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3-Day Machu Picchu itinerary guide

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Top stops to prioritize

  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
  • Restaurante AYASQA - Comida tradicional
  • Manco Capac Square
  • Pueblo Viejo Machupicchu Restaurant
  • Mercado Aguas Calientes
  • Mesa 7 Restaurante
  • Manuel Chávez Ballón Site Museum
  • Huayna Picchu

Day 1: Most popular attractions

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

  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
  • Manuel Chávez Ballón Site Museum
  • Huayna Picchu
  • Sun Gate

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)
  • Butterfly Zoo - Mariposario of Machu Picchu
  • Mandor

Day 3: Proximity is everything

For day 3, we bundled attractions like Mercado Aguas Calientes and Temple of the Moon at Machu Picchu 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
  • Temple of the Moon at Machu Picchu
  • Sacred Rock at Machu Picchu
  • Temple of the Three Windows

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