1 day Machu Picchu Tour From Cusco
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Overview
Get to know the sanctuary of Machu Picchu on a 1-day tour from the city of Cusco. Designed for those who’s time in Peru is limited, your private tour will take you door to door to the Inca city and back to your hotel in Cusco in just 1 day. Your private tour to Machu Picchu includes a round trip private car journey through the Sacred Valley to the town of Ollantaytambo. Followed by a train ride to Aguas Calientes and a bus ride up to Machu Picchu. Every step accompanied by your own personal tour guide and their local knowledge of the region and its history. Your 3-hour guided tour of Machu Picchu will take you on a journey through the history of the Incas and the most important archaeological sites inside the citadel. These include the panoramic viewpoint, temple of the sun, central plaza, solar observatory (Intiwatana), palace of the Inca, temple of the condor and the iconic stepped terraces. An unforgettable day packed full of bucket list moments that will surely leave you amazed!
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GET TICKETSTicket Options (3) Options Available
Option(s)
Group Tour + Expedition Train
Group Guided Tour: Between 10 to 15 peopleDuration: 10 hoursTrain tickets: Expedition or Inka Rail ClassShared transportation: Mini bus of 15 to 20 people capacityPickup included
Starting from
$360
Option(s)
Private Tour + ExpeditionTrain
Customized Private TourDuration: 10 hoursPrivate Guided TourTrain Tickets: Expedition or Inka Rail ClassTransportation: Comfortable Private VanPickup included
Starting from
$390
Option(s)
Private Tour + Vistadome Train
Customized Private TourPrivate Guided TourTrain Tickets: Vistadome class train or Observatory Inka Rail 360ºTransportation: Comfortable Private VanPickup included
Starting from
$460
Ticket Information
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- One per booking
What's Included
- Round trip bus tickets : Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes
- Round trip train tickets : Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo.
- Entrance tickets to Machu Picchu citadel
- Private and comfortable transportation - round trip from Cusco to Ollantaytambo
- Pick-up and drop off from your hotel in Cusco
- Professional English and Spanish speaking tour guide
What's not Included
- Drinking water and snacks
- Lunch
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Additional Info
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Our agency is distinguished for offering excellent tourist experiences, where quality is the central axis of each service. We strive to maintain the highest standards at every stage of the tour, ensuring that, even in the group tour, our passengers enjoy a carefully designed service, with touches of quality and personalized attention that exceed expectations.
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Raincoat (long poncho) during the rainy season
- Sunscreen, brimmed hat for sunny days
- Medicine and / or personal items (liquid for contact lenses).
- A backpack or lightweight suitcase (no weight limit between 5-6 kilos maximum).
- Have on hand checks in small denominations and coins in soles or dollars.
- MANDATORY: The Machu Picchu authority requests: full name, passport number, date of birth and nationality, in order to issue the entrance ticket. If you do not send this information we will not be able to reserve and subsequently pay for your tickets to Machu Picchu.
- The entrance ticket to Machu Picchu is *NOT REFUNDABLE*, so we kindly ask you to be 100% sure to take the tour. *DATE CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. If you need to change the date of your visit, you must purchase a new entrance ticket.
- Due to the high demand and the limited number of entrances to the Inca citadel, our company will issue your entrance ticket in circuit 2 as a priority. If it is not available, circuit 3 or 1 will be assigned, prior coordination with the passenger before issuance.
- The type of transportation you will receive from Cusco - Ollantaytambo and Ollantaytambo - Cusco, will depend on the option you have chosen when booking the tour (PRIVATE OR GROUP).
- Round trip train tickets and entrance tickets to Machu Picchu are included in the tour.
- Machu Picchu has two seasons throughout the year: the rainy season from December to March, and the dry season during the rest of the year.
- The day before the tour, your guide will come to your hotel or Airbnb to give you a briefing about the entire tour and answer any questions you may have.
- To coordinate your briefing, our company staff will contact you weeks or days before the tour, to inform you about the briefing time, who is guiding, etc.
- The start of the tour in GROUP is at 4:30 AM, it may vary depending on the location of the hotel or Airbnb or some other factor, that will be well coordinated in their respective briefing. In the PRIVATE tour the departure time is a little more flexible, at 5:00 AM, 6:00 AM, 7:00 AM, that is coordinated before with the traveler in their respective briefing mentioned above.
- The guided tour inside the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu lasts approximately “3 hours”, and it is always private (ONLY YOU AND YOUR COUPLE OR YOUR COMPANIONS) even if you have chosen to book the “Group Tour”.
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