DAY 1: ARRIVED TO CUSCO

Upon your arrival to Cusco, we will take you to the hotel and then join your guide for a briefing about the wonderful tour that awaits you. Today, begin the day with a tour of Cusco enjoy the sights of Cusco´s (the capital of the Incas). The indigenous and colonial heritages then spend the remainder of the day at leisure “by exploring Cusco’s nightlife or sampling some of its many typical restaurants.

HALF-DAY CITY TOUR

We will pick you up at 1:00PM from your hotel to start the tour and visiting the following places.

• · The Koricancha: Temple of the sun.
• · The Cathedral: Marvel of the religious art.
• · Sacsayhuaman: Majestic place with impressive works in stone, some up to 120 tons.
• · Q´enqo: (Labyrinth) a religious center dedicated to the adoration of the Earth.
• · Puca Pucara: (reddish place) that was used as a military control center.
• · Tambomachay: (Temple of the Water) a center of adoration and worship of water.

DAY 2: CUSCO ÑAUPA TEMPLO

· We will begin this amazing trek driving to Pachar in the Sacred Valley. From here, we start to hike uphill to see Ñaupa Templo, an archeological Inca site where we will have a guided tour. After that, we will continue to Socma, (2900 m/9,510 ft). From here, we hike a valley of farmhouses and crop terraces Many Andean bird species such as the giant hummingbird and the salador dorado fly among the many native trees.

We will have lunch before deciding which route we will take next. We may take an easier way, or an optional trail via a tall waterfall where we can pause to refresh ourselves or enjoy a shower beneath the falls.
We will visit the almost unknown Inca ruin of Corimarca (perolniyoc), locates on a shelf high above the Socma valley. An Inca-built channel still carries water, which was probably built by the Incas to collect and control the agricultural production of the valley. We will camp there.

DAY 3: RAYAN -CHANCACHUCO / PUNKUYOC / CACHICATA

Day 2, we will climb across open meadows before reaching a zone of high altitude, (4,400 m/14,430 ft).
if we are Luck enough, we might see the famous Andean Condors. We will set off on one of two routes: Fitter, more experienced groups will follow the Chancachucu valley downstream, following the broken remains of an Inca water channel that once carried water to the ancient Inca quarry. A narrow trail zig-zags down offering spectacular views of the Camicancha valley and the river. We will climb once again,encountering Even greater, stunning views of Ollantaytambo and the Sacred Valley as we reach the  gateway of Intipunku, an Inca temple dedicated to the worship of snowcapped La Verónica.

The alternative, an easier way for this day, is to climb from our second camp across Yana Orco, to a rocky crag high above the Sacred Valley and the Inca quarries. We can enjoy the view straight down on Ollantaytambo and its valleys (1,400m/4600ft). We will go down along the rim of the valley, reaching a pass where we descend through native Q’euna woodland. We will have lunch watching a breathtaking landscape, near the well-preserved Inca complex of Choquetacarpo. This site was most likely the residence of architects, masons and visiting politicians who managed the Inca quarries and performed ceremonies at Intipunku.
After a hearty lunch, we will descend to our second and last camp, located on Inca terraces topped by small burial towers known as chullpas, near the village of Cachicata.

DAY 4: CACHICATA – OLLANTAYTAMBO- AGUAS CALIENTES

After an hearty breakfast, we will explore different places of the Inca quarries. The rocks from the quarry were used to build an Inca temple in Ollantaytambo. In our descending path to Ollantaytambo, you’ll have some time to rest and explore the town.

After some hours in Ollantaytambo, we will take the train to Aguas Calientes where we can visit the hot springs, enjoy a nice dinner and a night in a hotel. We will need to rest very well to be ready for the big day tomorrow: Machu Picchu.

DAY 5: AGUAS CALIENTES -MACHU PICCHU- CUSCO

This is the last day of our Trek. Early in the morning, we´ll decide whether to hike for one and a half hour to the front gate of Machu Picchu, or take the bus to the gate from Aguas Calientes. You will arrive at the top just in time to witness the sunrise over this stunning city.

Once inside Machu Picchu, you will have a 2 hour guided tour. After the tour, you will have free time to enjoy by yourself.Finally, after the tour in Machu Picchu, you will meet your guide in Aguas Calientes. You can have lunch there before you board the train back to Cusco.

DAY 6: DEPART CUSCO

After breakfast, we will take you back to the airport according your flight itinerary.