We will welcome you at Cusco airport upon your arrival and take you to your hotel. After you have settled in, your experience will begin with a tour of the city of Cusco and the various Inca sites in the surrounding area. We will pick you up at 1:30 p.m.; the first stop on our Cusco City Tour is the Cusco Cathedral, full of history and valuable works of art. Next, we will visit Qoricancha (Temple of the Sun), a sacred site dedicated to deities, where we will admire the exquisite stonework technology created by the Cusqueños (Incas). We will then continue to the Sacsayhuaman esplanade, known for its enormous megalithic stone walls built with astonishing precision, and proceed to nearby archaeological centers such as Qenqo, Puka Pukara, and finally, Tambomachay.
We will enjoy the Sacred Valley with its archaeological centers of Pisac and Ollantaytambo, and then take the train to the town of Aguas Calientes, where we will spend the night. The following morning, we will visit Machu Picchu, one of the Seven Wonders of the World (you can see more tour options to Machu Picchu).
On day 4, we will visit Maras Moray with its agricultural experimentation center and then the Maras Salt Mines, a place where, despite the passage of time, salt is still extracted manually.
We will greet you and welcome you at Cusco airport upon your arrival, then take you to your hotel. After you have settled in, your experience will begin with a tour of the city of Cusco and the various Inca sites around the city. We will pick you up at 1:30 p.m.; the first stop on our Cusco City Tour is the Cusco Cathedral, full of history and valuable works of art. Next, we will visit Qoricancha (Temple of the Sun), a sacred site dedicated to the deities, where we will admire the exquisite stonework technology created by the Cusqueños (Incas).
Afterward, we will continue to the Sacsayhuaman esplanade, known for its enormous megalithic stone walls built with astonishing precision and perfection. We will then visit nearby archaeological centers such as Qenqo, Puka Pukara, and finally Tambomachay. We will conclude our City Tour at approximately 6:30 p.m. with the transfer back to your hotel in Cusco.
Overnight stay in Cusco.
The tour begins early with the excursion to the Sacred Valley, around 7:00 a.m., picking you up from your hotel and starting with a visit to the Pisac Archaeological Center, located about 45 minutes from Cusco. Pisac will give you an idea of the advanced knowledge achieved by the Incas in their extensive agricultural terraces, architecture, and urban planning, with its special charm for having been part of the Qhapaq Ñan (road system) that connected the Manu Biosphere Reserve (southern jungle) and served as a route to reach Qosqo (Cusco), the center or navel of the world. After visiting the Pisac archaeological site, we will explore its small town, where you can stroll through its streets to the famous artisan market, full of original and varied items such as paintings, keychains, crafts, and more. At midday, we will head to the town of Urubamba to enjoy a buffet lunch featuring delicious Peruvian cuisine.
In the afternoon, we will visit the Ollantaytambo archaeological site, which served as a strategic military, agricultural, and religious center to manage and control the Sacred Valley of the Incas. This is evident from the constructions believed to be agricultural storage facilities and military structures such as walls and watchtowers. It is here in Ollantaytambo that we will board our train in the afternoon, heading to Aguas Calientes, a charming town where we will spend the night and conclude our day.
Overnight stay in Aguas Calientes.
Early in the morning, our guide will pick you up from the hotel and take you to the bus station for a 25-minute ride to the Machu Picchu sanctuary. There, we will begin the tour on the Main Circuit (Circuit 2) and take the classic photo of the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. We will start the guided visit, where you will learn everything this Wonder represents—engineering, art, and architecture in perfect harmony with nature and wisdom. We will walk through the agricultural and urban areas, including plazas, temples, pathways, stairways, terraces, aqueducts, and more, appreciating the importance of its constructions with enormous stone blocks finely placed one on top of another. The guided tour lasts approximately 3 hours.
After exploring the Machu Picchu citadel, you will return to the town of Aguas Calientes. You will have free time for lunch (on your own) before boarding the train back to Ollantaytambo. There, we will be waiting to take you back to your hotel in Cusco.
Overnight stay in Cusco.
A favorite tour among travelers is the Maras and Moray tour, which allows you to enjoy the landscapes and experiences of these towns and their attractions. We will pick you up from your hotel at around 7:30 a.m. and take you on a one-hour journey to visit Moray, considered an Inca agricultural laboratory due to its circular terraces that were used for cultivating and producing various crops. Next, we will head to Maras (Villa San Francisco de Asís de Maras), the main salt supplier. Here, you will discover the surprising ingenuity and skill of the Incas in extracting this mineral, known as 'the white gold of the Andes.' The district of Maras was a mandatory stop for muleteers transporting tropical products, especially coca leaves, from the high jungle to Cusco.
Our tour ends at approximately 2:00 p.m. with your return to the hotel in the city of Cusco.
