Machu Picchu with overnight stay 7D/6N

Description of the Machu Picchu Tour with overnight stay 7D/6N

They are 7 days of excursions in the city of Cusco, this tour allows to know in its majority all the activities that are carried out in the city of Cusco, City Tour – Maras Moray – Mountain of colors – Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu City Tours: Plaza de Armas, Cusco Cathedral, Qoricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Tambomachay, Quenqo, PucaPucara, Visit the salt mines where we will appreciate salt deposits, in the South Corridor, Visit tipon, and the Church of Andahuaylillas, – Sacred Valley: Awanacancha, Taray Viewpoint, Pisaq, Pisaq Market, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu: Temple of the Sun, Royal Residence, Sacred Plaza, Inti Huatana, Sacred Rock, Mountain of Colors: Urcos, Cusipata The tour includes 2, 3, 4 star hotels of your choice that are very close to the center of the city, includes all income and respective transfers, the order of the tour may vary in the order of the days according to the availability and by mutual agreement with you.

Day 01: Cusco – City Tours (3,400 m.a.s.l.)

(Plaza de Armas, Qoricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Tambomachay, Quenqo, PucaPucara)

• Pick up from the airport – Transfer to your respective hotel.
• We meet at the hotel at the agreed time to start your visit to the city of Cusco and its historical monuments.
• Such as the Plaza de Armas (main square), called in Inca times Huacaypata or Plaza del Guerrero, which was the scene of several key events in the history of Cusco.
• Qoricancha: Then we walk from the Plaza de Armas along an Inka street to the Church and Convent of Santo Domingo, a Spanish construction over the Inca temple of Qoricancha or Temple of the Sun. Qoricancha (in Quechua “golden enclosure”), was the main religious building of the Incas dedicated to the cult of the sun and whose interior walls, according to chroniclers, were covered with gold leaf.
• Sacsayhuaman: Next, you will visit the archaeological sites located around the city of Cusco, the Fortress of Sacsayhuaman, located 2 km from Cusco, cyclopean fortress of the Inca period, is built on three superimposed platforms that have an average of 360 m.
• Tambomachay: Then we advance to Tambomachay, located 7 km from Cusco, known as the baths of the Inca, it is considered a place of worship of water.
• Quenqo: Then we visit Quenqo, located 3 km from Cusco, it is said that it was a shrine. You will be able to observe a huge stone block of 5.90 m. high that has the appearance of a puma, in addition to passages, canals and stairways with engravings representing these animals, Finally.
• PucaPucara: 6 km from Cusco, it was an administrative and military center formed by terraces, stairways, passages, towers and niches.
• Return to the hotel.

Day 2: Maras – Moray – Salineras Tours (3,330 m.a.s.l.)

(Maras, Moray, Salineras)

• Breakfast at the Hotel
• Maras: We pick you up at 8:40 a.m. from your hotel for a visit to the archaeological centers of Maras.
• Moray: This is an important archaeological center for the Inkas as it was used as a laboratory for their agriculture, the Inkas built terraces and experimented with different vegetables to see what was best and grew in which temperature.
• Salt pans:
• Pick up from 08:40 a.m. And return at 14:30 p.m. (payment 5.00 Dollars per person).

Breakfast – Hotel / Lunch – Dinner – Passenger

Day 03: South Corridor Tour (3,560 masl)

(Tipón. Pikillacta, Andahuaylillas)

• Breakfast at the Hotel – Rap Travel staff will pick you up from 08:00 a.m. Approx.
• Visit the archaeological centers of Tipon, Pikillacta, Andahuaylillas Chapel.
• This tour is known for combining beautiful natural landscapes, Inca architecture in Tipon, pre-Inca Wari architecture in Pikillacta,
• We visit Andahuaylillas its beautiful Chapel, known as the “Sistine Chapel of America”; without forgetting the tasty gastronomy that can be tasted in Saylla, Tipon. Return at 15:30 pm.

