From
$ 130
/per person (Group service)
From
$ 130
/per person (Group service)
From
$ 130
/per person (Group service)
From
$ 130
/per person (Group service)
From
$ 130
/per person (Group service)
2 days / 1 night
Daily departures
Max: 4 People travellers
Moderate
Tours Machupicchu by bus
This tour is a new and economic option to get to MachuPicchu which is done by car (bus) and not by train in which you can appreciate the landscapes of the sacred valley and the mountains and glaciers of the geography that presents from Cusco to arrive to hydroelectric where it is made a walk x3 hours until arriving at hot waters and to rest x1 night the very next day to be in machupicchu by an average of 6 hours travel approximately to later return to hydroelectric and return by car to cusco.
But also if you want to stay in Machupicchu longer until sunset can stay 1 night more and the cost would be US $10 only for the hostel and would return the third day 2:45pm
The Machupicchu National Archaeological Park – Machupicchu Historic Sanctuary (SHM-PANM) is located in the district of Machupicchu, province of Urubamba,
Cusco Region and covers an area of 37,302 hectares; It is one of the areas with the greatest biodiversity in the country, it has diverse ecosystems and up to 13 life zones.
The most representative and important monument of the SHM-PANM is the Llaqta de Machupicchu, which is located at an altitude of 2,445 meters above sea level and covers an approximate area of 12 hectares.
Mapa Tour Tours Machupicchu by Bus (2 Days)
Tours Machupicchu by Bus
2 days / 1 night, Group Hiking Tour
Trip Details
Highlights Trip
🚌 MACHU PICCHU BY CAR (2 DAYS)
The budget-friendly and adventurous alternative to reach the Inca Citadel!
Overview
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Travel Style: The most economical option, combining a long bus journey with highly scenic trekking.
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Attraction: A unique experience hiking through the Urubamba Valley, right next to the base of the Machu Picchu mountain.
Day 1: Cusco → Hidroeléctrica → Aguas Calientes
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Start: Early pickup (6:10 AM – 6:30 AM) in Cusco.
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Bus Journey: Panoramic bus ride of $\approx 7$ hours to Hidroeléctrica.
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Lunch: Included lunch at Hidroeléctrica.
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Scenic Hike: Self-guided walk of $\approx 3$ hours (one direct path, no guide needed) alongside the Vilcanota River and the base of the Machu Picchu mountain to Aguas Calientes.
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Accommodation & Dinner: Overnight stay in a private hostel in Aguas Calientes, including dinner with the group guide.
Day 2: Machu Picchu → Return to Cusco
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Morning Access: Very early start (4:30 AM). $\approx 1.5$-hour walk (30 min flat, 1 hour uphill) to the Machu Picchu entrance.
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Exploration: Entrance at 6:00 AM to catch the sunrise and $\approx 2$-hour guided tour of the Inca Citadel.
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Return: Descend from Machu Picchu and begin the $\approx 3$-hour walk back to Hidroeléctrica no later than 10:30 AM.
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Final Journey: Bus from Hidroeléctrica (departs 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM), arriving back in Cusco center between 10:00 PM – 10:30 PM.
👉 Book the most accessible route and hike your way to Machu Picchu!
Trip Itinerary - Tours Machupicchu by Bus (2 Days)
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What's Included - Tours Machupicchu by Bus (2 Days)
- ENTRANCE TICKET TO MACHU PICCHU
- Detailed information about your booked tour 1 day before departure at the Okidoki Travel Peru office. Location (Calle Nueva Alta # 644 in Okidoki Hostal Cusco).
- Round trip transportation by bus from Cusco to Hidroelectrica
- Food 1 lunch, 1 dinner, 1 snack
- 1 night hostel in the town Aguas Calientes
- Professional guide for the machupicchu
Not Included - Tours Machupicchu by Bus (2 Days)
- Train hydroelectric to aguas calientes (price US $ 29)
- BUS FROM RISE TO DOWN TO MACHUPICCHU (price US $ 12 only up)
- Entrance ticket to the Mountain entrance to Waynapicchu US $ 25
- Entrance ticket to the Mountain entrance to Machupicchu US $ 25
- Tips
What to Pack - Tours Machupicchu by Bus (2 Days)
- ORIGINAL PASSPORT (IF STUDENT CARNET ISIC VALID)
- BACKPACK (30 LITERS)
- RAIN JACKET OR RAIN PONCHO
- WALKING SHOES
- LANTERN
- SOLAR BLOCKER-SUNGLASSES-HAT HAT ..
- MOSQUITO REPELLENT
- PHOTO CAMERA
- EXTRA MONEY
Important Facts - Tours Machupicchu by Bus (2 Days)
**Important points:
CONDITIONS FOR MAKING A RESERVATION AND CANCELLATIONS
to make your reservation you need the exact date of your salkantay trek departure because there are no changes or cancellations
RESERVATION
MONEY DEPOSIT
To confirm your reservation and your participation in the trek, you need to make a deposit. This deposit is to reserve all your trek services and, most importantly, the purchase of the Machu Picchu ticket (the Machu Picchu ticket is personal, it cannot be canceled or change date, or transfer to another person )
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations and date changes are not accepted, you simply lose your deposit, there is no refund.
your deposit is not for our pocket ( It is to buy the Machu Picchu tickets and these tickets cannot be cancelled.) And it is for the organization of a good trek in okidoki and to have this good organization you have to make advance reservations of all the services that you are going to have during the 4 or 5 days of your trek and these reservations are made with deposits so as not to have inconveniences or last minute cancellations from our suppliers and if we cancel these reservations we lose our deposits because this is not a game and by making a reservation with our service providers for the trek we are blocking spaces that they can simply give to other tour operators who also need it.
