Machu Picchu by Train Independent Adventure
From CAD $951 Was CAD $1189
Guarantee
Independent Travel
Light
Rating
They say the journey is part of the experience of seeing Machu Picchu in person — but no one said that journey can’t be aboard a comfy train. This three-day tour connects you to this famous Lost City of the Incas and the Sacred Valley, with a little time to visit some of our G for Good projects.
Highlights
- Explore colonial Cusco
- Travel by rail to ancient Machu Picchu
- Learn ancient traditions at the G Adventures-supported women's weaving co-op
Trip Details
Product Code: 2739
Tour Type: Independent Travel
Accommodation: Budget
Transport: Train, bus, walking.
Guide Language: English
Travel Styles:
Classic, Budget
Tour Operator:
G Adventures
Supplier Code: TSPMPN
Starts: Cusco, Peru
Finishes: Cusco, Peru
Duration: 3 days
Departures: Guaranteed
Physical Rating:
Light
Includes
Activities
- Your G for Good Moment: Ccaccaccollo Community and Women's Weaving Co-op visit, Ccaccaccollo Your G for Good Moment: Parwa Community Restaurant the Sacred Valley, Lamay
- Arrival and departure transfers
- Train to Aguas Calientes
- Guided tour of Machu Picchu
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
Accommodation
- Hotels (2 nts).
- 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch
Transport
- Train, bus, walking.
Group Leader
- G Adventures Rep in Cusco, specialist Inca CEO (Chief Experience Officer) in Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $951 ($317 /day)
Itinerary
Day 1: Cusco/Aguas Calientes
Discover the Sacred Valley on a guided tour. Stop at the G Adventures-supported women's weaving co-op. Break for lunch at the G Adventures-supported Parwa Community Restaurant in Huchuy Qosco. After, catch the train to Aguas Calientes for the evening.
Meals included: Lunch
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Activity - Visit the Ccaccaccollo community centre which G Adventures travellers' donations helped create in 2005, thereby enabling local women to sell traditional textiles to travellers. See local weaving and dyeing techniques used to create garments and souvenirs, and learn how the Planeterra weaving co-operative has impacted the community and those who visit it. This includes the purchase of alpacas to provide a steady supply of wool, looms, and sewing machines as well as several training courses on production, sales and small business management.
Activity - Contribute to sustainable tourism in Huchuy Qosqo, a small village of 65 families in the Sacred Valley, by eating at the Parwa Community Restaurant. Learn how the resident-run restaurant was kickstarted by G Adventures and the Multilateral Investment Fund, to become a successful farm-to-table program that boosts the local economy and several spin-off microenterprises.Transport - Climb aboard, take your seat, and get around like the locals do.Accommodation - Hotel Wiracocha Inn
Day 2: Machu Picchu/Cusco
Wake up bright and early for a guided tour of the inspiring Machu Picchu ruins. Return to Cusco in the evening.
After a detailed tour of the site with a local guide head back to Cusco for the night.
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Climb aboard, grab a seat, and enjoy the ride.Activity - Set off with the local guide to explore Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas. Learn about the history and gain insights into this massive mountaintop citadel while wandering through ancient dwellings, stone temples and along sculpted terraces. Feel the energy of this 15th-century site, now both a UNESCO World Heritage site and voted one of the new Seven Wonders of the World in a worldwide internet poll.Transport - Climb aboard, grab a seat, and enjoy the ride.Transport - Climb aboard, take a seat, and enjoy the ride.Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Accommodation - El Puma Hotel
Day 3: Cusco
Depart at any time. Transfer to the airport is included.
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.
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Tour Operator
G Adventures
G Adventures is an operator of small-group escorted tours. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with 28 offices worldwide. It offers more than 700 itineraries in more than 100 countries, and carries 200,000 travelers from 160 countries each year.
In Business Since 1990
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