After hotel pickup in Cusco, take a 20-minute drive to Poroy Station, where you are offered a welcome drink before boarding the train. Once on board, walk through the sparkling brass and polished-wood interior to find your elegantly upholstered seat. During the 3-hour journey to Aguas Calientes, the nearest station to Machu Picchu, explore the train’s observation platform, bar car, and two dining cars, where you will enjoy a 3-course lunch (sample menu in the itinerary below), with each course paired with wines selected by the sommelier. Sample lunch menu (subject to change): First course: • Wayllabamba trout with fava beans, Andean mint and airampo emulsion Main course: • Lamb cannelloni with spring greens, elderberry and potato pesto Dessert: • Organic cocoa with pineapple, olive oil, Maca toffee, Maras salt and lavender

On arrival at Aguas Calientes station, board a shuttle bus reserved exclusively for Hiram Bingham passengers. Explore the cloud-shrouded archaeological site on a guided tour through the ancient city’s main streets, ceremonial shrines, solar clock, and precisely carved stairways, and learn how the Incas designed this self-sufficient city with agricultural terraces fed by natural springs.