WHAT REQUIREMENTS DO YOU NEED TO OPTAIN THE STUDENT DISCOUNT?
THE ISIC CARD IS NOT VALID BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT FOUND FAKE COPIES… AND IT IS ALSO NOT VALID, CERTIFICATIONS, DOCUMENTS, NOTE FROM UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, INTERNSHIPS, ETC.
If you are a student, the discount is 20 dollars but you must have a card from your university with the current date (2025 or 2026) not 3 or 4 years later (not 2027 or 2028). Yourimage. The name of your university.
We need the copy of your original passport and your student card to show it to the government and he will say if it is valid or not because the discount is for the entrance of the Machupicchu and not for our trek.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
you have to take your original plastic (PVC) student card, not cardboard or paper for your salkantay trek because if you don’t have it your ticket will not be valid and you will have to buy another ticket it is a problem because if there are no spaces you will not visit Machupicchu ( you must be 25 years old or younger)… If you do not have this original card or this information on your student card that the government requires, I recommend you buy a normal adult ticket to avoid problems because we will not be responsible for this…
If you have this information and the requirements as a student, send them immediately (it is not valid if you send them after confirming your reservation) to present them to the government and the government approves them whether you are a student or not…
FAQs - Tours Machupicchu by Bus (2 Days)
Finally, the accelerated wear and saturation of services and infrastructure (such as the case of the management and transfer of garbage) product of the occupation of tourists and residents, which has a negative impact on the territory and its environmental quality.
In the natural aspect, Machupicchu is located at a meeting point between the Andes and the Amazon, constituting an area of high biodiversity, of worldwide importance.
Due to its geography and climate, it is configured as an area with characteristics of “jungle eyebrow”, despite being located within the Andes Mountains.
This peculiarity creates an ecosystem with a great variety of endemic flora and fauna.
The Natural vegetation includes a large number of tree and shrub species, as well as tree ferns, orchids, bromeliads and mosses – Peru Travel Operator.
For the inhabitants of the Andes (Cusco – Peru), the reverence for the apus, sacred mountains, converted into local protectors, did not go unnoticed in time, thus, mountains such as Salkantay, among others that surround it, assume an important role in the Andean cosmovision.
For example, the snowy Waqay Willke (5720 masl), within the traditional symbology of Andean dual thought, is considered the complement of Salkantay, which is one of the most powerful and active deities of the place,
It is also appreciated by the inhabitants, the father of all the mountains in the region and even today it is the object of great veneration, which is why Machupicchu and Choquechurco maintain intimate visual contact with Salkantay and other snow-capped mountains of the Vilcabamba chain.
Location of the area to Salkantay: It has a political and road pre-Hispanic road Mollepata – Abra Salkantay – Santa Teresa, interconnects the provinces of Anta and La Convencion, specifically the districts of Mollepata and Santa Teresa respectively.
The beginning of the secondary road to Chinchaysuyu is in the province of Anta, district of Mollepata. Salkantay Access Routes:
Access to the Mollepata – Salkantay – Santa Teresa pre-Hispanic road has two entry points: by carriageway and bridle path.
Access through the district of Mollepata is through a paved road that goes uphill, the same one that leaves the diversion of the asphalted trunk road Cusco – Abancay, approximately 11km from the town of Limatambo (Province of Anta).
Access to the beach area (Santa Teresa) is facilitated through two travel routes: the highway and/or the railway line. The first part of the detour of the Cusco – Quillabamba highway, in the town of Santa María, where the highway begins until the District of Santa Teresa;
It continues through a carriageway to the Poblado Playa Center, upstream from the Santa Teresa ravine, heading south.
The second access is through the railway that reaches the Machupicchu Hydroelectric Power Plant, continuing from there through a dirt track to the District of Santa Teresa and from there to the Populated Center of Playa (22 km).
For the conservation of this important Machu Picchu monument, maintenance tasks are carried out on the architectural structures, contemporary structures (handrails, stairs, signage, coverage and others of Machu Picchu) and the treatment of floors.
In turn, within the SHM-PANM, there is an extensive road network of more than 300 kilometers, which articulates more than 60 archaeological monuments. Every year, according to the SHM-PANM Machu Piccho Master Plan, the conservation of 20 of the monuments and 76 kilometers of Inka trail is carried out, distributed in the following routes:
- Route travel 01: Piskacucho – Wayllabamba – Wiñaywayna – Machupicchu.
- Route travel 02: Qoriwayrachina – Wayllabamba – Wiñaywayna – Machupicchu.
- Route travel 03: Soraypampa – Salkantaypampa – Inkachiriaska – Pampacahuana – Paucarcancha – Wayllabamba – Wiñaywayna – Machupicchu.
- Route travel 04: Piskacucho -Pacaymayu Bajo – Chachabamba – Wiñaywayna – Machupicchu.
- Route travel 05: Chachabamba – Wiñaywayna – Machupicchu and
- Route travel 06: Paukarchancha – Wayllabamba – Qoriwayrachina.
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Trip duration:2 days / 1 night
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