Cusco and Machu Picchu in 4D/3N
Mystic sacred city, considered the capital of the Tahuantinsuyo Empire with a great historical and architectural legacy. Surrounded by green valleys with imposing tourist attractions, culture, tradition and faith still dormant. Known as the navel of the world for being the political and territorial center of the Inca Empire, the department of Cusco shows a striking geographical variety from natural mountain ranges and reliefs, to rivers like the Urubamba. The city of Cusco, located in the Andes mountain range at 3 399 m.s., was declared the Historical Capital of Peru, being an impressive sample of high Inca engineering whose main tool was stone. As well as places like Choquequirao, Sacsayhuaman, Qenko, Tambomachay, Ollantaytambo and especially Machu Picchu, architectural jewel built with the wisdom of the ancient Incas that served as political, religious and administrative center of the time. The Inca citadel, located in the middle of the tropical rainforest, at about 2,430 meters above sea level, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981 and a new wonder of the modern world in 2007, it is a fantastic architectural complex built in the time of the Inca Pachacutec in the middle of a great variety of flora and fauna. The department of Cusco also has several tourist attractions such as the Sacred Valley, considered the center of production of the best grain of corn; the District of San Blas, called the Artisans’ Quarter because it houses renowned popular artists of the city; Maras, a place that has salt mines that were used since the Incas; Paucartambo, a town that still maintains its ancestral Andean culture. Located: Andean mountain range in southern Peru.
Upon arrival in Lima, transfer to the hotel. City tour + 4 ruins. Lunch at a restaurant in the city near the Plaza de Armas. Night in hotel 3 *.
Breakfast buffet at the hotel. Depart early to the sacred valley to visit the archaeological sites, markets and villages of Pisac + Ollantaytambo. Lunch buffet in the valley, then spend the night in 3 * hotel in the beautiful town of Ollantaytambo.
Breakfast at the hotel, then go on foot to the Ollantaytambo train station. We take the tourist train to Aguas Calientes. Bus to Machu Picchu and access to the archaeological site with shared guide. Down to the town of Aguas Calientes for lunch at a local restaurant. Return train to Ollantaytambo, transfer to Cusco, overnight in 3 star hotel in the city.
Buffet breakfast at the hotel, transfer out to the airport at the indicated time. END OF OUR SERVICES.
Basic Information
IT INCLUDES:
-Transfers in-out hotel-airport.
-2 nights in 3 * hotel in the city of Cusco.
-1 night in 3 * hotel in Ollantaytambo.
-Guides shared.
-All entries to the mentioned sites.
-1 lunch in the city of Cusco in a restaurant near the main square.
-1 buffet lunch in the Sacred Valley.
-1 lunch in Aguas Calientes.
-All transfers in the tours.
