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 DAY
1 / CUSCO CITY TOUR
Upon arrival reception, assistance and transfer to the hotel. Visitors
should take a short rest in order to adjust to altitude. Afternoon tour
of the city visiting the Koricancha Temple and the Cathedral. Continue
to the surrounding sites: the fortress Sacsayhuaman overlooking the
city, Kenko, Puca-Pucara and Tambomachay archeological sites.
DAY 2 / SACRED VALLEY
This tour is available on Tuesdays , Thursdays or Sundays.
You will be picked up at 8:45 am. Full day excursion to the Urubamba
Valley visiting: the village of Pisac, a picturesque village of colonial
aspect and its lndian market,colorful folklore and eye-catching
craftwork. Lunch provided. In the afternoon you'll visit the fortress of
Ollantaytambo, an architectural group which in the Inca times was a
gigantic agricultural, administrative, social, religious and military
complex, then yuo will vist Chinchero´s market. At the end, back to
Cusco at 6:30pm . Overnight (B,L)
 DAY
3 / MACHU PICCHU
Catch the morning train for a full day tour of Machu Picchu, the `Lost
City of the Incas` one of the most renowned examples of Inca
architecture. Surrounded by lush cloud forest, the citadel is on a
mist-shrouded mountain top.
In the afternoon return to Cusco and transfer to hotel (D,A).
 DAY
4 / CUSCO - MORAY & SALT MINES
Huge circular agricultural terraces at Moray, built by the Incas in
natural sinkholes on a limestone plateau overlooking the Urumbamba
valley. It has been suggested that they have a cosmological meaning, but
their function, other than agricultural, remains a mystery. Nearby,
age-old terraced salt mines and ponds sit below the colonial town of
Maras.
DAY 5
Transfer to the airport for departure flight. (B) |
