If you decide to claim by foot from Machu Picchu Town towards the Citadel, take repellent (or it goes for your own).

The train ticket can be bought of coming and return or just coming or return; In Macchu Picchu Town there is a Peru Rail Office where you can do any transaction you may need (tickets that will be change to another date have a hardship of US$ 7.14), if there are not seats at the same kind of service, you will have to pay a repayment (if it a service of a higher price), but if the service has a lower price, you will lose the repayment. The changes of date don’t have any hardship. 

If you decide to stay at Macchu Picchu town, you must go up to the citadel early morning to appreciate the Sun rise…..The sanctuary of Macchu Picchu is open from 06:00 A.M and the sun rises at 07:15 A.M. approximately , you can’t miss it!!!!

There are many hostel and hotels in Macchu Picchu Town and just one hotel that is located in the entrance of Macchu Picchu.

In Macchu Picchu Town there are some water pools of thermal baths, we recommend you to take it after a long walk, so ¡don’t forget your swimsuit!

Quick tips/Suggestions, Wayna Picchu
You have to enter the Wuayna Picchu before 2 P.M, and you have to leave it before 4 P.M.

The hick to the temple of the moon is hard, with steps during the whole trek; the average time that one has to trek to arrive and come back to Wayna Picchu is 3 hours.

Take all the precautions needed, because the steps to get to Wayna Picchu are really raised, in the same way is the trek to the temple of the moon, the trek is very hard and it takes to much time to do it.

Keep in mind that the sanctuary closes at 5:00 P.M.

Quick tips/Suggestions, Machupucchu Town
If you have time, you’ll have to visit the waterfalls of Mandor where you can go by foot; it will take for about 40 minutes, all done by the train tracks. In the route you will be able to see “el gallito de las rocas”, The National Bird, typical of the zone that in the mating season they do noisy and communal exhibitions; these rites with feathers, the males whistle to attract the females. With lots of luck you’ll be able to see them.

In Machu Picchu Town there are some water pools of thermal baths, we recommend you to take it after a long walk, so ¡don’t forget your swimsuit!

Quick tips/Suggestions, Inca Trail
If you’re thinking in doing the Inka Trail to Macchu Picchu, we recommend making your reservation with enough time. Remember that you need at least one month in advance.

In order to make the trail you must hired the services of an agency specialise in this activity.

When could I go?

The best time because the weather, to do the Inka trail is in the months of June to August, but the disadvantage is the cost, being that is the high season, however the rest of the year one can also due the Inka trail. In February they have establish a period to renovate the trail, for reasons of natural recovering of Inca Trail chain.

What do I have to bring?

All of the tourists are obligated without exception to take minimum equipment for camping; including first aid equipment, besides we recommend you to take:

• Cold food
• Warm clothes and fresh clothes
• Rain gear
• Hat
• Flashlight
• Chocolate, dry fruits an lemon candy.
• Pills to purify the water.

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