TOUR CUSCO UNFORGETTABLE

Day 01: Cusco – City tour Cusco.

We’ll welcome you at Cusco’s airport by our transfer and transport to your hotel. In the afternoon (13:30 hrs.) you’ll go to the city tour, more than visit only the Cusco city itself, on this tour you’ll have the option to visit an Inca’s sites located in the upper part of Cusco as well; the only place into Cusco City will be Qoricancha, this place is very well known as the Temple of the Sun, in Inca’s time this place was the most important religious center of all the Tawantinsuyo (original name of the Inca’s land), this place shows one of the finest constructions of the Inca masonry; then the next place to visit is Saqsayhuaman located in the upper part of Cusco where you’ll have a really nice view of Cusco city, also here is the spot where you will be amazed by seeing the megalithic building made by the Incas, where they used gigantic boulders from 1 to 128 tons; continue our tour we’ll arrive in Qenqo, other ceremonial place dedicated to the Pachamama (Mother earth), this is a big carved stone by the Incas, where they used this natural formation to make us imagine how hard was their work, then you’ll continue to Pukapukara a fortress and point to take control for all people who arrived in Cusco, and we’ll end our tour visiting Tambomachay the temple of the water, then we’ll bring you back to the hotel in Cusco. This tour lasts four hours, and you can go in the morning or in the afternoon.

Day 02: Cusco – Moray, Maras, Salt mines – Cusco.

You’ll leave from Cusco city at 8:30 a.m. by the north way of Cusco, where you’ll pass for the beautiful landscape of this high section of Cusco, Chinchero is located over 3800 m.a.s.l. where you’ll find plenty of potatoes crops with colorful flowers and local people doing their daily life to arrive in Moray a nice and interesting Inca site that was used to acclimatize plants and different products to take those to the different altitudes of the region, a kind of greenhouse for Incas, this is a very different place than the others you can see in Cusco, after exploring this Inka site we’ll continue our route to arrive in the villages of Maras, in the way you’ll be able to see local people making their daily life, then you’ll arrive in the SALINAS (salt mines), more than 2000 fountain of natural salt, where you can appreciate how the local people continue extracting salt, you can walk around these fountains and got salt off them, you’ll be back in Cusco at 2:30 p.m. Afternoon free to visit some museum in Cusco.

Day 3: Cusco – Sacred Valley – Aguas Calientes.

We’ll pick you up from your hotel (8:30 a.m.) and we’ll leave to visit the Sacred Valley of the Incas, After Machupicchu this is another wonderful option to visit, the views, people, local markets and the awesome Inca sites make this tour an unforgettable place, you’ll visit the Local Market of Pisaq where textiles, silver work, ceramics and so on are waiting for you, after this nice town we’ll go up to the top of the mountain where is located the huge Inca site of Pisaq with its gigantic Andean terraces and other constructions that have more than 500 years, after visit this place we’ll continue following the Wilcamayu (Sacred River) to Arrive in Urubamba where you’ll have free time to have lunch, then carrying on to Ollantaytambo the other Inca site, where you‘ll find one of the few places in Cusco and Peru where people continue living on the Inca Construction, almost all their streets have water channels; the religious site is located at the top where the temple of the sun is standing; In this place you’ll finish the tour approximately at 16:00 hours (4:00 p.m.), at this time you’ll go to the train station of Ollantaytambo, the train station is located to 5 minutes walking from the square of Ollantaytambo, this is the most popular place in this site; there, you’ll take the train to AGUAS CALIENTES (town of Machupicchu – 01 and 1/2  hours), once you arrive, the hotel’s staff will be waiting for you with the name of the accommodation, arriving in the hotel you’ll meet with the guide of Machupicchu to talk about the visit of the next day.

Day 4: Machupicchu – Cusco.

