3 Day Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu Tour
3 Day Tour from $ USD 485.00
3 Day Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu Tour
"On your visit to Machu Picchu, experience the stairs of death"
The Best 3 Day Huayna Picchu Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour. Join us on this exciting and unforgettable tour to The city of Cusco, Machu Picchu the Inca citadel and on The climb to Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu mountain.
About the 3 Day Huayna Picchu Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour.
3 Day Huaynapicchu Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour. It is an exciting and unforgettable tour package, allows you to visit the highlights of the historic center of The Cusco city and Machu Picchu the enigmatic Inca city and at the same time, climb the famous and steep Huaynapicchu mountain or Machu Picchu mountain.
This tour package is highly recommended for those travelers looking for a challenging and rewarding experience on their visit to Machu Picchu.
This program starts and ends in the city of Cusco, we organize tours 7 days a week and 12 months of the year.
Highlights
- Explore Cusco, cradle of ancestral culture.
- Take an amazing train ride to Machu Picchu.
- Discover the enigmatic Inca city of Machu Picchu.
- Climb the Huaynapicchu mountain by the death stone stairway.
- Discover the great cavern or temple of the Moon in Huaynapicchu.
- Enjoy your nights in the best carefully chosen hotels.
- Book your tour with a local expert tour operator in Cusco.
3 Day Huayna Picchu Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour – Summary.
Explore the cradle of the Inca empire and live a challenging and rewarding experience on your visit to Machu Picchu.
DAY 1
Arrival in Cusco and City Tour.
In the morning, arrival in Cusco and after noon, city tour and its surroundings (6.30 hours). Overnight: Cusco
DAY 2
Tour to Huaynapicchu and Machu Picchu – Cusco (B)*.
Travel by train, discover Machu Picchu one of the new 7 wonders of the world and climb to Huaynapicchu or Machupicchu mountain. Overnight: Cusco.
DAY 3
Flight Cusco – Lima – Return Home (B)*.
Farewell transfer to Cusco airport at any time.
*B = Breakfast. L = Lunch. D = Dinner.
3 Day Huaynapicchu and Machu Picchu Mountain Tour - Itinerary
Arrival in Cusco and City Tour
Upon arrival at the Cusco airport in the morning, one of our hosts will welcome you and escort you on your transfer and check-in at the hotel. After noon, together with your professional tour guide, embark on an exciting and unique 6-hour tour and discover the most emblematic places inside and outside the Imperial City.
Visit The main square preceded by the statue of the ninth emperor of the Inca empire and The amazing churches of the Company of Jesus and The Cathedral Basilica. Then, stroll inside the Cathedral and admire the beautiful religious decoration of precious metals and wood. Afterwards, visit The temple of the sun at Qorikancha, the administrative, religious, military and astronomical center at the incas time. Later, leave the city to visit Sacsayhuaman fortress and take a look at the mysterious polygonal style cyclopean walls with perfect inlays and finally return to your hotel.
- Overnight: Cusco
“Smile today as if you were on a trip”.
Physical Level
1, Easy
Tour Length
6-Hour Tour
Starting Altitude
3350 masl / 10990 ft, Cusco
Max Altitude
3700 masl /10,139ft, Tambomachay
Huaynapicchu and Machu Picchu Mountain Tour – Cusco
Today, get up early in the morning and take a full day tour to Huaynapicchu and Machu Picchu Mountain.
Our staff will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at 3:45 am, then you will be transferred by tourist minibus to Ollantaytambo train station. Take the 6:10 am train and have an unforgettable journey through the Urubamba River valley surrounded by huge mountains until you reach Machu Picchu village (Aguas Calientes). Upon arrival, you will be greeted by one of our hosts and professional local tour guide who will escort you on your tour in Machu Picchu Inca citadel (2-hour).
If you have the Huaynapicchu mountain access ticket, if you have the Huayna Picchu mountain access ticket, first do the Machu Picchu Inca citadel tour, then hike up Huaynapicchu mountain on your own (entrance time 9-10am). If you have the Machu Picchu Mountain access ticket, first make the hike to Machu Picchu Mountain on your own (entrance time 8-9am), after the mountain, do the Machu Picchu Inca citadel tour (2-hour).
The ascent to either of the 2 mountains will be a unique and unforgettable experience in your life. From the top, you will enjoy magnificent panoramic views of the Machu Picchu Inca citadel in perfect harmony with nature.
