Machu Picchu Full Day

Meaning the old mountain, the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu has the same name and on July 7, 2007, Machu Picchu was chosen and declared as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World.

“Machu Picchu is a testimony and example of the hydraulic engineering and architecture of the Inca empire. It shows how sophisticated the Inca society was, with its knowledge of astronomy, agriculture and engineering”.

Machu Picchu is a stone city, built by the Incas around the 15th century and located at 2,360 meters above sea level. The Inca city is surrounded by temples, terraces and water channels, built on the top of a mountain and its construction was built with large blocks of stone joined together, without the use of amalgam. It is currently a cultural heritage of humanity, recognized as a political, religious and administrative center of the Inca period.

TRANSACTIONS
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Type of Circuit:	Archaelogical
Activity:	Cultural Tourism
Location:	Cusco
Level:	Easy physical effort
Duration:	1 day
Maximum Altitude:	Between 2000 – 2900 meter above sea level
Weather:	Cold / Dry and Temperature / Humid.

Itinerary

Breakfast at the hotel

From Ollantaytambo station we will board the tourist train that will take us to Aguas Calientes station, on the way we will enjoy a spectacular view of the change of the ecosystem until we arrive to Agua Calientes and then we will go to the bus station to the Historic Sanctuary of Machupicchu, heritage of Peru.

Its architectural beauty, its spectacular natural landscapes and the energy contained in its enigmatic constructions will leave us breathless. The bus ride will last approximately 30 minutes, then we will have a guided tour of the most important places of the archaeological site of Machupicchu.

After giving you an introduction of Machupicchu, the professional tour guide will explain during the tour in the sanctuary of Machupicchu, where you will have the opportunity to take spectacular pictures with the help of the guide. The guided tour will be for approximately 2.30 hours by the most important places of the Historic Sanctuary of Machupicchu such as: The Royal Tomb, Temple of the Sun, Inca Palace, Main Square, Temple of the Three Windows, Main Temple, Intihuatana, ending with a visit to the Temple of the Condor.

After finishing the guided tour you will board the bus down to the town of Aguas Calientes and / or Machupicchu Pueblo where we will have lunch at a tourist restaurant in Aguas Calientes. After enjoying lunch we will go to the train station to board and return to Ollantaytambo and then to Cusco in our private transportation. Hotel in Cusco.