Sacred Valley Tour Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
3 Days
Private Service
Bus, Hike & Train
Sacred Valley Tour & Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Sacred Valley Tour & Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu begins with a morning pick-up from your hotel around 7:00 a.m. for an unforgettable Sacred Valley experience. Our first stop is the Chinchero community, where you’ll visit a traditional alpaca farm and textile workshop, learning how locals preserve ancient weaving traditions. then we head to Moray, the extraordinary circular terraces believed to be an Incan agricultural laboratory.
Next, discover the dazzling Maras Salt Mines, a stunning network of salt pools still harvested by local families. After enjoying a delicious lunch in Urubamba, we continue to Ollantaytambo, one of the last living Inca towns.
- Day 1: Moray Incan laboratory, Salt Mines of Maras, and Ollantaytambo Incan site.
- Day 2: Ollantaytambo –Km 104 Chachabamba, Wiñay Wayna Mountain, Machu Picchu classic photo and Aguas Calientes town.
- Day 3: Aguas Calientes town – Machu Picchu Tour, Back to Ollantaytambo and Cusco.
Day 1: Cusco – Alpaca Farming – Moray – Maras Salt Mines – Ollantaytambo
Your journey begins with a morning pick-up from your hotel at 7:00 a.m. for an unforgettable Sacred Valley experience. Our first stop is the Chinchero community, where you’ll visit a traditional alpaca farm and textile workshop, learning how locals preserve ancient weaving traditions. Then we head to Moray, extraordinary circular terraces believed to be an Incan agricultural laboratory.
Maras Salt Mines
Next, discover the dazzling Maras Salt Mines, a stunning network of salt pools still harvested by local families. After enjoying a delicious lunch in Urubamba, we continue to Ollantaytambo, one of the last living Inca towns. Here, our expert guide will bring the history of the impressive archaeological site to life.
As evening falls, you’ll check into your hotel in Ollantaytambo and enjoy a restful overnight stay, surrounded by the timeless beauty of the Sacred Valley.
Day 2: Train to 104-Short Inca Trail Tour to Machu Picchu.
The Short Inca Trail is the perfect way to experience the magic of Machu Picchu while enjoying a rewarding hike filled with history, nature, and unforgettable scenery. Your adventure begins with a 5:30 a.m. hotel pick-up in Ollantaytambo, followed by a scenic train ride through the Sacred Valley to Km 104, the official starting point of your trek.
From here, you’ll follow an ancient Incan pathway surrounded by lush valleys, tropical vegetation, and vibrant birdlife—including toucans, hummingbirds, the quetzal, and even the striking Andean cock-of-the-rock. Towering snow-capped peaks frame the horizon, while dramatic ravines and the sacred Urubamba River—the source of the Amazon—unfold below. Along the way, explore the impressive archaeological site of Wiñayhuayna, before continuing on to the legendary Sun Gate (Inti Punku), where your first panoramic view of Machu Picchu will leave you speechless.
Machu Picchu Circuit 1.
Arriving at the citadel in the afternoon, you’ll find fewer visitors, creating a serene and almost mystical atmosphere. Accompanied by your expert guide, you’ll explore Circuit 1, take iconic photos, and witness the golden glow of sunset over the Inca sanctuary.
As evening descends, a bus will take you to Aguas Calientes, where a delicious dinner in one of the town’s best restaurants and a comfortable 3-star hotel stay await—ensuring a well-deserved rest before the next day’s adventures.
Day 3: Machu Picchu Tour – Expedition Train – Return to Cusco.
After breakfast at your hotel, your unforgettable journey to Machu Picchu begins. From Aguas Calientes, you may either take a comfortable 35-minute bus ride to the entrance or choose a rewarding 1.5-hour uphill hike, surrounded by breathtaking mountain scenery.
Upon arrival, your guide will manage all entrance formalities and lead you on a comprehensive 3-hour tour of Circuit 2, the most complete route through the citadel. As you explore, you’ll marvel at the masterful stonework, ingenious hydraulic engineering, and the most iconic temples and terraces of the Inca civilization.
Expedition Train.
After the guided visit, we return by bus to Aguas Calientes, where you’ll enjoy a delicious lunch at one of the town’s excellent restaurants. Your guide will then accompany you to the train station, ensuring you arrive in plenty of time for your scenic Expedition Train ride through the Sacred Valley. Upon arrival, private transport will be waiting to take you back to your hotel in Cusco, bringing your Machu Picchu adventure to a perfect close.
- Pre-departure briefing: You will meet your official tour guide at your hotel,for an orientation. our meeting is at 7:00 pm the evening before the trip begins.
