Lima, Cusco, Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu
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A representative will meet you at the airport and take you to your hotel.
You will enjoy breakfast at your hotel, followed by a free morning in the city. Between 2:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. we will begin your city tour in Lima, known as “The City of Kings”. This excursion offers a great combination of the attractions in Lima and its three historical periods: pre-hispanic, colonial and contemporary. Lima was part of the Inca Empire until it was founded by the Spaniard, Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535. During our guided tour we will travel along Lima’s millenary history
*This tour can be done at 9 a.m., if preferred. You will then have the afternoon free. Please let us know your preference.
Depending on your flight schedule we will transfer you to the airport in Lima for your flight to Cusco. We will be waiting for you at the airport in Cusco, to bring you to your hotel. You will have a free afternoon to explore Cusco.
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We will pick you up at 8 a.m. from your hotel lobby to explore the famous Qosqo City (the capital city of the Incas). You will begin with San Blas, the oldest neighborhood of Cusco. Following, you will continue on visiting the 12 angle stone of the Cusco Cathedral, the Temple of the Sun or Qoricancha. You will have the chance to visit the famous market, El Mercado San Pedro of Cusco, walk by San Francisco square and Plaza de Armas, before lunch. We will meet our driver after lunch, who will take us to the city limits of Cusco. There, we will explore the famous Inca sites (Sacsayhuaman – Amazing demonstration of Inca architecture, Quenqo – Temple of Mother earth, Puca Pucara – watch tower, used for the military, and Tambomachay – the water temple of the Incas) Finally, the tour will end around 5 or 6 p.m., when you will be brought back to your hotel.
We will pick you up from your hotel at 8 a.m. for an all-day tour. During your drive to the Sacred Valley, you will visit Awanacancha (an alpaca farm and weaving center), Pisaq Ruins, Pisaq Market and Ollantaytambo. At 7 p.m. you will catch the train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes, the town located right at the foot of Machu Picchu. You will stay in a hotel here.
Important Note: Sometimes train tickets sell out quickly and we must take an alternative train, the Vistadome train at 3:36 p.m. If this is the case, we will have to begin this tour instead, at 7 a.m. from your hotel.
The usual departure is at 5:20 a.m., following breakfast. You will have the option to leave at a later time. The bus you will ride to Machu Picchu takes 25 minutes and is first come, first serve. If the weather allows, it will be possible to see the sunrise over the ruins. Your tour guide will accompany you for two hours, explaining the Incan culture, history, and the specialty of their architecture. After the tour, you will have time to explore on your own or use your tickets to climb Huayna Picchu Mountain or Machu Picchu (Huayna Picchu climb requires a $35 ticket and needs to be booked in advance) to have a better idea of what mountain to climb open this link When you are ready to leave the Machu Picchu complex, you will take a bus back down to Aguas Calientes to enjoy lunch and explore the village. Your train will depart Aguas Calientes at 4:22 p.m. and you will arrive to Ollantaytambo around 6 p.m. You will have a free evening to enjoy Ollantaytambo, a small traditional town.
We will pick you up at 8 a.m. from your hotel and take you to visit the Salineras of Maras, a huge salt mine which was used in the pre-colonial times. You will be able to see more than 3,000 evaporation chambers and salt pools, which they still use to process salt. Once you are done with Maras, you will visit Moray Inca ruins and the Inca Laboratory. This is where the different micro-climates of the region were researched. They also developed many strains of produce there. Later on, you will visit Chincheros and see a textile center. You will be shown alpaca and llama wool, handmade textiles and a demonstration on how they weave them. This town also offers some Inca ruins that were used to farm potatoes. You will end the tour with a visit to a Catholic church, which was built on top of the Palace of the Incas. Following, you will be driven back to Cusco and transferred to your hotel.
We will transfer you back to the airport for your flight to Lima. ( let us know your flight details in advance to schedule to transfer you to the airport )
Meals Included: Breakfast
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