Itinerary for Moray Machupicchu tour:
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: Tour to Chinchero, moray, Salt mines – Cusco
We will pick you up at 8:30am from your hotel and then we will 40 minute drive to Chinchero the place for the best women weavers of the region, we stop here to visit the native people. We continue our excursion with another 40 minute drive to the Inca agricultural experimental center of Moray. The site was apparently an Inca agricultural research station designed for experimenting with crops at various altitudes (many run down to depths of 100 meters). It is believed that the terraces were built over containing walls filled with fertile earth and watered by complex irrigation systems. This enabled the Incas to grow more than 250 different plant species.
On the way to the salt mine we will pass Maras a quaint little town with homes that boast out-standing Spanish doors and arches. Maras is famous for people who were spies due to its strategic location above The Sacred Valley. In the final part of the tour we will get down into The Sacred Valley of the Incas to see the phenomenal salt pans of Salinas. There are more than 3000 terraces are still in production. In the afternoon we will come back to Cusco.
- Meals included: none
- Cusco Hotel : No included
Day 3: Sacred Valley -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 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 expedition train to Aguas Calientes. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel. The journey by train takes approximately one hour and forty minutes.
- Meal provided: Lunch.
- Hotel in Aguas Calientes: no included
Day 4: Full Day Machu Picchu tour – Cusco
In the morning, our guide will come to lead you to the bus station. After a short drive you will arrive to the entrance of Machu Picchu. At your arrival, you will have a guided excursion to the citadel. The guide will show you the Main Plaza, Sun Temple, Sacred Sun Dial, Temple of the Three Windows, Main Temple and sacred Rock. After the guided tour, you will have free time to explore the zone on your own.
Not included in the price:
- Climb to Wayna Picchu: The climb is for the adventurous people. Only available for early bookings.
In the afternoon, at the scheduled time we will take the bus back down to Aguas Calientes, to catch the return train for the journey back to Ollantaytambo Station. Upon your arrival to Ollantaytambo station you will be transferred to your hotel in Cusco.
- Meals included: none
- Hotel in Cusco: No included
Day 5: Cusco – flight back to Lima.
In the morning, we will pick you up from the hotel and transport you to the airport in Cusco.
Recommended things to bring for Moray Machupicchu tour
- Water bottle, camera, sunblock, hat
- original passport
- Raincoat or rain poncho
- Money for tips and souvenirs
- Comfortable sturdy walking shoes or runners
- A warm clothes to return to Cusco
Price per person: $350.00 US (shared service)
