Machu Picchu by Bus with Overnight

Posted By : 756bel_ne
It was great, Carlos our tour guide was very kind, helpful and informative!

100% would recommend Conde Travel for your Machu Picchu adventure!
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Posted On : 2022-08-10 18:56:25

Posted By : MillerG
When we are done with the citadel he tells to go to a line to get to the mountain. Then it turns out it’s the wrong line. We go somewhere else and then he starts arguing with the security guard. Then we go to a third line and since I wanted to go to the restroom he stands in line but when I return he left the line and just tells me to stand in the now much much longer line.
7- Jonathan seemed to be judgmental and sexist in his comments. First he says he doesn’t like doing these 2 days tours. He makes fun of Americans for wanting coffee and young people for wanting to just “have fun”.
8-8- We didn’t have enough to climb Machu Picchu mountain all the way so we turn around about 2/3 of the way. We get to the vans by 245 and we are surprised to see that they are all leaving even though he said 3 pm. We get on a van and then 3 minutes later the van stops and we are asked to leave the van and joins another van. We later found out that we were moved because someone didn’t like the smell on the van which I agree it smelled horrid but the question is why were we moved ? The van was filled with people who hiked all day and sweaty with their backpacks filling the van that we couldn’t even get to the back. It was not air conditioned. Someone started throwing up middle of the way and we stopped 2 hrs for construction !!
So overall, don’t book with Conde travel because while this experience could have been amazing .. it was very frustrating for no reason.
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Posted On : 2022-06-16 15:20:21

Posted By : Lindey H
Very superb planning, including hotel pickup, and a lovely excursion with our guide, who was very polite and interesting!! The added bonus: a small group outing! I wholeheartedly endorse!!!
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Posted On : 2022-03-30 06:17:48

Posted By : kaydZ3183OD
We had the best time with Eduardo thru Conde travel! We did the three day Machu Picchu trip with white water rafting and zip line, and bike ride. Eduardo took great care of us the entire time and he was our personal interpreter. He always made sure we were well cared for. The equipment and staff were amazing! Thanks for the time of my life!!
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Posted On : 2021-06-15 14:48:32

Posted By : Zunammie
We booked 3 different activities with Conde Travel before we landed in Perú and added a 4th while we were in the country. From the beginning they provided us with excellent service. I was in constant contact via WhatsApp with Flor, my tour rep and she was always available to answer my questions and /or make any changes I requested ( even during after work hours! ) The driver’s always picked us up on time , everyone was very polite and all the tours were well organized. I even asked for an activity that was not listed on their services page and they made it happen for us. Very good service
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Posted On : 2020-01-26 10:38:39

Posted By : Adventure560820
Thanks for s great trip Nixon and Steve. Right after booking, the communication was great through email. Then the briefing by Nixon was very informative in person the day before. Then Steve was friendly, personable and informative. I never had such nice meal with organized tour! I made it to Machu Picchu hiking, hard but I did it. On and all, a great memorable trip

Kam jessie
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Posted On : 2019-10-31 09:10:39

Posted By : ccnancy2018
this trip begin with a long journal of car riding (about 6 hours including toilet break and lunch), the driver is local who doesn't speak English, although there's not much to confuse since we did some blog digging online about what to expect for this kind of tour. bewared there's about 2 hours riding on unpaved road, which including lots of bouncing and dusting along the road. Somehow the driver in Peru doesn't use A/C in car, they love to open the window for fresh air, but at the same time the dusting air comes in too, and without A/C in car where there are 17 people, the air is so hot and stuffy and uncomfortable. so at the end of the riding I am so desperate to get out just to cool down from the unbearable stuffy car.Following is the 3 hours walk along the train rail, the road is full of little rock which can hurt your feet after long walk, so be sure have a pair of good walking shoes. the walking journal is on your own, no guide will go with you besides other backpackers. it could be good or bad depend on what kind of trip you are looking for. The hardest part is when you get to Aguas Calientes to find the guide who can take you to the hostel, the briefing that was done the day before this tour only mention that we could meet our guide at the "main plaza" in Aguas Calientes, without giving us a map to tell us where the main plaza is. It could be my problem that I should've check on the web to located the main plaza before the walk, but it would be better if the briefing provide also the map of the Aguas Calientes town. Anyway after 30mins wondering and couldn't find the so call "main plaza", a local direct us to what he thought is main plaza (which turned out isn't) and I began to calling the contact number said that I don't find the guide, good thing is he then make calls to the guide and eventually the guide came to get us and walk us to our hostel then to dinner, along with briefing the next day's itinerary.the tour in Machu Picchu is great, they separate us from the Spanish speaking group who we originally riding with, so the whole tour is in English, the tour guide is very knowledgeable and informative. to note that we didnafter Machu Picchu tour we then continue on our own plan without follow the rest of tour back to Cusco. so I can't commend on the the back trip.overall it's a fair tour which including three meals and the food are good. just the communication could be better and the car riding could be better if the A/C was on in the car.
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Posted On : 2018-09-10 10:15:28

