4-Day Cusco and Machu Picchu Tour through the Sacred Valley

• Receive a welcome at the airport or bus station in Cusco and transfer to your hotel.

• Enjoy a free morning to relax and acclimatize.

• Take an optional walk along the main street with your Peruvian tour guide.

• In the afternoon, go on a tour of Cusco City. Visit the Plaza de Armas, the Koricancha Palace, and four archaeological sites, including Sacsayhuamán, where the Inti Raymi is staged annually.

• Continue to the Qenqo Amphitheater, Puca Pucara, and Tambomachay baths.

• Transfer to the hotel.

Overnight in Cusco.

• Have breakfast at the hotel.

• At 08:00 am, board your bus for the Sacred Valley of the Incas.

• Visit the fabulous archaeological complex of Pisac, located atop a hill from where you can appreciate the beauty of the Sacred Valley.

• Then descend into the valley and visit the handicraft market of Pisac, where you can buy beautiful handicrafts and textiles.

• Continue through the Sacred Valley, observing the typical landscapes and villages of the valley, such as Calca, Urubamba, and Yucay.

• At 1:00 pm, enjoy a buffet lunch in the Sacred Valley.

• In the afternoon, visit the Inca fortress of Ollantaytambo. At the end of the Sacred Valley, explore its picturesque village and admire its imposing platforms.

• Transfer to the train station in Ollantaytambo.

• At 4:30 pm, travel by train to Machu Picchu Pueblo (Aguas Calientes-Ex).

• Arrive and transfer to the hotel.

Overnight in Machu Picchu Pueblo (Aguas Calientes - Ex).

• At 6:00 a.m., have breakfast at the hotel.

• At 6:30 a.m., take a bus to the Machu Picchu Inca citadel, universally known for its imposing and original remains of Inca culture and for its incomparable location on the edge of the abyss, at the bottom of which the waters of the Urubamba flow.

• Visit the main staggered buildings, stairways, temples, turrets, the Solar Clock or Intiwatana, platforms, and more with your Peruvian tour guide. The guided tour of the whole citadel lasts 2 hours and 30 minutes.

• Enjoy free time to explore the ruins and climb Huayna Picchu.

• At 04:00 p.m., take the bus back.

• At 6:45 p.m., depart by train to Ollantaytambo and continue from there to Cusco by bus. The arrival time in Cusco is 10:30 pm.

• Have breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport.