Machu Picchu Tour & Travel Guide
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- čas přidán 15. 09. 2019
- If you want to visit Machu Picchu, make the most of your time there by following the tips in this travel guide. I'll show you how to have the best experience possible, with helpful tips like where to catch the bus in Aguas Calientes, what trails you can hike for free, where to get the best pictures, and of course, I'll give you a full tour of Machu Picchu and its incredible ruins and terraces.
If you want to know how to get to Machu Picchu from Cusco, you should watch my previous video: • How to Get to Machu Pi...
Here are some time stamps:
0:15 - Where and how to catch the bus to Machu Picchu
1:14 - Entry tips and first views
2:47 - Inca Bridge trail
4:28 - Exploring Machu Picchu ruins (the city)
6:16 - Info about hiking Machu Picchu mountain and Wayna Picchu mountain
7:39 - Interesting facts about Machu Picchu from our tour guide
11:29 - Inca Trail to the Sun Gate
14:30 - Final views
Hike Machu Picchu or take the bus?
If you want to hike Machu Picchu from Aguas Calientes, you're more than welcome to do it, but I don't recommend it. There are enough stairs within Machu Picchu that you don't need to add a 90-minute hike beforehand (2km to the trailhead from Aguas Calientes, and then 1.75km straight up the mountain).
Machu Picchu Trails
Besides exploring Machu Picchu's ruins and terraces, there are four trails that branch out and give you incredible views of everything. Two of those trails are free, two require a ticket and access is limited to 400 people per day:
Machu Picchu Mountain and Wayna Picchu Mountain: $15 USD each, buy your tickets way in advance. You have a 0% chance of getting a ticket day of. Machu Picchu is the big mountain just to the south of the ruins and Wayna Picchu is just to the north. Wayna Picchu is the jagged rock in the background of every instagram picture you've ever seen. It's steep and crazy. Machu Picchu mountain is more of a long hike. Not too bad. Both give exceptional views of Machu Picchu and the mountains and valleys around it.
Sun Gate Trail: Do this one first, before you even explore Machu Picchu. It'll save you from having to backtrack. You'll see at 11:40 in the video, keep going up the Inca Trail past the steps to the guardhouse. It'll take at least an hour total. Plan on 90 minutes if you don't hike fast or if you want to spend more time at the Sun Gate. This is especially cool because you literally hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
Inca Bridge Trail: This is an easy trail but super scary if you're afraid of heights. The trailhead starts near the base of Machu Picchu Mountain. Plan on 30-45 minutes.
Machu Picchu Tour
Exploring Machu Picchu ruins is pretty straightforward since they make you follow the path. If you book a guide, have them meet you at the guardhouse instead of at the entrance. That way you can hike the two free trails first and then connect with your guide so you can take your time and learn about everything as you explore.
Thanks for watching my little Machu Picchu travel guide! If you have any other questions about visiting Machu Picchu, feel free to ask in the comments.
-Brian
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Love the point of view style video and narration. Beautiful work. Keep it up!!
Thanks so much!
Great video Brian, as usual very informative. I would love to visit Machu Picchu, thanks for the vlog.
Thanks, Martin! I hope you are able to get there some day. It definitely lives up to the hype. -Brian
Thank you for your wonderful video. Your awe is really touching. Definitively on my bucket list with Petra and Easter Islands! One day...
Thank you! It's hard not to be in awe here. Petra and Easter Island are also on my bucket list!
Thank you for refreshing my memories!
Sure thing. Lucky you to have experienced it in person, as well!
Thank you, ...this was the most detailed video so far on Macchu Picchu
You're welcome. Glad it was useful!
Now I really want to go someday, awesome video , Thank you !
I hope you can get there someday. It's absolutely incredible!! Thanks for watching. -Brian
Every video that you put out is amazing and you share with us what people like me will never be able to experience. It's been a minute since you put one on here so I know you're a busy man. But always always look forward to your videos and your explanation of things and of course the beauty! Thank you again for sharing I hope the family is well. Of course I will have to go back and watch this a time or two because I always miss something LOL. Again, thank you and God bless.
