Essential Cusco 5 Days
Lima-Cusco-Sacred Valley-Machu Picchu-Lima.

Itinerary

Day 1: Lima/City tour

Upon arrival in the Lima Airport. A representative will be waiting for you with a customized sign with your name and take you to your hotel.Morning free to relax.In the afternoon your trip starts with a tour of the city centre containing Government Palace, Basílica Cathedral , City Hall Palace. You will also visit the church of San Francisco, with its enviable collection of old books and a network of catacombs open to the public, as well as other churches and monuments. The tour continues through the residential areas of San Isidro, Miraflores and modern Lima.you will stop briefly at the Parque del Amor (very popular with couples on St. Valentine´s day).Overnight at the Hotel in Lima.

Day 2: Lima / Cusco - City Tour

Breakfast in the Hotel. Transport from hotel to airport. Arrival at Cusco, are representative will be waiting for you with a customized sign with your name and take you to your hotel.At 1:30pm pick up from the Hotel; guided sightseeing tour in Cusco such as: the Qoricancha (Temple of the Sun), which displays the best Inca stonework in the city, and the Cathedral in Cusco's Main Square with its magnificent colonial art. Go to the outskirts of the city to see the Inca ruins. Saqsahuaman, the amphitheater of Qenqo, the fortress of Pukapukara and the spring shrine of Tambomachay.Overnight at the Hotel in Cusco.

Day 3 Cusco/ Sacred Valley of the Incas

Breakfast in the hotel.This tour is a full day and includes the village of Qorao (where is possible to take beautiful pictures of the landscapes from a lookout site ),Pisaq market where you can purchase beautiful textiles, jewelry and ceramics . Lunch at Sacred Valley, after lunch, visit the Inca Fortress and Citadel of Ollantaytambo, This is a large site of ruins characterized by fine masonry, terraces, canals, granaries, fortress walls, and the Temple of the Sun. On the way back to Cusco we'll also visit Chinchero.Overnight at the Hotel in Cusco.

Day 4: Cusco/Machu Picchu

Breakfast in the Hotel.you will be picked up from Cusco hotel by our company representative who will then drop you at the railway station of Ollantaytambo for a two hour train journey to Machu Picchu "The Lost City of the Incas" . Machu Picchu is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is a masterpiece of construction and engineering as well as a sanctuary for Inca Pachakuteq (1438 - 1572).
Arrive at Aguas Calientes, you will get on a bus that will drive you up a hill to Machu Picchu or "Old Mountain". Upon arrival, you will participate in a guided tour of the Citadel, visiting the Main Plaza, the Circular Tower, the sacred sun dial (the most important preserved Intihuatana), the Temple of the Three Windows and various burial grounds. After the entire tour is complete, you will have enough time to wander around this Archaeological Site.Lunch at a local restaurant.Afternoon: return by bus and train to Cusco.Overnight at the Hotel in Cusco.

Day 05 Cusco/Lima.

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport in order to board the regular flight to Lima. Arrival and international flight connection.

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