Machu Picchu Peru Travel Guide: Everything to Know Before Visiting
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we're going from Cusco to Machu Picchu and we're going to show you the process
the road is actually kind of dangerous so keep that in mind because there is landslides
my first impression when I got here was wow this is amazing
circuit 2 that we're on it really does a great tour of the actual sanctuary
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Are you looking to know how to visit Machu Picchu Peru from Cusco? In this Machu Picchu travel guide we start in Cusco and drive in a private car to Ollantaytambo where we board a Peru Rail train to Aguas Calientes. We provide you with a Machu Picchu history tour and guide. People want to know if Machu Picchu is Open and the answer is yes 100 percent open. The process of getting from Cusco to Machu Picchu takes about 5 hours. You can book a Machu Picchu tour and wake up at 4am for the 10am tour and then come back in the same day or you can do like we did and actually stay the night in Aguas Calientes and do the tour in the morning. People were asking if Machu Picchu is closed and the answer is No. It is open! In this Machu Picchu vlog we show you around the sanctuary and provide facts about Machu Picchu. The reason we made this Machu Picchu travel documentary is to help visitors to Peru understand what it takes to get there. ALSO WATCH: FULL PERU TRAVEL GUIDE: https://youtu.be/WGTpzXzkDqM?si=1hLFfw7AFY71ZPsH Top Attractions In Machu Picchu 2026 (Timestamps) 00:00 Intro 00:24 Cusco To Machu Picchu 1:05 Drive Ollantaytambo 1:50 Capsule Hotels 2:37 Arrive Ollantaytambo 2:58 Peru Rail Train To Aguas Calientes 4:38 Arrive Aguas Calientes 5:15 Buy Tickets To Machu Picchu 6:20 Bus to Machu Picchu Citadel 7:13 Arrive at Machu Picchu Citadel 10:13 Machu Picchu “Lost City” 12:20 Temple 13:56 About Machu Picchu 17:04 About Cusco 17:58 Things To know Visiting Peru 20:16 Outro Island Hopper TV takes you around the world to the premiere travel destinations. Our virtual travel guides from across America to Asia, Europe and Australia have assisted many world travelers in educating themselves on their next destination to travel or even vacation.