CUSCO FOR ADVENTURE TRAVELERS
CUSCO
- 5 Days
- Moderate
- Car, train and hiking
This package includes the wonderful natural places of the Imperial City of Cusco, along with the most representative attractions of the city.
- Included
- Location
- A Professional English-Speaking Tour Guide.
- Personal attention.
- Nights lodging at the hotels mentioned in the program, For Double Occupancy.
- Excursions and Tours In Private Service.
- Transfers and transportation with a private van.
- A Professional Driver.
- Entrance tickets to all the attractions. mentioned in the program.
- Round trip VISTADOME train ticket to Machu Picchu.
- Round trip bus ticket to Machu Picchu.
- Entrance tickets to Machu Picchu.
- Meals as indicated (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner).
NOT INCLUDED
- Travel insurance.
- Entrance to Huayna Picchu Mountain.
- Domestic flights from Lima to Cusco & Cusco to Lima.
- International flight tickets.
Tour Plan
This day we will pick you up at your hotel, to undertake one of the most striking and traditional visits, The City Tour, starting with the visit of the Cathedral of Cusco and the Famous Temple of the Sun «Qoricancha»
If you arrive in the morning it is advisable to rest and acclimatize to the altitude of our city, in the afternoon you can explore the city on your own or if you like, request a walking tour, in which our guide could accompany you to visit the famous neighborhoods of the city, San Cristobal, San Blas “The neighborhood of the most famous artisans of Cusco”, the street of Hatunrumiyoq, where the famous stone of the 12 angles, where the famous stone of the 12 angles is located.
This day very early, we will pick you up at your hotel in Cusco, to transfer you to Ollantaytambo station, where we will accompany you to board the train that will take you to the famous town located between impressive mountains “Aguas Calientes”, upon arrival our representative will be waiting for you to accompany you to the CONSETUR bus station, to board the bus that will take you to the citadel of Machupicchu, After a guided tour of approximately 2 hours and a half, you will have lunch at the restaurant located at the exit of the citadel, and then board the bus down to the town of Aguas Calientes where you will go to the train station and board the train back to Ollantaytambo, where our host will be waiting for you and then transfer you Cusco City.
Approximately between 04:30 and 05:00 AM, we will pick you up at your hotel in Cusco to begin our fascinating adventure. Then we will board a tourist vehicle that will take us to the picturesque town of Cusipata, in a journey of approximately two hours. On our journey, we will have the opportunity to enjoy charming villages, as well as observe llamas, alpacas and the local inhabitants in their daily activities.
Once in the village of Cusipata (3,310 masl), we will share a delicious breakfast in the company of the group, and then continue on to the Phulawasipata camp (4,650 masl). From this point, we will begin an uphill hike of approximately one hour and 50 minutes to reach the spectacular Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain (5,090 masl).
The Vinicunca viewpoint will be the perfect place to take pictures and to enjoy the impressive panoramic view that surrounds this marvelous place. After a period of exploration and admiration of the Nevado de Ausangate (6,384 masl), our professional guide will give a detailed explanation about the importance and magnificence of this place.
For the return, we will descend to Phulawasipata and from there we will return to the town of Cusipata. There, a succulent lunch will be waiting for us before we return to Cusco in our transportation, estimating our arrival to the city around 17:00 hrs.
It is a new dawn very early, after picking you up at your hotel we will start our adventure to Humantay Lake with a 4 hour trip by private transportation to Soraypampa (3850 m.a.s.l.). Soraypampa is the campsite for the first day of the Salkantay trek. In Soraypampa we will have a delicious breakfast to start the day off right before beginning our trek. During the trek we will be treated to beautiful views and, if the sky is clear enough, we can see the impressive snow-capped Salkantay and Humantay. It is a 1.5 hour hike to the lake with low to moderate difficulty, and is well worth it when the weather is favorable. It is also possible to rent a horse instead. After some free time, we will begin our descent to Soraypampa of approximately 1.5 hours, which is much easier than the ascent. In Soraypampa lunch will be waiting for us and after a rest we will return to Cusco, where we will arrive at 6 pm.
The day to say goodbye has arrived, at a certain time we will pick you up at your hotel, in order to transfer you to the airport for your flight to Lima.