9-day tour in Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machupicchu by train, Vinicunca Mountain Rainbow, Maras Moray Salineras Tour, Humantay Lagoon and Mirador de Condores Chonta

Our Rates per Person

Itinerary

First day:

• Reception and transfer from Cusco airport to the hotel (in the morning).
• City tour in Cusco: The Cathedral, Koricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay (13:30 a.m. – 18:30 p.m.).
• Accommodation in the selected hotel in Cusco.

Second day:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Tour to Sacred Valley of the Incas: Artisan Market of Pisac, archaeological center of Pisac, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero (8:00 a.m. – 18:00 p.m.)
• Accommodation in the selected hotel in Cusco.

Third day:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Trekking to Rainbow Mountain or Seven Colors (4:30 a.m. – 19:00 p.m.)
• Accommodation in the selected hotel in Cusco.

Fourth day:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Transfer from the hotel to Ollantaytambo station. (9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.)
• Free afternoon.
• Accommodation in the selected hotel in Cusco.

Fifth day:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Transfer from the hotel to Ollantaytambo station. (9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.)
• Inca Rail Train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes (11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.)
• Transfer from the Aguas Calientes station to the Hotel
• Accommodation at the selected hotel in Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu

Sixth day:

• Breakfast at the hostel.
• 5:30 am. Ride by bus to Machu Picchu
• 6:00 am. View of the sunrise in Machu Picchu.
• Guided tour in Machu Picchu (approximately 3 hours).
• Hike to Huaynapicchu (3 hours, without guide) (optional)
• Bus return to Aguas Calientes.
• Return by train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo (From 19:00 hrs – 20:40 hrs)
• Transfer from the train station to your hotel in Cusco.
• Accommodation in the selected hotel in Cusco.

Seventh day:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Trekking to Humantay Lagoon (05:00 hrs – 19:00 hrs)
• Accommodation in selected hotel in Cusco

Eighth day:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Tour to Quillarumiyoc, Tarawasi, Chonta Condor Viewpoint (8:00 a.m. – 19 :00 p.m.)
• Accommodation in the selected hotel in Cusco

Ninth day:

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Move from the hotel to airport

End of Services

Tour includes

• All transfers to the hotel, airport, terminal, stations and attractions.
• Tour to Machu Picchu by Train, Trekking to Vinicunca or Arcoiris Mountain and Lagoon de Humantay, Cusco and Sacred Valley, Maras Moray Salineras and Mirador de Condores Chonta.
• All transportation for Tours.
• Professional tour guide in English or Spanish.
• Revenues to the tourist attractions to visit: Machu Picchu, Rainbow Mountain, Cusco City and Sacred Valley, Maras Moray and Salineras, Humantay Lagoon and Mirador de Condores Chonta
• Transfer in all offices.
• Transportation hotel from Cusco to train station in Ollantaytambo and Viceversa.
• Train ticket to Machu Picchu and return
• Bus ticket up and down Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu and Viceversa
• 07 nights in hotel in Cusco.
• 01 night in Aguas Calientes Machu Picchu.
• 07 breakfasts.
• 01 lunch in the Sacred Valley.
• 02 meals during the trekking to Vinicunca or Mountain Seven Colors (01 breakfast and 01 lunch).
• 02 meals during the trekking to the lagoon of humantay (01 breakfast and 01 lunch).
• 01 meal on the Tour and trekking to the viewpoint of Chonta Condors (01 lunch).

Not Included

• Services not described in the program.

Tour Description

First day: City tour in Cusco.

Upon your arrival to our city of Cusco a representative of ours will be waiting for you, with a sign displaying your name, to transport you to the hotel of your choice. You will have free time to rest, adapt to the altitude and have a meal. Between 13pm and 13:30 pm we will be passing by your hotel to start the tour, we will visit: The Cathedral, colonial religious monument of extraordinary artistic value, the Qorikancha or Temple of the Sun, where you can appreciate the very fine work which the Incas performed on the stone. Continuing with the tour we will go to Sacsayhuamán, a fortress with a strategic location, offering an unrivaled view of the city, where the Inti Raymi or “Fiesta del Sol” is held every June 24, after which we will visit Qenqo, Tambomachay and Puca Pucará, archaeological complexes of religious character.

