Spectacular Cusco 7D/6N
The Experience
PRICES PER PERSON IN USD
| CATEGORY | HOTELS | PRICES |
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| ECONOMIC ⭐⭐⭐ |
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Single Rm: USD 1068.00 Double Rm: USD 813.00 Triple Rm: USD 743.00 |
| TOURIST ⭐⭐⭐ |
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Single Rm: USD 1123.00 Double Rm: USD 864.00 Triple Rm: USD 816.00 |
WHAT TO BRING AS RECOMMENDATIONS
- Original Passport or Identity Card (the same document with which you made the reservation)
- A light backpack
- Mineral water bottle
- Snack, chocolates, energy bars
- Personal hygiene products
- Sunscreen
- Repellent
- Sunglasses
- Clothes for hot and cold weather
- Warm jacket or coat
- Wool hat
- Sun hat or cap
- Rain clothes or rain poncho
- Long T-shirts (There are many mosquitoes in Machu Picchu)
- Light pants
- Shorts
- Trekking shoes
- Personal medications (headache, anti-inflammatories)
- Emergency money (preferably in soles)
Suggested Itinerary
100% CustomizableDía 1
Lima Airport - Cusco, Cusco Hotel (Buy your domestic flight from Lima to Cusco at the time of your preference)
Upon arrival you will be received at the Cusco airport and we will head to your hotel where a cup of the famous coca tea will be waiting for you. You will have the afternoon free to acclimatize.
The city of Cusco is at an altitude of 3 399 m.a.s.l.
WALKING TOUR
At the agreed time we will take a historical tour that will take us to the San Pedro Market, one of the oldest in the entire city and probably the most famous. Along with your guide, you will pass rows of bright fruit, colorful clothing, crafts, and food stalls. Then, we will walk through the beautiful streets until we reach the Qoricancha Sun Temple, which means Sun Temple in Quechua, which was one of the most important Inca constructions in the city of Cusco.
Continuing our tour we will go to the San Blas neighborhood. This is a very traditional part of the city where the nobles lived during the Inca Empire. Today it is a very artistic neighborhood with exhibitions and also people selling their crafts.
We will return to the hotel to rest.
Overnight: Hotel in Cusco
Meals included: none
Día 2
Maras & Moray Tours.
This day we will visit beautiful Inca villages with their colonial houses, in this unique and pleasant tour we will be able to appreciate the treasures that this sacred land hides. We will begin the day visiting the experimental agricultural terraces of Moray. Groups of circular terraces that measure up to 150 meters deep. According to historians, these constructions constituted an important Inca agricultural laboratory. Since its platforms are built with their respective irrigation channels and each of them constitute a microclimate. What is most striking is the large difference in mean annual temperature between the top and the bottom of the depressions, a difference of up to 15°C. Then we will go to the colonial town of Maras, a town that still preserves its Andean traditions and customs. We will be able to appreciate its beautiful architecture and its houses with colonial-style stone portals.
Finally we will visit the Maras Salt Mines. These mines continue to be exploited today, where farmers work day by day since the Inca era. At the end of the tour we will return to Cusco, where we will drop you off at your hotel. In the evening we will have dinner at a nice local restaurant.
Overnight: Hotel in Cusco
Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner
Día 3
Sacred Valley of the Incas - Aguas Calientes (Pisaq, Urubamba and Ollantaytambo)
This day you will know the wonderful Sacred Valley of the Incas also called the Vilcanota Valley. We will start the day visiting the archaeological complex of Pisaq, located at the top of a mountain.
This wonderful place is made up of groups of terraces and architectural structures scattered across the slopes and on top of the mountain. It mixes the landscape with the wonderful constructions. Then we will go to the artisan market where you will be able to appreciate a great variety of works from ancestral times.
We will pass through Urubamba where we will take a break for lunch, we will taste the typical Peruvian cuisine, with a good variety of dishes, including salads, soups, main dishes, the famous ceviche and delicious desserts.
