We had an incredible experience with Kantu Tours during our week in Cusco. As a family of four (including our two kids, ages 11 and 12), we booked private tours to the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Humantay Lake, and Rainbow Mountain, and every tour was well organized from start to finish. Our guide, Henry, was outstanding. He was incredibly knowledgeable about the history and culture of Peru, patient with our kids, and always had a positive attitude that made every day enjoyable. Our driver, Jaime, was equally amazing. The mountain roads can be intimidating, but he drove with great care and professionalism, making us feel safe throughout the trip. Kantu Tours was also very attentive and communicative before and during our vacation. Every detail was handled smoothly, and we always felt taken care of. The only reason I'm not giving an even stronger recommendation is the restaurant selection for lunch. Since we paid a premium for private tours, we expected meals that reflected that level of service. While the lunch at Embrujo during our Sacred Valley tour was excellent, the meals on the other tours felt more like standard group-tour restaurants and didn't match the quality we anticipated for a private experience. Overall, this was a fantastic experience, and I would absolutely recommend Kantu Tours. The exceptional service from Henry, Jaime, and the entire team far outweighed our disappointment with the lunch selections. 10/10 for the professionalism, communication, and overall experience.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Cusco City Tour: Transportation, guide and entrance tickets.
- Bus ticket Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes.
- Train Tickets Ollantaytambo/Poroy – Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo/Poroy
- Transfers Hotel in Cusco – Ollantaytambo/Poroy train station – Hotel in Cusco.
- 2 hours Guided Tour in Machu Picchu
- Transfers from Airport – Hotel – Airport.
- Permanent telephone assistance.
- Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu. Circuit 2 (subject to availability)
- Professional Guide (English or Spanish).
Excludes
- Meals not mentioned in the inclusions.
- Water and snack.
- Phone calls.
- Any other service not mentioned.
- Travel insurance.
- Gratuities
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Traveler pick up offered
Itinerary
Day 1
1
We will start the Machu Picchu tour 3 days upon arrival at the airport. A representative FROM KANTU PERU TOURS will be waiting for you at the Cusco international airport, to drop you to your hotel. He will give you general information about Peru, Cusco until you arrive to the hotel. Afterward, you make the check-in in the hotel, you have time to rest and have light lunch before the tour in Cusco city.
Subsequently, in the afternoon around 1:30 pm. you start the tour in Cusco City, our tour leader and the transport will meet you at the hotel and take you to the Cathedral and Qoricancha.
After that, we will visit incredible archeological places like the stunning fortress of Sacsayhuaman, Temple of the Sun, Q’enqo, Tambomachay and Puca Pucara. Finally, the day tour in Cusco will finish at 06:30 approx. the transport will drop you to the Hotel. Today is an easy day, trying not to do a lot of activities because Cusco city elevation is 3400 meters ASL, 11155 ft ASL Overnight in Cusco
Day 2
2
Machu Picchu tour 03 days will start today early in the morning. The transport will pick you up from the hotel depending on the train availability ( pick up time can be at 04 am or 07 am). To get the train station located in Ollantaytambo town, and we need to drive since Cusco city for about 02 hours.
It is important that you carry the original Passport because the train ticket and Machu Picchu ticket are personal. Hence before you board the train you will show the Passport an ticket. The journey by the train will be for about 01:45 hours toward Aguas Calientes town, where you meet the tour leader.
From Aguas Calientes town you take the bus to Machu Picchu for about 30 minutes. Firstly, our tour leader will take you to the classic view of Machu Picchu. Afterward, the tour leader will start the tour showing you the most important sectors and temples. For example, The main square, the temple of the Sun, the temple of the 3 windows, the temple of the condor among others. The tour will be for about 03 hours, finishing the tour, the tour leader will leave you in a strategic place, where you will have free time to take pictures and explore on your own. Leaving the citadel, you must board the bus to Aguas Calientes, where you will have many options to enjoy a delicious lunch. In the afternoon around 04:00 pm, you have to be at the train station to board your train. You will come back straight Ollantaytambo Train station, subsequently, outside of Ollantaytambo train station, our transport will pick you up to drop you toward Cusco city. Overnight in Cusco.
