3 Day Sacred Valley Classic - Machupicchu and Rainbow Mountain tour
MACHUPICCHU LATIN AMERICA
Itinerary
Day 1: Sacred Valley Classic: Pisac – Ollantaytambo and train to Aguas Calientes
6:30am: Breakfast at your hotel
7:00am: Our Machupicchu Latin America guide will pick you up from your hotel lobby and drive you in our private transport from Cusco to our first stop at Manos de la comunidad (to see Llamas, Alpacas and Vicuñas).
9:00am: And then, we will continue descending 1500 ft. toward the Sacred Valley arriving at the village of Pisac where we will visit a traditional market to interact with the local people and purchase some local souvenirs. Then we will drive up to the Pisac Inca site to have stunning views over the valley. Here you can appreciate temples, residences, altars, channels and learn about the Incan agricultural methods shared by our Machupicchu Latin America expert guides.
10:30am: After this amazing visit, we will be driving Urubamba town and stop for Lunch (not included).
13:30pm: After lunch, we continue our journey to Ollantaytambo where we will visit this amazing Inca site, which is an important area with Inca constructions, built during the Incan times. This is an extraordinary Inca citadel where we will find an amazing rock formation representing the Inca god Wiracocha. Finally, we will take you to the train station located in the same town of Ollantaytambo.
15:10pm: Board the train to Aguas Calientes (Machupicchu town). This train journey allows you to appreciate the fascinating scenery along the sacred Vilcanota River.
17:02pm: Upon arrival at Aguas Calientes train station, you will be welcomed by our hotel staff who will walk you to the hotel.
17:20pm: After check in at the hotel, the balance of the time is all yours.
Overnight: Aguas Calientes (Machupicchu Town)
Day 2: Machu Picchu guided Tour – Cusco
6:00am: Breakfast at your hotel
6:30am: Our Machupicchu Latin America representative will pick you up from your hotel lobby and walk you to the bus station.
6:50am: Board the bus and take 30 minutes ride up to the main entrance gate of Machupicchu.
7:40am: Time to begin a unique experience by exploring one of the New Seven Wonders of the World accompanied with a professional tour guide who will share with you all his knowledge about the history, traditions and more that surrounds this mysterious and enigmatic Inca citadel of Machupicchu. Once the guided tour is over, you will have some extra free time to explore the marvelous of Machupicchu on your own.
11:00pm: Board the bus down to Aguas Calientes for Lunch (not included) and enjoy some extra time at the town to get some local souvenirs.
14:20pm: Board the train back to Ollantaytambo train station, the train ride takes 3.5 hours.
16:31pm: On your arrival to Ollantaytambo train station our representative will be waiting for you by the general exit gate holding a sign with your name on it and transferred in our private transport back to your Cusco hotel.
18:30pm: Arrive to your hotel in Cusco
Day 3: Rainbow Mountain hiking Tour (B, L)
4:30am: Our Machupicchu Latin America guide will pick you up from your hotel lobby and board our transport. We will drive you for about 1.5 hours to the southern of Cusco until Cusipata district, here we will have a short stop for breakfast.
6:00am: After breakfast, we will continue our journey for another hour to Fulawasipata (4660m.a.s.l.).
7:30am: From here, we will begin our hike and hike for approximately 2-hour ascent to the highest point of the Rainbow Mountain or Vinicunca (5200m.a.s.l.). Along the way we get the opportunity to observe diverse South American camelid species like alpacas, llamas and vicunas.
9:00am: After reaching the red hill or colina roja you will have some free time to rest and enjoy the most impressive landscapes and picture it's imposing colors: red, pink, turquoise and yellow.
10:00am: After enjoying the views, we will start the descent back to Fulawasipata (Starting point or parking area),
11:30am: once here we will board our transport and drive for about an hour and stop again at Cusipata district for lunch.
13:00pm: Lunch
14:00pm: Finally, we will drive you back to Cusco arriving around 16:00pm.
Note: If you are departing Cusco tonight, we can drop off you directly to the airport. (Make sure your flight is from 18:30pm or later)
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Included
• Hotel pick up and drop off (door to door service)
• 2 Night hotel (at your selected class)
• 2 Breakfast
• 1 Lunch during the Rainbow Mountain
• Sacred valley guided tour
• Machupicchu guided tour
• Rainbow Mountain Hiking tour
• Roundtrip train tickets (at your selected class) Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo
• Round trip bus tickets in Machupicchu (Aguas Calientes – Machupicchu – Aguas Calientes)
• All admission tickets including Machupicchu Circuit 1 route
• Professional English-speaking tour guide
• Overland transportation for all transfers during the 3-day program
• 1 Bottle of Water
Not Included
• International and domestic air tickets
• Saddle a horse during the rainbow mountain (120 Peruvian sol cash)
• Meals (Lunch, Dinner)
• Travel insurance (Highly recommended)
• Additional and personal expenses (laundry, telephone calls, snacks)
• Tips