Our Inca Trail One Day Hike begins very early from the city of Cusco, our transport takes us to the Ollantaytambo sector where we have free time to have breakfast at the station and then take a tourist train to reach our destination, which is km 104. After A brief explanation begins our inca trail 1 day experience, first we will visit a historical Inca control place called Chachabamba (2170 masl / 7119 feet), then we proceed with the ascent to the archaeological center of Wiñaywayna (2650 masl / 8692 feet) which is also our resting point. and where we will enjoy our scheduled box lunch.
After a while, we will proceed to complete the ascent to the Intipunku or Puerta del Sol (2745 masl / 9005 feet), from here we already have a panoramic view of the beautiful citadel of Machu Picchu (2430 masl / 7972 feet).
Upon entering, we will first ascend to the upper part to be able to reach the key point of the trip from the beginning and this is the watchman’s house from where we can take the most important classic photo of the trip. After free time to enjoy the panorama, we continue our tour to visit other main places such as the main square, the sundial, the royal quarters, the Intihuatana, the temple of the 3 windows and the condor, among other important places. This visit as such lasts 2 hours in detail.
At the end we return to Aguas Calientes in a tourist and we will have free time to eat something if we wish, 30 minutes before planned we will return to the train station and board one to arrive again at Ollantaytambo where the tourist bus awaits us to be able to finally return to the city of Cusco. End of our Inca Trail One Day Hike
- Walking duration: 08 hrs / 12 km
- Difficulty: Hard
- Maximum altitude: 2745 masl / 9005 feet
- Minimum altitude: 2040 masl / 6692 feet