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Sacred Valley & Short Inca trail – Machu Picchu Inca trail 2 days

Sacred Valley & Short Inca trail – Machu Picchu Inca trail 2 days

Sacred Valley Short Inca Trail

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Duration

3 Days 2 Nights Days

Max. altitude

3300 msnm

Difficulty

Difficult

Explore The Sacred Valley + Short Inca Trail 2 Days - 1 Night

The Machu Picchu Inca trail 2 days experience offers travelers an excellent opportunity to combine cultural exploration in the Sacred Valley with one of the most iconic trekking routes in Peru.

This itinerary begins with visits to important archaeological sites and traditional Andean villages before continuing toward Ollantaytambo, a historic Inca town in the heart of the valley.

The adventure then continues with a scenic train journey to Km 104, the starting point of the Short Inca Trail. From there, hikers follow ancient stone paths through cloud forests and remarkable archaeological sites such as Wiñay Wayna.

The trail leads to the famous Sun Gate, where visitors enjoy their first panoramic view of Machu Picchu. Designed for travelers seeking both culture and adventure, this two-day journey offers a memorable way to reach the legendary Inca citadel.

Overview

Exploring the Sacred Valley plus 2 Day Inca Trail

For the Sacred Valley tour 2 Sacred Valley tour options are offered.
You can take the Chinchero route and visit:

  • Chinchero (weaving demonstration)
  • Maras Salt Mines
  • Moray ruins
  • Ollantaytambo

Or if you are an alpaca and llama lover take the Pisac route which allows you to visit the largest alpaca farm in the Sacred Valley. On this route you will visit:

  • Awanacancha (Alpaca farm).
  • Pisac ruins
  • Maras Salt Mines
  • Ollantaytambo ruins

On this full-day guided tour of Sacred Valley, you will get a detailed insight into the Andean traditions and customs.

Chinchero Andean Textile
Chinchero Andean Textile

Accompanied by our local travel experts, you will discover the authentic Peru that you want to discover.

The tour on the first day ends in the town of Ollantaytambo. Here you will stay overnight.

Why take the Sacred Valley and Inca Trail 3 day tour?

The three days Inca Trail Sacred Valley Trip takes you through the emblematic Inca Trail to Machu Picchu covering all of the Sacred Valley with all of its stunning archeological sites  from Cusco.

This tour offers a 3-day all-inclusive package, with a door-to-door service.

Machu Picchu:

The last day of this trip is dedicated to a visit to Machu Picchu from Aguas Calientes town. The tour culminates with a scenic train ride through the cloud forests to Ollantaytambo and a drive back to Cusco City.

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Trip Overview

  • Tour Type: Trekking, Cultural & History
  • Schedules: We pick you up at 7:00am / Drop off at your hotel in Ollantaytambo
  • Meeting Place: From hotel in Cusco or Cusco airport
  • End of the Tour: in Cusco
  • Group Size: Minimum 02 people to confirm departure
  • Difficulty: Difficult-Moderate

 

What to expect from the Sacred Valley tour with the short Inca Trail?

  • Explore the highlights of the Sacred Valley
  • Spend 1 night in Ollantaytambo
  • Walk a part of the famous Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in a single day with a local expert
  • Reach the Sun Gate or Inti Punku and get your first glimpse of Machu Picchu
  • Explore the Short Inca Trail and visit spectacular ruins along the way
  • Maximize your adventure and visit Machu Picchu at Sunset and Sunrise
  • Eat lunch in the mountains with the best views

Advantages of booking with us.-

EXCLUSIVE SERVICE COSTS: We operate this tour without combining travellers from other agencies. At Come See Peru Tours, we know that traveling demands time and money and that is why we want your experience of visiting Cusco to exceed your expectations.

Duration 3 Days 2 Nights

Quick Itinerary

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  • STOP 1

    Cusco-Sacred Valley-Ollantaytambo

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  • STOP 2

    Short Inca trail – Machu Picchu

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  • STOP 2

    Machu Picchu - Cusco

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Itinerary

Detailed Itineray of Inca Trail Sacred Valley

At 07:00 AM, we will be picking you up from your hotel in Cusco. Then in our private transport, we will be driving you to Chinchero.

Chinchero:

To Incas, Chinchero was the mythical birthplace of Rainbow.

Chinchero, one of the most typical towns of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, a town the Spaniards once attempted to incorporate their culture, but did not succeed completely because its inhabitants to this day refuse to leave aside the Inca culture and customs.

The village is popular for the Andean textile industry. People living here continue to dress in their colourful traditional outfits and speak Quechua. This stop is a perfect introduction to the Inca civilization.

The town is not only known for its Inca ruins, but also for its Andean Textile Interpretation Center. In this place, women dressed in traditional costumes give demonstrations on how to clean alpaca hair, how to dye the fibers, how to spin the fiber into yarn, etc. After the demonstration you can walk around and see the products for sale.

Moray:

Once you have had your fill of this site, we will continue the tour to Moray. This is possibly the most impressive sight in the valley. Moray is home to the mysterious circular farming terraces dug into the ground with different levels.

