PERU LUXURY TOURS PROGRAMME: CUSCO SACRED TOURS 5 Days / 4 Nights DESCRIPTION Lima (City Tour) - Cusco ( City Tour + Sacred Valley +Aguas Calientes + Machu Picchu) ITINERARY Day 01: Lima - Cusco(City Tour) Arrival in Cuzco, reception and transfer to your hotel. Morning free to adjust to the altitude. After lunch on your own, we’ll enjoy a guided tour of the nearby Inca ruins including Kenko, the ceremonial bath of Tambomachay and the amazing Sacsayhuaman, a huge fortress of massive stones. We will also take a tour of the city including the Koricancha, temple of the Sun, a nice example of the Inca architecture, the Main Plaza, the Cathedral and much more. Return to your hotel. Day 02: Cusco - Sacred Valley of the Incas - Cusco Full day tour, including visits to the colorful Pisac Indian Market and the Ollantaytambo Fortress. At an elevation of 8,500 feet, the Urubamba Valley, or Sacred Valley of the Incas, is the historic heart of the Inca Empire. It was intensively cultivated with terraces increasing its harvest several fold. Small villages lined the valley floor, while the stone fortresses of Ollantaytambo and Pisac served the dual purpose of providing protection and serving as religious centers. Without the benefit of the wheel, the Incas built massive stone cities and ruled an empire stretching 3,300 miles over some of the harshest terrain on earth. Without the use of mortar, the Inca constructed their cities, suspension bridges, and aqueduct systems, with an engineering expertise that has survived five hundred years of natural disasters, conquest, and modern development. PLEASE NOTE THE MARKET ONLY TAKES PLACE ON TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND SUNDAYS. (B,L) Day 03: Cusco - Machu Picchu Leaving Cuzco or Ollantaytambo on the early passenger train, heading over the puna and its rolling hills down toward the Urubamba River in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Arrive at Km. 104. From here, hike up to Chachabamba, the old Inca ruins. After a brief visit, begin a four-hour ascent to the ruins of Winay Wayna, an important spiritual site. The Inca Trail cuts across the ridge above Machu Picchu to finally reach the sun gate, Intipunku, where we will have a fantastic view of the magnificent Machu Picchu citadel. Continue to Aguas Calientes for overnight at selected hotel. Box Lunch. [B,L] Day 04: Machu Picchu - Cusco Enjoy a morning visit to the Machu Picchu ruins and its intricately carved steps, altars, walls, houses, portals and terraces. Optional hike up to the top of Huayna Picchu, from where you will have an exhilarating view of the ruins complex below. Lunch is included. In the afternoon, return by train to Cuzco and transfer to your hotel. Accomodation. (B,L) Day 05: Cusco - Airport This morning we transfer to the airport for your next destination. (B) What is included 3 nights accommodation in Cuzco Hotel 1 nights at Machu Picchu Meals : 5 breakfasts and 2 lunches. Vistadome train ticket Aguas Calientes – Cuzco Entrance tickets : Main archaeological and historic sites in Cuzco & Machu Picchu All services basis shared services with English speaking guide A licensed, well-trained, English-speaking guide, who visits the clients the evening before departure to explain the trek and answer any questions. Entrance tickets for the Inca Trail and for the Machu Picchu archaeological sanctuary What is not included: Domestic flights Meals not noted in itinerary Optional tipping to guides and local staff Airport taxes and Items of a personal nature (sodas, alcoholic beverages, laundry, etc.) Options and Rentals: Extra night in Aguas Calientes $40 (or email us for alternate options). We will just need to arrange your train back to Cusco for the following day. Please tell us before final booking process. Students: Take advantage of our $20 USD discount for students if you hold a valid International Student Identity card (ISIC). You must send us a scanned copy of this when making your reservation and present the original to the entrance control office. Failure to do so will result in a loss of permit and denied entrance to the Machu Picchu. Prices Information: Tour prices are not stated on this website due to forever changing government and park fee prices. Please email us for more information.