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PERU

Machu Picchu & Huayna Picchu

1/8/2016

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The top highlight in Peru is Machu Picchu and even though it is super popular & touristy the trip is totally worth it.
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Book your entrance in advance only 2000 people allowed per day. Here you can find the official website where you should also by the tickets from.
If you want also to climb Huayna Picchu get prepared as it is quite intense, for this hike there are 400 tickets a day
  • 200 from 7-8 AM
  • 200 from 10-11 AM
You need to have the passport with you to enter. At the exit you can ask to get your passport stamped that you have visited Machu Picchu :)

How to get there:
You can hike up from Aguas Calientes or take the bus. I would recommend the bus especially if you want also to hike the Huayna Picchu as the effort is significant. You can buy the bus tickets from a kiosk next to the bus station in Aguas Calientes (you can't miss it). As there is only one company operating on the route the trip is expensive: 74 soles per person.
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Huayna Picchu Hike

Around 10AM we went towards the entrance for Huayna Picchu. You will enter with other 200 people. You will have again to register once when you enter and then again when you go out.

It took us 2h altogether (including the stay at the top)...it can take longer though to reach the top (2,720 m). The hike is quite difficult but totally worth it! Make sure that you are in good health conditions, as besides the uneven size of the stairs, the lack of enough oxygen can make things even more complicated. Go in your own rhythm there is no need to hurry anywhere. Get water with you to help with the way up, and watch your step especially on the way down, it can be slippery. 

I got on TripAdvisor a lot the of questions which hour is better to book for the Huayna Picchu, the answer would be: it depends. 

We went for the second group and it was an excellent decision. We arrived at Machu Picchu quite early 8ish AM as we wanted to get pictures without all the crowds. It was super foggy till around 9 AM, thus the view from the Huayna Picchu would have not offered you a lot with the morning hike. 


We left Machu Picchu around 1PM to get to our train back to Cuzco.
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