Ollantaytambo, 2,792 m up in the Sacred Valley, is the busiest departure point on the Machu Picchu line — most PeruRail and Inca Rail services leave from here rather than Cusco, which trims the ride down from 3.5 hours to roughly 90 minutes.
From Ollantaytambo the track runs down the Urubamba toward Aguas Calientes, pinned between cliff walls that get steeper the deeper you go. Panoramic windows, snow line visible on clear days, cloud forest closing in by the end.
Peruways bundles the Ollantaytambo transfer, train seat, Consettur shuttle up to the gate, and citadel entry into one booking — no juggling three operators. Licensed guides fill in the Pachacuti-era context on the way.
Book the Ollantaytambo → Machu Picchu run through Peruways and the Sacred Valley morning is already stitched together.
