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6 Days 5 Nights Tour Cusco To Machu Picchu
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Duration
6 days and 5 nights
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48 hours before the trip
Idioma
Spanish / English
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1 passenger
6 Days 5 Nights Tour Cusco To Machu Picchu
Here an unparalleled adventure destination is Cusco, which guards the route of Apu Salkantay, an attraction that moves with the beauty of the landscape and keeps years of history in archaeological zones.
Departure place
- The city tour, meeting in the center of the square and other visits I pick up from your hotel.
Itinerary
Day 1
CITY TOUR
- The city tour lasts approximately 4 hours, as the first visit you will have:
- QORICANCHA: also called Temple of the Sun, it was a place that in the past served as the seat for the ceremonies and studies of Astronomy and mathematics of the Inca people. Tour that includes architecture, history and art, where you can see a little more about the interesting Inca culture that was so rich and coarse.
- SACSAYHUAMAN : the ruins of the Sacsayhuaman fortress have Inca walls that some stones weigh more than 100 tons. The most important measures are 7 meters high and weigh 128 tons. The ancient city of Qosq'o had the shape of a puma, whose head was Sacsayhuaman.
- Q'ENQO : Kenqo was possibly used by the Incas as a center of worship, the passages that resemble a labyrinth have on their flanks several channels in the form of "Amarus" (snakes) where the blood of animal sacrifices ran, which they were generally the most beautiful and unique, perhaps that was the reason why black animals were the chosen ones.
- PUCA PUCARA : Pukapukara is a Quechua word that means "red fortress" because the sunset changes the color of the rocks to red. Traditional information indicates that, when the Inca was about to visit the Baths of Tambomachay, the formidable group of soldiers, dancers and others stayed in Pukapukara, which was barracks and tambo (resting place).
- TAMBOMACHAY : Tradition knows this monument as "The Bath of the Ñusta" due to the existence of two aqueducts that carry crystal clear water all year round. It is an unmissable destination, where the Inca and his entourage came to relax, not far from the city of Cusco.
Day 2
TOUR TO MARAS MORAY / SALINERAS
- The day begins with the pick up from your respective hotel at the indicated time. At approximately 09:00 a.m. we will go to:
- PEOPLE OF MARAS: Maras was occupied when the citizens of Cusco withdrew from the Inca palaces in Cusco and had to migrate to other small towns, such as now Maras and San Sebastián.
- This populated center was the obligatory passage for the muleteers and their mule trains that transported tropical products and especially coca leaves from the high jungle of Cusco to meet the needs of the city of Cusco and the country.
- Where we will observe the temple, an outstanding colonial church made of adobe with typical religious architecture where you can find Cuzco paintings that represent the Last Supper, Jesus and the apostles. It also shows beautiful houses with shields of Indian nobles, a reflection of a time of prosperity during the colony.
- And as a first visit we will have:
- MORAY: Terraces or agricultural platforms built in depressions or gigantic natural holes. These terraces are concentrically superimposed, taking the shape of a gigantic amphitheater. The largest hole has a depth of 150 m and the average height of the platforms is 1.80 m.
- According to historians, these constructions constituted an important agricultural laboratory of the Inca empire. Since its platforms are built with their respective irrigation channels and each of them constitute a microclimate. What is striking is the great difference in average annual temperature between the top and bottom of the depressions, a difference that can reach up to 15 ° C.
- SALINERAS : It is an impressive salt mining complex, which had already been exploited since the Inca Empire as a means of economic and value exchange. From Maras you can go to visit the salt mines by a bridle path, where it is common to find mules that carry the sacks of salt extracted from the natural salt mines.
- Finally we will be in Cusco at approximately 3:00 p.m.
Day 3
SOUTH VALLEY TOUR
- We will pick you up from your hotel at 08:30 am. Then we will take our tourist mobility to travel to the south of Cusco. After about 30 minutes of travel we arrive at our first point Tipón. Today it is famous for its irrigation system that is still serving agriculture. Furthermore, it has a large impressive growing space containing 12 terraces.
- Continuing we will continue the trip to Pikillaqta. Today famous for being the first urban center corresponding to the time of development of the Wari empire. Also famous Currently it has more than a thousand constructions between squares, Pikillaqta Cusco colcas (food deposits), courts or houses, temples, long and narrow streets with buildings that were up to 4 stories high.
