Full-Day Machu Picchu Tour From Cusco

1. Ollantaytambo
   Pass by
   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
2. Aguas Calientes
   20m
   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.
3. Machupicchu
   2h 30m · Admission ticket included
   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.

Pickup details

Pick-up from hotels located at Cusco Historic Center.

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• To issue your Machu Picchu ticket, please send your full name (as it appears on your passport), document number, date of birth, and nationality as soon as possible. Once the ticket is issued, changes to personal information or the entry date are not allowed
• IMPORTANT: We recommend not booking other activities or return flights on the same day as the Machu Picchu tour, as it typically ends between 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM.
• For conservation purposes, the Ministry of Culture has established fixed circuits to visit Machu Picchu. You may be assigned Circuit 2 or 3, depending on 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
• Rates do not apply to Peruvians or residents over 60 days; sales tax may be added.
• 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.