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Cusco, Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu4D/3N                      view more

Cusco, Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu4D/3N                      view more

Cusco, Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu4D/3N                      view more

Cusco, Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu4D/3N                      view more

Cusco, Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu4D/3N                      view more

Cusco, Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu4D/3N                      view more

Cusco, Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu4D/3N                      view more

 

 

4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS
ITINERARY
Day 1: Cusco / City Tour
In the morning reception in Cusco airport and transfer to the selected hotel to have a welcome coca tea to help you with the altitude on the check in time.
In the afternoon City tour excursion combined for around 4 hours include the visit to the Cathedral (main church), Qoricancha (temple of the sun), in the city and 04 surrounding ruins above from the city (Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puca pucara, Tambomachay), hotel and overnight.

Day 2: Cusco / Machu Picchu
After an early breakfast transfer from your hotel to the train station to abord the train from Poroy to Aguas Calientes where we will lead immediately to abord the bus until the monument to visit in a guided tour the archaeological site for around 3 hrs. Lesiure time to rest and lunch, (optional restaurant) later will walk around the town, Machupicchu hotel and overnight.

Day 3: Aguas Calientes / Machu Picchu
After breakfast time up to you to explore the Citadel and arrive to the Sun Gate to walk a few of the Inca trail or hike on the Wayna Picchu mountain, lunch time optional. Later afternoon meet all in the train station before the time of the train to return to Cusco and arrive to the hotel overnight.

Day 4: Cusco / Sacred Valley
After breakfast depart to the Sacred Valley tour full day, on the route we will see beautiful landscapes after 30 minute will reach the terrazes of Pisaq and the town where will appreciate the artisanal market and the ruins (optional), then will continue across the Urubamba river crossing different communities to have lunch in Urubamba town (optional). After lunch will arrive to Ollantaytambo to visit the monument In the archaeological park of ollantaytambo. By the way to return to Cusco we will stop in Chinchero to visit the town and ruins. Later way back to Cusco hotel and overnight.

DELUXE  

Day 1:  
DELUXE
Services provided
Transport: Private Van
Guide: Private expert guide from Cusco
Entrances: All the tickets
Day 2::
DELUXE
Services provided
Transport: Private Van
Train Type: Vistadome Premiun.
Guide: Private service guide from Cusco
Lunch: Sanctuary Lodge Restaurant
Day 3:
DELUXE
Services provided
Transport: Private Van
Train Type: Vistadome Premiun.
Day 4:
DELUXE
Services Provided
Transport: Private Van
Guide: Private expert guide from Cusco
Lunch: Tunupa Restaurant
Entrances: All the tickets
 

SUPERIOR

Day 1: SERVICES
SUPERIOR
Services provided
Transport: Private Car
Guide: Private expert guide from Cusco
Entrances: All the tickets

Day 2: SERVICES:
SUPERIOR
Services provided
Transport: Private car.
Train Type: Vistadome Premiun.
Guide: Private local guide.
Lunch: Toto´s house restaurant

Day 3: SERVICES:
SUPERIOR
Services provided
Transport: Private car.
Train Type: Vistadome Premiun.

Day 4: SERVICES:
SUPERIOR
Services provided
Transport: Private Van
Guide: Private expert guide from Cusco
Lunch: Alhambra Restaurant
Entrances: All the tickets
Referential Tour Code: AV – VSS1 D1

ECONOMIC
Day 1: SERVICES
ECONOMIC
Services provided
Transport: Shared Bus
Guide: Shared expert guide from Cusco
Entrances: All the tickets
Day 2: SERVICES:
 

ECONOMIC
Services provided
Transport: Private car.
Train Type: Backpacker Cerrojo.
Guide: Grupal local guide.
Lunch: Tupana Wasi restaurant

Day 3: SERVICES:
ECONOMIC
Services provided
Transport: Private car.
Train Type: Backpacker Cerrojo.

Day 4: SERVICES:
ECONOMIC
Services provided
Transport: Shared Bus
Guide: Shared expert guide from Cusco
Lunch: Maizal Restaurant
Entrances: All the tickets


 

IMPORTANT ATRACTIONS OF THE PACKAGES:
Cathedral of Cusco:
Located next to the Main Square of Cusco, contains a valuable paints of the Cusquenian Style and others anonymous artist.

The actual cathedral was built between the years 1560 and 1664. This was built with materials such as red granite which were brought from the walls of Sacsayhuaman.

In the built of the Cathedral was necessary to use several architects so we can see several styles like Renaissance, Baroque and in the interior Plateresque.

