Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Santuario Historico de Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu Peru
From Cusco, you'll be transferred to the railway station to enjoy your 1.5-hour scenic rail tour to Aguas Calientes. We arrive at the Aguas Calientes station where our staff will assist on boarding the bus to go up the winding road to Machu Picchu.
The Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu, will astonish us with its terraces, ceremonial shrines, steps and urban areas.
Choose between 4 different types of train to go to Machu Picchu.
Expedition option; for adventurous passengers seeking comfort and security without extras.
Vistadome option; enjoy beautiful panoramic windows to make the most of the spectacular scenery and allow for fantastic photo opportunities.
Executive Class 360 Train option; enjoy 360 panoramic views from the train, where you'll be seated in comfortable, with a fold-out table for your convenience.
Voyager service aboard elegant carriage with comfortable seats. Its coaches feature panoramic windows that enable full appreciation of the scenery.
Duration: 13 hours
Stop At: Aguas Calientes, Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Cusco Region
Upon arrival at Aguas Calientes station, you'll board a small bus and head up to the ruins of the “sacred city”, Machu Picchu.
Your expert guide will walk with you through the main streets of these amazing ruins. There will be time to be alone and fully embrace this magnificent wonder of the world, letting this once in a lifetime experience set in.
In the afternoon you'll return to the train station in Aguas Calientes for the trip back to Cusco.
Duration: 1 hour
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Traveler pickup is offered
This activity includes roundtrip transfer from your hotel, apartment or your house.
14 hours(approx.)
Not wheelchair accessible
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
MANDATORY: The Authority of Machu Picchu asks full name, passport number, date of birth, nationality details to issue the admission ticket.
Cancellation Policy: if you cancel your booking up to 21 days before your tour departure, we will refund 80% of total ammount. If you cancel with less than 20 days prior your tour departure, 100% penalty apply.
The admission ticket of Machu Picchu is not refundable and date changes or amendments are not accepted. If you need to change your visit date, you will need to purchase a new entrance ticket.
Due to high demand and limited entrances to the citadel, VIPAC will issue your admission ticket on trails 1 or 2 as a priority. If they are not available, trail 3 or 4 will be provided, after prior coordination with the passenger before issuance. Supplement apply for Wayna Picchu mountain (trail 4) and Machu Picchu peak mountain (trail 3).
Machu Picchu Admission ticket and train tickets are included in this tour. Our sales team will send them 72 hour after paid.
Shifts entry by hours from 6 am to 2 pm. Our shared tour considers 9 am, 10 am and 11 am shifts. If the shifts are not available, we will open a new shared tour in the next hour available. Our staff will inform you for acceptance.
Travelers must arrive to Cusco city at least one day before Machu Picchu day tour. The authority of Machu Picchu do not accept travel date ammends of admission ticket.
This shared tour could has a waiting time of up to 40 minutes to start the tour, depending on Machu Picchu shift time and train timetable avaliability.
One day before the company's staff will contact the travelers to send the pick-up time through Viator or Tripadvisor experiences extranet or his whatsapp 24 hours before. Up to 12 hours before starting the excursion, only communicate with us directly through 3 channels: - Whatsapp (text only) +51 957 760 00, - Via email 24h@vipac.travel or - Call us directly: +01 6101911 To attend your inquiries or emergencies.
For weather reasons, from January to March, all excursions departs on bimodal service (Bus from Cusco to Ollantaytambo & train from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu.
The guided tour inside Machu Picchu takes around 2h 30m following a delimited trail.
Machu Picchu has two seasons. Rainy season from December to March. Dry season, the rest of the year.
What to bring: sunglasses, comfortable clothes and shoes, hat, repelent, sunscreen, water bottle, energy power bank, coat, small backpack, raincoat on rainy season from December to March.
VIPAC is not responsible for flight cancellations or delays. We recommend arriving in Cusco one day before the scheduled tour date."
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Destiny_X
Love Marco as our tour guide!! He was very knowledgeable and knew the best spots for photos. Wish I could experience again! You’re in good hands if you have him!!!
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Posted On : 2024-05-02
Posted By : Nassim_B
Well organised day trip, all documents booked correctly, team were responsive on the chat app when I had questions.
