The entire area is great for hiking, especially if you can take multiple days to do it (I did an entirelly different one that took a week and ended in Aquas Calientes - the town at the foot of the mountain on top of which Machu Pichu sits - and then we just took the bus up to Machu Pichu the next day).
There are a number of companies in Cusco which do group hikes in that area, not just the traditional Inca trail to Machu Pichu but also other longer or shorter trails (the one I did passed a number of Inca ruins that at the time weren’t really easilly accessible to turists, though apparent nowadays - almost 2 decades later - some are more easilly accessible and known to tourists).
It’s a great experience if you’re in half way decent shape (I wasn’t at the beginning of that one week hike, but was at the end ;))
That looks like a wonderful hike.
It was amazing.
The entire area is great for hiking, especially if you can take multiple days to do it (I did an entirelly different one that took a week and ended in Aquas Calientes - the town at the foot of the mountain on top of which Machu Pichu sits - and then we just took the bus up to Machu Pichu the next day).
There are a number of companies in Cusco which do group hikes in that area, not just the traditional Inca trail to Machu Pichu but also other longer or shorter trails (the one I did passed a number of Inca ruins that at the time weren’t really easilly accessible to turists, though apparent nowadays - almost 2 decades later - some are more easilly accessible and known to tourists).
It’s a great experience if you’re in half way decent shape (I wasn’t at the beginning of that one week hike, but was at the end ;))