Full-Day Machu Picchu Tour From Cusco
Traveler rating
4.6/5
Based on 9 traveler reviews. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Quick answer
Is Full-Day Machu Picchu Tour From Cusco worth booking?
Full-Day Machu Picchu Tour From Cusco is a 14-hour experience in Cusco, Peru, from $236 per person. It scores 51 out of 100 on the Outty Ranking, which we label “Worth a Look”, based on a 4.6/5 rating across 9 reviews. This booking is non-refundable, so pick your date carefully. Same-day spots are currently showing.
- Outty Ranking
- 51 / 100
- Rating
- 4.6/5 (9)
- Duration
- 14 hours
- From
- $236 per person
Discover Machu Picchu, one of the New 7 Wonders of the World, on an unforgettable full-day tour from Cusco. Your journey begins with hotel pickup and a scenic train ride from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes, offering br
What you get
- Professional Tour Guide (English, Spanish and Portuguese)
- Round-trip train ticket from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes
- 2.5-hour guided tour of Machu Picchu
- Admission to Machu Picchu(if option selected)
- Round-trip bus ticket from Agua Calientes to Machu Picchu
- Contemporary Peruvian lunch at Cafe Inkaterra Restaurant (only for the option "with lunch")
About this experience
Discover Machu Picchu, one of the New 7 Wonders of the World, on an unforgettable full-day tour from Cusco. Your journey begins with hotel pickup and a scenic train ride from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes, offering breathtaking views of the Andes and the Sacred Valley. Upon arrival, our staff will assist you to board the bus up to the Inca citadel, with stunning panoramas of the Urubamba River canyon along the way. At the entrance, meet your expert local guide and explore the ancient paths, terraces, and impressive engineering of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Learn about the history, symbolism, and legacy that make Machu Picchu one of the most awe-inspiring places on Earth. After the guided tour, enjoy free time in Aguas Calientes or choose an optional traditional Peruvian lunch. Return by train at the end of the day with unforgettable memories. Transport, guidance, and entry (depending on the option selected) are all taken care of.
What's included
Included
- Professional Tour Guide (English, Spanish and Portuguese)
- Round-trip train ticket from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes
- 2.5-hour guided tour of Machu Picchu
- Admission to Machu Picchu(if option selected)
- Round-trip bus ticket from Agua Calientes to Machu Picchu
- Contemporary Peruvian lunch at Cafe Inkaterra Restaurant (only for the option "with lunch")
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from Cusco's historic city center to Ollantaytambo Station
- Access to Lima Tours' office in Aguas Calientes for support and information
Not included
- Other visits or items not specified in the itinerary
- Gratuities
What you'll see and do
Ollantaytambo
Start with a pickup in a minivan or bus from your hotel in Cusco (starting at approximately 5:30 a.m.) and travel to Ollantaytambo station on a 1 hour and a half ride to board the train to Aguas Calientes. This train station is located in the town of Ollantaytambo, in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Here you will board your train to the next train Station (Aguas Calientes). If you book in the Tourist category, you can travel on the Expedition or Voyager train and if you book in the Superior category, you can travel on the Vistadome or 360° train, depending on availability. The train has ample seats with large windows allowing for grand views of the surrounding jungle and mountains
Pass by without stopping
Aguas Calientes
Known as Machu Picchu town, it is the closest town to the Machu Picchu National Park and the site of the last train station. This town is pedestrian and after arriving you will cross the local Indian market where you can appreciate peruvian handicrafts. If you need to go to the bathrooms, recharge your cell phone, store your things and carry what you need, you can go to the Lima Tours office in Aguas Calientes and our staff will assist you. Then, our guide will contact you and the other passengers, to take you to the bus station and board the bus that will take you to Machu Picchu in a 25-minute trip.
20 minutes here
Machupicchu
The "lost city of the Incas" is the reason why thousands of people arrive in Peru. Hidden among the vegetation, get closer to our past through its rooms, temples, bridges, and religious sites, built in communion with the surrounding landscape. Take a 2.5-hour guided tour of the site which explains the origins behind this awe-inspiring citadel and its most prominent landmarks. Consider that to preserve the Historical Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, as well as its condition as World Heritage, the Ministry of Culture has established a maximum of 4 hours per person to stay in the Sanctuary. After the guided tour, you can stay on your own until completing the maximum time established or return to Aguas Calientes. Depending on the time of entry of your ticket, you can have lunch before or after the tour. Our staff will inform you before the tour.
150 minutes here · Admission included
Where it starts and ends
Hotel pickup
Pickup is included for all travelers. Pickup begins about 15 minutes before departure.
