A brand new destination to Machupicchu. Nestled in the transition zone between the
Andes and the Amazon, Machu Picchu was the capital of a lost province of the Inca
empire which appears to have been planned, constructed and abandoned in a period
of less than a hundred years. Eight Inca roads converged on the sacred city,
conquering a wild and vertical landscape, and it is along these ancient highways
that we will hike to the most emblematic archaeological site in the Americas.
From snow capped mountains down to the cloud forest great views, excellent
birding, photography.
Complete Itinerary
Day 1: Lima
Arrive lima airport. Meet on arrival and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2: Lima - Cusco - Urubamba
Early morning transfer to the airport for flight lima-cusco. Arrive cusco airport. Meet on arrival and inmediate transfer to the sacred valley of the Incas. Afternoon visit to the salt mines of maras.
(B,L,D)
Day 3: Urubamba
Morning visit Willoq community (great experience) picnic lunch at the river stream afternoon tour to ollantaytambo site.
(B,BL,D)
Day 4: Urubamba - Abra Malaga - Santa María
Early morning drive to peñas archaeological site and birding. Continue all the way up to abra de Malaga (4,350 mts) to see glaciers. Then all the way down from timberline at 3,500mts down to alfamayo at 2,700 mts. few spots in the andes pass through high polylepis forest and grass land of this kind. Continue enjoying and walking down hill some unique habitats along this road. Small cascades,endemic peruvian birds, orchids, inca remains, native people, bamboo forest, etc. Continue to santa maría (1,200mts) small town where we overnight.
(B,L,D)
Day 5: Santa María - Santa Teresa
Morning drive combining with walking to various habitats and small villages. Great urubamba canyon views, pineaple, tea, coca and coffee plantations, birding, photography. Early afternoon arrive Santa Teresa enjoy the most fascinanting just opened thermal baths by the shores of the urubamba river.
(B,L,D)
Day 6: Santa Teresa - Machupicchu
Enjoy termal baths in the morning. Early afternoon to Carrillchayoc for a great truck drive for 20 minutes to hidroelectrica train station (Km122) Intiwatana Inca remains will be visited. Great view of the unknown side of Machupicchu midafternoon aboard the local train for 35 minutes another great experience to Machupicchu train station and transfer to the hotel.
(B,L,D)
Day 7: Machupicchu
Early morning bus ride up to Machupicchu “The Lost City Of The Incas”. Enjoy the site all day long late afternoon return to Machupicchu pueblo.
(B,L,D)
Day 8: Machupicchu - Cusco
Morning train to Ollantaytambo station. Drive to Cusco along the route visit chinchero town, Inca site and the famous weavers. Early afternoon arrive Cusco and to the hotel.
(B,L,D)
Day 9: Cusco
Morning Saqsaywaman Inca remains tour. Afternoon Cusco city tour.
(B,L,D)
Day 10: Cusco - Lima - Outbond
Early morning transfer to the airport for flight Cusco - Lima. Arrive Lima airport and transfer to the hotel. Enjoy Peruvian cuisine at local restaurant. Early afternoon old Lima city tour. Night transfer to the airport for outbond flight.
(B,L)
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