Day trips

Day trips from Cusco

The trips worth the ticket from Cusco — with honest travel times.

Photos for Cusco are still on their way. Every listing below is real.

Machu Picchu (train)

Getting there: Train to Aguas Calientes (~3.5h) + bus.

The citadel: book entry, train and bus months ahead — the timed circuits are the standing system.

Getting there: Tours/car (full day).

Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Maras salt terraces — the valley day.

Getting there: Tours (very early start).

The coloured mountain: the 5,000m hike — the altitude challenge.

Getting there: Walk/taxi.

Q'enqo, Puka Pukara, Tambomachay — the half-day ruins circuit.

What's the single best day trip from Cusco?

The first one above — it's the trip the town is known for.

Can I do these without a car?

The entries say how: trains and tours cover most; a couple need wheels.

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