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Cusco-Machu Picchu Itin (for next week)
So my last-second Peru trip for next week has this as the likely itin; please advise where it looks normal to me but makes no sense to an intelligent person who knows the area!
Monday- Fly into CUZ at 11am (can't be changed)
Hire driver/guide; Travel to places in Sacred Valley en route to Ollantaytambo, spend night there.
Tuesday- See sites around Ollantaytambo, take 4:30pm train to Aguas Calientes. Spend night there.
Wednesday- Do early hike up Huayna Picchu then see the rest. Take 4:30 train to Cusco. Spend night there.
Thursday- 1pm Fly from Cusco to Lima (can't be changed).
This seems a bit different than most, in that we're spending the first night in Ollantaytambo, not Cusco. There may be good reasons for not doing this; please enlighten me. My thinking is that it would be easier to sleep at Ollantaytambo's lower altitude, and it allows easy access to the afternoon train into Aguas Calientes.
Thanks-
Last edited by Mike Jacoubowsky; Dec 2, 2014 at 12:30 pm