Machu Picchu Full Day Guided Tour
The Machu Picchu tour from Cusco is a full day tour that allows you to visit the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, one of the wonders of the modern world. The tour usually starts early in the city of Cusco, with pick-up from your hotel towards Ollantaytambo. Afterwards, you will arrive at the village of Aguas Calientes; then fulfill the dream of many travelers. The Machu Picchu Tour from Cusco allows you to make circuit 2, always accompanied by your professional guide, who will provide you with valuable information regarding each important place you visit. To finish the tour, return to the city of Cusco.
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Machu Picchu Full Day Guided Tour
What's included in Machu Picchu Full Day Guided Tour
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Santuario Historico de Machu Picchu
The Full Day Machu Picchu Tour from Cusco begins with hotel pickup between 4:00 and 4:15 am. Travel by transport to Ollantaytambo (2 h 30 min) and then by train to Aguas Calientes (1 h 30 min). Upon arrival, your personal assistance will wait to escort you to the bus that will take you to the entrance of Machu Picchu. The guided tour of the traditional circuit lasts 2 hours, including sites such as the Lower Platform, the Sun Temple viewpoint, Eastern Qolqas, the Sacred Rock and the Water Mirrors. If you have tickets, you can go up to Huayna Picchu or Huchuy Picchu. After the visit, you will return to Aguas Calientes for lunch (not included) and then take the train back to Ollantaytambo. Finally, our transportation will take you to Cusco, near the historic center.
Inclusions
- Professional Bilingual Guide.
- Entrance to Machu Picchu.
- Bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu (round trip).
- Tourist transport
- Train to Machu Picchu with the company Inca Rail or the Expedition train from Peru Rail (round trip).
- Feeding.
- Tips.
- Entrance to Huayna Picchu Mountain or Machupicchu Mountain
- Switch to Vistadome (Peru Rail company)
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
A day or two before your travel date we will be communicating with you again to coordinate your pick-up either from your hotel or from the Plaza de Armas in Cusco.
Meeting / End Points
- When you make the reservation it is very important that you share the location of the hotel where you are staying (within the historic center of Cusco), if you are very far away you will have to approach the center of the Plaza de Armas del Cusco to be picked up.
