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2.5hr Guided Tour of Machu Picchu with top-rated Private Guide
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2.5hr Guided Tour of Machu Picchu with top-rated Private Guide

By MachuPicchu Center
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Duration: 2h 30m
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  • 2.5hr Guided tour of Machu Picchu
  • Professional and licensed Machu Picchu guide
  • Fluent English-speaking or Spanish-speaking guide
  • Briefing at your hotel in Machu Picchu the night before at 7pm
  • Briefing at the train station if you arrive the same day
What's not included
  • Entry/Admission - Aguas Calientes


Departure details
  • Aguas Calientes 08681, Peru The actual tour meeting point will be at the Machu Picchu entrance. However, your guide will meet you prior to the tour: a) The night before at your hotel in Machu Picchu Pueblo (Also known as Aguas Caliente) at 7pm or b) If you arrive the same day, we will meet you at the train station EXIT (green fence) with a sign with your name. Please provide your hotel name or train info so we can properly meet you.
Return details
  • Aguas Calientes 08681, Peru The tour will end inside the Machu Picchu Sanctuary, you can continue visiting Machu Picchu after the guided tour.

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 103153P4

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

  • All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.

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Itinerary
  • You'll start at
    Aguas Calientes
    Aguas Calientes 08681, Peru
    The actual tour meeting point will be at the Machu Picchu entrance. However, your guide will meet you prior to the tour: a) The night before at your hotel in Machu Picchu Pueblo (Also known as Aguas Caliente) at 7pm or b) If you arrive the same day, we will meet you at the train station EXIT (green fence) with a sign with your name. Please provide your hotel name or train info so we can properly meet you.
    See address & details
  • 1
    Machu Picchu
    Stop: 3 hours - Admission excluded
    You will have a professional Machu Picchu guide take you to the top attractions inside Machu Picchu and explain the history and significance of the ancient temples, terraced hills and sacrificial sites. The guide will also take you to the best locations to capture photographs and come face-to-face with resident llamas.
    Read more
  • You'll end at
    Aguas Calientes
    Aguas Calientes 08681, Peru
    The tour will end inside the Machu Picchu Sanctuary, you can continue visiting Machu Picchu after the guided tour.
    See address & details
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About the operator
MachuPicchu Center
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Machu Picchu, Peru
Joined in March 2016

