Full Day Private Guided Tour In Machu Picchu

If you have not been here before, the process can be quite daunting and somewhat confusing. Trust the process and experience the amazing city of the Incas. It is breathtaking. A few notes. Sunscreen and hats are a must. The sun will burn you. This is an all day excursion. Prepare for this. You're in good hands with the guides and the company's quite responsive. Overall an incredible once in a lifetime opportunity to visit this city high in the mountains.

our bucket list to visit checked out. it's a long day of travel from cusco but it's worth. alex picked up us from our hotel in time for a 2hrs car ride to the train station at ollantaytambo, he didn't leave us until we were safe at the train station. train. ride was about 2 hrs ride & we met a lady with our name but u forgot her name and walked us toward the bus station at aguas caliente. then road a 1 he bus ride to the entrance of machu pichu and met with our tour guide john & his right hand man. place was a picture perfect. me & the wife felt like we at the postcard. the place was magnificent, picture say a thousand words but seeing it with your naked eyes there's not any words can't explained. he was very knowledgeable about the history of machu pichu. john and his friend rode the bus with us to agua caliente & showed us where the restaurant for us to eat & how to get back to the train station. when we arrived at allantaytambo there was rudy our driver back to cusco, he was great & able to manage to bring us back to our hotel safe. also would like to thanks milagros from the travel agent from Andean Peru Exploor she was very professional, make sure we have all our tickets for the transportation & in place. arrange our ride from & to our hotel and arriving safe. thank you very much for filling one of our bucket list

This was a fantastic experience. Andean Peru Explorer communicated often and early, was able to get us the circuit we wanted and a slightly later time ao we didn't have to leave Cusco at 3:00 am. Our am pickup was fantastic, the train was great (definitely recommend the Vistadome) and the tour was informative, exciting and professional. The only struggles was that we needed to wait a few minutes for our guide, as Machu Picchu will only let guides in once every 3 hours, and our guide had already done one tout that morning.

Best experience!! We had all the details and tickets beforehand. John was an amazing guide for Machu pichu!

Amazing experience! Everything was handled for us, private ride to train station, train ride, bus to Machu Pichu, and private guided tour as well. Weather couldn't have been better also!

Exceptionally well-organized. The day before our tour we received an envelope with our entrance passes and train tickets. The company sent a driver to our hotel, the driver escorted us all the way to the train gate, a second guide met us to direct us to our bus, and our third guide met us near the entrance to give us a guided tour. They all communicated their locations via WhatsApp so there was never any confusion. Our guide Javier was very engaging and gave us lots of interesting information about everything we saw, and was happy to take all the photos we wanted. Lunch was also included, which was a fun surprise.

I was very skeptical when I received the offer because it was 20–30% lower than the competitors, but I found good reviews and decided to go with them. Absolutely everything went perfectly, even better than expected. I led a group of 28 people to Peru, and it was not easy managing such a large group, especially since it was my first time working with this agency. However, I was truly impressed. Two people canceled the trip a month before departure, and the Machu Picchu tickets could not be changed, so we had to buy new ones on the spot. The agency accompanied us from Cusco to Ollantaytambo, and then their staff welcomed us in Aguas Calientes and guided us through the process of buying tickets for the two people who joined later. Incredible service. Very professional and responsible. The guides were good, the buses/vans were good, and the price was very fair. Overall, it was a very positive experience. Highly recommended agency, and I will definitely work with them again for future tours.

it was fantastic experience and everything went smoothly. This agency communicated with us well. Our tour guide John Munoz went above and beyond, we could tell that he loves and proud of his culture and we learned a lot from him. Our driver was fantastic too. thank you

The tour was run extremely smooth from pickup in Cusco to the train station all the way to town outside of Machu Picchu. The tour guide I had John was so funny and really knowledgeable and made the experience all around amazing.

The day was great! Jonathan was very helpful and checked on us often (the altitude is a factor).They picked us up from our hotel, and it’s a great deal with breakfast and lunch (at a great local spot). The drive there was beautiful. The walk is strenuous; wear proper shoes and bring water and snacks. Great day!!

It was a great experience. Our tour guide did such an amazing job explaining things and taking pictures of my sister and I. The whole trip from start to finish was great.

Amazing experience. Alex was very welcoming and helpful and made our journey very smooth.

