Machu Picchu Private Tour Guide

Our private tour guide will meet you at the hotel in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Pueblo) and walk you to the bus station to drive for 30 minutes to the entrance of Machu Picchu. The tour guide, can you meet you at the Train station or any location in the town.

The meeting time depends on the schedule of your Machu Picchu tickets; we recommend departing the town around 45 minutes before the designated entry to arrive on time at the main entrance of Machu Picchu.

Once you meet with your tour guide, we will walk you to the bus station and travel for 30 minutes to the main checkpoint of Machu Picchu. You must show the original passport and the entrance ticket to Machu Picchu at the main gate.

After the checkpoint, you start the guided tour in Machu Picchu, exploring the best of the citadel and visiting the viewpoints, temples, palaces, and most remarkable buildings in Machu Picchu. The tour takes around 3 hours. Afterward, you can have some free time or hike the extra mountains (Machu Picchu, Huayna Picchu and Huchuy Picchu).

The guided tour can finish at Machu Picchu or take the bus down to Aguas Calientes with the tour guide and walk you back to the hotel or train station.

What’s Included

• Private guide service in Machu Picchu 2-3 hours guided tour
• ick up at your hotel or train station

What’s Not Included

• Round-trip bus ticket to Machu Picchu Machu Picchu entrance ticket
• Food and Drinks

Meeting and Pick up

• Meeting Point: Our Guide will meet you at Aguas Calientes Train Station or your Hotel
• Drop off Point: At the entrance of Machu Picchi

Before you book

• Entry ticket to Machu Picchu is not included ($55)
• Bus tickets to Machu Picchu are not included ($30)

You can book with us the tickets and buses to Machu Picchu

We want to make your trip to Peru as memorable and as carefree as possible. In this section, you’ll find the answers to all the questions you have about traveling with Tunqui Expeditions in one place. Please read the following information carefully – it will help you with any questions about our services.

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Can I store my luggage at your office?

Of course! During the trip, your main luggage can be stored at our office (you can organize it with us on the briefing day or by email) or at your hotel, both free of charge.

Any equipment that you won’t need on the trek can be stored safely in your hotel. Nearly every hotel will provide this service. Don’t leave items of value with your bags; put them in the hotel safe and obtain an itemized receipt (in the unlikely case of theft, many insurance companies require that you have a copy of the receipt itemizing everything). It’s best to put items such as credit cards inside a sealed, signed envelope for extra peace of mind.

Pick up of guests

Please note: All pickups are within Cusco City, but we recommend booking a hotel in the historic center for its convenient location.
Our guide or staff will confirm the pickup time the day before the tour.
Due to traffic conditions, the pickup time may vary between 30 and 45 minutes.
Cusco is an old city and has many narrow cobbled streets. Some hotels and Airbnbs are located on streets without car access or on long, steep slopes, making it difficult to transport luggage. For such reasons, we strongly advise you to book accommodation with good access.

Return to Cusco

Return from Machu Picchu requires quite a bit of logistics, but don’t worry. Everynting is included in you tour!

• From Machu Picchu, you’ll board a bus for 25 minutes to the town of Aguas Calientes. The buses are boarded according to arrival.
• In Aguas Calientes, you’ll board a train to Ollantaytambo. Your guide will give you the train tickets with the boarding time. Make sure you’re on the platform 30 minutes early. The train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo takes 1:45 hours.
• Once you arrive at the station, our representative, identified with the Tunqui Expeditions clothing, will be waiting to transfer you to Cusco. The trip from Ollantaytambo to Cusco takes 1:30 hours.
• In Cusco, we’ll drop you off directly at your hotel and, depending on your hotel’s location, as close as possible.

Group Tours

Group tours are made up of different types of people, then physical conditions and ages can vary. By agreeing to be part of a group tour, you also accept that some people may be faster or slower than you. Therefore, each person can go at their own pace on the route.

It may be the case that a group wishes to modify the tour; however, the guide will be the one who decides, after consulting with all the participants, if such modifications are possible.

Strikes and demonstrations

Strikes and demonstrations are common in Peru, and this may interrupt some of our tours. Roads can be blocked, and train tracks can be taken over. However, we will try to keep your trip as originally planned, even if it means leaving the night before the scheduled date.

Under these circumstances, tours may also be canceled. In case of changes or cancellations, everything will be coordinated with you by our operations department. Your safety is our highest priority, and our decisions will be made to protect it.

Lost objects

Please pay attention to where you leave your things and remember to take everything once you leave our transport, tents or restaurants. You’re the only one responsible for your objects during the tour.

Remember to check this list before packing your bags to make sure you don’t forget anything important. Have a nice trip!

Essential

• Valid Passport
• Extra money (recommended soles)
• Personal medication
• Water bottle or CamelBak
• Sunblock: factor 70 or more

Clothing

• Light footwear or sandals
• Warm jacket
• Waterproof jacket
• Raincoat or rain poncho
• Sun hat to protect neck and face
• Wool hat for the cold
• Sunglasses with UV protection

Equipment

• Medium trekking backpack (15 – 25 liter)

Recommended

• Camera and charger Camera and charger

The “Machu Picchu Private Tour Guide” can leave any day of the week, the whole year.

Group Price: US$ 90.00 per person

This small-group journey is guaranteed to operate with just two guests.

Notice that PayPal charges a fee of 7%, which we ask the client to cover since it’s due to the use of its service. This tax is just for online deposits so that you will pay the remaining in cash (the briefing day in Cusco) without charges.

Price Guarantee

Once your booking has been confirmed, we guarantee the price won’t increase, whatever the circumstances. So please, before booking, ensure you’ve read all our important tour information.

Student Discount

US$20.00 off

Student discounts apply to anyone 17 years old or younger. To receive the discount, we require a copy or clear photo of the passport at the time of booking. It must be valid and not expire within the travel dates. Please send it to

Cancellation Policy

Non-refundable

• The cancellation policy is up to 07 days before the travel date to cancel without penalty. Otherwise, a 100% penalty applies. The refund excludes the value of the entrance to the Machu Picchu Citadel as MINCUL does not allow changes or refunds.
• The rescheduling policy is up to 07 days before the travel date. When rescheduling, you will need to purchase the entrance ticket to the Machu Picchu Citadel again as MINCUL does not allow changes or refunds. If you need to reschedule, we recommend doing so at least 1 month in advance as tickets to the Citadel tend to sell out quickly.
• Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

Additional Info

• Not Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Our tour start and finish in Cusco. People who want to starts in the Sacred Valley must to add extra payment.