Day 01
Full-Day Journey to Machu Picchu
- The trip begins with an early morning pickup from your hotel, approximately between 04:00 and 6:30 am. The pickup time depends on the train option you choose and your hotel location, either in Cusco or the Sacred Valley.
- After pickup, you will be transferred by car to the Ollantaytambo train station, a journey of approximately two hours.
- Once there, you will board the train to "Aguas Calientes," also called "Machu Picchu Pueblo," for approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.
- On arrival at the Aguas Calientes train station, your tour representative will be waiting for you and will take you to the bus station.
- From there, continue with a comfortable tourist bus ride of about half an hour to the main entrance of the Citadel of Machu Picchu.
- After the bus ride, your guide will be waiting to begin the guided tour of Machu Picchu. The guided tour lasts approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes and covers the most important places in the Inca citadel.
- At the end of the tour, the guide will leave you at a strategic point, and you will have free time to explore on your own and take as many pictures of Machu Picchu as you wish.
- You will then take the same bus back to "Aguas Calientes Town," where you can enjoy a delicious lunch at a lovely restaurant, included in the price.
- In the afternoon, you will take your selected train back to Ollantaytambo Train Station.
- Once you arrive there, a representative will be waiting to take you back to the imperial city of Cusco.
- Finally, you will arrive at your hotel in Cusco at night, depending on the train option you choose.
