THE OBLIGATORY VISITS IN CUSCO AND MACHU PICCHU 5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS

Visits: They are the places that you shouldn’t miss to visit in Cusco and Machu Picchu. City Tour Cusco, Sacred Valley of the Incas with overnight in Aguas Calientes and the visit to Machu Picchu by train, tour to Maras, Moray and salt mines.

• TOUR DURATION: 5 days / 4 nights
• AVAILABILITY: Daily (From January to December)

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DAY 01: CUSCO – CITY TOUR

A.M. Reception in Cusco, transfer to the HTL where you will have a traditional coca tea to help you to counteract some effects of the altitude of the city.

In the afternoon, City Tour in Cusco at approximately 13:30 hrs. We will pick up you at the hotel to start the tour in the majestic city of Cusco, which will include a visit to the Temple of Koricancha also known as “Temple of the Sun”, later we will go out of town where you are visiting the 4 ruins:

Sacsayhuaman, famous for its enormous carved stones and imperial types of buildings, and because at this place is held the Inti Raymi every year. Also we visit Qenko, an amphitheater where the Incas mummified their dead. The archaeological site of Tambomachay, a temple dedicated to the worship of water and the site of Puca Pucara. At the end, we will return to the city of Cusco.

At night 19:00 hrs. You can visit the Qosqo Native Art Center which is the First Group of Folk Music and Dances of Peru, where you can enjoy traditional dances, music and folklore of The Andean Culture.

Overnight at selected hotel in Cusco.

DAY 02: CUSCO – SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS TOUR

This day we will visit the “Sacred Valley of the Incas” The tour starts at 09:00 AM in the morning, you will be picked up from the hotel to go to Pisac, where we will visit the famous market of crafts as well as the archaeological site of Pisac with picturesque terraces on the mountains, after which we head to Urubamba where we can enjoy a buffet lunch with a variety of typical Peruvian dishes (optional lunch buffet, check price).

Then we’ll visit the fortress of Ollantaytambo, it would have been a Tambo or accommodation in the Incas time. It was named in honor of the Chief Ollanta, famous for his affair with an Inca princess, daughter of Pachacutec Inca. Ollantaytambo is the only city of the Incas in Peru which is still inhabited. After the tour in Ollantaytambo you will go to the train station to take the train to Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu town), where the staff is waiting for you to take you to the hotel.

Overnight at selected hotel in Aguas Calientes.

DAY 03: TOUR TO THE WONDER OF MACHU PICCHU- CUSCO

This day you have the option to wake up very early and take the first bus to the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (05:30 AM) to see the marvelous sunrise in Machu Picchu or if you prefer you can go there later. Once in Machu Picchu we have the guided tour for about more than two hours, visiting the main venues of the city with our guide, places like the Main Plaza, the Circular Tower, the Sacred Solar Clock, the Royal Quarters, the Temple of the Three Windows, cemeteries and more, completed the tour you’ll have free time to visit Machu Picchu on your own.

At an appropriate time we descend from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes where you can have lunch in one of the many restaurants and if you want visiting the hot springs baths of Aguas Calientes. In the afternoon you will take the train back to Ollantaytambo, where our staff will be waiting to take you to your hotel in Cusco.

Overnight at selected hotel in Cusco.

DAY 04: TOUR TO MARAS, MORAY AND SALT MINES

9:00 a.m. to 2:30 PM you’ll visit the attractions of Moray (agricultural research center), Maras (Colonial village) and the Salineras (salt mines of Maras).

Our tour begins at 09:00 am. You will be picked up from the hotel to go to the town of Maras, crossing through very typical populations and beautiful landscapes that we’ll enjoy in THE route. Our first point is Maras which is a picturesque village with pre-Hispanic, colonial and republican attractions.

After We’ll visit Moray, archaeological site with natural gigantic holes that were used by the Incas as an agricultural experimentation center, built farming terraces with their respective irrigation canals, the largest hole has depth of 150 meters and the average platforms height is 1.80 m., between each.

Then visit the Salineras: or “SALT MINES” consist of about 2000 small salt wells, which have been exploited since Inca times as a mean of economic exchange. Free afternoon in Cusco.

Overnight at selected hotel in Cusco.

