Reaching Machu Picchu by train remains the most relaxed way in. Peruways books all PeruRail services — Expedition, Vistadome and Belmond Hiram Bingham — out of Poroy or Ollantaytambo.
The route runs down the Urubamba gorge, dropping from Cusco’s 3,400 metres to 2,000 at Aguas Calientes. The windows are the point; Vistadome’s are oversized on both sides and overhead, and the Hiram Bingham adds a 1920s-style dining car with live music.
Peruways’ guides pick up the story once you’re off the train, walking the citadel with you and framing what you’re looking at: the Intihuatana sun-dial, the agricultural terraces, the ritual district carved into the cliff.
Book your PeruRail package with Peruways once your citadel entry date is set.