- 1 night in hotel 3 stars in Ollantaytambo Town
- 1 night in hotel 3 stars in Machupicchu town, Aguas Calientes.
- English-speaking tour guides.
- All Transportation Included (Door to door service)
- Meals (day 2 and day 3 breakfasts, 1 box lunch on day 2– Vegetarian Food on request).
- Entrance ticket to the archaeological zones and Machu Picchu citadel
- Entrance ticket to Short Inca Trail.
- Train tickets: Expedition train, or Voyager train.
- all Bus tickets Aguas Calientes –Machu Picchu llaqta.
- Airport taxes.
- Day 1: lunch, dinner.
- Day 2: dinner,
- Day 3: lunch, dinner
- Drinks at your dinner and lunch.
- Tips.
- Your Original passport.
- Comfortable backpack.25L
- A small bottle of water
- Camera, binoculars.
- Rain jacket (Rain season in Cusco is November to March).
- Basic personal toiletries.
- A hat or cap for the sun is essential,
- Sunscreen with sun protection.
- Insect repellent for mosquitoes.
- Comfortable hiking boots, sneakers, or sturdy shoes.
- Money in soles or dollars.
- first aid kit.
We will contact you as soon as possible, usually within 2 hours by WhatsApp and up to 24 hours by e-mail.Thank you for your time and interest in touring with Peruvian Culture Tours.
Follow the steps below to book the tour:
- Select a day from the calendar.
- Enter the number of passengers and enter the required data.
- Enter the additional information.
- Choose the payment method.
Prices
- Adult Price: $538 per person.
- Student Price: $518 per student.
Discount:
We offer a special discount of $20 off for students. Students must have the original student card issued by the university up to 25 years of age,
Containing the following: university information, personal information of the student, photo of the student, and effective date no later than December 31 of the current year.
About booking and payment form
Booking a TRIP (trek or by train) requires a deposit of 50% of the total price of the trip.Please note that this deposit is mandatory to buy the train and entrance tickets to Machu Picchu, all subject to availability. After your deposit and reservation then confirmed, your outstanding balance is due when you arrive in Cusco, either 48 hours before departure or during your briefing. If you do not pay outstanding balances before departure, you cannot participate in your scheduled trip.The final acceptance of any participant is subject to the receipt and review of all the forms, documents, and payments required.
About trip itineraries
All Peruvian Culture Tours hikes are subject to itinerary changes based on a variety of circumstances, Peruvian Culture Tours reserves the right to cancel or change any trip due to river, road, weather conditions, or political climate. We also reserve the right to cancel any trip due to client unsuitability because of age, ill health, poor fitness, intoxication, etc.
Any missed tours due to the above-listed incidences (eg weather conditions or political climate) cannot be refunded or recuperated. The price and duration of a hiking trip will never change once you’re registered. Payments are not refundable for itinerary changes or public land closures.If a trip is canceled due to circumstances beyond our control a trip credit equal to the full amount paid will be issued.
Change policy
If you wish to change the date of departure/ and or route of your trek after making the reservation/deposit, there will be a $50 per-person fee to make the change. If the change is made in the 48 hours prior to the trek, the change will cost $100 per person.
Cancelations by clients:
Cancelation of the tour once you have received a written confirmation incurs a loss of booking deposit -A non-refundable booking deposit.
- Cancelation of the tour within 45 to 22 days before the date of tour departure incurs a loss of 70% of the total tour cost.
- Cancelation of the tour within 21 to 9 days before departure incurs a loss of 80% of the total tour cost.
- Cancelation of the tour within 8 days to 48 hours before departure incurs a loss of 100% of the total tour cost.
- Peruvian Culture Tours is not responsible for additional costs due to unfavorable weather conditions, natural catastrophes, strikes, accidents, illness, injury, loss of personal items, etc. It is the client’s responsibility to carry insurance to cover these types of events. We reserve the right to modify or cancel the program due to any unforeseen conditions.
Medical releases
We require medical releases for prospective guests over 70 years of age and for various circumstances such as a history of cardiovascular disease, chronic illness, and other conditions and factors.
Let know to the guides if you consume any medical tab, pill, or chronic illness to prevent any accident or emergency case, if you have the first aid kit brought for the trail will be very useful for member hikers.
Travel Insurance
For your protection, we strongly recommend the purchase of travel insurance. Travel insurance provides you with trip cancelation or interruption, travel delay, medical expenses, emergency assistance, and baggage delay coverage to protect your financial investment. Medical coverage purchased with your policy will also satisfy our requirement for health insurance.
How to book?
Reservation Form
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Travel Date
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Payments
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$538
Significant: Sacred Valley Tour and Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu ruins , are available!
Daily departures! (Minimum 2 people) only 250 spaces are available for the day.
