FAQs

1- How we arrive t to Cusco? 

First buy your international flight from home to Lima (Perú), then your domestic flight to Cusco (at 11 000 feet above sea level), in Cusco’s airport we can pick you up, if you requested and take you to your hotel in Cusco City or the Sacred Valley. 

2.- Where can I stay in Cusco or the Sacred Valley?  

We recommend to find a hotel in the Sacred Valley (Urubamba town 9 500 feet above sea level) beacuse is lower and warmer than Cusco, in  order to avoid the high altitude sickness, also most of the tour we offer are close to the Sacred Valley, and is closer to the train sation to take the train  to Machupicchu. 

3.- Can you recommend any particular Hotel?

Yes we can recommend a Hotel in the Sacred Valley, Cusco and Machupicchu, also we can help you with the booking, acording to your requierement. 

4.- How far is the Sacred Valley from Cusco’s airport? 

It takes one and half hours drinving.  

5.- Can I visit something on the way to the Sacred Valley?  

Of course there are different places to visit on the way such as Saqsaywaman, Pisaq, or Chinchero, and any community experience. Just ask, which places you can visit, according  of your landing time to Cusco.  

6.- when can I go to Cusco?  

The best time to visit Cusco is in dry season from May to October, the rayni season also is good to see all the farmlands and landscape green. (Febreary rain a lot). 

7.- Which places Can I visit or you recommend? 

Definitely we recommend Machupicchu and we can connect with the Sacred Valley tour and one of the communities experience  we offer, they are unique experience you will have it, if you have more time we can take you somewhere else we offer in our web site, each tours are different each others. 

8.-  Can I go by car to Machupicchu? 

No, the only way to visit Machupicchu is by train, as you can see our map the  train start from Ollantaytambo’s train station to Aguas Calientes town (also knows as Machupicchu town) then we take a bus up to Machupicchu ruins. The other way is to walk the inka trail 2 or 4 days. 

9.- When do I have to book the tour? 

We recommend to book a tour at least a month in advance, longer time better, in order to buy the train tickets and entrance to Machupicchu, because they are limited, the other tours you can book a couple weeks before.  

10.- How I book the tour? 

Firts let us know how many days you are coming to Cusco, and we can make you a plan and Itinerary to visit the most atractive places, if you are interesting to visit Machupicchu we need your full Information such as: departure day, full names, passport number, nationality and age, all the entrance tickets to Machupicchu and train tickets requiered these information. Notice the entrance tickets to Machupicchu neither the train tickets are  changeable.  Then make a deposit (200 usd for Machupicchu tour) vía our PayPal account at our website. For the other tours you can pay once you arrive to Cusco aslo you can deposit by our PayPal account. 

11.- Is the 200 USD refound if we cancel or change our mind? 

No, it is not refound because as soon as we get the money we buy all the entrance tickets to Machupicchu and the train tickets.  For the other tours yes it is refundable 90 %.

12.-  Is  woth it to climb Machupicchu mountain or Waynapicchu mountain? 

Both  of then are worth it but you might need to book 2 days tour to Machupicchu in order to have enough time to climb one of these mountains,  Waynapicchu mountian takes 45 minutes up and 45 minutes down, and the entrances are at 7:00 & 09:00 am., Machupicchu mountain takes 2 hours up and 2 hours down, also the entrance are at 7:00 & 09:00 am. Notice there Waynapicchu mountain, Machupicchu mountain and Machupicchu itself are three diferent places. 

13 .- Are there places to spend over night in Acuas Calientes or Machupicchu town?  

Yes, aguas calientes town has different hotels and categoríes from 5 to 1 start  service.  

14.- How many days you recommend us to visit Machupicchu? 

If you are planing a fast trip and vist some other places one day will be enought, but if your want to climb one of the mountains we recommend two days Machupicchu tour. 

15.- what can I bring there? 

Take with you; warm clothes, jackets, shirt, confortable pants, hiking shoes, hat, sun glasses, sun cream, insect repellent, rain coat. 

16.- Do I need visa for Perú? 

No, you don’t visa for Perú if you are planning to visit less than a month.