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Machu Picchu Private Guided Tour from Aguas Calientes

Admission and transport included, with your own guide from Aguas Calientes.

Private tour — just your group 3.5 hours Up to 20 guests Free itinerary changes Local expert guide
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Overview

A private 3.5-hour Machu Picchu tour departing Aguas Calientes, with round-trip shuttle bus transfers and site admission included.

A private tour from Aguas Calientes with the round-trip shuttle bus and Machu Picchu admission already built in — a simpler option than arranging tickets separately, while still keeping the group private to your own party rather than pooling you with strangers.

Highlights

  • Temple of the Sun The citadel's finely carved solar temple, one of its most photographed structures.
  • Sacred Plaza A ceremonial terrace with views over the Urubamba River valley far below.
  • Ancient terraces The agricultural terracing that made farming possible on Machu Picchu's steep slopes.
  • Resident llamas Llamas graze freely across the site's grassy terraces, a common and welcome sight.

What Stops Does This Tour Make?

A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.

P

Pickup

Meet your private guide in Aguas Calientes. Round-trip bus transfers up to Machu Picchu and your site admission ticket are included.

1

Temple of the Sun

The citadel's finely carved solar temple, one of its most photographed structures.

2

Sacred Plaza

A ceremonial terrace with views over the Urubamba River valley far below.

3

Ancient terraces

The agricultural terracing that made farming possible on Machu Picchu's steep slopes.

4

Resident llamas

Llamas graze freely across the site's grassy terraces, a common and welcome sight.

D

Drop-off

Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.

What's Included

A private vehicle and driver, just for your group
A professional, knowledgeable local guide
Door-to-door pickup and drop-off
A fully customizable itinerary built around you
All tolls, parking, and fuel

What's Not Included

Attraction admission tickets, unless noted as included
Meals and snacks
Gratuities for your guide or driver
Personal expenses

Why Book a Private Tour With Voyzo?

Your group only — never combined with strangers
Crowded 50+ seat group buses
Fully custom stops, built around you
A fixed script with no flexibility
Door-to-door pickup, wherever you're staying
Meeting at a fixed public meeting point
Direct, transparent pricing — no marketplace markup
Third-party booking fees

Important Information

Know Before You Book

  • Group size can range from 1 to 20 guests — we match the vehicle to your party.
  • Pricing depends on group size, vehicle, and tour length, and is confirmed after your quote request.
  • Tour duration is flexible — the times shown are a typical starting point.

Know Before You Go

  • We'll confirm your exact pickup time and vehicle details after booking.
  • Bring a camera, comfortable shoes, and weather-appropriate layers.
  • Your pickup address is required to finalize the itinerary.

Special Requests

  • Mobility needs, dietary notes, or accessibility requirements? Let us know when requesting your quote and we'll arrange accordingly.
  • Traveling with young children or larger groups — just tell us, and we'll recommend the right vehicle.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — the shuttle bus up from Aguas Calientes and your Machu Picchu entrance ticket are both included in this tour.
Yes, this tour starts from Aguas Calientes itself; round-trip train tickets from Cusco or Ollantaytambo are arranged separately.
By shuttle bus — there's no road for private vehicles, so a fleet of buses runs the switchback mountain road between Aguas Calientes and the Machu Picchu gate. That round-trip bus ride is included in this tour.
That's fine — some travelers reach Aguas Calientes on foot along the rail corridor from Hidroelectrica rather than by train. However you arrive in town, this tour picks up from there with your shuttle bus transfer, admission, and private guide.
Once your quote is accepted, we'll confirm your exact pickup time, vehicle, and driver details by email ahead of your tour date.
Yes — reach out to our team any time before your tour and we'll do our best to accommodate itinerary or schedule changes.

About This Tour

A private 3.5-hour Machu Picchu tour departing Aguas Calientes, with round-trip shuttle bus transfers and site admission included. A private tour from Aguas Calientes with the round-trip shuttle bus and Machu Picchu admission already built in — a simpler option than arranging tickets separately, while still keeping the group private to your own party rather than pooling you with strangers.

This tour departs from Aguas Calientes itself, the small town at the foot of Machu Picchu mountain that's now officially named Machu Picchu Pueblo. There's no road into it — the only ways in are by train or on foot along the rail line — so most visitors arrive there first, by whatever train they've booked, before this private 3.5-hour tour takes over for the final stretch: the round-trip shuttle bus up Machu Picchu's switchback access road, your site admission, and a dedicated guide once you're through the gate, all bundled together rather than arranged piece by piece.

That makes it a step more complete than a bare guide-only service, while still keeping the group private to your own party inside the citadel rather than folding you into a scheduled departure with other travelers. It's a natural fit for anyone who's already sorted their own train journey to Aguas Calientes — whether from Cusco, Ollantaytambo, or via the Hidroelectrica trekking route — and wants everything from that point onward handled.

Once inside, the walk typically takes in the Temple of the Sun, one of the citadel's most photographed structures, the Sacred Plaza with its views over the Urubamba River valley far below, the terracing that made farming possible on such steep ground, and the site's resident llamas, which graze freely across the grassy terraces and have become something of an unofficial mascot for visitors.

Machu Picchu was built as a royal Inca estate around 1450, and the citadel's location — reachable only by this kind of layered journey, river valley to rail line to mountain road — is itself part of what has kept so much of its original stonework intact over the centuries.

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