Super Valle y Machupicchu 4D / 3N

Itinerary

DAY 1 – City Tour

Tour description:

This tour is an ideal option for people who want to learn a little more about the capital of the Inca Empire. The city tour of Cusco combines not only attractions belonging to the Inca Culture, but also attractions from the times of the colony. We offer guaranteed daily departures for single people or groups of all ages; Our staff will pick you up from your hotel in the city of Cusco around 1:15 p.m. The tour is done by tourist bus and we will visit:

Detailed Itinerary:

The Cathedral of Cusco , is located in the main square of the city; It is a colonial monument of great artistic value, it was built on the Palace of the Inca of Wiracocha, now inside you can see the carved wood works like the choir, the pulpit and the altars, in the same way beautiful paintings of the Cusco school and works in embossed silver.

The Qoricancha Temple and the Convent of Santo Domingo , religious center built to worship the Sun, was the most important deity and therefore revered of the time of the Incas. In this place stands out the extraordinary Inca architecture united to the Spanish architecture, in addition you can appreciate beautiful paintings of the Cusco school in its pinacoteca of colonial art.

Sacsayhuaman , located 2 km. from the city of Cusco. It was built using huge carved stones united with imperious precision; This admirable fortress is made up of three superimposed platforms that average 360 meters in length; here you can see stones up to 9 meters high. From the place you get a spectacular view of the entire city of Cusco.

Qenqo Archaeological Complex , located one km from Sacsayhuaman; It was an Inca ceremonial center which was considered as a center of worship. Emphasizes an open space called amphitheater where his idols and mummies were found in the 19 trapezoidal niches he has, although he is currently half his true height.

The archaeological group of Puka pukara , known as the red fortress because of the reddish color that shows by the large amount of iron that contains its stones; it is deduced that the place was an old tambo that served as a rest and also to keep watch, since it could have the function of taking care of Tambomachay.

Tambomachay , the complex is formed by a set of finely carved rocks, waterfalls and aqueducts from thermal springs and nearby springs, which is why it is related to the cult of water.

DAY 2 – Super Sacred Valley

Tour description:

The tour of the “Sacred Valley of the Incas” is a great option for people who want to enjoy the beauty of this wonderful Andean paradise. During the full day tour we will visit the archaeological complexes, typical markets, culture, customs and popular traditions of the towns of Chinchero, Maras, Moray, Ollantaytambo and Pisaq. In addition, you will enjoy a very cozy climate, daily departures for single people and groups of all ages by tourist bus.

Detailed Itinerary:

Our staff will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco around 06:20 am (according to the hotel where you are) to board the tourist bus that will take us to the different tourist attractions of the Sacred Valley where we will visit:

Chinchero, where we will appreciate the remains of the royal treasury of Túpac Inca Yupanqui, a beautiful colonial temple with interesting frescoes in the portico (this place was built on the foundations of an Inca construction). We can also admire the Inca walls in the main square of the town, etc.

Maras, Continuing the tour we go to the picturesque town of Maras, which is at an altitude of 3,380 m; the importance of the place is given by the salt mines that it has; said salt mines are composed of about 3,000 wells from which the salt is extracted. The “Salineras de Maras” have been exploited since the time of the Incas in which it was used as a means of economic exchange.

Moray, is a group of terraces or circular terraces of different sizes, which in the time of the Incas were used as an agricultural experimental center; This was where they carried out their studies of adapting plants to new ecosystems.

Our lunch will be buffet style in a tourist restaurant in the city of Urubamba.

Ollantaytambo; beautiful Inca archaeological complex, military, religious and cultural center during the period of the Inca Empire built to monitor and protect against possible invasions,

Pisaq, then we will go up to the archaeological complex of Pisaq to appreciate the agricultural terraces, cemeteries and royal Inca buildings.

Finally, we will return by bus to the city of Cusco and arrive around 7:00 p.m.

DAY 3 – Machupicchu by Train

Tour description:

We offer guaranteed daily departures for single people and groups of all ages. This tour gives you the opportunity to appreciate Machu Picchu, one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, in just one day of travel. We start from the city of Cusco to Aguas Calientes via train, visit the Inca citadel, visit the town of Aguas Calientes and at dusk we return to Cusco.

Detailed Itinerary:

At 03:00 am approximately we pick you up from your hotel in Cusco and we start the bus trip to the train station in the district of Ollantaytambo; then we board the train that will take us to the town of Aguas Calientes. During the trip the tourist will be able to appreciate beautiful landscapes like the traditional towns that are at the foot of the Andes, if as well as the beautiful Urubamba River that crosses the Sacred Valley of the Incas. You will reach Aguas Calientes; there we will take the bus (25 min) that will take us to Machu Picchu.

After boarding the bus, the guided tour of the Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu begins, which lasts approximately 2 and a half hours; We will visit the most important places of the Sanctuary, such as the Main Square, the Circular Tower, the Solar Clock, the Royal Rooms, the Temple of the Three Windows and more. After the guided tour you will have free time to continue exploring, take your best photos and enjoy this wonder.

At the appropriate time we will take the return bus to Aguas Calientes where you can have lunch with tranquility. If you have some time left you can visit the thermal baths, walk through the town, the craft market, etc.

Then we will take the train that will take us back to the train station of Ollantaytambo and we will take the bus that will take us back to the city of Cusco; We will arrive approximately 2 hours after leaving the ollantaytambo station.

DAY 4 – Rainbow Mountain

Tour description:

The mountain of 7 colors (VINICUNCA) is one of the majestic attractions present on the road to the APU AUSANGATE, is cataloged by the magazine NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC as one of the 100 places that must be visited before dying.

Detailed Itinerary:

This adventure begins very early in the morning, at 4:30 am, we will pick you up from your hotel and then go to the city of Cusipata, south of the city of Cusco, where we will stop to provide us with the necessary things to start our trip. For example: water or energizers, sandwiches, cereals, etc.

After this brief stop we will continue with our trip where we can appreciate beautiful landscapes and multicolored crops that are mixed between the mysterious mountains, the snowy peaks and the Andean animals such as the llama, the alpaca, the sheep and the vicuna. Then we will arrive at the colorful town of Chilli Wani, where we will enjoy a delicious Andean breakfast before starting our hike to the Mountain of 7 colors. After our breakfast, we will start with a 1.5 hour hike up the mountain and we will go through a path that will slowly change the whole panorama of the intense colors of the mountains and the small cold water currents that feed and give life to this valley. During our walk we will observe how the colors of our environment will begin to change with the weather, we will reach an altitude of 5033 meters above sea level which is the summit of this mysterious Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca). Highest point of our walk and where we can appreciate the Mountain of 7 colors in all its splendor.

Here we will have enough time to take as many photos and videos as you would like, etc. We can also enjoy our sandwiches here while we contemplate how beautiful the surrounding landscape is. After a prudent time of permanence, we will start our walk back to the village to enjoy a delicious lunch and finally we will return to Cusco at approximately 6:00 p.m.