Originally Posted by
Dark Blue
I am planning to stay in Cusco for one week and visit Machu Picchu during in one full day.
I highly recommend doing the
short Inca Trail, 15km/9miles, which ends with walking through the Sun Gate - in the late afternoon with a spectacular view of Machu Picchu from above - and spending about an hour at the upper level of Machu Picchu. Then get back and tour the rest of the site the next morning.