Estimada Claudia, agradecemos por su pregunta si estaremos muy gustosos de atenderlo, le agradecería que nos pueda escribir a nuestro correo corporativo que tenemos en nuestro perfil de Tripadvisor.

yes, I would agree that 4-6 months in advance if possible because of the limitation on visitors per day. I did buy the two day entrance just in case of rain or visibility as I have heard some visitors go in for the day and are unable to really see anything. My recommendation would be to stay in the town of Aquas Calientes for two nights and be in the bus line up around 5.15am to see the sunrise up Machu Picchu. You are then able to enjoy the morning before the crowds arrive by train from Cusco. We had great weather so spent a whole day up the mountain and even climbed the extra 921 feet up tot he Sun Gate. took us 3 hours, longer than most but we are both in our mid sixties.

Estimada Karla, Agradecemos su consulta, por favor le agradecería que nos escriba nuestro correo, que mostramos por la web. Donde uno de nuestros agentes le ayudara a planificar su viaje por Peru. Gracias Team Machu Travel Peru

Our travel agent recommended that we stay overnight at Aguas Calientes so we could be at Machu Picchu before 8 am. So, if you will be coming from Cusco that could mean that you might not have enough time to go around MP (The train ride takes about 3.5 hours from Cusco), and MP closes at around 5:30pm. Anyway, if you get there early, you might have enough time to go to the Sun Gate cause the guided tour lasts around 3 hours and our guide told us that from the base of Machu Picchu up to the Sun Gate is more or less 2 hours hike.

We did not go there