CUSCO 3 DAYS

Itinerary summary

DAY 1: CUSCO CITY TOUR

• Pick up from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (Cusco) to your hotel.
• Start of the City Tour Cusco (09:00 hrs. or 13:00 hrs.) for this we will pick you up from your hotel.
• Guided visit to the archaeological sites that includes tour: Cusco Cathedral, Qoricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay.
• We finish the City Tour Cusco in the city of Cusco.

DAY 2: MACHUPICCHU

• Pick up from your hotel in Cusco at 04:30 am to the train station.

*The schedule may vary according to the availability of trains.

• At the train station we will take the bus transfer service to the next station where we will take the train to Machupicchu (Aguas Calientes).
• In the town of Aguas Calientes we will take the bus that will take us to the entrance gate to Machupicchu.
• Our guide will be waiting for us at the entrance to Machupicchu where we will begin the guided tour for a period of approximately 2 hours.
• After the experience in Machupicchu we will board the bus to Aguas Calientes, then take the train back to Ollantaytambo where we will transfer by bus to Cusco.
• Upon arrival in Cusco, we will pick you up from the train station to take you to your hotel.
• This is the end of the Machupicchu tour.

DAY 3: CUSCO - AIRPORT

• The next day we will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco.

The tour includes

• Interview at your hotel to give you more information about all the activities to do in these 3 days.
• Transfers airport - hotel - airport
• Transfers hotel - train station - hotel
• Tourist transportation
• Cusco city tour tickets (Cusco Cathedral, Qoricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay)
• Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu
• Bus ticket Aguas Calientes - Machupicchu - Aguas Calientes
• Round trip train tickets
• Bilingual tour guide (Spanish and English)

The tour does not include

• Lunch in Aguas Calientes
• Lodging in hotel (*option to choose check prices with/out hotel)
• Meals not mentioned
• Tips
• Extra expenses
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• Propinas
• Gastos extras

Complete Itinerary

CUSCO 3 DAYS/2 NIGHTS includes the tourist destinations of the City Tour Cusco and Machupicchu, this tour package will allow you to know the best tourist destinations that includes the City Tour Cusco (3390 masl) in a tour of the Cathedral of Cusco, followed by the most important temple of the Inca empire "the Qoricancha" (temple of the sun), and the visit to the most important Inca archaeological sites of Cusco as Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay. The next day you will depart in a luxury train on a journey through landscapes of the Sacred Valley of the Incas to go to the wonder of the world Machupicchu (2435 meters above sea level) where you will be part of the Inca history, a magical and ideal place to recharge ourselves with the positive energy of the place.

DAY 1: CUSCO CITY TOUR

• The day begins with a welcome at the international airport Alejandro Velasco Astete (Cusco) to drive you to your hotel in the city of Cusco.
• Prior to the tour we will give you all the information of your 2 day tour giving you the tourist tickets, bus and train tickets necessary for the execution of the tours and clear any doubts you may have about the realization of the tours.
• We will give the start of the City Tour Cusco (09:00 hrs. or 13:00 hrs.) prior coordination with you. Then we will transfer you from your hotel to the starting point of the City Tour Cusco.
• The first point of visit will start from the main square of Cusco, where we will have a guided tour from the ancient palace of the Inca Viracocha called Sunturwasi on which stands the Cathedral of Cusco which has a Renaissance style and a plateresque style inside the ships, here are also samples of religious works of colonial art and the great Cusco school.
• Then we will go to the Qoricancha or also called the Temple of the Sun, built in its oldest parts with green diorite, red andesite and gray andesite in its walls built by Pachacutec. An enclosure where samples of the Andean cosmovision of the Incas, Inca architecture, temple to the main deities such as the sun, the moon, stars and canvases of the Cusco school are exhibited, where today is the temple of Santo Domingo of the Dominican order.
• We will continue our guided visit to Sacsayhuaman (2km), its name means satisfied falcon, built in the government of Pachacutec and Huayna Capac, a place characterized by large polygonal megalithic constructions, terraces, shrines, ritual fountains, subway passages, artificial lagoons and astronomical observatories. This is also the place where the festival of the Sun or Inti Raymi takes place every June 24th and the Warachicuy in the month of September where the Inca nobles tested their physical endurance, skill and strength.
• The next point of visit will be Qenqo (4 km), its name comes from the Quechua language that means labyrinth or zigzag, was one of the most enigmatic centers that fulfilled a religious function, this place is formed by labyrinths and rocky outcrops. also in it we can observe an amphitheater with trapezoidal niches.
• Our next point of visit will continue with Pucapucara (8km) or red fortress, an archaeological site composed of terraces, walls and staircases where the red color predominates in its constructions that served as an administrative and military center before the entrance to the city of Cusco.
• The last place to visit will be Tambomachay (8 km) or rest of the Inca nobility, characterized by water fountains, trapezoidal windows. A place dedicated to the cult of water, the element of life and that shows a system of scenographic architecture in its condition of having subway water sources where purification rituals were performed.
• The tour ends with the return to the city of Cusco.

