15 Peru Bus Tours Worth the Early Start

1.Sightseeing Tour of the City on an Open-Top Bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 481 reviews · 2h 30m · from $12Our pick

Review of Cusco’s $12 open-top bus tour, with Sacsayhuamán, Christ Blanco, Andean ceremony, views, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“The trip was exceptional. It was a perfect introduction to Cuzco city and the history. Joel the guide spoke good English and did know a lot. This bus company is top rated in Cusco, sadly I came across other operators trying to sell tickets using their name and photos. I recommend that you book straight through GYG or look for Cusco Open Tour to get an authentic experience with this Orange bus company.”

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2.Open Bus Cusco City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 219 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $14

Review of Cusco Open Bus Tour: views, Inca sites, Christ statue, bilingual guides, cultural ceremony, timing, value, and practical tips.

“Wonderful experience! Very professional and friendly team. They took care of every detail, making our trip enjoyable. Highly Recommended”

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3.City Tour Panoramic Bus Departure from Larcomar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 97 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $35Top rated

Review of Lima’s 4-hour panoramic bus tour from Larcomar, with Miraflores, Huaca Pucllana, Plaza Mayor, guides, value, and practical tips.

“Not first time in Lima, Peru, but first time with a bus guide, Bryan was so informative and friendly”

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4.Turist Bus Colca Canyon (Chivay) To Puno

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 83 reviews · 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $41

Review of the Chivay to Puno sightseeing bus, with Andean stops, practical tips, comfort details, value, and honest drawbacks.

“The bus was comfortable and the guide was very nice. Once we arrived - a transfer to our hotel was included so that was very handy. We got caught in construction traffic so it took us about 7.5 hours which was a long day but to no fault of them. The thing I was most disappointed with - the listing said that snacks, bottled water and free wifi were included. All of those items were never offered. I planned on getting work done on the bus with the free wifi so this was a huge disappointment! And I had to purchase water at a stop for a high charge because…”

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5.Open-Top Bus City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 64 reviews · 2h 30m · from $12

Review of Cusco’s $12 open-top bus tour, with Sacsayhuaman views, Christ statue panoramas, guide details, weather tips, and honest value advice.

“This tour was meant to be 2.5 hours but ended up being 5 hours.”

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6.City Tour by Panoramic Bus – Walking & Catacombs

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 41 reviews · 4 hours · from $42

Review of Lima’s 4-hour panoramic bus, Historic Center walk, Plaza San Martín, Magic Water Circuit, and San Francisco catacombs.

“Súper buena la experiencia, el guía explicó muy bien cada lugar y recorrimos todo lo previsto. A veces el audio en el bus se escuchaba algo bajo, pero en las paradas y caminatas estuvo súper bien.”

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7.City tour 360° Panoramic bus – Sightseeing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 15 reviews · 4 hours · from $39

Review of Lima’s 4-hour panoramic bus tour, with historic plazas, Huaca Pucllana, San Francisco catacombs, tips, costs, and drawbacks.

“Very well organized from pickup, to tour, and drop off. Guide was very well versed in Lima culture, history and vibe. It was a really great experience”

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8.LIMA WALKING TOUR CATACOMBS FROM MIRAFLORES, HISTORICAL CENTER, WINES+BUS

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 8 reviews

Explore Lima by local bus, walk its historic center, enter San Francisco’s catacombs, and taste Peruvian wines and pisco.

“Fabio was an amazing tour guide, we learned so much and had so much fun through out. Highly recommend this experience!”

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9.Machu Picchu Entry Ticket and Bus from Aguas Calientes

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 8 reviews · 1 day · from $119

Review of Machu Picchu entry ticket and round-trip bus from Aguas Calientes, with timing advice, costs, route details, and booking tips.

“I don’t recommend this service. All they provide is purchasing your Machu Picchu entrance and your bus tickets but don’t provide any physical services. For this you are charged double the price that it would cost to do yourself. I only purchased this service as I thought my date was sold out, but the tickets for my date had not been released yet. Additionally the communication was a bit poor and we only got our bus tickets late in the evening before we were going up.”

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10.Bus Turistico Puno Cusco con Tour y Buffet

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 7 reviews · 10 hours · from $55

Review the $55 Puno to Cusco tourist bus, with Andahuaylillas, Raqchi, La Raya, Pukara, buffet lunch, and practical travel tips.

“Very disappointed by this bus service overall, not worth the money if you ask me. They show no care for their passengers and calling it a "VIP" service is a joke. We were traveling from Puno to Cusco. Here are my pros and cons: Pros: Decent lunch Drinks service with both cold drinks and tea in the bus Cons: They advertise their guide is English-speaking. This is somehow true, but at least in our case, the guide's (Alfredo's) English is very poor and tough to understand. Moreover, even in Spanish he doesn't speak clearly. They advertise their bus is air-conditioned. This is not true, they only have ventilation running and…”

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11.BUS 180 CUSCO

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 5 reviews · 5 hours · from $37

Review of Cusco’s 180° panoramic bus tour, with landmark views, Andean myths, live dances, Pisco Sour making, and practical booking tips.

“This is the worst activity ever… what a waste of time and money!”

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12.open-top bus city tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 4 reviews · 2h 30m · from $12

Review of Cusco’s $12 open-top bus tour, with Sacsayhuaman, Christ statue views, English and Spanish guides, and practical booking advice.

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13.Open Bus Tour of the City’s Wonder’s

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 4 reviews · 2h 30m · from $12

Review of Cusco’s $12 open bus tour, with Sacsayhuamán views, a professional guide, practical tips, weather advice, and honest drawbacks.

“we liked that the tour was limited capacity , the guide, Josh, was entertaining, and we had many great photo opportunities.”

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14.Machu Picchu 2 Days / 1 Night (By Bus)

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 4 reviews · 2 days · from $170

Review of the 2-day Machu Picchu bus tour from Cusco, with road travel, a 2-hour walk, guided ruins visit, meals, and practical tips.

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15.Full-Day Touristic Bus to Puno with Guided Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 10 hours · from $130

Review of the Cusco to Puno Route of the Sun bus tour, with Andahuaylillas, Raqchi, Raya Pass, Pukara, lunch, and practical tips.

“The trip was very successful and interesting The places that we visited very good The guide very good 👍”

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