Cusco · DAY TRIPS
Everything you can leave for at dawn and be back from by dinner. The 15 below range from a half-day on the ridge above town to a fourteen-hour run at the citadel, priced and timed honestly.
Review of the 14-hour Machu Picchu day trip from Cusco, with train choices, guided circuits, costs, timing, and practical booking advice.
“Amazing trip. Loved the train ride and the staff. They put a great show. Great coordination of several forms of transportation. Our Guide was very informative.”
Review of the $20 Humantay Lake day trip from Cusco, with hike details, meals, horse costs, guides, transport, and practical tips.
“This was an amazing trip definitely recommend. Our guide Wally was so kind and welcoming. The views were exceptional and for the price you pay it was amazing!”
Compare a two-day Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu tour from Cusco, with Pisac, Ollantaytambo, train travel, guides, lodging, and key costs.
“I loved both days of this trip. William the guide for Sacred Valley (day 1), and Uriel for Machu Picchu (day 2) were both excellent. I cannot praise them enough. Their knowledge was exceptional. I do not speak Spanish, both of them made sure that I did not miss out on any of the information and explained everything in English to me. The buffet lunch on day 1 was lovely. Reasonably priced. The lunch on day 2 that was included was lovely as well. I cannot recommend this trip enough. If I have one negative it was the train journey from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu. One side of the train…”
See Pisac, Moray, Maras, Ollantaytambo, and Chinchero in one long Sacred Valley day from Cusco, with buffet lunch and hotel transfers.
“Ou guide Able was great and explained the Inca culture well. The buffet lunch that was offered was an huge spread and especially enjoyed the Ceviche.”
Review this 12-hour Cusco to Machu Picchu tour by train and bus, with guided ruins, free time, pricing, timing, and practical tips.
“From Cusco, it took us five hours from our hotel lobby to walking into Machu Picchu.”
Review this 15-hour private Machu Picchu trip from Cusco, with trains, buses, lunch, hotel transfers, and key ticket warnings.
“Too much for one day. About 5 hours each way to/from Cusco. Maybe stay in Aguas Caliente or Ollayantytambo.”
Review of a $27 Sacred Valley group tour from Cusco, with Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, buffet lunch, guide, and hotel pickup.
“Great tour. Pick up on time. Went 4 sites in one day. Christian gives great guide with both English and Spanish. It's a little tight schedule to tour 4 sites in one day but he managed it well. We leave Cusco about 7am and went back about 7pm.”
Review the private Ausangate 7 Lakes tour from Cusco, with a coca ceremony, mountain hike, hot springs, meals, and practical altitude advice.
“Alex was an excellent guide. Calm, polite, extremely well-educated. The place had spectacular views.”
Review of a $380 Machu Picchu day trip from Cusco, with Expedition train travel, guided ruins visit, transport, timing, and practical advice.
“Over three days we got to experience Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu, and Siete Lagunas. The guides provided by Andean Peru helped us get so much out of the diverse landscapes and expansive histories of the sites we visited.”
Hike to Humantay Lake from Cusco with breakfast, lunch, transfers, and a small group, but prepare for altitude, an early start, and a hard climb.
“The guide was wonderful. She took care of us. I had difficulty to climbing to the lake she was patience with us.”
Review of Cusco’s 12-hour Sacred Valley VIP tour, with Chinchero, Moray, Maras, Ollantaytambo, Pisac, lunch, costs, and practical tips.
“This was the worst tour I've ever been on. In spite of the ad saying it's 15 people max, a family of 17 people (13 children + 4 adults) got on the bus with me and 3 other tourists. When the guide probably could tell that we were not pleased with a bus full of children ages 4-14, he made a phone call and pawned us off on another tour guide who didn't even work for the company I booked with. There was no explanation, other than, "You four will get out now; that's your new guide." Throughout the day, the second guide & driver left customers behind at not…”
Review of a long but well-organized Machu Picchu day trip from Cusco, with train travel, guided ruins, lunch time, costs, and practical tips.
“Everything was organised so well. Every part of the journey smoothly transitioned, from the early morning pick up to the train station. Then on arrival there was a member of the team and our guide waiting for us. Superb organisation”
Review the $86 Lake Titicaca trip from Cusco, with Uros, Amantani, Llachon, overnight buses, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“Planlamada daha dikkatli davranilanilir Bolgeye vardigimizda 4 saat Gezimiz bittigindede 4 saat bir hostelde bekledik Bunu bildirselerdi o 8 saat i degerlendirmek arti bi aktivitte daha eklemek guzel olurdu Meral Olgun”
Review this private Machu Picchu day trip from Cusco, with Expedition trains, a private guide, hotel transfers, and practical booking advice.
“I placed my entire trust in TreXperience to pick me up at my hotel lobby and escort me to Machu Picchu, teach me about the history of Peru, feed me, and get me back safely to my hotel. They did that superbly and more.”
Review of a two-day Cusco tour to Pisac, Ollantaytambo, and Machu Picchu by panoramic train, with guides, hotel, meals, and transport.
“Fantastic experience, our guides Rubin and Samuel were the best! Enjoyed beautiful sites and learned a lot. Highly recommended this trip! All of the logistics were planned flawlessly”
Pick a ridge, a ruin or a kitchen.
