City Tour - Sacred VAlley Of The Incas Inca Trail

DAY 01: CUSCO CITY TOUR:

City tour: Your arrival must be confirmed and we will be ready to start our services to you pick you up and transfer you to your hotel. Upon arrival the best option you will have will be a light break to be prepared for the day.

The pick up for this tour will begin at 13:30 hours (variable depending on the type of service), departing on a trip to the northeast of the city in a route of approximately 11 kilometers, which will last 30 minutes by the road: Cusco – Calca until reaching our initial starting point, the archaeological site of Tambomachay (3700 m.a.s.l), which form part of the National Archaeological Park of Saqsaywaman. Later other important sites such as Puka Pukara (3580 m.a.s.l), Q’enqo (3580 m.a.s.l) will be the following stops at the height of kilometers 10 and 11 of the road in question. The visit to the heart itself (Saqsaywaman) – Main area – of the archaeological park in our tour, will be the next stop point in which the majesty of the place will detract importance to the time.

The sacred temple of Qoricancha will end with the Inca part of the historical content of the route and the colonial history of our Cusco that will continue with all fanfare in the imposing Cathedral of Cusco, point that will end our tour on a high note.

DAY 02: SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS:

The tour will start with the pick up from your respective hotel and then we’ll leave the city of Cusco, along the Cusco – Calca road. The tour will last between 6:00 am and 5:00 pm.

From Qorao town we will begin a descent that will take us to the town of P’isaq (2950 masl) first stop on our itinerary where we will visit one of the largest crafts markets in Peru, famous for its origins and rich traditions, or, in the same area, we will visit the archaeological site of the same name.

We will continue with our tour in the company of the Vilcanota, sacred river of the Incas, to arrive to the town of Urubamba (2870 masl) where the best of the Peruvian and Cusco cuisine will be a delight for our day’s lunch.

Later in Ollantaytambo (2792 masl), aqueducts, terraces, temples, streets and legends framed in one of the geographical points that harbor villages of pure Inca descent, which will be the protagonists of the last point of visit that the sacred valley offers us. Already at the end of the afternoon we will go to the train station of the town to take the service that will lead us to Aguas Calientes, where we will spend the night.

DAY 3: FIRST DAY IN THE INCA TRAIL

We must first move at a prudent time to Pisqakucho at km 82 of the railway line that leads to the district of Aguas Calientes, from the km 82 we will start the route along the left bank of the Urubamba river after crossing the bridge that gives access to this route . On the way, with the team already full of porters, cooks and guides that will accompany us along our journey, we will continue among the first fantastic landscapes that will offer us this route until arriving at Llaqtapata (2650 masl), where we will continue this time through the route of the Kusichaca river, where we will have the first lunch after the midday, then finally we will arrive to our first camp: Wuayllabamba (3000 masl).

Distance: approximately 11 km.

DAY 4: SECOND DAY IN THE INCA TRAIL

A selected diet for our activity will be present at the first breakfast which will allow us to start the day in the direction of the Warmi Wañusqa (4200 masl) the highest point of the whole path, after having crossed the area of Lulluch’a Pampa (3840 masl). The landscapes of this day dazzle us in an altitudinal transition that will take us to the zone of puna. The final destination of the day and the corresponding camp is this time in the area of Pacaymayo (3600 masl) to which we will arrive after a descent that will last in an average of one hour. We will have the lunch in our camp this day.

Distance: approximately 9 km.

DAY 5: THIRD DAY IN THE INCA TRAIL

We will leave Pacaymayo by zigzagging ancestral road that will lead us to the archeological complex of Runkhunraqay (3700 masl), after taking a slight rest in a landscape of forests and steep hills, we will continue the road that led us to this place until arriving to the second place that takes the same name at 3900 masl, a path with beautiful stone steps will take us on a direct descent to the archaeological site of Sayaqmarka (3620 masl). The final camping zone will be assigned by the appointed bodies in the area of Phuyupatamarka (3650 m.s.n.m) or Wiñay Wayna (2650 m.s.n.m).

Distance: approximately 11 km.

DAY 6: FOURTH DAY IN THE INCA TRAIL

Very early we will undertake our last route with the purpose of saluting the sun in its imposing sunrise in the area of Inti Punku, later we will descend in average of one hour until the control point of the archaeological center of Machupicchu where we will leave our luggage to make the corresponding visit to the archaeological center, thus completing one of the most famous tours that Cusco has to offer the world.

The schedule of descent to Aguas Calientes town, lunch and return to Cusco city must be previously agreed to take appropriate measures and be able to arrive without further novelty to the station of Ollantaytambo, from where we will undertake the return to the city to finalize our service.

Distance: approximately 9 km.

‘DAY 05: TRANSFER TO THE AIRPORT AND FINALIZATION OF OUR SERVICES

According to the schedule that you give us in reference to your flight, we will pick you up from your hotel to be able to transfer you to the airport in the city.

OPTIONAL:

In addition to the entrances to the archaeological complex of Machupicchu, you can make a previous reservation (3 months before) to make the following additional visits:

• Huaynapicchu.
• Machupicchu Mountain.

You must add an amount for these reservations.

IT INCLUDES:

• Transfer: airport – hotel – airport.
• Transfer service.
• 03 nights’ hotel in the city of Cusco (1 to 5 stars).
• Professional guide service.
• Entrance fees to all described touristic points.
• Transportation: all services mentioned.
• Food: lunch, the second day in Urubamba (optional)

FOR INCA TRAIL INCLUDES SPECIFICALLY:

• Transfer: Cusco – km 82; Ollantaytambo – Cusco.
• Professional tour guide
• Camping equipment, includes mattress and tents for all services.
• Entrance tickets for the Inca Trail.
• Kitchen equipment.
• Porters for the necessary equipment
• 03 breakfasts, 03 lunches, 03 dinners.
• Entrance tickets to Machupicchu.
• Bus: Machupicchu Aguas Calientes.
• Train: Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo
• First aid kit.

NOT INCLUDED:

• Any service not mentioned in the description.
• Sleeping bags

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING:

• Sunscreen
• Photographic camera
• Hat
• Sunglasses
• Water bottle
• A warm light garment
• Entrance tickets
• Rain coat garment
• Garments and complete equipment for trekking.
• Swimwear
• Walking sticks
• Hiking boots

USEFUL INFORMATION:

• For this activity is preferable a whole day of previous rest, also take care of your diet, preferably it should be light.
• The city of Cusco presents climatic changes, always carry a light warm garment and another impermeable.
• It is also necessary to take into account that because of the height, the level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation reaches levels of 16, so the use of sunscreen is very important.
• Remember to always carry your passport with you, require your visit stamp.
• Remember to check your train schedules to avoid inconvenience and properly dosage your time.
• If time allows, you should visit the hot springs of the town, and take a tour of the town, remember that this is pedestrian in its entirety.
• Take care to carry with you the necessary implements that should not exceed 5kg per person according to the current regulations.