Tambo del Inka

The only hotel in the Sacred Valley with its own private railway station, which tells you something about the register. This luxury resort sits along the Urubamba River on the path toward Machu Picchu, with stone fireplaces, Inca-influenced wood pavilions, and windows sized to the mountains outside. An on-site garden supplies the kitchen, and guides are on hand to pull the whole landscape into focus.

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