Full Day Tour to Machu Picchu from Cusco

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Cusco

  We will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at 6:30 am. Then we will take you in our private transport to Ollantaytambo. The trip will take about two hours.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 2

  When we get there we will go to the Ollantaytambo train station where we will take the train to Aguas Calientes.Aguas Calientes is a town from where you can get to Machu Picchu. The train ride from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes takes about an hour and a half.

  2 hours • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Aguas Calientes

  Upon arrival in Aguas Calientes at approximately 10:00 am, our accredited guide will take you to the bus station. Here you will take the bus that will take you to the citadel of Machu Picchu. The trip takes around thirty minutes. You will arrive at the entrance of the citadel of Machu Picchu at 11:00 am.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Machu Picchu

  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 hours • Admission ticket included
• 5
  Aguas Calientes

  You will arrive in Aguas Calientes at approximately 1:00 p.m. Here you will have free time to have lunch, relax in the thermal baths or tour the rustic town. You have approximately 3 hours of free time. After this time you will return to the train station where you will take the 18:20 pm train.

  3 hours • Admission ticket free
• 6
  Ollantaytambo

  After a train ride for about an hour and a half. You will arrive in Ollantaytambo at 8:00 p.m.

  2 hours • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Cusco

  Upon arrival in Ollantaytambo our private transport will be waiting to take you back to the city of Cusco. We will arrive around 9:30 p.m.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• The 2 hours and 30 minutes duration that remains will be allocated for walks, leisure time in Machupicchu town, and waiting for the train service.

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