I didn’t do my proper research for my travel prior, but they really helped ensure I was able to experience this once in a lifetime opportunity. My tour guide also was a champ and helped upgrade my ticket to the 1-2 circuits (best views by the way). My only gripe which isn’t much was that I wasn’t dropped off at my hostel at the end of the day like I thought was included.

The trip at first may seem very expensive, but it is really well organized from the start to the finish. The only thing to remember is to always listen to your guide who meets with you at the train station in Aguas Caliente. A driver collects you near the Plaza de Armas and takes you by bus to Ollayantambo. From there you take the train through the sacred valley, which offers you a beautiful landscape. After that the guide takes you up the mountain with the bus where the tour starts. The view up on the old city is truly breathtaking and worth every step. After the tour you can hike down (1.5h) or ride with the bus back to Aguas Caliente. Back to Cusco it is the other way round. Overall an awesome trip.

A great experience from start to finish, Machu Picchu is a magical place. It is a very busy destination so when we arrived in Cuzco they told us that there would be no vacancies for two weeks! Quickly enter the Get your guide platform and I immediately found a super complete tour. Pick up at the hotel very punctual as well as the entire journey. Our guide, Americo, treated us very well and gave us all the information we needed and also told us native stories since he was born in an Andean town and his native language is Quechua; For me that was a luxury. We were very pleased with everything and I recommend it 100%