4 Day Machupicchu and Sacred Valley tour - skip the Altitude

5.0
(13 reviews)
Cusco, Peru

4 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: Portuguese and 2 more

Explore Machupicchu with our special program and skip high altitudes and stay at Aguas Calientes the lower elevation in Cusco, the best place to skip the altitude sickeness.
AfterMachupicchu visit and get adjusted to the altitude, enjoy the amazing sacred valley with uique places like Ollantaytambo, Moray, Salt Mines and Chinchero and finally explore the beauty of Cusco city the capital of the incas.

What's Included

1 Bottle of Water
3 nights of accommodation at 3 star hotels
All Admission tickets including Machupicchu
Round trip train tickets (at your selected option)
Breakfast (Optional[3])
Breakfast
Sacred Valley Cultural: Ollantaytambo, Moray, Salt Mines, Chinchero guided tour by expert guides
Machupicchu guided tour by local expect guides
All ground transportation during the 4 day program
Round trip bus tickets: Aguas Calientes - Machupicchu - Aguas Calientes
Domestic and intertational airtickets
Meals not stated (Lunch, Dinner)
Tips/Gratuity

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

We will pick you up from Cusco airport according your arrival flight time. Note: The driving time from Cusco airport to Ollantyatmbo train station is 2 hours in addittion that the the last train departs Ollantaytambo at 9:00pm arriving at Aguas Calientes by 11:00pm We are flexible with pick up, bu we suggest to arrive in Cusco by 12:00pm so we have good times to travel.

Itinerary

Duration: 4 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Arrive in Cusco and train to Aguas Calientes

    3 stops
  • 1
    Cusco

    12:00pm: Arrive at Cusco airport, meet our representative and board our comfortable transport with destination to Ollantaytambo Train station located oin the heart of the Sacred Valley. Note: Driving time from Cusco to Ollantaytambo train station 2 hours.

    10 hours Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Ollantaytambo

    15:00pm: Board the train to Aguas Calientes (Machupicchu pueblo). Enjoy this unique tyrain journey and its fascinating scenery along the sacred Vilcanota River.

    Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Aguas Calientes

    17:02pm: Arrive at Aguas Calientes train station where you will be welcomed by our representative who will meet you at the train station and walk you to your hotel and rest to recover your energy. Note: After check in at the hotel you can visit the hot springs or explore the town and its restaurants.

    Admission ticket free
  • Day 2

    Machupicchu guided tour

    2 stops
  • 4
    Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu

    6:00am: Breakfast at the hotel 6:30am: Our expert guide will pick you up from the hotel lobby and walk you to the bus station. 7:00am: Board the bus up to the main entrance gate of Machupicchu 7:30am: Enjoy a unique experience, exploring one of the New Seven Wonders of the World accompanied with our professional guide who will share with you all his knowledge about this mysterious and enigmatic Inca citadel. 10:00am: Once the guided tour is over, board the bus back to Aguas Calientes for Lunch. 12:20pm: Board the train back to Olantaytambo where we will stay for the night. Note: Today you can choose to stay at Aguas Calientes or Ollantaytambo hotel.

    2 hours Admission ticket included
  • 5
    Ollantaytambo

    14:30pm: Arrive at Ollantyatmbo train sation and meet our representative who will drive you to your hotel Located in the ancient city of Ollantaytambo. After check in you can explore the beauty fo thsi amazing city. And enjoy the balance of the day at leasure and walk in its oldest Inca citadel.

    Admission ticket free
  • Day 3

    Sacred Valley: Ollantaytambo Moray Salt Mines and Chinchero

    5 stops
  • 6
    Archaeological Park Ollantaytambo

    8:00am: Breakfast at your hotel 8:30am: Our Machupicchu Latin America expert guide will pick you up from your hotel lobby and we will visit the amazing Ollantaytambo Inca city which is an important area with Inca constructions, built during the Incan times. This is an extraordinary Inca citadel where we will find an amazing rock formation representing the Inca god Wiracocha.

    40 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 7
    Moray

    9:30am: And then, board our transport and we will drive you to the next stop at the archaeological site of Moray (circle shape terraces) which contains an important agricultural system. Moray, during the Incan times, was possibly one of the most important agricultural research centers, where experiments were conducted at different heights crop, the arrangement of its platforms produces a variety of micro-climates taking the center of the concentric circular terraces higher temperature and decreasing gradually outward lower temperatures.

    30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 8
    Salinas de Maras

    10:40am: And then we will continue our journey to the village of Maras where you visit the famous Salineras / Salt mines. The salt is extracted in artisanal form, the Salt Mines are made up of about 3000 small wells that have been exploited since the Inca times and it was an economic exchange way.

    30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 9
    Chinchero

    11:40am: After this important visit, we will drive to our next stop and explore Chinchero and visit the Tupac Inca Yupanqui Royal House where their original Inca walls are still well preserved and have a chance to visit a weaving center and meet the Chinchero women in their traditional dressing and learn about its textiles.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 10
    Cusco

    15:00pm: Finally, we will board our transport and drive for an extra hour to Cusco arriving around 16:30pm

    Admission ticket free
  • Day 4

    Departure from Cusco

    1 stop
  • 11
    Cusco

    Anytime: After breakfast at the hotel, we will drop off you back to Cusco airport according your flight itinerary.

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Passport name, number, DOB and country is required at time of booking for all participants
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Supplied by Machupicchu Latin America

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