THE LOST CITY OF THE INKAS – 9-D/8-N

Full assistance upon arrival in the Imperial City of Cusco and transfer to your hotel. Free time to rest and acclimatize to the altitude.

In the afternoon, tour in the city of Cusco, we pick up from your hotel at 1:00pm and then visit the Temple of the Sun or Qorikancha (today also known as the Temple of Santo Domingo). We continue outside the city to visit Qenko, Tambomachay, Puka Pukara and the largest temple of the Incas, Sacsayhuaman, built strategically on a hill, dominating Cusco (Head of the Puma), famous for its huge carved stones assembled with a precision that it amazes. Some of these stones exceeds 9m in height and weighs more than 120 tons. Return to your hotel at 6:30p.m. Lodging in the hotel.

Our tour starts when we pick you up from your hotel between 04:30am and 05:00am.

After 2hrs of travel, we will arrive at Mollepata village where we will have our delicious, hearty and nurturing breakfast. We will continue on our transport to Soraypampa town for 1 hour of travel. When we get to this area we can see beautiful mountains and snowy peaks such as the Apu Salkantay (6,230masl) and Humantay (5,250m.a.s.l.), then we will prepare to start our hike to the Humantay lagoon, our walk will have a duration of 1 hour or 3 km. The hike to the Humantay lagoon is steep, however our small group and our guide take the time to enjoy the nature and reach the Humantay lagoon without pressures.

After enjoying our first view of Lake Humantay there is an option to walk a small climb to the right or left side of the lagoon where you can appreciate and enjoy a panoramic view. Then we will have the easy part of our walk. We have to go down to Soraypampa for 1 hour. Then we will board our private transport to return to Mollepata where we will enjoy a delicious lunch. After lunch, farewell and return to the city of Cusco, arriving at 18:00pm approx. End of our services.

TOUR INCLUDES:

• Customized assistance

• Briefing prior the tour

• Private transport

• Professional guide

• Pick up from your respective hotels

• Breakfast and Lunch

• Entrance ticket to the Humantay Lagoon

• Emergency First Aid kit box

• Oxygen balloon

• Trekking sticks/poles

• Hot drinks in the restaurant

NOT INCLUDED:

• Extra horse

• Tips

Our tour starts when we pick you all up from your hotels at 08:00am, then go on boarding our private tourist bus towards the valley, on this tour we will appreciate picturesque villages with a wonderful flora and fauna which should not be missed, our first stop will be in the typical market of Qorao, place where you can take advantage of buying handicrafts at comfortable prices which are sold by the same producers in the area, then we will continue with our tour to make the second stop at the viewpoint of Taray, place very suitable to take postal-like photographs of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, then we will be visiting the archaeological site of Pisac, where you can see the huge terraces of agricultural use as though the largest cemetery of the Incas in the area. There you will be seeing the tombs that have been profaned by treasure seekers, and after that we will be travelling by the sacred valley besides of the Urubamba River (Vilcanota), at 13:40 approx. We will have our Buffet lunch in a restaurant in the Urubamba Valley, then after that we will be visiting the Ollantaytambo Fortress, a military, religious and administrative center, considered to be the home of General Ollanta. On our return to Cusco, we will visit the picturesque town of Chinchero, a place where you can see the remains of Inka Tupac Yupanki’s palace, above this it was built the colonial temple of Chinchero with adobes (mud bricks) and being typical of the spanish colonial religious architecture. Today Chinchero is considered as being a living culture, because besides that we can observe the Inka streets where Inka textile art is so much appreciated. Return to Cusco at 19:30pm. End of our services.

Breakfast. Pick up from your hotel at 10:00am. Transfer to Ollantaytambo train station to board the train service of 12:58pm. During our journey on the train, we will observe the scenic beauty, accompanied by the sacred river of the Incas Willcamayo (Vilcanota), upon our arrival, reception by our transfer staff and we transfer you to the chosen hotel.

Afternoon free time to take a walk around the town of Aguas Calientes, and you can also enjoy the Thermal Baths (S/.10,00 Soles). At about 20:00pm. you will have the assistance of our guide in the hotel for a small briefing, to visit the Inka Citadel of Machu Picchu. Lodging in the town of Aguas Calientes.

Breakfast. Pick up from your hotel at 06:00am. and transfer to the CONSETTUR bus station, then we take the bus that will take us up on a 25-minute ride along a zigzagging road to the Inka citadel of Machu Picchu. Upon arrival, we get our guided tour for 2 hours and 30 minutes in the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, visiting the most important points such as: the Main Square, cultivation terraces, the Temple of the Sun, the Inti Watana, the sacred temples, the imposing Temple of the Three Windows, the Sacred Rock, the Temple of the Condor, among others. After the guided tour, you will have a free time to walk around the archaeological complex at your own pace. In the afternoon, return to the town of Aguas Calientes and overnight in your hotel.

Pick up from your hotel at 2:00pm and to aboard the return train at 2:55pm, reception at the Ollantaytambo train station and transfer to the city of Cusco. Arrival to the city of Cusco at 7:00pm. Lodging in the Hotel.

Pick up from your hotel at 06:30am, and transfer to the bus station to immediately board the bus bound for Cusco, known as the Ruta del Sol. In this excursion you will visit tourist places such as: Pukara, an Inka ceremonial center, and we also see the ornate Pukara bulls, then we will continue making a stop at La Raya, the highest point on the ride and also the divide line between Cusco and Puno regions, then we continue on to Sicuani, where we will have our Buffet lunch, then we will continue with our tour to visit the temple of the god Wiraqocha, known as Raqchi, an Inka building still impressive in its architectural construction, and then visit the temple of Andahuaylillas (Sistine Chapel), where you can see wall paintings of the sixteenth & seventeenth centuries, and its amazing altar well decorated with goldbread, and finally we will be arriving to the city of Cusco at 05:30pm. reception and transfer to the hotel. End of our services.