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:

Latin Adventures

Tour code:

LA-PE03

Group Type:

Private

Guide Type:

Fully Guided

Group size:

2 - 20

Physical rating:

High, Medium

Age range:

12-72

Special diets catered:

Vegans, Vegetarians

Tour operated in:

English , Spanish

Activities:

Trekking

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

  • See the amazing Rainbow Mountain

  • Hike along the Andes and admire great landscapes

  • impressive platforms and temples

  • Discover Machu Picchu accompanied by an expert local guide

Places You'll See

Machu Picchu

Cusco

Sacred Valley

Rainbow Mountain

Itinerary

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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

  • Accommodation

  • Fully Guided

  • Meals

    Breakfast x 4 Lunch x 2

  • Transport

    Hotel pickup and drop-off Transfer IN /OUT in Cusco Machu Picchu: Expedition or Voyager Class Train from Ollanta.

  • 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

  • Additional Services

  • Food and drinks, unless specified

  • Tips

  • Personal expenses

  • Air tickets national and international

  • Travel insurance

Accommodation

Hotel in Cusco

Check out our Q&As

  • 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

  • Are the local guides on the tour English speaking?

    Our local guides are fluent in English and Spanish

  • Are flights included in this tour?

    International/national flights are not included with this tour.

  • Who will be my travelling companions on the tour?

    Your guide will accompany you during the entirety of the tour

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

Reviews of this operator

Catherine8000  

Great, Customized Tour Expreience

23-May-2023

We highly recommend Latin Adventures. What a treat to have a custom-designed, 8-day private tour of the country with our own driver/guide. The prices were so reasonable that we thought we must be missing something, but, no, it truly was a custom private tour staying at lovely, unique places. We could travel at our preferred pace, do the things that interest us and skip those that did not. Diego, our guide, was great company, knowledgeable, kind, and a good driver. We had a medical emergency during the trip and Diego helped enormously in getting us the best medical care, translating between us and the doctors, and being flexible as the tail-end of our trip plans had to change. We were so very grateful that he was with us!

Hannah Eichler (Google Reviewer)  

We found this company through...

04-Feb-2024

We found this company through our hostel advertisements and I’m so glad we did. We had an excellent time on the Quilotoa day trip with our guide Diego. Booking the trip through WhatsApp was extremely easy. Highly recommend

Paulinchen273  

Perfecto viaje privato de los Andes - absolut perfekte Privattour durch die Anden

17-Mar-2023

Wir hatten eine perfekte Tour 5 Tage/6 Nächte durch die Anden mit unserem privaten Guide Diego! Diego zeigte uns tolle Orte, erklärte interessante Details dazu, fuhr gekonnt durch die verschiedenen Höhenmeter, so dass wir unvergessliche Tage hatten!!! Danke an Dante für die Organisation und den Kontakt, immer fix geantwortet und absolut zuverlässig! Können wir nur weiterempfehlen (besser als über jede deutsche Agentur)

Marie louise Hore (Google Reviewer)  

We did the middle of...

13-Aug-2023

We did the middle of the world tour and it was fantastic. Our guide, Ximena was absolutely brilliant, very knowledgeable, friendly and professional. The trip itself was very informative yet easy going. Would definitely recommend.

Shahar Harat (Google Reviewer)  

Latin Adventures team was working...

29-Oct-2024

Latin Adventures team was working with us for weeks to make our itinerary perfect, the right combination of highlands, Galapagos and Amazon. perfect balance between culture, local communities, natures, landscapes and wildlife. the guides and naturalists are professional and kind. our experience was not less than superb and I highly recommend to use their services.

Ran Lom (Google Reviewer)  

Daniel was an excellent guide...

23-Apr-2024

Daniel was an excellent guide on our trip to Cotopaxi National Park with a trek up to the refugio. He was very knowledgeable and set the pace to optimize our experience. We saw foxes, wild horses, white tailed deer, coots, and got snowed on. Even though the weather didn’t give us a view of Cotopaxi, we had a great time and the lunch was delicious as well! Our driver, Ballardo, was excellent as well.

shashi chetan (Google Reviewer)  

This is our second tour...

20-Nov-2024

This is our second tour of Ecuador and Peru with Latin Adventures, We are very happy with the planning and the ability of the team to work with our plans and adjust as needed. The guides are prompt,courteous and have a good working knowledge. As most are bilingual, it certainly helps us navigate the day. The accomodations and lunch restaurants are of a good quality. Would recommend to others and use again for holidays in Latin America.

Nandini Rajan (Google Reviewer)  

Dante made a great 5...

03-Jan-2023

Dante made a great 5 day plan for us. We started our trip in Cotopaxi, went to the highlands and made a short trip to the Amazon. Everything was well organized and communication was great. You really need a guide in Ecuador, especially outside of Quito if you want to be able to experience the natural beauty of Ecuador in a short amount of time. Our family has wonderful memories and we had a lot of fun.

oremstango  

An excellent agency

23-Aug-2022

We had a 17 day private tour arranged through Latin Adevtnures and can highly recommend. Dante was very helpful in coordinating things before and reassured us greatly with his relaxed approach when the strikes temporarily put the trip up in the air. Our team, Diego (guide) and Celfides (driver), took great care of us and showed a real passion and joy for making the trip a great success. We toured all over the country and the detailed itinerary made the most of the trip with well chosen hotels and extras we ll. Ecuador is a stunning country that is still so under the radar, no Galapagos required to enjoy!

Samantha Landry (Google Reviewer)  

Had a great experience going...

03-Feb-2023

Had a great experience going to Quilotoa crater. Our tour guide Juan Pablo was exceptional; he gave great recommendations, made sure everyone was comfortable, gave us interesting history of Quito on our ride, and was very personable. Our lunch and ice cream spot he recommended was great!

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