Overview

9D 8N Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machupicchu, Mountain of seven colors, South Valley, Humantay Lagoon and Maras and Moray

Day 1

Transfer from Airport to Accommodation

Our driver will wait for you. in the arrivals area of ​​the Airport to drive them to their accommodation. It is very important that you provide us with the flight number and airline, so that our team can control possible incidents that may affect your arrival time.

Day 2

Excursion to the Archaeological Park of Sacsaywaman, the Cathedral and temple of Koricancha

In the morning: 

Our tour begins at the Cusco Cathedral, built on top of the Inca palace of Wiracocha; here We will be able to appreciate beautiful wood carvings, altars covered in gold leaf and more than 300 paintings from the "Escuela Cusqueña". Next, we will visit theKoricancha, one of the most important religious centers of the Inca empire, a sanctuary dedicated to the sun and other important deities, then we will visit the temple of < strong>Sacsayhuaman, impressive construction made with huge carved stones and fitted with incredible precision. Afterwards we will go to Q’enqo, place of sacrifices and temple dedicated to mother earth, we will continue with Pucapucara, a construction that was as a checkpoint or customs post, military post and place of rest. We will finish our excursion in Tambomachay, used as a center of worship and worship of water.

Day 3

Excursion to the Sacred Valley of the Incas

All day:

We will begin our excursion by visiting the center, a center for the exhibition of fabrics, then we will head to theArchaeological Park of Pisac, where we will be able to appreciate the system of terraces. The multifunctional areas of the Inca era, the great Inca cemetery of Tankanamarca and other impressive areas of this complex; 

As a next point, we will visit the colonial town of Pisac, where we will be able to appreciate its great craft fair; We will continue the trip to the town of Urubamba where we will enjoy a Buffet lunch.

Later we will go to the town of Ollantaytambo, where the event will take place. the visit to the archaeological park, a military, agricultural, religious and administrative center of this section of the Sacred Valley of the Incas; This archaeological site comprises a series of overlapping terraces, showing the impressive and large blocks of finely carved stone located on the upper terrace.

Day 4

Excursion to Machupicchu

Morning: Transfer from Cusco to Ollantaytambo and travel by train to Machupicchu.

Morning or Afternoon: Guided visit to the Archaeological Park of Machupicchu.

We will begin the excursion with the ascent by tourist bus from Machupicchu Pueblo to the Sanctuary in a trip that lasts approximately 20 minutes.

Entering the Park we will visit the most important places such as: the Inti Watana, Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Three Windows, Temple of the Condor, the guided tour lasts approximately 2 hours, one Once the visit is over, we will board the buses that will take us back to the town of Machupicchu.

Afternoon or Night: Return to Ollantaytambo and transfer to Cusco.

Day 5

Excursion to the mountain of 7 colors

All day:

We will start our tour very early and we will head south of the city of Cusco, we will pass through the town of Cusipata, places where we will have breakfast and then continue with the ascent by vehicle for one more hour, until The Phulawasipata viewpoint, starting point of the ascent walk to the Vinicunca mountain called Mountain of Seven Colors, during this journey we will have the opportunity to see the different varieties of South American camelids.

The rainbow mountain also known as the mountain of 7 colors or Vinicunca mountain, is a magical place, now it has become a natural wonder comparable to the rainbow mountain from china, there We will have time to take pictures of this enigmatic place. Afterwards, we will continue with our trek down to the starting point of the trek, then by car to the town of Cusipata to have lunch and finally we will return to Cusco.

Day 6

Excursion to the South Valley

In the morning:

We will go to the south of the city of Cusco, we will border the Huacarpay lagoon, one of the main ecological reserves of the region. Our first stop will be the archeological park of Tipón, the water sanctuary where you can observe the Inca hydraulic engineering at its maximum expression

The trip continues visiting the Pre-Inca archaeological complex of Pikillacta, a city built by the Wari culture, approximately 400 years before the founding of the Inca empire< /p>

The tour ends with a visit to the Church of Andahuaylillas, called the "Sistine Chapel" America, dating from the 16th century, here. We will observe its beautiful murals, its canvases, altars carved with gold leaf and religious images, maximum expressions of the so-called "Cusco baroque".

Day 7

Excursion to the Humantay lagoon

The tour will begin with the transfer to the town of Mollepata located in the Apurimac river canyon, one of the deepest canyons in the world. Afterwards we will continue our trip to Soraypampa, where we will begin our walk of approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes towards the Humantay lagoon located at 4200m or 13779 feet, after appreciating such a wonderful place and we will return to our vehicle and later to the city of Cusco.

Day 8

Excursion to the salt mines of Maras and Moray

In the morning:

We will go on a trip of approximately one hour towards the Salineras de Maras where we will observe ancient methods of salt extraction, then we will head to the archaeological complex of Moray, an archeological site located in Moray. Unique in the Cusco region, made up of huge terraces that overlap concentrically, taking the form of a gigantic amphitheater, due to its climatic conditions and other characteristics, it is considered an important center of domestication. n, agricultural acclimatization.

Day 9

Transfer from Accommodation to Airport

Our driver will pick you up. in his accommodation to drive him to the airport. It is very important that you tell us the number of your flight and airline, so that the service is scheduled with due anticipation.