Machu Picchu Full Day
The Experience
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Cusco – Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – 02h30m tour
Early in the morning, at the agreed time, we will pick you up at your hotel, we will head to the Ollantaytambo train station, there we will board the train that will take us to Aguas Calientes. After a journey of almost 04 hours we will arrive at the Aguas Calientes station, where our guide will be waiting for you with a sign with your name, then we will head to the bus station where we will continue for an additional 30 minutes, we will ascend 400 m along a zigzagging path to reach the “Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu” also known as “The Lost City of the Incas”. Upon arriving at the citadel of Machu Picchu with our guide, we will show the entrance tickets, and we will begin the tour throughout the citadel.
For approx. 02h30m we will visit the main places of “Machu Picchu”. At the end of the guided tour we will return to the town of Aguas Calientes, where you will have free time to enjoy your lunch in one of the many restaurants or if you prefer at the Sanctuary Lodge (lunch is on your own). At the end of the afternoon, we will board the return train to Ollantaytambo (Depending on the availability of the train departure time), the return will follow the same route as the outbound journey.
Overnight: Hotel in Cusco (not included)
Meals: none
WHAT TO BRING AS RECOMMENDATIONS
- Original Passport or Identity Card (the same document with which you made the reservation)
- A light backpack
- Mineral water bottle
- Snack, chocolates, energy bars
- Personal hygiene products
- Sunscreen
- Repellent
- Sunglasses
- Clothes for hot and cold weather
- Warm jacket or coat
- Wool hat
- Sun hat or cap
- Rain clothes or rain poncho
- Long T-shirts (There are many mosquitoes in Machu Picchu)
- Light pants
- Shorts
- Trekking shoes
- Personal medications (headache, anti-inflammatories)
- Emergency money (preferably in soles)
What's included
- Transfer Hotel in Cusco – Ollantaytambo train station – Hotel in Cusco
- Train Ticket Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes (PERURAIL or INCARAIL)
- Bus Ticket Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes
- Entrance Ticket to Machu Picchu
- Guided Tour in Machu Picchu 2h30m
- Train Ticket Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo (PERURAIL or INCARAIL)
- Assistance 24/7
What's not included
- Air Tickets
- Hotels
- Drinks
- Meals
- Snacks
- Phone calls
- Extra expenses
- Tips
- Travel Insurance
OPTIONAL SERVICES
- Entrance to the Huayna Picchu mountain or to the Machu Picchu mountain: USD 80.00 per person (IMPORTANT! These two additional services have limited quotas made available by the Peruvian government, the reservation must be made at least 03 months in advance)
- Return train VISTADOME/360° PANORAMIC (Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo – Upgrade service: with panoramic views, typical dance show USD 65.00 per person.
- Buffet lunch at the Sanctuary Lodge Machu Picchu Restaurant - USD 45.00 per person
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