Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu 3 Days: Maras, Moray & Train

Overview

1. Day 1Cusco – Pisac – Ollantaytambo
2. Day 2Chincheros - Maras - Moray - Salt Mine
3. Day 3Machu Picchu – Return to Cusco

1. Day 1Cusco – Pisac – Ollantaytambo

   Pick up time from your hotel will be at 8:00am. Then we head towards the Sacred Valley of the Incas by minivan. Our first stop is a famous lookout from where we can enjoy amazing views on the tremendous flat farming area and the Urubamba river. Next we will drive to the Inca citadel of Pisac, where we will see the huge agriculture farming area, store houses and the Inca’s cemetery. After you will explore the ruins by yourself, we will visit the local market downtown Pisac. Here you can buy some local souvenirs and see different beautiful handicrafts. In the town of Urubamba we will have a stop to eat an organic buffet lunch and then continue our ride until we reach the town of Ollantaytambo. Here we visit another impressive Inca construction and our tour guide will give us more information about this place and the Incas history and show us the most important places. Once we have finished exploring this amazing Inca citadel, we return to Cusco. If you stay in the Sacred Valley, please tell to your guide and they. will drop you off at your hotel.

   Trip Overview:

   • Tour Location: Cusco sacred Valley, Peru
   • Tour Type: Day tour / van
   • Start/End Time: Pickup is at 7 am from your hotel and you should be back around 4 to 5 PM
   • Consideration: Please remember to comfortable shoes or follow our company recommendations
2. Day 2Chincheros - Maras - Moray - Salt Mine

   Today we will explore a very different part of the Sacred Valley. Your pick up time will be in your hotel at 8:00am. Then you will be taken to the small town of Chincheros, where we will visit and enjoy an impressive Inca walls inset with large trapezoidal niches. We will also see different channel systems and stairs cut into the rock as well as the colonial church, built on the upper part of the plaza in the early 17th century. Then we continue our tour toward Maras, where we will have the chance to see a colonial era-village that once supported a thriving community. Evidence of the glory past can be found in the decorated stone arches and intricate lintels that still adorns some of the houses. After a short visit we go west, on an unpaved road for 9km until we reach the huge terraces of Moray. Here we find three gigantic concentric depressions in the earth. They were shaped into circular terraces of varying sizes. After obtaining a lot of information about this interesting place we head to the salt mines. Here we can enjoy thousands of large flat shallow pans, where mineral water is trdansformed to salt. This salt mine has been working for hundreds of years, and still provides work for the locals. Once visited all those tourist attractions we will drive all the way to your hotel the company really recomened stay in the sacred valley - Ollantaytambo or Urubamba if choose this tour with hotel include the company will provide the  hotel in Ollantaytambo.

   Trip Overview:

   • Tour Location: Cusco sacred Valley, Peru
   • Tour Type: Day tour / van
   • Start/End Time: Pickup is at 7 am from your hotel and you should be back around 4 to 5 PM
   • Consideration: Please remember to comfortable shoes or follow our company recommendations

    

3. Day 3Machu Picchu – Return to Cusco

   Today is a very important day Remember we will visit one of the seven wonder of the world. Because many people will go to Machupicchu, you will meet your tour guide at 4.00 am at your hotel. From there you will go to the train station to take the train for 1 hour and 50 minutes until the reach aguas calientes town and then head to bus station in order take bus ride up to entrance gate of Machu Picchu Inca citadel. At the entrance you will have to show your original passport and then you will enter the citadel. Usually we will have the chance to see the sunrise above the ruins. The best spot to enjoy the sunrise is at the guardhouse, from where you can take amazing post card pictures. After enjoying the sunrise, you will get a guided tour (about 2.30h) through the ruins, walking and exploring all of the famous places of this impressive citadel such as temples, palaces and plazas. After the tour you will have some free time to explore more places by yourself. If you have entrance tickets for the Huaynapicchu or the Machupicchu Mountains you will have time to climb them now. The ones who will not climb one of these mountains can stay to enjoy and have beautiful views. Around 11.30 you will take the bus back down to Aguas Calientes to enjoy lunch at a restaurant at your choice. Then you will go to the train station to take the train back to Olantaytambo. Make sure that you have to be at the train station 30 minutes before the train leaves. At the train station of Ollantaytambo our driver will be waiting for you in order to get back you to your hotel in Cusco.

   Trip Overview:

   • Tour Location: Cusco Machupicchu, Peru
   • Tour Type: Day tour / train – Bus – Van
   • Start/End Time: Pickup is at 4.00 am from your hotel and you should be back around 7 PM
   • Consideration: Please remember to comfortable cothes or follow our company recommendations

Included

Recommendations

• Arrive in Cusco at least one day before the tour to acclimatize to the altitude.
• Bring your original passport for train travel and Machu Picchu entrance.
• Wear comfortable walking shoes or light hiking shoes.
• Dress in layers to adapt to changing temperatures in the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu.
• Carry a light rain jacket or poncho at all times.
• Use sunscreen, sunglasses, and a hat due to strong UV radiation.
• Bring a small backpack for water, camera, and personal items.
• Stay well hydrated throughout the tour.
• Avoid heavy meals and alcohol before early departures.
• Carry some cash in Peruvian soles for meals, souvenirs, or extra expenses.
• Follow your guide’s instructions at archaeological sites.
• Respect local communities, traditions, and protected heritage areas.

Route map

Approximate route. Your guide will share the detailed map before departure.

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