Macchu Picchu was stunning! Guide was fun, informative, helpful and able to take reallly good photos

Friendly staff Great Communication from Andean Explorer Our driver Edgar and Guide Jonathan were the best. Highly recommend!

It was a great and very informative tour. Be aware of the different circuits of the excursions. We were lucky to get number two which was not as strenuous. There are different levels: 1 hard, 2 medium and 3 easy. It refers to how much walking/hiking it requires.

An unforgettable experience! Our private full-day tour of Machu Picchu was absolutely incredible. From start to finish, everything was perfectly organised—smooth transport, knowledgeable guide, and breathtaking views at every turn. Having a private guide allowed us to explore at our own pace and truly appreciate the history and magic of the site. The stories and insights brought the ancient ruins to life, and the scenery was beyond words. This tour exceeded all expectations—worth every moment and every step. A once-in-a-lifetime experience we’ll never forget!

An unforgettable experience! Our private full-day tour of Machu Picchu was absolutely incredible. From start to finish, everything was perfectly organised—smooth transport, knowledgeable guide, and breathtaking views at every turn. Having a private guide allowed us to explore at our own pace and truly appreciate the history and magic of the site. The stories and insights brought the ancient ruins to life, and the scenery was beyond words. This tour exceeded all expectations—worth every moment and every step. A once-in-a-lifetime experience we’ll never forget!

The trip is pretty tiring, starting from my hotel in Cusco at 5 am until 8 pm when I returned the hotel . Most of the time was spent on the way or waiting the train or bus. The queues for the bus from Machu Picchu railway station to the site entrance (and back) were incredibly long, each lasted more than 30 minutes. My guide John is very nice and professional. And he is a good photographer, too! The site itself is wonderful, although I had less than two hours to go through everything. Still, I recommend it.

From the efficient pick up and drop off was amazing. The knowledge of the guide was so great and plus the included lunch was so delicious.

Was not happy with the way company handled the tour. Supposed to be the full day tour; actual tour was about 2 hours and then being left in Aqua Caliente for longs hours. Uncomfortable long driving back from hotel and back, 2 hours each way, it was exhausting... The whole tour was very poorly organized; their "delicious" food turned out to be average and scarce. Would not recommend.

Amazing day, very time scheduled. We got picked up around 8:25 am, the driver was on time waiting at hotel. It was about a 2 hour drive to the train station, we got there about 15 mins before our train was scheduled to depart, the train left on time, 11 am. The train was smooth, very clean & nice scenery. The train ride was about 1 hour & 40 mins. Once we arrived in Aguas Calientes, there was a guide waiting outside the train station to take us to where the bus leaves, we waited about 30 mins. Once we got on the bus, it was about a 30 min ride to Machu Picchu entrance. Once we arrived to there, the guide, Edwardo, was waiting for us. He was soo amazing!! Very kind & patient, spoke English well. He helped my mother to walk up & down the stairs. She was having some trouble via altitude in the beginning but adjusted after walking around Machu Picchu. Edwardo understood this & took his time with us. He took great pictures & videos of us. Edwardo taught us a lot of the history of Machu Picchu. We were on the last tour for the day, it ended at 5 which is the time Machu Picchu closes so Edwardo came back with us on the bus & showed us where the restaurant was located for included meal which was nice of him to do. Once we finished our meal, we had to get the train back. The same driver was waiting for us outside the train station to take us back to our hotel. I would recommend this company, they organized everything very well, they got all the tickets for us and made it hassle free to visit such a beautiful, popular site.

We only had a couple hiccups with our trip, but overall it was wonderful. The driver was right on time in the morning and dropped us off at the train station. It was quite a wild ride, but we made it in record time. The train was good and our guide was waiting on the other end. We were surprised to find out that our Machu Picchu tickets were set for 8am, when we wouldn’t even arrive to Aguas Calientes on our train until 8:20, plus the 30 minute bus ride to the top. We ended up getting to the top by about 9 or so after waiting for bus and in by 9:15 or so after waiting in a long line at the top. This was distressing to us and clearly distressing to our guide as there is a 30 min window listed clearly on the ticket. Once inside, our guide did an amazing job teaching us a lot and taking great photos for us. We were so happy to be in a small private group. The lunch was good and we had a few minutes to shop around a bit. We easily made it back to the train. We had tickets on the way home that did not have our entire group together, which was curious, since we had booked the tour more than 4 months in advance. Upon returning to train station on the way home, we walked through the crowd of drivers twice and couldn’t find ours. I was able to message the agency and they responded quickly. The driver had not sent any communication until I reached out to the travel agency on WhatsApp. I would recommend the private tour as it did make things very easy, just working out a few kinks and it would have been perfect!

