LOST CITY OF THE INCAS 7 Days / 6 Nights

Itinerary Oultline:

• Day 1: Arrival to Lima and private transfer to the hotel.
• Day 2: Morning Flight to Cusco. Afternoon, nearby ruins and MAP museum.
• Day 3: Sacred Valley Tour and overnight in the Valley.
• Day 4: Machupicchu tour and overnight in Aguas Calientes.
• Day 5: Day at leisure in Machupicchu.
• Day 6: South valley tour with picnic and Theatre show at night.
• Day 7: Morning at leisure and return flight to Lima
  

Day 1/Lima                 

Upon arrival, a private transfer to your hotel in Lima will be arranged.

Day 2 / Cusco (B/D)

Morning transfer to the airport to board your flight to Cusco. Upon arrival, professional assistance at the airport and afterwards transfer to your hotel. You will be welcomed with a comforting cup of coca tea to acclimatize to the 3,300 meters of altitude where the city is located.

Free Morning, get your self lost

In the afternoon, will start the visit with the very well-known Saqsaywaman fortress famous by its megalithic constructions in which the Incas demonstrated their power and elegance. We will continue with the amphitheatre of Qenqo, the Pukapukara fortress and Tambomachay archaeological sites.

Finally, Visit the only Peruvian museum dedicated to highlighting art from ancient Peruvian cultures.  The Cabrera house is the headquarters of the Pre-Columbian Art Museum.  It is located in one of the best sectors of Cusco city, the Nazarenas Small Square, one block up street from the Main Central Square.   

We will end the visit with a dinner at the Pre-Colombian Art Museum Restaurant.

Day 3 / Sacred Valley(B/L)

After breakfast, you will be collected from your hotel and head for the breath-taking Sacred Valley. Our first stop will be Pisaq, where you will have the chance to see and browse its colourful and traditional arts and crafts market. Next stop: the town of Urubamba, where you’ll stop over for a delicious outdoor buffet lunch in a country side restaurant.  After lunch you’ll ride until the ancient Inca village of Ollantaytambo, which still conserves its Inca architecture, water canals and agricultural terraces. 

Overnight in the Sacred Valley of the Incas...

Day 4 / Machupicchu(B/L)

This day visit one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. In the early morning board the train that will take us trough the sacred valley of the Incas to the town of Aguas Calientes.  We will get on a bus that will take us up to the Machu Picchu Sanctuary.  Then our guided tour will last approximately three hours.  By the end of our tour we will have a delicious buffet lunch.  You will then be transported to the Aguas Calientes to overnight.

Day 5 / Machupicchu - Cusco(B)

Day at leisure. You can either choose visiting the citadel of Machupicchu again, or trekking on your own to the Gate of The Sun, climb the Huayna Picchu Mount or simply relax in the village of Aguas Calientes and its hot springs.

At proper time board your return train back to Cusco. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel.

Day 6 / Tipon – Pikillacta and Andahuaylillas(B/L)

In morning time, you will be collected at your hotel for your excursion to eastern Cusco. For starters, we’ll have Tipon, appreciated for an impressive and out of its time hydraulic technology used then and now for agricultural purposes.  Our next stop will be Pikillacta, 33 kilometres away from Cusco, built around 700 to 1000 B.C.  It is believed it was a storage facility for grains and seeds.  We will also visit the Andahuaylillas Church, considered the Sixtine Chapel in America because of a series of fine art ceiling paintings.

Enjoy a picnic lunch in the middle of an overwhelming nature. Return to Cusco.

At night, enjoy Kusikay show. It is about an Andean story, a spectacular and modern world-class show to be held in Cusco. The show tells a story based on the culture, myths, beliefs, traditions and habits of the Peruvian Andean man, using elements of various scenic arts where theater, dance and circus blend together in a unique presentation.

Day 7 / Cusco - Lima(B)

After a healthy breakfast we will take you to the airport to board your return flight.

B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner

Includes:  Hotel accommodation in Lima and Cusco including breakfast, guided tours in English with all entrance fees, meals where specified in the itinerary and private transportation between airports and hotels with an english peaking escort.

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