4 Day Trips from Cusco Worth the Early Start

1.Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,644 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $336Our pick

Travel from Cusco to Machu Picchu by train and bus, with hotel transfers, entry fees, and a local English or Spanish-speaking guide included. Choose Expedition, Vistadome, or Executive Class service. Guides such as Hector, Paul, Ronaldo, and Edgar are praised for clear explanations and helpful photos.

“The day before the tour I received all the various tickets for the train, bus and Mathu Picchu. I recommend taking screenshots and saving them in your photos, this way you can access without an internet connection which is spotty along the trip. Do remember your passport. Was picked up at the hotel in Cusco at 6:45 with one other person. We did wait about an hour for the train. I wish they gave us 15 more minutes to be picked up, allowing for a hotel breakfast. The train to Machu Picchu was comfortable. They provided a snack which was meager and sugary. The entertainment was basically the crew singing…”

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2.Full-Day Excursion to Sacred Valley, Pisac and Ollantaytambo from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 174 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $47Best value

Spend a full day with a bilingual guide visiting the Sacred Valley’s main Inca sites, including Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Moray, Maras, and Chinchero. Guides such as AJ, Abel, Jhon, and Victor have led recent departures. Expect a fast pace, a large Peruvian buffet, hotel pickup, and a return near Cusco’s Plaza de Armas.

“a long day with so much thing to see historical landscape and salt making that provide for the city.”

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3.Machu Picchu full day trip from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 102 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $490Top rated

Travel from Cusco to Machu Picchu by road, Expedition train, and bus on a demanding but efficient 12-hour day. You’ll get a 2 to 3-hour guided visit to the ruins, free time in Aguas Calientes, and hotel transport. If your guide is Wilbur, expect an especially strong history lesson.

“From Cusco, it took us five hours from our hotel lobby to walking into Machu Picchu.”

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4.Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cuzco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 76 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $380

Travel from Cusco to Machu Picchu by road and Expedition train, with a two-and-a-half-hour guided visit to the citadel. The $380 trip includes round-trip transport, train tickets, admission, and Consetur buses. Guides may include Cosme Cuba Gutierrez, praised for his history and culture expertise.

“It was well organized trip, everything went smoothly, the guide at machu Picchu was alright he was kind of new in his job so it could been better with more knowledge”

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