Legends say that each level has a different temperature. This allowed the Incas to determine the best weather condition needed to grow any crop. Moray served as an agricultural laboratory for the Incas.

Maras:

We will then visit Maras. Home to over 5000 salt puddles clinging to the slopes of the canyon, Maras produces the best salt in Peru. People here practise Solar evaporation mentos to extract salt. It has been passed down generation after generation.

They let in freshwaters in these salt pools and wait for it to evaporate. Then they manually scrape out salt. The salt here is pinkish in colour and tastes a bit different. It is also quite nutritious.

We will then visit Urubamba village. Here we will be stopping at a local restaurant where we will be serving you lunch. Urubamba is at a very low altitude in the whole Sacred Valley.

After relishing a traditional Andean lunch, we will be driving you to Ollantaytambo.

Ollantaytambo:

Dominated by two massive Inca ruins, this serene ancient village of Ollantaytambo is the best example of the Inca’s town planning. Designed with narrow cobblestoned streets, the town has been continuously inhabited since the 13th century.

Here we will be visiting the Inca site that nestles overlooking this picturesque village. After the tour, we will be accommodating you in an ensuite hotel room for the night.

Meals Buffet Lunch in Sacred Valley included
Walking Distance 3.5 km - 4.5 km / 2.2 - 2.8 miles (Terraces & fortress climb)
Difficulty Easy / Beginner
Trip Duration Full Day (approx. 8 - 9 hours)
Minimum Elevation 2,792 m (9,160 ft)
Highest Elevation 3,762 m (12,342 ft)

We will be picking you up at 0540 AM from your hotel in Ollantaytambo and transferring you to the train station. You will be embarking on a scenic train ride to Km.104, the starting point of the Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

This full-day trek begins with a short uphill hike. We will be visiting an archaeological site called Chachabamba where you will get a detailed insight into the Inca civilization.

Wiñay Wayna:

Once you had your fill of Chachabamba, we will be hiking for two hours to Wiñay Wayna. In Quechua, the name signifies forever young. This is one of the most impressive sites along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

Our tour guide will be giving you a detailed tour of the complex. After the tour, we will stop for lunch at the campsite.

We will then hike the last section of the Inca Trail to the emblematic Sungate. Only those on Inca Trail to Machu Picchu enter the citadel through Sungate. We will have a brief stop here so our guide will give you an introduction to the iconic lost city of Incas that would be in front of you.

We will be taking a bus down to Aguas Calientes town. Here we will be accommodating you in an ensuite hotel room for the night.

Meals Box Lunch & Dinner in Aguas Calientes included
Walking Distance 12 km / 7.5 miles (6 - 7 hours trekking)
Difficulty Challenging / Advanced
Trip Duration Full Day Trek (approx. 7 - 8 hours)
Minimum Elevation 2,040 m (6,692 ft)
Highest Elevation 2,720 m (8,924 ft)

At 0600 AM, we will be taking the bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu. It will be a 25-minute drive up to the lost city of the Incas. As you will be entering the citadel, you will witness the golden rays of the morning sun shimmering on the mortar walls of Machu Picchu.

Our guide will be giving you a detailed two hours tour of the complex. On this tour, you will be visiting the main square, remains of the quarters and Inca temples, ceremonial sites and more.

After the tour, you will have some free time. If you have booked to hike Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu mountain, our guide will be directing you to the respective trailhead.

We will then take a bus back to Aguas Calientes. Here you will be boarding the train back to Ollantaytambo. Our representative will be meeting you on arrival and will be transferring you back to your hotel in Cusco.

Meals Breakfast at Hotel included (Lunch on your own)
Walking Distance 4 km - 5 km / 2.5 - 3.1 miles (Citadel guided circuit)
Difficulty Easy / Beginner
Trip Duration Full Day Tour & Return (approx. 7 - 8 hours)
Minimum Elevation 2,040 m (6,692 ft)
Highest Elevation 2,430 m (7,972 ft)

Inclusions

Included

  • Transport
  • Local Guide
  • Round trip train tickets
  • Entrance fee to the Inca Trail
  • Lunch bag + Snacks
  • Entrance tickets to Machupicchu
  • All Bus tickets
  • Transfer
  • 1 Night in Hotel (Ollantaytambo)
  • 1 Night in Hotel (Aguas Calientes)
  • 2 breakfasts
  • 1 Dinner after the hike
  • First aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle.

Not included

  • Entrance to Hot Springs in Aguas Calientes (consult: Optional).
  • Entrance to Huayna Picchu or Machupicchu Mountain ($65.00) subject to availability
  • Tourist Tickets ( 130.00 soles )
  • Lunch during the Sacred Valley tour
  • Lunch in Machu Picchu town
  • Hotel in Cusco
  • Flights
  • Tips
  • We recommend that all our clients purchase a full-coverage travel medical insurance plan before coming to Peru. Most airlines offer this service at the time of purchasing your airline tickets.

Places you will visit

Follow the key stops of the journey through Cusco, Urubamba and the Sacred Valley before reviewing the detailed route.

