Tour 4 Days Visit: Cusco, Sacred Valley, With Overnight In Machu Picchu
- Style Trip
- Classic Tour
- Places to Visit
- Cusco
- Tour Length
- Departures
- Daily Departures
- Group Size
- 6 Persons to more
- Physical Grade
- Easy
Trip Overview
First day:
- Welcome and transfer to the hotel.
- Welcome drink “coca tea” in the hotel.
- City Tour of Cusco including Cathedral, Qoricancha, Sacsayhuaman, and Tambomachay .
- Typical dances Show(Optional)
- Overnight in a hotel.
Second day:
- Breakfast at hotel.
- Tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas. (full day)
- Buffet lunch in Aguas Calientes.
- Train ride from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes
- Overnight in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu).
Third day:
- Breakfast at hotel.
- 5:30 am. bus to Machu Picchu.
- 6:00 am. Sunrise in Machu Picchu.
- Optional: Hike to Huaynapicchu mountain
- Guided tour of Machu Picchu
- Bus down to Aguas Calientes.
- Train back to Ollantaytambo
- Bus from Ollantaytambo to your hotel in Cusco
Fourth day:
- Breakfast at hotel
- Transfer from hotel to Cusco airport.
End of services
Full Itinerary
Included
- Transfer Hotel / Train Station.
- Bus to Machupicchu.
- Entrance tickets to Machupicchu.
- Guided Tour of Machupicchu (around 3 hrs).
Not Included
- All transfers from your hotel to train station, tourist attractions and to airport .
- Tours to Machu Picchu.
- All transportation for the tours.
- Roundtrip tickets Ollantaytambo – Machu Picchu – Ollantaytambo.
- Bus from Ollantaytambo to Cusco.
- Bus tickets Aguas Calientes – Machupicchu – Aguas Calientes.
- Professional english and spanish speaking guide
- Entrance tickets to all tourist attractions
- 1 night hotel in Aguas Calientes.
- 1 breakfast at hotel
Recomendations and packaging list
- Daypack
- Insect Repellent
- Snacks (energy bars, chocolates, sweets, etc)
- Tennis shoes
- Water container or camel back
- Rain gear (rain jacket. or rain poncho)
- Insect repellent.
- Sunscreen, wide-brimmed hat for sunny days.
- First aid kit
- 20 liter daypack
- Hiking trousers and long-sleeved shirts.
- Sunglasses
- Trash bags
- Original passport
- Extra or emergency money in soles and USD cash
NOTE: If you are a student, you must carry your updated university card to benefit a discount of USD$20.00 American dollars.
WARNING: For those who want to climb Huayna Picchu mountain, Machupicchu mountain, Huchuypicchu mountain, or walk to the Sun gate or Inca bridge, please confirm those extra tickets at the time of booking your 4 day tour of Cusco, because those permits are subject to availability (maximum 400 places per day).
Aditional Notes
TRAIN CLASSES FOR YOUR TRIP TO MACHU PICCHU
EXPEDITION TRAIN :
The train cars of Vistadome train are steeped in the design of inca cuture, their seats are comfortable with large windows and tables. Just after the train will be going, you will be informed about the itinerary and the most important natural and man-made attractions you will look out your window. The expedition coaches has panoramic windows to enjoy the natural beauty as a good start of your journey to Machupicchu!!!!!!!!!
VISTADOME SERVICE:
Entirely windowed carriages to enjoy a panoramic ride providing countless of photo opportunities. Travelling with Vistadome train connects you with the andean environment closely. Perurail provides first class personalized attention to enjoy a lifetime experience.
The Vistadome train has air conditioning and heating, leather ergonomic seats for the best comfort throughout the trip.The Vistadome train also provides food and drinks onboard a has a different service on board, which allows the traveler to submerge and feel the Andean culture through its landscapes, music, dances and even food carefully prepared with local ingredients.
Vistadome Train
Notes.- The train schedule is only confirmed day before the start of the trip, if you joined a group day before the start of the tour, we can not guarantee that you travel on the same train as the rest of the group.
Train schedule subject to change depending on Peru Rail’s schedule and availability.
To qualify as a student, it is necessary to have a valid ISIC-CARD. scan and send us an email copy at the time of booking.
Altitude Sickness.- Cusco is at an altitude of more than 11,000 feet above sea level, and in many surrounding areas, including Machu Picchu, it is also at high altitudes, though not as high as Cuzco. Altitude sickness can happen to anyone, including healthy people. Symptoms are usually not severe.
