What can we say about the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu? One of the premier destinations worldwide, declared World Cultural Heritage by the Unesco and also one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World! With the internet revolution we can be anywhere (even on the Moon and Mars!) but here we are going to tell you about the experience of a lifetime which is a tour to Machu Picchu! There are many ways to picture yourself in this wonderful, magical place!
TOUR IN PERU offers three main ways you can visit this premier archaeological site!
1.- Do one of the Inca Trails!
The most sought-after tours in Cusco are the Inca Trails! They are a hike up and down, all through the Andean mountains that reach even the border of the western Peruvian Amazon, going on the roads the Incas built to connect and control the empire; actually, those Inca roads go from today’s Ecuador to western Argentina, but of course the Inca Trail tours we provide are only from near Cusco city until Machu Picchu, pretty much on the route the Incas themselves used to go to the citadel. Picture yourself doing just like the Incas!
The easiest Inca Trail is the Classic 2-Day Inca Trail which has some 6 to 7 hours of hiking on day 1 and then you spend the rest of the day at your hotel or greatly enjoying the Aguas Calientes village, spend the night at a hotel and the next day you will take a comfortable private bus to Machu Picchu; this package is ideal for the ones who, for several reasons, don’t want a long hike and camping outdoors or are short on time, but still want to have the trail experience and of course the Machu Picchu experience! If you happen to be in this situation, the Classic 2-Day Inca Trail is the right one for you! Picture yourself on a light hike and then enjoying Machu Picchu after a restful night at the hotel!
Another Inca Trail not very demanding is the Inca Jungle, which goes to Machu Picchu on a route that has been discovered just some years ago; on day 1 you will do the downhill trail on a bike (of course with full support from us, including a van going with the group) and for the remaining three days it’s hiking, but all nights are spent at basic accommodation en route so there is no camping. And the last day of course the wonderful professionally guided tour in and around the magnificent Machu Picchu site! Picture yourself finally at the amazing Inca retreat, surely a major reward for every bump you may have had while biking!
The Classic 4-Day Inca Trail is the most popular package in Peru (proof is that there are no tickets available until next November), but somewhat demanding; the four days include hiking both uphill and downhill, camping nights, and visits to wonderful Inca archaeological sites! This trail is a little more demanding, but if you do some previous training and prevent altitude sickness, there will be no problem, you will enjoy this worldwide renowned tour all the way, for a triumphant last day touring Machu Picchu! All travelers agree that the only potential issue on the Classic Inca Trail is some tiredness and the likes due to the altitude’s lack of oxygen, but if you prevent it -we have full information about it on our website, including testimonials- then it’s just enjoying the moments until the last day, which is literally a walk on the fields, the amazing Machu Picchu tour! Picture yourself smiling and enjoying all the wonders the Inca sanctuary holds!
Now the remaining trails, which are the Salkantay Trek and the Lares Trek, on the contrary are for those who are looking for a highly demanding trail, for the ones who are looking for something like hiking near the Himalayas or somewhat the South Pole! These are trails conducted on high altitudes with rocky, uneven terrain, under cold weather, sometimes rain and camping at very high, open places, in other words, these are treks for the ones who are looking to defeat nature and finally touring Machu Picchu as if a soldier back at home after a hard battle! Picture yourself triumphantly in Machu Picchu, after having defeated one of the highest and toughest mountain ranges in the world!
2.- Go directly to Machu Picchu!
TOUR IN PERU offers on a daily basis a series of amazing and quite affordable packages to Machu Picchu for all the ones who prefer a more classic, relaxed, more historical, cultural and relaxing than adventurous vacation! Most of these packages do not include hiking or outdoors camping, and when they do, it’s way much lighter than the Inca Trails. They are made on private buses, professionally guided and visitors stay at elegant and comfortable hotels. These kind of tours celebrities like Bill Gates, Cindy Crawford or Katy Perry booked when they came to Cusco; not everybody does the Inca Trails, in fact, here in Cusco you can find people doing such tours all year long. These are:
For instance, the first and second packages on the list are really comfortable, relaxing, classic tours to Machu Picchu, which combine van and train rides, you will have professionally guided tours and stay at the hotels you choose according to your preference and budget; mostly no hiking, no outdoors camping, no physical effort, you only have to relax on the rides, shop around for souvenirs and typical items, enjoy all the tours to the fullest and take lots of pictures! Picture yourself with a very light backpack, and your camera taking pictures of world-famous landscapes!
Another option we offer for a calm, relaxing visit to Machu Picchu is booking either the Vistadome or the Hiram Bingham Luxury train; the former is a wonderful, elegant train with panoramic windows and ceiling, so you will certainly be marveled and pleased with the amazing landscapes on your way from the Poroy Train Station or the Ollantaytambo train station) to Aguas Calientes (where our train to Machu Picchu departs); same thing with the Hiram Bingham Luxury Train, a 5-star, 3:30-hour journey to and from Aguas Calientes on a transportation that offers everything you may want to find while on a ride along majestic nature. Both trains arrive at Aguas Calientes (also known as Machu Picchu Station) and from there we take you with total comfort on a bus to the Inca citadel and back. Picture yourself on a train riding to Machu Picchu, with a first-world standard service! A number of packages include some hiking or climbing but we invite you to check them out at our website www.TOURinPERU.com , for a complete, detailed description of them all.
3.- Extended Packages!
On our website www.TOURinPERU.com , you will also find the section Peru Travel Packages, with regular, classic tours which include Machu Picchu at the end but also other wonderful places in Cusco! Just for example, we offer the Cusco city, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu – 4 Days / 3 Nights, which is a great package that begins with a tour full of history, archaeology and architecture in Cusco city, then to the Sacred Valley and its magnificent natural beauty and Inca remains, and finally the Machu Picchu tour, everything on private, elegant buses and hotels, professional guides and a relaxed, enjoyable pace, no hurries! Or maybe you would like to do the Inca Empire and Machu Picchu – 5 Days / 4 Nights, a top package that will take you to all important sites left by the Incas in the Cusco region and finally the amazing finish in Machu Picchu, all on a relaxing, joyful pace, with elegant private buses, professional guides and comfortable lodging. Picture yourself visiting the wonderful places the Incas built for varied reasons and then finally visit the retreat where their leaders had a break from everything, Machu Picchu! Also on our Peru Travel Packages section, there are wonderful tours to Peru’s main traveling destinations like Lima, the Nazca lines, Paracas and its natural beauty, Arequipa with its Canyon and volcanoes, Puno full of pre-Hispanic history and the amazing Titicaca Lake and more packages with Cusco and Machu Picchu. And the good news is that all these packages can be adapted to your schedule availability, the specific places you want to visit, hotels where you’d like to stay and so on, that is, all these extended packages can be fully personalized for your convenience!
So, we have many ideal options for your Machu Picchu vacation! If you want adventure and challenge and yet having the best tour ever, you can choose one of the Inca Trails to Machu Picchu! If you want to go directly to the citadel, on a totally classic, comfortable, relaxing way, you can choose one of our Machu Picchu packages! And finally, if you want a classic tour with lots of site-visiting and landscape-sighting on bus travel, staying at elegant hotels, you can choose one of our extended packages which include Machu Picchu!
Picture yourself finally in Machu Picchu having the tour of a lifetime, either after one of the Inca Trails, going directly there or at the end of a wonderful, unforgettable extended package! Here at TOUR IN PERU we offer our customers the best options and services at the most affordable prices, so contact our professional staff for your dream Machu Picchu vacation!