After the excursion, board a bus to the Aguas Calientes town and have lunch on your own. Later (15:20, or 18:20 hours), take your return train to Ollantaytambo. Upon arrival, you will be met and escorted by our staff on your return trip in a tourist minibus to the Cusco city.
- Overnight: Cusco
“It is better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times”.
Food
1B
Physical Level
1, Easy
Tour Length
Full-day tour
Min Altitude
2050 masl / 6726ft, Aguas Calientes
Max Altitude
2690m/8,825ft, Huaynapicchu - 3100m/10,170ft, Machupicchu Mountain
Flight Cusco - Lima - Return Home.
Breakfast at the hotel and 2.20 hours before your flight departure, our staff will pick you up and assist you to the Cusco airport. If your flight departs in the afternoon, take advantage of your free time to explore more to the Cusco city or do some souvenir shopping.
End of our service.
“If not now, when?”
Food
1B
Physical Level
1, Easy
Starting Altitude
3350 masl / 10990 ft, Cusco
Notes
To do 3 Day Huayna Picchu Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour, a good physical condition is required, but above all an excellent adventurous spirit.
To climb Huaynapicchu Mountain or Machu Picchu Mountain, you must make your booking 2 or 3 months in advance. Availabilities are limited and sell out quickly.
The Huaynapicchu Mountain or Machu Picchu Mountain Tickets, once purchased, do not have the option to change name, date and refund. Please note that if you cancel your trip, you will automatically lose 100% of the cost of your ticket. If you wish to resume or change the date of your visit to Machu Picchu, you must purchase a new ticket if there is still availability.
What’s Included in the 3 Day Huayna Picchu Mountain and Machupicchu tour
- Private transportation from the airport to the hotel and vice versa.
- Tourist mobility in city tour
- Professional English or Spanish-speaking local tour guide
- Tourist train tickets from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu and vice versa.
- All entrance tickets to the places to visit in the itinerary (City tour Cusco, Machu Picchu and Huaynapicchu or Mountain)
- Consettur bus tickets from Machu Picchu village (Aguas Calientes) to Machu Picchu Citadel, round trip.
- Tourist transportation from Cusco – Ollantaytambo train station – Cusco.
- 2 nights’ accommodation in 3-star hotel with breakfast (in Cusco).
- Meals: 2 breakfasts at the hotel.
- First aid kit and oxygen
- Regular or private tour
- Permanent assistance
What’s Excluded in the 3 Day Huayna Picchu Mountain and Machupicchu tour
- Meals not mentioned in included.
- Tour guide to climb Huayna Picchu or Mountain.
- All airline tickets (our professional team can help you book them).
- Travel insurance. We recommend that you take out your own travel insurance.
- Medicines and personal items, especially you should bring pills for altitude sickness (soroche).
- Tips (optional).
Packing List
What to bring on the 3 Day Huayna Picchu Mountain and Machupicchu tour
- A small personal backpack for the tours (max. 25 liters).
- All the tickets that will be given to you in Cusco (tourist tickets of the places to visit. Also train and bus tickets from Consettur).
- Personal document with which you made the tour reservation (passport, ID card, student card or other).
- Raincoat or poncho for the rainy season (November to April).
- Hat and cap for the cold and the sun.
- Adequate shoes to climb Huaynapicchu or mountain.
- Sunscreen (April to October)
- Mosquito repellent (Machupicchu).
- Bottled water
- Personal medication and pills for altitude sickness (soroche).
- Extra money (PEN)
- Cameras and others
Recomendations
To do the 3 Day Huayna Picchu Mountain and Machupicchu tour, we recommend the following:
- Book the 3 Day mountain Huaynapicchu and Machu Picchu tour two or three months in advance, especially if you plan to climb Waynapicchu mountain (300 people per day), it is the one that sells out the fastest. When the availability to Huaynapicchu is sold out, the second option which is the Machu Picchu mountain climb begins to sell out (100 people per day), therefore, we strongly recommend that you make your reservation months in advance.
- Make sure your flight arrives at the Cusco airport before 11 am.
- Let us know if you have any mishaps or delays upon arrival in Cusco.
- Before and upon arrival in Cusco, take pills for altitude sickness (soroche). In your hotel in Cusco also take the infusion of coca leaves, it will help you to acclimatize better and not to feel much the annoying headache, dizziness and vomiting. Avoid coffee, alcoholic beverages and cigarettes, as they impede the good assimilation of oxygen.