Day 3
3
Finally, the last day of your journey. Our transport will pick you up from your hotel to take you toward the Airport. According to your flight departure, we pick you up at 02:30 hours before. END OF OUR MACHU PICCHU TOUR 3 DAYS
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Reviews
Rafael was an excellent guide and showed us some of the most interesting sites in and around Cusco. He had many insights into the history of the sites and the city.
Our experience with Kantu Peru Tours was absolutely amazing! The communication when every individual was prompt and super helpful. Starting with Heidi when I booked for the wrong days. She was able to catch this based on the flight info I sent her and got it corrected for me ASAP! It was even more impressive since we booked the trip only a couple days prior. Our flight from Lima to Cusco was delayed and both Heidi and Waldir were amazing with keeping track of us and making sure we had everything we needed. They were very accommodating since we missed a part of the tour given the flight delay. Suggestion I would have is build in a full travel day before starting your adventure to account for delays. Cusco was also such a charming and interesting city, so I wish I had more time to just explore it. Evelyn came to our hotel and gave us an overview of our Machu Picchu excursion and did an amazing job of both giving us exact details (helped a lot!) and sharing some cultural insights and answering all our random questions. The entire trip to Machu Picchu was amazing. From the initial drive and getting to see more of the city, to the absolutely spectacular train ride and views (definitely upgrade to the vistadom if you can). When we arrived in Aguas Caliente we were met by someone with a sign with our name and she made sure we got to where we needed (super helpful since it was very crowded and hectic). The bus ride to Machu Picchu was also filled with breathtaking views! When we arrived we found our guide, Karol, super easy (he actually spotted us, not sure how lol) and he was an amazing guide. It’s a bit of a trek up and Karol was very patient and gave us so much good info on the way up. If you can do the extra trek up to Sungate. It’s an extra 40 min up the mountain, but the views are amazing and you get more time on the actual Inca Trail. Karol was also the absolute best photographer and captured the best memories for us. Those pics were worth the price alone! We were again greeted by our driver, Eddie, and it was another great drive back to the hotel in Cusco. The stars were out in full force, so the drive home was another great part of the trip. Eddie was also a great sport helping us with our Spanish and answering all our random questions. The last morning of our trip Waldir came personally to our hotel to escort us with the driver to the airport. He was so helpful throughout and just gave us a sense of ease. All we were focused on was having a great time and they did the rest in the most professional and helpful manner! I will definitely be back to Peru and will use Kantu for all our adventures 😊
Excellent Service!!! No Tickets, Delays and Availability (in covers). The excellent guides!!! Caesar in Cusco and Ronald in Machu Picchu. David and Ricard always following up and ordering. 100% recommended.
Great tour and attention by Edi without doubt the best of Cusco to guide that Tour. Full knowledge of the area, patience and great confidence
Nuestra experiencia con Kantu Peru tour fue increible siempre esruvieron al pendiente de nosotros en todo momento y con nuestras necesidades. Hubo un cambio en nuestro vuelo de regreso a Lima y ellos se acomadoran muy bien para que llevarnos al aeropuerto apesar del cambio. El tour en Coscu fue muy hermoso y educativo conocimos varios lugares con mucha historia. Machu Picchu fue realmente maravilloso! Nuestra tour guide fue muy comprensiva para que no nos cansaramos de caminar, nos dio mucha informacion acerca de la Cuidad, pudimos tomar muchas fotos y fue una experiencia muy hermosa e unica. El hotel Valle Andino fue en el que la agencia nos acomodo, nos gusto mucho, estaba haciendo un poco de frio en la noches y nos facilitaron calefaccion para no pasar frio 😁. Tambien en las mañanas sirven un rico desayuno, las habitaciones siempre estan limpias y el personal es muy amable. Waldir y todo el personal de la agencia fue muy amable y siempre estaban a disposicion de ayudar y la comunicacion con ellos siempre fue muy buena. Les agradecemos mucha toda su ayuda, y la experiencia que tuvimos en Cusco y en Machu pichu fue muy grata!.
Excelente la experiencia, los recorridos, los lugares, el acompañamiento, la puntualidad, los vehículos, los lugares de comida y hospedaje, la cordialidad de los empleados de l.agencia. Muy recomendado
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