We start the day by picking you up from your hostel / hotel at approx 6:40 – 7:00am. We will drive for around 5 hours, crossing Chinchero, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Santa Maria, Santa Teresa and ending up at the Hydroelectric Power Station. On the drive you will be able to see clearly the white snow capped mountains of the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The extensive low vegetation hills, red clay hills and authentic villages of the Quechua region.

From Hydroelectric you will hike for 11km. This hike is a mostly flat walk beside the railway and beside the beautiful Vilcanota river. The hike from Hydroelectric to Aguas Calientes was the same trail used by the North American professor Hiram Bingham who rediscovered Machu Picchu after centuries of it being lost to the outside world! You will spend a night in Aguas Calientes and have the rest of the day to explore the town. There are plenty of shops, restaurants and hot springs to keep you busy before visiting the Inca wonder. Your tour guide will meet you at your hostel reception for any last details about your Machu Picchu visit.