Certain medical conditions (such as respiratory diseases) or medications (such as sleeping pills) can increase the risk of high-altitude illness. It may be a good idea to check with your doctor before traveling. You can help your body to acclimatize and avoid altitude sickness through:
Drink plenty of water – at least 4 liters per day above other forms of liquids such as tea or soups , Avoid alcohol, tobacco, and substances that can interfere with a good supply of oxygen to the body or cause dehydration.
Small, frequent meals high in carbohydrates.
Getting regular medical rest.
PRICES
Expedition Train: USD $ 295.00
This is for all the adventurous travelers who seek to discover all the journey details and arrange the trip itinerary according to their needs. The Expedition Train is the best alternative to go to Machu Picchu.
The Expedition Train is a service designed for the traveler’s comfort, with four passenger’s seats located in front of each other, so you can share your experience, and for the faithful backpack that is always with you we offer racks placed above the seats. Also, this train has panoramic windows, air conditioning and heating, and Andean music that creates a cheerful atmosphere.
Vistadome Service: USD $ 345.00
The Vistadome is recommended train for those who want to be in contact with the environment and appreciate the wonderful journey to Machu Picchu.
Surrounded entirely by glass and wagons with large panoramic windows offering incomparable scenic views and innumerous opportunities to capture amazing pictures. Vistadome travelers feel connected and part of the impressive landscape of Peru. The train provides to travelers on board a personalized and first level service to give them an unforgettable life experience.
Discounts
- To qualify as a student, it is necessary to have a valid ISIC card. Scan the card and email us the copy at the time of your booking. We will then offer a USD $ 20.00 discount per student
- For children younger than 16, we offer a USD $ 20.00 discount (you also need to scan and email us a copy of the passport)
- For children younger than 7, we offer a USD $ 50.00 discount (same here: you need to scan and email the passport)
The tour begins by picking you up at your hotel between 12:50 hrs. and 13:10 hrs. If your hotel is out of the historic center, we meet you at our office at 13:00 hrs.
First visit the Cathedral: This impressive colonial church dates from 1960 is located in the main square of Cusco, was declared a World Heritage Site in 1972.
The second place is the Temple of Qoricancha: The Temple of the Sun was the most venerated and respected.
These two places are the most representative within the city of Cusco once visited we will head a few minutes out of the city of Cusco towards Sacsayhuaman.
Sacsayhuaman is one of the Inca constructions that most astonishes tourists who, according to the hypothesis, point out that it would have been a very important ceremonial center and not a fortress.
Now we go to Qenqo: O K`enko, which means “labyrinth”, perhaps because of the labyrinthine underground galleries or the small channels carved in the rocks in the form of zigzag.
PucaPucara: The name PucaPucara comes from the Quechua voices puca, ‘red’, and pucara, ‘fortress or defended place’, which means ‘red fortress’; the rocks with which it has been built turn reddish with dusk.
Tambomachay: This archeological center in the time of the Incas was destined to the cult to the water and so that the chief of the Inca Empire could rest. It consists of a series of aqueducts, canals and several waterfalls that run through the rocks. The surprising thing about this is that, from a main waterfall, the Incas created two secondary waterfalls, which are exactly the same. That is, if one places two empty bottles, one in each waterfall, the two are filled at the same time.
We will finish our tour at 18:00hrs.
We will leave you in the center of the city of Cusco so that you can have dinner in one of the restaurants in the center or walk through the Plaza de Armas of Cusco.
OPTIONAL: We will to enjoy a Traditional Show of Cusco Dances
On this day tour to Sacred Valley tour that started at 8:30 in the morning, collected from the hotel to go to Pisac, which is a typical market, with picturesque terraced fields on the mountain. Visit the archaeological site of Pisac. It is also famous for its fairs where you can buy beautiful handicrafts.Then we head to Urubamba where we have included a buffet lunch. Then we go to the fortress of Ollantaytambo, where descendants of the Incas living in the home of the Incas. Finally we go to the Ollantaytambo train station to board the train that leaves in the afternoon to Aguas Calientes. Overnight at hotel in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu).
After getting up very early and having breakfast, climb the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu and we will see the spectacular sunrise of this marvel. Optional: can make the trek to the summit of Huayna Picchu this will take about 2 hours round trip (This tour is without a guide). After excursions with our guide to the citadel of Machu Picchu, for 2 hours, visiting the Main Plaza, the Circular Tower, the Astronomical Calendar, the Royal Quarters, the Temple of Three Windows, and various cemeteries around for more than two hours. Then you will be given free time to stroll around the citadel. They will have all morning to Machu Picchu to take pictures and be in this mystical place. Then descend by bus to Aguas Calientes in the afternoon take the train back to Ollantaytambo, where our staff will be waiting for you to transfer you by bus to Cusco
Taking a good breakfast, the hotel pick you up from where they are staying and taken to the airport from the city of Cusco,