In this 7-day circuit through Lima and Cusco Avoid altitude sickness, enjoying Lima and marvel at everything that the capital of Peru, so cosmopolitan and modern, and experience the live culture of Cusco, where every detail, color and shape tell a story and have a reason for being.
Visit to Lima: named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the Peruvian capital fuses history and modernity. Its historic center maintains the beautiful colonial architecture that closely coexists with the Pacific Ocean and a bohemian essence.
Visit to Cusco: the ancient Inca capital is a unique mix of the pre-Columbian past with Spanish architecture. Machu Picchu: The "lost city of the Incas" is the reason why thousands of people come to Peru. Get closer to our past through its rooms, temples, bridges and religious sites, built in communion with the surrounding landscape.
Spend the night in the sacred valley for the best acclimatization.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Round trip bus tickets (Aguas Calientes - Machupicchu - Aguas Calientes)
✔ Lunch
✔ Guided tour + Entrance ticket to the Historic Sanctuary of Machupicchu
✔ Lunch on day 4 buffet style, there is also a vegetarian option
✔ All transfers and transfers in these 7 program days
✔ Breakfast
✔ Pick up and drop off at the hotel after and before each tour
✔ Guided walking tour of the city of Cusco + income
✔ 06 nights in a 3-star hotel + breakfast (includes hotel service taxes)
✔ Guided tour on all tours
✔ Pick up at Cusco airport
✔ Private transfer to your hotel in the sacred valley of the Incas (Urubamba)
✔ Train tickets - round trip (Voyager class) Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo
✔ Assistance 24 hours in Peru
✔ Pick up at Lima airport and private transfer to your hotel in Lima
✖ International and national flights (we recommend that arrival flights be in the morning)
✖ Undeclared meals lunches and dinners
✖ Tips (optional)
Pickup Locations
1. Novotel Lima San Isidro
2. BTH Hotel Lima Golf
3. Swissotel Lima
4. Manto Hotel Lima - Mgallery Collection
5. J Chavez Intl Airport
6. Delfines Hotel & Convention Center
7. Aku Hotels
8. Royal Park Hotel
9. Country Club Lima Hotel
10. Arte Hotel Lima
11. Roosevelt Hotel & Suites
12. Pullman Lima San Isidro
13. Neo Hotel Boutique
14. Suites Plaza Las Flores
15. Sonesta Hotel El Olivar Lima
16. Blue Marlin Beach Club-Hoteles De Cameron
17. Radisson Hotel Plaza del Bosque
18. Basadre Suites Boutique Hotel
19. Radisson Hotel San Isidro
20. Hotel Suites Orrantia
Additional Info: We pick up at any hotel, house, apartment, within the historic center of the city
Itinerary
ARRIVAL IN LIMA - TRANSFER TO YOUR HOTEL
1
Upon arrival at Lima airport, our guide will meet you and transfer you to your hotel in our private transportation. After check-in, our guide will brief you and provide general information about the city.
Duration: 2 hours
CITY TOUR THROUGH THE CITY OF KINGS - LIMA
1
Lima
Wake up for breakfast at the hotel before heading out into the streets of Lima's Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, packed with fascinating historic buildings.
Duration: 30 minutes
2
Museo Larco
Start with the Larco Museum, located in the traditional Pueblo Libre district, housed in a beautifully restored viceroyalty mansion built on top of a pre-Columbian pyramid. The museum has the world's most complete pre-Hispanic collection of gold and silver objects, as well as pieces of erotic art.
Then visit Casa Aliaga, a colonial mansion granted in 1535 by the main conquistador Francisco Pizarro to Jerónimo de Aliaga, one of his captains. This is the only house from that time that to this day has always been owned by the same family. Continue with a panoramic tour of the colonial center, which originates and extends from the Main Plaza.
Duration: 2 hours
3
Here you can appreciate the great architecture of the Spanish Empire and be amazed by the Cathedral of Lima. Erected in the 16th century, this building took more than 80 years to complete. After the tour, you will be transferred back to the hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
FLIGHT FROM LIMA TO CUSCO DIRECT TO THE SACRED VALLEY
1
Lima
After breakfast at your hotel in Lima our private transport will take you to the Lima airport to take your flight to Cusco.
Take the flight from Lima - Cusco.
2
Cusco
Upon arrival at the Cusco airport, our guide will receive you and transfer you to your hotel in the sacred valley in our private transport, an approximate trip of approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. Our guide will inform you and provide you with general information about the itinerary.
FULL DAY TOUR TO MACHUPICCHU FROM THE SACRED VALLEY - URUBAMBA
1
Cusco
After breakfast at the hotel, a transportation service will pick you up and transfer you to the Ollantaytambo station to board the train to Aguas Calientes, the closest city to Machu Picchu. After a scenic drive through spectacular Andean landscapes, arrive at the station in Aguas Calientes.
