Traveller`s tips for Machu Picchu

A) book the train well in advance (perurail.com)
B) book an afternoon train from Ollantaytambo (it is cheaper than from Cuzco and you can go early and see the town and its own ruins)
C) book an evening return for the following day to Ollantaytambo
D) there are cheap places to stay in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Pueblo)
E) you can`t take a pack over 20 litres into MP with you so pack light – you won`t need layers of clothes
F) get up at 4.15
G) either walk to Machu Picchu (over an hour, with lots of stairs) or
H) get in line early for the 5.30 buses (say 4.30 or before)and sit at the front of the bus you get on
I) when you get off the bus at Machu Picchu, start running
J) run to Huayna Picchu and put your name down (only 400 allowed to climb per day)
K) now relax and walk back to the Hut of the Caretaker of the Funerary Rock
L) take great pics from there before the thousands arrive
M) enjoy...
N) catch a taxi or bus back from Ollantaytambo to Cuzco at a fraction of the rail cost