Traditional Cusco Tour
(3 Days / 2 Nights)
Day 01 Lima / Cusco
Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Rest of the morning free to adjust to the altitude.
After lunch on your own, we’ll enjoy a guided tour of the nearby Inca ruins including Kenko, the ceremonial bath of Tambomachay and the amazing Sacsayhuaman, a huge fortress of massive stones. We will also take a tour of the city including the Koricancha, temple of the Sun, a nice example of the Inca architecture, The 12-angled stone, the Main Plaza, the Cathedral and much more. Return to your hotel later in the day.
Day 02 Cusco / Machu Picchu/ Cusco
You will be transferred to Cusco station where you will catch the train to Machu Picchu. The 3 hour train journey follows the ever narrowing gorge of the Urubamba river to Aguas Calientes town on the way you will see picturesque Andean scenery and traditional villages. As we approach the Machu Picchu Sanctuary, the valley turns into a canyon and the vegetation changes to a cloud forest.
Then you’ll board a bus for a 30-minute drive up the switchback road to Machu Picchu. Once at the site and after an orientation by the guide, then have sometime guided exploration of the fabled Inca citadel. Situated on the spine of a jungle cloaked granite peak towering some 600 metres above an entrenched meander of the roaring river below, the site is frequently shrouded in misty clouds pierced by the powerful equatorial sun. Constructed from precisely sculptured granite blocks carefully joined with the projecting exposed stone of the surrounding mountain, the site may well be the finest architectural achievement of the new world.
After lunch, we’ll descend by bus around 3:00 p.m. to catch the train to Cusco and then bus transfer to your hotel.
Overnight at hotel (B, L).
Day 03 Cusco
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Lima. (B)
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