CUSCO EXPERIENCE

Itinerary:

Day 01: CUSCO CITY TOUR & RUINS
At the appropriate time pick up from the airport and transfer to the selected hotel in Cusco. Around 01:00 PM pick up from the hotel and start our excursion, we will enter the Cathedral, one of the most beautiful and significant monuments in America, an incredible place that amazes us with its beautiful works of wood and colonial paintings that kept in its engraved many Inca iconographies, it brings together a combination of unique characteristics such as its Gothic, Baroque and Renaissance style. We will continue with the entrance to the Temple of the Sun “EL Qoricancha”, it was a sacred place where worship was rendered to the Inca god: the Inti (Sun), on the temple the Convent of Santo Domingo is built, the chroniclers say that this temple was totally covered with gold foil. Then we go to the ruins of Cusco, first we will visit Sacsayhuaman, it is an Inca ceremonial fortress, a beautiful place that radiates peace and tranquility, we will admire the huge rocks of more than 4 meters high, we will continue with the excursion and we will go to the ruins of Qenqo, archaeological center that offers us within its greatest attractions the labyrinth with its zigzag channels, really wonderful, we continue with the ruins of Tambomachay, an archaeological site with sacred sources of life and health, it offers us a series of aqueducts, channels and waterfalls of water flowing down the rocks. Return and we finish the excursion in the Plaza de Armas. Overnight in Cusco.

Day 02: EXCURSION TO MACHU PICCHU
04:30 AM Pick up from the hotel and transfer to the train station. 06:40 AM Departure by Expedition tourist train or Inca Rail Voyager. Arrival in Machu Picchu town and bus up to the Citadel of Machu Picchu. We will enter the Sanctuary and here we will visit the main places with the guide such as the agricultural area, the warehouses, the main square, the temple of the sun, the temple of the three windows, the temple of the condor, among others. Bus down to town. Buffet lunch at Toto´s House Restaurante. In the afternoon, return by Expedition tourist train or Inca Rail Voyager. Arrival at the train station and transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Cusco.

Day 03: EXCURSION TO THE HUMANTAY LAGOON
Around 4:30 AM Pick up from the hotel and departure to the Humantay Lagoon, considered a trek that requires physical effort since the path is steep, a challenge to get there, but it gives great satisfaction to do it because it is considered one of the most beautiful and sacred of Cusco, with beautiful turquoise waters adorned by the white snows of the snowy Salkantay. We will start the trek uphill for approximately 2 hours until we reach the Humantay lagoon, which is located at 4200 meters above sea level. We will have time to take photos and marvel at the beautiful scenery. Then we will go down and have our lunch included. After lunch we will start the return trip to the Plaza de Armas of Cusco, arriving at approximately 4:30 PM. Overnight in Cusco.

Day 04: EXCURSION TO WAQRAPUKARA
Around 5:00 AM Pick up from the hotel and departure to Acomayo, during this journey we will appreciate beautiful landscapes and lagoons such as Laguna de Pomacanchi, where we will make a brief stop. To then continue with the tour, arriving in Sangarara to have our delicious breakfast. Then we go to the beginning of the Waqrapukara walk, in this walk we will observe diverse flora and fauna originating in the area until we reach our destination Waqrapukara, where we will have a guided tour visiting the following places: Intipunku (“Sun Gate”), main plaza, towers, terraces, Wiracocha enclosure and cave paintings depicting llamas. After the visit to Waqrapukara we will begin with the return, typical lunch. Return to Cusco. Overnight in Cusco.

Day 05: CUSCO
Breakfast at the hotel. At the indicated time to the airport.