Sacred Valley Of The Incas VIP & Machu Picchu

2 Days | 1 Night

Description

The Sacred Valley of the Incas extends along the Vilcanota River (the same river that takes the name of Urubamba or Willcamayu). It covers the area between the towns of Písaq and Ollantaytambo and is located at 2850 m.a.s.l. (approx).

Itinerary

All tours can be done privately where you can set the departure time, add in or remove sites and most importantly go at your own pace. Please ask us for more information about availability and prices.

  • Day 1: Sacred Valley Of The Incas VIP
    Our excursion starts with a pick up service from your hotel at 6:30 a.m. in our tourist bus. We will visit the following places:
  • CHINCHERO:
    Know as a very important centre for agricultural production. We will visit the church that also is home to a Cusquenian school as well as various decorative elements that maintain their originality. Every Sunday local produces sell their produce at the local market, where bartering is still a common practice.
  • MARAS:
    Located to the west of Cusco at 3300 m.a.s.l. where you can see the Urubamba mountain range and the snowy peaks of “La Veronica” (5682 m.a.s.l.) and the “Chikon” (5530 m.a.s.l.). Settlement took place here during the Spanish conquest when the Inkan nobles were stripped of their palaces in Qosqo (Cusco) forcing them to move and settle in smaller towns like Maras. The town has a church made of adobe bricks with typical religious architecture of the village.
  • MORAY:
    Located about 7 km southwest of Maras, it is the only archaeological site of its kind in the region. It is made up of depressions or gigantic natural holes in the surface of the land that were used to build terraces or agricultural terraces with their respective irrigation channels. It is therefore a prototype of a greenhouse or biological experimental station which was quite advanced for its time that helped the Andian people to domesticate many varieties of potatoes and among other crops such as corn, quinoa and faba beans.
  • SALINERAS:
    Also known as the “salt mines” is located to the northwest of the town of Maras and is made up of some 3000 small wells with an average area of about 5 m². During the dry season they are filled or “irrigated” every 3 days with salt water that emanates from a natural spring located in the upper part of the wells so that when the water evaporates, the salt contained in it gradually solidifies. The salt is then pounded & granulate and packaged into plastic sacks and sent to the regional markets. Today the salt is iodized, making its consumption safe.
  • URUBAMBA:
    Our lunch stop where you will be able to try Cusquenian cuisine in our all-you-can-eat buffet menu and more. We will then continue to our last place of visit, Ollantaytambo, know for its agricultural terraces, religious temples and ceremonial water fountains.
  • OLLANTAYTAMBO:
    We will visit the archaeological ruins of Ollantaytambo which was a religious site and a resting place for the ancient Peruvians. We will then take the train departing at 04.36 p.m. and arrive to Aguas Calientes at 06.10 p.m. approximately. After checking-in to your hostel, you will have the option to visit the thermal baths of Aguas Calientes. In the evening (time to be confirmed) you will participate in an orientation where our guide will outline the next day’s schedule and activities to Machu Picchu.
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  • Day 2: Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Cusco
    After breakfast, we will head to the bus station at 00.00 am (about a 10 minute walk) to take the bus to the citadel of Machu Picchu. Our entrance time to Machu Picchu is from XX: XX to XX: XX am. Once in Machu Picchu we will have a two-hour guided tour where we will visit the main places of Machu Picchu including the tower of the watchmen, the main square, the sundial, etc. At the end of the tour we will take the bus back to Aguas Calientes. The return train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo will be at 14.36 pm. From Ollantaytambo you will be transferred to Cusco by private bus arriving at around 18.30 pm.
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