The multi-day hiking tour takes determined travelers along the original trail forged by the Incas 500 years ago, culminating at Machu Picchu. In an effort to protect the centuries-old trail ...

The promise of being able to reach the Sun Gate and take in that first view of Machu Picchu keeps them motivated. Planning a hike on the Inca Trail takes time. There are also important factors to ...

It's also a good place to recoup or get a massage after an Inca Trail hike, but otherwise, there's little reason to linger. Most visitors to Machu Picchu arrive by train, either from Cusco (via ...

Two hours into the hike, the explorer and his two escorts ... named in 2007 as one of the new seven wonders of the world: Machu Picchu. What Bingham saw was a dramatic and towering citadel of ...

Even as a frequent traveler, there are a few things I wish I had known before visiting Peru to see Cusco, Macchu Picchu, and ...

How do you get to Machu Picchu? Machu Picchu can be reached a variety of ways, including hiking the Inca Trail with a tour company, by train or by bus. When is the best time to visit Machu Picchu?

an alternative is disembarking at the 104‑kilometer spot and hiking the last four to five hours of the route (8.75 miles). “That is the single best way to be introduced to Machu Picchu ...

For on-foot adventurers chasing beautiful views, the world is dotted with sublime – but often physically challenging – trails ...

Visitors wishing to visit or hike through the iconic Masca Valley in Tenerife will now only be able to do so via a new ...

After our day of hiking and visiting Machu Picchu we rode back to Cusco on the same route, except for an excursion to the Inca terraces in Pisac. Fortunately, the stream crossings had waned by then.