Destination · Cusco, Peru

Machu Picchu

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The fifteenth-century Inca citadel above the Urubamba gorge, reached by train, on foot via the Inca Trail or over the Salkantay pass.

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Machu Picchu citadel seen from the upper terraces with Huayna Picchu behind
Machu Picchu citadel seen from the upper terraces with Huayna Picchu behind

Machu Picchu

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Machu Picchu citadel seen from the upper terraces with Huayna Picchu behind
GuideMachu Picchu

Machu Picchu Logistics: Tickets, Trains and Circuits

Timed entry, fixed one-way circuits, trains from Ollantaytambo and the bus from Aguas Calientes: the practical side of visiting Machu Picchu, updated for this season.
Publisher Andes Trails
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Trekkers resting at the top of Dead Woman's Pass on the Inca Trail
GuideCusco

The Classic Inca Trail, Day by Day

Everything we have learned from more than two hundred departures on the 43 km Inca Trail: permits, camps, passes and how to arrive at Machu Picchu before the buses.
Publisher Andes Trails
12 min
4.0 out of 5(3)
Trail winding below the snow-covered Salkantay massif
GuideMollepata

Salkantay to Machu Picchu Without a Permit

Glaciers, cloud forest and coffee farms: the five-day Salkantay trek is wilder than the Inca Trail and needs no permit, which makes it our favourite last-minute option.
Publisher Andes Trails
10 min
2.0 out of 5(1)

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