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DAY 1 CUSCO CITY TOUR
Upon arrival to Cusco Airport. Reception and transportation to the
Hotel where you will receive an aromatic coca tea to stimulating for
the height, will have the free morning to rest and also we suggest
you have a light lunch in either your hotel or in one of the
surrounded; in the afternoon we will depart on a City tour (entrance
to the archaeological centers and museums including) we will visit
the Main square, Cathedral, the Koricancha (temple of the sun) and
in addition we will make a route bordering archaeological centers
like Sacsayhuaman Fortress, Q'enko, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay,
tour finishes 6:30pm approximately at the main square in order you
can take dinner in one of the exquisite restaurants in the area,
then overnight. (No meals included)
NOTES:
*City tour: from 1.45pm to 6:30pm approx. (Pickup from the hotel
starts at 1:15pm)
*Optional Buffet Dinner with Folkloric Show: Adding $30 per person
DAY 2 FULL DAY SACRED VALLEY TOUR
Breakfast. You will be picked up at 8:15 am. Full day excursion to
the Urubamba Valley visiting: the colorful Indian market in Pisac
where a mixture of color and tradition will be able appreciated
besides will have a good opportunity to try our bargain skills on
the free time to interact with the local craftsmen to purchase their
hand-made souvenirs. The Valley has a distance of 31 km (19 miles)
of Cusco, and an altitude of 2,970 ms (9,700 p), Pisac is located to
the entrance of the Sacred Valley and followed by Ollantaytambo, the
older town continuously occupied of the American continent. The
narrow streets of Ollantaytambo, along with their channels that have
not varied from the time Inca, evoke their ancestral inheritance,
lunch in a typical restaurant and then the last visit will be to
Chinchero market.
Chinchero is believed to be the mythical birthplace of the rainbow.
Its major claim to tourism is its colorful Sunday market which is
much less tourist-orientated than the market at Pisac. At the end,
return to Cusco main square at 6:30pm approx.
The night is free for you to eat in a restaurant of your choice;
although we always have plenty of suggestions for you should you
require them. (B, L)
Note: Take this tour on market days: Tuesday, Thursday and
Sunday
Bilingual Guided tour on different days
DAY 3: MACHUPICCHU OVERNIGHT TOUR
Early breakfast and pickup to go the train station to depart to
Machu Picchu, the trip takes about 4 hours. During the trip we will
have an amazing view of the landscapes of the Sacred Valley of
Urubamba and the Amazon rainforest providing you a small hint of how
much Peru has to offer. Upon arrival to the little town of Aguas
Calientes you will have to approach the bus station towards the
“Ciudadela of Machu Picchu” (Only 20 minutes ride) to receive a
professional guided tour by this Huge Historical Sanctuary follow by
some free time to explore the zone on your own and then take your
buffet lunch (included), an according time, we will go down to the
Aguas Calientes town to relax at the hot springs or just overnight
at the select hotel in Aguas Calientes town. (B,L).
DAY 4: MACHU PICCHU / CUZCO
Breakfast and rest of day at leisure by your own (entrance and bus
fee to Machu Picchu not included on this day) in the afternoon
return to Cusco. Reception at the train station and transfer to the
Hotel where it passed the night (B).
Upon request: You can make a second visit to Machu Picchu and have
the chance to know hidden places, such as the Intipunku (Gate of the
Sun) or for more adventures can take a hike to the top of Huayna
Picchu (Young Mountain) to visit the Temple of the Moon and enjoy a
spectacular view of the city. Or if you have good physical
conditions can take a hike full of adrenaline to the Putukusi
Mountain opposite position than Machu Picchu which allows us to have
other unforgettable views from this new wonder.
DAY 5 SOUTH VALLEY (Note: Take this tour on: Mon, Wed and Fri)
Breakfast and pick you up from your hotel at 7:45 am for a tour in
the valley south where you can visit the following sites:
TIPON: A large area of crop that contains 12 impressive
terraces that are now grown, whose walls were built with finely
carved stone. More impressive still is the irrigation system which
is still serving agriculture and the advantage is the water in the
spring season.
PIKILLAQTA: Presents characteristics of a major urban center
for the development time of the Wari empire with over a thousand
spaces between buildings, colcas (deposits food), athletic fields or
houses, temples, long and narrow streets with buildings that took up
to 4 stories high.
ANDAHUAYLILLAS: Typical Andean village time the colony of
origin and unique architecture. Andahuaylillas stressed in his
Catholic church from the colonial era with a beautiful decoration
and wall painting of the seventeenth and eighteenth century known as
the Sistine Chapel of Cusco.
We return to Cusco at approximately 1:30 pm. Rest of day at leisure.
Overnight (B, Box lunch)
DAY 6 MARAS AND MORAY
Departure day at 9:00am you will visit Maras, from which one can
reach the salt flats and the Moray ruins, is located on the
northwestern side before entering the city of Cuzco. The salt flats
display a spectacle of unusual beauty. Located on a wide-open hill
above the Urubamba Valley, the salt water runs along channels, which
extend through the flooded lands and follow a more or less
rectangular pattern, depending on the variations in the land.
The water, which is exposed to the sun, leaves salt on the bed.
Viewed from the peak, the myriad of rectangles look Like an enormous
painting designed by nature. Inland, not far from Maras, one can
find the Moray ruins, there are three "coliseums", used by the Inkas
as a sort of open-air crop laboratory, and the terraces arranged in
concentric circles and spread out at intervals from the lower to the
upper region as reminiscent of a Greek theatre. Lunch time and then
in the afternoon back to Cusco to the hotel (B,L).
DAY 7 TRANSFER OUT
You will be picked up from the hotel after breakfast to take the bus
service to the airport (B).
END OF SERVICES
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Saqsayhuaman
Sacred Valley
MachuPicchu
Piquillacta
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INCLUDES: All hotel and lodge
accommodations based on double or single occupancy. All scheduled
transportation. All transfers. All scheduled excursions with English-speaking
guide services. All entrance fees. Meals as specified in the
itinerary. B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner.
IMPORTANT: For a better service, the company informs you that it
has autonomy to change the Hotels mentioned in the itinerary with
another one of similar category if therefore sees it by advisable
taking into account justifiable availability of spaces or other
reasons, if this it is the case you will be notified ahead of time.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
International and domestic airfares, airport departure taxes or
visa fees, excess baggage charges, additional nights during the trip
due to flight cancellations, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
or bottled water, snacks, insurance of any kind, laundry, phone
calls, radio calls or messages, reconfirmation of international
flights and items of personal nature.
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