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Tripadvisor

Great value and great service

The tour was great and the organisation was immaculate. The driver and guide were very polite, punctual and informative, the process was easy and the tour operator had a briefing call with us to give us all the timings. They also printed out all tickets for us which made every step go smoothly.

Amazing experience and great staff!

I can not say enough positive things to encapsulate how amazing this company is. They were so communicative and helpful for our trip. We started out in Cusco and they did a private pickup to/from the train station. Coordinated our entry tickets and a private guide for Machu Picchu. Carlos was our planner and walked us through every step and answered every question.

Amazing, well planned trip to Machu Picchu

Our group of 5 did a one day trip to Machu Picchu with pickup from Sacred Valley and drop off in Cusco. Carlos helped us tremendously in organizing the schedule and all needed tickets, and he checked up on us throughout the day to ensure we didn't have any problems. Carlos was extremely responsive and quick to answer any questions, and made us feel comfortable that the trip would go as planned. Our driver Alex and Machu Picchu tour guide Anibal were also excellent.

Excellent experience, highly recommend!

Had a great experience with this trip! Everything was set up perfectly from start to finish. The team that helped us was very communicative and very clear on what we needed to bring and what was going to happen throughout the day. They were always available to answer questions. The tour itself was incredible our guide was super knowledgeable and very friendly. Would highly recommend using them for any tour!

Cusco!

Incredible, everything super organized and very friendly staff!

A 10: friendly, effective, and professional

Very happy from all points of view. Super well organized, a support at all times for any necessary organizational detail (we were a large group coming from many countries, which made it not easy), the explanations and the tour itself were very complete, and the guides were extremely friendly. I would definitely recommend them.

Well organized tour & very friendly staff!

Everything went according to plan; it was well organized and the staff was friendly. I highly recommend it.

Machu Picchu with Family

Very good communication for coordinating the tour, competitive price, the guides were very good and fun.

Amazing experience – Highly recommended!

Julio from Come See Peru helped us organize an incredible and truly unforgettable trip. I am German and got married in Peru, so I wanted to bring my friends and family to discover how wonderful this country is. Thanks to Julio and his team, everything was perfectly organized from beginning to end. They took care of every detail and made sure everyone felt welcome, comfortable, and well looked after. Even today, my family and friends still talk about the amazing memories they made during this trip. Visiting Machu Picchu is always a unique and magical experience, but being welcomed with such warmth and genuine care made it even more special. The team was always attentive, making sure everyone was happy and felt at home. Thank you, Julio and the entire Come See Peru team, for making this journey so memorable. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a professional, reliable, and caring travel agency in Peru.

Excellent service!

The guide was punctual, very attentive, friendly, and provided us with all the information.

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Liyana S Tripadvisor
5.0 | Excellent

Great value and great service

The tour was great and the organisation was immaculate. The driver and guide were very polite, punctual and informative, the process was easy and the tour operator had a briefing call with us to give us all the timings. They also printed out all tickets for us which made every step go smoothly.

Whitney H Tripadvisor
5.0 | Excellent

Amazing experience and great staff!

I can not say enough positive things to encapsulate how amazing this company is. They were so communicative and helpful for our trip. We started out in Cusco and they did a private pickup to/from the train station. Coordinated our entry tickets and a private guide for Machu Picchu. Carlos was our planner and walked us through every step and answered every question.

Jenn W Tripadvisor
5.0 | Excellent

Amazing, well planned trip to Machu Picchu

Our group of 5 did a one day trip to Machu Picchu with pickup from Sacred Valley and drop off in Cusco. Carlos helped us tremendously in organizing the schedule and all needed tickets, and he checked up on us throughout the day to ensure we didn't have any problems. Carlos was extremely responsive and quick to answer any questions, and made us feel comfortable that the trip would go as planned. Our driver Alex and Machu Picchu tour guide Anibal were also excellent.

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All day tours may be cancelled up to 72 hours prior to departure. Cancellations made within this period will incur a 60% fee, in recognition of the time and resources our team has reserved for your visit.

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Machu Picchu Entrance Tickets
All tickets are strictly non-refundable, non-modifiable, and non-transferable once purchased. This policy is regulated by the Ministry of Culture and applies without exception.

Train Tickets
Train tickets may be changed or canceled up to 48 hours prior to departure. After this period, no changes or cancellations are allowed.

Please note that last-minute cancellations are not permitted, including those due to health or personal reasons.

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To protect your travel investment, we strongly recommend securing travel insurance. This coverage can help in case of unforeseen events such as flight delays, medical emergencies, or other unexpected situations during your trip.

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What you will see on Inca Trail Sacred Valley – 3 Days

On our 3 day ititnerary you will not miss out on the Sacred Valley where you will visit the amazing Salt mines of Maras and Moray inca site besides Ollantaytambo inca site with its masive stones and in the end the famous inca trail with its inca sites and still the inca road built by the incas over 600 years ago.

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Optional:
  • Entrance fee to Huayna Picchu of USD $ 65.00. “Subject to availability”
  • Vistadome Service: USD $ 50.00.
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