Day 01: Welcome to Cusco – Airport Transfer & Cityy Tour
Welcome to the Inca imperial capital of Cusco, also known as the cultural capital of Peru! Upon your arrival at Cusco airport, we will be waiting for you with a sign with the name of the lead traveler, we will take you to your hotel to check in, drop off your luggage and freshen up. You will have some time to rest before starting the City Tour around the city.
It begins in the afternoon, with a visit to the main attractions such as the Cathedral of Cusco and its more than 600 paintings of the Cusqueña school, continuing with the tour we will go to the Coricancha on the way we will pass through the beautiful Inca streets, we will enter the Coricancha considered the main temple in the Inca era where we will learn about the Inca religion and architecture
Then we will board our transport and head towards Sacsayhuamán. We will start our tour always in the company and explanation of a guide about the enormous walls of this impressive Inca temple to the God Illapa (lightning). We will take our transport back to Qenqo where we will have a tour of this other ancient Inca temple.
We will continue (and we go to Puka Pukara and Tambomachay where we will visualize and learn about the importance of water in Inca times, at the end of the afternoon you will return to your hotel in the City.
Day 02: Tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas and train ride to Aguas Calientes
We will start with the pick-up after having breakfast at your hotel at 7:45 AM and we will go to the Sacred Valley passing through Sacsayhuamán, before visiting the first archaeological site of the route, we will stop at AWANACANCHA around 15 – 20 minutes to learn about textiles and the weaving process. We will be able to observe different types of South American camelids such as the llama, alpaca, and vicuña. You will have the opportunity to touch them and take photos of them. We will also stop for 10 minutes at the famous TARAY VIEWPOINT to obtain classic photographs of the sacred valley, we will be able to appreciate glaciers, Inca terraces, and a spectacular view of the sacred valley.
We will arrive at the archaeological site of PISAC, we can enjoy stunning views of this valley. Here you can appreciate immense Inca agricultural terraces, residences, altars, water channels, and tombs and we will learn all about the Inca agricultural methods shared by our guide profesional.es
Then, we will go to the town of PISAC to visit one of the most colorful traditional markets in the entire region. Take advantage of the excellent prices and buy directly from the producers! You will surely find many souvenirs and gifts for friends and family at home, this is a place to learn from the local people their way of life.
Our next stop is Urubamba, where we will arrive around noon. In this quiet place, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the best Peruvian food in a buffet lunch in a nice restaurant. There will be plenty of dishes to choose from to give you a taste of the region with fresh ingredients.
The last archaeological destination of the tour is located 30 minutes from Urubamba in Ollantaytambo. This site was built with pink granite rocks and is another impressive example of Inca engineering. Here you will be able to appreciate the second-largest Inca stone preserved to date (90 tons), which was used as part of the Temple of the Sun. You will discover all the secrets of Ollantaytambo on a guided tour of this fascinating place.
After our visit in Ollantaytambo, we will take you to the train station located in this same town and we will board the Voyager class Inca Rail train that will take us to Aguas Calientes (town of Machupicchu). This trip will allow you to see beautiful glaciers and snow-capped peaks, as well as fertile green valleys and Inca agricultural terraces on both sides of the valley. At the end of the train journey in Aguas Calientes at the exit door of the train station, we will be waiting to take you to your hotel where you will spend the night. Get settled in your hotel, After check-in, you will have free time to relax this afternoon. You can relax in the hot springs of Aguas Calientes or walk through the small streets of this town.
Day 03: Guided tour of the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
After breakfast at your hotel, with your guide, you will head to Machu Picchu. You will need to get up before sunrise to ensure you beat the crowd and have a wonderful sunrise at Machu Picchu. You will walk a little from your hotel to take a bus that will take you on a 30-minute trip to the very entrance of the Inca citadel. You will reach there just before the sun rises and paints the city of the Incas in gold.
After being amazed at a unique beauty and taking your first pictures, our expert guide will take you on a 2-3 hour guided tour of the site. You will visit all the important parts of Machu Picchu and learn a lot from your guide. After the tour is over, you have a few more hours to explore on your own or climb Huayna Picchu if you have booked in advance. You will need up to 3 more hours to climb and experience more impressive views of the entire Inca city from the top of the Huayna Picchu mountain.
