City Tour Cuzco
The Cusco City Tour is one of the best ways to get to know the history, culture and architecture of the ancient capital of the Inca Empire. This tour allows you to explore the most emblematic sites of the city and its surroundings, combining Inca vestiges with colonial influences.
City Tour
To start this tour, our transfer will visit you at your hotel to take you to the starting point of this unforgettable City tour in the city of Cusco. We have 2 shifts, the morning shift starts at approximately 08:30 hrs. ending at 14:00 hrs., the afternoon shift starts at approximately 13:00 hrs. ending at 18:30 hrs. As the first starting point of this tour is the Cusco Cathedral, full of history and valuable works of art, then we will visit the Qoricancha (temple of the sun) a sacred precinct and space dedicated to the deities where we will appreciate the fine work of stone technology carried out by the CUSQUEÑOS (Incas) later we will continue the tour to the Sacsayhuaman esplanade known for its enormous megalithic stone walls that were built with astonishing precision and perfection, we will continue through the surrounding archaeological centers such as Qenqo, Puka Pukara and finally Tambomachay.
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EXCELENTEVerificada Amazing value, very safe trip To get to Macchu Picchu by car, you will be taking a 6-7 hr colectivo van ride around to the other side of MP. Then you will need to walk in 9 km along train tracks - this is a safe, very used route and the trains are used to dealing with walking tourists. There are cheap, good places to eat after you walk past the actual train station if you're buying your own food (the lady with all the hammocks is awesome). There are a lot of different places to stay and camp along the train tracks if that's your thingI highly recommend paying for an extra night in Aguas Calientes or you will need to leave MP hours early (ticket is good for 5 hours entry) to walk out again to the colectivo van ride. If you stay in town longer, you can eat 6-8 soles meals at the mercado de abastos, by the train tracks and first bridge (fruits and veg are on the first floor, prepared comida típica is up the inside stairs). Aguas Calientes is very, very expensive for everything so bring in any alcohol, cigarettes, stuff. You will definitely want to bring bug spray and sunscreen (even if it's cloudy, even if you see no bugs). Only "extra" ticket purchase I made was $12 usd for a bus to the entrance of MP from Aguas Calientes but I did walk the way down... You don't need to do thatThing to note: some people in my van did have issues with their return ticket vouchers for the colectivo. I don't think it had anything to do with this specific company but just remember while traveling around like this, make sure you have contact info and resolve all issues as early and completely as possible. I personally had zero issues, though, and I really didn't understand what was going on with the other group(s) but I sure did feel badly for themSpecial thanks to this company for: the great private room with private bathroom and meeting me after office hours to arrange all thisVerificada Excellent! I'm from São Paulo - Brazil, it was my first trip alone and I recommend the agency. Nancy was always helpful before, during and after the trip. I did all the tours with her: Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Humantay Lagoon, Colorful Mountain, quadricycle to Moray and Salineras. All of the travel guides were great. Nancy picked me up and took me to the airport when I needed her. Thank you to the staff. Peru has so many beautiful places that you can not get to know it in a few days. I would return and recommend Nancy and her staff. Thank you and see you soon!Verificada Cheap and interesting way to get to MP Everything was well organized. Walk along railway was nice. Dinner also. Nothing to complain. Better than train as our friends spent there additional two hours for a high price.Verificada Great value for money, but the final pickup was a horrible and stressful experience We had read great reviews and especially with dealing with Nancy, so got in touch with her via WhatsApp. The experience was great and she answered our questions well. The start of the tour was great and we were picked up on time and even had time to have a coffee at a local shop which was recommend to us. The trip there was comfortable and the mini bus was nice and modern. Our driver was extremely good and didn't overtake other cars where it was dangerous. I did feel sick in the car, but that was due to a lot of corners and not due to the driver. We arrived in Agua Calientes fine and the hike was absolutely stunning. The dinner was extremely basic and for some reason was served at 8.30pm, when we had to be up at 