Detailed Itinerary
1st day: ARRIVAL LIMA
Assistance on your arrival in Lima and transfer to your selected hotel. Free time to rest and prepare for starting your trip around this magical country. Overnight.
2nd day: LIMA - CUSCO CITY TOUR + 4 RUINS
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport to fly to Cusco. Rest and acclimation. In the afternoon, a guided sightseeing and combined tour :the Main Square, which was previously known as HUACAYPATA; THE CATHEDRAL, where you will appreciate some Cusco School paintings; KORICANCHA, Inca empire military- religious center and temple of its main God, '' THE SUN''. The second part is a visit to the Sacsayhuaman Archaeological Park, which is conformed by 4 main units: SACSAYHUAMAN, TAMBOMACHAY, PUCAPUCARA and QUENKO. Return to the hotel. Overnight at the selected hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast
3rd day: CUSCO - CHILCA - WAYLLABAMBA
Our guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco very early in the morning, to take bus to the city of Chilca to begin your trek along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. After approximately three hours walking you will stop for lunch. Then you will continue walking towards your first camp at Wayllabamba, on the way you will have a guided tour of the archaeological complex of Llactapata. Dinner and overnight in tents at the campsite.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
4th day: WAYLLABAMBA - WARMIWAÑUSCA - PACAYMAYO
After breakfast, the toughest part of the trail begin, walking towards the highest point in the Inca Trail where you will have an unbelievable panoramic view of the whole area and will observe different types of microclimates. After a 3 hours walk you will reach the first pass, named Warmiwañiusca or Dead Woman's Pass, at approximately 4,200 m.a.s.l. Here, you will have a tremendous feeling of achievement mixed with relief on reaching the top. After lunch you will continue your walking down to Pacaymayo where you will camp and have dinner.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
5th day: PACAYMAYO - PUYA PATAMARKA - WIÑAY HUAYNA
After breakfast start the descent towards the second most important pass of the trail at 3,850 m.a.s.l. having a guided visit at the archaeological complex of Runkurakay and the Inca citadel of Sayacmarca. Continue your trekking towards Puya Patamarka (Cloud-level town), another important archaeological monument, where lunch will be served. After a short break you will continue walking to Wiñay Huayna (Forever Young) for a guided visit of this impressive archaeological complex with a spectacular setting. Dinner and overnight at the camp.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
6th day: WIÑAY HUAYNA - MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO
After breakfast, have a very early start to arrive in time for sunrise at Machu Picchu. After a one hour walk through the forest towards the Inti Punku or the Gate of the Sun, also known as the Entrance Gate to Machu Picchu, where you will have the most impressive panoramic view of the citadel. Upon arrival at Machu Picchu, three-hours guided tour around the citadel, visiting the main sites and monuments. After the tour you will have free time to wander around, then you will meet with the rest of the group to drive by bus down to Aguas Calientes. In the afternoon, transfer by train to Cusco. Upon arrival in Cusco transfer to your hotel. Overnight.
Meals included: Breakfast.