Overview
Tour Destinations : Sacred Valley , Machu Picchu
Daily Outline
Urubamba – Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes
Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu - Urubamba
Urubamba – Maras Moray – Chinchero Textil Center – Cusco
Itinerary
Day 1 Urubamba – Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes
At schedule time, after your breakfast we will pick you up from your hotel in Urubamba (2,872 m/ 9,422 ft), then we will start a short drive to Ollantaytambo, where will visit the fortress of Ollantaytambo, a military, religious and agricultural center, and its picturesque town which still maintains original Inca streets.
After the guided tour, we will drop you off at the train station, where you will board the train to Aguas Calientes town (2,040 m /6,693 ft). Once there will be time for lunch in one of the many restaurants in the town. The rest of the day is free so you can rest at your hotel or walk around the town for yourself. You will spend the night in a comfortable hotel.
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
Day 2 Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu - Urubamba
Early in the morning we will pick you up from your hotel and board the first buses up to Machu Picchu (2,430 m / 7,972 ft.). This means we will get to enjoy the complex with fewer crowds. Here you will have a guided tour of all the most important sites of the Machu Picchu Citadel. These include the House of the Guardian, the Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun, the Sacred Plaza, and other interesting sites, which takes about two hours and half, followed by free time to explore the citadel on your own.
After your visit, you will take the bus down to Aguas Calientes, where you can enjoy your lunch in one of the many restaurants. Then, you will board the train back to Ollantaytambo. Upon your arrival at the train station, we will be there to pick you up and transfer you back to your hotel in Urubamba.
Overnight in Urubamba
Day 3 Urubamba – Maras Moray – Chinchero Textil Center – Cusco
After your breakfast, we will meet you at the reception of your hotel at 8:00. We then begin driving through Maras town, which has an interesting mix of Inca and colonial influence.
Arriving in Moray, we will explore this agricultural experimental center used by the Incas. We continue the journey toward the Salt mines of Maras (3000 m / 9,843 ft), where the salt extraction system has been used since pre-Incan times by local families.
After enjoying a guided tour of Maras Salt Mines and Moray, we will continue driving to Chinchero (3,762 m / 12,343 ft). We will visit this picturesque town, famous for its ancestral textile tradition, where we will visit a weaving demonstration center.
Finally, we will head to Cusco (3,400 m / 11,155 ft) and then we will drop you off at your hotel. Arriving at approximately 2:00 pm.
Overnigh in Cusco
What's Included
- Pick up and drop-off to/from your hotel
- Private Transportation
- English speaking Tour Guide
- Entrance fee to Machu Picchu
- Expedition train ticket, Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes, round-trip
- Bus ticket up and down to Machu Picchu
What's Not Included
- Travel Insurance
- Hotel nights in the Sacred Valley , Aguas Calientes Town and Cusco
- Tourist Ticket for archeological sites ( Full S/.130 Peruvian soles )
- Admission ticket to Salt Mines ( S/. 20.00 Peruvian Soles)
- Meals not mentioned
- Tipping
- Optional : Upgrade to Vista dome train 75.00 USD per person
Price
PRIVATE TOUR
Minimum 2 people required* For groups of 4+ travelers, please contact us directly to unlock special volume discounts.
Adults
Children
If Circuit 2 tickets are sold out for your travel date, we’ll secure the best available alternative: Circuit 3 or Circuit 1. To secure your preferred circuit and times, we highly recommend booking your Machu Picchu trip as early as possible; tickets are limited and sell out quickly.
