Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Local experts for an easy way to visit Machu Picchu with a special cancellation poliy, all details are arranged: ticket train on premium departures from/to Machu Picchu, bus on shift to go up and down the citadel, morning shift entrance fee, and expert local guide. Feel the energy, hear the stories and history of one of the most attractive places over the World.
VIPAC refund cancellation Policy: if you cancel your booking before 20 days of the tour departure, we will refund 80% of the total amount. Cancellations with less than 20 days prior of the tour departure are non refundable in 100%.
Due to high demand of visitors to Machu Picchu and limited capacity, we suggest to book 60 days prior. Last minute bookings, less than 60 days, can be booked on midday and afternoon shifts.
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Admission ticket to Machu Picchu Citadel.
Selected round trip train ticket or bimodal bus&train service from Cusco.
Local Expert English- or Spanish-speaking top guide
Round trip shuttle bus ticket to go up & down to the citadel from Machu Picchu town.
Pick up and drop-off from your lodging in Cusco.
Gratuities
Lunch
Bottled water
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
This activity includes roundtrip transfer from your hotel, apartment or your house.
Santuario Historico de Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu, Peru From Cusco, you'll be transferred to the railway station to enjoy your 1.5-hour scenic rail tour to Aguas Calientes. We arrive at the Aguas Calientes station where our staff will assist on boarding the bus to go up the winding road to Machu Picchu.
The Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu, will astonish us with its terraces, ceremonial shrines, steps and urban areas.
Choose between 4 different types of train to go to Machu Picchu.
Expedition option; for adventurous passengers seeking comfort and security without extras.
Vistadome option; enjoy beautiful panoramic windows to make the most of the spectacular scenery and allow for fantastic photo opportunities.
Executive Class 360 Train option; enjoy 360 panoramic views from the train, where you'll be seated in comfortable, with a fold-out table for your convenience.
Voyager service aboard elegant carriage with comfortable seats. Its coaches feature panoramic windows that enable full appreciation of the scenery. 780 minutes
Aguas Calientes, Aguas Calientes, Peru Upon arrival at Aguas Calientes station, you'll board a small bus and head up to the ruins of the “sacred city”, Machu Picchu.
Your expert guide will walk with you through the main streets of these amazing ruins. There will be time to be alone and fully embrace this magnificent wonder of the world, letting this once in a lifetime experience set in.
In the afternoon you'll return to the train station in Aguas Calientes for the trip back to Cusco. 60 minutes
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
MANDATORY: The Authority of Machu Picchu asks full name, passport number, date of birth, nationality details to issue the admission ticket.
The admission ticket of Machu Picchu is NOT REFUNDABLE and date changes or amendments are NOT accepted. *If you need to change your visit date, you will need to purchase a new entrance ticket.
Due to high demand and limited entrances to the citadel, VIPAC will issue your admission ticket on trails 1 or 2 as a priority. If they are not available, trail 3 or 4 will be provided, after prior coordination with the passenger before issuance. Supplement apply for Wayna Picchu mountain (trail 4) and Machu Picchu peak mountain (trail 3).
Machu Picchu Admission ticket and train tickets are included in this tour. Our sales team will send them 72 hour after paid.
Shifts entry by hours from 6 am to 2 pm. Our shared tour considers 9 am, 10 am and 11 am shifts. If the shifts are not available, we will open a new shared tour in the next hour available. Our staff will inform you for acceptance.
Travelers must arrive to Cusco city at least one day before Machu Picchu day tour. The authority of Machu Picchu do not accept travel date ammends of admission ticket.
This shared tour could have a waiting time of up to 40 minutes to start the tour, depending on Machu Picchu shift time and train timetable avaliability.
One day before the company's staff will contact the travelers to send the pick-up time through Viator or Tripadvisor experiences extranet.
For weather reasons, from January to March, all excursions departs on bimodal service (Bus from Cusco to Ollantaytambo & train from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu.
The guided tour inside Machu Picchu takes around 2h 30m following a delimited trail.
Machu Picchu has two seasons. Rainy season from December to March. Dry season, the rest of the year.
What to bring: sunglasses, comfortable clothes and shoes, hat, repelent, sunscreen, water bottle, energy power bank, coat, small backpack, raincoat on rainy season from December to March.
VIPAC is not responsible for flight cancellations or delays. We recommend arriving in Cusco one day before the scheduled tour date."
Machu Picchu has implemented new visitor circuits, with three main routes with specific differences to distribute passengers in various areas. These changes are intended to improve the visitor experience and preserve the integrity of the archaeological site. The circuit with route 2 will be given as priority and if it is not available, the options of taking circuit 3B or circuit 1B will be informed so that you can confirm your decision before the tickets are issued.
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Jordan_R
16 Apr 2023
Had the most incredible day at Machu Picchu. From 4am hotel pickup, the staff were extremely helpful and settled my worries that the multi-stop/transport would be overwhelming for a non-spanish speaker. Once we got to macchu picchu we met our guide Franklin! Wow! What a service he provided. So informative and encourages us to take photos and videos at every view point! So grateful for the memories!! Highly recommend! Also note, it was freezing in the morning leaving from Cusco in the morning but hot at machu picchu so definitely wear layers you can offload!
glaperez07
08 Apr 2023
Maravilloso! No dejen de ir. Desde el viaje en el tren a Aguas Calientes, es ideal tomarse un día para pernoctar ahí. Hasta el regreso es una experiencia única .
Paige_C
07 Apr 2023
Brilliant day out - our guide was fantastic, one of the highlights from our trip, we highly recommend!
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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