You can't ride all the way to Machu Picchu but this trek through the Sacred Valley of the Incas puts you close. Here's what you'll see along the way.

The mountains that cradle the site also are important sacred ... Cusco, the former center of the Inca world and the closest city to Machu Picchu. The site is a source of national pride for Peru ...

I spent several months hiking in ... to the Sacred Valley, and there are many ways to get there. You can take the train from Cusco to Aguas Calientes, the town at the base of Machu Picchu.

The best way to get around Cusco is on foot ... offering shuttle service to and tours of the Sacred Valley for about $50 per day. To reach Machu Picchu without spending four days on the ...

Here’s a cool fact to share with children visiting Machu Picchu in Peru—the place probably ... the narrow-gauge railway from Cusco to the Urubamba Valley below the ruins.

Note: Some of the below destinations may be affected by the civil unrest in Peru ... downtown Cusco) to Aguas Calientes, a station sitting at the base of the mountain on which Machu Picchu ...