DAY 05: CUSCO – RETURN TO LIMA

At appropriate time, we’ll pick up you from the hotel and transfer to the airport to take the flight back to Lima.

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COST OF TOUR “THE OBLIGATORY VISITS IN CUSCO” 5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS

OPTION 1: (Hotels 2 **)

• $ 480.00 USD PRICE PER PERSON

OPTION 2: (Hotels 3 ***)

• $ 520.00 USD PRICE PER PERSON

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IT INCLUDES:

• Transfer In & Tranfer Out (Airport/Hotel/Airport).
• Guide, transport and Entrances to: Koricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Kenko, Puca Pucara, Tambomachay.
• Guide, transport and entrances to: archaeological site of Pisac, Ollantaytambo Fortress.
• Guide, transport and entrances to: archaeological site of Maras, Moray and Salineras.
• Round trip transport from Hotel in Cusco to Ollantaytambo station/ Hotel in Cusco.
• Round trip train ticket from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes / Ollantaytambo.
• Guide and entrance to Machu Picchu.
• Round trip bus Aguas Calientes/ Machu Picchu / Aguas Calientes.
• 3 nights hotel in Cusco.
• 1night hotel in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu town).
• 4 buffet breakfast.

NOT INCLUDED:

• Tips, snacks, food not specified in the inclusions.
• Optional buffet lunch Sacred Valley $ 20.00 USD (on request).
• Optional buffet lunch Machu Picchu $ 27.00 USD (on request).
• Flight Lima flights – Cusco – Lima (optional extra cost of $ 220.00 USD).
• Entrance to Huayna Picchu Mountain ($ 15 USD optional).

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TRADITIONAL MAGICAL CUSCO (5D/4N)
PRICE PER PERSON IN US DOLLARS
TYPE OF TURIST    HOTEL 3*    HOTEL 2*    TOUR PROGRAM WITHOUT HOTEL
ADULT    USD 520.00    USD 480.00    USD 355.00
STUDENT    USD 480.00    USD 440.00    USD 320.00
CHILD    USD 452.00    USD 412.00    USD 285.00
PERUVIAN ADULT    USD 471.00    USD 431.00    USD 311.00
PERUVIAN STUDENT    USD 452.00    USD 412.00    USD 292.00
PERUVIAN CHILD    USD 430.00    USD 390.00    USD 270.00

Note: – The cost of the package is based on double occupancy. You can check the rates for this tour with basic category hotels, 4 & 5 * Hotels.
The package cost includes all excursions in “shared service”. You can also check the rates for tours in EXCLUSIVE OR PRIVATE SERVICE.
For inquiries write to info@machupicchuandperutours.com
Hotel options:
2 STARS (Superior) HOTELS IN CUSCO:
1.    Garcilaso Hotel
2.    Emperador Plaza Hotel
3.    Antawasi Hotel
4.    Don Bosco Hotel
5.    Cusco Plaza Hotel
6.    Fray Bartolome Hotel
7.    El Puma Hotel
3 STARS HOTELS IN CUSCO:
1.    MamaSara Hotel
2.    Sueños del Inka Hotel
3.    Siete Ventanas Hotel
4.    Amerinka Boutique Hotel
5.    San Fransisco Plaza Hotel
6.    Royal Inka Cusco Hotel
7.    San Agustin International Hotel

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Special Rates for:	Peruvian tourists with valid ID card. Foreigners Tourists with International Student Card (ISIC card) and Peruvian students. Children. *** Economic tours to Peru for people who already booked the hotels by their own and that now they just want to book tours and excursions without hotels. You can reserve with us just the tour program not including hotels. For special rates see the price table.
Discounts:	Tourists with Andean Community passports (Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia) get a discount in the tour cost. Special discounts for groups of more than “04 people” For inquiries write to: info@machupicchuandperutours.com
Important:	The cost of tour packages are based on double occupancy. IGV TAXES not included in the case of Peruvian tourists.
Huayna Picchu:	To climb Huayna Picchu Mountain, there is a limit of 400 people per day, we recommend to book in advance. Once the quotas for the mountain is sold out, there is no option to get entrances. The additional cost to climb this mountain is $ 60.00 USD, which should be increased to the total cost of the package.

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