Cusco Machu Picchu trip Itinerary:
Day 1 – Arrival to Cusco
Upon your arrival to Cusco, you will be greeted by our representative and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is free to rest and get acclimated to the altitude, you can also choose to explore some of the ancient Inca Streets in the downtown.
- Cusco Hotel : No included
- Meals included: None
Day 2: Sacred Valley of the Incas -Pisac Market – Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes.
We will drive toward the Sacred Valley of the Incas, taking the direct route to Pisac. On the way, we will visit the weaving center of Awana Cancha where we will have free time to interact with the local craftsmen and to purchase their hand-made textiles. We will stop at the Mirador of Taray to take in the view of the Urubamba valley.
The valley has crops that dress the mountains like carpets. We will arrive in the town of Pisac to visit a fantastic local Market (optional to visit the Inca ruin of Pisac). Afterward, we will continue to the town of Urubamba to enjoy a buffet lunch.
After lunch we will visit Ollantaytambo, an attractive town of Incan origin with remarkable water channels and stone streets. There is an impressive ceremonial center that pays homage to the water and a fortress that guarded the access to the interior part of the valley. In the evening we will take the train to Aguas Calientes.
- Meals provided: Lunch.
- Hotel in Aguas Calientes:
Day 3: Machu Picchu – Cusco.
After your breakfast at the hotel, the guide will pick you up and lead you to the bus station, we then board the bus that will take us to the citadel of Machu Picchu. Where you will have a guided tour of the Citadel, our guide will show us the Main Plaza, the Sun Temple, the Sacred Sun Dial (Intihuatana), the Royal palace, the Temple of the Three Windows, the Main temple, Sacred Rock, warehouses, and all the most important places. It will be a magical experience at this wonderful and charming place. After the guided tour you will have free time to explore the area on your own. or you can take the following hiking options:
- Climb to Wayna Picchu; suggested for the most adventurous people, Wayna Picchu is a great option to observe the immensity of Machu Picchu, even more amazing being very high and distant (we suggest you to book it in advance).
- Walk to Sun Gate; all the visitors of Machu Picchu are allowed to walk (approx. 2 hours up and down) up to the Sun Gate (Inti Punku)
- Montaña Machu Picchu; it is much longer and higher than Wayna Picchu so it needs at least 3 hours of intense hike up and down to be finished it but it is definitely worth it.
In the afternoon at the schedule time you will take the bus down to Aguas Calientes, and then we will take the train back to Ollantaytambo. The journey by train takes approximately 1:40 Hours, upon your arrival to the train station, you will transferred back to the hotel in Cusco.
- Meals Included: Breakfast
- Hotel in Cusco: None
Day 4: Cusco – flight back to Lima.
In the morning, we will pick you up from the hotel and transport you to the airport in Cusco.
Included in Cusco Machu Picchu Trip:
- Transfers to: Airport/Hotel/Airport.
- All transfers are included
- Tourist Ticket for archeological sites
- Tour of the Sacred Valley
- Lunch in Urubamba.
- Train tickets round trip in expedition class
- Entrance fee to Machu Picchu.
- Two way bus tickets to Machu Picchu (consettur).
- Professional guide for the excursions.
- One night hotel in Aguas Calientes
- Transfer Ollantaytambo Station to Cusco
Not included in Cusco Machu Picchu Trip:
- Tips for driver and guide
- Entrance ticket for Wayna Picchu
