Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu 2D / 1N

Visits: Sacred Valley of the Inkas with Pisac ruins, Pisac Market, Urubamba, archaeological sites of Ollantaytambo and Chinchero and tour to Machu Picchu by train

• TOUR DURATION: 2 days / 1 nights
• AVAILABILITY: Daily (From January to December)

ITINERARY:

DAY 01: 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, we will drive from Cusco to Pisac wher we’ll 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.

Finally we will visit the Town of Chinchero, which has other important archaeological site, Chinchero it is a beautiful colonial temple built on Inca foundations it used to be the “Royal Hacienda of Tupac Yupanqui Inca “, Also We’ll go to Chinchero’s market which is a spectacle of colour and movement that causes the fascination of tourists with its range of handicrafts and textiles made of pure pre-Columbian style.

Overnight at selected hotel in Cusco. (You have also the option to spend the night in Aguas Calientes or Machu Picchu Town, in this case you have to take the train from Ollantaytambo after the tour).

DAY 02: CUSCO – MACHU PICCHU FULL DAY – CUSCO

This day you will wake up very early, we will go to Ollantaytambo train station by bus (1 hour, 30 min) to board the train to Aguas Calientes (2 hours travel approx.), Once in the village; we take the bus to the citadel of Machu Picchu. Once ther we have the guided tour in Machu Picchu 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 optionally visit 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 Cusco city.

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