When you are ready to leave, it will be time to take the bus that will take down to Aguas Calientes. You will have time to pick up a restaurant to eat at before boarding the return train. At the time indicated on your ticket, you will board the train that will take you back to Ollantaytambo. Here your driver will be there to pick you up and take you back to your hotel in Cusco
Day 04: Cusco | Rainbow Mountain – Vinicunca
We will pick you up from your hotel between 6:30 a.m. to 6:40 a.m. (pick-up time can be coordinated); In our tourist transport, and then we will travel for approximately 2 hours to the south, on the way we will pass through traditional villages and we will have an incredible view of the Peruvian Andes.
We will arrive at the town of Cusipata, where our restaurant awaits us, where we will enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast, it is time to take energy and then start the adventure.
We will arrive at the starting point, our guide will give you instructions and recommendations of the route to enjoy this fantastic experience, we will start the walk from Pampachiri at a height of 3,700 m 12139 f. An uphill walk of 1.30h awaits us to reach the famous Rainbow Mountain. Along the way, you will have the opportunity to enjoy an incredible view, glacial peaks, red mountains, rocky hills, traditional llamas and alpacas grazing throughout the valley. Once we reach the top, an impressive view of the majestic Vinincunca Mountain and the top of the Ausangate Glacier will amaze you. You will have enough time to take beautiful photo shots, our guide will tell you about the composition of these mountains and how they were striated in the rainbow of colors, then our descent will be around 2 hours, it is a downhill walk until we reach our transportation. You can rent a horse to help you get up, with an additional cost of direct payment to the settler.
We will go to the restaurant where you will have a deliciously fresh and hot lunch, it will be ready for us, and we will recover strength and have time to interact with the locals.
Then, we will say goodbye and board our transport to return to Cusco. We will arrive around 4:00 p.m. in the Imperial city, after a fantastic day.
Day 05: Tour to the Maras Salt Mines – Moray
After breakfast at your hotel we pick you up in Cusco around 8:00 am. We will head for the small town of Chinchero. The trip takes around an hour and is a beautiful drive through the mountains giving you the most spectacular views. You will discover immense snow-capped mountains, vast cornfields and beautiful villages.
When we arrive, you will enjoy a demonstration of handmade textiles by local women. They are experts in the art, and it is a tradition that has existed for hundreds of years with totally natural dyes.
Soon we will be on the road again and we will take our transport to Moray. You are sure to be amazed by the unique formation of the place that many compare to an amphitheater. However, it was actually a gigantic Inca agricultural laboratory. Your guide will explain more about the history of the site and you will have plenty of time to explore and take some photos.
the Salineras de Maras (Salt flats) are very often combined wiith a trip to Moray as they’re located very close.. It is only another 3km away and will surprise you once again with views that you have probably never seen before. The place has been producing salt since ancient times and there are more than 3,000 salt pools that are filled daily with groundwater.You will have at your disposal a surreal landscape to take the most incredible photographs with the salt flats in the foreground. We will then return to Cusco, arriving in the city just in time so you can find a good place for lunch.
Day 06: Adventure Tour to Humantay Lake
We pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at 5:00 am. We will start by driving to Mollepata, where we will stop for a delicious breakfast and enjoy the mountains in the morning light. Once we are full, we will continue on our transport to Soraypampa, where you will begin to feel the powerful presence of the glaciers. After listening to brief instructions from your guide, we will begin our 2-hour ascent to the beautiful Humantay Lake.
Keep in mind that you will be walking on very rocky terrain, so using a walking stick is a great idea. Take your time, walk slowly, get some rest, and try to drink plenty of fluids; it will be at a high altitude, so you should take things slow.
After the effort of walking uphill, you will enjoy the most incredible reward. Hidden among the rocky landscape, the impressive Humantay Lake gradually appears. This beautiful body of turquoise water originates from the same snow that covers the mountain, which melts and drains away. Hike and make an effort to go a bit higher up the surrounding rocky slopes for better views. The higher you are, the more turquoise the water will look and you will be able to enjoy the best panoramic view. Being so close to the mountains will really shake you up and you will probably understand why they are so sacred in the Andean culture.
It will be about an hour and a half downhill to return to Soraypampa, where you will return to the town of Mollepata to enjoy a spectacular buffet lunch. Then you will board our transport to take you back to Cusco.
Day 07: Farewell to the agency and transfer to Cusco Airport
Breakfast at the hotel. At the appropriate time, we will pick you up to transfer you to the airport to board your return flight, thus concluding our tour.