You have the option to go up early in the morning to Machu Picchu, you’ll take a bus to arrive there (25 minutes), the guide will be waiting for you at the archaeological site of Machu Picchu then you’ll start the tour, you’ll be with the guide 02 hours after you’ll have free time 2 or 3 hours (the park is open until 17:00 hours) in this free time you’ll have the option to visit Machupicchu by your own and if you want to climb up to Waynapicchu Mountain (hike of 2 and 1/2 hours) or Machupicchu Mountain (hike of 3 and 1/2 hours), after the free time we have to go down to Aguas Calientes town (by bus) and you’ll have free time to have lunch then you have to be ready to take the train to return, our train leaves at 18:20 hours, you have to be half an hour before, at the train station, this train will bring you back to Ollantaytambo (02 hours) there, we’ll pick you up to bring you back by bus to Cusco (01 and a half) you’ll be in Cusco again at 22:30 hours (night in Cusco).

Day 5: Cusco – Free Time.

To go shopping and transfer to the bus terminal or airport.

Included:

• Briefing: A day before the tour or the same day you start the tour we give you detailed information about your itinerary, where we also give you all the tickets that you will need on the trip, maps and all the relevant information that you have to know, this can be at your hotel or in our office INKA TIME.
• Tourist transportation: Minibusses in the City Tour, Maras – Moray Tour, and the Sacred Valley Tour, these services are provided with minibusses of 15 or 20 people (Renault Master or Sprinter Mercedes-Benz).
• Tour Guide in the City Tour, Maras – Moray, and Sacred Valley: You will be well-informed by our expert tour guides at each place of visit.
• The Entrance Tickets: We will have ready for you all tickets you need for all the sites around the City Tour, Maras – Moray, and Sacred Valley (General Boleto Turistico + Qoricancha + Salineras entrance fees).
• Train Tickets: We will book your round trip train tickets (Voyager Train IncaRail).
• Bus Tickets: We will give you ready tickets to go up and down in Machu Picchu.
• Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu: We will have your passes ready to get into this beautiful place.
• Tour guide (Machu Picchu): Our guides will make you have an excellent time in this wonderful place.
• Transportation to come back to Cusco: Transportation in minibusses of 15 or 19 people.

Not Included:

• Meals: There is a great variety of restaurants from US$ 8.
• Night in accommodation in Cusco and Aguas Calientes: if you wish we can give you Accommodation rates from US$ 15 per person, or you can also visit www.booking.com where you have an endless number of accommodations; remember that in Aguas Calientes you will arrive in the village at 18:10 a.m. and Next day they leave early to visit Machu Picchu, so the accommodation is more for sleeping.
• Entrance fee to Waynapicchu mountain: US$ 15.00 (this is hiking of 2 and 1/2 hours) if you want to climb up this mountain you have to tell us before because there are only 400 spaces per day.
• Entrance fee to Machupicchu mountain: US$ 15.00 (this is hiking of 3 and 1/2 hours) if you want to climb up this mountain you have to tell us before because there are only 400 spaces per day. NOTE this is not the same entrance that you already have included for the citadel, this is an extra entrance for hiking the mountain.
• Tips: This is optional, our staff is well remunerated, this is why it is not something indispensable or expectant, any amount will be well-received.

Important:

• We respect all biosecurity protocols recommended by the Ministry of Health of Perú.
• US$ 25.00 Off for people who belong to the Andean Community group (Perú, Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia).
• US$ 20.00 Off for those students with Under graduated student card, (this ID must be made in PVC material, and it must have the next requirements: university information, personal student information, student picture, and expiration date valid only for one year, its year must coincide with the year that student visits Machu Picchu, the discount until 25 years old.), the ISIC cards are not valid anymore.
• US$ 20.00 Discount for under 18 years old.
• US$ 115.00 Discount for under 8 years old children; children under 3 years old do not pay if they don’t occupy seats on the train and buses.
• According to the new regulation of Sustainable Use and Tourist Visit for the conservation of the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu 2019, the entrance ticket to Machu Picchu is valid only for a single entry to the park (this means: The passenger enter, walk around, go out and can not re-enter again), usually, all people stay between 4 and 5 hours into Machu Picchu, if you would like to stay a longer time, you must buy another ticket (US$ 50.00 Extra), the park is open until 17:30 hrs.
• Prices are for tours in shared service (group tour), groups of 15 to 20 people, inquire for prices in a private tour.
• We have departures every day.
• To start this tour, you have to be at least one day before in Cusco.

