Full-Day Machu Picchu Tour From Cusco

Start with pickup from your hotel in Cusco and travel to Ollantaytambo Station to board the train to Aguas Calientes. The train has ample seats with large windows allowing for grand views of the surrounding jungle and mountains. Board a coach for a 25-minute ride to Machu Picchu. The city of Machu Pichu is believed to have been built in the 1450s by the Inca emperor Pachacuti as a holiday retreat. Within a century the city would be abandoned following the Spanish conquest. Instead, it was slowly swallowed up by the jungle and hidden from harm. Take a guided tour of the site which explains the origins behind this awe-inspiring citadel and its most prominent landmarks such as the monumental Main Square, the Royal Quarters. After the tour, be returned to Aguas Calientes where you can take some free time to explore the city. Then, return to Aguas Calientes station to take the train back to the Ollantaytambo Station, from there you will be taken back to your hotel.

Start with a pickup in a minivan or bus from your hotel in Cusco (starting at approximately 5:30 a.m.) and travel to Ollantaytambo station on a 1 hour and a half ride to board the train to Aguas Calientes. This train station is located in the town of Ollantaytambo, in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Here you will board your train to the next train Station (Aguas Calientes). If you book in the Tourist category, you can travel on the Expedition or Voyager train and if you book in the Superior category, you can travel on the Vistadome or 360° train, depending on availability. The train has ample seats with large windows allowing for grand views of the surrounding jungle and mountains

Known as Machu Picchu town, it is the closest town to the Machu Picchu National Park and the site of the last train station. This town is pedestrian and after arriving you will cross the local Indian market where you can appreciate peruvian handicrafts. If you need to go to the bathrooms, recharge your cell phone, store your things and carry what you need, you can go to the Lima Tours office in Aguas Calientes and our staff will assist you. Then, our guide will contact you and the other passengers, to take you to the bus station and board the bus that will take you to Machu Picchu in a 25-minute trip.

The "lost city of the Incas" is the reason why thousands of people arrive in Peru. Hidden among the vegetation, get closer to our past through its rooms, temples, bridges, and religious sites, built in communion with the surrounding landscape. Take a 2.5-hour guided tour of the site which explains the origins behind this awe-inspiring citadel and its most prominent landmarks. Consider that to preserve the Historical Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, as well as its condition as World Heritage, the Ministry of Culture has established a maximum of 4 hours per person to stay in the Sanctuary. After the guided tour, you can stay on your own until completing the maximum time established or return to Aguas Calientes. Depending on the time of entry of your ticket, you can have lunch before or after the tour. Our staff will inform you before the tour.

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Tickets to Machu Picchu are subject to availability. We remind you that you must send immediately your data (name and surname as it appears on your passport, document number, date of birth and nationality) to issue the tickets. Once the information is obtained, your reservation will be approved. Please note that, after your entry is issued, changes to personal data or date of entry are not allowed.
• IMPORTANT: Do not schedule activities or return flights on the same day of your tour to Machu Picchu as this tour ends between 8 and 10 at night approximately.
• To preserve the Historical Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, as well as its condition as World Heritage, the Ministry of Culture has established different circuits to visit it. We will make sure that your visit to the archaeological site is a memorable experience. However, please keep in mind, that either Circuit 2 or 3 will be assigned upon availability.
• Upon confirmation, please advise us of your arrival date in Cusco and the name and address of your accommodation to organize your pickup
• The guided tour lasts about 2 hours and a half accompanied by a guide.
• Lima Tours offers tourist support at their local office in Aguas Calientes: customers may use the restrooms and use lockers for keeping volumes while taking the tour
• It is recommended to bring local currency as some sites do not accept credit cards.
• This activity is done in a small group (not private)
• Children must be accompanied by an adult.
• Rates do not apply for Peruvians or foreign passengers whose stay exceeded 60 days in Peru because sales taxes are not included in the above total and, if applicable, will be collected by the local operator.
• For your return to the city of Cusco, please note that the waiting time at Ollantaytambo station is up to 30 minutes from the arrival of your train, before departing to Cusco.
• Hotel pickup times are between 4:00 AM and 8:00 AM. The exact time will be confirmed a day before. Please wait in your hotel lobby 15 minutes before your scheduled pickup time.

• Superior Train Including Lunch
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  Train service.: You will be traveling by either Vistadome or 360° train. Your tickets will be issued according to availability.
  Lunch at Cafe Inkaterra: Cafe Inkaterra Restaurant blends the most amazing Peruvian gastronomy with contemporary cuisine (vegan/vegetarian available).
  Pickup included
• Tourist train (Not lunch)
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  Train service.: You will be traveling by either Expedition or Voyager train. Your tickets will be issued according to availability.
  Pickup included
• Superior train (Not lunch)
  Add
  Train service: You will be traveling by either Vistadome or 360° train. Your tickets will be issued according to availability.
  Pickup included
• Tourist Train Including Lunch
  Add
  Train service: You will be traveling by either Expedition or Voyager train. Your tickets will be issued according to availability.
  Lunch at Cafe Inkaterra: Cafe Inkaterra Restaurant blends the most amazing Peruvian gastronomy with contemporary cuisine (vegan/vegetarian available).
  Pickup included

• Professional Tour Guide (English, Spanish and Portuguese)
• Round-trip train ticket from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes
• 2.5-hour guided tour of Machu Picchu
• Round-trip bus ticket from Agua Calientes to Machu Picchu
• Admission to Machu Picchu
• Contemporary Peruvian lunch at Cafe Inkaterra Restaurant (only for the option "with lunch")
• Hotel pickup and drop-off from Cusco's historic city center to Ollantaytambo Station
• Lima Tours office facilities at Aguas Calientes for tourist information and support.

• Other visits or items not specified in the itinerary
• Gratuities

- After your booking, it is mandatory to send to destinationservices@limatours.com.pe: hotel name and address for pickup. - For taxes purposes, it is important to send your passports copies to destinationservices@limatours.com.pe - Once you have arrived in Peru, if you have inquiries about your services (start times, pick-up points and others), incident reports (health problems and others), flight problems (delays or cancellations), contact us by our mobile emergency number and Whatsapp: (51) 997516250 - (51) 989397881, or send an email to hola@lito.pe - Hotel pickup times are between 4:00 AM and 8:00 AM. The exact time will be confirmed a day before. Please wait in your hotel lobby 15 minutes before your scheduled pickup time.

Please be advised..

• This Tour is Provided by LimaTours.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at America/Lima.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
• All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
• This Tour is Rated 4.5 Stars based on 8 valid reviews on TRIPADVISOR.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.