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From the Inca capital city of Cuzco to the archaeological ruins of
Sacsayhauman, Kenko, Pucapucara & Tambo Machay then to the famous Pisac Market for shopping in the
Sacred Valley. The trip would not be complete with out the Orient Express Vistadom train ride
winding into the Andean mountains to the mystical citidel of Machu Picchu. Here spend the night and
the following morning enjoy the PRIVATE guided sunrise tour of Machu Picchu. As all TAMBO TOURS
programs this trip can be combined to many others to suite your time and interest.
Day 1 - Cuzco - Colonial City Tour & Sacsayhauman Park - Cuzco On your arrival
into Cuzco our staff will meet and transfer you to the Hotel. Use the remainder of the morning to
acclimate to the 11,300 ft. altitude in the Inca capital of Cuzco. In the afternoon (1:45 p.m.),
our staff will meet and transfer you by bus for a City tour of Cuzco and the Colonial and Inca
sites of La Cathedral and Santo Domingo Convent, or Q’oricancha, Tambo Machay, Kenko, Pucapucara,
and Sacsayhauman. Early evening return to Cuzco (5:45-6:15 p.m.)and the preferred hotel.
Day 2 - Cuzco - Pisac Market - Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes
Our staff will meet and transfer you in the morning (8:45 -9:00 a.m.) into the Sacred Valley of the Inca. This fertile region includes many
Inca terraces and farm land. Travel to the town of Pisac and the Ancient Pisac Market for the annual show where many of the local Indians
sell and barter their hand made textiles, fresh fruits, and vegetables. After an hour or so of mingling with the locals, you will proceed to
eat lunch at a local hacienda restaurant in the Sacred Valley. Afterwards, continue to Ollantaytambo which is the oldest continuously habituated
town of the Inca that contains several important Inca structures. At the top of the sixteen massive terraces are the ever impressive ruins of
Ollantaytambo Fortress. This is where the Inca fought some of their fiercest and strongest battles. It is unknown how the huge precisely carved
stones were transported down one mountain range to the Ollantaytambo location, or how they were fitted perfectly to support a strategic fortress
that has bared the test of time. Also found here are “silos” or grain mills that are directly adjacent to the fortress that could have
maintained thousands of pounds of grain for the Inca and its people. Some of the grain was most likely produced in the surrounding agricultural
terracing by the variety of crops that were grown. Afterwards you will be transferred to the Ollanta train station for the Vistadome train departing
at ( 4:00 p.m.) Here you will continue into the Andean Mountains winding and passing through several small villages where the local Indian farmers
manage their farms and reside just as they have for hundreds of years. After a short but scenic ride ( 1˝ hours ) you arrive into the final stop at
Aguas Calientes. Here the temperatures will have changed to that of tropical and a abundance of plants typical for this region of the Amazon basin
can be appreciated. Here you will be met by the hotel staff and transferred to the preferred hotel. Remainder of the evening on your own. Evening
orientation for the following morning trip into Machu Picchu. Overnight at the preferred hotel. (NOTE: Due to train services to / from Machu Picchu
services time may vary.) (CB or BB / L)( Note: Overnight at Sanctuary Lodge incl. BB/L/D, the Pueblo Hotel incl. BB & D )
Day 3 - Aguas Calientes - PRIVATE TOUR Machu Picchu - Cuzco
Early morning you will meet your private guide and board the tourist bus and proceed up a incredible winding road that leads to the fabled site
for early morning tour of Machu Picchu. On your arrival your guide will explain the history and the myths that surround this archaeological wonder.
Several ideas or possibilities have been noted of this massive archaeological complex of acropolis proportion. Whether this site was pre Incan, a
previous leaders sanctuary for his retirement, or maybe a location for the virgins to be separated from the kingdom and used as wives for the Inca
rulers or even sacrificial for the gods. It seems that the world will never know. After your tour ( 2 hours ) time will permit as well to hike to
the top of Huayna Picchu, visit the Inti Punku Pass (Gate of the Sun ) or explore and take more photographs of the area. Remainder of the day on your
own. Late afternoon bid farewell to the lost city of Machu Picchu and proceed to the Aguas Calientes where you will re-claim your baggage at the hotel
before departing on the train to Cuzco. Afterwards transfer to the train station where you will board the Vistadome train train for your return to the
Ollantaytambo and then to Cuzco and the preferred hotel. Overnight at the preferred hotel.(CB or BB )( NOTE : Due to train services to / from Machu
Picchu services time may vary. Service‘s may be Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo then by tour bus to Cuzco )
Day 4 - Cuzco to Lima
Our staff will transfer you to the Cuzco airport for your departing flight to Lima, or an additional tour to Amazon, Lake Titicaca & other archaeological cities. (CB or BB)
| Class |
Rating |
Hotel |
Single |
Double |
Triple |
| Barato |
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$739 |
$669 |
$609 |
| Economy |
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$829 |
$709 |
$659 |
| Tourist |
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$1019 |
$839 |
$759 |
| First |
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$1439 |
$999 |
$909 |
| First |
     |
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$1599 |
$1199 |
$1079 |
| First(ST) |
     |
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$2649 |
$1689 |
$1429 |
| First |
     |
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$2989 |
$1859 |
$1579 |
| Executive |
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$3679 |
$2159 |
$1849 |
NOTE : All hotels include Continental or Buffet breakfast.
International or local air, departure taxes & add on incidentals are not included.
Room type:CR=Colonial;DR=Deluxe;JS=Jr.Suite;MV=Mountain View;BVT=Best View Terrace.
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