After having breakfast at the hotel, at the appropriate time, we will transfer you to the airport for your departure flight, thus concluding your tour: Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Maras Moray, and Maras Salt Mines 5D/4N.
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We will greet you and welcome you at Cusco airport upon your arrival, then take you to your hotel so you can settle in and rest. After you have settled in, your experience on the Machu Picchu, Cusco, and Sacred Valley tour will begin with a visit to the city of Cusco and the various Inca sites around the city. We will pick you up at 1:30 p.m., starting one of our most complete Machu Picchu tour packages.
The tour begins at Cusco Cathedral, decorated with fine wood carvings, impressive altars, and beautiful paintings created by local artists of the Cusqueña School, which hold hidden elements of indigenous thought.
Next, we will take a short walk through the streets of the historic center toward Qoricancha or Temple of the Sun. According to chronicles, to enter this site, one had to enter fasting and barefoot, as it was considered an indigenous sanctuary dedicated to the deities of the Sun God, the Moon, the Stars, the Rainbow, Thunder, and Lightning. Here, we will admire the exquisite stonework technology created by the Incas, with the highest level of stone cutting so precise that not even a sheet of paper can fit between the stones, and despite earthquakes, they remain stable to this day.
After visiting Qoricancha, we will board the transport that will take us to Sacsayhuaman, located 3 km from the city. From here, you will have panoramic views of the entire city of Cusco.
Sacsayhuaman was built with massive limestone blocks, some weighing up to 130 tons, forming three zigzagging walls. This enormous esplanade served as a ceremonial plaza where the Incas celebrated their most important festivals, including Inti Raymi (Festival of the Sun), which is still held every June 24 with thousands of attendees recreating ancient Inca ceremonies.
We will also visit Qenqo, whose name means labyrinth, located one kilometer from Sacsayhuaman. It features limestone rock formations with sculptures extending over 500 meters, accompanied by structures that historians believe were used for astronomical studies, religious rituals, and embalming or mummification. Then we will visit Puka Pukara, derived from two Quechua words: Puka (red) and Pukara (fortress), meaning “red fortress,” a strategic site for controlling and monitoring access to and from the Imperial City of Cusco, which served as a territorial border to divide regions and regulate movement.
As the last stop of this tour, we will visit Tambomachay, a resting place located 9 km from the city of Cusco, better known as the Inca baths for its water fountains, or popularly called the waters of eternal youth due to the constant flow of its waters. Finally, we will conclude our City Tour by transferring you back to your hotel in Cusco.
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After the tour, taking a stroll around Plaza de Armas and its surroundings is inevitable. You can explore the famous Peruvian cuisine in nearby restaurants, or simply relax on one of the benches at Plaza de Armas for a classic photo memory. In a warm atmosphere, you can enjoy the nightlife around the square, with many nightclubs and bars filled with tourists and locals looking to have fun.
To begin this tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, our transfer will pick you up from your hotel at approximately 7:00 a.m. We will take a one-hour drive to reach Pisac. Along the way, you will have the opportunity to admire the beauty of the Sacred Valley and understand its importance, both historically and today.
Continuing the route, we will visit the Pisac Archaeological Center located at the top of the town. Here, you will see how locals still use Inca agricultural techniques to solve the challenge of farming on steep slopes and achieve optimal productivity. Next, we will visit the colorful Pisac artisan market, where you can find a wide variety of handcrafted items for sale. At midday, we will enjoy a delicious buffet lunch at a tourist restaurant in the Urubamba Valley.
After lunch, we will head to Ollantaytambo, located 76 km from Cusco, where you will see large lithic pieces—stone blocks finely carved, some weighing over 100 tons—that were brought to this mountain for astronomical purposes, astonishing visitors from around the world. Strategically located at the junction of three valleys leading to the edge of the jungle, Ollantaytambo served as a gateway to Machu Picchu, one of the Seven Wonders of the World and an essential part of our Cusco and Machu Picchu packages. The site also features strategic control points, making the archaeological complex a true fortress.
Ollantaytambo is the only living town in Peru that preserves its original Inca urban layout intact. Its stone streets and water channels function exactly as they did more than 500 years ago. Walking here is literally walking through an inhabited Inca town, where modern houses were built on original Inca foundations.
From Ollantaytambo, we will transfer to the train station for a journey to Aguas Calientes, lasting approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes. During the trip, you will enjoy views of the lush jungle vegetation and follow the Vilcanota River along the way. Upon arrival, we will take you to your hotel to settle in. You will have the rest of the day free to explore the town, stroll through its streets, shop at artisan stores, or dine at one of the many local restaurants. Overnight stay in Aguas Calientes.
Overnight stay in Aguas Calientes.
