{"id":1500,"date":"2024-02-23T11:53:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T16:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/incredibleperutours.com\/tour\/walk-to-the-inca-fortress-of-waqra-puacara-1-day-copy-copy-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T19:20:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T00:20:54","slug":"machu-picchu-by-car-2days","status":"publish","type":"tour","link":"https:\/\/incredibleperutours.com\/en\/tour\/machu-picchu-by-car-2days\/","title":{"rendered":"Machu Picchu Tour by Car \u2013 2 Days."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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GENERAL INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Duration:<\/strong> 2 days \/ 1 night
\nStarting point:<\/strong> Cusco (pickup from your hotel).
\nFinishing point:<\/strong> Cusco historic center (late evening; not always back at the hotel).
\nTravel style:<\/strong> Hiking and cultural (alternative road route, without the tourist train).
\nDifficulty:<\/strong> Moderate (long transfers, two walks along the railway, and stairs at Machu Picchu).
\nCar ride duration:<\/strong> About 6 hours on day 1 + about 6 hours on the return on day 2.
\nHiking duration:<\/strong> About 2.5 – 3 hours on day 1 (Hydroelectric \u2192 Aguas Calientes) + 2.5 – 3 hours on day 2 (Aguas Calientes \u2192 Hydroelectric).
\nHiking distance:<\/strong> About 10 km each way (about 20 km in total).
\nTour dates:<\/strong> Daily, subject to Machu Picchu entrance availability.
\nAltitudes (approx.):<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Cusco:<\/strong> 3,400 m a.s.l. (Main Square)
\n\u2022 Malaga Pass:<\/strong> 4,330 m a.s.l.
\n\u2022 Santa Teresa:<\/strong> 1,650 m a.s.l.
\n\u2022 Hydroelectric station:<\/strong> 1,750 m a.s.l.
\n\u2022 Aguas Calientes:<\/strong> 2,040 m a.s.l.
\n\u2022 Machu Picchu:<\/strong> 2,430 m a.s.l.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n

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\n \n Price<\/span>\n \n <\/span>\n Machu Picchu Tour by Car \u2013 2 Days.<\/span>\n
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\n Price<\/span>\n 160.00 USD<\/span> Per Person<\/span>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n
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