Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Package 5 Days 4 Nights

Day 1: Cusco – Transfer inn – City Tour

We will be waiting your arrival to Cusco Airport.
Reception and transportation to the Hotel, 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 surrounde.
In the afternoon we will depart on a City tour; we will visit the Main square, Cathedral, the Qoricancha (temple of the sun) and we will make a route bordering archaeological centers like Sacsayhuaman, Q’enqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay, tour finishes 18:30 hrs approximately at the main square in order you can take dinner in one of the exquisite restaurants in the area.

Day 2: Pisac – Ollantaytambo – Chinchero

You will be picked up at 8:15 am aprox.  Full day excursion to the Urubamba Valley visiting: the colorful Indian market in Pisac where a mixture of color and tradition will be able appreciated besides will have a good opportunity to try our bargain skills on the free time to interact with the local craftsmen to purchase their hand-made souvenirs. Pisac is located to the entrance of the Sacred Valley and followed by Ollantaytambo, the older town continuously occupied of the American continent. The narrow streets of Ollantaytambo, along with their channels that have not varied from the Inka time, represent their ancestral inheritance, and after we explore Ollantaytambo we go to Chinchero another inkan site. We will see the tissues process by hand and how dye. Then we go back to cusco.

Briefing with the Professional Tour Guide for next day.

Day 3: Cusco – Ollantaytambo – Sun Gate – Aguas Calientes

Early in the morning at 4 am we will pick up all passengers from their hotels. We will go to Ollantaytambo, where we take the train to 104 km (1 hour 20 minutes). When we arrive at 104 km we will start the trek, climbing around 3 hours and half to Wiñaywayna. As we ascend you will be able to take pictures of beautiful landscapes and views into the sacred Wilkanota River. In the archeological site of Wiñaywayna your tour guide will explain about function of this place. After enjoying a delicious box lunch we will continue along the classic Inka Trail to arrive at the Sun Gate(Inti Punku). From this place we will have very beautiful landscapes and unforgettable views of Machu Picchu Citadel.

Then after enjoying the views. We go down the Trail around 1 hour to Machu Picchu and enjoy the next part of the tour.

From Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes village we take the bus (30 min.) and you will be taken the Hotel. In the evening you will have a delicious dinner with the tour guide, who will explain to you about the second day.

DURING THE TREK:

• Meals: Lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodations: Aguas Calientes Hotel.
• Maximum Altitude: 2850 metres
• Minimum Altitude: 2200 metres.
• Temperature during day: 17ºC – 25ºC
• Temperature during night: 13ºC – 14ºC

Day 4: Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Cusco

In the morning after breakfast at the Hotel, we will go up to Machu Picchu by bus. In Machu Picchu you will have 2 hour private introductory tour. In this time you will learn about types of amazing constructions, the engineering and the terraces, the most important places in Machu Picchu Archaeological site and how they were used.

Afterward you will have free time to explore Machu Picchu, take pictures, explore by yourself. If you booked climb to Huaynapicchu or Machu Picchu mountain, you will enjoy a dramatically different views of Machu Picchu Citadel.

When you finish your visit you’ll return to Aguas Calientes by bus. In the village there is lots to discover. Shops, crafts, Art. Enjoy the hot springs, buy memories, try new foods.

Later we will take the train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo. (1 ¾ hours.) When you arrive at Ollantaytambo we will meet you and transport you by car to your hotel in Cusco (1 ½ hours.)

DURING THE TREK:

• Meals: Breakfast.
• Maximum Altitude: 2850 metres.
• Minimum Altitude: 2200 metres.
• Temperature during day: 17ºC – 25ºC
• Temperature during night: 13ºC – 14ºC

Day 5: Hotel – Airport

According time of flight tickets, we will pick you up from Hotel to go the airport.