Machu Picchu full day

Machu Picchu full day itinerary

CUSCO – OLLANTAYTAMBO. HOT WATER – MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO

The tour begins with the pick up from your hotel approx. 3:50 a.m., to take you to the Ollantaytambo station, the trip takes about an hour and a half to two hours until you reach the train station, once there you can board the Expedition train that could be at 06:10 a.m. will take you to Machu Picchu Pueblo, This train will be arriving at Machu Picchu Pueblo at 7:40 am and at the exit of the train station, your guide will be waiting for you so you can go to the bus station and go up to the citadel of Machu Picchu .

Once in Machu Picchu, you will have a 2-hour guide to get to know and tour the most outstanding places of Machu Picchu, after which you will be able to tour the citadel on your own until departure time, which is at noon. After this you can go down by bus to Machu Picchu town where you will have all the time available to do some other activities, such as visiting the streets of the city, visiting the thermal baths and relaxing, also the Manuel Chávez Ballón Museum, any of these visits You can do it on your own and assume the entry cost that this implies.

A very important note to take into consideration is that you must be at the train station half an hour before departure. Your return train could leave the Machu Picchu Pueblo station at 6:20 p.m., so you must be at the train station at 5:40 p.m.

250 DOLLARS PER PERSON

the schedule of the return train at the end of the tour/trek: it is the expedition train at 6:20 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. depending on availability.

If you prefer the earlier train return we can reserve it for an additional cost of 35 dollars per person; the times you can choose are: 14:55 pm  or 4:35 p.m.  We also offer the option to reserve the 3:40pm Vistadome train for an additional cost of $65 per person. Please, tell us in advance what is the train schedule of your preference. We inform you that none of the reserved trains  van  direct to Cusco, the trains only arrive at the stations of Ollantaytambo or Poroy. In any of the cases, we will always guarantee the shipment of a transport that will pick them up and bring them  back to Cusco.

Can I change my return train ticket for an earlier one? in the same station in Aguas Calientes?

Yes, you can make this change in person at the Aguas Calientes train station. However, they will ask you to pay an additional fee to change the ticket and this change will be subject to the availability of spaces and schedules on the train.

How long does the return trip to Cusco take?

It’s about 3 hours. You will first board a train in Aguas Calientes to the train station in Ollantaytambo for 1h30m; then a transfer from our office will be waiting for you  at the exit of the train station with a sign that will have your name to lead you to our car/van back to Cusco for approximately 1h30m; finally it will take you to your hotel/hostel. You will receive your train tickets once your tour in Machu Picchu has finished.

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