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Discover Machu Picchu on a guided tour guide. Connect with history and nature while learning about the region with an expert tour guide.
About this activity
- Cancellation policy
- This activity is non-refundable
- Duration 12 hours - 1 day
- Check availability to see starting times.
- Live tour guide
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- Pickup optional
- Be ready in your hotel lobby or meeting point 10 minutes before pickup. Service is for hotels in Cusco's historic center. Drivers wait up to 5 minutes
- Small group
- Limited to 9 participants
Experience
Itinerary
Starting/pickup location
Depends on the selected option
Car
(100 minutes)
Train
(100 minutes)
Bus/coach
(30 minutes)
Machu Picchu
Photo stop, Visit, Guided tour (3 hours)
Bus/coach
(30 minutes)
Train
(100 minutes)
Car
(100 minutes)
2 drop-off locations:
Cusco, Plaza Mayor de Cuzco
Main stop
For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.
Highlights
- Live an unforgettable experience that will transport you to another era.
- Walk along ancestral trails and relive the history of the Inca Empire.
- Connect with nature and the energy that surrounds Machu Picchu.
- Feel the mystique that surrounds the citadel, a sacred place.
Full description
The adventure begins with a pick-up at your accommodation in the historic center of Cusco. You will travel by tourist bus to the train station in Ollantaytambo (approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes). You will board the train to Aguas Calientes (approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes). Upon arrival at the train station in Aguas Calientes (also known as Machu Picchu Pueblo), you will receive assistance to take the bus to the entrance of Machu Picchu (approximately 25 minutes). Enjoy a guided visit of Machu Picchu (approximately 2 hours). After the tour, you will be assisted to take the bus back to Aguas Calientes (approximately 25 minutes). You will have free time to have lunch on your own at one of the typical restaurants in the area. At the indicated time, you should be at the Aguas Calientes train station to board the train back to Ollantaytambo station (approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes). Upon arrival in Ollantaytambo, the bus will be waiting to take you back to your accommodation in Cusco (approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes).
Includes
- Hotel pick up in Cusco
- Round-trip transportation from your hotel to the train station.
- Round trip by train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes.
- Round trip by bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu.
- Certified local guide.
- Entrance to Circuit 2 (minimum 2 months in advance)
- Guided tour guide
- Free time to explore Machu Picchu
- Food and beverages
- Gratuities (optional)
Not suitable for
- Wheelchair users
- People with respiratory issues
Select participants and date
Participants
Date
Meeting point
Our team will contact you after booking to coordinate the details of your trip.
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What to bring
- Passport
- Passport or ID card
- Comfortable shoes
- Hat
- Change of clothes
- Camera
- Comfortable clothes
- Passport or ID card for children
- Cash
Not allowed
- Baby strollers
- Alcohol and drugs
- Baby carriages
- Alcoholic drinks in the vehicle
Know before you go
- * Carry a valid passport on the day of your trip.
- * Pick up times depend on the departure time of the train, and can be at 4:00 a.m. or 6:00 a.m.
- * Hotel pick-up is available within the Historic Center of Cusco.
- * Machu Picchu is regulated by the Peruvian government, so visitors can only stay in the citadel during the guided visit.
- * Please note that, according to the rules, you will not be able to re-enter the citadel.
- * Due to new regulations regarding the purchase of tickets for Machu Picchu, all passengers are informed that if they cancel their reservation, the percentage corresponding to the entrance ticket cannot be reimbursed. In the event that the tour entry (reserved route) is sold out, the operator will offer alternative routes at additional cost or a full refund of the tour.
- * If scheduled trains are sold out, the operator will inform of alternative schedules at additional cost.