Summary
Day 1: Arrival in Lima from Overseas
- Arrival at Lima International Airport.
- Comfortable overnight stay at Wyndham Costa del Sol-Ramada, Lima Airport, conveniently located at the airport.
Day 2: Lima – Cusco – Sacred Valley of the Incas
- Morning flight to Cusco, meet your local guide.
- Visits include:
- Llama, alpaca, and vicuña farm.
- Taray viewpoint and Pisaq Inca terraces.
- Pisaq traditional market for souvenirs and cultural exploration.
- Overnight at Tambo Del Inka Hotel, or similar, in Urubamba.
Day 3: Sacred Valley Tour
- Breakfast followed by visits to:
- Ollantaytambo archaeological site.
- Maras Salt Mines (Las Salineras).
- Moray circular agricultural terraces.
- Overnight at Tambo Del Inka Hotel, or similar.
Day 4: Sacred Valley – Machu Picchu
- Transfer to the train station for the luxury Hiram Bingham train to Aguas Calientes.
- Guided afternoon tour of Machu Picchu citadel.
- Overnight at Inkaterra Hotel, or similar.
Day 5: Machu Picchu – Cusco
- Options for the morning:
- Relaxing hot springs visit in Aguas Calientes.
- Hike to Huayna Picchu, Machu Picchu Mountain, the Sun Gate, or Inca suspension bridge.
- Lunch in Aguas Calientes.
- Return train to Ollantaytambo and transfer to Cusco.
- Overnight at JW Marriott Hotel, or similar.
Day 6: Cusco City Tour
- Visits include:
- Tambomachay Water Temple.
- Qenqo ceremonial site.
- Sacsayhuaman fortress.
- San Pedro Market.
- Koricancha (Temple of the Sun).
- Cusco Cathedral.
- Overnight at JW Marriott Hotel, or similar.
Day 7: Cusco – Lima – Home
- Breakfast and transfer to Cusco airport for flight to Lima.
- International flight back home.
- End of this Amazing Andean Adventure.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival To Lima from Overseas
After your International flight from Home you will arrive in Lima. Once you have finished with immigration, you can continue on to your hotel. The convenience of the Luxury trip to Machu Picchu, is that the Hotel That we use is located at the airport, which makes it very convenient, after a long flight and arriving to Lima late in the evening. This hotel is very comfortable and although it is located at the airport, the rooms are very quiet and comfortable.
Overnight at Hotel Wyndham Costa del Sol-Ramada, Lima Airport
Day 2: Lima – Cusco – Sacred Valley of the Incas
This day you will take a morning flight to Cusco. Here you’ll meet our best guide that we use during the Luxury Machu Picchu, who will accompany you throughout your tour. We will begin our journey to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Our first stop will be at the llama farm, here you will have the chance to admire Llamas, Alpacas, and Vicuñas. After short stop at the Taray view point from where we will take pictures of the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Along the way, your tour will take you past Inca terracing of Pisaq, another amazing Inca City. After our visit, we will have time to explore the colorful Market, with one of the best textile markets. There, you’ll be able to look for souvenirs and learn about the local culture, lunch here and then we have a beautiful ride along the Sacred Valley, arriving to the town of Urubamba, where you will spend the night.
Overnight at Tambo Del Inka Hotel, or similar.
Day 3: Sacred Valley tour
After breakfast at the Hotel, the tour will start by visiting the archeological site of Ollantaytambo. A Beautiful Inca town with original water channels and an impressive sacred site, built over the hill with giant pink granite stones and Inca farming terraces. Then we will go to the Salt Mines, known as Las Salineras, where you will find a spring of salt water that has been trapped in the mountains for many centuries. Here we will see more than 5,000 pools, filled with salt water. And finally we will continue the tour towards the Inca farming terraces of Moray. Once we arrive in Moray, we will visit “the Inca agricultural greenhouse or laboratory”, consisting of many round platforms in the style of an amphitheater. It was an experimental place to study the adaptation of plants to new ecosystems. After which, we will return to your hotel that the Luxury tour to Machu Picchu did choose for you.
Overnight Tambo del Inca hotel or similar
Day 4: Sacred Valley – Machu Picchu tour .
Morning transfer from your hotel to the train station (Perurail), where you will take the luxury Hiram Bingham train to the Machu Picchu town (Aguas Calientes) at 7000 ft.
The scenery during the ride down the Urubamba Valley changes from mountain vegetation to cloud forest. Arrival at the train station after 3 hours, check in to the Hotel and then after which we will take a half hour bus ride that will bring you to the mountain citadel of Machu Picchu (8,040 ft.). Once here, your Guide will give you an afternoon guided tour at the Citadel, then you will return to Aguas Calientes town by bus at a time of your choice.
Overnight Inkaterra Hotel or similar.
Day 5: Machu Picchu – Cusco
On our second day at Machu Picchu you will have the option of a relaxing morning with a visit to the Hot Springs located in the town, or the opportunity to climb to the famous Huayna Picchu peak or the Sacred Machu Picchu peak for a great view of the entire Inca City, or the optional hike to the Sun Gate and the Inca suspension bridge at Machu Picchu. after our tour we will have lunch at the town of Aguas Calientes before the train ride back to Ollantaytambo, where our driver will be waiting for us and bring us back to Cusco.
Overnight at JW Marriott Hotel or similar.
Day 6: Cusco City tour
This tour will begin at 9:00 a.m., where you will be pick you up from the lobby of your Hotel and take you on a magical excursion to some of Cusco’s famed highlights. Beginning in the water temple of Tambomachay, then Qenqo with its subterranean altars, followed by Sacsayhuaman, a magnificent Inca fortress with giant stones overlooking the city of Cusco. then we will visit to the local market, San Pedro, with fresh fruits and vegetables, where the locals do their daily shopping and enjoy the local cuisine. Our next stop will be at ‘Koricancha’ or Inca Temple of the Sun, located beneath the Santo Domingo church and convent. And finally, we will visit the basilica cathedral of Cusco, a very impressive colonial church built in the 16 hundred by the Spanish, with many impressive colonial paintings. after return to your Hotel.
Overnight at JW Marriott Hotel, or similar.
Day 7: Cusco – Lima – Home
After breakfast, we will transfer you to the Cusco airport for your flight to Lima. From there you will take your international flight home.
End of this Amazing Andean Adventure.
Included
INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE:
- Domestic flights Lima – Cusco – Lima.
- All transfers from the airport to the hotels.
- All Accommodations in 5 stars hotels.
- Private transportation in all tours.
- All tours stated in the itinerary are with English-speaking guides.
- Entrance fees to the archeological sites and Machu Picchu.
- Bus rides from Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes.
- Train ride on the Hiram Bingham Train from Cusco to Machu Picchu.
- return on the Vista dome train from Peru Rail or Similar.
- Round trip bus rides from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu.
- Breakfast is included at each hotel.
Not Included
NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE:
- International flights.
- Tips for guides, transfers, drivers, personnel at the hotels
- Lunch and Diners.