- In Cusco, in the early morning and at night, wear warm clothes. Especially on the second day of the itinerary.
- To travel by train to Machu Picchu, leave your heavy suitcases at the hotel in Cusco. The train company only allows you to travel with personal luggage. If you wish to travel with your heavy luggage, you will have to pay a supplement to the train company and go through a long process to send it by freight train.
About 3 Day Huayna Picchu Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour Prices.
We have 2 types of tours: Shared and Private tours. The price is expressed in US dollars (US$), per person and double room in a 3-star hotel.
Price List
Option One: Regular Tour
3 Day Huayna Picchu Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour – Regular Tour (Shared). Join our already formed groups and together with your new friends rediscover the capital of the Inca empire and the lost city of the Incas. We have daily departures and all 12 months of the year. The price is based on double occupancy.
Pax number | Price per person | |
2 or more people | $ USD 485.00 |
Option Two: Private Tour
3 Day Huayna Picchu Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour – Private Tour. This option is exclusive to you who prefer to travel with your partner, family, or friends and do not want to meet strangers. You can start the tour any day of the year. The price is based on double occupancy and varies according to the number of people traveling together.
Pax number | Price per person | |
1 Persons | $ USD 810.00 | |
2 - 3 Persons | $ USD 589.00 | |
4 - 5 Persons | $ USD 510.00 | |
6 or + Persons | $ USD 485.00 |
Optional Services
Enhance your the 3 Day Huayna Picchu Mountain and Machupicchu tour by adding these optional services
These services are not included in the package price; you can add them if you wish.
- $ 70 USD. Travel on the Vistadome panoramic train. It superior-class train that has cars with large windows on the wall and on the roof that allow you to enjoy the scenic view. It also offers typical dances and fashion shows on board.
- $ 43 USD. Buffet lunch at the Tinkuy restaurant by Belmond Sanctuary Lodge Hotel, located at the main entrance of the Machu Picchu citadel.
- $ 23 USD. Buffet lunch. El Mapi restaurant in Machu Picchu village.
- $ 45 USD. 2 nights in a single room in a 3-star hotel.
- If you want to spend the nights in a superior or luxury hotel (4 or 5-star hotel), ask for our confidential rates.
We offer US$ 20 off.
- For students from 9 to 17 years old and for university students under 25 years old who have a student ID. The credential must be valid for a maximum of one year.
- For countries belonging to the Andean Community (Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru).
- There is a $110 discount for children under 8 years of age; children under 3 years of age do not pay, but are not entitled to a seat on the train or buses.
Packing list
What to bring on the 3 Day Huayna Picchu Mountain and Machupicchu tour
- A small personal backpack for the tours (max. 25 liters).
- All the tickets that will be given to you in Cusco (tourist tickets of the places to visit. Also train and bus tickets from Consettur).
- Personal document with which you made the tour reservation (passport, ID card, student card or other).
- Raincoat or poncho for the rainy season (November to April).
- Hat and cap for the cold and the sun.
- Adequate shoes to climb Huaynapicchu or mountain.
- Sunscreen (April to October)
- Mosquito repellent (Machupicchu).
- Bottled water
- Personal medication and pills for altitude sickness (soroche).
- Extra money (PEN)
- Cameras and others
Travel Guide
Huayna Picchu Mountain. It is an incredible mountain located north of the Machu Picchu citadel. If you want to explore more places, you can climb this mountain from Machu Picchu citadel, it will take you about 45 minutes, but you must buy another ticket 3 or 4-month before, the availability is limited.
Machu Picchu Mountain. It is another incredible mountain located south of the Machu Picchu citadel. If you want to explore more places, you can climb this mountain from Machu Picchu citadel, it will take you about 1.40 hours, but you must buy another ticket 2 or 3-month before, the availability is limited.
FAQS3 Day Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu Tour
How to book the 3 Day Huayna Picchu Mountain and Machupicchu tour?
To book Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu mountain tour, fill out the booking form on our website. You can also write us directly to Gmail: machupicchuandestours@gmail.com or by WhatsApp / Telegram (+51) 984032083
How high is Huaynapicchu and Machu Picchu mountain?
Huaynapicchu has 2690 masl/8,825ft. Machu Picchu Mountain has 3100 masl/10,170ft. Machu Picchu Inca citadel is 2450 masl/8,038ft.
How long does it take to climb Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu Mountain?