Second day: Tour in the Sacred Valley of the Incas

At the indicated time we will go to the hotel to pick you up to begin the tour. Along the way we will stop at the natural viewpoint of Taray, where the guide will give you an introduction about the Sacred Valley. The first place to visit is Pisaq, one of the most important archeological centers of the area. There we explore the colorful craft market where you can shop for some handmade souvenirs. We will later continue our trip to Urubamba where we will have a buffet lunch in an exclusive restaurant. In the afternoon we will visit the Citadel of Ollantaytambo (only city that maintains the urban trajectory realized by the great Inca architects) and to finish the tour arrive at the picturesque Pueblito de Chinchero.

Third day: Trekking to Rainbow Mountain.

Very early, at 4:30 am we will pick you up from your respective hotels in the city of Cusco, then transport you in a private tourist van to Pitumarca. The journey lasts for about 3 hours passing by the skirts of the snowy Mountain, Ausangate. Upon our arrival in Pitumarca we will stop to taste a delicious breakfast and the guide will give us a short introduction of the place before, we start our trek uphill towards the seven colors. The ascent lasts for 03 hours and during the trip we will have the opportunity to see a variety South American camelids, sheep, birds, lagoons, plateaus, streams and snowcapped mountain ranges. At approximately 10:00 am we will be arriving at our main destination, The Rainbow Mountain, a unique place that geography capriciously formed as if they had been painted by hand and brush. Here we will have time to take some of the best photographs and after an hour or so, we will get to descend approximately arriving at Quesoyoni at 3.00 and after a comforting lunch we will board our transport to return to the city of Cusco arriving at the average of the 19: 00 hrs.

Fourth day: Tour to Maras, Moray and Salineras.

Between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. we will pick you up from your respective hotels to take you to the town of Maras, a picturesque community with beautiful landscapes. We will visit Moray, the center of agricultural research and Salineras, where we find a source of salt water from which salt is obtained by the evaporation process.

Fifth day: Cusco – Aguas Calientes Machu Picchu

At the indicated time we will go to the hotel to pick you up and go to Ollantaytambo station from where we will travel by train to the town of Aguas Calientes, MachuPicchu. Here you will have the day free to explore this interesting Inca town. Our guide will visit you later that evening, to coordinate the tour for the next day.

Sixth day: Tour to Machu Picchu “The lost city of the Incas” and trek to Huaynapicchu.

After breakfast at your hotel, alongside your guide we will have the wonderful opportunity to visit the mysteriously charming, Machu Picchu, which is considered one of the 7 wonders of the world. At 11am, we will hike to Huaynapicchu (the mountain from where you have a spectacular view of the Machupicchu valley) and at the appropriate time we will begin our descent to the village of Aguas Calientes to have lunch. Later in the afternoon we will board the train to Ollantaytambo where a member of our staff will be waiting for you at the train station to transfer you to your hotel.

Seventh day: Tour to Lagoon Huamantay

We will pass by your hotel to collect you between 4:30 to 5:00am to begin our travel towards the town of Mollepata, in the exuberant valley of the Apurímac River. After a well-deserved breakfast, to fill us with energy we will continue our trip to Soraypampa (3900mts). After a short rest here, we will begin our trek towards Lagoon Humantay located at 4200mt/13779 feet, after the ascent of 2 hours approximately and taking some time to appreciate such beautiful surroundings, we will return to our camp for a lunch with panoramic views of the snowy mountain peaks. Later will be transferred to Cusco.

Eighth day: Mirador de Condores Chonta

We pick you up from your hotel around at 8:00 in the morning, to begin our travel the Cusco via the Limatambo route by an asphalt road for approximately 2 hours. During this trip we will be making stops at some archeological areas such as KILARUMIYOC and TARAWASI that with the help of our professional guide, we will learn a little more about the Inca culture and the activity of the current local man. Continuing our trip to the Huayronca Bridge, where we will take an unpaved road to the community of Chonta, during this trip we will ascend until the 3400mts. We are going to stop at some other key points to take come amazing photos with the Salkantay snowshoe and the Limatambo valley. We will arrive at the village of Chonta at around 12:00 pm where we will enjoy our packed lunch while observing the snowy Salkantay.

Later we will begin our walk of approximately 1 hour and a half by an ample road to the viewpoint of the Canyon of the condor at 3350mtrs. From this point we will have the opportunity to witness the flight of the Andean Condor in its natural habitat where we shall spend some time enjoying. We will not have to wait for long to see them, since the condors usually return in the afternoon between 3:00 pm to their nests. Here you will have very good opportunity to see the condors very closely.

Later we will return walking to the village of Chonta and then in our car to the city of Cusco. Arrival time approximately at 20:00 hours.

Ninth day: Farewell

Two hours before the departure of your flight, we will pick you up from your hotel and then transport you to the airport, where we will say goodbye and end our services.