Super busy. Thanks for your patience! Life is great though and we have so many more adventures to share. Thank you so much for your support, Denise. It really means the world to us. We hope you're doing well, too. -Brian
Your video is informative and so awesome. I would like to visit the city. Thank you for sharing this video
Love this! Thank you! I just got back from Peru myself and posted videos. Peru is amazing!
Glad you were able to go. I didn't realize Machu Picchu was open already from the pandemic. Was it a lot less busy than normal?
A lot less busy. 50% capacity. The sun gate wasn't open yet, but I think opened in June.
Absolutely stunning!
Right?! I don't think I would ever get tired of the views here. Gorgeous! -Brian
Awesome video.
Back in the '70's I do not recall Aguas Calientes being so developed. Mostly set up for backpacks IIRC. We were picked up at the train station by bus and taken to the Peruviàn tourist hotel; now the Belmond Lodge. That night I was able to wander the ruins after the tourists departed and into the evening after the site "closed". After dark we could see the lights from hikers climbing Huayna Picchu.
The next day my father and I climbed Huayna Picchu, to the Templo de la Luna àt the top. In places the steps were well worn and only 12" wide blocks of stone, so you would climb on your hands and knees with a rusty cable attached to the mountain to hold on from a pretty sheer drop.
On the bus back down to Aguas Calientes, local kids would run down the steps between the swithbacks, standing beside the road waiving to the departing tourists at each switchback. They would chase the bus to the train station and collect change.
That sounds like such a fun experience! I can only imagine seeing Machu Picchu under the stars. And seriously, hiking Huayna Picchu at night?! That's super crazy!! Thanks for sharing your story. I really enjoyed reading that. -Brian
Thank you for this great video! Can feel the excitement through screen 😄 it would probably be better if there are more explanation for each site. it was still a great virtual travel experience 😊
Yeah, honestly I didn't even know much about each site until i went through it with the tour guide, and even then I feel like there was so much more to learn. I was just thrilled to be there experiencing it. I hope you get to go sometime.
Gorgeous!
Totally. This place is absolutely beautiful. -Brian
That's phenomenal indeed ❤❤
Such an amazing place!
Hello ! What a lovely place ! Thanks for having us visit whit you ! Incredible ...all those rocks that were used to built this place ! 😲
Always living in hills ...they must of been in shape !
ATB
Hélène et Serge 💑
De Boisbriand Québec
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We were talking about that too. They all must have been so fit! We took over 30,000 steps this day and a ton of them were up stairs. I can't imagine having to do that every day. -Brian
Thanks Brian ! Would be the kind of place I would like to see but my wife couldn’t walk the stairs because she has a sore knee. But last year we did a 84 days road trip starting from our home in Boisbriand Quebec to the Canadian Rockies and western United States . If ever you are curious come and take a look .i am only half way on editing.
Have a nice day and until the next one M
Hélène et Serge 💑
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We've explored a little bit of the Canadian Rockies (Banff and a little bit of Jasper) and it is gorgeous! I bet that was an amazing road trip. Hopefully you're loving the edit as much as the actual experience. It's always fun for me to relive the moments as I edit them. -Brian
Perfect Little Planet
Yes it’s like you said ...I started to live the trip during the planning and then doing it after when editing and also again when you look at the final result whit someone in my case my wife .
Have a nice week and until the next one !
Hélène et Serge 💑
Love this❤
Thanks so much!
This is amazing presentation. Big thumbs Up. Thanks for sharing. Let's stay connected.
Thank you so much for your support! -Brian
Hermoso Machu Picchu.
Sí. Es aún más hermoso en persona.
WOW!!! My vertigo wouldn't let me visit.Thanks for sharing
Yeah, there are so many drop-offs and steep cliffs. It may not be the best place for people with vertigo. Especially not the Inca Bridge trail. Thanks for watching! Hopefully the video wasn't too much for you. -Brian
@@PerfectLittlePlanet Loved it Brian.
Big fan love from kerala, India
Hope you come to kerala and enjoy the soothing experience of gods own country
Ah, we'd love to visit India and explore the entire country. So many amazing places to see and great food to eat there!
@@PerfectLittlePlanet especially kerala the fascinating beauty♥️
I’ve never clicked on a video so fast! Lol
I hope you liked it!
