Luxury Travel From The Sacred Valley To Machupicchu

LUXURY SACRED VALLEY & MACHUPICCHU 6 DAYS 5 NIGHTS

DAY 1 PISAC RUINS HALF DAY TOUR
Reception at Cusco Airport and private transportation to the sacred valley (1 1/2hrs approx )on the route we will visit
the ruins of Pisac, located in the most amazing area of the sacred valley of the Incas that controlled a route which connected the Inca Empire with Paucartambo, on the border of the eastern jungles as well its market which is a good place to buy the local ceramics including a huge and varied collection of hand-painted multi-coloured beads where you have a good opportunity to try your bargain skills interacting with the local craftsmen. We will take lunch after this, and then transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight . (L)

DAY 2 SACRED VALLEY OF THE INKAS FULL DAY TOUR
You will be picked up at 9:00 am. Full day excursion to the Urubamba Valley, visiting: The fortress of Ollantaytambo, an architectural group that in the days of the Tahuantinsuyo empire was a gigantic agricultural, administrative, social, religious and military complex that is considered the best surviving example of Inca town planning.
Then we will continue to Maras, from which we can reach the salt flats and the Moray ruins, is located on the northwestern side before entering the city of Cuzco.
The water, which is exposed to the sun, leaves salt on the bed. Viewed from the peak, the myriad of rectangles look Like an enormous painting designed by nature. Inland, not far from Maras, we can find the Moray ruins, there are three "coliseums" , used by the Inkas as a sort of open-air crop laboratory ,the terraces arranged in concentric circles and spread out at intervals from the lower to the upper region are reminiscent of a Greek theatre. Lunch provided. At the end Return to your hotel and Overnight. (B,L)

DAY 3 MACHU PICCHU TOUR
*Note: Doesn’t work on Sundays

Breakfast and pick up to go Train's station. The Hiram Bingham departs from Poroy Station (20 minutes outside Cusco) at 10.50am which gives a more leisurely start to the day than the traditional 6am departures of other train services to Machu Picchu.

Brunch is served on board the train whilst passengers watch the spectacular scenery unfolding before them. From the agricultural plains of the Sacred Valley, to the crashing waters of the Urubamba River, and as you get closer to Machu Picchu the soaring mountains, the scenery is constantly changing, and the Hiram Bingham travels at a speed where this can be appreciated.

The train arrives into Aguas Calientes where private minibuses await passengers to escort them on the fifteen minute journey up to the citadel, avoiding the queues.

Upon arrival at the Machu Picchu entrance, passengers can go straight into the citadel as tickets will have been pre-purchased for all guests.

A guide will escort you around the citadel in small groups, pointing out the best of the ruins and recounting the history of this Inca settlement.

After the guided tour, guests are given the choice to wander alone through this fascinating World Heritage site, or to enjoy Afternoon Tea at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, the Orient-Express hotel located right at the entrance to the citadel., overnight at the select hotel in Aguas Calientes town (B)

DAY 4 BACK IN CUSCO
*Note: Doesn’t work on Sundays

Morning at leisure by your own (entrance and bus fee to Machu Picchu archaeological site not included on the fee) in the afternoon return to Cusco.

The Hiram Bingham departs at 18.00. Guests are welcomed back on board with pre-dinner cocktails served in the Bar Car with live musical entertainment. Later a 4-course, à la carte dinner is served in the dining cars. The train pulls into Poroy station just outside Cusco at 21.25. Upon arrival transfer to your hotel. Overnight.(B,L)

WHAT'S INCLUDED ON HIRAM BINGHAM?

On-board meals with Peruvian wine, cusqueña Beer, soft drinks and hot drinks (brunch on outward journey, dinner on return), on-board entertainment, guides, bus transfers, entrance to the Machu Picchu sanctuary and afternoon tea at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, pre-dinner cocktails

DAY 5 CUSCO CITY TOUR
Breakfast, will have the free morning to rest and also we suggest you have a light lunch in either your hotel or in one of the surrounded; in the afternoon we will depart on a City tour (entrance to the archaeological centers and museums including) we will visit the Main square, Cathedral, the Koricancha (temple of the sun) and in addition we will make a route bordering archaeological centers like Sacsayhuaman Fortress, Q'enko, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay, tour finishes 6:30pm approximately at the main square in order you can take dinner in one of the exquisite restaurants in the area, then overnight. (B)

DAY 6 CUZCO / LIMA
Breakfast and according time, transportation will be provided to go the airport (B).

END OF OUR SERVICES

Sacred Valley

Machu Picchu (New Wonder)

Hiram Bingham (Luxury Train)

Cusco Main Square

INCLUDED IN THE FEE
All hotel and lodge accommodations based on double occupancy. All scheduled transportation. All transfers. All scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide services. All entrance fees. Meals and domestic airfares as specified in the itinerary.

NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
International airfares, airport departure taxes or visa fees, excess baggage charges, additional nights during the trip due to flight cancellations, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or bottled water, snacks, insurance of any kind, laundry, phone calls, radio calls or messages, reconfirmation of international flights and items of personal nature

BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY - 2 PEOPLE
Private Guide	Luxury Class 5*****
Hotel Sacred Valley	Tambo del Inka
Hotel Cusco	Monasterio
Train Tickets	Hiram Bingham
Hotel Aguas Calientes	Sumaq Machu Picchu
Price per Person	US $ 2585