Super well organized tour. Every moment so worth it. This is as the main reason for coming to Peru our first time and this tour exceeded our expectations. Rubi was so informative and answers all our questions. The train was a nice experience with beautiful views on our way to Machu Picchu. You must do this activity.

Knowledgeable guide. Spectacular views best I've seen in my life. The guide new exactly what vantage points to take us to. The pick up person provided an envelope with all our tickets and explained everything very well. The train ride was terrible. There was a strong odor of gas all the passengers in our car were feeling ill our eyes were burning that we could barely open them. On the way back the train was almost 3 hours late. All the locals were shocked this happened so I would highly recommend this trip as we believe the train break down was an anomaly. This was a trip of a lifetime.

Jon was a fantastic guide. Knows all the inca history and so much more. And he sure can take great photos to enrich the experience. Be ready for awesome and a very long day with super early start. 120 % worth it

Excellent tour that was arranged very well by tour company. I had 1 of the best tour guides. His knowledge was by far the best

I would certainly come back to Machu Picchu, what an amazing sight! Our tour guide Eduardo was good, but kind of strange to literally washed his hands of us after he led us to the restaurant for lunch. We gave him a good tip too (before heading to lunch)! I think the price is a little expensive for the tour. If I were to go again, I would purchase individual tickets. We had 5 people, costing us $1800 USD.

The tour guides and drivers themselves were good and seeing Machu Picchu was great, however, I highly recommend AGAINST using this private company for this tour. Please use another company. This company entered incorrect information in the travel tickets for literally every single category for my friend traveling with me, lied about it, and when we were denied entrance at Machu Picchu because of it they tried to gaslight us into making it look like our fault. They listed my female friend from South Korea as a male from China, and gave her a different circuit number for the trip from me (which is a huge deal we found out), and then they accused me of making the mistakes which made no sense. I clearly know the sex and nationality of my travel partner…and they made the reservations, not us. Because of their mistake (that they never admitted or apologized about), we had to wait for over an hour in the heat outside because the entrance guards wouldn’t let us in with this incorrect information. During the journey to Machu Picchu, I told all our guides about the incorrect information on her ticket and I even had a long discussion on WhatsApp with the company and they told me several times that everything would be fine and there will be no issue. Well, there was a huge issue and this company offered ZERO help and took ZERO responsibility. They also denied our request for a refund which is ridiculous because the tour guide still asked for 50 Soles at the end of the tour. Machu Picchu is great but this company is a scam. Use another company. No one from this company even apologized once, they just pretended like nothing happened.

Renee was amazing ver my knowledge and an amazing photographer too you to all the spots you wanted to see and dropped knowledge about Machu Picchu like it was his job

Our tour guide, Javi was AMAZING. He was so knowledge about the history of the Incas and Machu Picchu and it felt like we were exploring the ruins with a friend. Everything was very well organized from the time we were picked up at our hotel to being dropped off. Excellent tour !

After countless adventures in over 20 countries this tour and day have been my favorite. Absolutely perfect from start to finish. I’m not used to being treated so well, I was taken care of every step of the way.

It was a rainy visit to Machu Pichu but it was still an amazing site to see. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and interesting. I highly recommend this tour.

it was a smooth, well-organized experience. The guide was incredibly knowledgeable, passionate, and attentive—bringing the ruins to life with stories and history. It was a meaningful visit without feeling rushed or overly touristy. I’d recommend it to solo travelers looking for something thoughtful and well-paced.

Excellent coordination by the organizers. We received an envelope the previous Day evening with all our tickets left with hotel personnel. The pickup was right on time, it was our family and one other co-traveler. The car ride was smooth to the train station which is about 2 hours from Cusco. The train ride was comfortable to agua calientes and once we exited we had a tour guide who stayed with just our family and gave a personal touch to the entire experience of machu Pichu. It was raining halfway through the tour of the place that has so much of in a history. I was impressed with the overall experience that I booked two other tours in different locations with them. Kudos and keep it up.

A+ Everything went smoothly, super convenient, and the guide John was legendary! Would definitely recommend this tour.

This tour was fantastic. It was a long day but it was very well-organized and we very much enjoyed it. I would highly recommend it!

