From Cusco: Machu Picchu Fantastic with Uros-Taquile 7D/6N
ID: GYG490948-870072
Category:
Country: Peru
Duration:
7 days
Description
Learn and knows about the culture of the incas visiting the archeological sites of Cusco, Laguna Humantay, Rainbow mountain and the most important place Machu Picchu.
Day 1: Airport pick up - City tour
The tour starts with the pick-up from the airport and transfer to the hotel, you will have the morning free to rest and acclimatize.
At 2:00 p.m. you will be picked up from the hotel for the city tour, the first place to visit Qoricancha. After 30 minutes by car we will arrive at Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay. After our tour we will return to Cusco, approximate time of arrival at 7:00 p.m.
Day 2: Sacred Valley
We will pass by the hotel at 8:00 a.m. to start the tour of the Sacred Valley, the first point to visit will be Pisac then we will go to Urubamba where we will have a buffet lunch.
After lunch we will arrive at Ollantaytambo, then we will go to the train station to board the train to Machu Picchu.
Day 3: Machu Picchu
Very early we will go to take the bus that will take us to Machu Picchu, where the guide will be waiting for you.
Arriving at the citadel of Machu Picchu we will have a guided tour of 2 hours and 30 minutes where you will be explained the informative part of Machu Picchu.
Then we will return to the town of Aguas Calientes to have lunch.
Then we will go to the train station to board the train that will take us to Ollantaytambo.
In Ollantaytambo station, our transportation will be waiting for us to return to Cusco.
Day 4: Humantay lake
At 4:00 a.m. we will pick you up and travel to the town of Mollepata where we will have breakfast.
Then we will continue our journey to Soraypampa where we will begin our hike to the Humantay lagoon, during the tour we will appreciate the fauna and flora of the place.
Then we will descend to Soraypampa to take the transportation to Mollepata where we will have lunch and then return to the city of Cusco.
Day 5: Rainbow Mountain
We will go to the hotel at 4.00 am and travel to the village of Tintico, where we will enjoy a buffet breakfast.
Afterwards we will continue our journey to the start of the hike.
During the journey we will appreciate a variety of flora and fauna and views of the Ausangate snow-capped mountain.
At 10:30 approximately we will arrive at our destination Vinicunca or Rainbow Mountain, after a view of the place we will begin the descent to return to the restaurant.
Then we will enjoy a buffet lunch and after a rest we will make the return trip to Cusco.
Day 6: Uros and Taquile islands
We start with the pick up from your hotel at 21:30 p.m., then we will go the land transportation of Cusco. You will be traveling about 6 hours until Puno.
In Puno our transfer will be wait for you for tansfer to the port of loading.
We will visit the Uros Island for approx. 1 hour and then we continued visiting Taquile island. In this island we have lunch and finally we return to Puno at 5:00 p.m.
In the evening we will return to Cusco by tourist bus at 22:00hrs. Arrival time in Cusco 5:00 a.m., aprox.
Day 7: Transfer to airport
Depending on the time of your flight, the transportation will go to your hotel to transfer you to the airport.
Highlights
- Discover the wonder of Machu Picchu, learn about its history and culture.
- Meet the most representative archaeological centers of the Cusco region.
- Travel for about 6 hours to Puno to visit the islands of Uros and Taquile.
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Drinking coca tea before the tour will help prevent altitude sickness.
Our guide will write or call you 15 min before pick up. You should wait about 10 minutes in the hotel lobby.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.