6-Days tour: Lima, Cusco, sacred valley and sunrise in Machu Picchu

Lima

Welcome to the city of Lima, also known as the cultural capital of Peru! Upon your arrival at Lima airport we will be waiting for you with a sign with the name of the lead traveler, we will take you to your hotel to check in, drop off your luggage and freshen up. You will have some time to rest before finding a place for lunch or dinner.

After lunch, and once you are ready, you can choose whether to rest or take a tour of the city.

Lima

After breakfast we will pick you up to begin the City Tour that will last approximately 2 and a half hours. We begin our tour with a panoramic view of the “Huaca Pucllana ”, a magnificent ceremonial and archaeological center built in the 4th century AD and considered a “Sacred Town” by the Incas. We visit the Historic Center of Lima, where you will see more than fifty monuments and colonial buildings, highlighting the Paseo de la República, Plaza San Martín, Plaza Mayor, the Government Palace, the Archbishop's Palace, the Cathedral Basilica, the Municipal Palace, among others. The Viceroyalty of Peru was the most important of the Spanish Empire and Lima was its capital.

Monumental complex of San Francisco

Next, we visit the monumental complex of San Francisco, which is the largest example of colonial religious art in America. The highlight is the visit to its underground crypts known as the “Catacombs”. Finally, we will visit contemporary Lima, we will take a walk through the most traditional residential areas of Lima, El Olivar de San Isidro, Miraflores and Larcomar. After having had a wonderful day, you can choose to end the tour at your hotel or simply continue enjoying Lima on your own.

Cusco

We will take you to the Lima airport to board your flight to Cusco. Upon arrival at Cusco airport, our guide will meet you and transfer you to your hotel in our private transport and take you to Urubamba in the Sacred Valley of the Incas (2,870 meters/ 9416 feet). Good choice to avoid the altitude.

Sacred Valley

After breakfast at your hotel in Urubamba, we pick you up at 7:45 am and then we will leave to visit part of the beautiful Sacred Valley of the Incas, its beautiful views, its people, the craft markets and the incredible archaeological sites make this tour an unforgettable place.

We will soon be on our way in our transport to Moray. You will surely be amazed by the unique formation of the place that many compare to an amphitheater. However, it was actually a gigantic Incan agricultural laboratory. Your guide will tell you about the history of the site and you will have plenty of time to explore and take some photos.
Close by and combined with a trip to Moray are the Salineras de Maras. It is only another 3 km away and will surprise you once again with views you have probably never seen before. The place has been producing salt since ancient times and there are more than 3,000 salt pools that are filled daily with underground water. You will have a surreal landscape at your disposal to take the most incredible photos with the salt flats in the foreground. We will then enter further into the sacred valley until we reach Urubamba for our lunch.

After our lunch in Urubamba, we will take you to the train station located in Ollantaytambo 20 minutes away, we will board the Vistadome 360° class train that will take us to Aguas Calientes ( Machu Picchu town ). This trip will allow you to see beautiful glaciers and snow-capped peaks, as well as fertile green valleys and Inca agricultural terraces on both sides of the valley. At the end of the train ride in Aguas Calientes at the exit gate of the train station we will be waiting to take you to your hotel where you will spend the night. Settle into your hotel, after check - in you will have free time to relax this afternoon. You can relax in the hot springs of Aguas Calientes or also wander through its small streets of this town.

Sunrise at Machu Picchu

We will wake you up very early at 5:00 am. This way, we can board one of the first buses leaving for Machu Picchu. This means you will beat the huge crowds and be able to enjoy the complex in peace while the sun rises and casts a stunning orange glow on the huge stones. (Optional, you will have to get up early to see the sunrise at Machu Picchu or continue resting a little longer at your hotel.)

Machu Picchu

Together with your guide, board the bus for a 30-minute ride before arriving at the entrance gate of Machu Picchu. Feel the powerful energy of this fantastic archaeological site as soon as you enter. You will feel the happiness of watching how the golden light of the sun gradually covers every corner of Machu Picchu. Learn all its secrets and mysteries during a guided tour where you will also learn a lot about its history and the local flora and fauna. Our guide will take you for 2 hours through the most significant areas and then you will have some free time to explore Machu Picchu on your own. After having finished visiting Machu Picchu we will descend to Aguas Calientes.

Aguas Calientes

In Aguas Calientes you will find a place to have lunch and then board the train to Ollantaytambo. From there, you will travel to Cusco in our private transportation. We will drop you off at the door of your accommodation in Cusco at approximately 6:10 PM.

Machu Picchu

Desayuno en el hotel. A la hora oportuna pasaremos por usted para trasladarlo hasta el aeropuerto para abordar su vuelo de retorno, concluyendo así nuestro tour.