Important: The itinerary will depend on the availability of entry times for Machu Picchu and the selected train categories.

• 03:00 – 13:00: Pick up from hotel – Transport to Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes
• By having booked the tour with Waka Explorers, we will make the arrangements to buy the train tickets and the entrance tickets to Machu Picchu, taking into consideration your needs and appropriate, as far as possible, to the availability of services.
• The starting time of the tour depends on the coordination that takes place and the availability of tickets by the time the trip is booked. On this shared tour, there’s a bus service from the train company who will take you to the train station round way (in the morning and afternoon when you come back from the tour).
•  From the city of Cusco, the departure usually occurs between 03:45 and 04:30. The passenger is picked up from their hotel in central Cusco and taken to the Cusco station to board the shared bus to the train station. The bus journey to the Ollantaytambo train station takes approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, depending on traffic.
• The exciting train trip lasts 1.5 hours until you reach the tourist town of Aguas Calientes, where our transfer awaits you at the train station.
• Once the time arrives, you will queue at the Aguas Calientes bus station to board the tourist transport to the entrance gate of Machu Picchu. With the tour guide, you will have the opportunity to explore the best of Circuit 2, including fountains, temples, stairways, and architectural spaces of this enigmatic archaeological site and much more!
• The tour guide will explain the history and all the interesting details of Machu Picchu during a tour that lasts approximately 2.5 hours, and you will also have time to take the best photographs.
• 13:00 – 21:00 : Free Time – Return to Cusco
•  After connecting with the natural, mythological, and architectural magic of Machu Picchu, the return journey begins to the tourist town of Aguas Calientes, where you will have free time to have lunch or enjoy the hot springs on your own until the time of your return train to Ollantaytambo.
• After this train journey, you will board shared transport to the central station in Cusco, where our private transport will be waiting to take you to your hotel. You can request private and direct transport from the Ollantaytambo train station to your hotel in Cusco for an additional cost.

NOTE: For reservations made less than 3 months in advance, we recommend contacting us to confirm the availability of entry to Machu Picchu (Circuit 2). If Circuit 2 is not available, there may be an additional charge for alternative entry types and a private guide, as applicable