Wonderful Cusco (4 Days/ 3 Nights)

Overview

Day 1: Welcome to Cusco and City Tour.
Day 2: Sacred Valley tour (Full day).
Day 3: Machupicchu Tour (Full day).
Day 4: Departure transfer.

Itinerary

Day 1: Welcome to Cusco and City Tour.

Upon your arrival at the Alejandro Velazco Astete Airport, in the Imperial City of Cusco (3,350 m.a.s.l.), Info Machupicchu´s staff will be waiting for you, to transfer you to the hotel of your choice. Once at the hotel, you´ll have the opportunity to enjoy a famous coca leaf tea, as that plant possesses properties that will help your organism overcome altitude sickness. Afterwards, you´ll get a chance to rest and get a bit acclimatized, at the hotel.

Around 1:30 p.m., we´ll pick you up at your hotel, to start the city´s tour with the visit of Cusco´s Cathedral, located on the city´s Main Square. Then, we´ll go to the ‘Qoricancha’, or Temple of the Sun, that was the Incas´ maximum expression of architecture and engineering, where the Santo Domingo Monastery is presently erected.

Then, we´ll board a tourism bus, to head towards the 4 archaeological complexes located on the city´s outskirts, which are Saqsayhuaman, famous for its huge cut stones, some of which are 9 meters high, and weigh over 350 tons. Then, we´ll visit Qenqo, which means ‘Maze’ or ‘Zigzag’, and fulfilled clearly religious functions. Afterwards, we´ll go over to Puca Pucara which is considered to have served as a watch post and, finally, we´ll visit Tambomach’ay that was destined to the Cult to Water.

Between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m., you´ll return to the city of Cusco, to have dinner (not included) and spend the night at your hotel.

Day 2: Sacred Valley tour (Full day).

After breakfast, at your hotel, our bus will pick you up between 8:00 and 8:30, to start the tour at 9:00 a.m., with the guided visit of Pisaq´s Incan Architectural Complex which is one of the most important and visited, in the Incas´ Sacred Valley. Then, we´ll go to Pisac´s Native Handicraft Market, where we´ll have the opportunity to observe its inhabitants´ customs, from up close. Then, we´ll go to the town of Urubamba, where we´ll enjoy a delicious buffet-lunch.

After lunch, we´ll ride on by the Vilcanota River´s banks, to visit the Incan Architectural Complex of Ollantaytambo, next to the ‘Last Living Incan Village’. Afterwards, we´ll visit Chinchero which is presently considered as tourist attraction, due to its famous handicraft and textile works, with Incan designs, elaborated in the pre-Columbian style.

Finally, we´ll take you back to the city of Cusco, between 6:30 and 7:00 p.m., in time for you to have dinner (not included), and spend the night at your hotel.

Day 3: Machupicchu Tour (Full day).

After an early breakfast, at your hotel, our staff will pick you up at your hotel, to take you to Poroy´s railway station (30 minutes), and board Perurail´s Expedition Train bound to Machupicchu Pueblo (about 3 hours and a half).

That train ride will allow you to contemplate the fascinating landscape, all along the Sacred Vilcanota River. At Machupicchu Pueblo´s railway station´s main exit gate, Info Machupicchu´s staff will be waiting, to help and guide you to the bus station, to go up to the Incan City of Machu Picchu (about 30 minutes).

Once in the archaeological complex, you´ll enjoy a 2-hour guided visit, to discover Machu Picchu´s most outstanding compounds. Then, at the indicated time, in accordance with your train´s return schedule, you´ll have to take a bus down to Machupicchu Pueblo, and go to the railroad station, to be there 30 minutes before your train´s departure schedule.

The trip back to Poroy, and Cusco, is the same as that to Machupicchu Pueblo and, upon your arrival, our company´s staff will be waiting at Poroy´s train station, to take you to your hotel, in Cusco.

Day 4: Departure transfer.

Breakfast at the hotel and, at the indicated time, Info Machupicchu´s staff will pick you up, to take you to the airport.

END OF OUR SERVICES.

Includes

Included:

Transfers: Airport – Hotel – Airport
Cusco´s City Tour
Sacred Valley Tour
Guided excursion in Machu Picchu
Entrance tickets to all tourist attractions to be visited
Tourism transportation for all programed tours
Professional tour guide, in the language you prefer (English or Spanish)
Transfers: Hotel – Railway station – Hotel
Two-way Expedition Train tickets: Poroy – Machupicchu Pueblo – Poroy.
Two-way bus ticket in Machu Picchu Pueblo (Up and back down)
Entrance tickets to the Incan City of Machu Picchu.
3 nights at the hotel you´ve chosen, in Cusco
3 breakfasts at the hotel
1 buffet-lunch in the Sacred Valley
1 buffet-lunch in Machupicchu Pueblo.
Daily orientation and assistance, on the part of our professional tourism staff.