Posted By : Alyssa_G

Overall the tour was okay. It wasn’t like the way I expected it to be. First of all, I would like to commend the bus driver for his driving skills. It was a tough long drive on such terrain. However, I feel disappointed that there is no tour guide on the long ride. We were not briefed how long the ride was or what to do or expect. Correct me if I’m wrong but I might have missed the briefing of the driver because it was spoken in Spanish and I am not familiar of the language. And it was worth noting that the bus is quite small for the bags of the travelers.

But, it is worth commending that the choice of foods were great and tasty. We do not know what are the name of the foods, but it was delicious.

Second, after arriving at Hidroelectrica, our driver gave us instructions in Spanish which we obviously cannot understand so we followed the rest of the group for a 3hrs trek. It was worth noting that if you’re not into trekking, you could also take the Peru Rail which is another form of payment. So yes, after 3 hours of trekking to the unknown place of rocks and stones without a guide, we finally reached Aguas Calientes. And to our mistake, it was actually in the plaza where we should meet. Yes, it was a miscommunication that happened because of language barrier. I do hope they gave us a tour guide throughout this trek.

So after we met the tour guide, he guided us towards our hostel. The hostel is clean and decent. It was alright if you’re not carrying a suitcase because there is no elevator there. It was near the plaza so there’s no problem. After settling ourselves for a few hours, we were asked to meet at 1930h to give us instructions for tomorrow when going to Machu Picchu. And yes, they gave us a choice of another 1hr hiking or we could take a bus and pay USD24 so it is easier for us. Obviously, we took the bus going to Machu Picchu for lesser hassle which we have to buy at the ticketing booth. He then told us the next day to meet at the entrance and find his flag. We looked for him everywhere but sadly, we were unable to see our tour guide again. We were left touring Machu Picchu on our own and just trying to sneakily listen to other tour guides to get some information about the place.

In order to prevent trekking again for 3hrs back to Hidroelectrica, we opted to take the Peru Rail (which again, is a separate payment from this). And then upon reaching the pick-up place for our bus going back to Cusco, we have to looked for the guy in charge of checking the people who are part of the tour. He was shouting all over the place not really knowing of if he has taken the attention of the person he is looking for. I highly suggest he buy some megaphone or maybe add a logo in the bus for us to know where to find it. It was so hot and the place is full of mosquitos so it is really irritating on our part. Also, we expected this tour to drop us off our hotel but apparently, they did not. They dropped some of us but not everyone. The driver insisted that we just take a taxi to our hotel which is like against what is written that this tour provides hotel pick-up and drop-off.

So yes, that is my full experience of this tour. I hope this would help you improve your service in order to make it better. The driver and the foods are great and the hostel is okay. But the language barrier and the presence of tour guides are something that must be improved on. If I were to rate it, I would probably give it a 5 out of 10. It would be better if the Peru Rail and the bus ride to Machu Picchu is already included or perhaps an option that is already part of the package. And it would be better if they do provide a drop off in the hotel.

Thanks to Viator for letting us try this tour and for being completely understanding of us despite all the hassles we’ve encountered. We greatly appreciated Viator and would definitely try booking another tour form here. It is one of the most accessible site for finding the perfect tour for you.

Posted By : OccupationExpat
Overall good value. You get what you pay for, which is the cheapest option to go to Machu Picchu! The tour includes everything in the description. Perfect option for someone on a budget but be aware that you'll be walking a lot - about 9 kms from Hidroeléctrica to Águas Calientes and then up to the top of Machu Picchu at 4am. Both of these walks can be avoided by paying the train to Águas Calientes and the bus to the top which in total would amount to a bit over $50 US.
Only recommended for people in good physical condition, because the hike up will push you to your limits.
The bus transfer and overall communication are a bit messy sometimes but again good value for the price paid.

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Posted On : 2018-02-23 08:40:56