Itinerary

• Day 1: CUSCO – PISAQ – OLLANTAYTAMBO – AGUAS CALIENTES.
• Day 2: AGUAS CALIENTES – MACHU PICCHU- CUSCO.

Included: Tour guide for the Sacred Valley of the Incas

Day 1

CUSCO – PISAQ – OLLANTAYTAMBO – AGUAS CALIENTES.

We will leave Cusco around 8.00 or 8.30am and drive to Pisac to see our first Inca ruin of the tour. At Pisac you can see magnificent Inca remains, the ancient architecture and engineering of the Inca temples is breathtaking and will sweep you off your feet. Our guided tour of Pisac lasts about 2 hours before we head back to the valley to visit the most colorful and traditional local market in Cusco and where you can buy traditional textiles at low prices. After our visit to the market our sightseeing continues as we drive along the beautiful Sacred Valley, this area was the breadbasket of the Incas and still produces large amounts of corn on the Inca terraces.
Our next destination is Urubamba, which we´ll arrive to at approximately 13.00 pm to enjoy lunch (not included) at one of the local restaurants. From Urubamba it´s just 30 minutes to get to the last Inca ruins known as Ollantaytambo (Inca palace). This ruin was built with pink granite rocks and is another impressive example of Inca craftmanship. Here you can see the second biggest rock from the Inca’s time (90 tons) which was used as part of the Temple of the Sun. After your tour you have extra time to wander around the site before dinner which you have in any one of the local restaurants. In the evening you will take the train to machupicchu town (Aguas Calientes) a 2 hour journey.

Day 2

AGUAS CALIENTES – MACHU PICCHU- CUSCO.

Today is the most inportant day since we will be visiting Machu Picchu. Because its so special, we encourage you to wake up early in the morning to enjoy breakfast at the hotel and then get to the bus station to try to catch one of the first buses, which begin at 5.30 am (they are all first come first serve) and takes 25 minutes to get to Machu Picchu. As soon as you arrive to the complex, it is our job to take you to the best spot to overlook all the ruins and get a panoramic view of the landscape and the sunrise over the mountains. There will be a rendezvous to observe dawn in order to get a spectacular view of the Lost City of the Incas. You will  have more than  2 hours guided tour around Machu Picchu with plenty of free time afterwards to explore on your own. If you have tickets to climb the amazing mountain of Huaynapicchu, your guide will direct you to where to begin this hike after the tour (please make sure this is arranged at least a month in advance of your visit as tickets do sell out) later  you will take a bus down to Aguas Calientes for lunch and then take an afternoon train back to Ollantaytambo and then by bus to Cusco where we will drop you off at your hotel.

INCLUDED

• Bus transport along the Sacred Valley
• Tour guide for the Sacred Valley of the Incas
• Train transportion to Aguas Calientes
• Hotel accommodation in Aguas Calientes
• Breakfast at the hotel on the next day
• Bus transport to Machu Picchu
• Entrance fee to Machupicchu
• Guided tour for 3 hours in Machu Picchu
• Return bus to Aguas Calientes
• Round trip train to Ollantaytambo
• Bus transportation to Cusco and to your hotel

NOT/INCLUDED

Entrance fee to the ruins along the Sacred Valley (70 soles for a one day ticket or 130 soles for 10 days)
Meals

WHAT YOU NEED TO TAKE

• passport original
• Tourist ticket (you can purchase in Cusco)
• Daypack
• Comfortable clothes and appropriate footwear
• Extra money to purchase souvenirs, such as handcrafts from the local market
• Camera with spare batteries
• Sunscreen
• Insect repellent
• Water to drink
• Sunglasses
• Scarf or a hat to protect your head from the strong sun,
• A warm jacket for the evening
• Any necessary medication

Price: US$ 340 per person. Including Huayna Picchu mountain  or Machu picchu mountain
Group Size: 2-8 people

Note: all our tour services include pick-up and drop-off at your hotel in Cusco. This is an additional service that we provide, that sets us apart from other tour providers.
Pachacutec Expeditions, tries to not have any hidden fees.
We offer a discount of US$20 to students with a valid International Student Identity Card (ISIC) and to children under the age of 16 years old. Scanned copies of your ISIC card or child’s passport must be provided at the time of paying the deposit for the trek in order to qualify for the discount. International.

Train for the end of your Trek

The most common departure time that we suggest for our tourists is 6:35 p.m. This departure time will allow you to spend more time at Machu Picchu and do more activities like climb Huayna Picchu mountain (which can be booked additionally) and enjoy the hot springs or some cervezas after a long trek.
The 6:35 p.m train will arrive in Ollantaytambo train station at 8:20 p.m and you will be picked up by your driver outside of the train station. The driver will be holding a sign with your name on it so that there is no confusion. If you do not see the driver initially, just wait for them outside the train station. Once the driver has picked you up, then you will travel for 1 1/2 hours in a van before you arrive back at your hotel/hostel. Arrival time in Cusco is 10:00pm approximately.
The earliest departure time available in the afternoon is 2:55 p.m, and this is for Travelers who are planning to leave Cusco city early in the morning the next day to go ahead with their travel plans.
Important: We guarantee this early Expedition departures as per the itinerary, if you book your tours in 2 months in advance, otherwise we may be fored to offer Expedition train that departs at 6:35 p.m only.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

If you are thinking of climbing Huayna picchu mountain you must book in advance. Only 400 people can hike Huaynapicchu per day. You will climb it on your own after the tour in Machupicchu around 10 .00 am. we recomend you to book in advance to let us know Machupicchu Mountain also is another alternative climbing mountain, we recomend it, if huayna picchu mountain is overbook.