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Posted On : 2024-05-02
Posted By : Anthony_N
Just an absolutely amazing excursion. The pick up time was accurate and even though there was some initial concern about the transfers from to bus and train, the company staff was great about making sure the group collectively stayed together. Franklin was our guide and he's very knowledgeable regarding the history of Machu Picchu and the Inca civilization. The views in Machu Picchu are so beautiful that any photos/videos just don't do it justice.
Bring a few snacks & water to hold you over during the travel day and eat a quick meal prior to heading back for the night in Aguas Calientes. Layers that are easy to take off/put on is a good idea. Between the weather, humidity and elevation levels I took my raincoat off/on probably 10 times. It's a long day and night of travel, but very much so worth it.
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Posted On : 2024-05-01
Posted By : Odette_H
Memorable. It’s very interesting place to visit. Guide was informative. It’s worth coming. Recommend to a friend.
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Posted On : 2024-05-01
Posted By : Sayali_T
This was a wonderful experience. Right from being picked up at my hotel, to bus and train transfers and then being dropped back to my hotel at night was perfectly done. It takes a high level of organization and I am so impressed with the team effort. Our tour operator Gamara Gonzadany also stayed in touch with me throughout the trip on Whatsapp if I had any questions.
Jaime was our tour guide and I would give him more than 5 stars. Our group absolutely enjoyed and appreciated his deep knowledge about the area. Thank you for making Machu Pichhu a great experience for me.
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Posted On : 2024-04-30
Posted By : Alexander_B
I had a wonderful time with this tour! Getting to Machu Picchu is rather complicated with numerous moving parts and lots of different methods of travel, but the company did perfectly! Frank, our guide, explained everything perfectly, took amazing photos, and at every step of the way had deep insights to offer. When booking this, make sure to book early and specify circuits 1 and 2!
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Posted On : 2024-04-30
Posted By : Ruvelyn_B
Must see! Truly one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World! Elliot, our guide, was very knowledgeable about the place and made us appreciate more the history behind Macchu Picchu. Excellent trip!
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Posted On : 2024-04-29
Posted By : Ayolola_E
Visiting Machu Picchu is so worth the hype and this one day tour made it as easy as possible. They organised all transport right from my hostel, which despite the early start, gave me enough time to rest before the day got started. The vistadome train option was definitely worth it, as the mountain views were completely gorgeous, this train also included free snacks and drinks including coca tea. Machu Picchu itself was so stunning, and the tour guide, Germán, shared so much knowledge and history as we walked through. Whichever circuit you choose will have amazing views so it's definitely worth it.
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Posted On : 2024-04-28
Posted By : Diego_L
Incredible experience getting to visit Machu Picchu. Local tour company took care of all the logistics, kept everything very simple, and made for a great day trip!
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Posted On : 2024-04-28
Posted By : Catdog5517
What an amazing day!! Everything was flawless from pickup to communication.
We got sent our tickets the evening before, picked up at 6.55am, where we got a van to the Peru rail station, where we boarded a train, our guide left us here but informed us of how the day would work. The bus was 2 hours with Peru rail, where we arrived at ollantaytambo station, we were ushered with everyone on the bus to the train station where we had about 20minutes to grab a coffee and quick bite to eat before boarding the train.
I highly recommend you spend the extra $$ and get the Peru rail observatory train, that was an experience in itself, food and drink included, and live entertainment, also an entertainment deck where you could stand outside and take pictures!!!
We then arrived at Aquas Calientes at around 12.30pm a guide met us at the gate (names on a piece of paper) we had a 3pm admission time, so he took us to a recommended food spot and we walked around and explored.
We then met our guide at the designated meeting spot where we discovered my friend and myself were having a private tour!! Fantastic.
We boarded the public 20minute bus up to Machu Picchu, Ron our guide was fantastic walked at our pace and we shared some funny laughs. He was also a great personal photographer!
We then made our way back down via bus, train, bus and then private shuttle straight back the hotel.
I was at first apprehensive of how the day was going to run once I had read the reviews. But it was fantastic and flawless. Such a great experience!
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Posted On : 2024-04-27
