The 15 Full-Day Tours in Cusco That Earn Their Price

1.Full-Day Group Tour of Machu Picchu

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,767 reviews · 12 hours · from $321Our pick

Travel from Cusco to Machu Picchu by bus and panoramic train, with tickets, entrance, shuttle buses, and a certified guide arranged for you. Guides such as Héctor, Uriel, Ruth, and Christian have earned praise for clear history, patience, and helpful photos. Lunch in Aguas Calientes is on your own.

“The Company is amazing! I got my tickets days before the tour and we stayed in contact. Guided Machu Picchu-Tour with the best guide ever! After the tour enough time for eating, shopping or whatever. Overall amazing! Thank you so much!”

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2.Full-Day Tour from Cusco with Optional Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 927 reviews · 15 hours - 2 days · from $283

Travel from Cusco to Machu Picchu by van, train, and mountain bus, then spend 2.5 hours inside the Inca citadel with a guide in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Guides such as Williams, Santos, and Milton have earned praise for clear explanations and thoughtful help. Add lunch at Cafe Inkaterra if you want an easier day.

“We had a FANTASTIC day! Our guide, William, did make sure that our experience of Machu Picchu was fabulous. He was very knowledgeable, professional and it really felt he liked his job. We will forever be thankful to William for this lifetime experience. The entire day was very well organized. It is a long ride from Cusco to the train station and then almost two hours to the village connecting the railway to Machu Picchu. But the train ride is very beautiful and when in the village you’ll have a very good three course lunch before the guiding of the Machu Picchu. We are very satisfied with this activity.”

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3.Full-Day Excursion to Sacred Valley, Pisac and Ollantaytambo from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 174 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $47

Spend about 13 hours visiting Chinchero, Moray, Maras, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, and Pisac from Cusco. Guides such as AJ, Abel, Jhon, and Victor explain Inca culture in English and Spanish. Expect a fast schedule, buffet lunch, shared transport, and extra shopping stops.

“Our guide was very informative, this is a very much a speed run tour, made me wish to come back and stay in some of these towns for longer. If you want to dip your feet into Peru history, this is an amazing way to start off your trip, and hopefully help you snowball to more ideas. I would start my trip off with this, so I can see the main points of the area, and come back around for longer stays in towns around Cusco”

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4.Food and Culture Full day Tour in the Sacred Valley

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 144 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $200Top rated

Spend 10 hours tasting your way through Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, and Huilloc. Guide Liat leads market tastings, a Chicha stop, an Andean family visit, traditional crafts, a festive lunch, and dessert. The tour begins at 9:00 a.m. in Urubamba and is limited to 15 people.

“Amazing experience, beyond food, culture and more, Liat brings her passion in to the tour, she is funny, friendly, and giving her all to the group, taking care of everyone and every detail”

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5.Private Rainbow Mountain Full Day Tour from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 129 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $119

Leave Cusco before dawn for Vinicunca, Peru’s famous Rainbow Mountain. Your private English- or Spanish-speaking guide leads the high-altitude hike, with breakfast, buffet lunch, oxygen, and hotel pickup included. Guides such as David, Darwin, Carlos, Marco, and Luis have been praised for patience and support.

“This was the most amazing experience. David was an experienced, knowledgeable and highly supportive guide. This is quite challenging given the altitude but with David’s expertise we managed, and thoroughly enjoyed, the day. Rainbow Mountain is really great but the Red Valley blew us away. The Agency were very responsive, communicative and helpful. Would highly recommend this tour.”

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6.Machu Picchu Full Day from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 124 reviews · 8 to 14 hours (approx.) · from $319

You leave Cusco around 4 a.m., ride a scenic train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes, then take a bus to Machu Picchu for a guided visit of about two and a half hours. Guides may include Edwin or Ricardo. The small group can reach 10 people, but transport arrangements require close attention.

“We started off our day being picked up at our hotel by our guide who gave us our train tickets then left mid bus journey. We then got on our train and we’re told to meet another guide at the other side which we did not know the name of. Once we got off the train our guide was nowhere to be seen so we spent ages walking around confused as to where they were. Then about 15 minutes later they appeared. We are then given our bus tickets to Machu Picchu from this new guide who then leaves once they have given you the tickets. You are told to…”

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7.Full-Day Rainbow Mountain & Red Valley Trekking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 121 reviews · 1 day · from $145

Leave Cusco early for Rainbow Mountain at 5,036 meters and the Red Valley at 5,038 meters. This small-group tour includes transport, breakfast, lunch, a bilingual guide, oxygen, and hotel pickup. You hike with the main group to Rainbow Mountain, then follow the guide’s directions to Red Valley without an escort.

