Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Rainbow Mountain 5 days

Day 1 Pick up from the airport - Cusco City Tour

1. 1

   Cusco

   In the morning or at the appointed time, we will pick up you at the aiport in Cusco to take you to the hotel in Cusco (it is important to provide us the information of your flight).

2. 2

   Cusco Cathedral

   40 min Admission ticket included

   In the afternoon at 13:15 hrs, we will pick up you at your hotel in Cusco to start the city tour. The first point will be the Cusco Cathedral. Built over a period of more than 100 years, the cathedral is a true testament to the place of the church in both the heart of the Spanish conquistadors and their desire to convert the religious beliefs of the locals to coincide with their own. It is filled with beautiful examples of the ‘Cusco School’ style of paintings, gold and religious icons.

3. 3

   Qorikancha

   40 min Admission ticket included

   The next spot will be the Temple of Koricancha also known as "Temple of the Sun", in its glory days it was covered in gold leaf with a field filled with gold statues surrounding it. The site was later converted into a Dominican church during the Spanish conquest

4. 4

   Sacsayhuaman

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   The next spot,, will the the archaeological site of Sacsayhuaman, famous for its enormous carved stones and imperial types of buildings, and because at this place is held the Inti Raymi (or Sun God Festival) every year.

5. 5

   Q'enqo

   30 min Admission ticket included

   Later you will arrive to the archaeological site of Qenko, an amphitheater where the Incas mummified their dead.

6. 6

   Tambomachay

   40 min Admission ticket included

   Then, you will continue with the visit to the archaeological site of Tambomachay, a temple dedicated to the worship of water and the site of Puca Pucara. At the end, we will return to the city of Cusco around 18:30 hrs.

Day 2 Tour to Sacred Valley of the Incas

1. 1

   Chinchero

   1 hour

   This day we will visit the "Sacred Valley of the Incas" The tour starts at 07:30 AM in the morning, you will be picked up from the hotel to go to the village of Chinchero, were we`ll visit the archaeological site which was an Inca temple, and then at the colonial time, it was built a catholic temple over it, later optionally you can visit a textile center where local people produce typical fabrics based on alpaga wool and natural dyes

2. 2

   Moray

   40 min Admission ticket included

   you'll visit Moray, it is an archaeological site with terraces in natural gigantic holes that were used by the Incas as an agricultural experimentation center, those farming terraces were built with their respective irrigation canals, the largest hole has depth of 150 meters and the average platforms height is 1.80 m., between each.

3. 3

   Maras

   30 min

   Then you’ll visit the Salineras: or "SALT MINES" consist of about 2000 small salt wells, which have been exploited since Inca times as a mean of economic exchange.

4. 4

   Urubamba

   45 min

   After that we`ll drive to Urubamba where you can have a delicious buffet lunch.

5. 5

   Ollantaytambo

   1 hour

   Then you`ll visit the fortress of Ollantaytambo, it would have been a Tambo or accommodation in the Incas time. It was named in honor of the Chief Ollanta, famous for his affair with an Inca princess, daughter of Pachacutec Inca. Ollantaytambo is the only city of the Incas in Peru which is still inhabited.

6. 6

   Machu Picchu

   2 hours

   In the afternoon after to visit the site of Ollantaytambo you will go to Ollantaytambo train station to board the train that will take you to the town of Aguas Calientes. (Train trip of 2 hours), during the route you will enjoy the beutifull landscapes of this area of Peru. Once you arrive to Aguas Calientes our staff will be waiting for you to take you to the hotel in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Town).

Day 3 Machu Picchu tour - Cusco

1. 1

   Machu Picchu

   3 hours

   In the morning after the breakfast at the hotel, the tour guide will take you to the bus station where you will board the bus that will make a 30 minutes journey to the sanctuary of Machu Picchu.
   At the entrance of Machu Picchu you´ll show your passports and entrance tickets. After that it’ll start the great adventure in the majestic citadel of Machu Picchu. You will visit the most important places of Machu Picchu with the explanations of the tour guide, visiting the main venues of the city, places like the Main Plaza, the Circular Tower, the Royal Quarters, the Temple of the Three Windows, cemeteries and more with our guide, nish, the trek is for about 1 hour and a half going up.
   At appropriate time you’ll descend by bus from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes town, where you will have free time by your self to have lunch in one of the many restaurants in the town.
   In the afternoon you will take the train back to Ollantaytambo or Poroy train station, where our transport will be waiting to take you to your hotel in Cusco. Time to arrive to Cusco 09:00 PM. Aprox.

Day 4 Tour to Rainbow Mountain of Peru or "Vinincunca Mountain"

1. 1

   4 hours Admission ticket included

   We will pick you up early 05:00 am from your hotel in Cusco and we will go by tourist transportation to the South Valley. The trip takes about 2 hours to reach the town of Cusipata, where you’ll enjoy a delicious breakfast to recharge the batteries. Then you’ll continue the trip by car for 1 hour more to the town of winincunca where you will start the trek. You will be amazed immediately by the beauty scenic, flora and fauna with herds of alpacas and llamas and you’ll have incredible views of the Ausangate Mountain. Our walk will go through typical villages where you can interact with local people.
   After a walk for about 1.5 hours, you’ll finally arrive to the destination, what you came to see!!! ... Vinincunca or "Rainbow Mountain" (5,020 m / 16,466 ft). On the top you can appreciate the beautiful and magica rainbow Area, as well as the Ausangate mountain, one of the most revered mountains in the region, here you will have time to explore the area and take many pictures.
   Later you will return the walk downhill for 1 to 1.5 hours, then you will continue the trip by car for 1 hour more to the village of Cusipata, where you’ll recharge energy with a delicious lunch. Finally you’ll return to Cusco by transportation. Arrival time 4:00 pm. approximately.
   The lowest elevation: 4,326 m / 14,189 ft
   The highest elevation: 5,020 m / 16,466 ft

Day 5 CUSCO'S FAREWELL

1. 1

   Centro Historico De Cusco

   You will have free morning in Cusco city to visit the center of Cusco by your self and at the appointed time we will take you to the airport of Cusco, where you can take your flight.