Itinerary
Itinerario
Our transportation will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the Ollantaytambo train station. This journey takes between 1 and 2 hours. The train ride to Aguas Calientes takes approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes. Upon arrival in Aguas Calientes, our transfer will meet you at the train station with a sign bearing your name. They will then take you to the bus station where you will board the bus to the final bus terminal located near the Machu Picchu citadel. Once you arrive near the entrance gate of the Machu Picchu citadel, you will meet your guide, who will be waiting to provide you with the final details before entering the citadel. At the entrance, you will need to show your printed Machu Picchu entrance ticket along with your ID. Then you will begin your 2-hour guided tour with a specialist guide who will explain the historical legacy of the Machu Picchu citadel and provide a complete description of this magnificent and imposing place. Later, we will descend to the town of Aguas Calientes by bus for lunch (not included). After lunch, you will go to the Aguas Calientes train station and board the train to Ollantaytambo, where our tourist transport will be waiting to take you back to the city of Cusco and drop you off near the Plaza de Armas.
Included / Not Included
INCLUDES
- Pick up from the hotel in Cusco.
- Transportation Cusco – Ollantaytambo
- One-way tourist train from Ollantaytambo –MachuPicchu
- Bus up and down to Machu Picchu.
- Entrance tickets to Machu Picchu.
- Private professional guide in Machu Picchu.
- One-way tourist train from Machu Picchu- Ollantaytambo
- Transport Ollantaytambo – Cusco
- 750ml water bottle
NOT INCLUDED:
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Services not mentioned.
- Alimentation and drinks.
Price
Price: $400 per person
The time of the return train at the end of the tour is DEPENDING ON AVAILABILITY 18:20 or 19:00.
If you prefer the train return earlier we can reserve it for an additional cost of 35 dollars per person; the times you can choose are: 2:55 p.m. or 4:35 p.m. We also offer the option to book the Vistadome train at 3:40pm for an additional cost of $65 per person. Please, let us know in advance what your preferred train schedule is. We inform you that none of the reserved trains go directly to Cusco, the trains only arrive at the Ollantaytambo or Poroy stations. In any of the cases we will always guarantee the sending of a transport that will pick them up and bring them back to Cusco.
Discounts:
- For students with university card 20 dollars
- For children under 18 years 20 dollars
- For children from 7 years 50 dollars
How do you get the student discount?
The ISIC Card is NO LONGER VALID to buy the Ticket to Machu Picchu or the Inca Trail with a discount for students.
Now students will be able to access this benefit with the UNIVERSITY STUDENT CARD from the university where they study, this document being the only one valid for this purpose. For more information visit the following link http://www.machupicchu.gob.pe/items/estudiantes.html
What to Bring
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
- A small 30 liter backpack
- original passport
- A Canteen, because the use of a canteen is mandatory along the Camino, the authorities will not allow the use or entry of plastic bottles in Machu Picchu
- Comfortable shoes for riding bikes and walking
- Waterproof jacket or rain poncho
- Hand sanitizer
- comfortable pants
- Sun hat or cap
- Sunscreen
- Insect repellent
- Contiflora with Water
- Hygiene articles (toilet paper)
- personal medications
- Photographic camera
- bandages to cure blisters
- Sandals
- Bathing suit for the hot springs
- Towel
- Money in soles to cover your personal expenses