Options you can book
Tourist train (Not lunch)
Train service.: You will be traveling by either Expedition or Voyager train. Your tickets will be issued according to availability. Pickup included
Tourist Train Including Lunch
Train service: You will be traveling by either Expedition or Voyager train. Your tickets will be issued according to availability. Lunch at Cafe Inkaterra: Cafe Inkaterra Restaurant blends the most amazing Peruvian gastronomy with contemporary cuisine (vegan/vegetarian available). Pickup included
Superior train (Not lunch)
Train service: You will be traveling by either Vistadome or 360° train. Your tickets will be issued according to availability. Pickup included
Superior Train Including Lunch
Train service.: You will be traveling by either Vistadome or 360° train. Your tickets will be issued according to availability. Lunch at Cafe Inkaterra: Cafe Inkaterra Restaurant blends the most amazing Peruvian gastronomy with contemporary cuisine (vegan/vegetarian available). Pickup included
2D1N –No entrances fees/accom.
Tourist train No included Pickup included
Before you book
- Cancellation
- All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
- Languages
- pt, en, es
- Ticket
- Mobile Only
- Runs on
- Every day
- Group size
- Up to 16 travelers per booking
- Operated by
- LimaTours
Know before you go
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- To issue your Machu Picchu ticket, please send your full name (as it appears on your passport), document number, date of birth, and nationality as soon as possible. Once the ticket is issued, changes to personal information or the entry date are not allowed
- IMPORTANT: We recommend not booking other activities or return flights on the same day as the Machu Picchu tour, as it typically ends between 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM.
- For conservation purposes, the Ministry of Culture has established fixed circuits to visit Machu Picchu. You may be assigned Circuit 2 or 3, depending on availability.
- Upon confirmation, please advise us of your arrival date in Cusco and the name and address of your accommodation to organize your pickup
- The guided tour lasts about 2 hours and a half accompanied by a guide.
- Lima Tours offers tourist support at their local office in Aguas Calientes: customers may use the restrooms and use lockers for keeping volumes while taking the tour
- Rates do not apply to Peruvians or residents over 60 days; sales tax may be added.
- For your return to the city of Cusco, please note that the waiting time at Ollantaytambo station is up to 30 minutes from the arrival of your train, before departing to Cusco.
- Hotel pickup times are between 4:00 AM and 8:00 AM. The exact time will be confirmed a day before.
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What travelers are saying
Outty’s summary of the themes that recur across 9 traveler reviews. Written by us, not quoted from reviewers.
The guide
6 mentionsTravelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
Organization
6 mentionsPickup, timing, and logistics are described as running smoothly.
Food and drink
5 mentionsThe tastings and food stops are a highlight for most reviewers.
Knowledge and storytelling
3 mentionsReviewers describe the commentary as informative rather than scripted.
Photo opportunities
3 mentionsThe views and photo stops come up again and again.
Value for money
2 mentionsTravelers feel they got more than they paid for.
Traveler reviews
9 verified traveler reviews for Full-Day Machu Picchu Tour From Cusco. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Wonderful experience
Wonderful experience! Oscar very knowledgeable and passionate
Response from the operator: Dear Jennifer, thank you for sharing your experience! We are very happy to know you had a wonderful time visiting Machu Picchu and that Oscar’s knowledge and passion made your journey even more special. We hope to welcome you again soon for more unforgettable experiences in Peru!
via Tripadvisor
Wonderful tour, but could not have been.
This tour went through two distinct moments: The first one was absolutely annoying. The night before I got a message from the operator asking me to go down to Plaza de Armas for pick up (which is understandable given the most complicated access area where my hotel was) and be there at a certain time. The next day, fifteen minutes before my schedule I was being bombarded by messages and phone calls rushing me to reach the meeting point. Despite all the lack of running air, unusual with the altitude, I arrived BEFORE the scheduled time and was received as if I had been late for hours. When I reserve this for the guide, I only got one expression of deboche and a whisper when I turned my back to get into the van. At no time have they admitted their mistake in communicating the correct time or for the unfair (to say the least) treatment waived. The episode could have been sour for the rest of the day. Fortunately, the other people and guides involved in the other stages of the activity surpassed in making the experience positively unforgettable. Our guide in Macchu Picchu, Alex, was extraordinary, showed himself patient, attentive, friendly to us and gave us a wonderful historical, cultural and human view, and that surely added a lot to our experience. I did circuit 2 (classic) without difficulties and without feeling the time passing. All the other directions regarding the arrival of the train in Ollantaytambo, the time available in Aguas Calientes and the bus to Macchu Picchu were quite clear, as well as on the way back, however, given the unpleasant experience of the early morning, I arrived much earlier than the scheduled times, afraid of missing some stretch of the return or getting upset again. The restaurant in Aguas Calientes for lunch was also wonderful, tasty food, attentive service, very pleasant environment, everything very organized and of good taste. I would undoubtedly return to Macchu Picchu and all the experience that followed to that initial moment was irreversible and unforgettable, but of course Lima Tour has a lot to learn in dealing with the customer, especially in reviewing the correct information and in a minimum of education of some of its employees. That initial moment could have ruined everything.
via Tripadvisor (translated)
Punctuality, efficiency and sympathy on the part of Janet.
