Welcome to Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, and Rainbow Mountain - an unforgettable journey that will lead you to explore the wonders of Cusco, Machu Picchu, and the beautiful Vinicunca Mountain over 5 days and 4 nights! Immerse yourself in the cultural and historical richness of this region, unveiling the magic of this city. In Cusco, the ancient city reveals its historical splendor in iconic places like the Cathedral and Sacsayhuamán.
The Sacred Valley fascinates with Pisaq and Ollantaytambo, witnesses of the ancient Inca empire. Machu Picchu, a wonder of the world, dazzles with its citadel and spectacular landscapes. Finally, the Rainbow Mountain captivates with its unique palette, offering a breathtaking panoramic view. Get ready to live a unique experience with us!
We will welcome you at Cusco airport upon your arrival and transfer you to your hotel. Once you've settled in, you will begin your experience exploring the city of Cusco and various Inca sites in the surroundings. We will pick you up at 12:30 in the afternoon. As the starting point of our Cusco City tour, we will visit the Cathedral of Cusco, full of history and valuable works of art. Then, we will visit Qoricancha (Temple of the Sun), a sacred site dedicated to deities, where we appreciate the fine lithic technology done by the people of Cusco.
Later, we will continue the journey to the esplanade of Sacsayhuaman, known for its huge megalithic stone walls built with astonishing precision and perfection. We will proceed to nearby archaeological sites such as Qenqo, Puka Pukara, and finally Tambomachay. We will conclude our City tour at 6:30 p.m. near the Plaza de Armas of Cusco.
Night at a hotel in Cusco
The tour starts early with an excursion to the Sacred Valley. At approximately 7:00 a.m., we will pick you up from your hotel and begin by visiting the Archaeological Center of Pisac, located 45 minutes from Cusco. Pisac will showcase the advanced knowledge of the Incas in agricultural terraces, architecture, and urban planning. After exploring the archaeological center of Pisac, we will stroll through the small town and its famous craft market.
At noon, we will head to the town of Urubamba, where you will enjoy a buffet lunch featuring delicious Peruvian cuisine. In the afternoon, we will visit the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo, which served as a strategic military, agricultural, and religious center. Later, we will board our train to Aguas Calientes, where we will spend the night.
Night in Aguas Calientes
We start our day very early; our guide will pick us up from the hotel to take us to the bus station, which will transport us on a 25-minute journey to the Machu Picchu sanctuary, where we will take the tour in the Main Circuit (Circuit 2), and have the classic photo of the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. We begin the tour with our guide, where you will learn everything that this Wonder of engineering, art, and architecture represents in perfect harmony with nature and wisdom. We will walk through the agricultural and urban area composed of its squares, temples, roads, staircases, terraces, aqueducts, etc., and the importance of its constructions with huge finely superimposed stone blocks, one on top of the other. The guided tour lasts approximately 03 hours.
Once the tour of the Machu Picchu Citadel is finished, the walk and effort will be rewarded with a sense of achievement and the privilege of contemplating this wonder of the world, an exciting and unforgettable experience that will be engraved in our hearts forever. After the visits, you will return to the town of Aguas Calientes, where you will have time for lunch before boarding the return train. Upon arriving at Ollantaytambo, we will wait for you to transfer you to your hotel in Cusco, thus concluding our Machu Picchu Tour.
Night in Cusco
The excursion to the Seven Colors Mountain in Cusco offers an unforgettable experience, starting with hotel pick-up at 4:00 a.m. The two-hour car journey takes you to the Cusipata district, where you enjoy a delicious breakfast. After a short break, you pass through two base controls in the communities of Tintinco and Paucarpata, and Chillihuani, before starting a 1-hour and 30-minute hike to Vinicunca Mountain, also known as the Seven Colors Mountain. From the top, you can appreciate an impressive palette of colors ranging from green to red, with majestic views of the Andes mountain range. The mountain reaches an altitude of 5,389 meters above sea level, similar to the Everest Base Camp. The tour includes breakfast and Andean lunch, ending around 04:00 p.m. with the return to the hotel in Cusco.
OPTIONAL: On this day, you can switch to the Maras, Moray, and Salinas de Maras Tour.
Breakfast at the hotel. After this, we transfer you to the airport for your departure flight, thus concluding your tour CUSCO, SACRED VALLEY, MACHU PICCHU, AND 7-COLOR MOUNTAIN 5D/4N.
