Description
This package offers a wonderful experience in Cusco, the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Immerse yourself in the culture and history at the key locations in our city, and complement this adventure with a hike to the Rainbow Mountain. Take with you an unforgettable experience.
Itinerary
Pick up from the airport ā hotel. The morning will be free for some rest and acclimatization. At 1:30 PM, I’ll pick up from the hotel to start the tour: 4 hours. Guided visit to the Santo Domingo Convent and Qoricancha, then a visit to the Inca archaeological remains located on the outskirts of the city of Cusco, including “Sacsayhuaman, Q’enqo, Pukapukara, and Tambomachay.” Return to Cusco.
After breakfast, pick up from your hotel at 7:30 am to take the tour, we start in Pisaq with a visit to its typical crafts market and archaeological remains, then we continue to Urubamba where we will have an exquisite buffet lunch, we continue with a short rest and then continue with the route to the tourist center of Ollantaytambo where we will see important archaeological remains on the way back to Cusco through Chinchero, another tourist center and colonial town. There we will visit the church and the plaza, finally arriving in Cusco.
After an early breakfast we will head to Ollantaytambo to board our train to Aguas Calientes. You will have free time to spend the day as you wish resting at your hotel, relaxing in the local hot springs, walking the small trails around the town or exploring the many restaurants and shops on offer in Aguas Calientes or Machu Picchu town.
After breakfast we take the bus up to the citadel of Machu Picchu where you will be waiting to begin your 2-hour guided tour then free time to explore on your own or if you reserve for Huayna Picchu or MontaƱa Vieja (check if it is available) . At the end of your experience, take the opportunity to have lunch before boarding your train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo and we will return to Cusco by bus.
Note: There is the possibility of spending one more night in Machu Picchu town paying an extra USD 30.00, and returning the next day (if you want to climb Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain it is an additional USD 70.00 per person).
Pick up from your hotel around 4:30 am ā 5:00 am we will head south to the town of Urcos to the Checacupe district (2 hours by bus), then to Pitumarca where we have breakfast then we pass through small towns until we arrive. to the community of Hanchipata ā Quesiuno (1 hour and 20 minutes by bus), an ideal starting point to begin the walk to Vinicunca (Rainbow Mountain), which will last approximately 3 hours. On the way back, lunch in Pitumarca and then return to the city of Cusco.
Included / Excluded
- 04 hotel nights
- Pick up and return airport ā hotel
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Lunch 2nd, 3rd and 5th day, Dinner 3rd day
- Professional bilingual guide
- Round trip bus Cusco ā Ollantaytambo
- Round trip train Ollantaytambo ā Aguas Calientes
- All tickets to the places to visit mentioned in the program.
- Bus up/down to Machu Picchu
- Internal Flights Tickets
- Food Lunches and Dinners not mentioned
- Personal expenses
Complementaries
- Comfortable sneakers and hiking shoes
- Cash
- Long and short sleeve polo shirts
- Long and short pants
- Raincoat, thick sweater, plastic bags
- Optional plastic raincoat (poncho)
- Scarf, gloves and hat for cold weather
- Eco-sustainable canteen
- Camera and cell phone chargers
- Blocker and repellent
- Medical or personal items