Description of Spectacular Cusco

Discover the magical experience of Machu Picchu like never before. Immerse yourself in the cultural and natural richness of this incredible destination, where every corner tells an ancient story. From the imposing Inca ruins to the lush landscapes of the Sacred Valley, every moment on this journey is an adventure that awakens the senses and feeds the soul.

Enjoy a picnic lunch amidst the serenity of the Sacred Valley, surrounded by the majesty of the mountains that protect this historic sanctuary. As you savor each bite, the llamas will accompany you with their peculiar charm, adding a dose of tenderness to your experience.

Explore emblematic places such as Maras Moray, where Inca agricultural terraces transport you to times past, and the South Valley, an oasis of calm and natural beauty that invites you to connect with the land and its history.

Book now and make your dream of exploring Machu Picchu in a unique way come true!

Tour Details

  • Starting Point: Cusco
  • Ending Point: Cusco
  • Places to be visited: Cusco, Maras & Moray, South Valley, Sacred Valley e Machu Picchu
  • Best Time to Travel: May – October
  • Accommodation included
  • Transfers included
  • Activities and excursions
  • Daily departures
Itinerary

DAY 1: Airport - Hotel in Cusco

Depending on your flight schedule, our representative will meet you at the airport to take you to your hotel in Cusco, where you will be welcomed with coca leaf tea. Part of the day free to acclimatize. We recommend resting, drinking coca tea, taking short walks and eating lightly.

  • Overnight: Hotel in Cusco
  • Check in: 12:00 check out: 9:00 am
  • Meals provided: none

NOTE: If you arrive before check-in time, you can use the hotel’s common areas while you wait.

DAY 2: Cusco city tour (Cathedral, Qoricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay) - 05h tour

On this day you will visit the best places in and around Cusco.

We’ll start with the Cathedral located in the Plaza de Armas. It is the main church of the imperial city and was built over the palace of the Inca Wiracocha. The cathedral has more than 300 paintings from the Cusco school of art.

Next we head to Qoricancha, which in Quechua means “temple of gold”. The first temple to be built by the Incas, it was once covered in large quantities of gold and silver.

We will leave the city of Cusco to visit the Saqsayhuaman complex, famous for its huge lithic blocks weighing over 150 tons. At the time of the Inca empire it was considered the Temple of Lightning, “the god Illapa”.

Next we’ll visit the temple of Q’enqo, a place dedicated to Pacha Mama (Mother Earth) where you can see carved stone constructions.

Then we’ll arrive at the impressive Inca fort Puka Pukara, which in Quechua means Red Fortress.

Finally, we’ll arrive at Tambomachay, where we’ll see the sacred temple dedicated to the cult of water, which probably also served as a purifying bath for the Inca rulers.

In the late afternoon we’ll return to Cusco, where we’ll drop you off at your hotel or, if you prefer, at the Plaza de Armas.

  • Overnight: Hotel in Cusco
  • Meals included: breakfast

DAY 3: Maras - Moray - Salineras + lunch Picnic with llamas (8 hrs tour)

On this day we will visit beautiful Inca villages with their colonial houses. On this unique and enjoyable tour you will be able to appreciate the treasures that this sacred land hides. We’ll start the day by visiting the experimental agricultural terraces of Moray. A group of circular terraces measuring up to 150m in depth. According to historians, these constructions were an important Inca agricultural laboratory. Their platforms were built with their respective irrigation channels, each one constituting a microclimate. What is most striking is the great difference in average annual temperature between the top and bottom of the depressions, which reaches up to 15ºC. Next we head to the Maras salt mines. These mines continue to be exploited to this day where people work in the same mines used in Inca times, we will continue back to Cusco where we will have a stop to enjoy our picnic lunch with llamas (2hrs), finally we will arrive in Cusco where we will drop you off at your hotel.

LIVE A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE IN A MAGICAL PLACE.

Connect with nature and enjoy a colorful and delicious picnic with a beautiful view of the Sacred Valley mountains and the company of llamas.

What makes up the picnic

A tipi set with blanket, pompoms and Andean cushions. Andean cheese board, seed bread, nuts, fruit, natural seasonal juice, a bottle of Intipallka Malbec or Chardonnay or Riccadonna white wine and hot drinks.

  • Overnight: Hotel in Cusco
  • Meals included: breakfast

DAY 4: South Valley - Tipon - Pikillacta e Andahuaylillas - 05 hrs de tour

This day will be an exclusive adventure. We will visit the picturesque and little-explored South Valley of Cusco. We’ll start the tour in Quispicanchis, where we’ll visit the impressive archaeological complex of Tipón, an important center of worship where the Incas worshipped water, one of the elements of nature considered sacred in the Andean view, which flows through channels and passes over terraces and waterfalls. Next, we’ll go to the archaeological complex of Pikillacta, the Huari urban center which dates back to pre-Inca times. You can see that the buildings are quite different from the Inca constructions. Finally, we will visit the village of Andahuaylillas, where we will see its important and fantastic 16th century church, known as the Sistine Chapel of America due to the large number of paintings on its walls and ceiling. It has an organ decorated with angels and cherubs and large murals by the famous artist Tadeo Escalante. Before returning, you will have free time for a short optional visit to the Sacred Stones Museum. At the end of the tour we’ll return to Cusco where we’ll drop you off at your hotel.

