Day 1: Welcome – Transfer to your Hotel & Cusco City Tour
Upon arrival at Cusco airport, our guide will meet you and transfer you to your hotel in our private transportation and take you to Urubamba in the Sacred Valley of the Incas (2,870 meters/ 9416 feet). Good choice to avoid altitude sickness.
After your lunch, our guide will pick you up at the lobby of your hotel and take you to the first stop where you can see two buildings from different eras (Incas and Spanish) this place is Coricancha. (the temple of the Sun). Here you will see the clash between the Inca culture and Catholicism as you notice the difference in construction methods. The Inca architecture here is quite amazing, particularly a high altar made of bronze, as this was the key spiritual center of the Incas, to which all roads led from the four quarters of the Inca Empire. After visiting this impressive place, we will board our transport and drive to the outskirts of the city for about 20 minutes to the majestic Inca site of Sacsayhuamán with its enigmatic monoliths weighing up to 200 tons. We will make a stop at the viewpoint of Cristo Blanco, this is a place to see Cusco for the first time from the top. We will then continue our visit to Qenqo, home to fascinating Inca altars and then drive another 5 minutes to Puca Pucara, a small circular Inca site known as the checkpoint to enter Cusco. Finally, we will have our last stop in Tambomachay, a temple with water sources, thought to be used as baths by the Incas. After enjoying this amazing Cusco city tour, we will take you back to your hotel in Cusco. At 7:00 p.m. we have an appointment to enjoy a delicious dinner show with typical music and dances.
Day 2: VIP Sacred Valley & Aguas Calientes Overnight Tour
After breakfast at your hotel in Urubamba. We pick you up at 8:20 am then we will go out to visit part of the beautiful Sacred Valley of the Incas, its beautiful views, its people, the craft markets and the incredible archaeological centers make this tour an unforgettable place.
Soon we will be on our way in 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 share the history of the site, and you’ll have plenty of time to explore and take some photos.
Very close and combined with a trip to Moray the Maras salt flats are located. 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. Then we will enter further into the sacred valley until we reach Urubamba for our lunch.
After our lunch in Urubamba, we will take you to the train station located in Ollantaytambo 20 minutes away, we will board the 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: Machu Picchu Sanctuary Full Day Tour
We will wake you up very early so that you can enjoy your breakfast without rushing at 6:00 am. In this way, we can board one of the first buses that leave for Machu Picchu. This means that you will beat the big crowds and be able to enjoy the complex in peace as the sun rises and casts a stunning orange glow on the massive stones. (Optional, you will have to get up early to see the sunrise in Machu Picchu or continue resting a little more).
Along with your guide, board the bus for a 30-minute tour before arriving at the entrance gate of Machu Picchu. Feel the powerful energy of this fantastic archaeological site as soon as you enter. You will feel the happiness of observing how the golden light of the sun gradually covers all the corners of Machu Picchu. Discover all its secrets and mysteries during a guided tour where you will also learn a lot about its history and the local flora and fauna. Our guide will take you for 2 hours through the most significant areas and then you will have some free time to explore Machu Picchu on your own. After having finished visiting Machu Picchu we will descend to Aguas Caliente.
In Aguas Calientes, you will find a place to have lunch and then you will board the train to Ollantaytambo. From there, you will travel to Cusco in our private transportation. We will leave you at the door of your accommodation in Cusco at approximately 18:10 PM.
Day 04: Transfer to Cusco City Airport and Farewell to the Agency
After breakfast, at the indicated time of your flight, we will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the Cusco airport.
Day 1: Welcome – Transfer to your Hotel & Cusco City Tour
Upon arrival at Cusco airport, our guide will meet you and transfer you to your hotel in our private transportation and take you to Urubamba in the Sacred Valley of the Incas (2,870 meters/ 9416 feet). Good choice to avoid altitude sickness.
After your lunch, our guide will pick you up at the lobby of your hotel and take you to the first stop where you can see two buildings from different eras (Incas and Spanish) this place is Coricancha. (the temple of the Sun). Here you will see the clash between the Inca culture and Catholicism as you notice the difference in construction methods. The Inca architecture here is quite amazing, particularly a high altar made of bronze, as this was the key spiritual center of the Incas, to which all roads led from the four quarters of the Inca Empire. After visiting this impressive place, we will board our transport and drive to the outskirts of the city for about 20 minutes to the majestic Inca site of Sacsayhuamán with its enigmatic monoliths weighing up to 200 tons. We will make a stop at the viewpoint of Cristo Blanco, this is a place to see Cusco for the first time from the top. We will then continue our visit to Qenqo, home to fascinating Inca altars and then drive another 5 minutes to Puca Pucara, a small circular Inca site known as the checkpoint to enter Cusco. Finally, we will have our last stop in Tambomachay, a temple with water sources, thought to be used as baths by the Incas. After enjoying this amazing Cusco city tour, we will take you back to your hotel in Cusco. At 7:00 p.m. we have an appointment to enjoy a delicious dinner show with typical music and dances.
Day 2: VIP Sacred Valley & Aguas Calientes Overnight Tour
After breakfast at your hotel in Urubamba. We pick you up at 8:20 am then we will go out to visit part of the beautiful Sacred Valley of the Incas, its beautiful views, its people, the craft markets and the incredible archaeological centers make this tour an unforgettable place.
Soon we will be on our way in 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 share the history of the site, and you’ll have plenty of time to explore and take some photos.
Very close and combined with a trip to Moray the Maras salt flats are located. 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. Then we will enter further into the sacred valley until we reach Urubamba for our lunch.
After our lunch in Urubamba, we will take you to the train station located in Ollantaytambo 20 minutes away, we will board the 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: Machu Picchu Sanctuary Full Day Tour
We will wake you up very early so that you can enjoy your breakfast without rushing at 6:00 am. In this way, we can board one of the first buses that leave for Machu Picchu. This means that you will beat the big crowds and be able to enjoy the complex in peace as the sun rises and casts a stunning orange glow on the massive stones. (Optional, you will have to get up early to see the sunrise in Machu Picchu or continue resting a little more).
Along with your guide, board the bus for a 30-minute tour before arriving at the entrance gate of Machu Picchu. Feel the powerful energy of this fantastic archaeological site as soon as you enter. You will feel the happiness of observing how the golden light of the sun gradually covers all the corners of Machu Picchu. Discover all its secrets and mysteries during a guided tour where you will also learn a lot about its history and the local flora and fauna. Our guide will take you for 2 hours through the most significant areas and then you will have some free time to explore Machu Picchu on your own. After having finished visiting Machu Picchu we will descend to Aguas Caliente.
In Aguas Calientes, you will find a place to have lunch and then you will board the train to Ollantaytambo. From there, you will travel to Cusco in our private transportation. We will leave you at the door of your accommodation in Cusco at approximately 18:10 PM.
Day 04: Transfer to Cusco City Airport and Farewell to the Agency
After breakfast, at the indicated time of your flight, we will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the Cusco airport.