CUSCO & MACHU PICCHU 3 DAYS

Type of tour: Nature, history, culture.

Good for: Everyone who wants to get to know City Tour, Machu Picchu, Maras & Moray.

Difficulty: Easy

Place of sight: Archaeological sites of Cusco, Maras & Moray and Machu Picchu.

Considerations: Required  entrance.

FIRST DAY: CITY TOUR

The pick up time from the hotel will be at 13:00 hours to begin city tour; to the Cathedral of Cusco, where we will have the opportunity to visit 6 places, the first being the Cathedral religious place that owns paintings of the Cusquenian School and among other artistic expressions, then “Qoricancha” or Temple of the Sun, the most important religious center of the Inca period. Then we will go to the outskirts of the Cusco City to visit 4 important places; Saqsayhuaman where the INTI RAYMI or sun party is performed, Q’enqo zigzag place with slanted canals and sacrificial room, Puca Pucará administrative center with walls, terraces, stairways and Tambomachay place dedicated to the cult of water. Finishing our tour approximately at 18:30 hours.

SECOND DAY: TOUR OF MACHU PICCHU

We will wake up early 04:00 hours to take the bus to the Archaeological Complex of Machu Picchu, the control opens at 06:00 hours then we will have a guided tour about 3 hours through on the site during which we will learn about the Inca culture and visit all the important areas of the citadel. After your tour you will have free time to explore the site and if you have entrance to climb either Huayna Picchu mountain (2 hours round trip) or Machu Picchu mountain (3 hours round trip), then return to Aguas Calientes. In the afternoon, you will take the train back to Ollantaytambo (2 hours) from where you will continue back by our bus to Cusco (2 hours).

THIRD DÍA: TOUR OF MARAS & MORAY

The pick up time from the hotel will be at 08:00 hours then we will go by our bus, observing the lovely landscape of the Andes and then through Maras town and go to the archaeological site of Moray, where we will appreciate its huge concentric terraces in a gigantic pit, that give life to a fabulous stage.

After this visit we will arrive to salt mines  of Maras town, which is a salt exploitation center, which was made from the Inca period. Finalizing the tour at 14:30 hours approximately.

IT INCLUDES:

• Transportation for the city tour, maras & moray.
• Round trip train ticket.
• Bus ticket up and down in Aguas Calientes.
• Entrance to the archaeological complex of Machu Picchu.
• Professional guide.
• Return transportation from Ollantaytambo – Cusco.
• Instruction sheet.

IT DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• Tourist tickets (city tour, maras & moray).
• Food.
• Transportation not mentioned.
• Tips.

GROUP TOUR:

$ 640 USD per person.

Group tour is done with different Trekkers. This means that it is open for others to join you.

PRIVATE TOUR:

They are available and have a price per group size.

• 2 – 3 Trekkers: $ 670 USD per person.
• 4 – 6 Trekkers: $ 655 USD per person.
• 7 – 8 Trekkers: $ 640 USD per person.

Note * All prices are expressed in USD dollars.

STUDENT DISCOUNT:

$ 20 USD discount per person.

Student discounts apply to anyone who has a current UNIVERSITY STUDENT CARD or children 17 years old or younger, we need a copy of their passport at the time of booking. Please send to info@wakankiexplorer.com

RECOMMENDATIONS:

• Original passport.
• Waterproof jacket / rain poncho.
• T-shirts.
• Comfortable pants.
• Sun hat.
• Sunscreen.
• Insect repellent.
• Toiletries and hand sanitizer.
• Personal medicine.
• Camera and camcorders with batteries