Qoricancha:
Temple of the Sun, one of the most important sites of the Inca period. Dedicated to the worship at Sun, the major deities of the Incas.

Qoricancha was built by Inca Pachacutec in 1438, finely crafted. The tradition say that the walls of this temple were completely covered with layers of Gold

In the 1540s it is built the church of Santo Domingo on the basis of this important archaeological site. The union of these different cultures gives at this other cultural value.

Sacsayhuaman:
One of the most emblematic archaeological complex of Cusco that was built with solid rock in the Incas Period at 2 km at north of Cusco.

Sacsayhuman considered as a military and administrative center was built according archaeologist in 50 years by 20,000 men. Possibly Tupac Inca Yupanqui was the Inca that gave the order for the star of the construction.

The Inti Raymi which is the most important festival in the Andean World still is celebrated into the Sacsayhuaman park.

With blocks of rock with 9 meters tall and weighing 350 tons is one of the biggest attractions in Peru.

Main Square:
Main square of Cusco since Incas Period.
According to some researchers the name in Quechua (Native language) is Huacaypata but still be in controversy.
Around the Main Square variety of touristic business are implanted that offer his services to the visitors.

Pisac Market:
One of the main handicraft markets in the Sacred Valley, where customs are mixed with the art to obtain authentic and cultural value. The Pisac market is a place where local artisans and residents of nearby villages meet to offers to visitors theirs originals products.


Ollantaytambo:
Monumental work of the Inca Empire, located 80 km northeast of Cusco, at an altitude of 2792 meters.

Ollantaytambo was built in the Inca Imperial period between the government of Pachacutec Inca and Wayna Capac Inca. Approximately 200 to 150 years before the arrival of the conquistadors.

The architectural style makes known that Ollantaytambo was a power centre of military and administration where the agriculture supports the economy and religion has an important rol.

Chinchero:
Inca Construction Located at 30 km northwest of the city of Cusco at an altitude of 3762meters that during the idolatry extirpation period was destroyed leaving only traces of its existence today.

One of the attractions is the Church founded in 1572 by the Viceroy Toledo under the name of Nuestra Señora de Montserrat. Paint that represent at revolutionary Tupac Amaru are lies inside the walls of the Church.

The traditional market given appointments on Sundays, native and typical product of the region are exchanged between the settlers by the barter and offered to the visitor like souvenirs or decorations products.

Sanctuary of Machu Picchu:
The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is located northeast of the city of Cusco at 120km, Inside the Valley of the Urubamba which was rediscovered by American archaeologist Hiram Bingham in 1911.

According to different Archaeologist Machu Picchu was built by the order of Pachacutec Inca in the fifteen century. This was the residents of Priest, Nobles and Aqllas (women dedicated to the worship of the sun).

Machu Picchu is divided in three areas: two areas populated and one of agriculture. It was built on the mountain surrounded by the Urubamba River and Mountain.

Technological development made in its constructions and peaceful environment make this an important attraction.

Temple of the Sun:
With a semicircular shape and Built in rock solid was used in solstice’s ceremonies in the month of June.

In the Inca’s Time only Priest and the Inca can use these enclosures because these important temples keep close and protected, the celebrations of the people used to perform their ceremonies in open spaces.

According to some scientific, the two windows contained in the temple of the Sun are the Sun observatory most important in Machu Picchu.

Some structures has similar features that the enclosures in the temple of Qoricancha in Cusco.

Inti Huatana:
The name translates Inti huatana traduced mean where “hitching Post of the Sun”. This monolith has been shown to be a precise indicator of the date of two equinoxes and other significant celestial period.

The Incas had lots of special stones with special purposes, but unfortunately almost all have been lost in conflicts with the invading Spaniards. The Machu Picchu Inti Huatana is one of the very few that has survived.

The temple of the Three Windows:
Located near the hill where the Sacred Plaza lies. This is an interesting building with 3 trapezoidal windows; It is 11 meters long and 8 meters wide.

This temple built with rectangular stone possible was not finished, like other enclosures in Machu Picchu.

Main Temple:
It can be found north of the Sacred Plaza, close to the Three-Windowed Temple (Temple With Three Windows).

The Temple of the Tree Windows is a Wayrana-type temple (or Huayrana), this means that is has only 3 walls, built with rectangular stones. In the temple, there are 7 trapeze-shaped niches on the central wall and 5 on each side of the wall.

Tomb Real:
It is a cave finely decorated and fitted. The function of this burial chamber was to worship to the great nobles mummies. The Mother earth is represented in the door of this enclosure.

