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When-on-me-travels wrote a review Jan 2020
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom1,379 contributions844 helpful votes
The path up can be slippy if it rains but otherwise easy enough. Waited for around an hour for clouds to clear & they did for about 2mins, so be ready.
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Date of experience: January 2020
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Beautiful place to admire Machupicchu. Excellent view of Machu Picchu. Intipunku or SunGate. It is the point where the Inca Trail ends, and it is the entrance to the Inca citadel in the fifteenth century. You can go with the same ticket as Machu Picchu (without additional fee) and keep in mind that it is a moderate walk that should take 2 hours round trip.…
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Date of experience: October 2019
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This is one of the splendid views you get on your tour of Machu Picchu, the very steep Andes Mountains and the low valleys. Even on a cloudy day, the perspective is impressive.
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Date of experience: August 2019
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Because Machu Picchu visit is organised like an Ikea store, meaning you start at level 1 and finish at ground level and it's all one way. Except that at Ikea you can start again or come back mid-way. Here at Machu Picchu, once you start there is no turning back, there are guards making sure you don't go back, and once you're done, you cannot go back to do the hikes likes Intipuncu, which is why it's important to do it first thing. If you do it early (before 9am), it's a bit hazy so take your polarised filter for decent photos. The hike is quick, maybe 1h30 total. It's not hard…
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Date of experience: September 2019
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Said to provide some of the best views of Machu Picchu the Sun Gate was probably used as a control post for people entering and leaving the city.
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Date of experience: October 2019
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