In this package you will know the most essential of Cusco: we will start with a City Tour around the surroundings of the city of Cusco then we will head towards the Sacred Valley to then visit the wonder of the world Machu Picchu. On returning from Machu Picchu we will visit Maras Moray and the natural wonder of the moment Vinicunca (Rainbow Mountain).
• Accommodation based on a double room.
• Breakfast 6 days.
• Experienced professional guides.
• Tourist transport.
• Group visit to the mentioned attractions.
• Buffet lunch in Urubamba (Sacred Valley Tour).
• Transfer Hostal – Train Station – Hostal.
• Train ticket in tourist service to and from Machupicchu.
• Bus ticket up and down to Machupicchu.
• Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu.
• Lunch in Vinicunca.
• Transfer airport – lodging – airport.
• Tourist Ticket for the entrance to the different archaeological sites that has a cost of S/.130.00.
• Entrance to the Cathedral S/. 25.00 soles and the Q’oricancha S/. 15.00 soles.
• Lunch (Machupicchu).
• Entrance to the salt mines of Maras S/. 10.00 soles.
• Entrance to the Chapel of Andahuaylillas S/. 15.00 soles.
• Entrance to Vinicunca S/. 10.00 soles.
• Horse Leasing. S/. 80.00 soles.
Day 01: City Tour
We will begin the excursion visiting the Cathedral of Cusco, the Church of the Holy Family, and the Church of Triumph.
Then we visit the temple of Qoricancha, the highest expression of Inca architec-ture and engineering. The temple of the Sun or Qoricancha, is also currently the Convent of Santo Domingo.
We will continue our tour to the impressive fortress of Sacsayhuaman is strate-gically built on a hill from where you can see all of Cusco. It is famous for its enormous carved stones, some of which are 9 meters or 30 feet high and weigh more than 350 tons.
The next site we will visit is located four kilometers northeast of the city of Cusco, has the archaeological groups of Q’enqo Grande and Q´enqo Chico that fulfilled a purely religious function.
Tambomachay, this place is also called Inca Baths. It consists of a series of aqueducts, canals and several waterfalls that run through the rocks. The sur-prising thing about this is that from one main waterfall, the Incas created 2 sec-ondary waterfalls, which are exactly the same. That is to say, if one places two empty bottles, one in each waterfall, the 2 are filled at the same time.
Finally we will visit Puka pukara means “red fortress”, because the calcareous stones with which it is built have acquired the reddish coloration of the land, very abundant in iron. It is alleged that it had the function of guarding Tambo-mach’ay, an important palace in the Inkario.
Day 02: Maras & Moray
The Salineras de Maras are located to the northwest of the town of Maras are constituted by about 3000 small wells with an average area of about 5 m², dur-ing the dry season they are filled or “irrigated” every 3 days with salt water that emanates from a natural spring located at the top of the wells so that when the water evaporates, the salt contained in it solidifies gradually.
Moray is about 7 km southwest of Maras; it is the only archaeological group of its kind in the region. It was used in a fairly advanced biological experimental form for its time that helped the American man of antiquity inherit to humanity 60% of the vegetable products it consumes.
Day 03: Incas Sacred Valley
Between 07:50 – 08:30 am. we will begin the pick up at our lodge to begin the Sacred Valley Tour of the Incas: We will visit the town of Pisac and its handicraft market, until we arrive at the tourist restaurant where we will taste our lunch. Then we will continue our tour to Ollantaytambo; architectural complex that was in times of the Tahuantinsuyo a gigantic agricultural, administrative, social, religious and military complex. Then we will move to Chinchero, the last point of the tour. This town is a beautiful example of mestizo and colonial style.
Day 04: Machu Picchu
We will pass by your lodging in the city of Cusco 1 hour before the departure time of your train, we will take you to the train station located in the locality of Poroy (30 min) where you will board the train of the company “PERURAIL”, you will begin your trip to the town of “Aguas Calientes” which has a duration of 4 hours.
We will arrive at the Aguas Calientes station and you will be able to visit the town of the same name, at the indicated time we will go by bus until arriving at the incredible world wonder “The Sanctuary of Machu Picchu”, known as “The Lost City of the Incas”.
The guided tour begins at exactly 12:00 noon and when we arrive at the same citadel of Machu Picchu we will go through the control where you will deliver your entrance ticket, from this place the guided excursion will begin, you will visit the main enclosures of the city like the one: Main Square, the Circular Tower, the Sacred Solar Clock, the Royal Rooms, the Temple of the Three Windows and the cemeteries, the guided visit will be for more than two hours. At the end of the tour you will be given free time to take a walk around the citadel and then return to the town of Aguas Calientes to have your meals in one of the many restaurants. (Lunch is not included in the package).
In the afternoon you will take the train back (to the station 30 min before the time of departure of your train), the return will follow the same route as the outward journey, when you arrive at the train station, we will be waiting to take you to your Lodging.
In the afternoon you will take the train back (to the station 30 min before the time of departure of your train), the return will follow the same route as the outward journey, when you arrive at the train station, we will be waiting to take you to your Lodging.
Day 05: South Valley
This tour begins by picking you up at the lodge around 08:30 am. To go to the south of Cusco, during this trip we will be able to observe beautiful landscapes of the Andean highlands. The first stop will be the archaeological center of Tipon, Inka ceremonial center where through a stone channel was controlled the flow of water from the high peaks of Mount Pachatusan to the lowlands of the valley.
Later we will visit the archaeological complex of Pikillaqta which literally means “city of fleas”. It is an ancient walled citadel of the Wari Empire, which was one of the most important regional centers of the Wari Culture in its ex-pansion towards the city of Cusco.
Finally we will conclude the crossing visiting the beautiful Church of Anda-huaylillas, small jewel of the Colonial period, also known as ‘The Sistine of America’, in whose interior there is an impressive collection of Canvases with frames bathed in gold leaf and mural paintings, baroque altarpieces, and more. We will also be able to appreciate the famous pentalingual door.
We will be back in Cusco at approximately 14:30 pm.
Day 06: Rainbow Mountain
Between 04:40 – 05:10 am. We will pick you up at your hotel to go south of the city of Cusco, travel time 3 hours to Pitumarca (Quesiyono) 4,400 msnm ap-prox. Where we will start with our walk on a trail easy access for an estimated time of 2 hours (the passenger can rent a horse) to reach the Mountain of Col-ors, magical landscapes located at 5.After enjoying the wonder that our mother nature presents us, we will return by the same route, where our transport waits for us and after we move for 15 minutes to lunch place, Later we return to Cusco.