3am the next day. Our tour guide told us we needed to buy our own food for the morning so we spent even more of the evening sorting this out, when we could have been sleeping. It would have been so much better to have dinner as early as 6pm so you could get a decent sleep (especially after how tired you are with the 3 hour hike along the train track).When we finally went to bed we were woken up at 11pm with our lunch for the next day (which we were told we wouldn't get). As you can imagine that was annoying. Machu Picchu is amazing and the hike up is difficult. But well worth doing. Our guide was scheduled for 7am even though we had asked for a 6am tour, so we wasted an hour at the top waiting for the guide and watching hundreds of people go in before us.Getting back to Cusco was a horrible experience. There's 50 different minibuses all in the same location, screaming the name of the tour guide and you're supposed to magically hear and then get in. Out of pure luck we managed to find out minibus and started the absolutely horrendous journey back. Unlike the journey there, the way back was in a minibus that was falling apart. I was sat on a seat that wasn't screwed in properly and meant going around corners almost tipped me over. The other two in the group had a similar experience.We stopped off at a hut in the middle of no where to clean the van. The food options were non existent if you're being careful about what you eat and we didn't understand why we stopped there (where as on the way we stopped off at a really nice hostel).We ended up arriving a few hours late and it ruined what could have been an amazing experience. I can only assume that on the way back they don't really care what you think and therefore you get a terrible experience.Overall I would do it again, as it's such a cheap way to see Machu Picchu and even though the journey back is abysmal, it's the best you can expect in a country that has no organisation generally.Verificada Great Choice, Nancy is the Best Nancy was a great travel consultant for us. She arranged everything for us at the very last minute. She trusted us that she bought all the train and entrance tickets before seeing us. Everything was thru whatsapp only. The value for money I think is very good. Total package that we paid was much lower than booking thru the various tour operators in Cusco. This is after I googled and browsed that she included a number of things which were add-ons for other operators. She personally picked us up at the airport and even arranged the taxi back to airport post our 4 days stay in Cusco. After every tour, she asked us if everything was okay. We could have leveraged her service as well for accommodation which we didnt do and we regretted because I think we could get better deal thru her. I saw some not so good stories here abt machupicchubycar.com but maybe because they were not handled by Nancy. So if u want to use this tour agency, make sure u choose to work with Nancy.Verificada Looking back: Go by your own rather than organized tour We booked a tour with one of the many agencies in Cusco to Machu Picchu (MP) because it was a cheaper and faster option since we did not have a lot of time nor money. We paid 125 dollars for the trip, which includes 1 night in Aguas Calientes, entrance fee to MP, train ride back from Aguas Calientes to hydroelectric station, and 1 lunch, 1 dinner and 1 breakfast.The bus picked us up at the agency around 7:15. After 1.30 hours we arrived to Ollantaytambo where we had a rest and the bus driver picked up 5 more people who were not included in the tour. Since there were only 3 seats left 2 people had to sit on the floor. The ride continued for 5 more hours to the hydroelectric station where we would walk for 2 hours to Aguas Calientes. This is a winding ride through mountains and a few people got sick. The driver did not make the ride more comfortable. We stop in a small village of which I don't remember the name for lunch. The lunch was very basic (pasta with tomato sauce or chicken burger) and we found out that it costs 5 soles! After lunch the car ride continued for another 40 minutes on dirt road before we finally arrived at hydroelectric station. From there 2 hours easy walk to Aguas Calientes where we would meet our guide at the main square. At the main square we waited for 1.5 hours before the guide showed up! And then it took another 30min to find everybody on the list before we could check-in at the hostel. Everybody was very annoyed and tired. Two girls on the tour got a dirty, damp and moldy private room so they wanted to change. The guide couldn't find another room for the girls so they got 15soles each back! Fortunately, our room was Ok. Dinner that was included was very basic, cost around 15 soles. At the restaurant we saw many cockroaches. Aguas