After lunch we will visit the architectural complex of Ollantaytambo, a living town built to guard the entrance to this part of the valley and protect it against possible invaders. We will have the opportunity to walk through its streets and get a clearer idea of what this military, religious and cultural center was like during the Inca Empire. Finally we will visit the picturesque town of Chinchero, where the remains of the royal hacienda of Tupac Inca Yupanqui are located, you can see its well-preserved Inca walls in the main square. You will also visit the beautiful colonial temple with interesting frescoes on the portico that was built on the foundations of an Inca building. At the end of the afternoon we will return to Cusco, where we will drop you off at your hotel.
Overnight: Hotel in Cusco
Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch
Día 4
Cusco - Aguas Calientes
This day, at the agreed time, we will pick you up at your hotel, we will go to the Ollantaytambo train station, there we will board the train that will take us to Aguas Calientes. After a journey of almost 04 hours we will arrive at the Aguas Calientes station, where our team will be waiting for you with a palette with your name on it, to take you to your hotel. You will have the afternoon free to explore the town of Aguas Calientes and enjoy its famous Hot Springs.
IMPORTANT TIPS
This will be the quietest day to relax. After 04 hours of travel from Cusco, you can rest in the afternoon in Aguas Calientes. We suggest visiting the hot springs to relax your body. At the end of the afternoon, eat a little and rest to take advantage of the great day in Machu Picchu.
Overnight: Hotel in Aguas Calientes
Meals Included: Breakfast
Día 5
Machu Picchu
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In the morning we will ascend to the incredible wonder of the world “The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu”. Upon arriving at the citadel of Machu Picchu with our guide, we will show our entrance tickets, and we will begin the tour throughout the citadel. For approx. 02h30m we will visit the main places of attraction that the wonder of “Machu Picchu” has. At the end of the guided tour our guide will leave you in an area that you can take advantage of to take pictures. In the afternoon will be the return to the town of Aguas Calientes, where you will have free time to enjoy your lunch. After lunch, we will board the return train to Ollantaytambo.
Overnight: Hotel in Cusco
Meals Included: Breakfast
Día 6
You have 3 Options: Humantay Lake / Palccoyo Mountain / 7 Colors Mountain
Option 1: Humantay Lake
Very early in the morning between 04:00 and 05:00 am our staff will pass by your respective hotel to pick you up, we will depart in our tourist unit for an average of 2 hours, together with our guide, heading northeast from the city of Cusco, during our tour we will pass through the town of LIMATAMBO, known for its hamlets and Avocado production. Later we will arrive at the famous town of MOLLEPATA (2900masl) located in the lush valley of the Apurímac River, one of the most important in our beautiful country, after enjoying our well-deserved breakfast we will continue our journey to the SORAYPAMPA community (3900masl), at this point our guide will give us a brief chat about the tour while we finish getting ready to start our eager ascent, after approximately 1 hour and 30 min of walking, we will arrive at our final destination, the wonderful HUMANTAY LAKE (4200masl), which will welcome us with its turquoise and calm waters, after our well-deserved rest and our time for photographs, we will begin the descent along the same route to our vehicle unit, which will be waiting to take us back to the town of Mollepata for our delicious lunch, which will be accompanied by wonderful views of the peaks that surround the place. After our delicious lunch we will return towards the city of Cusco.
Option 2: Palccoyo Mountain
Very early in the morning between 04:30 and 05:00 am our staff will pass by your respective hotel to pick you up, we will depart in our tourist unit for an average of 2 hours, together with our guide, heading south of the city of Cusco, our first stop will be in the community of CUSIPATA (3310masl), a point where we can enjoy our well-deserved breakfast and we can make use of the toilets, to then continue our trip in our vehicle unit towards the town of COMBAPATA (3475masl) for a span of approx. 2 hours. during this second section that will be along an unpaved trail, we will go along the left bank of the Salka River, passing through the PALCCOYO community, until we reach the starting point of our walk at HUILLATA QASA (4790masl), at this point our guide will give us a brief chat about the tour while we finish getting ready to begin our eager ascent, after approx. 30min of walking we arrive at the first viewpoint located at 4900masl here we will begin to have the first photographic images of the wonderful Andes mountain range and the first colorful mountain, continuing our tour, we will arrive at the second viewpoint, a point where we will appreciate the second colorful mountain of Palccoyo and in the background a setting of the entire Andes mountain range with its majestic coloring, continuing with our path we will begin a moderate ascent towards the third viewpoint where we will appreciate a beautiful natural setting the Stone Forest, in the same way we will be able to see in its full splendor the 3 colored mountains of Palccoyo and in the background an indescribable setting for some incomparable photographic images, we are talking about the white mountain range of the Andes with the presence of the majestic snow-capped Ausangate as the main protagonist, after our well-deserved rest and our time for photographs, we will begin the descent along the same route to our vehicle unit, which will be waiting to take us back to the town of Cusipata for our delicious lunch. After our delicious lunch we will return towards the city of Cusco.
