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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); San Blas church with
the best wooden carved pulpit (a magnificent
piece of art of the 17th century);
and the Archbishopric's Palace with
a collection of paintings of the 17th
century.
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Cusco
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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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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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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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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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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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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. |