Day 01: Welcome to Cusco – Airport Transfer & Cityy Tour
Welcome to the Inca imperial capital of Cusco, also known as the cultural capital of Peru! Upon your arrival at Cusco airport, we will be waiting for you with a sign with the name of the lead traveler, we will take you to your hotel to check in, drop off your luggage and freshen up. You will have some time to rest before starting the City Tour around the city.
It begins in the afternoon, with a visit to the main attractions such as the Cathedral of Cusco and its more than 600 paintings of the Cusqueña school, continuing with the tour we will go to the Coricancha on the way we will pass through the beautiful Inca streets, we will enter the Coricancha considered the main temple in the Inca era where we will learn about the Inca religion and architecture
Then we will board our transport and head towards Sacsayhuamán. We will start our tour always in the company and explanation of a guide about the enormous walls of this impressive Inca temple to the God Illapa (lightning). We will take our transport back to Qenqo where we will have a tour of this other ancient Inca temple.
We will continue (and we go to Puka Pukara and Tambomachay where we will visualize and learn about the importance of water in Inca times, at the end of the afternoon you will return to your hotel in the City.
Day 02: Tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas and train ride to Aguas Calientes
We will start with the pick-up after having breakfast at your hotel at 7:45 AM and we will go to the Sacred Valley passing through Sacsayhuamán, before visiting the first archaeological site of the route, we will stop at AWANACANCHA around 15 – 20 minutes to learn about textiles and the weaving process. We will be able to observe different types of South American camelids such as the llama, alpaca, and vicuña. You will have the opportunity to touch them and take photos of them. We will also stop for 10 minutes at the famous TARAY VIEWPOINT to obtain classic photographs of the sacred valley, we will be able to appreciate glaciers, Inca terraces, and a spectacular view of the sacred valley.
We will arrive at the archaeological site of PISAC, we can enjoy stunning views of this valley. Here you can appreciate immense Inca agricultural terraces, residences, altars, water channels, and tombs and we will learn all about the Inca agricultural methods shared by our guide profesional.es
Then, we will go to the town of PISAC to visit one of the most colorful traditional markets in the entire region. Take advantage of the excellent prices and buy directly from the producers! You will surely find many souvenirs and gifts for friends and family at home, this is a place to learn from the local people their way of life.
Our next stop is Urubamba, where we will arrive around noon. In this quiet place, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the best Peruvian food in a buffet lunch in a nice restaurant. There will be plenty of dishes to choose from to give you a taste of the region with fresh ingredients.
The last archaeological destination of the tour is located 30 minutes from Urubamba in Ollantaytambo. This site was built with pink granite rocks and is another impressive example of Inca engineering. Here you will be able to appreciate the second-largest Inca stone preserved to date (90 tons), which was used as part of the Temple of the Sun. You will discover all the secrets of Ollantaytambo on a guided tour of this fascinating place.
After our visit in Ollantaytambo, we will take you to the train station located in this same town and we will board the Voyager class Inca Rail train that will take us to Aguas Calientes (town of Machupicchu). This trip will allow you to see beautiful glaciers and snow-capped peaks, as well as fertile green valleys and Inca agricultural terraces on both sides of the valley. At the end of the train journey in Aguas Calientes at the exit door of the train station, we will be waiting to take you to your hotel where you will spend the night. Get settled in your hotel, After check-in, you will have free time to relax this afternoon. You can relax in the hot springs of Aguas Calientes or walk through the small streets of this town.
Day 03: Guided tour of the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
After breakfast at your hotel, with your guide, you will head to Machu Picchu. You will need to get up before sunrise to ensure you beat the crowd and have a wonderful sunrise at Machu Picchu. You will walk a little from your hotel to take a bus that will take you on a 30-minute trip to the very entrance of the Inca citadel. You will reach there just before the sun rises and paints the city of the Incas in gold.
After being amazed at a unique beauty and taking your first pictures, our expert guide will take you on a 2-3 hour guided tour of the site. You will visit all the important parts of Machu Picchu and learn a lot from your guide. After the tour is over, you have a few more hours to explore on your own or climb Huayna Picchu if you have booked in advance. You will need up to 3 more hours to climb and experience more impressive views of the entire Inca city from the top of the Huayna Picchu mountain.
