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Aguas Calientes: Machu Picchu Official Ticket, Bus, & Guide

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122 reviews

Activity provider: Willka Travel
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    Aguas Calientes: Machu Picchu Official Ticket, Bus, & Guide

    Activity provider: Willka Travel
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    From US$ 155 per person

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    Book your transit, admission, and guide for the most important site in Peru: Machu Picchu. Avoid crazy crowds and long lines: simply rest and prepare for the trip ahead. Enjoy pickup in Aguas Calientes. Meet your guide upon entering Machu Picchu.

    About this activity

    Free cancellation
    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
    Covid-19 precautions
    Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
    Duration 4 hours
    Check availability to see starting times.
    Live tour guide
    Spanish, English
    Pickup included
    If you are staying in Aguas Calientes, please provide your hotel’s name and address. If you arrive in Aguas Calientes on the same day of the tour, you will need to meet your guide at the Bus Station for Machupicchu. Please indicate if you are staying at a private accommodation (with address), you will then be provided with a meeting point close by.
    Small group
    Limited to 10 participants

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Explore the famous ruins of Machu Picchu
    • Avoid lines for your bus and entrance ticket
    • Relax on your quick and easy pickup and drop-off in Aguas Calientes
    • Discover the history of the Lost Citadel from an expert guide
    Full description
    Meet your driver at your hotel or the train statin in Aguas Calientes. Embark on the beautiful 30-minute drive to Machu Picchu, where you’ll show your passport and pass through security. Walk 20 minutes to the upper part of Machu Picchu, following your guide to the perfect lookout location. Your guide will lead you through the legendary site on a 2-hour tour, on which you'll delve into the history of the Lost Citadel and Machu Picchu. Relish in panoramic vistas of the ruins and the surrounding mountains. Get lost in the maze-like stone constructions. Return to Aguas Calientes.
    Includes
    • Machu Picchu Lost Citadel morning or afternoon admission ticket
    • 2-hour guided small group tour in Machu Picchu
    • Round-trip bus ticket from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu
    • Hotel pickup and drop-off in Aguas Calientes
    • Meals
    • Gratuities
    Not suitable for
    • Pregnant women
    • People with back problems
    • Wheelchair users
    Covid-19 precautions

    You must book this activity online because the ticket office is closed

    Safety measures in place
    • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
    • You must keep social distance while in vehicles
    • The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
    Traveler requirements
    • You must bring your own headphones
    • You are required to bring and wear a mask
    • You must fill out a travel information form
    • You will receive a mandatory temperature check

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    What to bring

    • Passport or ID card
    • Comfortable shoes
    • Sunglasses
    • Sun hat
    • Sunscreen

    Not allowed

    • Pets
    • Smoking
    • Luggage or large bags
    • Alcohol and drugs

    Know before you go

    • Your time slot will be confirmed along with the official ticket
    • Pickup and drop-off from private accommodations are not included
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.7 /5

    based on 122 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.7/5
    • Transportation
      4.4/5
    • Value for money
      4.2/5
    • Safety
      4.9/5

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    Best experience! It was flawless. I received my tickets the day before my tour. Upon arrival at Aguas Caliente, the day before my tour, I met with the guide briefly so as to confirm the meeting time/location the following day. On the day of the tour, they met us at the agreed time/location, took us to the bus and the guide met us when we arrived in Machu Picchu. Ulysses, who was our guide, was EXCELLENT!!

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    August 11, 2022

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    Machu Picchu is an amazing place that everyone should experience! Photos and videos just can't do it justice so you need to experience it in person!! The whole process of scheduling and taking this tour was very smooth from beginning to end. When we arrived in Aguas Calientes (also known as Machu Picchu Pueblo), we were immediately met when we exited our train (I highly recommend taking the Peru Rail Vistadome train) and guided to the bus which took us to the entrance of Machu Picchu. There we were met by our tour guide and he took us on a personal tour, just my wife and I for 2.5 hours. When we finished, we got on a bus back down to Aguas Calientes at the bottom of the mountain, where we bought souvenirs and enjoyed a meal (Alpaca steak is wonderful!)

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    August 6, 2022

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    This was the highlight of our trip to the Cusco area. We stayed 10 nights in Cusco, but decided to get a hotel room in Aguas Caliente the night before we went to Machu Picchu. This was much so much better than trying to make the trek from Cusco to MP and back in one day! Our fabulous guide, Americo, met us the night before our tour at our hotel. My sister really wanted to see the sunrise over MP, but Americo talked us out of it bc it was supposed to be super foggy early the next morning. We went at 8AM and it was still a bit foggy, but it made for some pretty pictures. Apparently, you are only allowed to be at the top for about 20 minutes (lots of people want pics from the same viewpoint), so Americo chatted with us about MP for 20 minutes and by then the fog had lifted and we got some REALLY memorable pics!! Fabulous trip made better by a wonderful guide!

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    June 11, 2022

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