At 1:00p.m. Your expert guide will meet you at your hotel to start the tour. You will head to the main plaza of Cusco city, where you will get the history lesson about famous Cathedral, and then, you will continue walking through an ancient Inca street for 10 minutes to the Temple of the Sun or Qoricancha. At The Temple of the Sun you will experience and compare the spectacular Inca architecture and colonial buildings. This place was the most important spiritual center of the Incas. From The Temple of the Sun, you take the bus transportation for 20 minutes outside of the city, where you start exploring those incredible buildings of the Incas. Sacsayhuaman, with its enigmatic architecture, it is the first place outside of the city you will enjoy and experience from your expert guide for 1 hour. From Sacsayhuaman, you take a five minute bus drive to Qenqo Inca construction to see its amazing religious altar. And then, you will take another 10-minute drive to Puca Pukara, a small Inca military construction. The last stop will be Tambomachay, a Temple of the Water with impressive water fountains. Incas used as spiritual purification. You will then drive to Cusco where the magical tour ends at your hotel. Accommodation Hotel Rumipunku https://www.rumipunku.com/?lang=en (Or similar) Meals Included: none Entrance tickets: Included

Your expert guide will pick you up from your hotel at 7:30 a.m. You will start on an amazing viewpoint of Cusco city. On the way, you will visit and experience the indigenous people with a long tradition of weaving textiles using the wool from their llamas and alpacas, colored with natural dyes derived from plants and minerals. The one thing they have in common though is that they are hand woven using very simple and traditional techniques. And then, you will continue by bus and stop for a while at the viewpoint, from there, you will enjoy the beauty of the Sacred Valley of the Incas and one of the main areas the Incas settled. You also see the sacred river of the Incas. You will continue towards the site of Pisac. Here, you will learn about Inca culture, history, architecture and its impressive agriculture terraces. After exploring, you will carry-on by bus to enjoy lunch on the sacred valley. After lunch, we take you to experience the Inca Bar and learn how the Incas and still locals prepare that sacred beverage. And then, you will drive along the Urubamba river to the town of Ollantaytambo. This place is considered as a living museum where you are able to see the locals living in the same houses that Incas lived long time ago. You will visit the Inca site, fascinating area of Inca Constructions, built during the golden period of the Incas. You also see rock formation representing the creator of the Andean World, Wiraccocha. Afterwards, drop off at your hotel in the sacred valley towns.

Accommodation Hotel El Albergue

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Entrance tickets: Included

We pick you up from your hotel at 8:00 a.m. And head to Moray an agriculture laboratory of the Incas for 1 hour by bus. On the way you will see the spectacular Vilcanota mountain range, Quechua communities and beautiful wildlife. Once, you reach to Moray, your guide will give an awesome history lesson about how our ancestors experimented with their crops. After Moray, you will visit the mysterious Salt Mines, this place has been in use since pre-Inca times with over 5,000 impressive salt evaporation ponds carved into the mountain side, the ponds are filled daily by a stream of salt water, which is unbelievable and different than the Inca constructions. And then, you will drive to Chinchero, where you will explore Inca archeological site and some agriculture terraces which was used to farm potatoes. You also see and learn about Christian church, that was built by the Spaniards, on top of the Inca temple. You will head back to Ollantaytambo to take the train to Aguas Calientes, where you spend a night in a hotel. The train departs Ollantaytambo at 15:37 or 19:04, it depends on how far in advance you are booking and/or the availability of the train

Accommodation
Hotel Taypikala, Rumipunku, La Cabaña (or similar)
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Entrance tickets: Included

You will visit one of the greatest places on earth, Machu Picchu!! After an early breakfast, you will board the bus to go up to Machu Picchu, the New Wonder of the World. And then, you will start to explore this fascinating crystal city with your expert guide for 2 hours of a history lesson. After your guided tour, you will have free time to keep exploring on your own or climb Huaynapicchu mountain. (This is a separate entrance ticket and costs $75 per person). Then, you will come down to Aguas Calientes to enjoy your lunch in a local restaurant. this is optional not included. After lunch, you will catch the train at 15:20 or 16:22 pm to Ollantaytambo. PMA private bus will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel.

Start time: 05:30a.m.
Machu Picchu visit: 5 to 6 hours
Physical Rating: Moderate (except Huaynapicchu or Machu Picchu Montaña, they are Demanding)
Train Schedule: It can be at 2:55p.m.- 3:20p.m.- 4:22p.m. Or 4:43p.m. (depending on the availability)

Note:
It is mandatory to use the masks during the visit to the New Wonder of the World
It is not allowed to bring large backpacks inside Machu Picchu, only day packs (25L) are allowed inside.
No trekking poles inside Machu Picchu
Snacks and water are allowed, but they must be inside of your day pack.