Day 1. ARRIVAL LIMA: upon arrival in Lima you will be met and
transferred to your hotel in the lively neighborhood on Miraflores.
Day 2. LIMA/CUSCO: early morning flight to Cusco. You will be
met and transferred to your hotel. Free day to relax in Cusco, the historic
capital of Peru. A chance to admire the old Incan buildings in town and
gently adjust to the altitude.
Day 3. SACRED VALLEY: full day tour with a local guide visiting
Pisac, a typical Indian market and the ruins above the town. After
lunch on to Ollantaytambo exploring the terraces and ruins in the
town. Returning to Cusco late afternoon.
Day 4. CUSCO/MACHUPICCHU: very early start, your train leaves
at 6:00 am. for the scenic three hour journey along the Urubamba Valley,
arriving in Aguas Calientes. Here we board the bus up to the ruins.
Meeting our specialist guide we have a full visit to the Sacred City of
the Incas. A truly fascinating place with many temples, palaces and sacred
sites. Following the visit, you will return to the station and board the
train back to Cusco, arriving in the early evening.
Day 5/17. MOLLEPATA / SALKANTAY / VILCABAMBA / ESPIRITU PAMPA:
we take a bus down to Chillca (2,700 mts) where we collect the
pack animals and start our incredible trekking adventure to Vilcabamba,
the "Lost city of the four rebel Incas." 215 kms of Inca trail from the
high Andes down to the heart of the rainforest to Espiritu Pampa
(temple of Tupac Amaru Inca I ) (1,000 mts).
Along the way you have the chance to see the glacier mountains of the
Vilcabamba mountain range; Salkantay (6,271 mts), Humantay
(5,979m), Pumasillo (6,146m). This Inca trail was the Domain Trail
of Mancco Inca and his descendents. After this long adventure highlight
trek we arrive to Chiwanquiri (1,000 mts), the end of our expediton
tour. There we board the bus to take us back to Cusco.
Day 18. CUSCO: free day to relax and recoup after the days of
walking. A chance to explore the city on your own.
Day 19. CUSCO/LIMA: morning flight to Lima, transferring to your
hotel. Afternoon tour visiting the Gold Museum, a great collection
of pre-Columbian gold jewellery and an evening to relax in Peru's capital
city.
Day 20. DEPART LIMA: transfer out to the airport. End of tour.
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