Itinerary at a glance

• Day 1

  Lima - Welcome to Perú (late arrival)

• Day 2

  Sacred Valley - From the coast to the mountains

• Day 3

  Machupicchu - Explore Ollantaytambo Ruins and Train Ride to Aguas Calientes

• Day 4

  Cusco - Discover Machu Picchu One of the New Wonders of the World

• Day 5

  Cusco - Discover Cusco City “Archaeological capital of the Americas”

• Day 6

  Lima - Good bye Peru

• Day 1

  Lima - Arrive to the biggest city of Peru

  Overnight in Lima at selected hotel (sea level).

  
  

  Once you arrive into Lima, an English-speaking representative will be waiting for you to welcome and take you to your hotel.

  
  

  

• Day 2

  Sacred Valley - From the coast to the mountains (B) (L)

  Overnight at selected hotel in Sacred Valley (9500ft msnm) 

  
  

  After breakfast this morning, we continue our travel in Peru with a flight to the mountain-ringed city of Cuzco. Situated at an elevation of 10,909 feet, this city was the capital of the Incan world and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  
  Then your transportation with your tour guide will take you to a typical town in the sacred Valley of the Incas Chinchero in order to visit one of the cooperative weaving communities. The Chinchero weavers are some of the finest in Peru, and have wonderful demonstrations that explain how they prepare the wool, and dye the yarn with natural plant dyes. After the demo we will visit the incredible circular terraces of Moray, which were used as an Incan laboratory to acclimatize crops. Following lunch, you will have an opportunity to visit the salt terraces of Maras to see and learn about an ancient pre-Incan method of producing salt.

  

• Day 3

  Machupicchu - Explore Ollantaytambo Ruins and Train Ride to Aguas Calientes.(B)(L)

  Overnight at selected hotel in Aguas Calientes

  
  

  This morning your tour guide will take you to the splendid Inca ruins of Ollantaytambo. This place was the royal estate of Emperor Pachacuti who conquered the region, built the town and a ceremonial center. We’ll walk amid the remains of this ancient fortress of gray and rose-colored granite, discover its ancient baths, and climb up the huge terraces guarding its hilltop temples. Then, we'll enjoy a chance to meet some of the local people who dwell in the traditional town nearby. You will be also able to access to one of these houses to observe a typical dwelling and how ancient Peruvians used to live.
  
  In the Afternoon you will be driven to take the train at Ollanta Station and start your trip into the gorge of the Urubamba River and on to Machu Picchu, the legendary “Lost City of the Incas. After a scenic train ride through the Sacred Valley we will arrive to the town of Aguas Calientes to check in to your hotel, then enjoy dinner at a local restaurant.

  

• Day 4

  Cusco - Discover Machu Picchu One of the New Wonders of the World.(B)(L)

  Overnight at selected hotel in Cusco (11100ft msnm)

  
  

  Machu Picchu is one of those places that every single traveler should experience at least once in their lives…
  
  This day after an early wake up you will take a ride by bus to the legendary “Lost City of the Incas.” This ancient city was a place little known not only to foreigners, but also to the Inca people—only a select few were ever allowed to visit this mysterious sanctuary. Even though it was “discovered” by Hiram Bingham in 1911, Machu Picchu remained inaccessible until the 1940s, when the Inca Trail was found by an archaeological expedition.
  
  You will begin your expedition around this beautiful and sacred Incan site. Your expert guide will explain you the history and visit the remarkable temples of the Sun and the Condor. You will also see aqueducts and houses, while learning some interesting facts about the Sacred Incan Terraces You'll have ample time to explore, reflect, and ponder the enigma of this man-made wonder, both with our Trip Leader and on our own.
  
  In the afternoon you will take the train back to Ollanta Train Station, and then we will transfer you to your hotel in Cusco.

  

• Day 5

  Cusco - Discover Cusco City “Archaeological capital of the Americas”(B)

  Overnight at selected hotel in Cusco (11100ft msnm)

  
  

  Your guide will pick you up at the hotel in the morning. You will first visit the colonial part of Cusco, You will have the chance to visit Cathedral (build in a Baroque style and having paintings of the Cusqueña school) and the temple of Qoricancha, more known as the gold covered temple (A place which we will appreciate in all its enchantment, the temple of the Thunderclap, Ray, Lightning, Rainbow, Stars and the temple of Santo Domingo)..
  
  Next you will be driven to the archeological complex of Sacsayhuaman situated on a mountain overlooking Cusco. Sacsayhuaman, a walled-complex is as many other Inca constructions made of large polished dry-stone walls, each boulder carefully cut to fit together tightly without mortar. Sacsayhuaman, is a huge, stunning site which holds the great house of the Sun, where the head of the Puma of Cusco resides. Its megalithic, zigzag stone walls were pieced together with amazing skill, drawing the snake and other Andean symbols, like a lightning bolt across a great field.
  
  Following we will go towards to Qenqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay, places that were dedicated to Mother Earth “Pacha mama” , unique center of celebrations and astronomical studies. This complex contains several rooms, inner plazas, aqueducts, vantage points, and pathways.
  
  At the end of this tour you will be driven to your hotel. The rest of the afternoon is at your leisure.

  

• Day 6

  Lima - Good bye Peru (B)

  
  

  The last day of the tour we will pick you up from your hotel to take you to the Cusco Airport for your domestic flight to Lima where you will arrive in time for your connecting international flight.