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Early in the morning, our guide will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the bus station to head up to the Machu Picchu Archaeological Sanctuary. The bus ride is the most common way to reach the Inca citadel and takes approximately 25 minutes. This day represents the most anticipated moment of our Machu Picchu tour packages, where history comes alive among mountains and clouds. Upon arriving at Machu Picchu, we will take the tour on the Main Circuit (Circuit 2) and capture the classic photo of the citadel. Our guide will begin the tour so you can learn more about its history in perfect harmony with nature and wisdom. We will walk through the agricultural and urban areas, including plazas, temples, pathways, stairways, terraces, aqueducts, and more, appreciating the architecture of the Inca citadel during a tour lasting approximately 2 to 3 hours.
As we ascend to the top, we will see the mountains surrounding Machu Picchu and the Urubamba River leading to the mountain jungle. After the tour, we will return to the town of Aguas Calientes for lunch and then board the train back to Ollantaytambo station, where our transport will be waiting to take you back to your hotel in Cusco.
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To begin our Moray and Maras Salt Mines Tour, we will pick you up from your hotel at approximately 7:30 a.m. and then head in our transport to Moray and the Maras salt mines. Along the way, you will enjoy beautiful Andean landscapes surrounded by trees and wildlife. Our first stop will be the Moray Archaeological Center, located 38 km from the city of Cusco. Moray is considered an Inca agricultural laboratory built in the shape of rings, specifically composed of four concentric terraces called 'muyus.' The deepest depression is 80 meters, with the lowest terrace measuring 36 meters in diameter.
Within these terraces, temperature variations range from 0.5 to 1.5 °C per level, allowing the reproduction of up to 20 different types of microclimates. It is believed that the purpose of this archaeological center was to grow crops that did not naturally thrive in this region.
Next, we will visit the Maras salt mines, which consist of around 3,000 small pools producing approximately 50 to 80 kilos of salt per season. These pools are irrigated by a natural underground saltwater spring, a completely natural process that takes nearly two months per harvest cycle. Maras salt is highly sought after, and the highest quality is the pink mineral salt, which also has medicinal properties. Don’t forget to purchase some during our visit, as there are various products made from this salt.
These two places are full of history and fascinating facts that our guide will share along the way. After visiting and exploring these spectacular sites, our transport will take us back to the city of Cusco, where our tour ends at approximately 2:00 p.m., concluding our Moray and Maras Salt Mines Tour.
Overnight stay in Cusco.
OPTIONAL: On this day, for an additional $10, you can opt for the Rainbow Mountain Tour.
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Breakfast at the hotel. At the appropriate time, we will transfer you to the airport for your departure flight, thus concluding your tour Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, and Maras Moray 5D/4N.
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2* Hotels
Hotel 7 Ventanas - Hotel Casa Elena, In Cusco
Hotel Wiracocha Inn - Hotel Terrazas De Luna, In Aguas Calientes
Important: Depending on availability, a hotel of similar category will be assigned. (Subject to availability).
3* Hotels
Hotel Inkarri - Hotel Tika Wasi - Hotel Sueños Del Inca, In Cusco
Hotel Tara Machupicchu, In Aguas Calientes
Important: Depending on availability, a hotel of similar category will be assigned. (Subject to availability).
3* Superior Hotels
Hotel San Agustin Int. - Hotel Xima - Hotel Estancia San Blas, In Cusco
Hotel Taypikala Machupicchu - Hotel Inti Punku, In Aguas Calientes
Important: Depending on availability, a hotel of similar category will be assigned. (Subject to availability).
4* Hotels
Hotel Costa Del Sol - Hotel Sonesta - Hotel San Agustin Plaza, In Cusco
Hotel Jaya Machupicchu - Hotel Hatun Inti Boutique, In Aguas Calientes
Important: Depending on availability, a hotel of similar category will be assigned. (Subject to availability).
VISTADOME Train - IncaRail or EXPEDITION Train - PeruRail
Hotel 4*
Costa del Sol Ramada Hotel – Sonesta Hotel – Tierra Viva Hotel – San Agustin Plaza Hotel, in Cusco
Taypikala Hotel – Jaya Hotel – Tierra Viva Hotel – Casa Andina Hotel, in Aguas Calientes
Important:According to availability, a hotel of similar category will be assigned.
VISTADOME Train - IncaRail or EXPEDITION Train - PeruRail
Hotel 5*
Aranwa Hotel – Casa Andina Premium Hotel – Palacio del Inka Hotel, in Cusco
Hotel Sumaq – Hotel Inkaterra, in Aguas Calientes
Important:According to availability, a hotel of similar category will be assigned.
The service in this category is in VISTADOME, if you prefer to add service in Hiram Bhingham Train the additional is US$ 730.00 per person.
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