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Machu Picchu Day Tour: Vistadome Train and Local Guides
5.0
36 Ratings
Cusco
Join Peru Hikers for an incredible adventure guided by local experts. Your journey will start and end at your hotel, giving you the chance to witness the breathtaking beauty of Machu Picchu – one of the New 7 Wonders of the World – in just one day. Get ready to be wowed by the stunning views during your Observatory Train ride through Cusco.
Join Peru Hikers for an incredible adventure guided by local experts. Your journey will start and end at your hotel, giving you the chance to witness the breathtaking beauty of Machu Picchu – one of the New 7 Wonders of the World – in just one day. Get ready to be wowed by the stunning views during your Observatory Train ride through Cusco.
Duration:
14 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Plaza de Armas - Begin your day with a 4:00 am pickup from your hotel by our private transport, heading directly to the Ollantaytambo train station.
- Ollantaytambo - Here, board the 6:10 am Vistadome Observatory Train.
- Ollantaytambo - After a 1 hour and 45-minute journey, arrive at Aguas Calientes town.
- Aguas Calientes - The train…
- Plaza de Armas - Begin your day with a 4:00 am pickup from your hotel by our private transport, heading directly to the Ollantaytambo train station.
- Ollantaytambo - Here, board the 6:10 am Vistadome Observatory Train.
- Ollantaytambo - After a 1 hour and 45-minute journey, arrive at Aguas Calientes town.
- Aguas Calientes - The train ride lasts approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, passing through stunning landscapes of the high Andes and the Cloud Forest. Upon reaching the final train station, your tour guide will meet you and escort you to the bus station for a 30-minute ride to Machu Picchu.
- Machu Picchu - Arrive at the main gate of Machu Picchu around 10:00 am. Please have your entry tickets and original passports ready to present at the gate before exploring Machu Picchu with your expert guide from Peru Hikers.
- Santuario Historico de Machu Picchu - Your tour guide will show you the most significant buildings, including the viewpoints, guard house, terraces, temples, palaces, and more.
- Machu Picchu - Enjoy a two-hour guided tour filled with historical insights and plenty of opportunities to capture the iconic beauty of this ancient wonder.
- Aguas Calientes - After the tour, a bus ride will take you back to Aguas Calientes. You’ll then board a train back to Ollantaytambo.
- Ollantaytambo - Our driver will be ready to transport you back to Cusco.
- Plaza de Armas - Your adventure concludes with a drop-off at the meeting point.
What's Included
- Round trip Vistadome Observatory train
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Bus up and down to Machu Picchu
- Machu Picchu entrance fee is covered
- Only the BEST guides
- Round trip Vistadome Observatory train
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Bus up and down to Machu Picchu
- Machu Picchu entrance fee is covered
- Only the BEST guides
What's Not Included
- Food
- Gratuities
- Food
- Gratuities
Location
Cuzco Main Square
Del Medio
Cusco Mainsquare will be the round-trip meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(36 Ratings)
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Q1511pasandrap
Apr 16, 2026
Amazing experience! - We booked our Machu Picchu tour with Peru hikers a few months before our trip. They communicated everything we needed to know on watsapp and were very informative. The day of the tour our transportation and guide were incredible. Isao, the tour guide was so knowledgeable and great to learn from. He took great pictures of us and was very friendly. I highly recommend!
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R9590zxjoshl
Mar 6, 2026
Best Tour in Peru - An absolutely amazing experience. Isao was such an amazing tour guide. He was extremely knowledgeable and personable. Other tour companies should be head hunting him. A great ambassador for any tour company.
I can’t recommend this tour enough.
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Mhaidy
Mar 1, 2026
Matchu Pitchu Memory - It was a great experience. Our tour guide Isao at Matchu Pitchu was knowledgeable and patient. You did not feel rushed ever an he answered every question. Our driver who picked us up at the hotel and train was lovely as well. It is a long way to go and exhausting but still worth it.
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S6005uhsharonc
Feb 27, 2026
Machu Picchu in one day - This is an excellent tour. There is a lot of transportation involved but it is clearly communicated and there are people there to help if needed. Our tour guide Isao was exceptional for the Machu Picchu portion of the day. He is very knowledgeable and friendly. He is also a fun and creative photographer who takes pics for you on your own phone. We love the pictures he took and will have them as keepsakes. Thanks so much for a memorable day Isao!
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Sharon
Feb 23, 2026
Perfect day at Machu Picchu - It was a long day but the experience was wonderful. Machu Picchu is one of those places that pictures never do justice.
Our tour guide did a wonderful job of answering out many questions but not importantly he geared our pace that was suitable for our 70 year average age.
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Camper42155246814
Feb 23, 2026
Excellent tour highly recommended - Very good experience tour guide was excellent
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Rachel
Feb 12, 2026
Peru Hikers and Izao are the best companies - Excellent experience, I organize our tour picking us up from the stay, always attentive and friendly, it was a good choice that the Peru Hikers company was the one to take us to know one of the wonders of the world and our guide Izao was very friendly, excellent explanation of history and recommendations and excellent photographer
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Steve
Sep 23, 2025
Lifetime experience - Peru Hikers were exceptional from precooking to drop off to hotel after tour. Danny answered all questions before we booked and continued throughout. Our hotel pickup was on time and the Vistadome train provided great views. Our tour guide JD met us at the train station and was friendly, engaging, extremely knowledgeable about the history of Machu Pichu along with the history and culture of the Incas. He is a native of the area and has much passion and pride in his heritage. We had a group of 4 and did circuit 2 which ware very happy we chose. We were told this is the best choice. There is a reason this tour company has 5 star rating and all the excellent reviews. We looked at many other options and we are so glad we chose them. I would highly recommend using them for your day trip to Machu Pichu if want a hassle free exceptional experience.
Thanks JD.
Steve and Cathy
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405seife
Jul 30, 2025
Amazing Machu Picchu hike with Isao - Just finished doing the circuit 2 with Isao from Peru hikers. He is one of the best guides I have ever had, not only was he friendly and knowledgeable, he was just an overall great guy.
The Machu Picchu hike was way better than expected. Some things I recommend to bring if you see clouds are a rain jacket, we lucked out and didn’t get any rain but it was seeming to.
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580nellya
Jul 9, 2025
Amazing Macchu Picchu Experience - Awesome experience! Isao is an amazing guide. He was extremely caring and knowledgeable and totally gave us great instagram pictures! Thank you Peru Hikers!
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