Private Full-Day Machu Picchu Tour
About this activity
Highlights
- Explore the ancient Incan citadel of Machu Picchu
- Enjoy panoramic views of the Andes Mountains
- Learn about Incan history and architecture
- Experience a guided tour with an expert local guide
- Savor a delicious Peruvian lunch at a local restaurant
Full description
Included / Excluded
- Round-trip transportation from Cusco
- Guided tour of Machu Picchu
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Personal expenses and gratuities
Itinerary
Our adventure will start early in the morning, one of our guides will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to the Ollantaytambo Train Station. Here you will board a comfortable train. Upon arrival in Aguas Calientes, one of our guides will take you to the bus station in order to take a ride to the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. Your tour guide will show you the highlights of the ancient side, after which you will board a bus back to Aguas Calientes. You will have free time in Aguas Calientes to have lunch (not included) and explore the village. In the afternoon, board the train back to Ollantaytambo, where our staff will be waiting for you in order to transfer you back to your hotel in Cusco.
Meeting point
Start Location
Viagens Machu Picchu, Oficina 401, Centro Comercial Cusco Sol Plaza, Av. El Sol 948, Cusco 08002, Peru
Important information
Know before you book
- This tour is suitable for most travelers; however, it involves a significant amount of walking and some steep areas.
- Please inform the tour operator of any dietary restrictions in advance to accommodate your lunch preferences.
- Ensure you have a valid passport, as it is required for entry to Machu Picchu.
Know before you go
- Wear comfortable walking shoes suitable for uneven terrain.
- Bring a light jacket or sweater, as temperatures can vary throughout the day.
- Carry a small backpack for personal items; large bags are not permitted inside Machu Picchu.
Cancellation policy
0All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Accessibility
- Service Animals Allowed
- Infants Required On Laps
Good to know
- Children under 5 years of age are free of charge as long as they do not occupy a seat.
- Please send your preferred pick up address in Cusco upon booking.
- We will require your passport details in order to book your train and Machu Picchu entrance ticket. Please enter this information upon booking the tour.
Traveler reviews
The Best Agency! Spectacular
If there's a company that made my trip one of the best I've ever made, it was Machu Picchu Trips. From the day I arrived in Cusco, until my return, they were perfect. All guides are fantastic! I did the tours of the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Humantay, and all were excellent! I register here my thanks to the Magali guide, who made my experience in Machu Picchu unique. Congratulations, for the receptivity, punctuality and cordiality of the whole team.! Thank you for making my trip unique!
I don't indicate!
The service while negotiating the packages was attentive. Then we had no return, and when we insisted on receiving the information, the care was no longer the same. We had to go to the agency a day before the tours, as we did not receive a hello or voucher. And we left there without the vouchers, we promising to send only hotel, which arrived only at night. We became insecure and suspicious. The purchase of the Matchu Picchu ride includes train all the way back, however one stretch was by train and the rest by bus. However, the outsourced staff (guides) were very professional and attentive.
Excellent company!
Guide BRYAN excellent. Very kind, request and worship. We were conducted very effectively. Very professional company, which provided us with excellence in travel logistics.
A breathtaking experience coupled with an amazing tour guide
Our tour guided by Santos was amazing! Santos is extremely knowledgeable and also very conscientious of allowing us time to enjoy the scenery and take it all in. Santos also helped us understand how to get around (between Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu entrance, which tickets to use, which entrance to use) and confirm unexpected closures to a few hikes that we purchased. Upon arrival at the Machu Picchu entrance for our first day, Santos confirmed with the gate controller that Huaynapicchu and Machupicchu mountains are closed from hikers (as of 12 April 2025). Highly recommend a tour guided by Santos! He definitely helped us make the best of an unexpected itinerary change and a rather confusing entrance system.
Incredible journey
My experience in Machu Picchu was simply amazing, my tour started at 7 a.m. so it wasn’t so full at the beginning. Special thanks to the Guide RONALD, who was super attentive at all times, since when he picked me up at the train station, on the bus when he provided me the best seat to enjoy the view, during the visit he shared a lot of knowledge of the Inca culture and acted as a photographer hahah and on the way back still took me to stamp the passport and showed me the train station for the trip back. Many thanks also to the agency Machu Picchu Trips, as a woman travelling alone I felt very safe at all times, because I closed a 1 week Vacation Package with several tours and had no unforeseen. Thank you all: Ana, Franco, Ricardo and others I don't remember the name.