Essential Cusco Tour Package
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Essential Cusco Tour Package
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19 Dec
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20 Dec
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21 Dec
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Highlights
Cusco, the navel of the world, is a jewel of the Inca`s architecture with a lot of history and mysteries about the lifestyle and traditions of the Inca Empire.
This one-week tour package to Cusco will take you to discover the most representative archeological sites such as Sacsayhuamán, Koricancha, Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo and the wonderful Sistine Chapel of America located in Andahuaylillas.
Explore all the most emblematic places and get to know the Lost City of the Incas.
Itinerary
Arrival in Cusco
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeArrival in Cusco and transfer, from the airport or bus station, to the hotel located in the city center. Rest of the day at leisure.- AccommodationsOvernight at Cusco in 3, 4 or 5-star accommodation (depending on your choice)
City Tour Cusco and 4 nearby ruins
Qorikancha
40 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedWe will pick you up from the hotel and start the city tour visiting the Temple of the Sun, known as Koricancha. This symbolic place has a clear example of the fusion between Incan and Hispanic cultures and its base was used to build Santo Domingo’s Church and Convent.Cusco Cathedral
40 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedThen, we are going to visit the Cusco Cathedral located in Plaza de Armas, to appreciate beautiful religious paintings of the Art School of Cusco.Sacsayhuaman
40 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedThe Cusco City Tour continues in the archaeological site of Sacsayhuaman, an amazing complex with huge carved stones which fit each other in a perfect way. It is said that it was built by more than 20 thousand men and took over 70 years to finish it.Q'enqo
30 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedThen we will visit the religious temple of Qenqo, place where the Incas worshiped their Gods like the Sun, the Moon and the Earth. You will have an incredible experience exploring through its underground galleries and admire a semicircular amphitheater.Puka Pukara
30 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedWe will continue this fantastic tour in the military compound of Puca Pucara, which means “Red Fortress” for its reddish infrastructure.Tambomachay
30 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedThen, we will go the water’s worship center of Tambomachay, with aqueducts and waterfalls provided from nearby springs. At the end, we will drop you off at El Regocijo Square.- AccommodationsOvernight at Cusco in 3, 4 or 5-star accommodation (depending on your choice)
Chinchero, Maras salt mines and Moray ruins
Chinchero District
1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeEarly in the morning, we will pick you up from the hotel to start this fascinating tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Our first stop will be at the town of Chinchero, located 17 miles from Cusco city. Here, we will visit a local workshop to appreciate the ancestral techniques to create amazing textiles.Salt Mine of Maras
40 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedThen, we will visit the salt mines of Maras located on an open hill in Urubamba’s valley. This place has an impressive process created by Incas, where a subterranean stream evaporates salty water and it emerges at a spring. The flow is then directed into an intricate system of tiny channels constructed so that the water runs gradually down onto the several hundred ancient terraced ponds. The water, which is exposed to the sun, leaves salt on the land.Moray
40 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedAfter visiting the salt mines near Maras, head to the Moray ruins, which are made up of three coliseums thought to have been used by the Incas as a sort of open air crop laboratory. The coliseums consist of several enormous terraced circular depressions, the largest of which is about 30 meters (98 feet) deep. Admire these terraces which are arranged in concentric circles and are reminiscent of an ancient Greek theater. The Sacred Valley of the Incas has extensive fertile lands perfect for cultivation, as well as impressive archaeological sites. This place will show us the lifestyle of the Inca Empire and its advanced construction techniques. After the tour, we will drop you off at El Regocijo Square.- AccommodationsOvernight at Cusco in 3, 4 or 5-star accommodation (depending on your choice)
Pisac Market, Ollantaytambo Ruins and Train Expedition to Machu Picchu
Pisac Market
45 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedBreakfast at the hotel. We will pick you up from the hotel in Cusco to start a 30 Km. journey until the town of Pisac. This fantastic place has an amazing colorful market and archaeological temples of stone, with incredible views to the valley and the magnificent Inca platforms.Restaurante Tunupa
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeThen, we will continue until Urubamba to enjoy a delicious buffet lunch and, later, we will reach the village of Ollantaytambo.Archaeological Park Ollantaytambo
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedThe Fortress of Ollantaytambo was the headquarter of Inca’s army, as well as a religious and agricultural place. It has stunning views to the Sacred Valley of the Incas and more than a hundred platforms with an advanced irrigation canal system for that time.Aguas Calientes
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeLater, you will be taken to the train station in Ollantaytambo to take the Train Expedition to Aguas Calientes. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Short briefing with the guide before the tour to the citadel.- AccommodationsOvernight at Aguas Calientes in 3, 4 or 5-star accommodation (depending on your choice)Food And DrinksLunch
Machu Picchu
Santuario Historico de Machu Picchu
3 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedBreakfast at the hotel. You will board the bus to go up the winding road to Machu Picchu, amid a spectacular view of the Urubamba River and its canyon. The Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu, will astonish us with its terraces, ceremonial shrines, steps and urban areas. Energy is all around us. After a guided visit, you will have time to take the bus to back to Aguas Calientes Town and have lunch (optional).Ollantaytambo
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeAt the arranged time, we will return to Cusco from Ollantaytambo train station by tourist bus.Centro Historico De Cusco
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeYou will be taken to your hotel located in the city of Cusco- AccommodationsOvernight at Cusco in 3, 4 or 5-star accommodation (depending on your choice)
South Valley: Tipón, Pikillaqta and Andahuaylillas
Tipon
40 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedBreakfast at the hotel. After picking you up at the hotel, we will go to the Cusco’s South Valley, starting the visit to the water temple of Tipón, a big area with 12 incredible terraces. Their irrigation system is even more impressive, because it’s still working and it continues to irrigate crops until today.Pikillacta
40 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedThe next stop is Pikillaqta, an important pre-Inca urban Centre, and a significant place for Huari Empire development.San Pedro Apostol de Andahuaylillas
40 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedThen, we will continue to Andahuaylillas. This traditional Andean town has an amazing chapel, well-known as “The Sisitine Chapel of America” too. After the visit, we will drop you off at El Regocijo Square.- AccommodationsOvernight at Cusco in 3, 4 or 5-star accommodation (depending on your choice)
Departure from Cusco
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeBreakfast at the hotel. Pick up at the agreed time to transfer you to the bus station or airport in the city of Cusco.
What's included
INCLUDED
Group service with Spanish/English guide
Round trip private transfers with only driver
Lunch
Train Expedition to Machu Picchu
NOT INCLUDED
Local and international flights
Entrance to Huayna Picchu
Additional information
Must Know
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Rates are not valid for holidays such as Easter, Weekends, National Holidays, Christmas and New Year.
Rates are not valid for Peruvians and residents, as well as foreigners with a stay greater than 60 days in Peru.
Yous hould bring comfortable clothes, shoes and coat, sunglasses, sunscreen, sun hat, wool hat and gloves, camera, original passport
We recommend a good acclimatation to the altitude before starting any activity
Location
Address
Av. Velasco Astete, Cusco 08006, Peru
Provider
Tangol
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