#2 of 145 Tours & Activities in Machu Picchu
  • timjK6832YH
    timjK6832YH
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    Very good experience in Machu Picchu
    The experience with my girlfriend in Machupicchu was very complete and pleasant with the team of Terra Quechua Peru, since I booked the tour (before coming to Peru) I had a constant accompaniment by the agency, always pending, our guide Edgar was very attentive to the group and answered all our questions and was very patient. I hope to come back soon and visit more places in Peru and especially Cuzco.
  • tamagoxj
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    goood!
    It was so amazing!! I finally see the nasca air lines. I'm so happy,thank you for give me oppotunity!
  • Mona A
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    Machu Piccu Center - best tour planner and activity resource
    Overall 10/10 would recommend you use them for as many activities as you can during your time in Peru. Some of the highlights: 1. Itinerary planning: I called the Machu Picchu center probably 10 times to help me create the ULTIMATE trip from Cusco to Machu Picchu and then to rainbow mountain. They were very helpful and really thoroughly planned our whole trip including transportations and entrance tickets. 2. The tour guides: every guide we had (Machu Picchu, sacred valley and palcoyo mountain) were all enthusiastic about the topics and were very authentic. Only con: When they booked our Machu Picchu day, they didn’t pack enough relax time between hikes. If you’re doing a mountain (I.e Huchuy Picchu) and Machu Picchu, I suggest you carve 45-50 mins between. The hikes may take longer than the suggested time. You might also want to take a break to eat at the cafe at the mountain base.
  • D6536FAjoea
    D6536FAjoea
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    Machu Picchu tickets
    Great service and friendly people. They got back to me very fast and explained everything. I definitely recommend them.
  • baanboontours
    baanboontours
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    Everything was great, I received great service.
    They took good care of us every part of the trip. We were comfortable and the company gave us a knowledgeable guide and took great photos for us. It gave us free time to take pictures. and absorb the place properly.I'd like to give him more than 5 stars.
  • juliehA8036GM
    juliehA8036GM
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    Machu Picchu is an indescribable place
    Our day trip to Machu Picchu with my husband was an excellent expedition: well organised by Edwin from TERRA QUECHUA PERU travel agency in Cusco, our knowledgeable guide with excellent communication skills. We booked our trip well in advance so that everything would go according to plan, without stress, and so it did, it is difficult to describe in words the emotion and the impact that this visit has generated in me. There are not enough hours to contemplate how wonderful everything is; the mountain, the citadel, I don't know how long I remained motionless, hypnotised by what I was seeing. Truly incredible
  • 10rajasekharp
    10rajasekharp
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    Paracas - Huachunia Tour
    Tour of Paracas, Ica, Huacachina from Miraflores in group service : I don't know if we require a guide for this tour. The guide did not explain even a single line. he was there just to rush you to fit the schedule. You can do this tour on your own by renting a car. there will be boat guide in Paracas and wine tour they have their own guide and in sand dunes you will be doing dune Buggie. we were made to sit in the front of the minivan beside the driver and the van was full and they have to adjust people in another transportation. The driver was sleepy all the time. they include the wine tours just to make business. We reached Huacachina at 4:30 in the evening and rushed to come back by 5:45. No time to even walk back from sand dunes. machu pichu center should change the tour operator. I still give machu pichu center 5 rating because of their coordination.
  • norm718
    norm718
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    Easier to buy on TripAdvisor
    It was easier to buy my ticket on TripAdvisor than on the Machu Picchu website. When I tried to buy it on their website in December for January it wasn't available but I was able to buy here here. Everything was seamless and I was able to get in with them scanning my ticket on my phone.
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    i loved the view it was exellente and it was buetifule. i hope everyone likes it toooooo. hidifiosefhir woierjfiojewifjighiowiofaid sfk s s
  • Companion01354888025
    Companion01354888025
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    Fabulous tour company
    I would absolutely work with Francisco to plan your trip to Peru. He is absolutely amazing. We are just finishing a 10 day trip to Peru and we could not have made this trip without him. Franciso is extremely knowledgeable and helpful and everything that we wanted to do, including Cusco, Lima, and Macchu Picchu, he guided us every step along the way and help to arrange all of our group tours, private tours,transfers And hotels. I cannot say enough good things about Francisco and this company.
  • Tiffanybham15
    Tiffanybham15
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    Amazing trip.
    From start to finish Francisco helped us throughout the whole trip. First off he took the time to arrange our trip and make changes as he gave us mote information. He was very knowledgeable about what we wanted and gave us amazing suggestions. We plan on using Francisco's services again. He was also available to answer any questions that we had during our trip.
  • Ginwaters
    Ginwaters
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    The best hospitality of Peru
    Words cannot express the professionalism, kindness, spot on point service I received from Machu Picchu Center . Im a flight attendant and I understand service. Honestly , I couldn't have done it without them. Last minute on the fly bookings for EVERYTHING .All ways in touch with me , making sure I was on my train , had a driver to the airport or someone picking me up to take me to my hotel. My tour guide to Machu Pichu took white glove service of me. Navigating not only the ruins, but the twisty streets of Aquas , my luggage in tow to the train station. Thank you Christian . I never felt alone or unsafe on my trip, it was like having a private concierge that truly cared about my well being. Look no further ............you have found the BEST ,Peru has to offer in service.
  • craigwM1565TH
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    Incredible day and view!
    The weather was perfect, clear and crisp and as this was something I always wanted to do, I was not disappointed. Even though the climb was a challenge and the rough paths did not help this a bit older person, I made it through. I was glad I brought a walking pole as it helped in climbing steps and my balance on uneven paths but well worth the effort. Our guide was very informative and paced the walk well. I am still amazed by the effort it took to build it in the first place. It is nice they are working to continue to preserve Manchu Picchu for the future generations.
  • williamguyc
    williamguyc
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    Excelente
    Fast and easy way to buy tickets without lines. We had a good experience with this company, and had a wonderful time in Machu Picchu.
  • 462suryv
    462suryv
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    Peru Trip and Inca Trail Hike- a memorable experience
    We were ten of us (in our 50s and 60s) on this 11 day trip with six doing the Inca Trail and four doing the sightseeing. Machu Picchu Center and specifically Ivan made sure that each and every part of our trip is precisely planned to our interests. Ivan’s suggestions and recommendations were right on spot and saved us a lot of money. he guided us in making right decisions. The hotels, the transport , the tours and the Inca trail company that he recommended were of high quality and served us well. Ivan went beyond the call of duty and was accessible even during evenings and night times to answer any questions we have. When one of our members had an issue with the Machu Picchu entrance ticket he resolved it quickly and made sure that the member toured Machu Picchu as planned. Just to give you an example of the service we received, when we realized that there was no food available in Cusco airport before our flight back to Lima, Ivan jumped to our rescue and ordered Papa John’s pizza from Lima to be delivered at Cusco airport. I would recommend Machu Picchu Center and Ivan without hesitation to anyone planning a trip to Peru.
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Valeria Lima
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It’s a nice place to visit but not worth it at this time because of the fact that you can’t even remove your mask to take a picture when you are maintaining a safe distance between other visitors and then put it back is so disappointing.
It’s not about wearing it, of course we were complying with the “mandatory mask” throughout our tour but getting told off for trying to take only 1 picture without it after the money you pay to visit this country is not acceptable.
Some of the staff or “rangers” were rude and not friendly.
Everyone wants to get a picture in machupicchu and no ones wants to take it with their mask on.
Written September 9, 2021
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Katelyn S
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Aug 2022 • Family
This was the most amazing experience! Our original tickets to Machu Picchu got canceled and so in a last-minute panic we called this tour group and they were amazing. They sent somebody to guide us through how to get new tickets from the cultural center in town and then they took us to everywhere we needed to go in order to pay for the tickets and get bus tickets and everything. We couldn’t have done it without them and we would’ve had no idea where to start. Our Machu Pichu experience would’ve been a total bust and we would’ve come up here for nothing, but their quick responses and helpful people totally salvaged the day and made it super amazing. Their guides went above and beyond to provide us with a great day and with wonderful information. I will 100% recommend to anyone in the future
Written August 6, 2022
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MachuPicchuCenter
Thank you so much for your great review. It is our goal to make sure every tourist experiences the best of Peru by us taking all the hassle and worry. We are glad we were part of your great Inca wonder experience.
Written August 7, 2022
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Rafael
6 contributions
Apr 2021 • Solo
This was s really good experience. The historical site is amazing. And what made it extra perfect Alex Jesús the tour guide was amazing.  Very knowledgeable and friendly.  We moved through the city at a perfect pace not slow not fast. He knew all thr good photo locations and took some great photos of me. He speaks English very clearly and I could understand 100% of what he said all the time. He made good use of his book with pictures as well.   I'm very happy
  If I was his boss I would give him a promotion.
Written April 5, 2021
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Julie S
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Aug 2022
I could not leave a higher review for them - they were just that awesome!!!!! They really saved us! The day we arrived in Aguas Calientes we realized that we hadn't finalized our tickets to enter Machu Picchu. It was one of those things that just leave you sick to your stomach. Initially we were going to go on our own. In that mad dash to fix the situation we stumbled across these guys. Alex showed up in person to help us find last minute tickets and stayed with us to secure getting on the bus and doing a tour right then! We originally had planned to do all that on our own but I just don't think we could have fixed and/or figured out everything on our own without his seriously amazing handling of the situation. That morning we thought our dreams weren't even going to happen and after Alex got involved he made everything even better than we had hoped for to start with! We will forever be grateful!!
Written August 6, 2022
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MachuPicchuCenter
Thank you so much for you review. It was our pleasure to help you salvage the situation and achieve our company goal which is to allow every visitor to Machupicchu have the best experience. Thanks again.
Written August 7, 2022
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Emily D
Chile2 contributions
Sep 2022 • Friends
Best. Tour. Ever. We accidentally had cancelled our Machu Picchu tickets and our guide helped us get Machu Picchu tickets the DAY of. Our guide Christian was incredible. He had answers to all of our questions and he was so incredible well informed. We had so so so so so much fun. Truly and indescribable and priceless experience. I learned so much and I’m so grateful for Machu Picchu center for organizing such an incredible experience.
Written September 10, 2022
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DPMALLIC
London, UK2,311 contributions
Apr 2019 • Family
We went to Machu Picchu in April 2019 and pre-booked the guide service from ,Machu Picchu centre for 2.5hrs service at $90 for 3 persons. As per their instruction, we came out of the Aquas Calientes station and glad to see their representative was waiting with our name board. The lady representative said that our guide would be Victor and he would wait at 12-15pm( as confirmed by us earlier) at the gate of site. She took a photo of 3 of us and sent it to Victor so that he could identify us. She showed us the queue for the bus at the station. Since we had the entry pass at 12 noon at Machu Picchu, our bus queue was different and we were the first to stand in the queue at 11am. She also advised us to buy some food here as there was only one restaurant in Machu Picchu, which would be very costly and time consuming. Thanks for her advice as we really struggled to get time later. We had the pre booked tickets for the bus and thought that we could board at any time, but we were wrong. We had to wait in the long queue both ways and turn over timing is at least one hour each way. Therefore, we had to wait more than an hour for the bus and once we boarded , she gave a text to Victor informing bus number and time of arrival.
That made the process smooth and once we got down from the bus at Machu Picchu , a nice gentleman came with smile and introduced as our guide Victor.