  • Overnight: Hotel in Cusco
  • Meals included: breakfast

DAY 5: Cusco - Sacred Valley of the Incas, Pisaq and Ollantaytambo - connection Aguas Calientes (08 hrs tour)

On this day you will visit the wonderful Sacred Valley of the Incas. Also known as the Vilcanota Valley.

We’ll start the day by visiting the archaeological complex of Pisaq, located on top of a mountain. This wonderful site is made up of groups of terraces and architectural structures scattered across its slopes and on the top of the mountain. A wonderful blend of landscape and buildings. Next, we’ll go to the handicraft market where you can see a wide variety of work from ancient times.

We’ll pass through Urubamba where we’ll take a break for lunch. We will taste typical Peruvian cuisine with a variety of dishes including salads, soups, hot dishes, the famous ceviche and delicious desserts.

After lunch we’ll visit the architectural complex of Ollantaytambo, a living settlement built to guard the entrance to this part of the valley and protect it from possible invaders. We’ll 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.

After the visit, we’ll board the train to Aguas Calientes. Upon arrival, the hotel representative will be waiting to take you to your hotel.

  • Overnight: Hotel in Aguas Calientes
  • Meals included: breakfast, lunch

DAY 6: Machu Picchu - Cusco (2h30m tour)

In the morning, at the scheduled time, our guide will pick you up from your hotel to go to the bus station where you will climb 400m up a winding path for 20 minutes to reach the incredible wonder of the world “The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu”, also known as “The Lost City of the Incas”. When we arrive at the citadel of Machu Picchu with our guide, we will pass through the entrance and begin the tour of the entire citadel. We’ll visit the main sites in Machu Picchu for about 2.5 hours.

We’ll return to the town of Aguas Calientes in the afternoon, where you’ll have free time to enjoy lunch in one of the many restaurants (lunch not included). After lunch, we will take the train to Ollantaytambo (depending on the availability of the train departure time). The return will follow the same route as the outward journey. When you arrive in Ollantaytambo, the train representative will be waiting to take you to the bus to your hotel in Cusco.

  • Overnight: Hotel in Cusco
  • Meals included: breakfast

DAY 7: Hotel - Airport

Transfer hotel-airport in Cusco.

Check in: 12:00 check out : 9:00 am

End of our services.

Meals included: Breakfast

NOTE: If your departure time is after check-out time, you can use the hotel’s common areas while you wait.

What's Included

  • Day 1- Transfer Airport - Hotel Cusco (private)
    - Assistance
  • Day 2- Cusco City Tour in group: transportation, guide and entrance fees
  • Day 3- Maras, Moray and Salineras group tour: transportation, guide and entrance fees
  • Day 4- Tour South Valley in group: transportation, guide and entrance fees
  • Day 5- Tour Sacred Valley in group: transportation, guide, entrance fees and lunch
    - Train Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes (EXPEDITION or INCARAIL)
  • Day 6- Bus Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu- Entrance to Machu Picchu
    - Professional Guide (Private)
    - Guided tour of Machu Picchu
    - Bus Machu Picchu - Aguas Calientes
    - Train Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo (EXPEDITION or INCARAIL)
    - Transfer train station - Hotel Cusco
  • Day 7- Transfer Hotel - Cusco Airport (private)
  • Hotels- 05 nights in a hotel in Cusco with breakfast
    - 01 nights hotel accommodation in Aguas Calientes with breakfast
    - 24-hour assistance

What's Not Included

  • Plane tickets
  • Drinks except those mentioned in the itinerary
  • Meals except those mentioned in the itinerary
  • Snacks
  • Phone calls
  • Extra spending money
  • Tips/gratuities
  • Travel insurance

Optional Services

  • Entrance to Huayna Picchu mountain or Machu Picchu mountain: USD 80.00 per person (must be booked in advance)
  • Return Train VISTADOME/360° with panoramic views, typical dance show (Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo) - Upgrade service: USD 65,00 per person
  • Buffet lunch at Sanctuary Lodge Machu Picchu Restaurant – USD 45.00 per person

What to Take

  • Passport with at least 6 months validity
  • Light daypack
  • Refillable water bottle
  • Toilet paper
  • Sunscreen
  • Repellent
  • Sunglasses
  • Clothing for hot and cold weather conditions
  • Sunhat
  • Rain gear or poncho
  • Long-sleeved shirts, (due to there being mosquitos in Machu Picchu)
  • Walking shoes/boots
  • Camera
  • Extra memory stick and additional batteries
  • Personal medications (for headaches, anti-inflammatory´s etc).
  • Extra Cash in soles and small denominations if possible

Prices

Economic ★★★

Prices

Single Room
US$ 1332.00 / person
Double Room
US$ 982.00 / person
Triple Room
US$ 880.00 / person

Hotels

Cusco
Aguas Calientes

Touristy ★★★

Prices

Single Room
US$ 1385.00 / person
Double Room
US$ 1028.00 / person
Triple Room
US$ 945.00 / person

Hotels

Cusco
Aguas Calientes

First ★★★★

Prices

Single Room
US$ 1658.00 / person
Double Room
US$ 1140.00 / person
Triple Room
US$ 1066.00 / person

Hotels

Cusco
Aguas Calientes

Premium ★★★★

Prices

Single Room
US$ 1994.00 / person
Double Room
US$ 1365.00 / person
Triple Room
US$ 1272.00 / person

Hotels

Cusco
Aguas Calientes

Luxury ★★★★★

Prices

Single Room
US$ 3201.00 / person
Double Room
US$ 2029.00 / person
Triple Room
US$ 1851.00 / person

Hotels

Cusco
Aguas Clientes

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