The ascent in slow pace to Huaynapicchu takes between 40 min. to 1 hour and the ascent to Machu Picchu Mountain takes between 1.20 to 1.40 hours.
How long can I stay in Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu Mountain?
The time to stay at Huaynapicchu Mountain is 3 hours and the time to stay at Machu Picchu Mountain is 4 hours.
How long can I stay in the Inca city of Machu Picchu?
In the llaqta / Inca city of Machu Picchu you can stay 4 hours.
How long is the tour in the Inca city of Machu Picchu?
The tour in Machu Picchu with a local professional tour guide normally lasts 2.5 hours.
Is it dangerous to climb Huaynapicchu mountain or Machu Picchu mountain?
The ascent to Huaynapicchu mountain is more dangerous than to Machu Picchu mountain. In some parts of Huaynapicchu mountain, the lithic nail stairs seem to hang from a 200 to 300 meters deep ravine. But don’t worry, the most dangerous parts are closed and alternate routes have been set up to provide greater safety for visitors. Not suitable for cardiac or those who suffer from vertigo.
What can be seen in the Huaynapicchu mountain?
In Huaynapicchu mountain you can observe Inca enclosures, containment and agricultural terraces, a small tunnel and stairs of death that are located at the cliff edge. In addition, if you are in optimal conditions to continue exploring, you can descend to the great cavern or moon’s temple that is located behind the Huaynapicchu mountain. Only a lucky few reach this place.
How many tickets are available for Huaynapicchu Mountain and Machu Picchu Mountain?
Huaynapicchu mountain has 300 tickets available per day, divided into 4 entrance times: 7-8am, 8-9am, 9-10am and 10-11am.
Machu Picchu mountain has 100 tickets available per day, divided into 2 entrance times: 7-8am and 8-9am.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 400 visitors were admitted to each mountain and availability is likely to increase.
How many people can enter Machu Picchu per day?
More than 3340 people can enter the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu per day, including all its alternate routes such as the Inca Trail, Huaynapicchu and Machupicchu mountain. But before the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 5000 people entered per day and it is likely that the availabilities for Machu Picchu will increase.
What is the best time to climb Huaynapicchu and Machu Picchu Mountain?
The best time is from April to November, it is the dry season, sunny and blue-sky months. You will enjoy the best panoramic views.
How far in advance can I book the entrance ticket to Huaynapicchu or Machu Picchu Mountain?
It is advisable to book 2 or 3 months in advance. The availability for Huaynapicchu Mountain is the one that sells out the fastest. Therefore, it is advisable to make your reservation months in advance, especially if you plan to visit Machu Picchu between May and September, which is the high season for tourism in Cusco, Peru.
Where is Machu Picchu located?
Machu Picchu is located 112 km/69.5 miles from the city of Cusco, in the district of Machu Picchu town (better known as Aguas Calientes), province of Urubamba, Cusco region, Peru, South America.
How to get to Machu Picchu?
The best way to get to Machu Picchu from Cusco is to take a bus to the train station of Poroy or Ollantaytambo, then by train to Machu Picchu village (Aguas Calientes), and finally take the 25-minute shuttle bus from Aguas Calientes to the main gate of the Machu Picchu Inca city. You can also reach Machu Picchu by hiking the Inca Trail.
We offer well organized tour packages in both modalities.
From what time and until what time can I enter Machu Picchu?
You can enter Machu Picchu from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., but you can stay until 5:30 p.m., which is the main gate closing time.
How much luggage can I take on the train to Machu Picchu?
Traveling by train to Machu Picchu is only allowed with hand backpack and this should not exceed 5 kilos (11 pounds). We recommend leaving heavy suitcase in your hotel’s luggage room in Cusco. Otherwise, you will have to pay a surcharge on the cargo train and you will have to go through a long process to send your baggage.
Can I change the date and name on the entrance ticket to Huaynapicchu Mountain and Machu Picchu Mountain?
No. Once the entrance tickets to Huaynapicchu, Machu Picchu Mountain or Machu Picchu Inca City have been purchased, the policies of the Ministry of Culture, which is the Peruvian state-run entity, do not allow date or name changes and will not be refunded under any circumstances. If you want to change the date, you must purchase a new entrance ticket.
Still have more questions?
Please contact us and our journey consultants will be happy to answer all your questions.
- Gmail: machupicchuandestours@gmail.com
- WhatsApp: (+51)984032083
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