Incas 222

Incas 222

7 Days / 6 Nights

Day 1 - Arrival in Cusco / Sacred Valley

Arrival to the oldest inhabited city in the hemisphere, Cusco. 

Upon arrival a host will meet and assist you in transferring to the Sacred Valley at 8,200 feet of altitude.

Overnight in Sacred Valley

Day 2 - Sacred Valley 

Breakfast

Departure for a drive through the fertile countryside of the Urubamba Valley to the colonial village of Pisac where a unique Indian Market takes place daily. During your visit to this bustling marketplace you will have the opportunity to bargain with the artisans and indigenous traders.

Continue to the Ollantaytambo archaeological complex, the Incas built it as a fort that included a temple, agricultural terraces, and an urban area. There are also traces of ancient roads and aqueducts. Lunch is included.

Overnight in the Sacred Valley

Day 3 - Sacred Valley Machu Picchu

Breakfast

Pass through unspoiled and picturesque Andean communities on your way to the Incan agricultural experimental center of Moray, famous for its sunken amphitheater, made up of four circular terraces, which appear to fade away into the earth like an artificial crater. 

Continue to the impressive Maras salt pools formed by water emerging from a lake inside a mountain in the Urubamba Valley. An amazing view of evaporating ponds for the extraction of salt. Lunch is included.

Afternoon train ride to Machu Picchu.

Overnight in Machu Picchu

Day 4 - Machu Picchu

Breakfast

The "Lost City of the Incas," Machu Picchu. Perched 8,200 feet above the valley, it was hidden by mountains and semi-tropical jungles for 400 years until discovered by Hiram Bingham of Yale University in 1911. Archaeologists believe that the Inca "Virgins of the Sun" took refuge from the Spanish Conquistadors here. Guided tour of the ruins. Lunch is included.

Overnight in Machu Picchu

Day 5 - Machu Picchu / Cusco

Breakfast

Free morning to enjoy one of the most incredible sights on earth, the sanctuary of Machu Picchu.

Afternoon return train ride and transfer to hotel.

Overnight in Cusco

Day 6 - Cusco

Breakfast

Visitors are caught up in the excitement of touring the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, a delightful combination of Inca and colonial architecture. The tour visits important landmarks such us Cusco's Cathedral, Plaza de Armas and Koricancha “The Temple of the Sun”, Kenko, Puca-Pucara, Tambomachay as well as the Sacsayhuaman fortress, an imposing example of Inca military architecture.

Overnight in Cusco.

Day 7 - Cusco / Home

Breakfast

Transfer to the airport