Tour Cusco 8 Days: Machu Picchu – Rainbow Mountain

Upon arrival at Cusco airport our partners will be waiting for you, in order to pick up you and transfer you to the selected hotel in Cusco.

Depending on the time of the hotel’s Check Inn we can take a short break before the city tour starts.

At the time indicated by our Responsible Guide, we will start the city tour visiting first the Plaza de Armas of Cusco, from here we move through the cobbled streets toward the Qoricancha temple,

We will have a guided visit of the Qoricancha Temple and know the importance of this religious precinct of the Incas that is currently built the Temple of Santo Domingo.

At the end of the visit we will continue in private mobility to the 4 archaeological parks of Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay, we will know the importance that each of them had in the Inca era, Of all the most important is the archaeological park of Sacsayhuaman where the stage of the Inti Raymi takes place.

At the end of the tour we will return to our Hotel in Cusco – Free Night.

To hours 8:30 am approx. Together with our Guide we will address our mobility in order to be able to travel to the southern part of Cusco.

We will visit the archaeological center of Tipon, which is located 40 minutes from Cusco, formed by platforms and a hydraulic system built in the Inca era.

Then visit the archaeological center of Piquillacta, known as the first urban center of the pre-Inca period, which has a well planned construction, here you can see construction in mud and lined with Yeso.

Continuing we will move toward the temple of Andahuaylillas, known as the Sistine Chapel of America, built to evangelize the peoples.

At the end we will return to the city of Cusco, arrival approximately 14:30 pm.

At 4:30 am our associates will pass by your hotel to pick you up and board our sightseeing transportation to visit the Rainbow Mountain.

At approximately 5:00 am we will be on our way to the south of Cusco, by the road that takes us to Arequipa, after about 2 hours of travel we will be arriving to our first stop in Cusipata, to be able to have breakfast. After breakfast we will continue to the community of Chillihuayni, where we will prepare to begin our walk.

Along with our guide we will start the walk of approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes to the colored mountain on an uphill path (optional horse-drawn), arriving at the top of the Colored Mountain 5200 meters above sea level, we will take a rewarding break from having managed to reach the summit, From where we can appreciate the beauty of the Vinicunca mountain range, surrounded by mountains and snow capped peaks.

After the visit of about 30 minutes, we will start the way back toward our mobility, to go to the restaurant for lunch and rest before the return to Cusco.

At approximately 3:00 pm we will be returning to Cusco, arrival approx. 5:30 pm

At hours 8:30 am to 9:00 am, we will pass by your accommodation for your pick-up.

At 9:00 am we will be leaving Cusco to Chinchero, where we will make a brief stop to visit its artisan market which is very famous.

We then continue our journey to Moray’s platforms, where we will have a 40-minute visit with our guide, who will talk to us about the importance of this archaeological center.

At the end we will continue the journey back to Maras to be able to head toward the Salt Mines, in the place we will have a 40-minute visit with our guide who will explain to us the importance that this place had since the Inca times.

At the end we will return to the city of Cusco, arriving approximately 2:30 p.m.

At 4:30 am our collaborators will pass by your hotel to pick you up and board our tourist transport to visit the Humantay Lake.

At 5:00 am we will be starting our journey to Mollepata, crossing fields of cultivation and landscapes surrounded by mountain chains and snow-capped peaks.

On arrival in Mollepata we will stop for breakfast, then continue to Soraypampa, where we will prepare to start the hike to Humantay Lake.

The climb hike will be approximately 1 hour and a half until you reach the Lagoon (optional horse-drawn), the walk will be hard but rewarding. At the edge of the Lagoon our guide will explain to us about the origin of the Huamantay Lake and the turquoise color, then we will have time to take short walks, take pictures.

At the end we will descend about 40 minutes to Soraypampa, and take our mobility back to the restaurant where a comforting lunch awaits us.

After lunch, we will continue our return trip to Cusco City, arriving approximately 6:30 pm.

At 7:00 am, our guide will transfer you to your hotel so you can pick them up and head for our sightseeing transportation, to take the Route to the Sacred Valley of the Incas.

On the way our guide will explain to us about the history of the city of Cusco and the importance of the sacred valley of the Incas.

Our first visit will be to the Taray viewpoint., from where the beauty of the Sacred Valley of the Incas is appreciated, continuing we will visit the Archaeological Center of Pisaq, which is well known for the construction of its agricultural platforms on the slopes of the hill.

At the end we will return to the village of Pisaq in order to visit a workshop of Plateria, in Pisaq are the best artisans.

Continuing our journey, we will continue until we reach Urubamba the capital of the Sacred Valley, where we will be able to have lunch and take a brief rest.

After lunch we will continue our journey to Ollantaytambo, the living Inca city, because much of the present population maintains Inca construction.

Machu Picchu travel by tren

After the visit of Ollantaytambo, according to our program we will take the train that will transfer us to Machu Picchu Pueblo in a journey 2 hours.

Overnight hotel Machu Picchu.

The great day begins.

After Breakfast and at the time indicated by our guide, we will head to the bus station to board and board the entrance gate of Machu Picchu.

It will be a journey of about 40 minutes of journey along a zigzag path toward the citadel, upon arrival our guide awaits us to start our guided tour of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.

We will have a tour of approximately 3 hours, where our guide will explain the most important facts of the citadel, as we will be able to take the best souvenir photos.

At the end of the tour we will return to the entrance gate to reboard the bus that transfers us back to Machu Pichu Pueblo.

We will have the afternoon free to take advantage of at lunch and if you give us time to go to the thermal baths and take a relaxing bath.

According to the departure time of our train, 30 minutes before we will be presented at the station to board and travel to Ollantaytambo, where our transfer awaits us to transfer us to the hotel of Cusco.