- Andahuaylillas: Typical Andean town from the time of the colony of singular origin and architecture. In Andahuaylillas, its Catholic temple from the colonial era stands out with a beautiful decoration and mural painting from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries known as the Sistine Chapel of Cusco. We will be returning to the city of Cusco at approximately 3:30 p.m.
Day 4
SACRED VALLEY CONNECTION WITH MACHUPICCHU
- The day begins with the pick up of your respective hotel at the indicated time. Approximately the tour starts at 09:00 am and as the first view of the sacred valley will be Corao and as first visit will be:
- PISAQ : The National Archaeological Park of Pisaq is made up of groups of archaeological remains, including terraces, aqueducts, roads associated with walls and portals, canalized water channels, cemeteries, bridges, etc.
- PISAQ MARKET : Picturesque village with cobblestone streets full of adobe houses and local inhabitants dressed in traditional costumes, at whose altitude lies the Inca vestiges of the archaeological site of Pisaq.
- Continuing our tour, we will pass through several small towns on the way to Urubamba at noon we will make a stop for lunch a delicious lunch buffet.
- After lunch we will continue with our visit.
- OLLANTAYTAMBO : Built on the original Inca foundations, the city is one of the best examples of Inca urban planning. It is located at the foot of the Inca Fortress of Ollantaytambo, one of the largest and best preserved Inca buildings, considered the only Inca fortress that resisted the Spanish attack.
- Ollantaytambo is also known, for an Inca plot drama entitled "Ollantay", whose protagonist was General Ollanta; In this literary work the actions take place in this place.
- Upon our return to the city of Cusco as our last visit will be:
- Finally we will go to the Ollantaytambo station, 30 minutes before your train ticket schedule to then board and in about 1 hour and 40 minutes to reach Machu Picchu town (Aguas Calientes), where there will be a staff waiting for you who will take you To your respective hotel and already well-off, the guide will come to give the indications of the next day.
Day 5
MACCHU PICCHU
- At the time indicated the previous night by the guide, then we will climb zigzag to the citadel of Machu Picchu that will last approximately 40 minutes by bus. We will continue with the guided tour that will last approximately 3 hours, during the tour you will visit the most important enclosures: the main square, the circular tower, the sacred solar clock, the royal rooms, the temple of the three windows and the cemeteries. The historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu is known as "THE LOST CITY OF THE INCAS". At the end of the tour of the citadel you can optionally trek to the Huaynapicchu mountain where you will take 2 hours of walking and you will be able to observe and enjoy the landscape (the visit is without a guide).
- Then we will go down by bus to Aguas Calientes and in the afternoon we will take the train back to Ollantaytambo, where our staff will be waiting for you at the Ollantaytambo station, to transport it by bus to the city of Cusco.
- The end of your transportation will be in the Plaza San Francisco.
Day 6
MOVE FROM THE HOTEL TO AIRPORT
- Two hours before your flight schedule will be your respective transfer to the airport from your hotel
Include
- Transfer from the airport to the hotel (vice versa)
- City tour
- Tour Southern Valley
- Tour Maras Moray and Mines salt
- Tour Sacred Valley of the Incas
- Transfer from Cusco - Ollantaytambo (vice versa)
- Bus Consettur of Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu (vice versa)
- Entrance to Machu Picchu
- oficial tour guide in Machu Picchu
- Hotel
Not included
- General tourist ticket
National Tourist 70.00 soles per person
Foreign Tourist 130.00 soles per person - Entrance to Qoricancha (15.00 soles per person)
- Entrance to Mines Salt (10.00 soles per person)
- Entrance to Andahuylillas Temple (15.00 soles per person)
- Train Ticket to Machu Picchu
- Buffet lunch in sacred valley
Activities
- Natural areas visits (incluida)
- Archaeological visits (incluida)
- Guided visits (incluida)
Notes
- The end of all our visits will be two blocks from the main square
(Not at the hotel)
Accommodation
hotel-2-estrellas
Killaly inn, Mallmanya Inn- Room with private bathroom, cable TV, Wifi, Continental Breakfast, Hot shower
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations 3 days before the date of the trip: 50% of refundSimilar tours
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