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Upon your arrival to Cusco (Flight details: To be confirmed at least few months prior of your arrival to Peru) our guide and representative will be waiting for you, holding a small board written your names and then, you will start with this lovely tour to the Sacred Valley (The Valley is located 500 meters lower than the Cusco City, allowing a better process for acclimatizing to the altitude) the ancient capital of the Inca empire. This mountainous region of Peru offers mystical awe-inspiring sights to discover. You will also stop at CRISTO BLANCO (White Crist) with a special view of the Cusco city, it’s nearly impossible to visit Cusco region without taking note of the 26-foot tall. The statue, called Cristo Blanco (Spanish for “white Christ “) which that stands guard over the ancient city, imposing from its perch atop the nearby hill of Pukamoqo. The statue also brims with meaning and metaphor. Its physical stature illustrates the primacy of Catholicism in Peru, and with the erstwhile seat of the Inca Empire in its shadow, the imagery of colonial conquest is manifest. While Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer may be the South America’s most famous statue of Christ, the white Christ sculpture of Cusco is central to the identity of one of the continent’s most culturally and historically important cities. The funds to create the giant Jesus statue were donated by Arabic Palestinians who had come to Cusco after the Second World War, as a show of gratitude for the city’s welcoming hospitality. A local artist and filmmaker named Francisco Olazo Allende was tapped as the sculptor. The 8-meter statue was then crafted in the neighborhood of San Blas, which sits just downslope from the summit where the statue stands today. The head was sculpted first, then the hands, the finally the full figure. It should be mentioned, too, that the hill atop which the statue sits is not devoid of significance. As legend has it, Pukamoqo was a sacred mount to the Incas, as it was used to hold all the various lands they conquered. This was meant quite literally; soil from all reaches of the expansive ancient empire were supposedly brought to the hill. In this sense, this alabaster statue of Jesus in Peru watches over not just Cusco, but all former Inca lands — from Colombia and Ecuador all the way down to Chile and Argentina. After a brief of information, you will continue with the tour to the Sacred valley where you will enjoy the breathtaking mountainous region of Peru offers mystical awe-inspiring sights to discover. The tour includes the stop at Awana Kancha or (Alpaca farm) an exhibition Centre of Textiles and South American Camelids. You will be shown the different methods of processing the alpaca fiber, from the animal to the final product. Alpaca Farm is a weaving center with the goal to keep alive the traditional textile arts. Here you can see four members of the camelid’s family – llama, alpacas, vicunas and guanacos. Alpaca has thick wool and is the most commonly used while the vicunas are small and delicate with fur considered the finest. You can meet these fours camelids, learn about the harvesting of the different wools and the natural dying techniques and have change to see native weavers from different areas showing their weaving style and dress afterwards, we continue with visit to the Andean native markets and ruins of Pisac. This mountainous region of Peru offers mystical awe-inspiring sights to discover… along with farms and villages that welcome you with a taste of daily life. Afternoon, you will be drop off at the Hotel Pisac Inca Guest House 3*** https://www.pisacinca.com/ Or Posada del Inca Yucay 4**** https://www.sonestapiyucay.com/
After your delicious breakfast, we will pick you from your hotel at 9:00am and then we will start with this lovely tour to the ancient capital of the Inca Empire and to the mountainous region of Peru offers mystical awe-inspiring sights to discover. We will continue the trip to the town of Pisac where will explore you will be picked up by our tour guide to start wonderful and amazing trip to explore a vital Inca Road once snaked its way up the Canyon that enters the Urubamba valley at Pisac. The citadel, at the entrance to this gorge, now in ruins, controlled a route, which connected the Inca Empire with Paucartambo, on the border of the eastern jungles. Set high above a valley floor patch – worked by patterned fields and rimmed by vast terracing, the stonework and panoramas at Pisaq’s Inca citadel are magnificent. Terraces, water ducts and steeps have been cut out of solid rock, and in the upper sector of the ruins, the main sun Temple is equal of anything at Machu Picchu. Above the temple lie still more ruins, mostly unexcavated, and among the higher crevices and rocky overhangs, several ancient burial sites are hidden. Afterwards, you will return walking around the mountain or you can just catch our private transport to explore the modern Pisac is a picturesque Andean village, typical except for the huge, spreading pisonay tree that dominates the central square. The village is best known for its Sunday market although now is open every day, which