MACHU PICCHU RUINS | Sun Gate Machu Picchu Hike and Visit to the Inca Bridge
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- Today, we are visiting the Machu Picchu Ruins. And even better, we also visited the Sun Gate at Machu Picchu, as well as the Inca Bridge - two places only a relatively small number of people even go when they visit Machu Picchu.
We started off at Aguas Calientes with a 5:30 bus ride to the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, a UNESCO Heritage Site in Peru.
The two highlights of our visit are the Machu Picchu Sun Gate Hike, as well as the Machu Picchu Inka Bridge. These two sites are within the boundaries of the Inca sanctuary, but they require hikes that many visitors aren't willing to take in the heat.
The Machu Picchu Inca Bridge hike follows a narrow path along a deep cliff canyon. There is not much protection from falling, so hikers have to hike extra carefully to stay on the path.
The Sun Gate is the gateway to Machu Picchu for those hiking the Inca Trail. As hikers arrive at the Sun Gate from the Inca Trail, they see Machu Picchu from a distance. The Sun Gate view is spectacular, and the hike to Sun Gate at Machu Picchu is highly recommended.
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Michael and Halef live in Atlanta, GA, but are originally from Canada and Indonesia, respectively. They love to travel and try to do it as much as possible. They saved for a few years and are currently on a long-term round the world trip!
Breathtaking destination. I love those sheer drop-offs.
I (Michael) could only imagine a crazy person walking by me and just randomly shoving me off. So I always stuck close to the wall. 😬
It is crazy how busy it is there these days. I, Alex, have actually been twice. The first time was back in 2006 and the second time was in 2008 and even between those two dates I saw an increase in people and security. The first time was really chill, hardly any big groups. But like you guys say, if you walk a little you can find your own little piece of bliss in a truly incredible place! Thanks for sharing guys!
For sure! There are still amazing hidden places where you can find solitude in Machu Picchu, and especially around the Sacred Valley. We're so glad to stay in Cusco for a month - that gave us plenty of time to explore to the least visited places by tourists on the Valley!
Thanks for watching!
Beautifully done
Thank you 😀
Machu Picchu is such an incredible place. I appreciate that you showed it from different perspectives that made it look even more beautiful. Those views were amazing. Some paths looked quite dangerous to walk on if not paying much attention to where you step while filming :-)
We were careful, for sure, to hike those narrow pathways while filming!
Wow, just like everywhere else these days there are way too many tourists! But it's worth going no matter what. The ruins are so beautiful. I have seen a lot of photos and videos of this place but I never learned this much about it. The building process is fascinating to me too! I've had my fair share of altitude sickness and I can't imagine building this.
Machu Picchu is an amazing place - we still can't phantom how they built all of these perfect looking walls! Every stone has its own place!!
Saludos desde Barranca Perú que tengan buen rrecorrido
We love Peru 😀🇵🇪
Superb video! Thank you.
Thank you for watching!!
I could watch you guys all day!! you bring such energy and enthusiasm to your films its great!! As for the views, it really does look like a once in a lifetime experience!!! I hope you guys managed to enjoy it in person as well as capturing these awesome shots for everyone else!!
Thank you for watching 😀
Soy peruano y todavía no conozco machu picchu, algún día lo conoceré, saludos desde lima
Fue increíble y espero que algún día lo veas. 😇
Great video!
Thank you!! 🙏 😊
Wow this is so different when I visited in 2019. We didn't have those queues, we visited around 9 in the morning I believe. We had those clouds and no queuing for taking pictures. Only a pity I couldn't do most of its walks. We hiked up Huyana Picchu and that's it.
Huayana Picchu was a completely different experience, I bet. We opted not to pay extra to hike farther out and beyond, but ended up to hike up to the Inca bridge AND the Sun Temple, which were two strenuous hikes anyway. Thanks for watching, Sven!
I love your Peru vlogs!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you 😀
My friends and I are planning to visit Peru next year around May. Any tips? Do you think we should book the tours in advance or buy them when we get there?
Hi. Did you have to get a tour or a tour guide to get inside Machu Picchu or you just bought the ticket by yourselves and went inside? Thank you. BTW, I love all your videos. Very informative
While the official rule to visit Machu Picchu is to be led by a tour guide, it wasn't enforced when we were visiting in October 2019. You can definitely arrange a guide for Machu Picchu, including a tour from Cusco, but you can also hire an official guide at the gate of Machu Picchu. Hope this answers your question - enjoy your visit to Peru!
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Wow that place is worth to visit and wake up early just to get there, machu picchu is looks magnificent on the top, its unbelievable how the old civilizations build that building stone. The inca bridge is quite dangerous specially if there’s a tons of tourist sand the sun gate is worth to hike, such a beautiful travel experience!
