Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cusco – Full-Day Tour
Overview
Transfers begin from your hotel in Cusco to the bus station, followed by a picturesque train ride to Aguas Calientes Station. You will be greeted by our professional guide or support staff upon arrival.
- 🚍 Transfer from your hotel in Cusco to the bus station before heading to Ollantaytambo.
- 🚂 Enjoy a scenic train ride to Aguas Calientes Station, where you will start your guided tour.
- 🗣️ Guided exploration of Machu Picchu for 2.5 to 3 hours with an expert guide available in English or Spanish; other languages on request.
- 🍽️ Free time for lunch at local restaurants in Aguas Calientes after the tour.
- 🚌 Return journey includes a train back to Ollantaytambo and a bus transfer back to your hotel in the historic center of Cusco.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Machu Picchu Tour Circuit 2: Experience Machu Picchu through the main circuit, the most popular route that allows you to capture the famous panoramic view and explore the Inca citadel’s temples, terraces, and sacred areas. Entry times are subject to availability.
Pickup included
- Round-trip bus service between Aguas Calientes and the Machu Picchu citadel (operated by Consettur).
- Machu Picchu Entrance Ticket – Choose Your Circuit (Subject to Availability of Time Slots)
- Transportation from Cusco Hotel – Train Station – Cusco Hotel
- Tourist Train Ticket Ollantaytambo – Machu Picchu – Ollantaytambo (Expedition or Voyager Service)
- Professional Tour Guide (English or Spanish) for the Machu Picchu Archaeological Park Tour
- Tour guide in other languages – additional cost (private service).
- Other personal expenses.
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or other services.
- At 4:30 a.m., we will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to the Ollantaytambo train station to board the train to Machu Picchu. (pass by)
- Around 7:20 a.m., we’ll take the train to Machu Picchu, enjoying the beautiful landscapes along the way to the Inca citadel. (pass by)
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Aguas CalientesUpon arrival in Machu Picchu, our local representative will be waiting to welcome you and provide important instructions before taking the bus ride to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. After exploring this World Wonder, you’ll have free time to enjoy a delicious lunch at local restaurants near Machu Picchu before returning.
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MachupicchuAt the Machu Picchu entrance gate, we will present our tickets to enter the Inca citadel together with our professional guide. Alongside our guide, we’ll enjoy a 2.5-hour guided tour of Machu Picchu, exploring its most iconic sites: the Guardian’s House, offering a breathtaking panoramic view of Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu; the stone quarry, the Temple of the Sun, the Temple of the Three Windows, as well as the agricultural and urban sectors. After the guided tour, you’ll have about one hour of free time to relax and take in the magic of the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu before boarding the bus back to Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Town). By 4:12 p.m., we will meet at the Machu Picchu train station for our return trip to Ollantaytambo. Upon arrival in Ollantaytambo, our private transfer will be waiting to take you back to Cusco City, ending the tour at your hotel in Cusco.