DAY 2: MACHUPICCHU

• The day starts with the transfer from your hotel to the train station in Cusco at 04:30 am. At the train station we will take the bus transfer service to the next station where we will take the train to Machupicchu (Aguas Calientes) *The schedule may vary depending on the availability of trains.
• After you are on the train you will have the best views of the entire Sacred Valley of the Incas and its surroundings in a luxury train ride for tourists and thus enjoy the entire journey in the tour you will see the 2 starting points of the traditional Inca Trail at kilometer 82 where the 4-day trek begins and the short Inca Trail at kilometer 104 where the 2-day trek begins both treks culminate in the citadel of Machupicchu. The train ride ends in Aguas Calientes (2040 masl) where the train station in Machupicchu is located.
• The guided tour will begin with a 2 hour tour approximately inside the citadel of Machupicchu where we will have details of all the majesty of the Inca culture since its discovery, the findings found and other details of everything that hides Machupicchu apart from that we will know the main places like the Temple of the Sun, the Temple of the 3 Windows, the Temple of the Condor, the Intihuatana and other important sites such as the residential and urban area, the temple of the 3 Windows, the temple of the Condor, the Intihuatana and other important sites such as the residential area and the urban area, there we can also see the alpacas in a unique natural outdoor habitat ideal for a souvenir photos in Machupicchu.
• After a unique experience in Machupicchu and with the good energy we will board the bus back to Aguas Calientes in a trip of about 30 minutes and then after the descent we will take our food on our own and if you want you can shop at the craft market located in the same town.
• After that we will board the train at the time indicated on your ticket to return to the city of Cusco, for this we will let you know where will be the place of transfer by bus and to reach the city of Cusco. Upon arrival we will be waiting for you to take you to your chosen hotel in Cusco and then we will end the tour to Machupicchu.

DAY 3: CUSCO - AIRPORT

• The next day we will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco.

The tour includes

Cusco 3 days / 2 nights (City tour Cusco and Machupicchu) includes:

• Interview at your hotel to give you more information about all the activities to do in these 3 days.
• Transfers airport - hotel - airport
• Transfers hotel - train station - hotel
• Tourist transportation
• Tickets for the Cusco city tour (Cusco Cathedral, Qoricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay).
• Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu
• Bus ticket Aguas Calientes - Machupicchu - Aguas Calientes
• Round trip train tickets
• Bilingual tour guide (Spanish and English)

The tour does not include

Cusco 3 days / 2 nights (City tour Cusco and Machupicchu) not included:

• Lunch in Aguas Calientes
• Lodging in hotel (*option to choose check prices with/out hotel)
• Meals not mentioned
• Tips
• Extra expenses

Recommendations

Recommendations for the Cusco 3 days tour package (City Tour Cusco and Machupicchu)

• Bring your identity card, passport or student card.
• Comfortable shoes
• Bring rain ponchos (October - March).
• Bring extra money
• Light clothing
• Sunglasses and hat
• Repelente de mosquito

The prices of the package tour Cusco 3 days/ 2 nights (City tour Cusco and Machupicchu) without hotel in a shared service are as follows:

• Cusco 3 days national tourist 320 USD (expedition / voyager train)
• Cusco 3 days foreign tourist 360 USD (expedition / voyager train)
• Cusco 3 days national tourist 350 USD (vistadome / 360 train)
• Cusco 3 days foreign tourist 390 USD (vistadome / 360 train)

Ask for the discount prices for national and foreign students.

The prices of the Cusco 3 days/ 2 nights package tour (City tour Cusco and Machupicchu) with 3* hotel in a shared service are as follows:

• Cusco 3 days national tourist 440 USD (expedition / voyager train)
• Cusco 3 days foreign tourist 480 USD (expedition / voyager train)
• Cusco 3 days national  tourist 470 USD (vistadome / 360 train)
• Cusco 3 days foreign tourist 510 USD (vistadome / 360 train)

Contact us to see the price offer we have in the different categories of hotels from 2 to 4 stars.

Ask for the discount prices for national and foreign students.

The prices of the Cusco 3 days/ 2 nights tour package (City tour Cusco and Machupicchu) in a private service are as follows:

• Cusco 3 days private from 550 USD

The realization of a private tour allows you to:

Choice of the type of service in Expedition, Vistadome or Hiram Bingham train types.

Personalized guide

The prices of the 3 days / 2 nights tour package (City tour Cusco and Machupicchu) in private service vary depending on the type of service: for example, type of train Expedition, Vistadome or Hiram Bingham, hotel, language of the guide. Ask for the service that best suits you.