🦙 Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu Pueblo, Peru

Best time: May to September, the dry season; the Inca Trail closes in February

The Inca citadel hidden on an Andean ridge, a 15th-century stone city wrapped in cloud and green peaks, and one of the New Seven Wonders.

Good to know

• Entry is capped by circuit and time slot; buy months ahead for peak season.
• Spend a couple of days in Cusco first to acclimatise.