When you are ready to leave, it will be time to take the bus that will take down to Aguas Calientes. You will have time to pick up a restaurant to eat at before boarding the return train. At the time indicated on your ticket, you will board the train that will take you back to Ollantaytambo. Here your driver will be there to pick you up and take you back to your hotel in Cusco
Day 04: Cusco | Rainbow Mountain – Vinicunca
We will pick you up from your hotel between 6:30 a.m. to 6:40 a.m. (pick-up time can be coordinated); In our tourist transport, and then we will travel for approximately 2 hours to the south, on the way we will pass through traditional villages and we will have an incredible view of the Peruvian Andes.
We will arrive at the town of Cusipata, where our restaurant awaits us, where we will enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast, it is time to take energy and then start the adventure.
We will arrive at the starting point, our guide will give you instructions and recommendations of the route to enjoy this fantastic experience, we will start the walk from Pampachiri at a height of 3,700 m 12139 f. An uphill walk of 1.30h awaits us to reach the famous Rainbow Mountain. Along the way, you will have the opportunity to enjoy an incredible view, glacial peaks, red mountains, rocky hills, traditional llamas and alpacas grazing throughout the valley. Once we reach the top, an impressive view of the majestic Vinincunca Mountain and the top of the Ausangate Glacier will amaze you. You will have enough time to take beautiful photo shots, our guide will tell you about the composition of these mountains and how they were striated in the rainbow of colors, then our descent will be around 2 hours, it is a downhill walk until we reach our transportation. You can rent a horse to help you get up, with an additional cost of direct payment to the settler.
We will go to the restaurant where you will have a deliciously fresh and hot lunch, it will be ready for us, and we will recover strength and have time to interact with the locals.
Then, we will say goodbye and board our transport to return to Cusco. We will arrive around 4:00 p.m. in the Imperial city, after a fantastic day.
Day 05: Tour to the Maras Salt Mines – Moray
After breakfast at your hotel we pick you up in Cusco around 8:00 am. We will head for the small town of Chinchero. The trip takes around an hour and is a beautiful drive through the mountains giving you the most spectacular views. You will discover immense snow-capped mountains, vast cornfields and beautiful villages.
When we arrive, you will enjoy a demonstration of handmade textiles by local women. They are experts in the art, and it is a tradition that has existed for hundreds of years with totally natural dyes.
Soon we will be on the road again and we will take our transport to Moray. You are sure to be amazed by the unique formation of the place that many compare to an amphitheater. However, it was actually a gigantic Inca agricultural laboratory. Your guide will explain more about the history of the site and you will have plenty of time to explore and take some photos.
the Salineras de Maras (Salt flats) are very often combined wiith a trip to Moray as they’re located very close.. It is only another 3km away and will surprise you once again with views that you have probably never seen before. The place has been producing salt since ancient times and there are more than 3,000 salt pools that are filled daily with groundwater.You will have at your disposal a surreal landscape to take the most incredible photographs with the salt flats in the foreground. We will then return to Cusco, arriving in the city just in time so you can find a good place for lunch.
Day 06: Adventure Tour to Humantay Lake
We pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at 5:00 am. We will start by driving to Mollepata, where we will stop for a delicious breakfast and enjoy the mountains in the morning light. Once we are full, we will continue on our transport to Soraypampa, where you will begin to feel the powerful presence of the glaciers. After listening to brief instructions from your guide, we will begin our 2-hour ascent to the beautiful Humantay Lake.
Keep in mind that you will be walking on very rocky terrain, so using a walking stick is a great idea. Take your time, walk slowly, get some rest, and try to drink plenty of fluids; it will be at a high altitude, so you should take things slow.
After the effort of walking uphill, you will enjoy the most incredible reward. Hidden among the rocky landscape, the impressive Humantay Lake gradually appears. This beautiful body of turquoise water originates from the same snow that covers the mountain, which melts and drains away. Hike and make an effort to go a bit higher up the surrounding rocky slopes for better views. The higher you are, the more turquoise the water will look and you will be able to enjoy the best panoramic view. Being so close to the mountains will really shake you up and you will probably understand why they are so sacred in the Andean culture.
It will be about an hour and a half downhill to return to Soraypampa, where you will return to the town of Mollepata to enjoy a spectacular buffet lunch. Then you will board our transport to take you back to Cusco.
Day 07: Farewell to the agency and transfer to Cusco Airport
Breakfast at the hotel. At the appropriate time, we will pick you up to transfer you to the airport to board your return flight, thus concluding our tour.