Itinerary
- Day 1
Cusco
A driver picks you up at Cusco airport and takes you to your hotel in the Historic Center. Once you've settled in, you'll join a 1 pm city tour that covers the Cusco Cathedral, the Incan Temple of the Sun (Coricancha), and then moves on to the Fortress of Sacsayhuaman and the sacred site of Qenco. The tour wraps up at Tambo Machay where there's time to browse local crafts and pick up alpaca wool sweaters.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- City tour of Cusco Cathedral
- Visit Coricancha (Incan Temple of the Sun)
- Visit Fortress of Sacsayhuaman
- Visit Qenco (Incan archaeological site)
- Visit Tambo Machay (Baths of the Incas)
Landmarks/POIs Cusco Cathedral Coricancha (Incan Temple of the Sun) Fortress of Sacsayhuaman Qenco Tambo Machay (Baths of the Incas) - Day 2
Sacred Valley to Aguas Calientes
After breakfast, you'll head into a full-day Sacred Valley tour. First stop is Awanacancha living museum to see how Andean weaving works (this part is available for private service only), then you'll walk through the crafts market in Pisaq. From there, you tour the Pisaq Archeological Center to check out the terraces and irrigation systems. Lunch happens at a premier restaurant in Urubamba, and then you visit Ollantaytambo fortress. Later in the afternoon, you take a train to Aguas Calientes and check into your hotel there.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Buffet lunch at Tunupa Restaurant in the Sacred Valley)
Included Activities
- Visit Awanacancha (South American camelids and Andean weavings exhibit center)
- Stop at Pisaq local crafts market
- Tour Pisaq Archeological Center
- Visit Ollantaytambo fortress
- Train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes
Landmarks/POIs Awanacancha Pisaq Archeological Center Ollantaytambo Fortress - Day 3
Machu Picchu
You'll have breakfast early at your hotel, then catch a bus that takes about 25 minutes up the hill to reach Machu Picchu. A guide takes you around for 3 hours, showing you the House of the Guardian, Temple of the Sun, Temple of the High Priest, Sacred Plaza, and the Great Carved Rock. After that you get some free time to rest and take photos. By afternoon you're back in Aguas Calientes for lunch, then you train back to Ollantaytambo and drive back to your Cusco hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (A la carte lunch at Cafe Inkaterra at Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel in Aguas Calientes)
Included Activities
- 3-hour guided tour of Machu Picchu
- Visit House of the Guardian at Machu Picchu
- Visit Temple of the Sun at Machu Picchu
- Visit Temple of the High Priest at Machu Picchu
- Visit Sacred Plaza at Machu Picchu
- Visit Great Carved Rock at Machu Picchu
- Bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu and return
- Train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo
Optional Activities
- Climb Huayna Picchu Mountain ($25.00 USD entrance ticket or $75.00 USD with private tour)
- Climb Machu Picchu Mountain ($25.00 USD entrance ticket or $90.00 USD with private tour)
Landmarks/POIs Machu Picchu House of the Guardian Temple of the Sun Temple of the High Priest Sacred Plaza Huayna Picchu Mountain Machu Picchu Mountain - Day 4
Departure from Cusco
Your driver will take you to Cusco's Velazco Astete Airport with enough time to check in for your flight. You'll head home with memories from your time in Peru.
