Itinenary

• Day 01: Reception in Cusco - Excursion City Tour.
• Day 02: Cusco - Sacred Valley of the Incas - Ollantaytambo.
• Day 03: Ollantaytambo - KM 104 - Wiñaywayna - Aguas Calientes.
• Day 04: Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Cusco.
• Day 05: Return Cusco - Lima.

Description

Day 01: Reception In Cusco - City Tour Excursion.

A.M. Reception at the airport and transfer to the selected hotel in Cusco, where an aromatic coca tea will be served, stimulating for the height of the city, and then rest and have lunch before the start of the city tour.

1:30 PM CITY TOUR EXCURSION: which includes a visit to the Temple of the Sun or Koricancha, Plaza de armas, main streets, and will visit the 04 ruins surrounding the city, La Fortaleza de Sacsayhuamán, Kenko, Puca Pucara, finally "Los Baños del Inca "Tambomachay, 6:00 PM Transfer to the hotel.
 

Hotel night in Cusco.

Day 02: Cusco - Sacred Valley Of The Incas - Ollantaytambo.

The tour starts at 8:00 AM with the pick up from your hotel in Cusco, then we will make the trip to the "Sacred Valley of the Incas" we will visit the typical market of Pisaq where you can see the famous artisan fair and also visit the archaeological group of Pisac, where you can see picturesque terraces cultivated in the mountains, then we will go to the town of Urubamba to have lunch (optional $ 20 USD per person), then visit the Ollantaytambo fortress, agricultural terraces, water temple and its artisanal market, finally we leave them at the hotel in this town so they can rest, the tour of the sacred valley ends approximately 4:30 PM, so in the afternoon they will have free time to visit this small town on their own.
 

Night of hotel in Ollantaytambo.

Day 03: Ollantaytambo - Km 104 - Wiñaywayna - Aguas Calientes. 

AM breakfast at the hotel.
 

7:20 AM we will board the train in Ollantaytambo that will take you to the km. 104, the trip is about 1 hour. It is here at Km 104 (2,200 m / 7,217 ft) where we will start the walk, we will pass by the bridge that is on the Urubamba or Willkamayuc River which translated from Quechua means Sacred River, which was very important for them. When you arrive at the control point you have to show the identification documents, either Passport or Alien Registration Card or National Identity Document. A 15 minute walk is the archeological center of Chachabamba and Choquesuysuy that are hidden in the semi-tropical forest, after your visit we will begin the walk through tiers upwards until we reach the next place on the way we will observe the sacred valley , waterfalls and different types of orchids of the semi-tropical forest, after 3 hours of walking we will arrive at Wiñaywayna (2,650 m / 8,694 ft) it shows a perfect example of what agriculture was in the time of the Incas, since Along its skirts lie a large number of circular terraces, where the Incas cultivated different agricultural products. The name Wiñaywayna comes from a beautiful orchid that abounds in the area and that has as meaning in Spanish "Eternally young" and has more than 20 buildings, one of them the Temple of the Rainbow also called Temple of Fertility, the visit will be 1 hour on average, then you will enjoy the box lunch to replenish energy and continue until you reach the Wiñaywayna control.
 

In this second part of the tour we will walk for 2 hours through an Andean plan, stone stairs and tambos ("resting places") until we reach the Inti Punku - Puerta del Sol (2,720 m / 8,923 ft) that during the Incas functioned as control of entry to the Citadel of Machu Picchu; From here you have an impressive panoramic view of Machu Picchu and the entire surrounding valley, then descend for approximately 30 minutes to the wonder of Machu Picchu world (2,490 m / 8,169 ft) and finally take the bus to Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu Town (2,160 m / 7,086 ft) the trip lasts 25 minutes, here we will spend the night in a very comfortable hotel. If you are not very tired, you have the option of visiting the thermal baths that is 10 minutes from the town, the cost is 10 soles. For those who like to dance or have a drink in a bar, we inform you that Aguas Calientes has a wide variety of bars and restaurants, including an ATM, in case you wish to withdraw money from the bank. Here we will also have a delicious a la carte dinner in a very cozy restaurant in this town.
 

Hotel night in the towns of Aguas Calientes.

Day 04: Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Cusco.

This day we will wake up very early and after breakfast we will board the first bus 5:30 AM, we will make a 30 minute trip arriving at the citadel of Machu Picchu at 6:00 AM and appreciate the majestic sunrise. We will have a guided tour of 2 hours and 30 minutes to know the most important places of Machu Picchu, you can visit the most impressive places like the Royal Mausoleum, the temple of the 3 windows, the main temple, the sacred square, the famous Intihuatana where the wise Incas moored the sun on the winter solstice in June, stairways, squares, fountains, etc. After the tour you have free time of about 04 hours more to visit Machu Picchu on your own.
 

At opportune time we will walk from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes town, we will walk for about 1 hour along an original Inca trail and appreciate the flora and fauna of the Machu Picchu sanctuary.
 

In the afternoon 4:12 PM we will board the return train to Ollantaytambo, a trip of 1 hour and 45 minutes, from here we will take the car back to Cusco, the hour of arrival time to Cusco will be 8:00 PM, then leave them in their respective hotels.
 

Hotel night in Cusco.
 

Day 05: Return Cusco - Lima.

AM breakfast at the hotel.
 

At opportune hour I pick up from the hotel and transfer to the airport to take the flight back to Lima
 

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