draws hundreds of tourists each week. In spite of its popularity, the market retains much of its local charm, at least in the part where villagers from miles around gather to barter and sell their products. In the tourist section of the market, you can buy wide variety of Handcrafts – mostly the same things you can see in Cusco. Pisac is a good place to buy the local ceramics including a huge and varied collection of hand-painted multi-colored beads. After few hours in Pisac, we will continue with the tour to AMARU COMMUNITY where our hosts, the native from “Laraypas indigenas of Amaru association” will explain us their daily life, traditions, and the work the association does on behalf of the tradition culture and the environment protection. Finally, we will continue with our amazing trip to the community of Amaru, we dress in the traditional customer to feel the Inca Culture in their greater understanding. The experiential tourism is to teach and learn the Andes custom, the textile is made from nature dyes (will perform a mystical ceremony with COCA Leaves) we also collect native plants, we spin alpaca wool, and we will make textiles until final finish. Discovering the plants, we will begin the “weaving workshop” including a hike through a native forest and visiting the association´s nursery, where we will choose the plants that we will use to dye our fibers. We will also discover the medicinal and culinary properties of some of these plants. The weaving process, we will get into the entire handmade weaving process, sheering and hand spinning the wool, dyeing the fibers and doing the design in the warp and wefts, and finally weave in the telar de cintura or waist loom, traditionally used by the local women to weave. We will learn the ancient techniques, take pictures, and be part of the whole process, where we will be able to make our own textile, which will be a little be a lifetime experience. During our stay in the community of Amaru, we will enjoy natural appetizers, drinks and nutritious lunch- healthy and lovely made by the local women of Amaru. Local community artists or children from the school will share with us some local music. However, after enjoy the traditional local lunch you will head back to Yucay and drop off at the Hotel
At 9am, you will be picked up by your English-speaking guide to explore first Chincero (a colorful and picturesque village) where we will find the ruins of the Tupac Inca Yupanqui Royal House, we will appreciate its well preserve Inca wall in the main square and you will visit the beauty Colonial Temple with invaluable portraits, built over Inca Bases and then you will continue with the tour to ALPACA FARM which is a weaving center with the goal to keep alive the traditional textile arts. Here you can see llamas and alpacas. Alpaca has thick wool and is the most commonly used while the Llamas They are very social animals and live with other llamas as a herd. The wool produced by a llama is very soft and lanolin-free. Llamas are intelligent and can learn simple tasks after a few repetitions. When using a pack, they can carry about 25 to 30% of their body weight for 8 to 13 km (5–8 miles) You can meet these camelids, learn about the harvesting of the different wools and the natural dying techniques and have change to see native weavers from different areas showing their weaving style and dress. Afterwards, you will continue with the tour to one of the famous Inca sites of Moray. This is a fascinating, unique ruin; the Incas used a fabulous amphitheater of terracing that as an agricultural experimental site by taking advantage of the microclimates produced by the varying altitude to breed new varieties of their crops. Afterwards, you will continue with the tour to the village of Maras, and the saltpans, which have made it famous. The saltpans are an unforgettable site-people from Maras have diverted a salt-laden spring coming out of the hillside, evaporating the water to collect salt, as their ancestors have done for centuries. We will walk among the saltpans; witnessing a scene largely unchanged from Inca times. Afternoon, you will explore Ollantaytambo, an archaeological site that the Incas built as a fort and includes a temple, agricultural terraces, and an urban area. There are two distinct sectors: Araqama Ayllu, the religious and worship zone, and Qosqo Ayllu, the residential area. Ollantaytambo was an important administrative center with probable military functions due to the walls and towers. There are also traces of ancient roads and aqueducts. The town of Ollantaytambo is called a Living-Inca-Town, since the inhabitants maintain very old practices and customs. Around 4pm, you will be Drop off at the Hotel Sol Ollantay Boutique 3* https://sol-ollantay.cuzco-hotels.com/en/ or Hotel El Pakaritampu 4* https://pakaritampu.com/
Important note: In case no one in the group DO NOT want to do the short Inca Trail, it should not be a problem since you can continue the trip by direct train to Aguas Calientes, just let us know 1 Day before, even if part of the group wants to continue with the walk there would be no problem since the meeting with the rest will be at the end of the day around 5:00 pm in Aguas Calientes.
