Duration: 6 Days
Tour Type: Walking
Max.Height : 2,430 msnm
Group sizes: +2
Fisica Level: Intermediate
Itinerary Magical Cusco 6 Days
DAY 1: City Tour
At the agreed time pick you up from the airport to your hotel (courtesy of the company).
- Start: 1pm.
- Finish: 6:30pm
Beginning the tour in the historical center of the city visit to the Cathedral of Cusco, built between 1556 and 1654, its altarpieces are splendid, its pulpit is carved wood, from the end of the s. XVII, and the masonry of the choir is superb. Also highlights his collection of paintings from the Cuzco school. It has one of the richest jewellery treasures of colonial art. Later you will visit to the Temple of the Sun or Qoricancha, this set was dedicated to the religious worldview of the Andean world. Then you will go to Sacsayhuamán, an imposing example of Inca architecture 2 km north of the city center, famous throughout the world for the enormous carved rocks, united with astonishing precision. Then visit Qenko which is an outcrop of limestone rock on which have been carved intricate mythical representations, then visit Puca Pucará, served as a checkpoint of the Inca Trail. Finally you will visit Tambomachay to 7 km of the Cusco, popularly known as the baths of the Inca, important center of cult and water worship.
Day 2: Sacred Valley
- Start: 8:00am.
- Finish: 5:00pm
Pick up from your hotel, in the morning around 8:00 am, first, we go to the handicraft market of Pisaq, then we will ascend to the archeological complex of Pisaq from the top of the mountain you can appreciate the beauty of this valley To appreciate the architectural skills of the Incas.
Then we will continue through the valley to the small town of Urubamba where we will stop to enjoy the buffet lunch,Then we will continue through the valley to the small town of Urubamba where we will stop to enjoy a buffet lunch, after lunch we will head to the Inca city of Ollantaytambo that preserves its streets and Inca houses made of stone. We ascend to the top of the Inca grandstands of this wonderful archaeological complex of great importance for its natural beauty, and its strategic location since from there you can appreciate the whole valley.
After visiting Ollantaytambo, we stayed at the train station to board your train to Aguas Calientes where our assistant will be waiting for you to accommodate you in your accommodation and coordinate with you your visit to Machu Picchu Park for the following day.
DAY 3.- MACHUPICCHU – AGUAS CALIENTES – CUSCO
Magic Cusco Tour 6 days.- According to the coordination made with your guide the night before, you must board the bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu, once in the Sanctuary the guide will explain the meaning and history of each of them. the places of this Inca complex for around 2 and a half hours, after your guided tour you will have free time to walk on your own and take pictures in the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu.
You must approach the station according to the departure time of your train back, and when you arrive at the Ollantaytambo station we will be waiting to bring you back to Cusco.
Hotel Night in Cusco
DAY 4: Tour to the «MONTAÑA SIETE COLORES»
Magical Cusco Tour 6 days.- (Distance 13 km Walking time 5 hours approximately)
ALTITUDE MAXIMA: 5200 masl – ALTITUDE MINIMA: 3850 masl We will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco between 03:40 am and 04:00 am to go by minivan to Checacupe to the south valley of Cusco, following the town of Pitumarka (3800 msnm) where we will stop to make purchases. We will continue by bus to an annex of Japura then to kairawiri start of our walk at 4550 m.s.n.m. where we will take our breakfast.
Along the way we enjoy fantastic views of the Apu Ausangate (6384 masl) passing through breathtaking landscapes and small high-altitude lagoons. Until we reach the foot of the Vinicunca hill, where we will have to go 400 meters to reach the highest point 5200 m.s.m. (2:30 hrs). After making our photos we will return by the same road, where a comforting lunch and our bus will wait for us, to return to Cusco and leave them in the center of the city.
DAY 5: Tour to Humantay Lagoon
Tour Cusco Mágico 6 days.- We will pick you up from your hotel between 4:30 a.m.At 5:00 a.m., we will continue our route traveling northwest of the imperial city of Cusco, until we reach the community of Mollepata. The tour has a magnificent view of the famous Apurimac River.
