MACHU PICCHU BY TRAIN
Full Day

If you do not have much time to be in Cusco this option could be for you.
Visiting Machu Picchu in a full day tour you will allow you know the most important sectors of this beautiful archaeological complex through a guided tour of two hours, then you will have a free hour to continue visiting on your own and then take the way back to Cusco.

ITINERARY

03:50 am We pick you up from your hotel then we go on a journey for about an hour and a half until Ollantaytambo train station, once we get there we board The Expedition Train that normally It departures at 06:10 am arriving at 07:40 am to Aguas Calientes town (Machu Picchu Pueblo) and at the exit of the train station, your tour guide will be waiting for you to go to the bus station and go up to Machu Picchu citadel.

Once we get to Machu Picchu, we will have a guided tour for about 2 hours to know, learn and visit the most outstanding places in this beautiful archaeological site, after you will have the chance to explore more the citadel on your own (until noon). Later on you have to go down by bus to Aguas Calientes where you will have enough time to do some activities, such as visiting the streets and markets of the town, enjoying the thermal baths to relax yourself, or perhaps to visit the Manuel Chávez Ballón Museum, any of these visits you will do it on your own.

Keep in mind to be at the train station at least half an hour before the departure time. The train normally leave the Aguas Calientes station at 3:20 pm, arriving to Poroy station at 7: 05pm, the staff of the train company will take you where we are waiting for you, then we return to your hotel in Cusco.

Attention: from January to April the same train company will give you the transport service which will take you to Wanchaq station in Cusco city and in Cusco our transfer will be waiting to leave you at your hotel.

End of services

Machu Picchu by Train Full Day Includes

· Pick up from the Hotel in Cusco
· Train tickets for Expedition or Voyager service (PeruRail or IncaRail)
· Professional tour guide English /Spanish
· Entrance ticket to the Archaeological site Machu Picchu
· Bus tickets from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu citadel
· Bus tickets from Machu Picchu Citadel to Aguas Calientes
· Return Train tickets in Expedition or Voyager service (PeruRail or IncaRail)
· Pick up from the train station to leave you in your hotel in Cusco
· Reservations of tickets, spaces and Agency services
· Taxes

This Excursion Does Not Include

· Expenses not mentioned in the itinerary
· Entrance to Montaña Huayna Picchu
· Entrance to Montaña Machu Picchu
· Entrance to Manuel Chavez Ballon Museum (USD 10 per person)
· Tips for the tour guide and camp staff
· Meals

What do I need to bring?

· Wear shoes or tennis shoes
·  Waterproof Clothes
   (for rainy season)
· Poncho
   (for rainy season)
· Long sleeve shirts
· Long pants
· Insect repellent
· Sunscreen
· Wide-brimmed hat for sunny days
· Binoculars
· Sun glasses
· Plastic bags
· Personal Medicine
· Articles for personal use
· Lightweight backpack or briefcase
· Take original documents with which you made your reservation
· (Passport, Student visa, University card only for Peruvians)
· Take with you your migration card
  (In case of overnight in hotel Machu Picchu town)
·Have on hand bills and coins in small denominations dollars, euros or soles

OPTIONAL SERVICES

These services are not included in our prices. If you want to add some of them, please let us know at the booking time

· Huaynapicchu USD $20.00
· Machupicchu Mountain USD $20.00
· Vistadome train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas calientes 7:05 am / 4:43 pm USD $40.00
·  Vistadome train from Poroy in Cusco 7:35 am / 4:43 pm (May to January 5) USD $75.00
· Buffet Lunch in Machupicchu Pueblo USD $20.00
· A pair of canes USD $10.00

 WE RECOMMEND YOU

· For a good acclimatization you must be in Cusco at least 2 days before the excursion
· It would be better if you come from another high place, such as
(Arequipa, Puno or Bolivia)
· Booking a tour that involves physical activity in height
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· Wear appropriate clothing for walks
· Drinking coca tea during the day helps to reduce the effect of altitude
  (avoid drinking it before sleeping)
· Inform us if you have setbacks or delays when arriving in Cusco
· Leave your heavy suitcase in Cusco

NOTE

· THE STANDARD SERVICE shares a group with other participants 
· THE SUPERIOR SERVICE is Private and the tour will be exclusive for you
· Train schedules may vary according to availability
· Climbing to Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain is optional
   You must make the reservation in advance because there are limit spaces
· Please do not confuse Machu Picchu the Inca Citadel with Machu Picchu Mountain, they are different places
· Our price includes Machu Picchu the Inca Citadel but not the entrance to Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain (it is optional)
· Our groups are made up of a minimum of 2 people maximum 8

We operate this tour without joining other groups from other travel agencies, we offer the service only to our clients and we know that traveling to Machu Picchu demands time and money and that is why we want your experience of visiting Machu Picchu to exceed your expectations.