Enjoy a relaxed overnight visit to the famous Inca city of Machu Picchu from Cusco, allowing you early access to this iconic archaeological site. Journey by train through the
beautiful river valley to the city of Aguas Calientes, where you’ll have time relax and explore town before settling in for the evening. Then wake up early for a sunrise visit at Machu Picchu, including a 2-hour guided tour plus time to explore this amazing ancient marvel on your own. Your trip also includes round-trip train tickets and bus transfer to Machu Picchu, one night of accommodations at a three-star hotel, breakfast and site entrance fee.
Overview
Huaypo Lake: This lake are located about 30min east of Cusco has become a perfect setting for an outdoor picnic showcasing the delicious regional cuisine and traditional Andean products. Huaypo Lake consists of a larger lake about 3km from Chacan and a smaller lake nearer to the town.
Moray: About 7 km to the southwest of Maras; it is unique archaeological group in his sort in the region. One is depressions or gigantic natural holes in the surface of the land that were used to construct in their contours agricultural terraces or platforms with their respective channels of irrigation, is because a prototype of conservatory or biological experimental station enough outpost for his time that helped to that the American man of the antiquity inherited to the humanity a 60% of the vegetal products that consumes, the Andean man consume a thousand and average of diverse varieties of Potatoes, hundred and means of maize, and very many other products.
Salineras: Or salt mines: located to the northwest of the town of Maras are constituted by about 3000 small wells with an area average of about 5 ms², during the time of drought they fill or they water every 3 days with salt water that emanates of a located natural manante in the superior part of wells so that when evaporating the water, the salt contained in this one is solidified gradually. Later the salt is struck and thus granulated; the salt later will be pocketed in plastic bags and shipment to the markets of the region; today that salt is being iodized reason for which, its consumption is not harmful.
HIGHLIGHTS of TOUR
Chinchero church and village
Moray agricultural terraces
Maras village and nearby salt pans
Huaypo Lake overlooking the Sacred Valley.
Explore the Ollantaytambo ruins
Aguas calientes ( Hot springs )
Sunrise in Machu Picchu
Itinerary
Day 1 - Private tour to Chinchero , terraces of Moray – Maras & Salt Mines – huaypo lake for picnic lunch – Ollantaytambo – Aguas calientes and Overnight at comfortable Hotel You begin the Machu Picchu Sunrise Tour via a tour of the Maras Moray , Ollantaytambo which takes you to the center of Inca cosmology, visiting some of the Incas sacred site located at the heart of their Empire. Afterward we continue descending into the Sacred valley enjoining Chinchero typical town, Piuray and Huaypo lake and all surrounding area as well as the archeological site of Moray and Salt mines at Maras colonial village. The tour begins around 8:45 as you begin to drive out of Cusco and into the fertile Sacred Valley Ollantaytambo where we will take the train to Aguas calientes .
Day 2 - Private Guided tour to the WONDER of the world “Machu Picchu Sunrise “
This day, is one of the most important and interesting days during your whole trip, you will be picked up from your Hotel very early (BEFORE the BIRDS SING) our guide will meet you at your hotel between 4:30 to 5:00am to aboard the first touristic and shared bus to drop off you at the main door of the wonder of the world Machu Picchu and the archaeological sites you will have complete guided tour during 2 to 3 hours of this spectacular mystical place. The GUIDED tour basically includes walk through the different sections such as: The Urban sector, the agriculture sector, and the religions zones was used by the Inca Culture. After the guided tour in Machu Picchu, you will have free time to explore by yourself, walk at your own space, a lot of selfies and to meet other tourists into the sanctuary.
Included
The Machu Picchu Sunrise Tour Includes:
Hostel/Hotel Pickup
Round Trip Train Transportation
Sacred Valley Lunch Buffet
Sacred Valley Admissions (Cusco Tourist Ticket)
1 Night Hostel Accomodation (3 Star Hotel or Higher if Upgrading)
Private Guided Sacred Valley Tour
Private Guided Machu Picchu Tour
Machu Picchu General Admission
Bus Transport (to/from Aguas Calients to Machu Picchu)
Does Not Include:
Meals
Gratuities (optional)
Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain Hikes - These can be added upon request at additional cost ($40).
Prices
- 1 person US$415 per person
- 2 + people US$395 per person
Why Explore
WHAT MAKES EXPLORE ADVENTURES PERU BETTER THAN THE REST?
Experienced Tour Guide. We hire the best, most accomplished, experienced Explore Adventures Peru guides. Travel & Trek with someone who hiked the Inca Trail for over 900 times, Salkantay Trek for over 500 times, Ausangate Trek for over 300 times, Lares Trek for over 200 times, being at Machu Picchu for over 1000 times.
WE HAVE A 99.8% CLIENT SATISFACTION RATE! Undoubtedly, the most honest and accurate feedback comes from our clients themselves. With the goal of constantly improving our service, a post-treks survey is taken from each client in order to assess our staff, equipment and food.
BEST EQUIPMENT. We source all of our sleeping tents, dining tents and sleeping pads from north face, Equipment, an Americans and european outdoor company that has been making time-tested high altitude equipment since 1830. We don’t use locally made tents, which have a tendency to topple over in the wind or leak in the rain, like some operators.
BEST FOOD. We prepare hot meals on the mountain using fresh, local ingredients whenever possible. Trust us, the box lunches that every other company gives to their clients day in and out will sap your energy for they are dry, tasteless and comprised of empty calories.
SMALL GROUPS. In an effort to provide a more personalized service to our passengers, we in Explore Adventures Peru have a policy that our groups will not exceed 8 people (min 2 – max 8 / average 5). This fact alone sets us apart from other companies that operate departures with bigger groups.
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