Overview
Tour type: Cultural & adventure
Length of Sacred Valley tour: Full day
The distance of hiking: 12km / 7.4miles
Maximum elevation: 2,720 Meter / 8,700 ft.
Minimum elevation: 2,800 Meter / 9,186ft.
Tour guides: 1 English-speak tour guide.
Difficulty: Moderate
Extra considerations: 2 days acclimatization recommended in Cusco and in the Sacred Valley prior to the trip.
Weather: Expect changing temperatures and humidity along the trail.
DAY 1: Full Sacred Valley Tour visiting Pisac Inca Site & Colorful Market subsequently Ollantaytambo Inca Site (Overnight in Ollantaytambo Village)
DAY 2: Ollantaytambo – Km 104 – Sun Gate – Machu Picchu (The Lost City of the Incas) – Aguas Calientes.
DAY 3: Machu Picchu (The Lost City of the Incas) – Cusco.
Itinerary
Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu Inca Trail
DAY 1: Full Sacred Valley Tour visiting Pisac Inca Site & Colorful Market subsequently Ollantaytambo Inca Site (Overnight in Ollantaytambo Village)
This trip to the Sacred Valley of the Inca is one of the most Pisaqimpressive in your visit to Cusco, we will visit the most archaeological traditional places as the typical market of Pisaq, the archaeological center of Ollantaytambo and the tradicional chicheria for try the Chicha de jora is a traditional drink from the Andes that comes from the Inca times. It is beer made of Jora corn.
Full day tour to: two larger Inca site of the Sacred Valley such as Pisac ruins + market & Ollantaytambo Inca site.
Overnight accommodations: Hotel in Ollantaytambo Village (3 stars hotel).
Meals: Not Include.
Entrance fee to the Inca site: Not Include
DAY 2: Ollantaytambo – Km 104 – Sun Gate – Machu Picchu (The Lost City of the Incas) – Aguas Calientes.
Your guide will pick you up from your hotel at 5:20 am in Ollantaytambo village. You will then travel by train from Ollantaytambo to the trailhead (called km 104). We will cross the bridge which is over the Urubamba River to the check point, where you will show your passport and entrance fee of the trail, once you pass the check point; will start to hike to the first archeological site (Chachabamba).
This complex was considered the second gate to Machu Picchu. After climbing approximately 3.5 hours, we will arrive at the fascinating Inca site of Wiñay Wayna, where we will stop to eat our box lunch. In the afternoon, we will continue through the cloud forest towards the famous Inti Punku (sun gate), from where we have our first panoramic view of marvelous Machu Picchu.
Walking distance: 12 km / 7.5 miles
Overnight accommodations: Hotel in Aguas Calientes (3 stars hotel)
Meals: Box lunch and dinner. Breakfast is not included.
DAY 3: Machu Picchu (The Lost City of the Incas) – Cusco.
After an early breakfast at 5:00 am in Aguas Calientes, we will board the first tourist bus to the Machu Picchu main entrance. You will have an early-morning, 2-hour guided tour of this spectacular and mystical site.
This guided tour includes hiking through the different sections of the city, such as the urban sector, the agriculture sector, and the religions zone. After the guided tour, you will have free time to explore the city by yourself, according to the time set by the tour guide.
Additionally, this free time can be used to climb the Huayna Picchu Mountain 1 hour up or Machu Picchu Mountain 2 hours up to have the best panoramic view of the surrounding mountains. However, if you would like to do this, please book this in advance as there are additional tickets that need to be purchased. Climbing to the top of either mountain.
At the designated time, you will take a bus back to Aguas Calientes, where you will have lunch and receive your train ticket(s) back to Ollantaytambo. From Ollantaytambo, we will transfer you back to your hotel in Cusco using our private transport.
Meals: Breakfast is provided by hotel. Lunch and dinner are not included this day.
Included
Sacred Valley Tour & Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Include
English speaking professional guide experienced in cultural tour and trekking.
Private and comfortable transportation with a professional driver. The type of vehicle will be provided based on the size of the group (SEDAN, MINI-VAN or VAN); to tour of Sacred Valley of the Incas.
Trek briefing with your guide.
Pick up at your hotel.
One night of accommodation in Ollantaytambo Village (3 stars hotel).
Train from Ollantaytambo to Km 104.
A private transportation from Ollantaytambo to Cusco
Expedition train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo.
One night accommodation in Aguas Calientes (3- stars) hot shower, bathroom, private room and breakfast included.
Bus ticket from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes on day 1. Round trip bus ticket from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu on day 2.
Short Inca Trail Admission Tickets and Machu Picchu.
Private guided tour in Machu Picchu.
First-aid kit including an emergency oxygen tank.
One Box lunch and dinner In Aguas Calientes Village.
All local taxes.
Sacred Valley Tour & Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Don’t Include
Entrance fees to the sites: Sacred Valley Tourist Ticket 70 soles.
Lunch in the Sacred Valley tour.
First-day breakfast (Usually served in Hotel), Last lunch at Machu Picchu.
Entrance to Wayna Picchu Mountain $ 70 per person.
Entrance to Machu Picchu Mountain $ 70 per person.
Vistadome Train to Cusco instead of Expedition Train, Please add US$50 per person – (For the return to Cusco Poroy at 4:43 pm).
Personal expenses.
Tipping for the guide.
Entrance to hot springs/ 10.
Prices
Price per person: US$ 575 (Minimum 2 persons; departures all year)
Why Explore
WHAT MAKES EXPLORE ADVENTURES PERU BETTER THAN THE REST?
Experienced Tour Guide. We hire the best, most accomplished, experienced Explore Adventures Peru guides. Travel & Trek with someone who hiked the Inca Trail for over 900 times, Salkantay Trek for over 500 times, Ausangate Trek for over 300 times, Lares Trek for over 200 times, being at Machu Picchu for over 1000 times.
WE HAVE A 99.8% CLIENT SATISFACTION RATE! Undoubtedly, the most honest and accurate feedback comes from our clients themselves. With the goal of constantly improving our service, a post-treks survey is taken from each client in order to assess our staff, equipment and food.
BEST EQUIPMENT. We source all of our sleeping tents, dining tents and sleeping pads from north face, Equipment, an Americans and european outdoor company that has been making time-tested high altitude equipment since 1830. We don’t use locally made tents, which have a tendency to topple over in the wind or leak in the rain, like some operators.
BEST FOOD. We prepare hot meals on the mountain using fresh, local ingredients whenever possible. Trust us, the box lunches that every other company gives to their clients day in and out will sap your energy for they are dry, tasteless and comprised of empty calories.
SMALL GROUPS. In an effort to provide a more personalized service to our passengers, we in Explore Adventures Peru have a policy that our groups will not exceed 8 people (min 2 – max 8 / average 5). This fact alone sets us apart from other companies that operate departures with bigger groups.