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Machu Picchu

Cusco · 2,430 m

Machu Picchu

The Inca citadel in the clouds, a New Wonder of the World

Machu Picchu (2,430 m) is the 15th-century Inca citadel built on a ridge above the Urubamba River. Visits follow timed circuits with daily limits, so tickets should be booked weeks ahead. Most travelers arrive by train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes, or on foot via the Inca Trail, Salkantay or Lares.

Best time: April–October. Getting there: train + 25-min bus, or a multi-day trek.

Tours in Machu Picchu

23 tours

Discover Peru, from the Andes to the Amazon

Cusco 8 tours Cusco Former Inca capital and gateway to the Andes Sacred Valley 16 tours Sacred Valley Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Maras and Moray Rainbow Mountain & Ausangate 3 tours Rainbow Mountain & Ausangate Vinicunca’s colored slopes and the Ausangate glacier Salkantay & Humantay Lagoon 4 tours Salkantay & Humantay Lagoon Turquoise lagoon and glacier passes on the way to Machu Picchu Lares Valley 2 tours Lares Valley Weaving villages, hot springs and Andean lakes Choquequirao 2 tours Choquequirao The remote “sister” of Machu Picchu Lake Titicaca & Puno 4 tours Lake Titicaca & Puno Uros floating islands and Taquile Amazon Rainforest 2 tours Amazon Rainforest Tambopata and Puerto Maldonado jungle lodges Lima 2 tours Lima Colonial center and the capital of Peruvian food Ica, Paracas & Nazca 2 tours Ica, Paracas & Nazca Huacachina oasis, Ballestas Islands and the Nazca Lines Bolivia 1 tours Bolivia La Paz, Copacabana and the Uyuni salt flats

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