Machu Picchu Full Day Tour from Cusco

Meeting point

Departure

03:30 daily; scheduled year-round (operator schedule, seats confirmed at checkout)

Pickup

Hotel pickup included

Operator

Viajes Speedy Tour Operator; booking and payment are completed on Viator

1. 1
   Cusco

   We will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at 6:30 a.m. and take you in our private transport to Ollantaytambo, a drive of about two hours.

   2h
2. 2
   Upon arrival in Ollantaytambo, we will go to the train station to board the train to Aguas Calientes, the town from which you access Machu Picchu

   The train ride from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes takes about one and a half hours.

   2h
3. 3
   Aguas Calientes

   Upon arrival in Aguas Calientes at approximately 10:00 a.m., our accredited guide will take you to the bus station, where you will board the bus to the citadel of Machu Picchu. The bus ride takes around thirty minutes, and you will arrive at the entrance to Machu Picchu at about 11:00 a.m.

   1h
4. 4
   Machupicchu

   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.

   2h · Admission included
5. 5
   Aguas Calientes

   You will arrive in Aguas Calientes at approximately 1:00 p.m. and have free time to have lunch, relax in the thermal baths, or explore the town. You will have approximately three hours of free time. After this, you will return to the train station to board the 6:20 p.m. train.

   3h
6. 6
   Ollantaytambo

   After a train ride of about one and a half hours, you will arrive in Ollantaytambo at around 8:00 p.m.

   2h
7. 7
   Cusco

   Upon arrival in Ollantaytambo, our private transport will be waiting to take you back to Cusco, where you will arrive at approximately 9:30 p.m.

   30 min

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