7-Day Tour of Lima, Cuzco, Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu

Day 1: Arrival in lime | welcome

1. 2h · Admission ticket included
   Upon arrival at Lima airport, our guide will meet you and transfer you to your hotel in our private transportation. After check-in, our guide will brief you and provide general information about the city.

Day 2: City tour Lima | Ciudad de Reyes

1. Lima
   2h
   9 : 00 AM After breakfast we pick you up to start with the City tour that will last approximately 41⁄2 hours. We start our tour with a panoramic view of the “Huaca Pucllana”, magnificent ceremonial and archaeological center built in the 4th century AD and considered “Sacred Village” by the Incas. We visit the Historic Center of Lima, where you will appreciate more than fifty monuments and colonial buildings, highlighting the Paseo de la República, Plaza San Martín, Plaza Mayor, the Government Palace, the Archbishop’s Palace, the Cathedral Basilica, the Municipal Palace among others. The Viceroyalty of Peru was the most important of the Spanish Empire and Lima was its capital.
2. 2h · Admission ticket not included
   Next we visit the monumental complex of San francisco, which is the largest exhibition of colonial religious art in the Americas. Highlights include the visit to its underground crypts known as “Catacombs”. Finally we will visit contemporary Lima, take a walk through the most traditional residential areas of Lima, El Olivar de San Isidro, Miraflores, after having had a wonderful day you choose to finish the tour in your hotel or simply continue enjoying Lima on your own.

Day 3: Flight from Lima to Cusco | Empire of the Incas

1. Lima
   Pass by
   After breakfast at your hotel in Lima our private transport will take you to the Lima airport to take your flight to Cusco.
   Take the flight from Lima - Cusco.
2. Cusco
   Pass by
   Welcome to the imperial and Inca capital of Cusco, also known as the cultural capital of Peru! Upon arrival at Cusco airport we will wait for you with a sign with the name of the main traveler, take you to your hotel to check in, leave your luggage and refresh. You will have some time to rest before you find a place to eat lunch.

Day 4: Cuzco | Chincheros alpacas farm | Salt mines | Moray and Ollantaytambo Inca sites | Train to Aguas Calientes

1. Cusco
   1h
   7:45 AM : After breakfast at your hotel in Cusco, we will pick you up and go to visit part of the beautiful Sacred Valley of the Incas, its beautiful views, its people, the artisan markets and the amazing archaeological centers.
2. Chinchero
   1h
   8:10 AM: After driving 1 hour from Cusco we will meet the traditional village of chinchero, we will visit a local family, here they keep alive the tradition of weaving. Its alpacas and cuis will welcome you and you can feed them their breakfast. Plus, learn about their fascinating weaving techniques using natural ingredients to create stunning textiles by hand.
3. Maras Moray Tours
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   9 : 30 AM : Imagine the stunning Inca terraces and beautiful Andes in the background. This view is simply breathtaking, the story behind even more. Your guide will teach you about the Inca agricultural laboratory and how they created different climatic zones on these terraces. We will enjoy this place for about 1 hour.
4. Salinas de Maras
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   11:00 AM: Stand in front of thousands of salt ponds, still intact. Here you have the opportunity to take one of the most famous photographs of the Sacred Valley. Our guide will be happy to capture this moment for you. From here we continue our tour to enjoy a delicious lunch.
5. 1h
   13:00 AM: Enjoy an excellent buffet lunch (vegetarian and vegan options available) in one of the best restaurants in the Sacred Valley, try more than 50 Peruvian dishes including desserts (vegetarian option included)
6. 1h · Admission ticket not included
   14:20 PM After lunch, we continue our trip up the Urubamba River until we reach Ollantaytambo. This place was very protected, since it was the entrance to the road to Machu Picchu. Therefore, many things happened here during the Spanish invasion. Discover the impressive history with your guide.
   Then we will take you to the station located in the same town, to get on the train. This 1:45 minute train ride will allow you to enjoy incredible views of the mountainous terrain before seeing Machu Picchu.
7. Aguas Calientes
   2h
   18:10 PM: You will arrive in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu town) at the exit door of the train station we will be waiting to take you to your hotel where you will spend the night. Settle into your hotel. After check-in, you have the afternoon free on your own.

Day 5: Machu Picchu back to Cusco in the afternoon

1. Machu Picchu
   4h
   07 :00 After having our breakfast at the hotel we will transfer with our guide to the bus station. This bus will take us to the main gate of the Historic Sanctuary of Machupicchu where we will begin our unforgettable experience. Your expert guide will walk you through the main streets of these incredible ruins. Stroll through the city squares and up the delicately carved stone stairs. Esoteric wisdom supports Machu Picchu as the new spiritual center of the world. There will be time to be alone and fully embrace this magnificent wonder of the world, letting this once-in-a-lifetime experience settle in. Once the guide is finished we will have additional time to explore on our own. After finishing the visit, we will take the bus back to Aguas Calientes where you will have time for lunch (not included). At the indicated time we board the train that will not take us to the Ollantaytambo train station.
2. Cusco
   4h
   Upon arrival at the train station in Ollantaytambo, our transport will be waiting to take you back to your hotel in Cuzco. Estimated arrival time 6.30pm

Day 6: City tour Cusco | City highlights

1. 2h
   After breakfast at the indicated time with your guide, enjoy walking first through the Plaza de Armas of Cusco, surrounded by some impressive monuments such as the Cathedral of Cusco and the Church of the Company of Jesus, built on ancient Inca palaces while listening to all the history of the place. If you wish, it is even possible to explore the interior of the place, which contains paintings and other gold and silver works inside.
2. Mercado Central de San Pedro
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Together with your guide you will go through the different sections of this old market. Traditions, colors, flavors and aromas are concentrated in this place, where you can find all the typical fresh products of the region, as well as meats, cheeses, breads, coffee, chocolate, nuts, flowers and crafts.
3. Qorikancha
   1h · Admission ticket included
   The most important Inca temple built during its heyday, the imposing Catholic building set within an intact stone wall is likely to be striking at first glance. And it is that, during the period of Spanish colonization, the Convent of Santo Domingo was built on its structures, which means that today this tourist attraction is also considered a symbol of the mixture of Inca and Spanish architecture, being visited by millions of people.
   The place is known as the balcony of Cusco for the impressive views it has in front of the city, you will see colorful and narrow streets surrounded by local shops on the mountainside. Follow the path of the ancient Inca roads, walk through cobbled Inca streets and discover the best hidden viewpoints to enjoy Cusco in a different way.

Day 7: Departure from Cusco

1. Cusco
   40m
   After breakfast at your hotel in Cusco, at the indicated time we will take you by private transportation to the airport to board your flight from Cusco.

Pickup details

We pick up at any hotel, house, apartment, within the historic center of the city

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• IMPORTANT: All the details of the traveler's passport are necessary for the two-day excursion to Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley (full name and identification of the passport). Provide all passenger names, passport numbers, date of birth, and nationality. All this will be done at the time of booking.
• What to bring to Machupicchu: sunglasses, comfortable clothes and shoes, hat, sunscreen, repellent, water bottle, extra energy battery, jacket, small backpack with enough clothes to spend the night.