After your breakfast, our tour guide will pick you up from your Hotel in Ollantaytambo for a train journey of just over one hour till kilometer 104 (starting point of our trek). As soon as we arrive to this point, we will cross a bridge to the check point and show your passports then we will start a soft walk into the other side of the Vilcanota River the trail heads off to the right towards the ruins of Chachabamba. After a visit this impressive Inca ruins with buildings on stone, we`ll continue the trail road most of it on stone steps, heads south and begin climbing the mountain, great views around of the high jungle area and mountains, before entering the cloud forest. Then the trail leaves the forest and goes west while continuing the uphill hike in open grassland. After hiking in the sun for about three hours, the trail descends into a shaded forest. This is where trekkers can enjoy a beautiful waterfall. After leaving the waterfall and forest, trekkers will arrive at the lower part of the incredible ruins of Wiñay Huayna, steps to climb to reach the superior edifications described as temples. We will have plenty of time for a guided exploration sorted by our experienced guide and time to explore and pictures in our own. By the time we arrive to this complex, it will not be crowded, because most trekkers headed to the Sun gate and Machu Picchu. It is recommended that you start the trek with at least 2 liters of water. After lunch in Wiñay Huayna ruins, we continue through a cloud forest full of bromeliads, orchids and fern trees. You will walk the last part of the original trail with amazing features stone steps and tambos, resting places, and climb the 60 steps before arriving to the Inti Punku or “Sun`s Gate”. From this point, you will be able to contemplate and observe this marvelous place, last 45 minutes to be on front of this wonder, where you can feel an inner peace. Spend a short time for pictures and views then we prepare our mind for the next early morning, time to take a bus for 30 minutes to Aguas Calientes town. Hot springs pools are optional or just free time to chill out at this small village. Night at the Hotel Tara MachuPicchu 3* https://taramachupicchu.com/ Or Hotel Jaya Suite Machu Picchu with Jacuzzi 4* https://jayamachupicchu.com/
Please take Note::
Consider that the Train Companies covering the service to Machu Picchu don´t allows passengers to travel with voluminous baggage, allowing only a small piece of hand-luggage that should travel with the passenger. This is why we suggest travelling with a small backpack or bag, where you can pack only what is strictly necessary for your stay in Machu Picchu. We will take care of taking your heavy luggage to your hotel in Cusco.
This day, is one of the most interesting and glorious day during your whole trip, you will be picked up from your Hotel very early where our guide will meet you at your hotel at 5:00am to aboard the first touristic and shared bus to drop off you at the main door where you have to show your original PASSPORTS at the check point , and then try to be the first visitors inside of the wonder of the world Machu Picchu and the archaeological sites you will have complete guided tour during 2 to 3 hours of this spectacular mystical place. The GUIDED tour includes walk through the different sections such as The Urban sector, the agriculture sector, and the Inca Culture used the religions zone. After the guided tour in Machu Picchu, you will have free time to explore by yourself, walk at your own space, many selfies and to meet other tourists into the sanctuary. At the time of your entrance to Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain, your guide will direct you to the entrance to either of the two so that you can continue with your walk, which will take between 2 to 3 hours to go up and down. Any of these walks will be done on your own and must be booked months in advance and pay an additional USD 95 at the time of booking. Afternoon, bus down to Aguas calientes for lunch, walking around, thermal baths, visit some museums, and botanic gardens. Afternoon you will catch the train ride back to Cusco, and upon your arrival pick up and drop off at your hotel at Hotel Terra Viva Centro Cusco 3* https://tierravivahoteles.com/tierra-viva-cusco-centro/or Casa Andina Premium 4* https://www.casa-andina.com/es/destinos/cusco/hoteles/casa-andina-premium-cusco
