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2-Day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu with Hotel

Sun Gate at dusk, day 1

The short trail from Km 104 with a hotel night in Aguas Calientes, three meals, both trains and the round-trip bus. At checkout it sold two options for two adults: $530 each in a group, $625 each private, both with free cancellation up to 24 hours before. It does not sell to one adult.

2 days · 1 nighthotel nightgroup or privatefree cancellation to 24 hneeds 2 travellers3 reviews
$530per person · two travellers or more4.63 reviews
Check dates · 24 Oct 2026
needs 2 travellers · free cancellation to 24 h
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2 days · 1 nightduration
Km 104start · 6:30 AM
group or privatetwo options
hotelAguas Calientes
not statedtrain class back
3 mealsdinner, lunch, breakfast
Machu Picchuentry included
English · Spanishbilingual guide
Walk one day, sleep in a bed

2-Day Inca Trail with Hotel, Day by Day

~12 km · 1 hotel night · highest 2 730 m · permit 250/day
walks this day · most reviewed 2-dayCusco: Machu Picchu 2-Day Inca Trail with Vistadome Train$592pp · ★ 4.8 · 332Book
includes this morningCusco: Machu Picchu 2-Day Inca Trail with Vistadome Train$592pp · ★ 4.8 · 332Book
On 24 Oct 2026 · two adults

Options and Prices

OptionStartGroupPrice pp
Group tour Lowest price6:30 AMsmall group$530Book
Private tour6:30 AMyour party$625+$95Book

Checked at checkout on GetYourGuide, 29 Sep 2026. The partner's calendar is the price on the day you book.

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What Is Included

  • Dinner, lunch and breakfast
  • Private transport from the hotel to the train station
  • Bilingual guide
  • Inca Trail and Machu Picchu entry
  • Train Ollantaytambo → Km 104
  • Bus Machu Picchu ↔ Aguas Calientes, round trip
  • 1 hotel night
  • First aid and oxygen
  • Train Aguas Calientes → Ollantaytambo
  • Transport Ollantaytambo → Cusco
  • Lunch on the last day
  • Machu Picchu Mountain or Huayna Picchu, $70
Check dates · $530Options and prices
~12 km of real Inca Trail, Km 104 → Sun Gatepermit 250/day
Km 82
2 720 mWarmiwañusca
4 215 mKm 104
2 100 mSun Gate
2 730 m
Two options

Group or Private, How to Choose

The two options walk the same trail with the same hotel night, meals and trains. What changes is who walks with you: in the group option you share the guide with other trekkers; in the private option the guide is yours, so the pace and the stops are too.

Group tourPrivate tour
Two adults, 24 Oct$1,060$1,250
Per person$530$625
Guidesharedyour party only
Free cancellationto 24 hto 24 h
Start6:30 AM6:30 AM

Checkout 29 Sep 2026, two adults.

Our takeFor $95 more each, the private option is worth it if you walk slowly or want to stop for photos; otherwise the group option is the better value.
Check dates · $530needs 2 travellers · free cancellation to 24 h
Our verdict

A Private Short Trail for Two, Free to Cancel

At $625 each for two, the private option gives two travellers their own guide on the short trail for $1,250 in total, and the group option at $530 is among the lowest two-day prices with reviews. Both are free to cancel. The thin record — three reviews — is the risk.

Book it if
You travel as two and want a private guide or free cancellation.
Skip it if
You travel alone or want a long review record.
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From the listing

What the Reviews Mention

  1. A wonderful guide on the trail.
  2. Coordination with the agency before the trip was not easy, according to one reviewer.

In numbersThree reviews in total — too few to rely on.

Check dates · $530needs 2 travellers · free cancellation to 24 h
Before you book the short trail

What the Short Trail Asks of You

The short trail starts at Km 104, below Machu Picchu, and walks about 12 km past Chachabamba and Wiñay Wayna to the Sun Gate. There is no high pass: most of the effort is three to four hours of steady uphill on stone steps, at a lower altitude than Cusco. You reach the Sun Gate in the afternoon and are down in Aguas Calientes that evening.

Permits
250 a day on the short trail, sold by name. Two to four months ahead is usually enough outside June to August.
Passport
The number given at booking must match the passport you carry.
Fitness
If you can climb stairs for an hour at a time, you can walk it; take it slowly after Wiñay Wayna.
February
Closed for maintenance, like the classic trail.
Pack lightYou walk with a day pack: water if it is not provided, rain gear, sun protection, a warm layer for the evening and your passport.
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GetYourGuide · Cusco: 2-Day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu with Hotel
Km 104A Private Short TrailYour own guide on the last sector, if you pick the private option
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Compared with the Cusco Trek and Our Pick

CriterionCusco: 2-Day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu with HotelCusco: 2-day Inca Trail to Machu PicchuCusco: Machu Picchu 2-Day Inca Trail with Vistadome Train
Price per person$530 · min 2$550 · min 2$592
Inca Trail walked~12 km~12 km~12 km
Permitshort trail, 250 a dayshort trail, 250 a dayshort trail, 250 a day
Highest point2 730 m2 730 m2 730 m
Nightshotel, Aguas Calienteshotel, Aguas Calientes3-star hotel, Aguas Calientes
Through the Sun Gateyesyesyes
Reviews36332
Rating4.64.74.8
Book ahead2–4 months2–4 months2–4 months
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Twelve details from the listing

Good to Know

01Needs at least two travellers
02Group or private option
03Private costs $95 more per person
04Start at 6:30 AM
05Private transfer to the station
06Bilingual guide
07Round-trip bus to the citadel
08Lunch on day two is not included
09The Mountain or Huayna Picchu: $70 extra
10Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
11Not suitable over 65 or under 6
12Three reviews so far
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★ 4.6 · 3 reviews

What They Wrote

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Javier
Aug 31, 2026 · GetYourGuide
★★★★★

Coordination with the agency was not very easy, but the tour guide was wonderful.

About this trek

Questions

No. At checkout on 29 September both options said at least two participants are required.

Your own guide and no other trekkers. For two adults on 24 October, the group option was $530 each and the private option $625 each.

Yes, up to 24 hours before for a full refund, according to the checkout.

The listing says it is not suitable for travellers over 65 or children under 6.

Three reviews so far; one says coordination with the agency was not easy but the guide was wonderful.

Two to four months is usually enough for the short trail outside June to August; at checkout on 29 September the group option was open for 24 October.

It starts with a private transfer from your hotel to the train station, and ends with the train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo and transport back to Cusco.

Dinner on the first night, breakfast and lunch; the listing names lunch on the last day as not included.

The listing says a one-night hotel stay in Aguas Calientes without a star rating. Ask the operator which hotel before you book.

A change of clothes, comfortable shoes, your passport, cash and biodegradable repellent and sunscreen, according to the listing.

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Updated 29 Sep 2026 · listing prices as of 28 Sep 2026, checkout prices checked on GetYourGuide 26–29 Sep 2026.

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