Goodness, what a beautiful view, But am glad there are such videos so you get to see what it takes to get there. Too much hiking for my liking though
Happy to share it with you, especially now that it's closed due to Covid for the foreseeable future. This is the _only_ way to see it. -Brian
Really splendid sir ... In this birth won't be able to see this site ...
Happy to share it with you so you can experience it from home.
Ours wonder of earth
For real. This place is straight out of a dream.
I never clicked so fast😅😅😆 but nice vid
Thanks for the support, Corinne! Glad you liked it.
First comment . I wanna thank God my mom
I'm so proud of you. I know you've worked so hard to get here. Enjoy this moment! :)
How beautiful & scary at the same time...hope you didn't get altitude sickness. 😨
I was really fortunate to not be affected at all by the altitude. I saw a few others in our group that did not do as well. :(
It should have a flag trail.. for roadway to go.. I saw it in picture of documentary enciclopedia..
It might. There were a lot of trails I didn't go on, including the 4-day hike on the Inca Trail that starts by Ollantaytambo.
You never mentioned it but I heard you breathing hard most of the time - even though it's 'only' 8,000 feet, any attempt at exertion and you can tell there just isn't as much oxygen as we're used to! (And Cusco at 13,000 feet is even worse!)
And no, they really aren't that big on safety railings, are they? ;-)
Oh, and here was our magic moment: Just after shooting a time lapse video of sunrise over Machu Picchu from near the guardhouse, we came across a baby lama that had just been born!
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Yeah, we spent a lot of time at high elevation. I actually went for a run in Cusco and was surprised I survived, and then we did a hike on an island in Lake Titicaca that was even higher than Cusco!
That's amazing to have seen a baby llama having just been born! What a unique experience to have at Machu Picchu!
With my health condition..
I could not walk very long and I try to vacanza holiday for a week at Uscio Avegno.. those starirs I could not walk well.. because of operation chirurgico give me.. I become weak.. and it seem I work into bridge construction..
I stopped working for 5 years,, and imagine I drink and I eat these 5years.. every morning breakfast is coffee milk.. and biscuits.. for 5years.. its 60 months..
You are fortune to see these things of mountain civilization..
Most University School is doing visit is place..
Yes, I consider myself very fortunate to be able to visit amazing places such as this. I hope your health improves so that you can visit and walk these stairs someday, too.
Can you buy bus tickets from the bus station ?
Yes. You can buy them the morning you go up (the office opens at 5am) but I suggest buying them the day before, when you first arrive in Aguas Calientes (it closes at 9pm). There will be no line at the office if you get them in the afternoon the day before. The morning line can be long, especially during high season.
I want to invite you to visit the beautiful sites and monuments of India
We definitely want to visit India. Can't wait to get over there and explore everything and eat all the food!
5AM??!! In morning?!
It seem,, Filipine map is used into..
Travel Bus.. Shuttle Bus..
Yeah, Machu Picchu is all about being up before the sunrise.
Go to Coron Philippines too🇵🇭
We would love to go to the Philippines! Hopefully we can arrange a trip soon. We'll put Coron on our list. Thanks! -Brian
Seem Abra of Ilocos del Sur or Ilocos Norte..
See only at fotografie..
The Philippines has such beautiful landscapes!
Philippines generation is Mountain Civilization.. its about Mountain and Falls Landscape..
Great to see Murr's life without Sal, Joe, & Q lol. Great sites btw.
Haha, gotta do something to keep busy, you know. :) Thanks 👍
Probably is Conecticut mountain..
Ruined by Revolution War of Alvisse..
Very confused at this comment. I grew up in Connecticut. I can assure you it does not have mountains.
Tip 1. Plan a trip to Machu Pichuu only if you are physically fit and unafraid of heights. Otherwise just travel via CZcams like the rest of us!
Yes. A fear of heights or poor fitness will definitely have a negative effect on your visit. Good tip.
Hey bro, you seem like a really nice and respectful guy. Are you a Christian?
Hi, thank you. Yes I am. :)
Seems like you did it the wrong way.
Yes. Very much so. Best to learn from our mistakes. 🙄
@@PerfectLittlePlanet my respects. Rock on dude.
fyi in these videos no one wants to see the person making the video. they just want to see the location.
If you read the other comments on this video, you'll see you are mistaken. All my videos use this style, so you might want to find a different travel vlogger to follow.