Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cusco – Full-Day Tour
Description
We’ll begin with a comfortable transfer from your hotel in Cusco to the bus station. From there, you’ll travel by bus to Ollantaytambo, where you’ll board your scheduled train. Enjoy a scenic train ride through the Sacred Valley, surrounded by breathtaking Andean landscapes, until you arrive at Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Town). Upon arrival, you’ll be greeted by our professional guide or support staff, who will provide all the necessary instructions for your visit. Explore Machu Picchu on a 2.5 to 3-hour guided tour, learning about the fascinating history, engineering, and architecture of this iconic Inca citadel. Guided tours are offered in English or Spanish, with other languages available upon request. After the tour, you’ll have free time to enjoy lunch at one of the local restaurants in Aguas Calientes before returning to Cusco. You’ll take the train back to Ollantaytambo, then board the bus to Cusco. Upon arrival at the bus station, our transportation will take you directly to your hotel in the historic center.
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Itinerary
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.
Around 7:20 a.m., we’ll take the train to Machu Picchu, enjoying the beautiful landscapes along the way to the Inca citadel.
Upon 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.
At 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.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
If your accommodation is located far from the historic center, passengers will be asked to meet at the Plaza de Armas in Cusco. Please check with our sales team to confirm your hotel’s location.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- It is the passenger’s responsibility to verify all travel dates and personal information to avoid unintentional errors in names, identification numbers, or other travel details.
- The travel agency will contact the customer to verify travel details. It is the customer's responsibility to respond and ensure that the information is correct.
- Tour start times are subject to availability. The agency will confirm the tour start time.
- If your hotel is located far from the historic center, additional charges may apply depending on the location. Please consult with the operator.
- The starting times for the first shift are between 3:50 AM and 5:40 AM, and the tours usually finish between 6:30 PM and 10:30 PM. All times are subject to availability.
- The start times for the second shift are from 6:00 to 8:00, and they usually finish between 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM. All times are subject to availability.
Reviews(445)
We are a group of three friends and had an excellent experience with Armica Travel for our Machu Picchu tour. From start to finish, their team was very professional, organized, and responsive. They kept us updated with all the necessary information, checked on us regularly, and promptly advised us of any updates throughout the trip. Their communication was outstanding, making the entire experience smooth and stress-free. We truly appreciated their attention to detail and commitment to ensuring everything went according to plan. We highly recommend Armica Travel to anyone planning a trip to Machu Picchu. Thank you for helping make our journey memorable and enjoyable! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The entire trip was amazing from the van trip, the bus trip and the train trip was fantastic. The guides where very nice and informative gave good food recommendations trip was worth every penny
It was the best organized, communicated and executed I have ever been on.
there are no words, photos, or videos that can compare to being there and climbing WAYNAPICHU... a great construction work and the view is incredible, the entire tour with Aremika Tour was phenomenal: transportation, train tickets, entrance ticket, the guide we had, no issues at all
Aremika Travel was wonderful. Well coordinated, people at each part of the trip. Absolutely no hassle! They even arranged perfect weather for a perfect experience. Would book again and again.
I was a solo traveller and nerves can get the best of you specially with plenty of connecting transports. Never did i felt lost nor stressed - it felt i was travelling with family where I was being checked regularly to make sure that I will be in time for the next step. I was met by a staff for a check in or updated via WhatsApp. I commend the team for their team being a well oiled machine. Communication is well above and beyond. They are able to pin point when to organise a taxi to collect you. Thank you for all the help!! I wish the team all the best and i highly recommend Aremika travel to everyone.
Amazing! I did this tour on my birthday and Carina made it very special by coordinating a sweet treat with incarail. It was a long day but worth it! It’s a bit pricey but booking through an agent makes it a bit less stressful :) muchas gracias!
Excellent Experience, could not recommend more. Tour guide was amazing and they were constantly in contact and made all the logistics easy to follow. Thank you Carina! I know its not guaranteed but they were able to score the coveted circuit 2 which absolutely made it a lifelong memorable trip.
A unique experience, was an exceptional trip!!!
We booked a tour to Machu Picchu with Aremika Travel, and we loved our experience. Everything was planned very well, we didn’t have any problems during the trip.And the guide Carilia was lovely, she shared lots of information with us and also took best pictures. I really recommend this company
