Machu Picchu Full Day Tour from Cusco

Highlights

Inclusions

Itinerary

1. We will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at 6:30 a.m. and take you in our private transport to Ollantaytambo, a drive of about two hours.

   2 h

2. Upon arrival in Ollantaytambo, we will go to the train station to board the train to Aguas Calientes, the town from which you access Machu Picchu. The train ride from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes takes about one and a half hours.

   2 h

3. Upon arrival in Aguas Calientes at approximately 10:00 a.m., our accredited guide will take you to the bus station, where you will board the bus to the citadel of Machu Picchu. The bus ride takes around thirty minutes, and you will arrive at the entrance to Machu Picchu at about 11:00 a.m.

   1 h

4. Upon arrival at Machu Picchu you will pass a control so we recommend you bring your original passport. After passing the control, our accredited guide will take you on a tour of the citadel of Machu Picchu. You will visit the agricultural area where you can see farming terraces or Andenes, which are structures made up of stone walls of different sizes. In the urban area, you will visit the sectors of Hurin or Sacred Space and Hanan or Residential Space. In the Sacred Sector, the Cover Group, the Temple of the Sun, the Royal Mausoleum, the Royal Residence, the Temple of the Three Windows, the Main Temple and the Intihuatana group stand out, which occupies the highest place in the Sacred Space. In the Residential Sector you will see various groups, such as the Condor Sector, Los Espejos de Agua (Los Morteros), Las Tres Portadas, Grupo Alto and Roca Sagrada. After visiting all these places you will take the bus back to Aguas Calientes. The trip takes around thirty minutes.

   2 hAdmission included

5. You will arrive in Aguas Calientes at approximately 1:00 p.m. and have free time to have lunch, relax in the thermal baths, or explore the town. You will have approximately three hours of free time. After this, you will return to the train station to board the 6:20 p.m. train.

   3 h

6. After a train ride of about one and a half hours, you will arrive in Ollantaytambo at around 8:00 p.m.

   2 h

7. Upon arrival in Ollantaytambo, our private transport will be waiting to take you back to Cusco, where you will arrive at approximately 9:30 p.m.

   30 min

Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Reviews

Ratings come from 44 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

Know before you go

How it compares in Cusco

• Its from-price is 99% above the median of the 4460 experiences we list in Cusco.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 410 of 4460.

About Cusco

Cusco, the old Inca capital high in the Peruvian Andes, blends massive stone walls with colonial churches and is the gateway to Machu Picchu.

The Plaza de Armas is the heart of the city, framed by the cathedral and the Jesuit church of La Compañía. Inca stonework survives throughout the centre, most famously at the Qorikancha, the sun temple on which the Spanish built a monastery, and in the twelve-angled stone on Hatun Rumiyoc street. San Blas, the artisans' quarter, climbs steeply with workshops and cafés.

Top-ranked sights in Cusco: Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo Ruins.

See all 4460 experiences in Cusco