Breakfast – Hotel / Lunch – Dinner – Passenger

Day 04: Sacred Valley Tours – Machu Picchu (2,850 masl)

(Awanacancha, Mirador Taray, Pisaq, Mercado Pisaq, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo)

• Breakfast at your hotel
• Our Rap Travel team will pick you up at 8:00 a.m. at your hotel to start the Sacred Valley of the Incas tour,
• Awanacancha: Before our first archaeological site we make a stop at Awanacancha, an Andean weaving center, where we can see the difference between Llamas, Alpacas, Vicuñas, and Guanacos as well as the different varieties of potatoes and corn that are special products of the Sacred Valley.
• Taray viewpoint: We make a stop at the Taray viewpoint where we can appreciate a panoramic view of the entire Sacred Valley (ideal for taking pictures).
• Pisaq: Then we move on to the first place to visit is the archaeological group of Pisaq, which includes a visit to the market in the town of the same name.
• Urubamba: Our buffet lunch will be in the town of Urubamba in one of the restaurants that offers the best presentations of typical dishes, Novo andino, of the province.
• Ollantaytambo: After lunch we will visit the archaeological group of Ollantaytambo where the village remains in its splendor from when the Incas left us and get an idea of how this religious, military and cultural center was.
• Aguas Calientes: 16:36 p.m. We will board our train at Ollantaytambo station towards the town of Aguas Calientes, (18:10 p.m. Arrival to the town of Aguas Calientes).
• Pick up and overnight in Aguas Calientes (meeting with the guide to arrange departure time to Machupicchu Sanctuary).

NOTE:

Train schedules for your trip from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu) may vary according to the availability of the Inca Rail or Peru Rail company.

Breakfast – Hotel / Lunch – Agency / Dinner – Passenger

Day 05: Machu Picchu Tours – Cusco (2,430 masl)

(Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu, Temple of the Sun, Royal Residence, Sacred Plaza, Inti Huatana, Sacred Rock)

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Today is the best day of our trip because we will visit the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, at the time agreed with the guide we will take the bus from the town of Aguas Calientes to the Sanctuary (Approx. 30 minutes).
• We present our income from Machupicchu, passport and enter to start the visit.
• Our guide will be waiting for you to start our tour to the sanctuary of Machupicchu and make a guided tour of 2 hours and 30 minutes approx.
• We will visit the different archaeological sites of the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, such as Agricultural Zone, Urban Zone, Temple of the Sun, Royal Residence, Sacred Plaza, Inti Huatana, Sacred Rock and many more points in which you will be amazed.
• 14:30 p.m. or 16:12 p.m. or 19:00 p.m. We will board our train to Ollantaytambo.
• Arrival to Ollantaytambo train station.
• Transfer to Cusco (to your respective Hotel). Approx. travel time 2:00 hours from Ollantaytambo to Cusco (Hotel).

Optional:

• Huayna Picchu: If you want to add to your Huayna Picchu adventure, with its spectacular views, this has to be booked in advance and is an additional $25 per person. It takes 45 minutes to reach the top and is quite a challenge.
• Machu Picchu Mountain: Another option is to climb Machu Picchu Mountain, which is 90 minutes up, very challenging and an additional $15 per person. This is probably the most beautiful and spectacular of all the views, you can get spectacular views.
• Buffet Lunch: We recommend – Restaurant el MAPI (additional $20.00)

Breakfast – Hotel / Lunch, Dinner – Passenger

Day 06: Full Day Tours – Cerro de los siete Colores (Vinicunca) (5,200 m.a.s.l.)

• We leave very early from the city of Cusco Approx 4:30am, this because we have a long trip and we want to make the most of the excursion (we pick you up from your hotel).
• In the course of the trip we can enjoy beautiful landscapes and valleys arriving at the native village of JAPURA, HACHIPACHA with native Quechua inhabitants,
• Finally we will arrive to the place called Chillca. From where we will have a nice breakfast at an altitude of (4200.00masl), this is our starting point of the hike to the Cerro de los Siete Colores (Hill of the Seven Colors).
• After our breakfast we walk passing beautiful landscapes, where South American camelids (alpacas, llamas, vicuñas, pumas, Andean birds and condors etc.) live.
• The hike to the Seven Colors Mountain lasts approx. 2 Hrs. We arrive to the place called VININCUNCA – pass of 5200 Msnm, from where we will observe the impressive view of Cerro Colorado with the sunrise shows its best imposing valley and colored hills of magical colors that only exists in this place of our Peruvian highlands.
• It is time to take out our cameras or cell phones to get the best view, as the landscape looks like a sub-realistic scenery, or taken from a fiction movie.
• We will observe the surrounding mountains ( apu sari nini, Ausangate mountain ) Ausangate the highest mountain in Cusco with a height of 6372 masl.
• After enjoying the scenery and take many pictures we will return (2 hours) to the community of Chillca made up of herders of llamas and alpacas is known as the guardian of these Andean places.
• At the appropriate time we will return to Cusco. Arriving to Cusco at approximately 4 pm.

Breakfast – Lunch / Agency

Day 7: Departure from Cusco

• Breakfast at Hotel
• Free day for shopping and souvenirs.
• Transfer to the airport at the indicated time.