Upon arrival in Cuzco you'll be pick up at the airport, at schedule time there is a city tour to visit: the Cathedral, very important for its architecture and collection of canvases from the “Escuela Cusqueña” (Academy of Cusco); the Temple of the Sun or “Koricancha” used as a founfation of Santo Domingo Monastery and classical example of the fusion of Inca and Western cultures and the archaeological sites of Sacsayhuaman, Q'enqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay. Return to the hotel. transfer in city tour cuzco. *entrance fees not included.
Day 2
Chincheros-Maras-Moray-Ollataytambo
at schedule time Departure from Hotel and ride to Moray High up in the plateau of the Sacred Valley lies Moray, with the concentric circular terraces built by the Incas using the geological depressions; the irrigation system and structure created different micro climates in every platform that allowed them to domesticate, acclimatize and hybridize vegetables, cereals and other plants for human consumption.
Then we go the "Salineras" (Salt works) located at 7 km from Moray, you'll pass by a typical Andean Village called Maras. The Salt works of Maras is northwest of the village.
Arrival in Maras salt works, see approximately 3000 small pans by an average area of approximately 5 m ², built on a side of the foothills of mountain "Qaqawiñay", the terraced shallow pools are filled up every 3 days with the salty mountain spring water located at the top of the pans, once the water evaporates, the salt remains and adds up in several refills, this process lasts for one month to get a considerable amount of solid salt, after harvesting is iodized, packed and sold in local markets.
Then visit Moray was an outdoor experimental lab for plants where the Incas tested the growth of crops at different altitudes.
overnight in ollantaytambo
Day 3
Machu Picchu
at schedule time round trip Train to Machu Picchu in expedition train.
Machu Picchu is the most important archaeological site in Peru. The citadel is located 113 Km 70 miles northwest of Cusco. Rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911, Machu Picchu is considered an absolute masterpiece of architecture and a unique testimony of the Inca civilization. *entrance fee not included
Overnight in Aguas Calientes.
800 559 5192
