Peru · TRAIN EXPERIENCES
The gorge to Aguas Calientes and the high line towards Puno are two of the great rides in South America. These 15 compare the classes, the windows and the timetables, priced, with what each fare actually buys.
Review of the 2-day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu with sunset, sunrise, ruins, meals, hotel stay, and Vistadome train for $582.
“Excellent. Perfect organization, perfect guides, best group of people. Tasty food. Good local restaurant. Everything was fantastic. Highly recommended”
Is Inca Rail’s $855 First Class Machu Picchu train worth it? See the food, music, views, transfers, comfort, drawbacks, and booking tips.
“I am writing to tell you that this is the worst operation I have ever seen.”
Review of the one-day Machu Picchu train tour from Cusco, covering price, timing, circuits, guides, transport, train views, and practical tips.
“I would like to say big thanks to Libertek Peru Travel for making my dream come true. I always wanted to see Machu Picchu! What truly stood out was the excellent customer service! The team: Katheryn, Christian and Helio were consistently responsive, supportive and well organized, providing impressive local coordination and on-ground support throughout my trip. I felt well taken care of and the entire experience was seamless and hassle-free. The guide Juan Carlos Quiño was exceptionally knowledgeable and enthusiastic, making the history come alive. The pacing was perfect, with just the right balance of guided activities and free time to explore. The personal touches made me feel truly valued....”
Review of the 2-day Machu Picchu tour from Cusco, with train travel, hotel transfers, guide, tickets, Aguas Calientes stay, and practical tips.
“Excelente experiencia hicieron hasta lo imposible para acomodar nuestras necesidades muy complacidos éramos cuatro y todos estamos muy contentos, nuestro guía Luis super professional, muy amable y con mucho conocimiento. El conductor Gonzalo respetuoso, educado y muy profesional. Lo recomendamos 100%”
Review of a 2-day Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu train tour from Cusco, with small groups, hotels, guides, meals, costs, and practical tips.
“Everything was great! First day our guide Efrain was great by providing us with all the information about the cultural sights and making sure that everything is good. The places we visited are stunning! Second day at Machu Picchu was breathtaking! Our guide Martin was really good and explained really well the history and culture of the site. Traveling in the train to Machu Picchu and back is a separate experience worth living! So much fun! We had such a great time! Thanks for all the team make it happen!!!”
Review of the 5-day Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu, with Humantay Lake, glamping, Pachamanca, coffee, and panoramic train travel.
“Awesome experience, the best of times on this tour. Roger and Alex were the most amazing guides. Made sure we catch our bus in Cusco despite train chaos. We felt they did everything so that we don't have to worry about anything.”
A practical review of Heidi Travel’s two-day Machu Picchu train tour, with Cusco transport, Aguas Calientes hotel, guided entry, and costs explained.
“I cannot say enough about how great Heidi Travel is! We had made a reservation with a different company who canceled on us the day before we were arranged to leave (looking at you Machu Picchu USA). In a panic, we tried desperately to find another company who could get us into Machu Picchu on a two-day notice. This is where Heidi worked her magic. Her and I arranged to combine our Machu Picchu tour with a Sacred Valley tour, which we planned on taking later in our vacation anyway. She booked those tours together (staying in Ollaytantambo instead of returning to Cusco in order to begin our Machu Picchu…”
Review of Mega Expeditions’ two-day Machu Picchu train tour from Cusco, with costs, timing, hotel, walking route, guide, and practical advice.
“This was the trip we bought from Viator when they last-minute-cancelled our original trip to Machu Picchu with them. We booked with them from London. We then based everything around it: Buying our flights to Cusco from Lima. Our trains, our accommodation. and plans. We were so excited. The night before our trip to Machu Picchu I saw a notice on my calendar and checked it out. To my amazement, it was a ‘cancelled’ line through my diary entry of Machu Picchu. I actually thought it must be a mistake. I contacted Viator only to discover they really had cancelled our booking, apparently due to being unable to obtain tickets…”
Review of the 4-day Classic Inca Trail to Machu Picchu by 360 Train, with route details, value, meals, camps, concerns, and booking advice.
“DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS COMPANY "HAPPY GRINGO TOURS" This company is hopeless. Very bad communication and management. They never contact and share any booking details until very last minute. Finally they contacted us 1.5 days before the inca trial start date was to inform us the start date need to PUSH BACK ONE DAY. Happy Gringo Tours claimed there is a new ticket system from Machu Picchu new management and everyone in the tour will be affected but ended up it is a LIE. We have to reschedule our accommodation and other planned activities because of this last minute change. Do not book with them unless you want a…”
Review of the Machu Picchu full-day train tour from Cusco, covering timing, transport, entrance tickets, guides, price, and key drawbacks.
“I booked this full-day tour for September 02, 2023. This is not a typical tour with A "tour guide" who will be with you throughout the trip. This is the kind of tour that the tour operator, Mega Expedition, will assist in booking the train tickets and hotel pickup to the train stations. When you get to Machu Picchu, the local guide will only meet you somewhere in the town or by the entrance. Once the tour is booked, the operator will send you the e-tickets for trains and buses. The beginning of the trip can be very confusing. Before the trip, someone from Mega Expedition - the tour operator,…”
Review of a 2-day Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu train tour from Cusco, with Pisac, Ollantaytambo, hotel, guides, and practical tips.
“I’ve been to Peru before to visit family but never had the chance to see the wonders of this country. After Meeting with Veronica when we landed in Cusco, I felt like I was in good hands. She took us out to a lovely restaurant and let us roam as we wished. The next day, we meet up with Michael and made our way to the sacred valley. The way he gave an honest and truly authentic explanation to the various sights assured me that we were getting the true Cusco Experience.”
Review of a 2-day Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu train tour from Cusco, with Pisac, Ollantaytambo, small groups, guides, price, and tips.
“Ruben managed everything from beginning to end with amazing expertise and friendliness. Before going to Ollantaytambo to board the train, we saw pisaq , urubamba ,ollamtaytambo Without ever stressing us, Ruben told interes”
Review of the $315 Machu Picchu day trip from Cusco, covering trains, Circuit 2, guides, timing, costs, and who should book.
“This tour is good if you want someone to book everything for you. However we had several mishaps along the way and I believe they were due to miscommunication. We missed our train to Machu Picchu because the bus driver dropped us off by the Inca Rail line instead of Peru Rail. We were not informed there was more than one rail line and we were waiting at Inca rail and missed our train, we then had to run to buy new tickets with our own money. The person I was communicating with was very helpful throughout this process and found us a new guide to take us around Machu…”
Review of the 16-hour Machu Picchu train tour from Cusco, with costs, timing, guides, train tips, ticket rules, and practical advice.
“Very long day, very well organized. The Vistadome train option deserved it. Our Guide NILTON was Excellent.”
Review the 2-day Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, with permits, meals, trains, hotel, guides, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“This was an incredible trip. I could not get the Inca Trail permit so decided to hike the shorter version.”
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