Machu Picchu trips planned around the right entry, route, train, and guide

The trips

Six trips, one for every way in

Real packages with real prices, each planned around the Machu Picchu entry your dates allow and operated end to end by us.

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  7 days

  Fascinating Machu Picchu

  Best for: A first trip, easiest pace

  from $1,750 per travelerSee itinerary →

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  9 days

  Machu Picchu for Families

  Best for: Kids and multi-generation groups

  from $2,150 per travelerSee itinerary →

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  9 days · Flagship

  Machu Picchu & Lake Titicaca

  Best for: The complete highlands trip

  from $2,190 per travelerSee itinerary →

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  7 days

  Short Inca Trail & Machu Picchu

  Best for: Walking in through the Sun Gate

  from $2,250 per travelerSee itinerary →

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  9 days

  Inca Trail Expedition

  Best for: The full four-day trek

  from $2,390 per travelerSee itinerary →

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  7 days

  Private Machu Picchu

  Best for: Private guiding and comfort

  from $2,450 per travelerSee itinerary →

Compare all six trips or read how we work

We design and run your whole Peru trip around the right Machu Picchu access, with every entry confirmed as part of it.

How it works

Your trip, planned in three steps

1. 01

   Pick the way you want to arrive

   Train and a guided classic visit, a trek in through the Sun Gate, private comfort, or a pace built for kids. Start from the style that fits, or let the recommender pick the right route from a few questions.

   • By train, classic visit
   • Short Inca Trail
   • Classic 4-day trek
   • Private and comfortable
   • With kids
   • Not sure? Get a recommendation
2. 02

   See what is open for your dates

   Check Machu Picchu and Inca Trail availability for your exact dates, free and without an email. Sold-out dates rarely come back, so if yours are tight, set an alert for new releases and we will map the closest alternative that still works.

   • Availability CheckerThe status for your dates, stamped with when we last checked.
   • Inca Trail Permit TrackerRelease status by trek and month, with an alert when access opens.
   • Circuit & Route RecommenderA best-fit route and a backup, from a few questions. No email.

   First, see how access works

3. 03

   We plan and run it

   Tell a specialist your dates, party size, and pace. You get straight answers from the verified rules and a person who builds and runs the whole trip end to end. No pressure, no ticket sales, just the plan.

   • Ask the AI trip specialistStraight answers from the verified rules, and a human handoff when you want one.
   • Custom Peru Trip PlannerA feasibility read on your month, party, and pace before anyone asks for an email.

Research

Planning guides

The research questions, answered by the team that operates the trips.

• How to Choose a Machu Picchu Tour

  A working method for picking the right Machu Picchu tour: trek or train, group or private, package or DIY, and the questions that expose a weak operator.

• Best Time to Visit Machu Picchu

  When to go to Machu Picchu: how the dry and wet seasons actually feel, month by month, and how far ahead each season sells out.

• Altitude in Cusco: What to Expect and How to Acclimatize

  Cusco sits near 3,400 m. What the altitude feels like, an arrival plan that works, and how to acclimatize before Machu Picchu or a trek.

• Salkantay vs the Inca Trail: Which Trek to Machu Picchu?

  The permit-limited, ruins-rich Inca Trail or the wilder, higher Salkantay trek: how the two classic routes to Machu Picchu really compare.

• What to Pack for Machu Picchu and the Andes

  A practical Machu Picchu packing list: layers for four climates, what to carry into the citadel, and what trekkers need that day-visitors do not.

• Machu Picchu Circuit 2 vs Circuit 3: Which One to Book?

  Circuit 2 is the classic postcard view plus the urban core; Circuit 3 is the lower citadel and the Huayna Picchu climbs. How to choose between them.

All planning guides

The proof

Every rule, current and dated

The current rules behind the tools above, each carrying the date we last checked it.

Open the Rules Center