you will take the train from Machupicchu Town (Aguas Calientes) back to Ollantaytambo train station. Upon the arrival you'll be transfer from the train station to the Cusco airport. Finally catch a night flight from Cusco to Lima. Here you have the best itinerary for your holidays, please let us know if we can help you to organize it. If you have questions, you can contact by WhatsApp: +51997434941, our staff will reply ASAP. or you can send us by emiail your doublt: info@incatrailmachu.com.

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