3-Day Machu Picchu Explorer from Cusco

Itinerary

Day 1: Cusco (3400m)

Pass By: San Blas, Cusco Peru
Optional Activity

Stop At: ChocoMuseo, Calle Garcilaso 210 Int. 216,, Cusco 08000 Peru
Optional Activity
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Museo de Sitio Qorikancha, Avenida Sol s/n, Cusco 08002 Peru
Optional Activity
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Plaza Regocijo (Kusipata), Cusco Peru
Optional Activity
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Hotel

Day 2: Cusco/Sacred Valley/Aguas Calientes

Stop At: Sacred Valley of the Incas, 0051 Peru
This morning starts with a pick-up from your hotel.

Pick-up will take place will be between 07:00 and 07:20 in the hotel foyer. The Intrepid representative will confirm this with you at the briefing on day 1.

Head out to the Sacred Valley on a shared bus service. Known as Wilcamayo by the Incas, this lush and fertile valley has long been the main source of food for the high Andes. Maize crops can be seen surrounding the river and covering the terraces carved high into the valley walls.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Pisac Peru
The first stop is at Pisac ruins from where you will enjoy a lovely view of the Pisac valley and the town below. Explore the market and maybe barter for a few items yourself before heading out to cross the Valley. Leaving Pisac behind you find yourself driving through amazingly fertile lands that are one of the main agricultural areas in the surroundings and that played an important part during Inca times.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Ollantaytambo Village, Pueblito DE Rumira a 2.5km DE Ollantaytambo Trayecto Hacia, Camino Incaico, Ollantaytambo 08675, Peru
We have a stop along the way to enjoy our lunch at Urubamba town and then continue approximately 20-25 minutes until we reach the town of Ollantaytambo, one of the few, if not the only, living example of a city plan that has remained the same for many centuries.

Here you’ll visit the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo, and try to figure out how those terraces were build or the big boulders that are part of the temple of the Sun got to the place where you can find them now, the top of the mountain.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Hot Springs (Aguas Calientes), Signposted from main square, Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu Peru
Your guide will point you in the direction of the train station where you will wait for the departure of your train that takes you to Aguas Calientes. (Please note that depending on the time of your train, if your departure time is later then you may have some time to explore the town)

A 1.5 hour train ride through the winding Urubamba Valley takes us to Aguas Calientes, nestled in the cloud forest (2040m above sea level) at the foot of the magnificent Machu Picchu.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel

Day 3: Machu Picchu/Cusco

Stop At: Inca Trail, Machu Picchu Peru
After an early breakfast, catch a bus to Machu Picchu (approx 30 minutes along a winding road). The first bus departs at around 5.30am. Please note that you will need to check out and leave your luggage on storage at the hotel while you visit Machu Picchu.

A local guide will take you on a 2 hour tour through the ruins. While it is thought Machu Picchu was built around 1440 as a country retreat for Incan nobility, there is evidence this had been a sacred site for much longer. Another school of thought is that this was an astronomical observatory. There is plenty of time to decide for yourself as you wander around the many temples, palaces and living quarters.

After taking advantage of the seemingly endless photo opportunities it is time to return to Cusco, travelling first by train to Ollantaytambo (approx 90 minutes) then a shared transfer to Cusco (approx 90 minutes).

Upon your arrival to Cusco your tour comes to an end. Please contact us if you need assistance with extra accommodation in Cusco.
Duration: 2 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.