I wanted to highlight the kindness of Janet who passed us by our hotel in Aguas Calientes and joined us in the line of the Machu Picchu bus. It is what a tourist is looking for when traveling, thank you Janet!
Response from the operator: Querido pasajero, ¡Muchas gracias por tu comentario! Nos alegra saber que Janet hizo de su experiencia en Aguas Calientes algo especial. Su amabilidad y atención son realmente valiosas para nosotros y para nuestros viajeros. Agradecemos que hayas destacado su dedicación, y esperamos verte de nuevo en futuras aventuras. ¡Gracias y hasta pronto!
via Tripadvisor (translated)
Unresponsive
The Lima Tours representatives have been unresponsive via email and their listed whats app number,l when requesting modification to my reservation. I am hoping this review will encourage them to reach back to me.
via Tripadvisor
Everything according to plan!
Everything was perfect. Our tour was without lunch but our guide, Huber, recommended a great place for lunch. Everything went as planned. They picked us up at the hotel on time. The train that goes from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes is very nice. We went on the 360 and the views are beautiful. Punctual and with good service. We had a guide who had a lot of information to share and taught us a lot during the 2:30 hour tour. I recommend the company!
Response from the operator: Estamos contentos de que el tour se haya desarrollado según lo planeado. Nos alegra saber que Huber fue de gran ayuda, porque nos esmeramos por dar los mejores servicios. ¡Gracias por recomendar nuestros servicios!
via Tripadvisor (translated)
Good to know
- Duration
- 14 hours
- Free cancellation
- Non-refundable
- Minimum age to book
- 3+
- Availability
- Bookable today
- Runs on
- Every day
- Price range
- $236 to $445
- Hotel pickup
- Included for all travelers
- Booked in 30 days
- 3
- Verdict
- Worth a Look
Who runs this experience
Operated by LimaTours, who run 27 experiences we rank across 7 cities, with an average Outty Ranking of 44.3.
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Full-Day Machu Picchu Tour From Cusco: questions travelers ask
Practical detail on this experience, plus the wider planning questions for Cusco.
How much does Full-Day Machu Picchu Tour From Cusco cost?
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Prices start at $236 per person. The final price depends on the date, the time slot and the number of travelers, and peak weekends in Cusco usually price higher than midweek mornings. Live pricing and remaining availability are confirmed on the booking screen before you pay.
How long does Full-Day Machu Picchu Tour From Cusco take?
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Plan for about 14 hours from start to finish, not counting travel to the meeting point. Most travelers leave another 30 minutes on either side so the rest of the day in Cusco is not rushed.
Is Full-Day Machu Picchu Tour From Cusco worth it?
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It holds an Outty Ranking of 51 out of 100, which we label "Worth a Look". That score blends traveler sentiment (4.6/5 across 9 reviews), the depth of that review evidence, recent booking momentum, value for money against comparable culture & history in Cusco, and how flexible the cancellation terms are.
Can I cancel or reschedule Full-Day Machu Picchu Tour From Cusco?
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No. This experience is sold on a non-refundable basis, so only book a date you are confident about. Similar experiences in the city do offer free cancellation if flexibility matters more than price.
Is Full-Day Machu Picchu Tour From Cusco suitable for kids and families?
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The operator sets a minimum age of 3. Older children generally do well here, and families should factor in the 14-hour running time when deciding.
How far in advance should I book Full-Day Machu Picchu Tour From Cusco?
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Around 3 people booked this in the last 30 days, so popular slots go early. Two to three weeks ahead is comfortable in shoulder season, while summer weekends and holidays in Cusco can sell out a month out. Same-day spots do open up when other travelers cancel, so it is worth checking if you are already in town.
What should I bring or wear?
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Bring photo ID, your booking confirmation on your phone, a refillable water bottle and comfortable shoes. Dress for the weather in Cusco and add a light layer if any part of the 14-hour experience runs outdoors or after sunset.
Where does Full-Day Machu Picchu Tour From Cusco start and how do I get there?
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The exact meeting point and directions are on your voucher once you book, and they sit in central Cusco within reach of public transport. Arrive 15 minutes early: late arrivals are treated as no-shows by most operators.
What are the best things to do in Cusco?
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On Outty we rank every Cusco experience on the same 0 to 100 scale, and alongside this one the highest scorers right now include Sacred Valley Full Day Tour, Peruvian Cooking Class Cocktails and Market Tour in Cusco, Cusco: Rainbow Mountain & Red Valley Premium Day Trip with Meals. The city page groups everything into most popular, highest reviewed, last minute and family-friendly so you can build a day around what actually delivers.
When is the best time to visit Cusco?
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Booking patterns follow the same curve: prices and queues climb in peak weeks, while shoulder season gives you better availability on the top-ranked experiences and more room to change plans.
How many days do you need in Cusco?
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Three full days covers the headline sights without sprinting. A workable rhythm is one anchor experience each morning, such as this one, an unhurried afternoon in a single neighborhood, then a food or nightlife booking in the evening. Five days lets you add a day trip outside the city.
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