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2-Day Machu Picchu via Vistadome Train

2-Day Machu Picchu via Vistadome Train

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2-Day Machu Picchu via Vistadome Train
from $535 USD

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This is the ideal and least rushed way to see Machu Picchu! You will enjoy an early morning train ride to Aguas Calientes. Arrive and check in to your hotel. Have lunch on your own and wander around the village and its outdoor market, hot springs baths and local museum. Stay overnight in Aguas Calientes.

On the second day, be ready to meet your guide early in the morning, for the shuttle, entrance and guided tour of Machu Picchu (before the crowds arrive!). There is an option to climb Huayna Picchu at 7 or 10 a.m. (must order tickets at least 90 days in advance). After your tour, you have a short time to explore the ruins further, or hike to Inti Punku. Return to Aguas Calientes and catch the late afternoon train back to Cusco/Poroy. New regulations: The maximum time at Machu Picchu is 4 hours, not including the Huayna Picchu climb. If you want to spend the afternoon exploring the ruins, you will need to have a second entrance ticket.

Price of US$485 per person, double occupancy, is the budget option, with Expedition Train, accommodation and group tour. Full service options (transfers, Vistadome Train, accommodation and private tour with lunch) are available from US$645 per person, double occupancy (groupof 6+). Solo travelers, please contact us for prices.

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Day 1: 2-DAY MACHU PICCHU / Trip to Machu Picchu by train; free afternoon; overnight Aguas Calientes (BL)

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This is the best excursion to Machu Picchu! It provides an opportunity to see the incomparable Machu Picchu early in the morning on the second day, before crowds arrive. There would be an opportunity to visit both days. We have two options to suit any budget!

Option 1 - Budget - Just get me there!

Taxi on your own to the Cusco/Poroy train station (or Ollantaytambo train station); take the Expedition train to Machu Picchu (Aguas Calientes); afternoon to wander around the village; overnight in Aguas Calientes.

Option 2 - Full service - All the frills and thrills!

Pick up at your Cusco hotel for a transfer to the Cusco/Poroy train station. Take the Vistadome train to Machu Picchu (Aguas Calientes); arrive and check in. You hav the afternoon to wander around the village. Dinner on your own and overnight in Aguas Calientes.

NOTE: You may select services from either option, for a custom itinerary, e.g., include the transfer, but lunch on your own...or...take the Expedition train, but have a private tour.

Overnight Aguas Calientes.

Meals included: n/a
Mid-Range Accommodations: Inti Punku or El MaPi

Day 2: Guided tour of Machu Picchu; return to Cusco on the train; transfer to hotel (B)

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Option 1 - Budget - Just get me there!

Meet your guide early for the shuttle, entrance and guided tour of Machu Picchu (in a group with local guide). There is an option to climb Huayna Picchu at 7 or 10 a.m. (not included in the pricing). You may have lunch on your own and take the shuttle return to Aguas Calientes. Catch the late afternoon Expedition train return to Cusco/Poroy and taxi on your own to your hotel.

Option 2 - Full service - All the frills and thrills!

Meet your guide early for the shuttle, entrance and guided tour of Machu Picchu (private tour with local guide). There is an ption to climb Huayna Picchu at 7 or 10 a.m. (not included in the pricing). After lunch at Sanctuary Lodge, you will take the shuttle return to Aguas Calientes. In the afternoon, catch the Vistadome train return to Cusco/Poroy; transfer to your Cusco hotel.

You may select services from either option, for a custom itinerary, e.g., include the transfer, but lunch on your own...or...take the Expedition train, but have a private tour.

The tickets to climb Huayna Picchu must be purchased at the same time as the entrance ticket (at least 60 days in advance of your arrival). There are 200 for 7 a.m. and 200 for 10 a.m. and they sell out quickly!

(Second night not included in this 2-day package).

Meals included: Breakfast

Pricing

2-Day Machu Picchu via Vistadome Train

Prices are Per Person and Valid for Trips through December 31, 2024

# People in Group: 2-3 4-5 6+
Budget Lodging: $535 $535 $535
Mid-Range Lodging: $785 $725 $710
*** Contact Us for other itinerary and lodging options! ***

NOTE: Prices are per person in U.S. dollars based on double/triple occupancy. All quotations are based on the current rates of park fees, VAT, other government taxes, and current exchange rates. Should any of these be increased or a new tax introduced, these increases will be added on even if your trip has already been paid for.

INCLUDES:
  • All accommodations per itinerary
  • All meals per itinerary (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
  • All tours and entrance fees per itinerary (unless listed as excluded)
  • All transportation and transfers per itinerary
  • Transfer to/from train station in Cusco or Ollantaytambo
  • Vistadome Train to/from Aguas Calientes
  • Shuttle, entrance and guided tour of Machu Picchu (tour is in a group)
  • Bi-lingual guide for the Machu Picchu tour
  • Lunch at Sanctuary Lodge
  • Breakfast the second morning (at the hotel)
  • 3-star hotel in Aguas Calientes
  • Price based on minimum of 2 people; solo travelers should contact us
  • Contact us for private guide/tour prices. The private tour prices include a guide with you on the train to Aguas Calientes, with narration and personal attention. This guide gives you a private tour of Machu Picchu. The guide is not with you the second day.
EXCLUDES:
  • International and domestic flights
  • Meals not listed
  • Beverages and alcohol
  • Tips for guides, drivers, hotel staff
  • Optional tours
  • Single room supplement
  • Personal expenses (visas, airport taxes, Internet, etc.)
  • Tips for your guide and hotel staff
  • Second shuttle and second entrance fee to Machu Picchu (US$115/person)
  • Ticket to climb Huayna Picchu; must be purchased with the entrance ticket (US$30 per person)
  • Dinner in Aguas Calientes
  • Lunch the second day
  • Guide for second day
  • Hotel in Cusco
  • Personal expenses (alcoholic beverages, laundry, internet, insurance and personal gear)
  • Additional tours
  • Excludes single supplement of US$70 per person for budget accommodations and US$110 per person for mid-range accommodations

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