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3 days
Mexico, North America

3-Day Aguas Calientes itinerary guide

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Aguas Calientes — Nebel Voyage 22 Aguas Calientes

Top stops to prioritize

  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
  • Green House
  • Manco Capac Square
  • Mesa 7 Restaurante
  • Mercado Aguas Calientes
  • Cala Tratoria
  • Huayna Picchu
  • Butterfly Zoo - Mariposario of Machu Picchu

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Mandor, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
  • Huayna Picchu
  • Butterfly Zoo - Mariposario of Machu Picchu
  • Mandor
  • Restaurant Bistro Bar Indio Feliz

Day 2: Center of town

For day 2, we recommend exploring the center side of town.

  • Manco Capac Square
  • Ministry of Culture (Machu Picchu Park Passes)
  • La Boulangerie de Paris - Machupicchu
  • Mercado de Abastos
  • Machu

Day 3: Proximity is everything

For day 3, we bundled attractions like Mercado Aguas Calientes and CH’ASKA Pizzeria and other places within a close range, so that the time it takes to travel between all of them is less than one hour.

  • Mercado Aguas Calientes
  • CH’ASKA Pizzeria
  • Inca Trail
  • QUNUQ RESTAURANT | Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel

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