Sun Gate Hike Machu Picchu

Machu picchu in the afternoon sun.

Sun gate hike machu picchu.

I will always remember arriving at the sun gate to the thrill of seeing the majestic scene below bathed in the early morning sunlight. The sun gate trail is also the main entry point for hikers finishing the classic 4 days inca trail to machu picchu and if decide to trek to the sun gate before 10 am in the morning you will be sure to meet inca trail trekkers coming the other way. I trekked the inca trail many years ago. It is the point where the inca trail ends and it is the entrance to the inca citadel in the fifteenth century.

At sun gate tours we offer cost effective affordable peru tours and best trips to machu picchu as per your requirements. However when approaching the top the slope is accentuated and the road becomes more difficult. The inti punku sun gate is the first place where hikers on the classic inca trail can catch a full glimpse of machu picchu. More information photos and route maps on hiking to the sun gate can be found by clicking here.

Is one of the most important archeological constructions that connects with machu picchu is dedicated also to the cult of the inti the sun god and that s because the sun on determined. The sun gate is where hikers from the 4 days classic inca trail entering machu picchu get their first glimpse of the citadel. It is now also the name of the final section of the incan trail between the sun gate complex and the city of machu picchu. Inti punku or intipunku quechua inti sun punku door sun gate hispanicized spellings intipunco intipuncu inti puncu is an archaeological site in the cusco region of peru that was once a fortress of the sacred city machu picchu.

Currently it is free to trek to the sun gate. The sun gate or intipunku is made of steps that makes believe that these were some kind of control gate for the people who enter and go out of the sanctuary. Imperial guards used the sun gate to control entrance to machu picchu. But for those of us who didn t trek the sun gate is about a mile up from the main site of machu picchu.

Excellent view of machu picchu. We actually weren t planning to walk to the sun gate on our free morning at machu picchu. Call us 1 786 220 3478. Most trekkers come in through the sun gate as it is the end of the inca trail.

Today the sun gate is where trekkers on the classic 4 day inca trail get their first well earned view of machu picchu at the end of their long hike. The path to the sun gate is more gradual the steps ascend at an angle of 30º.