2d1n Cusco & Machu Picchu

City tour: We pick you up at 08.00 am from your hotel in Cusco. Departing in the morning this tour will take you to the highlights of Cusco city. We start with the Inca complex of Sacsayhuaman which is a huge archaeological complex that also includes other Inca sites like Qenqo, Tambomachay, and Puca Pucara. In Sacsayhuaman we will discover huge Inca walls with secrets of iconography that only a good eye could catch. 

Then we return to the city to visit The Temple of the Sun Qorikancha (also spelled Koricancha or Coricancha), which is an ancient Incan temple considered one of the most important religious sites in the Incan Empire, and was dedicated to the worship of the sun god, Inti.

Qorikancha means "Golden Courtyard" in the Quechua language, and the temple was renowned for its exquisite architecture and lavish decoration. The walls were once covered in gold plates and the courtyard was filled with golden statues. The temple was also a center of astronomical observation and study, and the Incans built a sophisticated system of channels and canals to regulate the flow of water through the temple and control the temperature and humidity.

After the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century, the temple was partially destroyed and a Spanish colonial church was built on top of it. Today, visitors can see the remains of the Incan temple and the Spanish colonial church that was built on top of it, which is now known as the Church of Santo Domingo.

Then we continue the tour visiting the Cathedral of Cusco, and not for religious purposes. It is the major temple of the city and is located in front of the main plaza and was the Inca palace of Inca Viracocha. There are countless pieces of art from the Cusco art school throughout the entire Cathedral. Valuable works of art that are admirable and deserving of knowledge.

Lunch included in Cusco: After the tour, we stop for lunch before continuing on to Machu Picchu.

Cusco to Machu Picchu:

We will drive to Ollantaytambo train station from where we will travel for 1 and a half hours to Aguas Calientes village, also called Machu Picchu town. The ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu is located at the top of the mountain so we won't visit it today.

The hotel in included and staff of the hotel will be waiting for you to lead you to their location. 

06.00 am: We get going early this morning. We pick you up from your hotel and we go to the bus station to make a line to take the bus.

For about 40 minutes, we will ride the bus up the mountain to Machu Picchu. The guided tour, which lasts for approximately two and a half hours, begins when we arrive.You'll have the opportunity to visit Inca temples. In addition to sacred fountains, they constructed a number of temples dedicated to the sun, moon, stars, lightning, rainbow, puma, condor, and other natural phenomena.You will return to Aguas Calientes for lunch following the tour. After lunch you must go to your hotel and pick up your luggage, then go to the train station 30 minutes before the train departure.According to availability we will use the 03.20 pm or the 04.43 pm train. 

You will travel back to Ollantaytambo station and from there will continue by road, back to Cusco City. We will pick you up from the Cusco station and take you to your hotel. End.