Sacred valley and Short Inca trail – Machu Picchu
7 Days/ 6 Nigths

The trip begins in Cusco located at 3340 meters above sea level. The capital of the Inca empire, although small enough to be easily manageable, is among the most attractive cities in South America, its historic center made up of colonial-era buildings with Inca foundations, is also full of interesting sites such as museums, churches and pre-Columbian sites.

Upon arrival in Cusco, it is recommended to take it very easy due to the high altitude, drink plenty of water let your body has time to acclimatize. We can also arrange your arrival a day or two days early, to give you more time to adjust to the altitude.

Tonight, we will have a briefing at your hotel lobby, where we will inform you about the details of the tour.

Today we have a guided tour of Cusco and its nearby ruins. This city was once the capital of the extensive Inca Empire, we explore the city and appreciate its magnificent Inca walls, colonial houses, churches and palaces, this also includes a visit to Koricancha, the Temple of the Sun God, after this we take a short ride to visit the monolithic walls of Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay; these sites are spectacularly located above the city.

In the afternoon you can have time to explore some of the central parts of the city and the opportunity to see some of the great varieties of local crafts on sale.

We leave Cusco and head to the plateau of Chinchero, an important town in Inca’s time. There are beautiful views of the Andes Mountain range, with the Cordillera Vilcabamba and the snow-capped peak of Salcantay dominating the western horizon. Chinchero is believed to be the mythical birthplace of the rainbow since in the rainy season you can see up to three rainbows at the same time. then, we visit the mysterious concentric circular terraces of Moray that according to some scholars could have been an agricultural research center, from here we go to the salt mines of Maras, this place is a salt producing center that dates back to Pre – Inca time, there are thousands of salt pools carved into the mountainside, here we will go to a viewpoint from where we will have impressive views.

Today we enjoy one more day in the beautiful Sacred Valley with a tour of Pisac and its beautiful terraces and possessor of the largest Pre-Columbian Cemetery found in this valley, then we will continue to Ollantaytambo where we visit its impressive fortress located on top of a hill above the town. We also explore the picturesque town itself with a fascinating mix of Inca and colonial architecture. Tonight, we have a pre-trek briefing with our trekking guide at your hotel.

You will be picked up early from your hotel in Cusco and then transferred to Ollantaytambo where we will take the tourist train that will take us to kilometer 104 “Chachabamba” where we will start our walk.

After registering at the control point, we will start a walk of approximately 3 hours to Wiñayhuayna, this section will be a bit steep, once in Wiñayhuayna we will enjoy the place, its amazing terraces and stands. This place is also known as the little Machu Pichu.

Also, here we will enjoy a delicious box lunch and then continue with our walk for about 2 hours to Inti Punku “Sun Gate” from here we will be able to appreciate our first view of Machu Picchu, after having taken our photos, we will descend for about 40 minutes to the checkpoint, finally we will take the bus to the town of Aguas Calientes where our dinner and Hotel will be.

Today we will fully enjoy the Wonder of the World, we will have breakfast very early and then we will take a bus up to the city of Machu Picchu. Here we will have a guided tour for about two hours where we will get to know this impressive Inca city in detail.

After our tour and having taken the necessary time to enjoy this wonder, we will take the bus back to Aguas Calientes, here you can explore the town, visit its craft market, have lunch and finally we will take the train to Ollantaytambo and from there a bus will take us back to Cusco city.