Tours in Peru: Cusco + Machu Picchu + Mountain 7 Colors (6 DAYS / 5 NIGHTS)
Cusco, Urubamba, Aguas Calientes
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Duration
Tour Type
Daily Tour
Group Size
Unlimited
Languages
English, Spanish
HIGHLIGHTS
• In Pisac, don't forget to try the empanaditas and take home some handcrafted souvenirs.
• In Urubamba you will enjoy a delicious buffet lunch where we invite you to taste the corn from the Sacred Valley.
• Arrive half an hour before the train station.
• In Machu Picchu you will climb many steps, wear proper walking shoes
• We suggest bringing a small backpack along with your camera, a hat, sunscreen, mosquito repellent, and a bottle of water.
• Only 7 kilos of luggage can be carried on the train.
• In high season we have many visitors to Machu Picchu, to board the bus and enter some places you will have to queue.
• Visit to the thermal baths of Aguas Calientes.
• After the guided tour you will have free time in Machu Picchu so enjoy the magical moment appreciating this wonder, open your arms and recharge your batteries.
• For the trip to the mountain of 7 colors you must bring a plastic rain poncho to avoid getting wet during the trip.
• Please note that you may get hungry during the tour, so bring snacks and light meals.
• We recommend using trekking poles to facilitate the sections where we will have to move on foot.
Itinerary
DAY 1: CUSCO – CITY AND SURROUNDINGS:
DAY 1
DAY 1: CUSCO – CITY AND SURROUNDINGS:
DAY 1
Welcome and pick up from the airport or bus station to be transferred to your hotel in Cusco. In the afternoon approximately 1:00 p.m. We pick you up from the hotel and start our tour of the city, we will start with the Cathedral of Cusco, then we will visit the Qorikancha temple or Temple of the Sun, we will continue our guided tour of the archaeological centers located in the surroundings of the city of Cusco; starting with Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay. Our tour ends in the Plaza de Armas of Cusco, at approximately 6:00 p.m. Hotel night in Cusco.
DÍA 2: SACRED VALLEY – AGUAS CALIENTES:
DAY 2
DÍA 2: SACRED VALLEY – AGUAS CALIENTES:
DAY 2
This day we will visit the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Everything will start in Cusco, we will pick you up at 8:00 a.m. Approximately, the first site we will visit will be the Pisac Archaeological Center located 45 minutes from Cusco. Another good reason to visit Pisac is its craft market. At noon we will go to the town of Urubamba (capital of the Sacred Valley of the Incas) where we will enjoy a buffet lunch that will allow you to taste the delicious Peruvian cuisine. In the afternoon we will visit the Fortress of Ollantaytambo, it is here where we will take the train from Ollantaytambo to the town of Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu town). Hotel night in Aguas Calientes.
DAY 3: AGUAS CALIENTES – MACHU PICCHU:
DAY 3
DAY 3: AGUAS CALIENTES – MACHU PICCHU:
DAY 3
Very early we will go to the bus station to go up to the Archaeological Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. The trip takes 25 minutes, finally we will arrive at the citadel of Machu Picchu, to be able to appreciate the impressive sunrise where you will recharge your energies and also enjoy the impressive view offered by the Inca city. Once in Machu Picchu, our guide will begin the guided tour so that you can better understand the history and architecture of Machu Picchu. You will be amazed by the Inca buildings and temples, as well as the natural environment that surrounds them. After the guide you will have time to freely explore the citadel of Machu Picchu. In the afternoon we will board the return train to the Ollantaytambo station, we will pick you up from the station to transfer you to your hotel in Cusco. Hotel night in Cusco.
DAY 4 : CUSCO – MARAS Y MORAY
DAY 4
DAY 4 : CUSCO – MARAS Y MORAY
DAY 4
This day we will visit Maras and Moray, we will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at 8:00 a.m. and we will travel to the village of Maras and the experimental agricultural platforms of Moray.
The first site we will visit will be Moray, according to historians, the constructions of Moray constituted an important agricultural laboratory of the Inca Empire, since their platforms are built with their respective irrigation channels and each one of them constitutes a microclimate. What is striking is the great difference in average annual temperature between the top and the bottom of the depressions, a difference that reaches up to 15°C. Afterwards we will continue our trip to the Town of Maras and the famous salt mines, first we will visit the Temple of Maras, which is an outstanding colonial church made of adobe with typical religious architecture, where you can find Cuzco paintings that represent the Last Supper, to Jesus and the apostles. It also shows beautiful mansions with shields of Indian nobles, a reflection of a time of prosperity during the colony.
Finally we arrive at the Salineras de Maras are an impressive complex of salt, which was already exploited since the Inca era. Currently the mines are still working and the farmers in the area sell this mineral that is highly sought after in the markets, the place is also an important tourist destination in Cusco.
At 2:00 p.m. approximately we will return to Cusco and we will have the afternoon free to walk around the city of Cusco
DAY 5 : RAINBOW MOUNTAIN
DAY 5
DAY 5 : RAINBOW MOUNTAIN
DAY 5
The tour starts at approximately 4 in the morning, we will pick you up from the hotel and start our trip by car to the district of Cusipata - Paucarpata, where we can have breakfast, then we will continue 1 more hour by car to the checkpoint to start our challenging walk. , the adventure lasts approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes, along the way we will be able to see the beautiful landscapes of the Andes, the snowy peaks and the representative fauna that is characterized by the presence of llamas and alpacas, upon reaching the Vinincunca viewpoint or Mountain of colors (5080 masl.) our guide will give us an explanation about the geography, ecosystem and color of the mountain. We will return to the starting control point of the walk where the transport will be waiting for us to return to Cusipata and enjoy the buffet lunch.
DAY 6: HOTEL - AIRPORT
DAY 6
DAY 6: HOTEL - AIRPORT
DAY 6
Breakfast at the hotel. At the appropriate time, we will transfer you to the airport to board your return flight.
Included/Excluded
Pick up from the airport and transfer to the hotel in private transport.
Hotel night in Cusco.
Tickets to the Cathedral, Qoricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puka - Pukara and Tambomachay.
Transfers by tourist bus.
Guided in a group, professional guide English - Spanish.
Pre-tour assistance.
Hotel night in Aguas Calientes.
Income to the archaeological site of Pisac and Ollantaytambo.
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