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Adventure Tour: |
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Itinerary
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Accommodation
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| 01
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Arrival
to Lima:
We will pick you up from
the airport upon arrival and take
you to the hotel in Lima.
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Lima
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| 02
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Flight to
Cusco:
In the morning we will
take you to the airport in Lima
for your flight to Cusco (1 hour).
Once in Cusco, we will take you
to the hotel there. You will have
time to rest and to drink a "coca
tea" to get used to the altitude.
Cusco City
Tour: 1st day
After settle in the hotel,
you will visit the highlights of
Cusco City as the Cathedral (great
example of the colonial architecture
of the 17th century) and the Inca
Museum.
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Cusco |
| 03
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Cusco
City Tour: 2nd day
You will visit the Inca remains
in Cusco. The tour will start in Sacsayhuaman,
there are massive walls made of huge
stones that fit perfectly, an impressive
example of the Inca architecture.
From there you will ride on a horse
for 3 hours to visit 2 other archaeological
sites: Qenqo (a temple where the Incas
mummified their dead) and Tambomachay
(a temple where the Inca king went
to take ceremonial baths to purify
himself).
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Cusco
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| 04
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Excursion
to the Incas Sacred Valley:
We will take you to Pisac,
the first town in the Urubamba Valley.
There you will do a short hike (without
backpacks) of 3 hours to visit the
Inca temple on the top of a mountain.
Then, we will take you back to Pisac
to lunch and to do some shopping in
its famous handicraft market. Afterwards,
we will take you to Ollantaytambo
town, after a nice ride along the
valley. In Ollantaytambo you will
tour a huge Inca temple. Finally,
you will return to Cusco city in the
evening.
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Cusco
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| 05
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Inca
Trail: 1st day.
From Piscacucho (a.k.a. "Km
82") to Wayllabamba (Distance: 9 Kms
/ 5.6 miles). A bus will pick you up
from the hotel to take you to the beginning
of the Inca Trail (2,720 mts / 9,000
ft); from there you will hike for 2
hours before lunch, and then 2 hours
more to reach the campsite. You will
see Llactapata ruins and camp at Wayllabamba
(2,950 mts / 9,800 ft) with an amazing
view of the Veronica snow-capped mountain.
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Campsite
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| 06
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Inca
Trail: 2nd day.
From Wayllabamba to Pacaymayo
(Distance: 12 Kms / 7.5 miles). This
is the toughest day of the trek. After
4 hours hiking, you will reach the Warmiwanuska
pass, the highest point of the trail
(4,200 meters / 14,000 ft). After a
short rest at the pass, you will descend
to the Pacaymayo campsite (3,600 mts
/ 11,900 ft); there you will lunch and
rest.
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Campsite
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| 07
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Inca
Trail: 3rd day.
From Pacaymayo to Winay Wayna
(Distance: 16 Kms / 10 miles). This
day is the nicest one, the hike starts
with a climb to the Runkurakay pass
(3,990 meters / 12,960 ft), from there
the view of the mountains and the cloud-forest
is very impressive. After the pass,
the path is mostly downhill and the
sceneries change dramatically. Along
the path there are 3 main Inca sites:
Sayacmarca, Phuyupatamarca and Winay
Wayna. You will camp in Winay Wayna
campsite at 2,700 meters (8,900 ft).
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Campsite |
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Inca
Trail: 4th day.
From Winay Wayna to Machu Picchu
(Distance: 5 Kms / 3.2 miles). You will
wake up early in the morning (4:30 AM)
to reach Inti Punku (Sun's Gate) before
6:30 AM to watch the first sun beams
hit Machu Picchu (2,400 mts / 7,900
ft). Once in the Inca city you will
have a guided-tour for 2 hours; afterwards,
you will have free time to explore the
ruins by yourself. In the afternoon,
you will take the train back to Cusco
(4 PM). You will be back in Cusco in
the evening (8:30 PM).
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Cusco
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| 09
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Free
day in Cusco:
You will have the day free
to do some shopping and to tour the
city by yourself. OPTIONAL:
Rafting in the
Urubamba river
In the morning (9 AM), we will take
you to the Urubamba river. There you
will be on a raft for 2 hours and
a half. The level of the white-water
rafting is very good, adventurous
but safe (class II and III). After
a picnic lunch, you will return to
Cusco at 6 PM.
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Cusco
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Flight
to Lima:
We will take you to the airport in Cusco
for your flight to Lima (1 hour). |
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OPTION:
If the
Inca Trail is already booked out
for your dates, we can include the
Salkantay
Trek instead or a 2 days tour
to Machu Picchu. |
