You will be collected from your accommodation in Cusco early in the morning. Depending on your assigned train time, the transfer will take you to the station from which the rail journey begins. The train follows the Sacred Valley until reaching Km 104, where your trekking experience officially starts.

The first stretch climbs gradually through dense mountain vegetation until reaching Wiñay Wayna (2,680 m / 8,792 ft). Built along dramatic slopes above the Urubamba River, this site features long agricultural terraces, stone stairways and ceremonial areas that reflect advanced Inca planning and adaptation to the landscape.

After a visit of the ruins, the route continues for roughly one and a half hours along original Inca pathways. The trail then leads to Inti Punku, the Sun Gate, from which Machu Picchu appears for the first time. For many travelers, this viewpoint becomes the symbolic moment in which the entire trek comes together.

From the Sun Gate, a gentle descent of about an hour brings you toward the upper terraces of the citadel area. You will then take the shuttle bus down to Aguas Calientes, check into your hotel, and later share dinner in town before resting for the next day.