The Cusco-to-Machu Picchu route is the most photographed stretch of rail in South America, and most of the trip is in how you string it together. Peruways plans the itinerary end to end so you aren’t juggling five bookings.
Start in Cusco: two nights at altitude, a walking tour of the old centre, a half-day in the Sacred Valley to see Pisac and Ollantaytambo. From Ollantaytambo station, the train descends to Aguas Calientes along the Urubamba River, and the next morning you take the bus up to the citadel.
A Peruways guide walks the ruins with you, which turns the stones into a story — who Pachacuti was, why the terraces curve the way they do, what the Intihuatana was for. The circuit routing changed in 2024 and now matters: your ticket type dictates which paths you can take.
Book your Cusco-to-Machu-Picchu week with Peruways and keep the moving parts out of your head.