While it is still over visited by tourists, we really enjoyed our experience in Machu Picchu! Definitely one of the must visit places on earth for travelers!
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Good to hear from you again, and thanks for keeping up with our Peru vlogs!! Did you subscribe to our channel? If so, you have seen the Colca Canyon vlogs then :)
Wow 5:00 am isn't early enough haha. You had a beautiful clear day and even though there are tons of other people, it is nice that you can avoid crowds in the photos. We have been wanting to visit Machu Picchu for so long, but I definitely wouldn't be hiking some of those trails with the kids haha. Thanks for the tips, I have a better idea now of how to approach a visit.
We saw a lot of family hikers with kids in Machu Picchu, but for sure, they will be more appreciative when they are older to visit Machu Picchu!
Nice little hikes but you should try Montaña Machupicchu it's over 10,000ft, higher than sun gate and much better views of machu from the top.
It's only about 1100 feet higher. But even that much would have been too much. It took everything out of me (Michael) to get to Sun Gate! LOL!
I misread your comment, by the way. I thought you said it's 10,000ft higher than the sun gate. I missed the all-important COMMA! Hahaha!
Hehe actually I was thinking of writing "comma" at some point. By the way not sure if you guys had a chance to go to Montaña 7 colores (rainbow mountain over 17000ftabovesealevel) that it's a good experience as well.
@@islo87 We did! And that video will be coming soon!
Doing the hike to Machu Picchu is one of my life goals. That is crazy that you have to line up to take a photo, I didn't imagine that. Do you research all the facts before you film or do you have all that knowledge? Either way, super impressive. Is it the altitude that makes the hike so difficult? Loving the channel, new sub here.
Generally speaking, we love history and we couldn't help but to read and learn along the way. In many occasion, we had to look it up to learn more about the place. Peru is incredible, and without a doubt, you will enjoy your time exploring the country and the Machu Picchu hike. The Peru highland is a difficult area to explore, and if you haven't check it out, watch our Rainbow Mountain vlog (17,000 feet high/5,800m elevation). That was a struggle!
Holy crap! That queue is immense! I get the feeling it's gonna get harder to enjoy such a place with the over tourism! Classic..."10 more minutes" lol
No kidding - Machu Picchu is definitely one of those over tourism places on earth!
I went in 1987 and again in 2019! A lot more people now. They won’t let you go to spots where you could go in 1987. My parents are from Peru and I took my wife and kids in 2019
Oh that's awesome 😎
We really enjoyed Peru and it is definitely a special place. We will be back someday 😀
@@theRTWguys Covid is really bad there right now. Just lost my aunt to it. Be safe
I'm so sorry to hear that 😞
We are fully vaccinated but still very cautious about being around and about.
Stay safe and take care!
@@theRTWguys my dad is as well as just got back from Peru today. His test to return to the US was negative.
Nice couple. Just watchef ur Dry Tortugas video, because we are going to Key West in February and planning to visit Dry Tortugas too. I cam see you aslo visited Budapest.
Oh hi! That's awesome - you'll enjoy Dry Tortugas for sure. Let us know if you have more questions about DT.Yes, we have visited Hungary before, and love it there - we will be back for sure and explore more of the country (other than just in Budapest).
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sorry i know this video is old, but is it really dangerous to walk up there without rails? some of the paths looked very narrow.
Yes, it was dangerous, but preventable.
Dude It's fuckin awesome
LOL
the whole Mountain range all around Cusco is super awesome and totally amazing, i wonder how difficult it was just walking around at suck high altitudes..did you need oxygen?
Thankfully no, we didn't need any oxygen. We stayed in Cusco for over a month, so that probably helped. It was rough for the first couple of days, though.
@@theRTWguys ok
It’s Sun Gate because Incas believed in the Sun as on their gods. They will know the times(sunset & sunrise) and when to prepare for sacrifice rituals and to plead for droughts to end.
Thank you for the information 😃
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Just wanted to check. You still have to queue even after buying ticket? It isn't a specific bus to take?
There is a specific bus (ie. at 6am), but when they sell it to 2000 people, there will always be a line :)
@@theRTWguys thanks for the quick reply. So which part of the world are you guys touring now?
We are in Indonesia at the moment :)
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@@theRTWguys have a great time. Btw sorry to disturb. But can I do Manchu Picchu and sun gate on the same day? Do I have to pay extra for sun gate or just the entrance fee to Manchu Picchu is sufficient. I googled but too many confusing facts. Saw you doing it and just want to clarify how it's done. Did you guys hire a tour agent or did it on your own? Please advise. Thanks in advance.
Machu Picchu are not ruins since it wasn't destroyed
It was abandoned, and nature took course over hundreds of years before finally re-discovered.
Too many close ups of the shirtlifters and not enough of Machu Picchu
That's our experience of Machu Picchu - this is not a National Geographic channel 😃