Our guide, Sam, was personable and very knowledgeable about the history of Machu Picchu! He was patient and kind throughout the journey up to Machu Picchu. I would recommend this tour to anyone!

Amazing private tour of circuit 1. Tour guide very knowledgeable and fun. Took great pictures at all the best sites

I booked a private tour for my hubby and I. We could not have chosen a better company to work with. I booked ahead before leaving the U.S. I worked with Yolanda and she was kind and answered all of my zillion questions. They brought all of our tickets to our Airbnb ( I didn't have to go to their office). Our driver, Kevin was professional, kind, had a very clean & spacious car, and always arrived a few minutes early so we were never worried about him forgetting us at pick up times. And John, our guide at Machu Picchu was amazing. We could not have asked for a better guide. We learned so much about the site, he made sure we had so many Instantgram worthy pics, made sure he kept a comfortable pace and was conscious of how much time we wanted to spend there. We will never forget our day in Machu Picchu. Thank you Andean Peru Exploor making this the perfect excursion.

A once in a lifetime day!! Though logistics were somewhat confusing at different points, all our different contact individuals were exceptional and went above and beyond to make our day a great experience.

It was well thought out and followed through at every step of the day. Rebecca, our tour guide, was very nice and it was great that she’s a local from Cusco.

Cannot recommend this tour enough! I was a little bummed when I originally booked this tour. Because we booked so late, I didn’t think we would be able to get the circuit that we wanted and we would just end up getting whatever was leftover for that day, but we put in a little note when booking (not hoping for much), and we were able to get the circuit we wanted! This seriously made my entire South America trip and I’m so glad we went with this tour. It ended up being a private tour (not sure if that’s normally how it works), which was amazing because we got to ask all of the questions. Our guide, Shawn, was excellent! He was super knowledgeable about everything and was great at helping us get all of the perfect-spot photos. He was patient with our little group (we’re slow walkers 😅) and spoke English really well. He guided us through the sections of the tour where we would be on our own (just the train), and made sure we knew where to go. Thanks again for an amazing trip! I 100% recommend this tour.

Everything went smooth. Good communication and did all that was said on beforehand. Nothing to complain about. Thanks 😊

The whole experience was very smooth every step of the way. There were no issues at all in the car/bus/train rides to or from Machu Picchu, and all our tickets were in order. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly and took amazing photos of us. Would highly recommend for a one day tour!

We had an amazing Machu Picchu experience. Special takes to Sean our guide who took the time to briefly explain to us the significance of the place and its history while at the same time help us took amazing photos. Without any hesitation, he was very willing to guide us throughout and made the experience memorable. Definitely recommend especially for couples who don’t like to be in a huge crowd or groups when traveling.

We had an amazing Machu Picchu experience. Special takes to Sean our guide who took the time to briefly explain to us the significance of the place and its history while at the same time help us took amazing photos. Without any hesitation, he was very willing to guide us throughout and made the experience memorable. Definitely recommend especially for couples who don’t like to be in a huge crowd or groups when traveling.

This was an amazing experinece for me. The process was well thought out. All communication was promptly given on whatsapp thruought the journey to ensure things went smoothly. The services were great. The restaurant served some of the most delicious food I've had on Peru. My guide was an amazing one. If you can, ask for Samuel Flores. He gave me a very spiritual tour thru Machu Pichu. I could tell showcasing his ancestry meant alot to him and was as inportant to him as it was to me learning about it . He explained and showed me things I noticed other guides weren't doing.The guide was one on one at your pace. We stopped for breaks whenever we needed and just really enjoyed your our time. I wouldve prefered to arrive back at an earlier time. I arrived back at 10pm. And i wouldve loved see more areas of Machu Picchu but that is all my fault. Not theirs. I booked two days prior so it was a miracle they were even able to help me. Im very appreciative.

I am very satisfied with my trip to Machu Picchu with the Andean agency. I highly highlight their organization and their availability at all times, always attentive to any inquiry and mindful that everything goes well. The view of Machu Picchu is something that will not be erased from my mind; it is incredible. I recommend them totally; thank you very much for your work.

I loved the experience; I saw the wonder in the best way, everything was safe, beautiful, and without complications. I would travel with Andean again without hesitation, because they supported me from the beginning and literally did everything for me so that I would enjoy it; I loved the experience to the fullest. I am very grateful for the lovely treatment and for looking after me at all times. I highly recommend them! 🥹✨