Duration: 60 minutes
2
Chinchero
Your guide will pick you up at the end of the train and together with your guide you will board the bus to Machu Picchu. Enjoy a guided tour of this emblematic Inca site.
At the top of the mountain, large and impressive blocks of stone joined together without any amalgamation make up one of the most important religious, political and cultural centers of the Inca empire: Machu Picchu. Discovered in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, the Inca City is divided into two large sectors: the agricultural, with a vast network of platforms or artificial terraces, and the urban, with beautiful buildings such as the Temple of the Sun.
Its intense green platforms and the imposing mountain range that surround it make up a beautiful landscape that exceeds any expectation. Then have free time to explore the impressive citadel on your own. Later, take the bus to Aguas Calientes for lunch (Incluide).
Duration: 60 minutes
3
Moray
After lunch, board the train at 14:00 pm in the direction of Ollantaytambo, where our driver will wait for you to take you back to your hotel in the Sacred Valley.
Approximate arrival time at your hotel 6:30PM
Duration: 60 minutes
4
Salinas de Maras
11:00 AM: Stand in front of thousands of salt ponds, still intact. Here you have the opportunity to take one of the most famous photographs of the Sacred Valley. Our guide will be happy to capture this moment for you. From here we continue our tour to enjoy a delicious lunch.
Duration: 60 minutes
5
13:00 AM: Enjoy an excellent buffet lunch (vegetarian and vegan options available) in one of the best restaurants in the Sacred Valley, try more than 50 Peruvian dishes including desserts (vegetarian option included)
Duration: 60 minutes
6
14:20 PM After lunch, we continue our trip up the Urubamba River until we reach Ollantaytambo. This place was very protected, since it was the entrance to the road to Machu Picchu. Therefore, many things happened here during the Spanish invasion. Discover the impressive history with your guide.
Then we will take you to the station located in the same town, to get on the train. This 1:45 minute train ride will allow you to enjoy incredible views of the mountainous terrain before seeing Machu Picchu.
Duration: 60 minutes
7
Aguas Calientes
18:10 PM: You will arrive in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu town) at the exit door of the train station we will be waiting to take you to your hotel where you will spend the night. Settle into your hotel. After check-in, you have the afternoon free on your own.
Duration: 2 hours
TRANSFER FROM THE SACRED VALLEY TO CUSCO
1
Machu Picchu
After breakfast at the hotel in the sacred valley, our transportation service will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel in Cusco.
Duration: 4 hours
2
Cusco
Upon arrival at the train station in Ollantaytambo, our transport will be waiting to take you back to your hotel in Cuzco. Estimated arrival time 6.30pm
Duration: 4 hours
CUSCO CITY WALKING TOUR - HIGHLIGHTS
1
After breakfast at the indicated time with your guide, enjoy walking first through the Plaza de Armas of Cusco, surrounded by some impressive monuments such as the Cathedral of Cusco and the Church of the Company of Jesus, built on ancient Inca palaces while listening to all the history of the place. If you wish, it is even possible to explore the interior of the place, which contains paintings and other gold and silver works inside.
Duration: 2 hours
2
Mercado Central de San Pedro
Together with your guide you will go through the different sections of this old market. Traditions, colors, flavors and aromas are concentrated in this place, where you can find all the typical fresh products of the region, as well as meats, cheeses, breads, coffee, chocolate, nuts, flowers and crafts.
Duration: 60 minutes
3
Qorikancha
The most important Inca temple built during its heyday, the imposing Catholic building set within an intact stone wall is likely to be striking at first glance. And it is that, during the period of Spanish colonization, the Convent of Santo Domingo was built on its structures, which means that today this tourist attraction is also considered a symbol of the mixture of Inca and Spanish architecture, being visited by millions of people.
The place is known as the balcony of Cusco for the impressive views it has in front of the city, you will see colorful and narrow streets surrounded by local shops on the mountainside. Follow the path of the ancient Inca roads, walk through cobbled Inca streets and discover the best hidden viewpoints to enjoy Cusco in a different way.
Duration: 60 minutes
DEPARTURE FROM CUSCO
1
Cusco
After breakfast at your hotel in Cusco, we will take you in our private transportation to the airport to board your flight from Cusco.
Duration: 40 minutes
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Additional info
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• IMPORTANT: All the details of the traveler's passport are necessary for the two-day excursion to Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley (full name and identification of the passport). Provide all passenger names, passport numbers, date of birth, and nationality. All this will be done at the time of booking.
• What to bring to Machupicchu: sunglasses, comfortable clothes and shoes, hat, sunscreen, repellent, water bottle, extra energy battery, jacket, small backpack with enough clothes to spend the night.