Option 3: 7 Colors Mountain
Early at 04:30 am our guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco, to head towards the Collasuyo, located in the southern part of Cusco and was an important part of the Tawantinsuyo of its 4 ancient regions of the Incas. Our first stop will be after 2 hours (78 km), located in the community of Paucarpata (CUSIPATA) where we will have a short rest to buy water or energizing drinks, snacks, Cereals, etc. and also take the opportunity to enjoy a breakfast in a restaurant on the way. Later we will continue in our road transport for approximately 1 hour, where we will finally arrive at PHULAWASIPATA place where we will prepare to do the walk, an ascent of approximately 2 hours (3.5km), during this journey we will have the opportunity to see the impressive Hatun Ritti Glacier (5100m) the different varieties of South American camelids and the beautiful reflection of the landscape accompanied by the Puka Qocha and Qomer qocha lagoons. Upon arriving at the mountain of 7 colors, rainbow or Vinicunca we will have enough time to take pictures of this amazing place. Then we will return to Phulawasipata, with a descent of approximately 1h30m (3.5km) and we will take our transport to head to Paucarpata where we will enjoy a delicious lunch in a restaurant.
Finally, around 18:00 pm we will be in the imperial city of Cusco, where we will drop you off at your hotel.
Accommodation: Hotel in Cusco
Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch
Día 7
Cusco Hotel - Airport (Buy National flight from Cusco to Lima and International from Lima to your country in schedules of your preference)
According to your flight schedule, we will carry out the transfer from your hotel to the Cusco airport.
Upon arrival at the Lima airport you will be able to connect your international flight back home. Depending on your flight schedule, we will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the Cusco airport. This marks the end of our services.
Check in: 12:00 check out: 9:00 a.m.
Meals: Breakfast
NOTE: If your return time is after your check out time, you can use the common areas of the hotel while you wait.
END OF OUR SERVICE
What's included
Day 1:
- Airport Transfer – Hotel Cusco (Private)
- Walking tour with guide (2hrs)
- Assistance
- Maras, Moray and Salt Mines Tour in group: Transport, Guide and entrances
- Lunch in a local restaurant in Cusco
- Sacred Valley Vip Tour in group: Transport, Guide, entrances and lunch
- Transfer from hotel to train station in Cusco.
- Train Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes (EXPEDITION or INCARAIL)
- Bus Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu
- Entrance for Machu Picchu
- Professional Guide in English (private)
- Guided visit in Machu Picchu
- Bus Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes
- Lunch in a Local restaurant in Aguas Calientes
- Train Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo (EXPEDITION or INCARAIL)
- Transfer train station – Hotel Cusco.
- Tour of your choice: (Humantay Lake or Rainbow Mountain or Palccoyo) Transport, guide, entrances, breakfast, lunch.
- Transfer Hotel – Airport Cusco (Private)
- 24/7 Assistance
- 05 days hotel in Cusco with breakfast.
- 01 day hotel in Aguas Calientes with breakfast
- 24-hour assistance
What's not included
- Air Tickets
- Drinks, except those mentioned
- Meals, except those mentioned
- Snacks
- Phone calls
- Extra expenses
- Tips
- Travel Insurance
OPTIONAL SERVICES
- Entrance to the Huayna Picchu mountain or to the Machu Picchu mountain: USD 80.00 per person (IMPORTANT! These two additional services have limited quotas made available by the Peruvian government, the reservation must be made at least 03 months in advance)
- Return train VISTADOME/360° PANORAMIC (Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo – Upgrade service: with panoramic views, typical dance show USD 65.00 per person.
- Buffet lunch at the Sanctuary Lodge Machu Picchu Restaurant - USD 45.00 per person
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