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Machu Picchu 1 day tour with private guide
All-inclusive full-day service: pick-up, entrance fees, tourist train, and private guide for the entire tour.
- We have the best professional and native guides in Cusco.
- Available languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese
- Duration: 16 hours.
- Guide: Professional in Spanish, English, Portuguese and more.
- Tickets included: Machupicchu Only ticket.
- Transportation: Minivan, tour bus and Vistadome train.
- Start: With hotel pick up at 5 am.
- Payment methods: 100% secure online payments.
Why choose this tour
- We are tour operators.
- Private guidance for the tourist and his group.
- The best tour guides in Cusco!
- A free digital book about Machu Picchu.
- Attention by WhatsApp 24/7.
- Promotional price for lunch buffet.
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This is the Machu Picchu tour with Private Guide
Tour itinerary
Pick up in Cusco and trip to Ollantaytambo
The Machu Picchu 1-day tour with a private guide begins in the city of Cusco with the pick up of the visitor at the door of his hotel. The pick-up is at approximately 5 am (before coordination by WhatsApp) and is in charge of the professional guide who will accompany you throughout the tour.
On board a minivan you take a short trip from your hotel to the Wánchaq station in the center of the city. In Wánchaq begins the trip by Bimodal bus (Peru Rail service) that in 2 hours takes you to the train station in the town of Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
Travel by train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes
Ollantaytambo (2,792 masl) is the final point of the bus trip. This town is famous for its archaeological sites and its Inca streets. There we stop for 30 minutes to board the train. During this time the visitor can use the restrooms and try a snack or drink.
The train ride is an experience that already includes the magic of Machu Picchu. The Expedition train includes all the comfort on board (cushioned seats, tables, panoramic windows, and more). The train features ambient Andean music, onboard vending service, and more. The tour guide will accompany you during the trip. Optionally the tourist can upgrade the train to a Vistadome service. After a comfortable journey of 1 hour and 40 minutes, you arrive at the train station of Aguas Calientes, also called Machu Picchu village because of its proximity to the Inca citadel.
Bus trip from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu
Aguas Calientes (2,040 meters above sea level) is a special town because of its proximity to Machu Picchu, its green landscape of high mountains, and its many tourist services. When you get off the train, always accompanied by a guide, you walk 5 minutes to the Aguas Calientes bus station.
Normally there is a 10-minute queue before boarding the buses. Consettur buses are comfortable, with large windows to appreciate the scenery. The buses do not damage the beautiful environment of Machu Picchu. The bus ride takes 30 minutes on average. The route is up the Hiram Bingham road. The final stretch is at the gate of the archaeological site of Machu Picchu.
The tourist circuit through Machu Picchu
At the entrance gate of Machu Picchu, we will have some free time to use the restrooms. Then, together with the private guide, we will enter the Inca citadel. Tourists can choose the circuit they prefer in Machu Picchu. However, the most recommended is the ‘2’, because it includes the visit to the main Inca buildings, such as the Temple of the Sun, the Main Temple, the Temple of the 3 Windows, the Sacred Rock, the Temple of the Condor, the Water Fountains, the sector of the terraces and more. This circuit also allows you to get a postcard photo from the Guardian’s House.
The tour of Machu Picchu in the company of the guide lasts approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes. The tourist will also be able to get the best pictures of the place and solve any doubts with the guide. It is forbidden to retrace the steps so once outside the Inca citadel is not possible to re-enter.
Return trip from Aguas Calientes
After visiting the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu you will take the Consettur buses for the 30-minute descent to the town of Aguas Calientes. If you included the buffet lunch you should stay at the entrance gate of Machu Picchu because there is the 5-star hotel Sanctuary Lodge. There you will enjoy a lunch with a great variety of dishes. Then you will return to the town of Aguas Calientes by bus.
Once in the town of Aguas Calientes, the visitor will have some free time to enjoy lunch (not included in the tour). Then you can enjoy the beautiful streets of the town or shop at the artisan market. There you will find the train station where you should arrive 30 minutes before the departure of the trains. The tour guide will indicate the meeting time at the station.
Return from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo
The return trip is made by the same route as the outbound leg. The train included is the Expedition service of Peru Rail. It includes comfortable seats, tables, panoramic windows, as well as board attention (sale of snacks and drinks).
Optionally, the visitor can add the return trip by Vistadome train, which includes a snack and a non-alcoholic beverage on board. During the trip, there is a show of dances and a parade of clothes made of alpaca. The return trip takes 1 hour 40 minutes and ends at the train station in the town of Ollantaytambo.
Return from Ollantaytambo to Cusco
In Ollantaytambo, always accompanied by the guide, the group will have to walk 2 minutes to the Peru Rail Bimodal bus station. The bus trip takes almost 2 hours from Ollantaytambo to the Wánchaq station in Cusco city.
The bus will arrive in the city of Cusco at around 9 pm. There the guide will accompany you to board a tourist minivan to the door of your hotel. The service ends with the farewell of the guide.
Tour route map
Additional details
Everything included in the tour
- Pick up from the tourist’s hotel in the city of Cusco (in charge of the private guide).
- Minivan from the hotel to the Wánchaq station in the center of Cusco.
- Transportation by Bimodal bus from Wánchaq in Cusco to Ollantaytambo train station.
- Transportation by Expedition tourist train from Ollantaytambo to the town of Aguas Calientes.
- Transportation by Consettur ecological bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu.
- Professional guide service in private service throughout the tour (in Spanish, English, Portuguese, or more).
- Entrance to Machu Picchu by circuit 2. Includes classic photos.
- Return to Cusco by train (Expedition), or bus, including final transfer to the door of your hotel in Cusco.
- (Optional) buffet lunch at Tinkuy restaurant in Machu Picchu.
- (Optional) upgrade to Vistadome train.
Duration of tour + pick-up point
- The tour lasts 16 hours on average (from pick up at 5 am to return to your hotel door at 9 pm on average).
- The meeting point will be at the door of the tourist hotel located in the historic center of the city of Cusco. In case your hotel is not in that location; you will only have to coordinate a meeting point in the historic center of Cusco through WhatsApp (+51) 982 108 083.
Type of transport + train
- From the city of Cusco to the station of Wánchaq the trip is made in a full equipment minivan.
- From the Wánchaq station to the Ollantaytambo train station you travel by Peru Rail Bimodal bus. The trip is comfortable and takes approximately 2 hours.
- From Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes the trip is by Peru Rail Expedition tourist train.
Tour guide service
- The guide is a professional from Cusco with extensive experience and mastery of the history of Machu Picchu. The guide is in private service throughout the tour: from the pick up in Cusco, throughout the trip, during the circuit of Machu Picchu, and the return trip until the farewell at the door of your hotel.
- We have different tour guides. The tourist can choose the guide that will accompany him in the adventure.
Restrictions
- The tour is for groups of ten tourists maximum.
- It does not include any type of food (buffet lunch at Tinkuy restaurant is optional).
- It is advisable to book the tour months in advance. This is due to limited availability in Machu Picchu.
- The tour does not allow a change of date or the name of the people who will make the tour.
- The tour does allow cancellation and refund by paying a penalty of 50% of the total value of the service.
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