Machupicchu Adventurer 6D/5N

Day 1: ARRIVAL TO CUSCO / CITY TOUR AND SURROUNDING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES

Arrival to the city of Cusco, reception at the Velasco Astete International Airport and transfer to the hotel.

13:00 hrs, start of the city tour. Our tour begins with a visit to the Temple of QORICANCHA, and then we will board our vehicle to go to the archaeological centers as SAQSAYWAMAN which has a strategic location from where you can have a panoramic view of Cusco, this is very famous for the huge polished and molded stones. Then we will go to a mystical temple of the Incas known as QENQO where in Inca times religious sacrifices were made. Then, we will visit the control and military center of the Incas called PUKA PUKARA, finally we will visit the Temple of TAMBOMACHAY where the water fountains stand out.  Return to the hotel around 18:30 hrs. Overnight in Cusco.

Day 2: SUPER VALLEY SACRED

It is a combined tour for people who do not have much time, but would like to make in one day the tour of the SACRED VALLEY + CHINCHERO, MARAS AND MORAY – SALINERAS.

This tour starts at 06:30 am, we will go to the town of CHINCHERO to visit the church and the archaeological site of the place, we will also have the opportunity to enter a textile production center where they still use ancient techniques of weaving and dyeing of wool. Afterwards, we will go to the archaeological site of MORAY famous for its circular terraces, then we will visit the SALINERAS de Maras which are about 5000 small pits that are still exploited for human consumption.

Then, we will go to the city of Urubamba where you will enjoy a delicious buffet lunch. After lunch you will go to the town of OLLANTAYTAMBO to visit its archaeological site. Finally you will travel to the town of PISAQ to visit the archaeological remain of Pisaq, where the agricultural

terraces in the mountains stand out. We will return to Cusco around 07:00 pm. Overnight in Cusco.

Day 3: MACHUPICCHU

Full day excursion to Machupicchu. At approximately 04:30 am you will be picked up from your hotel to be transferred to the Ollantaytambo train station, where you will board the 07:45 am train. Then you will travel by train for 1 ½ hours to the town of Aguas Calientes, where you will be assisted by our agency staff and then board the bus that will take you to the Inca citadel of Machupicchu (25 minutes ride). We will visit the Inca citadel for about 2 hours, during which time our guide will show you the sacred square, the temple of the three windows, the Intihuatana, the temple of the Sun, the house of the Priests, the Inca baths, etc.

The work of our guide ends when you have completed the tour of the circuit inside the Inca citadel, then you will have the afternoon free so you can have lunch on your own until the departure time of the train.

To return to Cusco, it is necessary to be half an hour before the departure of the train, according to the schedule assigned on the ticket. Then you will board the train that will return to the town of Ollantaytambo, once there you will be picked up by our staff and then boarded on our bus that will take you back to the city of Cusco. Overnight in Cusco.

Day 4: HUMANTAY LAKE

Our tour starts at 04:30 am. First we will pick you up at your hotel, then we will start our journey on a paved road until we reach the town of Mollepata where you will have breakfast. After breakfast we will continue our journey through a dirt road until we reach the town of Soraypampa, from this point we will start walking for an hour and a half until we reach the Humantay Lagoon. At this point we will have enough time to enjoy the scenery and take pictures. The degree of difficulty of this tour is MEDIUM, which tour requires an acceptable physical condition.

After the visit to Humantay we will descend to Soraypampa to take our vehicle that will take us to the town of Mollepata where we will have lunch for the day. Then we will continue with our return trip to Cusco city, we will arrive around 06:00 pm. Overnight in Cusco.

Day 5: 7 COLOR MOUNTAIN VINICUNCA

At 04:30 a.m. we will pick you up at your hotel, and then we will start our trip following a paved road towards the town of Cusipata. Then, we will enter by a dirt road until we reach the town of Paucarpata, where we will enjoy our breakfast. After breakfast we will continue our journey to Qomer Qocha, there you will have enough time to get ready, also our tour guide will give you recommendations before the walk. The walking tour has an average duration of 1 hour with a MEDIUM degree of difficulty whose route requires an acceptable physical condition.

Arriving at the mountain you will have an ideal time to take good photos; then return to Qomer Qocha, there we will board our vehicle that will take us to the restaurant to have lunch for the day, and after a short rest we will return to the city of Cusco, this tour ends at 05:30 p.m. approximately. Overnight in Cusco.

Day 6: CUSCO / DEPARTURE

Breakfast at the hotel, and at the coordinated time transfer to Cusco airport.