“Escursione? Sostanzialmente è stato un servizio di transfer. Nessuna spiegazione dalla guida che non ci ha seguiti durante il tragitto. Inoltre, si è persa un turista causando un ora di ritardo a tutto il gruppo. Infine, non è stato dato il tempo per visitare la red valley.”

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8.Full Day Private Guided Tour in Machu Picchu

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 115 reviews · 12 to 18 hours (approx.) · from $339

Travel from Cusco to Machu Picchu by tourist train, with hotel pickup, bus tickets, a private guide, and lunch at Julian Restaurant. Guides such as John, Eduardo, Sam, Rubi, and Rebecca are praised for clear explanations and excellent photos. Expect a very long day, often 12 to 18 hours.

“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…”

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9.Sacred Valley Full-Day Private Tour from Urubamba & Ollantaytambo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 112 reviews · 9 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $135

Start from Urubamba or Ollantaytambo with a private guide and driver for a full day at Ollantaytambo, Moray, Maras Salt Mines, and Chinchero. Guides such as Pablo, Sam, Ferdinand, and Samuel are praised for clear English, local insight, and flexible pacing. Lunch and entrance fees cost extra.

“Everything promised was delivered, on time. On schedule, all POI's were visited. Guide was very knowledgeable and spoke very good clear English. This single day tour with the time spent at each site is pretty much all you need to cover the Sacred Valley. We did add on the Pisac ruins the next day on our transfer back to Cusco.”

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10.Machu Picchu full day trip from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 102 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $490

Leave Cusco around 4:00 AM, ride by van and Expedition Train to Aguas Calientes, then take the bus to Machu Picchu for a 2 to 3 hour guided visit. Guide Wilbur has earned special praise for his passion and insight. Lunch is on your own.

“From Cusco, it took us five hours from our hotel lobby to walking into Machu Picchu.”

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11.Full Day Lake Titicaca Tour from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 91 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $86

Travel overnight from Cusco to Puno, then explore Uros, Amantani, and Llachón by boat with a bilingual guide. Lunch, island transfers, air-conditioning, onboard Wi-Fi, and a restroom are included. You return to Cusco early the next morning.

“Trip was well organised and it’s a great day trip - we got to see lots of the islands around lake Titicaca and have a lunch with lovely views. Our tour guide and the knowledge was great”

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12.Machupicchu Full Day In Private Service

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 90 reviews · 1 day (approx.) · from $540

Travel from your Cusco hotel to Ollantaytambo by private car, then take a Peru Rail Expedition train to Machu Picchu town. A private English or Spanish guide leads a two-hour visit, with bus tickets, entrance, and return transport included. Carlos and driver Andres have helped make past trips smooth.

“This was such a great experience, especially traveling in a quasi-solo format for the first time. They met us at our hotel the day before to make sure we had all of our tickets and understood the schedule for the following day. They also reviewed what we would need in order for it to be a great day. In the morning our ride, Andres, picked us up right on time from our hotel and we had a very safe and comfortable ride to Ollantaytambo. He was even kind enough to let us practice our Spanish and we learned a lot about the countryside. He gave us a great directions on…”

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13.Machu Picchu Full-Day Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 81 reviews · 1 day · from $465

Travel from Cusco to Machu Picchu by bus and standard train, then tour the Lost Citadel with an English or Spanish guide. Rodrigo handles the pre-trip briefing, while guides such as Alvin and Walter have led site visits. Expect a long day, excellent views, and a largely self-guided transport system.

“It’s a full on day with bus/train/bus each way but worth all the travel to see Machu Picchu and have all the tickets bought for you. Our guide at the site “Alvin” was fantastic the rest of the time you’re on your own so you need to be fully aware of times & getting on the buses & trains. The standard train is fine with wonderful views. All in all a fantastic day out.”

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14.Excursion to Sacred Valley Full Day & Buffet Lunch |Group Tour|

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 81 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $27Best value

Spend about 10 hours exploring Pisac, Ollantaytambo, and Chinchero from Cusco with guide Christian, driver Cirilo, a buffet lunch, and hotel pickup. The group is limited to 15 people, but entrance fees are extra. You may finish in Cusco or remain in Ollantaytambo.

“Christian was a great tour guide, everything was very well organized and informative. We hit so many places: Chinchero, Moray, Maras, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, and Pisac. Lunch was also awesome! But learning about the Inca culture was a real treat.”

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15.Full-Day Sacred Valley and Maras Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 79 reviews · 12 hours · from $33

Join a 12-hour English or Spanish guided tour from central Cusco to Chinchero, Moray, Maras, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, and Písac. You get hotel pickup, transport, a buffet lunch, and visits to more than 3,000 salt pools, with some entrance fees paid separately.

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