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Upon your arrival at Cusco airport, we will be there to give you a warm welcome. We'll head to your hotel, providing the necessary transportation for you to settle in and enjoy a well-deserved rest. Once you've had a chance to settle, we'll start your experience in the beautiful city of Cusco and its various Incan sites in the surroundings. For this exciting start, we'll be ready to pick you up at 1:30 PM.
We begin our tour at Cusco Cathedral, adorned with fine carved woodwork and impressive altars and beautiful paintings, created by local artists of the Cusco School.
Next, we'll take a walk through the streets of the historic center towards Qoricancha or the Temple of the Sun, dedicated to the deities of the Sun God, the Moon, the Stars, the Rainbow, Thunder, and Lightning. Here, you'll appreciate the fine lithic technology work done by the Incas, with the highest level of stone cutting in hard stone, stable to this day despite earthquakes.
After the visit to Qoricancha, the transportation will take us to Sacsayhuaman located 3 km from the city of Cusco. The esplanade of Sacsayhuaman offers a panoramic view of the city of Cusco. Sacsayhuaman was built with large blocks of limestone weighing 25 to 130 tons. Comprising three superimposed terraces in a zigzag shape, this place, being large and spacious, was used for gatherings and various festivities such as WARACHIKUY and INTI RAYMI.
We will also reach Qenqo, which means labyrinth, located one kilometer from Sacsayhuaman. It features a construction based on limestone rock that shows stone sculpture, accompanied by structures that, according to historians, served for astronomical, religious, and embalming or mummification studies.
We'll visit Puka Pukara, derived from the Quechua words Puka (red) Pukara (fortress), meaning "red fortress." It served as a strategic site for control and surveillance of access and exit from the Imperial City of Cusco, used as a territorial border to divide regions and establish displacement regimes. Finally, we'll visit Tambomachay, a resting place located 9 km from the city of Cusco, known as the Inca Baths for its water sources or also known as the Waters of Eternal Youth due to the constant flow of its waters. Thus, we conclude our City Tour near the main square of Cusco.
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After the tour, a stroll around the Plaza de Armas and its surroundings is inevitable. In the vicinity, you can savor Peruvian cuisine in nearby restaurants or simply take a break on one of the benches in the Plaza de Armas and take the classic photo for remembrance in a warm atmosphere. If you enjoy the night, around the square, you'll find many discos and bars.
We continue our adventure early in the morning; our transfer will pick you up around 07:00 a.m. at your hotel. We will take a 1-hour journey to reach Pisac. During the trip, you will have the opportunity to observe the beauty of the Sacred Valley and its current importance for humanity.
We will visit the Archaeological Center of Pisac located at the top of the city. We can observe how the inhabitants use Inca agricultural techniques to solve the problem of planting on the slopes of the hills and achieve the best productivity.
Next, we explore the handicraft market of Pisac, full of colors and a wide variety of crafts. At noon, we'll enjoy a delicious buffet lunch at a tourist restaurant located in the Urubamba Valley. After lunch, we'll head to Ollantaytambo, located 76 km from the city of Cusco. There, we'll marvel at the imposing lithic pieces, meticulously carved stone blocks, some weighing over 100 tons. These stones were transported to the mountain for astronomical purposes, an achievement that amazes the world.
Ollantaytambo is strategically located amid three valleys, marking the transition to the eyebrow of the jungle. The city of Ollantaytambo has been recognized as the "Best Tourist Town in the World." It is considered a city suspended in time due to its Inca colonial architecture, with a clever hydraulic engineering system that distributes water through channels that run through its streets, maintaining its original landscape.
From Ollantaytambo, we will transfer to the train station to depart for Aguas Calientes, a journey that takes approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes. Along the way, you can delight in the lush vegetation of the jungle and enjoy panoramic views of the Vilcanota River. Upon arrival, you will be taken to your hotel to settle in. You will have the rest of the afternoon free to explore the town, stroll its streets, buy crafts in local stores, or dine in one of the many restaurants in the area.
One night hotel stay in Aguas Calientes.
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On this day, we will embark on an exciting journey to explore one of the wonders of the modern world: Machu Picchu. We'll start early, and the bus ride is the most common way to reach the Inca citadel, taking approximately 25 minutes. Upon arriving at Machu Picchu, we will begin the tour in the Main Circuit (Circuit 2) and capture the classic photo of the citadel. Our team will guide you through the agricultural and urban areas, including squares, temples, terraces, staircases, paths, aqueducts, and more.