Calientes is a small village pretty much built for tourism. There are only restaurants and hostels/hotels there. No cars allowed.We got up at 04:00 to eat breakfast (bread and jam). The bridge opens at 05:00, there they check your ticket and ID. Be there early, the queue gets very long! Then we hiked in the dark to MP. The flashlights were annoying and blinding because you could see fine without. MP opens at 06:00. We were there around 05:45. The hike took around 1h 20min from our hostel. The hike uphill is very steep and sweaty so don't wear too much clothes!MP is spectacular but very touristy. Around 10 a lot of people start showing up and it is crowded! I don't like the ways things are organized so going once to MP is enough for me. Because we were at MP so early we could take some photos without people in it. As I have written before, train tickets back to hydroelectric station were included in our tickets but because our guide is incompetent he brought our tickets too late so we had to walk back to the hydroelectric station. Because of this we arrived late at the station and missed our ride. We waited for 30min before another ride was available. Very annoying since our guide promised to tell the driver to wait for us. Overall, it is very easy to do MP on your own. The entrance fee costs 126soles and there are knowledgable guides waiting outside if you are interested in hiring one. If you don't want to hike you can take a bus up MP for 19 dollars return tickets. The train tickets are expensive, 26dollars one way to hydroelectric station. Don't take the organized tour. They are usually unreliable and you don't get what you paid for. Plus you are more flexible to choose your own hostel and food instead of feeling like you are on a school trip.Verificada Machupicchu and Huaynapicchu with kids Exhilirating beauty ! I have to put in a good word for Guillermo our guide who was prompt ,knowledgable , organized and catered to what we wanted and at our pace.Traveled with 6 athletic kids ages 8,11,13,15,18 &21. We climbed Huaynapicchu.I was a little concerned with safety which you should (pictures below). My 8 year old and I climbed leisurely up to about 90% of Huaynapicchu stopping to rest after steep segments. The hike up to this point was not too concerning and good enough for us.( I did not want my 8 year old to get too tired to hike Machupichu ruins after) The rest went to the top at a faster pace with our guide. I felt better that my kids were with an expirienced guide that has hiked Huaynapicchu many many times and left the ultimate decision to my oldest daughter to turn back if she felt it was too dangerous. Well they conquered Huaynapicchu! She said the last 10% of the hike was the scariest she's ever done. At the top they pretty much stayed low to the ground and moved about on their "butt".Hope this review helps you decide if you would like to hike the optional Huaynapicchu. Machupicchu alone was quite the hike and spectacular. Lastly, I recommend guillermo If you need a guide in Cusco or Machupicchu email: guillerlavilla@hotmail.comVerificada Yay! Made it by car! This is the summary of my trip from Lima to Cuzco by car. Total of 7 days.First day: Arrived Lima by plane from Brazil, a driver welcomed us at the airport and drove us to the office rental. I got a unlimited mileague rental of a Grand Vitara 4x4 (both needed) at the National Rent a Car, local office by email. We left toward Nazca, good road, about 6-7 hours.Second day: After a good breakfast, we left at 08:30 am toward Cuzco and started the real adventure. Scenic, breathtaken views, montains, valleys, vicunhas, alpacas, lhamas, ice, many trucks and curves... 14 hours till Urubamba (our final destination). The road is a little dangerous but nothing impossible if you like to drive, the views worth for all. Better with a good car, I wouldn t do it with a compact, GPS is not mandatory but I had one in my iPhone and I used it a lot. Puquio, the first city, has nothing, Abancay doesn t have anything at all, keep the tank full as you can and have snacks and beverages cos there isn t any place I would stop for eatting. I barely felt the altitude effects, we have reached 4.436 meters. I think I would feel more if I had travelled by air, I definitely have no regrets of doing it by car.Be aware cos I am sure the things are worse in the rainy season, some pavement are lost near Limatambo but anything to worry about if you are on a SUV.If you want a safer drive, make it in 3 parts. There are some fair hotels in Abancay, but there isn t anything interesting there, the advantage is you are not losing the views cos your will be driving only during daylight.Not a good trip who feels sick in the car or with small children; The roads have tolls, have local money; There is no ice on roads.