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Day
1 Exploring Cusco Hotel
Reception and transfer to the hotel, located in the downtown,
close to the Plaza the Armas main square. The rest of the day
will be free to acclimatization (Cusco is over 3300 m high) and
we recommend you to rest, walk no more than necessary and drink
a lot of water. At night we will dinner together and our leader
conductor will explain everything about our itinerary and horseback
riding.
Day
2 Cusco City Tour Hotel B
After a delicious breakfast at the hotel we will start our city
tour around Cusco city and neighboring ruins. A local guide will
show us the down town, visiting the Qorikancha Inca Temple (the
most sacred one during Inca times. Spanish conquerors partially
destroyed it and built over the Santo Domingo church), the Plaza
de Armas beautiful main square and the huge Cathedral, before
heading up to the monumental Saqsaywaman fortification, on a hill
next to the city. We will explore the ruins made with massive
stones, famous because the perfection of their assembly. The tour
will continue to visit Quenco, Puca Pucara and Tambo Machay ruins.
City Tour takes around 4 hs, the rest of the afternoon will be
free to explore Cusco city.
Day
3 Sacred Valley and Cusco Hotel BL
Around 8:30 am our local guide will pick up us for our tour to
the Sacred Valley, a fertile area watered by the Urubamba river
and used by the Incas to produce a big variety of growing, such
as maize, potatoes, cereals, etc. Our first stop will be in Pisaq
town, a colorful place famous because the local market. You will
have time to enjoy buying handicrafts and we strongly advise you
to taste a big choclo con queso (corn with cheese) in the main
square. We will continue to visit later the Ollantaytambo ruins,
an Inca city that couldn’t be finished because the Spanish
arrival, being nowadays a real museum to show the ingenious techniques
the natives used to build their cities.
After a time for lunch in a restaurant we will continue to little
Chinchero town, the highest in the area, with a charming local
market and a picturesque small Jesuit church, with fresco covered
walls painted by natives. We will see many women working in crafts
and drying potatoes (the hot temperature during the day and cold
at night is perfect for this popular practice)
We will be back in Cusco at evening, feeling we learnt a lot about
history, traditions and daily life of Peruvian people.
Day 4 Aguas Calientes
Hotel B
Very early we will take the train to Aguas Calientes, arriving
at midday. You will have the day free to enjoy the famous hot
water springs and the crafts markets, surrounded by massive mountains
and a beautiful forest.
Day 5 Machu Picchu & Cusco Hotel
B
We will take the short bus transfer to Machu Picchu
ruins, arriving there very early and before the rest of the tourists
arrive by train from Cusco. A free time there will allow you to
have a special experience in the mysterious citadel, in solitude.
Then during 2.5 hrs a local guide will explain to you everything
about the place. We will meet in the hotel in Aguas Calientes
around 3:00 pm to pick up our packs and take the train to Cusco.
Day 6 Ollantaytambo & Cusco Hotel
B
The morning will be free to explore the beautiful town, considered
the most original preserved Inca city nowadays. There the stone
streets are narrow, with irrigation channels, and the blocks are
divided into four big houses each, all of them made by the Incas
using assembly stones and polygonal anti seismic design. In the
afternoon we will take a bus back to Cusco.
Day 7 Cusco B.
Transfer to the airport or bus station.
PRICE:
Services
included: Mentioned
transfers, 5 nights of lodging in hotel in Cusco, one night in
hotel in Aguas Calientes. City tour and Sacred Valley excursion
with all the necessary entrance tickets. Detailed meals (optional
vegetarian menu). English speaker staff. Excursion to Machu Picchu
and entrance ticket.
Not
inlcuded: Drinks. Tips.
International and domestic airfares.
Any other service not mentioned in this condition sheet.
OPTIONAL
ACCOMMODATION IN CUSCO:
Hotel 3* double room: 55 dolars the room
Hotel 4* double room: 75 dolars the room
OPTIONAL
TOURS IN CUSCO: one day trekking to Machu Picchu, visit to Maras
and Moray archaeological site, mountain biking, 1 or 4 days long
rafting, horseback riding nearby Cusco, etc.
PRE DEPARTURE INFORMATION
Thank you for choosing a tour in South America
with Latitud Sur Group. The following information is provided
to assist you in preparing for your trip.
Our itineraries are not luxury tours. At times it may be dusty,
dirty, wet, hot or all of this at the same time! I your approach
your trip with a spirit of adventure and a positive attitude,
you and your fellow travelers will get the most out of the journey.
Personal travel insurance is required (bring a copy with you to
give to the tour conductor)
It is compulsory you inform us if you suffer asthma,
diabetes or other problem we should know.
ACCOMMODATION: in 3* hotel in
Cusco, a beautiful restored old house close to the main square.
In small picturesque hotel in Aguas Calientes.
BEVERAGE: We recommend you drink
bottled water while in Peru.
FOOD: continental breakfast included
(bread, juice, jam, butter).
Peruvian food is amazing, because variety and taste. A normal
meal costs 15 soles.
DOCUMENTS: passport is required.
You will need to have a copy with you during the tour. Visas are
not our responsibility, contact your embassy to get information
about countries that required visa to visit Peru.
CLIMATE: during May, Jun, July
and Aug is the dry season, with sunny warm days and very cold
nights (Although the sun during day we will be high in some tours
so you need a heavy sweeter) Nov, Dec, Jan and Feb are the rainy
season, with often long rains and warm temperature. The rest of
the months can be sunny or rainy (short rains), not very cold.
MONEY AND CHANGE: the local money
is the “sol”, 3.25 soles are equal to 1 dollar. ATM
machines are available in Cusco, Pisaq, Aguas Calientes and Ollantaytambo.
SPECIAL VACCINATION: is not required.
LINK YOUR TOUR: this trip can
be linked with optional activities in Cusco, also with our “Sailing
in Madre de Dios Jungle” or “From Cusco to La Paz”
tours. We also can organize tailored itineraries visiting Lima,
Nazca, Titicaca Lake and Arequipa.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Prices and all
the information is subject to change without prior notice. The
order of the activities can change.
NECESSARY PERSONAL EQUIPMENT:
Daypack
Comfortable shoes
Raincoat or poncho (except in dry season)
Water bottle (1 l)
Hat, sun block, sunglasses
Light sweater
Heavy sweater or polar, jacket, gloves, scarf (dry season)
Socks, long trousers, long sleeved shirts, t-shirts
Passport (plus photocopy)
Camera and film
Personal toiletries
Swimsuit.
Our
leader conductors carry a first aid kit, however we advise you
to bring a personal medical kit, including: lip balm, sunscreen,
painkillers, moisturizer, bands aids, sterile dressings, anti-histamine
cream or tablets, anti diarrhea remedy, dehydration salts, antiseptic
cream.
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