Machu Picchu Guided Tour with Indigenous Perspective
From €53 per person
See availability →A Machu Picchu guided tour with an expert guide who shares the history and the Indigenous view of the Inca citadel. The bus ride, the circuit walk and pickup in Aguas Calientes are all part of it.
This Machu Picchu guided tour begins in Aguas Calientes, where your guide collects you from your hotel. The shuttle bus takes about 25 minutes to reach the gate, and the guide gives you recommendations for the visit while you wait to enter.
Inside, you follow one of the site's circuits. There are four options, and the one-hour or two-hour routes are the most complete. The guides who lead the walk know the place well and tell its story from an Indigenous point of view, so you hear about the ideas and beliefs behind the stonework as well as the history.
- Temple of the Sun
- Temple of the Three Windows
- The best viewpoints and spots for photos
After a couple of hours you leave the ruins, ride back to Aguas Calientes and are taken to your hotel or the train station. The organisers arrange the Machu Picchu ticket, the bus ticket and the guide for you, and the tour includes a briefing before the tour and 24-hour support. Personal expenses and meals are extra. The tour is run in English or Spanish; it is not designed for wheelchair users or for people with mobility difficulties.