Machu Picchu is a big area with enoromous steps to up and down and timing was limited. We had noon entry but the return train timing was at 16:53. So in reality, we could stay upto 3pm as getting a bus for going to station would take an hour in the queue.
So we had practically 2hrs mins and it was impossible without Victor to cover the whole area. He first took us on the top, informed about the development and history, allowed us ample timing to take photos, he himself took many phptos in our cameras for 3 of us. He always took us to the best photo shoot places and enriched us every where with the back ground and history.
Macchu Picchu had many many steps and without his guidance and knowledge, it was impossible to see the place within that limited time.
We just completed the site at 3pm and he allowed us to come of our own pace as there were many steps and we were clearly struggling then but he got down and went outside quickly and stood in the bus queue on behalf of us. Without his help, we were not be able to reach station in time and his advance queuing saved us at least 30 mins of time.
Thanks Machu Picchu center for providing such a knowledgeable, helpful and caring guide.We are not only very happy but truly realised that it was impossible to visit without Victor.
Written July 1, 2019
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Diana Z
Washington DC, DC129 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
Machu Picchu Center was very helpful in planning our trip, but especially getting us to Machu Picchu and finding us an excellent and helpful guide! Thanks especially to Frank for always being available to answer questions!
Written July 23, 2019
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2.5hr Guided Tour of Machu Picchu with top-rated Private Guide provided by MachuPicchu Center

Product Overview: 2.5hr Guided Tour of Machu Picchu with top-rated Private Guide

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Duration

150 minutes