Huayna Picchu:
Huayna Picchu is the high peak behind Machu Picchu, is about 400 m higher than the rest of the city.
Most images of Machu Picchu are taken by visitors from the high parts of the Agricultural Sector and from the high hilltops within the Urban Sector.
The number of visitors to Huayna Picchu is limited to 400 per day.

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ABOUT THE PACKAGES 4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS:

The Region of Cusco considerate the most important touristic center of the Country of Peru offers to the visitors a variety of activities to do and Know more about the Andean World.

Cusco, capital of the Inca Empire contains inside of his territory diversity and abrupt changes in landscape and ecosystems which are mainly associated with the Cordillera de los Andes.

Impressive Monuments like Machu Picchu, Sacsayhuaman, Ollantaytambo and Qoricancha are among others the most representative’s citadels of the ancients Peru.

The diversity between culture and Nature make of Cusco one of the most important touristic destines.

Location:
Cusco is located in the Central and Eastern zone of Peru, between the Andean Region and Amazon Plain at latitude 13o30’15’’ south and longitude 71005’33’’ west.

Pisac is located inside the Calca Province to the northeast of Cusco. Latitude 13o25’21 south and Longitude 71o 50’48’’ west.

Urubamba is located inside the Province of the Same name. Latitude 14o2’30 south and longitude 68o57’0’’ west.

Ollantaytambo is located inside the Province of Urubamba. Latitude 13o15’17 south and 72o15’48 west.

Chinchero is located inside the Province of Urubamba. Latitude 13o23’45 south and longitude 72o03’17’’ west.


Machu Picchu is located in Urubamba Province.
The historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu is latitude 13 ° 9 '47 "south and longitude 72 ° 32' 44" west.

Altitude:
We have the following altitudes.

Machu Picchu 2438 meters.
Cusco City 3399 meters
Sacsayhuaman 3700 meters
Pisac 2715 meters.
Urubamba 2870 meters.
Ollantaytambo 2800 meters.
Chinchero 3762 meters.

Temperature:
Temperature of Cusco is 20oC
Temperature of Pisac is 16oC.
Temperature of Urubamba is 14.5oC.
Temperature of Ollantaytambo is 16oC.
Temperature of Chinchero is 12oC.
Temperature of Machu Picchu 24oC.

Climate:
Varies depending on the altitude of the geographical area.
2000 meters down (lower parts) - warm climates.
In inter Flats-temperate climates.
At intermediate floors - temperate climates.
To over 3700 meters (uplands)-Cold temperatures.

From April to October dry season and a rainy season from November to March.

Distances of Destinations:
Drawing of the Cusco city, the distance would be.

Machu Picchu 120 km.
Sacsayhuaman 2 km.
Ollantaytambo 80 km.
Chinchero 30 km.

Access Routes:

CUSCO:
Terrestrial.
Lima - Cusco 1650 km 26 hours in route (by Arequipa.
Lima - Cusco 1131 km. Approx. 20 hours of travel (by Nasca - Puquio - Abancay)
Puno - Cusco to 389 km 07 hours in route.
Railway.
Regular Service: Puno - Cusco to 384 km. Approx. 10 hours of travel -
Air.
Regular Service: Lima - Cusco 1:15 hs
Regular Service: Arequipa - Cusco 2:15 hours
Regular Service: La Paz - Cusco approx 2:00 hours.

SACRED VALLEY:
Terrestrial.
Cusco - Pisac to 32 km
Cusco – Urubamba to 72 km

MACHU PICCHU:
Terrestrial.
Cusco - Pisac to 32 km
Cusco - Urubamba to 72 km
Inca Trail 42 km
Railway.
Regular Service: Ollantaytambo – Machu Picchu
Regular Service: Poroy – Machu Picchu

Restaurants:
One of the great strengths available to the department of Cusco is an exquisite, traditional and international cuisine, which is presented to the public in various restaurants.

Hotels:
The tourism market has led to the Region of Cusco is one of tourist destinations with a wide range of options for accommodations. Within this range of options as we can find luxury hotels are 5 stars and 4 stars, 3 stars hotels are not far behind in terms of comfort and safety. And cheap accommodation such as hostels. These hotels are framed in a national ranking.
 

       

 

CUSCO MACHU PICCHU CLASSICS

Machu picchu 1 day Tour

Machu Picchu, 2 days Tours

Classic Sacred Valley tour 1 day

Cusco City Tour half day

South Valley tour 1 day

SPECIALS

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CUSCO PACKAGES

Cusco City & Sacred Valley tour 2 days

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Cusco,Machu Picchu&Sacred Valley 4 days

INCA TRAIL

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Classic Inca Trail 4 days

Inca Trail Short Version 2 days

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