5-Day Cusco & Machu Picchu essential Tour
5-Day Cusco & Machu Picchu essential Tour
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5-Day Cusco & Machu Picchu essential Tour
5 Days Starting in Cusco, Peru and ending in cusco
Visiting: Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Vinicunca
Tour operator:
Tour code:
LA-PE03
Group Type:
Private
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
2 - 20
Age range:
12-72
Special diets catered:
Vegans, Vegetarians
Tour operated in:
English , SpanishTrip Styles:
Interests:
Activities:
Tour Overview
With this 5-day program, you will hit UNESCO–listed attractions. You will experience the highlights of the city of Cusco. Explore Cusco by taking a City tour, and visiting the Sacred Valley, the Mountain of Colors, and Machu Picchu. Get to know the wonderful Inca Culture. Learn about the history of Peru and the Incas, and admire the beautiful scenery of Cusco and The Sacred Valley. Explore the Sacred Valley of the Incas with your guide. With our assistance, you can relax and explore Peru´s rich Incan and Spanish colonial history. You can choose the category of hotels you´d prefer.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Cusco City Tour
Location: Cusco
Accommodation: Hotel
Your guide will pick you up at the airport in Cusco. Transfer to the hotel. The rest of the morning is free to acclimatize to the altitude. In the afternoon pick up for your City Tour to Cusco where you will visit The Cathedral, Koricancha (Temple of the Sun), and the nearby ruins: Qenqo (Ceremonial and Ritual center, place where sacrifices were made), Puca Pucara (this complex was probably used by Emperor Pachacutec as a Tambo), Tambomachay (also called “The Bath of the Inca”) and Sacsayhuaman Fortress (the place where the main Inca Festivals, Inti Raymi and Warachicuy take place). Overnight in Cusco.
Day 2 : Cusco – Sacred Valley / (B, L)
Location: Sacred Valley
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast at the hotel. Full-day excursion to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Departure by bus to appreciate the beauty of the Peruvian Andes with its South American camels and derivatives gotten thanks to the majestic, traditional, and modern techniques (dyeing, spinning, weaving process) including used materials and live weaving by the people of the Peruvian Andes. Also, we will visit the famous Indian market of Pisac, a delightful place where we will bargain for goodies with the local street vendors. Buffet lunch at a local restaurant. Then, visit the majestic fortress of Ollantaytambo. Return to Cusco and visit Chincheros village. Overnight in Cusco.
Day 3 : Cusco - Machu Picchu - Cusco / (B)
Location: Machu Picchu
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. This day will be the highlight of our trip, the visit to the citadel of Machu Picchu. Very early we will depart from Ollanta train station towards the majestic city of Aguas Calientes, the travel time is approximately 01 hour 30 minutes. Arrival at Aguas Calientes town, from here we will board the buses to ascend to the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, one of the 7 wonders of the world. The tour will be 02 hours and 30 minutes, including the Intihuatana (the Solar Clock), the Palace of the Incas, the Three Windows, etc. At the end of it we will descend to the town of Aguas Calientes to go shopping. At a scheduled time, transfer to the station to board the train back to Ollantaytambo. Arrival and transfer to your hotel in Cusco. Overnight in Cusco.
Day 4 : Cusco – 7 Color´S Mountain Tour / (B, L)
Location: Vinicunca
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
We start our service with the pickup from the hotel between 04:00 am to 04:30 am, we leave the city of Cusco in a car for a period of approximately 2 hours in the direction of Cusipata. Place where we will taste our breakfast and be able to use the hygienic services if you have not yet bought water or some Snacks, do not worry, you can still buy them there, after our stop we continue with our transport for a period of 1 more hour until the end of the road. where we will start our walk. Before starting our guide will give us the previous recommendations for the walk, and also a place where you can rent the horses (optional) during the walk you will be able to appreciate the glaciers, alpacas, and llamas for a period of 1.5 hours of walk an undulating path. Once at the top, we will have the prudent time to be able to take the views of the impressive mountain of colors, after that we take our return leg for a time of 1 Hrs. We return to the same place for breakfast to be able to have lunch in a country place and finally, after them we take our transport back to the city as the last point of the stop, we have the square rejoice place where our excursion ends. Overnight in Cusco.
Day 5 : Transfer Out / (B)
Location: Cusco
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to board your flight.
What's Included
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Accommodation
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Fully Guided
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Meals
Breakfast x 4 Lunch x 2
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Transport
Hotel pickup and drop-off Transfer IN /OUT in Cusco Machu Picchu: Expedition or Voyager Class Train from Ollanta.
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Optional
Cerified English Speaking guide Sacred Valley: Awanacancha + Pisac Market + Ollantaytambo Fortress. City Tour Cusco and nearby ruins: Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Tambomachay and Puca – Pucara
What's Not Included
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Additional Services
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Food and drinks, unless specified
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Tips
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Personal expenses
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Air tickets national and international
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Travel insurance
Accommodation
Hotel in Cusco
Check out our Q&As
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Will I know the names and details of all the accommodation before I depart?
We will contact you to let you know the hotels between 10-20 days after you have booked the tour
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Are the local guides on the tour English speaking?
Our local guides are fluent in English and Spanish
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Are flights included in this tour?
International/national flights are not included with this tour.
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Who will be my travelling companions on the tour?
Your guide will accompany you during the entirety of the tour
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What are the Requirements to enter Ecuador?
You must have a valid passport with more than 6 months of validity. You may also need a Visa depending on your home country.
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How long has the tour company been trading?
Founded in Ecuador in 2010, Latin Adventures is a tour operator passionate about showcasing the beauty and diversity of South America.
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What documents will I receive before I travel?
As soon as we receive your booking request, we will go ahead and make a reservation for you. We will then send an email confirming that your booking has been successfully made - this email acts as your booking confirmation.
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What happens if I need to change my holiday date once I’ve booked?
Tour cancellations are subject to the cancellation charges listed in our terms and conditions.
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What are the Requirements to Enter Galápagos?
- Return airline ticket. - Reservation in a hotel OR a letter of invitation to enter as a guest of a permanent or temporary resident in the Galapagos Islands
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Can I join the tour once it has departed?
In shared tours, activities will be done with a group depending on your itinerary and starting tour date.
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Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?
If you are traveling solo, you will have your private hotel room. If the tour selected is shared, activities will be done with a group depending on your itinerary and starting tour date.
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