Itinerary

1. Day 1: Cusco City Tour

   • Upon arrival, our staff will contact you at the airport to transfer you to the hotel, where you can acclimate.
   • First, at 1:40 pm will be our meeting to start the City Tour, in the Plaza de Armas of Cusco, from where we will begin our tour.
   • Then, we will visit the Qoricancha temple. They are built on the base of the Inca foundation where the “sun” god was worshipped, where the Inca walls are still preserved. 
   • Then, we will visit Sacsayhuaman Fortress, famous for its enormous polished and moulded stones, some of which are 9m high and weigh 350 tons. 
   • Continuing, we go to the Temple of Qenqo, the mystical temple of the Incas, where religious sacrifices were made. We continue to the military center of Puca Pucara, the control and military center of the Incas.
   • Finally, we will visit the Tambomachay Temple. This monument is known as “El Baño de la Ñusta” due to the existence of two aqueducts that carry crystal clear water throughout the year.

2. Day 02: South Valley Tours - Tipon, Pikillacta, Andahuaylillas.

   • We will pick you up from your hotel at 08:30 am. Then we will take our tourist mobility to travel to the south of Cusco.
   • After about 30 minutes of travel, we arrive at our first point, Tipon. Today it is famous for its irrigation system that is still serving agriculture. Moreover, it has an impressive ample cultivation space containing 12 terraces.
   • We will continue our trip to Pikillaqta. Famous today for being the first urban center corresponding to the time of development of the Wari empire. It is also famous for its more than a thousand buildings, including plazas, Pikillaqta Cusco colas (food deposits), courts or houses, temples, long and narrow streets with buildings up to 4 stories high.
   • We will visit Andahuaylillas: A typical Andean village from colonial times of unique origin and architecture. In Andahuaylillas stands out its Catholic temple of the colonial era with a beautiful decoration and mural painting of the seventeenth and eighteenth century known as the Sistine Chapel of Cusco. 
   • We will be returning to the city of Cusco at 15:30 hours approximately.

3. Day 03: Humantay Lagoon

   • We will pick you up from your hotel from 4.30 am to 5.00 am to take you to the tourist bus that will take you to the town of Mollepata. Duration of the trip 2 hours approximately where we will have our delicious breakfast, then we will continue by bus for another hour to Soraypampa. 
   • Then we will get ready for our hike at this place. It is usually about an hour and a half to the Humantay Lagoon. 
   • Afterwards, we will visit the lagoon and enjoy the view of Humantay mountain. At the same time, our guide will explain to us about this magnificent place.
   •  After everything, we will start our way back to Soraypampa to enjoy a delicious lunch and return to the city of Cusco.

4. Day 04: Maras - Moray - Salineras Tours.

   • We start with the pick up from your hotel at 8:30 am to go to Maras Moray Salinera and make a colourful tour, passing through very typical populations and beautiful landscapes that we can enjoy on our journey.
   • We will visit the archaeological complex of Moray, located 7 km southwest of Maras, currently known for a set of huge terraces that overlap concentrically in a gigantic pit. In ancient times, these beautiful terraces served as a laboratory during the Inca period.
   • Then we will go to the village of Maras. Today, this town has attractions from the pre-Hispanic, colonial and republican periods,
   • Finally, we will visit the “Salt Mines”, known as “Salineras”. It is currently exploited from which salt is produced for the grills. They were also used in Inca in colonial times. Approx about 2000 wells each with an average area of about 5m². 
   • After our visit, we will return to the city of Cusco.

5. Day 05: Rainbow Mountain.

   • Pick up from your hotel will be from 04:30 am to 05:00 am. Then we will start our trip to the south of Cusco.
   • After an hour and a half of travel we will arrive at the first point of our stop in the district of Cusipata where we will have breakfast.
   • After breakfast we will continue our trip for another hour by unpaved road. Arriving at the foothills of the Cordillera Vinicunca we will begin the hike of approx. An hour and a half appreciating beautiful landscapes full of streams, mountains, lagoons, snow-capped mountains, flora and fauna. Already in our desired destination on the 5020 m.a.s.l. of the mountain of colors. We will have approximately 30 to 40 minutes on the mountain.
   • After the visit, we will board the bus and return to Cusipata where a delicious menu awaits to comfort us.
   • Finally, we will return to the city of Cusco at 18:30 hours approximately.

6. Day 06: The Sacred Valley of the Incas.

   • Pick up from hotel at 8:20 am. approx. We will leave Cusco at 9:00 am on our way to the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
   • We start with a visit to Corao and then travel over the Vilcanota River for a panoramic view of the Sacred Valley of the Incas. ]After arriving in Pisaq, we will visit the archaeological center of Pisaq, famous for its terraces built on the slopes of the hill.
   • Afterwards, we will head to Urubamba, where we will enjoy lunch at a local restaurant in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. (Inka House Menú bufete).
   • After lunch, we will continue our trip to the Vilcanota River to visit the Ollantaytambo Fortress. It was built to guard against jungle invaders.
   • Then, we will go to the Ollantaytambo station to take the train to Machu Picchu.
   • After an hour and 40 minutes of the train ride and enjoying the beautiful landscapes that surround the entrance to the town of Aguas Calientes, we arrive at the train station of Machu Picchu, where the transfer is waiting to take us to the hotel.
   • At the hotel, the guide will not give the necessary indications for a visit to Machu Picchu.

   Overnight at the Aguas Calientes hotel.

7. Day 07: Machu Picchu

   • After breakfast at the hotel, we will approach the bus station that will take us to ascend through a zigzag road for 40 minutes to reach the wonder of the world, “The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu”, known as “The Lost City of the Incas”.
   • Once in the citadel of Machu Picchu, we will begin our guided excursion for approximately two hours. Then you will have free time and then return to town for a walk through the citadel and take your meals in one of the restaurants in the town of Aguas Calientes. 
   • Afterwards, we will approach the Machu Picchu train station 30 minutes before the train departs to Ollantaytambo.
   • Upon arrival in Ollantaytambo, our transfer will be waiting for us to take you to the city of Cusco (Regocijo Square).

8. Day 08: Cusco

   • After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport or bus station.