5-Day Cusco and Sacred Valley Tour with Machu Picchu

• Today, we will pick you up from Cusco Airport and transfer you to your hotel in Cusco City.
• You will arrive in the afternoon or morning in Cusco City at 3450 m (11,320 ft). Your first day is a great opportunity to explore the town, where history is alive.
• You will then enjoy a walking tour. Along the way, you will visit Cusco's central square, which was the main square of the Inca Empire and was called "Haukaypata" by the Inkas. You will also walk through some Inca streets that are an example of masterful Inca masonry. Continuing the tour, you will enter the local market of San Pedro, where your five senses will enjoy the great variety of local aromas. Afterwards, you will return to your hotel.

Overnight in Cusco.

• You start at 8 am. Today, we will visit 4 Inca remains.
• We will pick you up from your hotel and drive for 15 minutes from Cusco City to Tambomachay, where you will see a temple for water, where the Inkas showed their gratitude to this vital element for life. Then you will continue to Puka Pukara, a checkpoint used to control all people arriving in Qosqo (Cusco) from the Sacred Valley. Afterwards, you will visit Qenqo, a natural rocky outcrop where the Inkas found a tunnel and used it for ceremonies and the mummification process.
• Your next stop will be Sacsayhuaman, the biggest Inca construction, built with huge rocks for more than 20,000 people by order of the Inka Pachakuteq. Here, you will spend more time walking through all 3 levels, and then we will drive back to Cusco City. After the tour, you will have more free time to explore and enjoy the energy of the beautiful Inka city.

Overnight in Cusco.

• Today, you start at 8:00 am.
• On this beautiful day, you will visit Chinchero, where you will learn about the textiles and plants that local women use to dye the wool of llamas, alpacas, and sheep. Then, we will drive to the Inca laboratory named Moray. Here, you will learn how the Incas were able to produce potatoes at different height levels and obtain more than 4,000 varieties of native potatoes.
• After visiting this Inca site, you will go to Maras town, where you will see more than 3000 salt pools from which locals obtain their natural salt. Then you will return to your private car, and we will drive to Urubamba town. Here, a local family will cook your lunch using products harvested from their farms.
• Later, you will go to Ollantaytambo to visit an Inka site that has a beautiful view over the small town of the same name because it is located on top of the mountain. After your visit, you will go to the train station to take your train to Aguas Calientes Town. This part of the journey will last 1 hour and 45 minutes. Once you arrive, we will lead you to your hotel.

Overnight in Aguas Calientes Town, also well known as Machu Picchu Town.

• Today, you will visit one of the world's new seven wonders, Machu Picchu. This Inka city has survived for more than 500 years. For 2 hours, you will walk through this wonderful city, visiting its most important temples and discovering the secrets of its construction. After the visit, you will take the bus back to Aguas Calientes, where you will have lunch at a local restaurant. After that, you will go to the train station to take your train to Ollantaytambo, and then continue by private car to Cusco.

Overnight in Cusco City.

• Today, you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight back to Lima. If you want to explore and enjoy more of Cusco City, we recommend arriving at Cusco Airport two hours before your departure time and booking your flight after 4:00 pm. This way, you can enjoy more of this beautiful city.