MACHUPICCHU WITH OVERNIGHT IN THE SACRED VALLEY 6 DAYS

In the morning, you´ll enjoy some free time, to enjoy the Incas´ ancient Capital City which is the best place to get acclimatized and familiarized with its so peculiar culture. So, enjoy another coca-leaf tea, at breakfast, and wear comfortable sneakers, to take short walks, in your hotel´s vicinity, and delight over Cusco´s Incan, colonial and modern architectural styles.
Around 1:15 p.m., we´ll set-off on an archaeological tour of the Incan architectural complexes located on the city´s outskirts.
First, we´ll visit Cusco´s Cathedral, built on top of the foundations of the Suntur Wasi; Inca Wiracocha´s Palace. Inside, there are numerous colonial paintings, from Cusco´s School of Art, as well as valuable objects, in gold and silver.
In the sequence, we will visit the Qoricancha, or Temple of the Sun, where the Incas worshipped Inti; their Sun God. There, you´ll have the opportunity to appreciate one of the best sample of Imperial Incan architecture, with its finely cut, polished and fit andesite and granulated granite stone blocks, upon which the Santo Domingo Church and Monastery are erected.
Then, we´ll head over to the Incan Architectural Complex of Saqsayhuaman, with its megalithic walls, of minimum 5 meters high and 2.5 meters thick, and their perfect joints that will simply leave you amazed. Nowadays, it is the scene of the Inti Raymi (Celebration to the Sun), every June 24, which attracts visitors from the whole world.
From there, you´ll have the opportunity to sight Mounts Ausangate, Pachatusan and Cinca which are considered as Sacred Mountains, or Apus, by the Andean people, up to this very day. Then, we´ll visit Q´enqo (Maze, in Quechua), which was an important Incan ceremonial center used for sacrifices and human mummification processes. Afterwards, we´ll walk over to Puka Pukara (Red Fort) that used to be a military checkpoint, to control human traffic, in and out of Cusco, during the Incan Imperial Period.
And, last, we´ll go to Tambomachay; a fine Incan architectural compound dedicated to the Cult to Water, where we´ll appreciate amazing underground water canals and beautiful water fountains that still work, up to this day. There, the Inca used to rest and perform special ceremonies, reason for which locals call it ‘The Inca´s Baths’.

Today, we´ll visit Maras´ Salt Mines and Moray´s Incan Agricultural Laboratory. On the way there, we´ll have chances to contemplate impressive landscapes, with the Sacred Valley´s snowcapped mountains and Cusco´s High Plateau, with its crop fields, of varied hues, that contrast on the Andean sky.
First, we´ll travel to Moray, to visit its impressive experimental agricultural laboratory, composed of concentric circular benched terraces built in natural depressions, in the ground. There, the Incas grew numerous food and medicinal plant species, to adapt them to Cusco´s altitude, given that each one of its benched terraces offers a specific range of temperatures, and represents a specific micro-climate.
Then, we´ll go on to Maras´ Salt Mines (Salineras) that date back to Incan times, and where local families are still extracting mineral salt that gets deposited in about 3,500 shallow pools, through which salt water runs, that comes from a natural spring, in a nearby mountain. At the end of the visit, we´ll return to your hotel, in Cusco.

Today will be an unforgattable day
Today, we´ll get-up early and, after breakfast, we´ll check-out, and will leave the hotel, to travel to the Incas´ Sacred Valley
To better enjoy that excursion, we recommend you to carry a daypack, with a change of clothes, for that short trip, and pajama, to spend the night in Machupicchu Pueblo. Also take your passport along, as well as photo and/or video camera, light binoculars (optional), personal hygiene kit and an eventual snack, so as to travel light and comfortable, while you leave the bulk of your luggage in the hotel´s storage room.
On our way, we´ll visit Awanacancha which is a traditional Andean textile confection center. There, you´ll have the chance to observe Andean camelids, such as the lama, alpaca, vicuña and others, from up close.
In addition, the landscape of the Sacred Valley is absolutely breathtaking and unique, with its snowcapped mountains, gorges and rivers, the main one of which is the Urubamba River, and along which Peru´s best corn is being grown, since Incan times, and up to present days.
In Pisaq, we´ll enjoy a guided visit if the Incan architectural complex, with its numerous crop and contention benched terraces, as well as with its temples, squares and finely built enclosures, all of which is perched on a mountain top, with spectacular views over the Sacred Valley and the colonial and modern-day locality of Pisaq, at the bottom of the valley. There, you´ll have time to take pictures, and connect with Mother Nature, before going down to the village of Pisaq, where you´ll have free time, to stroll around and take advantage of the Handicraft Market, to do some souvenir shopping.
Now, our next destination will be the town of Urubamba, where we´ll stop to have lunch, and enjoy a broad variety of local and regional dishes.
The last destination, in the Incas´ Sacred Valley, is Ollantaytambo, also called ‘The Last Living Incan Village’, due to the fact that many houses, streets and neighborhood still conserve their original Incan urban design, and where many inhabitants still keep some of their ancestral customs and traditions. Once inside Ollantaytambo´s Incan Architectural Complex, you´ll have plenty of chances to appreciate the quality of the Incas´ architecture and engineering.
Our sacred valley tour will end at 04h00 pm, leaving at your hotel in the sacred valley of the incas, our staff will the pick up for the next day.

Today is the best day of your whole trip, as you´ll get to discover and visit the Incan City of Machu Picchu; Peru´s Wonder of the Modern World. So, take your camera along, as well as sunblock lotion, insect repellent, sunglasses, a wide brim hat, your passport and a bottle of mineral water, to spend an unforgettable day, in Machu Picchu.

In the morning, and at the indicated time, our staff will pick you up at your hotel, Fron translate on the train station of ollantaytambo, when arrival in Aguas Calientes our staff will be waiting in the train station and will go to the bus station, to board a bus that will take you up to the Incan City of Machu Picchu, on a scenic winding road, with spectacular views of the surrounding landscapes and Urubamba River, at the bottom of the canyon.

In Machu Picchu, a specialized guide will tell you the whole story of that so special place, and will show you all the most important architectural compounds that compose it, as well as its squares, temples, water fountains, stairways, streets and numerous benched terraces. Then, at the end of the visit, our guide will inform you about the time which you have to return, by bus, to Machupicchu Pueblo at, to be at the railway station on time to catch your train to Cusco, where our staff will be waiting, to transfer you to your hotel.

According to your flight´s departure schedule, our staff will pick you up at your hotel, to transfer you to the airport.