2-Day Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu Tour by Train

This 2-day Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu tour links the valley and the citadel in one trip, with a night in Aguas Calientes between them. The group is small, with a maximum of 10 people, and a briefing is held the day before in your hotel lobby in Cusco.

Day one begins with a pickup at your hotel. You visit a local family in Chinchero, where weaving traditions are kept alive, meet their alpacas and llamas and learn how natural ingredients are used to weave the fabrics by hand. Next come the terraces of Moray, explained as the Incas' agricultural laboratory, and the thousands of salt ponds at Maras. A buffet lunch in Urubamba, with vegetarian options, leads to the Inca ruins and terraces at Ollantaytambo. From its station you board the train you chose when booking, normal or Vistadome 360° panoramic, to Aguas Calientes, where you spend the night in a hotel (2, 3 or 4 stars, chosen when you book).

On day two a bus climbs to Machu Picchu and the guide leads you around the upper and lower parts of the site. Lunch in Aguas Calientes is not included. The afternoon train returns to Ollantaytambo, and a vehicle takes you back to your hotel in Cusco.

• Hotel pickup and drop-off, plus one night in a hotel
• Return train, bus and Machu Picchu entrance ticket
• English-speaking guide