Cusco 5 Days 4 Nights Machu Picchu and Humantay Lake Tour

5.0 (16 reviews) Sacred Valley, Peru
Duration5 days
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Group sizeUp to 15 travelers
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Overview

Explore Incan history in Machu Picchu and Cusco, alongside breathtaking landscapes like lakes and mountains. Indulge in Peruvian cuisine and personalized guides. Every detail, from arrival to transfers, is meticulously handled for cherished memories.

What's included

  • All entrance fees to required tourist sites
  • Private guide for Machu Picchu
  • Lunch
  • Private transfer (OLLANTAYTAMBO - CUSCO)
  • Breakfast
  • CONSETTUR bus ticket round trip
  • 3 Star Hotel
  • Train Ticket - Expedition or Voyager (round trip)
  • Professional Tourist Guide
  • Pickups and transfers to and from the airport in Cusco.
  • Ticket to Machu Picchu
  • Tourist transport
  • Meals not mentioned
  • Tips for our staff: Tipping is customary on any Machu Picchu excursion.
  • Personal Expenses

What to expect

Day 1: Pick up from the airport / City tour / Making Sour
  1. Cusco Region
    1h
    After a 1-hour journey through the Andes mountain range, we'll arrive in Cusco. Once you collect your luggage, a member of our team will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel.
    Not wheelchair accessible
  2. Qorikancha
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Around 2 pm approximately, we'll embark on our City Tour. We'll visit the Temple of the Sun, 'Qoricancha,' the most important and ancient Inca structure within the city, where you can currently appreciate the marvelous Inca architecture.
  3. Sacsayhuaman
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Next, from the outskirts of the city, you'll explore nearby ruins, starting with the impressive complex of Sacsayhuamán. One of the Inca constructions that astonishes visitors, which according to new hypotheses, might have been a highly important Incan ceremonial center rather than a fortress as previously believed.
  4. 45m · Admission ticket included
    After our visit, we continue to Qenko, a ceremonial and ritual center known for its underground passages.
  5. Complejo Arqueologico Pukapukara
    1h · Admission ticket included
    You'll also visit the essential sites of PukaPukara and Tambomachay, a place where water worship took place.
Day 2: Sacred Valley connection Machu Picchu
  1. Pisac
    2h
    We will start the tour of the Sacred Valley by picking you up from your hotel around 7:50 am. We will then headyp the Sacred Valley of the incas, where we will visit the handicraft market of Pisac and its Inca Cemetery.
  2. Ollantaytambo
    3h
    Afterward, we will have a buffet lunch in Urubamba, followed by a visit to the Ollantaytambo fortress in the afternoon. Ollantaytambo is one of the towns that still preserves its ancient architecture, with Inca streets and local people.
  3. Aguas Calientes
    3h
    At approximately 4:00 PM, you will separate from the group and the transfer will take you to the train station to board the train that will take you to Aguas Calientes.
    Our staff will take you to your hotel, and you'll have free time to explore the town.
    In the evening, the guide will visit you and provide instructions for the following day's tour to the wonder of the world.
    Overnight in Aguas Calientes.
Day 3: Machu Picchu | The Wonder Of The World | Private tour
  1. Machupicchu
    12h · Admission ticket included
    The guide will pick you up from your accommodation and transfer you to the CONSETUR bus station to ascend to the Inca citadel, a journey of approximately 30 minutes.
    You'll have a tour of the main sectors and temples of Machu Picchu, private guided for approximately 2 hours.
    Later, we'll return to the town of Aguas Calientes, where you can have lunch.
    In the afternoon, you will take the train back to Cusco (please arrive at the train station 30 minutes before your train's departure time). Upon arrival at the Ollantaytambo Train Station, we will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel in Cusco (a 1 hour and 30 minutes car ride).
Day 4: Humantay Lake full day
  1. Humantay Lake
    12h · Admission ticket included
    At 5:00 a.m., we will start our adventure to Humantay Lake with a transport that will take approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes to the town of Mollepata, where we will have breakfast before continuing for 1 more hour to Soraypampa (3850 meters above sea level).
    From Soraypampa, we will begin our hike to Humantay
    Lake (4200 meters above sea level) with beautiful views of the surrounding landscapes and the impressive Salkantay and Humantay mountains (Apus).
    The hike to the lake will take about 1.5 hours with a low to moderate difficulty level, and it will be well worth it when you see the magical view. Alternatively, you can rent a horse instead of hiking. We will have enough time at the lake to take photos.
    After some free Time, we will descend back to Soraypampa, which will take approximately 1.5 hours and is much easier than the ascent. We will then return to Mollepata for lunch, rest, and finally, we will return to Cusco, arriving around 6:00 p.m.
Day 5: Hotel To Airport Transfer Service | Time To Head Back Home
  1. Cusco Region
    Pass by
    Happy to have had an extraordinary adventure, it's time to say goodbye to Cusco. According to your flight itinerary, we'll pick you up from your hotel to take you to the airport at least 2 hours before your scheduled flight.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

At the indicated time, you will have to show up, you will have to provide us with all the information we request.

Additional information

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Reservations with a minimum of 2 people.

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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