In this small and picturesque town we will take a deserved breakfast to fill us with energy, then we will continue our trip to the starting point of the trek, the town of Challacancha which is at an altitude of 3,600 m.s. After a short rest, we will start our trip towards the Humantay lagoon located at a height of 4,180 meters above sea level or 13,779 feet, after the ascent of 1 hour 20 minutes approximately we will be able to appreciate the wonderful landscape, after the explanation of our guide and take the souvenir photos we will have a time to enjoy the place and return to Challacancha to have lunch with beautiful panoramic views of the snowy ones and then we will return to the city of Cusco and leave them in the center of the city
DAY 6: RETURN TO YOUR HOTEL
At the agreed time, transfer from the hotel to the Airport (Courtesy of the company).
Included in the Trip:
- Transfer in from the airport to your hotel the day of your arrival to Cusco (Courtesy of the Travel Agency).
- Entrance tickets to all the archeological and natural places to visit.
- Professional English/Spanish Guide.
- Breakfast included in the hotels.
- Lunch on second day (Maizal Restaurant-Sacred Valley).
- Breakfast (Snack) and lunch the fourth day.
Not Included in the Trip:
- Meals and things not mentioned above.
- Entrance to the thermal baths in Aguas Calientes town (S / 10 soles).
- Entrance to Waynapicchu or Machupicchu Mountain ($ 20 USD optional).
Packaging List:
- Bring your original passport
- Water to drink 1.5 liters per day
- Camera with memories and battery full charged
- Poncho for rain (depends of the season)
- Warm clothes
- Basic toiletries
- Insect repellent.
- Sunscreen, sun hat, sunglasses with UV protection
- Comfortable shoes or hiking boots
- ISIC student card if applicable
- Have checks and coins handy in small denominations soles or dollars.
- Breakfast and box lunch the fifth day.
- Bus tickets – round trip (third day)
- Entrance Ticket for Machu Picchu citadel.
- Train ticket at 4.36 pm or 7:00 pm, from Ollantaytambo, (in high season the train times may be slightly different due to availability), in Expedition service.
- Train return (generally 18:20 pm) to Ollantaytambo and transport on to Cusco (in high season the train times may be slightly different due to availability), in Expedition service.
- Tourist Transportation.
- 4 nights in the Aranjuez Hotel – Cusco (3 basic stars).
- 1 night in the Muyurina Hotel – Aguas Calientes Machupicchu
- Transfer out from your hotel to the airport the day you will leave Cusco (Courtesy of the Travel Agency).
Note:
- In private service our passengers have the option to change the starting hours, previous coordination with the agent or the guide.
- In shared service our passengers have to comply the established hours.
Our private service includes all the things mentioned above and also de following things:
- Private tourist transport (just for the number of people who book the tour).
- Highest category hotel “Garcilazo I”, located at one block from the main square of Cusco; and Inti Punku Machupicchu at Aguas Calientes the third day.
- Box Lunch the second day.
- Buffet Lunch the third day at Tunupa Restaurant in the Sacred Valley.
Optional services:
- Vista dome Train: Our price includes a return train ticket in the Expedition train, however, if you would like to upgrade to the Vista dome train the price is an additional $55 USD per person.
- Huayna Picchu: If you are interested in climbing Huayna Picchu, the mountain overlooking Machu Picchu, there is an additional fee of $20 USD per person for us to buy your entrance ticket. Spaces are limited, so please let us know when booking whether you would like to hike Huayna Picchu, and we will reserve it for you.
- Highest category hotel in Cusco or Aguas Calientes.
Discounts available:
- Students: $ 20.00 (Students require a valid International Student Identity Card – ISIC).
- Teenagers: $ 20.00 (up to 17 years of age, a copy of passport is required for all reservations).
- Children: $ 20.00(up to 7 years old, passport copy required for all reservations).