Upgrade:

• Private Transportation: To return From Ollantaytambo to Cusco, US$ 20.00 (per person); This gives you a pleasant trip without waiting and picking up other people on the group tour.
• Private Tour Guide in Machu Picchu: Personalized service in the citadel of Machu Picchu, US$ 25.00 (Per person – At least 2 people), with this service you will not have to depend on a group.
• Train returning at 16:12 hrs. TRAIN 360° Inca Rail (From Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo) US$ 30.00 (Per Person); This is another class of train with Taller and wider panoramic windows and an outdoor observatory wagon with bar, this has an excellent schedule, you will arrive in Cusco around 20:20 hrs.
• Train returning at 16:43 hrs. TRAIN VISTADOME – Peru Rail (From Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo) US$ 35.00 (Per Person); This is another class of train with panoramic windows located beside and above your seat will bring you close to nature unlike anything you’ve experienced before, this has an excellent schedule, you will arrive in Cusco around 21:00 hrs.

What you need to take:

• The tickets that are given in the briefing.
• Original Passport (This is requested to take the trains, the busses and to get into Machupicchu).
• Small rucksack (backpack) smaller than 40 liters.
• Repellent for Mosquitos.
• Sunscreen.
• Water, snacks.
• Rain Poncho (The climate is quite changeable, it is better to be forewarned).
• Comfortable clothes (somewhat warm) when you leave early and return late is a bit cold, it’s better to feel comfortable with your temperature.

TOUR IN SHARED SERVICE

This service in a GROUP TOUR means that you will do the tour with other people, This standard service has 15 to 19 participants, that doesn’t mean you have to get that quantity of people to do the tour, we have confirmed departures every day, so, If you are only one or two people do not worry, you can join some of our groups.

“BEST PRICE PER PERSON: US$ 355.00”

TOUR IN A PRIVATE SERVICE

This service is an exclusive way to make this trip, where the service is very much where the service is much more personalized, prices vary according to the number of people in your group:

2 PEOPLE: US$ 529 PER PERSON
3 PEOPLE: US$ 455 PER PERSON
4 PEOPLE: US$ 435 PER PERSON
5 PEOPLE: US$ 415 PER PERSON
6 PEOPLE AND MORE: US$ 395 PER PERSON

STEP 1: SEND YOUR INFORMATION“

Complete the booking form DOWN HERE or send data of all the travelers to info@inkatimetours.com as full name, passport number, nationality, date of birth, or a copy of passports, indicating the exact date of travel; Our privacy policies are strict, INKA TIME will use this information exclusively to nominate the reservation tickets, we never share this information with third parties.

STEP 2: MAKE A DEPOSIT“

Choose the best way to pay and make a payment, for this tour the payment (deposit) is US$ 200.00 per person; There are 03 ways to pay: Payments via “PayPal”, with any debit or credit card VISA, MASTER CARD, AMEX (these last two options have an 8% fee), also Wire money by Western Union any extra commissions or fees charged must be assumed by the customer; when you send your information you have to specify the payment method you would like to use, then when we mail you back We will send you a request for payment through the platform you chose.

STEP 3: TOUR CONFIRMATION

Upon receipt of all passenger(S) data and once we received information of your payment, we will send you your receipt (VOUCHER OF RESERVATION), at this moment your reservation will be guaranteed 100%. (this will be sent at most in the next 8 hours, considering our business hours GMT – 5).