Full day-by-day details, what to bring and answers to common questions: see the full Experience page.
Most visitors see the citadel in a rush between trains. You travel down the valley by rail, sleep beneath the mountains, and walk into Machu Picchu in the morning with an Indigenous Quechua guide, someone who speaks the language of the people who built it.
Day one: a car from your Cusco hotel to the train, and Expedition rail down the Urubamba to Aguas Calientes. Your night is at Hotel Ferré Machu Picchu or Hotel Santuario Machupicchu, with buffet breakfast. Day two: your guide meets you in town, the bus climbs to the gate, and you walk your circuit with time to stop and ask. We aim for Circuit 3, our favourite, or Circuit 2, with the classic view from the upper terraces; circuits are never guaranteed. A closing dinner together, then the evening train and the drive back to Cusco.
Included
Hotel pickup in Cusco and the drive to and from the train
Expedition-class rail to Aguas Calientes and back
One night at Hotel Ferré Machu Picchu or Hotel Santuario Machupicchu, with breakfast
Bus up to the gate and back down
Machu Picchu admission
Indigenous Quechua guide, English speaking, through the citadel
A closing dinner together
Not included
Lunches
Tips
Travel insurance
A private room, available for $50
Price per person, based on a shared room. Travelling alone, or would you like your own room? A private room is $50; just tell us when you book. Groups of up to twelve are welcome. Bring your original passport, and keep to one small bag of up to about 8 kilograms on the train. Please book at least 30 days ahead. Travelling sooner? Write to us at info@sacredperuretreats.com.
If your plans change
Cancel within 48 hours of booking, with your Experience at least 30 days away, for a full refund. After that, Machu Picchu tickets and Inca Trail permits are issued in your name by the Peruvian government and cannot be refunded, so: 30 days or more before, a full refund less any tickets or permits already issued; 15 to 29 days, 75%; 8 to 14 days, 50%; 3 to 7 days, 25%; less than 72 hours or a missed departure, no refund. With 30 days' notice we move your date at no charge from us. If we cancel, or weather, a rail suspension, a strike or a site closure does, you choose a full refund or a new date.