As we ascend, you'll witness the mountains surrounding Machu Picchu and the Urubamba River flowing towards the mountain jungle. The Machu Picchu tour takes approximately 2 hours, during which our guide will provide all the information and address any questions. After this fascinating journey, you'll have thoroughly explored the mysteries and history of Machu Picchu, leaving with a unique experience etched in your memories. We then return to the town of Aguas Calientes to board the train back to the Ollantaytambo station, where our transportation will be waiting to take you back to your hotel in Cusco.
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Today, we will visit one of the new natural attractions in Cusco, the "Seven-Color Mountain", also known as VINIKUNKA (Neck of Stones). It has been declared a "Natural Treasure unique in the World." Situated on a summit at 5,100 meters above sea level (16,732.28 feet), it's interesting to note that this altitude is similar to that of the Everest Base Camp, the world's highest mountain, and it is located 100 km southeast of Cusco.
We start very early, picking you up from your hotel in Cusco at around 4:00 a.m. We'll travel by car for about two hours towards the south until we reach the Cusipata - Paucarpata district in the Quispicanchi province, where we'll have breakfast.
After a brief rest, we continue on a 20-minute journey to the first Control Base of the peasant communities of TINTINCO and PAUCARPATA. From here, we'll continue on a 25-minute journey to reach the second Control Base of the peasant community of CHILLIHUANI. It is at this point that we will begin a hike of approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to the Red Valley mountain range, the gateway to the incredible scenery of the Seven-Color Mountain, also known as Vinicunca. During the hike, you'll have the opportunity to admire the characteristic flora and fauna of the Andes, with the possibility of encountering llamas and alpacas in their natural environment.
Upon reaching the viewpoint of Vinicunca (5,100 meters above sea level), our guide will provide an entertaining explanation of the orography, ecosystem, and color of the mountain. The Seven-Color Mountain is a natural wonder created by the oxides of various minerals that make up these geological formations. The slopes and summits present colors ranging from red, purple, green, pink, yellow, creating an impressive array of colors. We will also see the majestic Ausangate mountain with its breathtaking view and height of 6,385 meters above sea level; this mountain is the 5th highest in Peru. At the Vinicunca viewpoint, you can seize the moment to take souvenir photos with the mountain and admire the beautiful landscape.
Then, we will return along the same path to the starting point of the hike. Our transportation will be waiting to take us back, and we'll enjoy a delicious Andean lunch. After lunch, we'll begin the return journey to the city of Cusco, arriving around 4:00 p.m.
HIKING LEVEL
The hiking level for the Seven-Color Mountain is categorized from level 1 to 4:
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OPTIONAL: On this day, you can switch to the Maras, Moray, and Salinas de Maras Tour.
On the last day of the tour, we will have breakfast at the hotel. At the appropriate time, we will guide you to the airport to catch your departure flight, concluding your 5-day, 4-night journey through Cusco, the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, and the astonishing Rainbow Mountain. Undoubtedly, we hope it's an experience you'll remember forever. Until next time!
Train The Voyager Or Expedition
2* Hotel
Hotel 7 Ventanas - Hotel Casa Elena - Hotel Andariego, in Cusco
Hotel Wiracocha Inn - Hotel Retama Machupicchu - Hotel Terrazas De Luna, in Aguas Calientes
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Train The Voyager Or Expedition
3* Hotel
Hotel Inkarri - Hotel Tika Wasi - Hotel Sueños Del Inca, in Cusco
Hotel Tara Machupicchu - Hotel Ferre Machupicchu - Hotel Waman Machupicchu, in Aguas Calientes
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Train The Voyager Or Expedition
3* Superior Hotel
Hotel San Agustin Int. - Hotel Xima - Hotel Estancia San Blas, in Cusco
Hotel Casa Andina Standard Machupicchu - Hotel Taypikala Machupicchu - Hotel Inti Punku, in Aguas Calientes
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Train The Voyager Or Expedition
4* Hotel
Hotel Costa Del Sol Ramada - Hotel Sonesta - Hotel Tierra Viva - Hotel San Agustin Plaza, in Cusco
Hotel Tierra Viva Machupicchu - Hotel Jaya Machupicchu - Hotel Hatun Inti Boutique, in Aguas Calientes
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