At 04:00 a.m. you will be picked up from your hotel to start with this amazing tour and hike to the Rainbow Mountain. It is about a three-and-a-half-hour drive in our private van, during which we will pass through traditional villages and see some amazing views of the Andes… When we reach the trailhead for this hike, we will stop and enjoy a lovely breakfast, after breakfast, we will begin the hike at 3,700 m/12,139 ft elevation. From here, we will start hiking for approximately 45 minutes to get to high point 5050msnm, from the top there is an extraordinary view of rainbow colors and snow peaks, it will be enough time for us to take easy. Along the way, you will enjoy amazing views of the Andes, glacial peaks, red mountains, rocky hills, and traditional llamas and alpacas grazing along the valley. Once we arrive at the top of Rainbow Mountain, you will have enough time to absorb the majesty of the red mountains that surround this area. You will also see amazing views of the valleys and Ausangate Glacier Peak in front of you. Ausangate is the tallest mountain of the Cusco region (just under 21,000 ft elevation), after taking a few amazing pictures we will begin our descent with a two-hour, downhill hike. After lunch, you may visit some of the local homes, where you can see the lifestyle of these people, who still practice the ancient traditions of the Incas. Here, they speak quechua, practice their earth-based religion and agriculture. They honor the mountain spirits and the Sun, to ensure that their crops and herd’s flourish. The natives also weave the textiles that you will find in the museums around Peru…Finally, after our interactions with the locals; we will start our return trip back to catch our private van back to Cusco.
Although Machu Picchu is to be considered the symbol of the Inca Empire, reputation earned thanks to its spectacular location and architecture, the true Inca jewel was Cusco, ancient capital of the Empire, where the Incas did rule and were considered God-kings. In addition, the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors and the Catholic religion brought another huge architectural transformation, resulting in a completely unique City. At 9:00 you will start with this famous traditional tour involves the visits, first Tambomachay (Temple of the Water) a center of adoration and worship of water. Puca Pucara (Reddish place) that was used as a military control center. South American Camelids, we’ll visit the farm and learn about ancient South American camelids, the domestication process, and the species developed by the Incas. Discover the two varieties of alpacas and llamas, and their ancestors, such as guanacos and vicuñas. Observe the animals up close and take photos. Immerse yourself further in the local culture by seeing how the natives practice weaving and the skills they use to produce textiles. Q`enqo (Labyrinth) A religious center dedicated to the adoration. Sacsayhuaman (Majestic place with impressive works in stone which some up to 120 tons) We will then continue driving up to Sacsayhuaman archeological site, which literally means “decorated head of the Puma.” Oral tradition claims that around 70,000 people worked on the palace for 50 years. Main Cathedral (Marvel of the religious) The Koricancha (Temple of the sun) Finally, Afternoon, you will do the walking tour into the city where you will explore San Blas area or Barrio de san blas one of Cusco’s oldest neighborhoods. The Inca Museum installed in the Admiral’s House, an important monument of colonial architecture. The museum keeps the main Inca archaeological collection in Peru Inca culture that reflects and other archaeological cultures of the region of Cusco. San Pedro Market (One`s of the biggest market of Cusco) On the walk to it you’ll generally notice more and more street vendors and ladies in traditional dress sitting on the side of the streets selling nuts, popcorn and other small bags of dried foods. You’ll spot more and more local shops (tiendas) selling the most random of things all in the one tienda. If you’re looking for an alpaca jumper, a freshly made juice, a bag of nectarines, some plantains to fry, buttifaras (ham sandwiches served on French bread) or some cheesy gifts for your parents or friends back home you’re definitely on your way to the right place! Free time for leisure and explore the city on your own.
After your breakfast or afternoon, pick up from your hotel and transfer to the airport.
Before booking your tour to Machu Picchu or the Inca Trail, please check the availability of entry tickets for your preferred dates. Entry is limited and often sells out in advance — especially during high season. Make sure your chosen date has available spots to ensure access.
Cuzco is a city in southeastern Peru, near
Cuzco is a city in southeastern Peru, near
The Sacred Valley of the Incas is a
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