The luxurious
Hiram Bigham Train Rail Service actually departs
from Poroy (just outside Cusco, some 20 minutes from
the city's centre).
The journey takes
3 and a half hours and includes a vast array of first
class comforts and facilities: on-board meals with wine
(brunch on outward journey, dinner on return), entertainment,
guides, bus transfers, entrance to the Machu Picchu
sanctuary and afternoon tea at Machu Picchu Sanctuary
Lodge, pre-dinner cocktails.
Trains depart at 9am and arrive at
12.30. After a guided visit of the ruins, afternoon
tea is served in the magnificent terrace of the Machu
Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, the only accommodation facility
within the ancient citadel. The return train departs
at 6.30pm, and includes pre-dinner cocktails, live entertainment
and a 4-course, à la carte dinner.
Prices 2006
Hiram Bigham US $495 (return only)
Prices 2007
Hiram Bigham US $535 (return only)
Monday to Saturday departures
all year round. Check Peru
Rail's website for an updated timetable.