Holy Week in Cusco 5 Days / 4 Nights
Take your tour to Machu Picchu during Holy Week in Cusco.
Mundo Mapi Adventure travel, offers you this tourist package for Cusco, you will know the most important archaeological centers of Cusco, Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, during the week enjoy typical dishes of Cusco, you will have a free day to visit the city of Cusco and taste the dishes of the area, sweets, Creole food.
Itinerary: Holy Week in Cusco + Tours to Machu Picchu
Day 1: Cusco - Arrival in Cusco - Visit of the City, Sacsayhuaman and nearby archaeological remains
In the morning transfer from Cusco Airport to Hotel. Accommodation at your hotel
13.00 start of the visit to the city of Cusco and its historical monuments, such as the Plaza de Armas, called Huacaypata or Plaza del Guerrero in Inca times; It was the scene of several key events in the history of Cusco. The Cathedral, located in the Plaza de Armas, was originally erected in what was the old temple of Suntur Wasi (House of God), today the Church of Triumph. The carvings of Martín Torres and Melchor Huamán stand out, the choir, the pulpit, the wood carvings on altars and furniture stand out. Also, paintings by important artists and works in embossed silver.
Continuation to the Church and Convent of Santo Domingo, a Spanish construction on the Inca temple of Koricancha or Temple of the Sun. Koricancha (in Quechua "golden enclosure"), was the main religious building of the Incas dedicated to the cult of the sun and whose walls Interiors, according to the chroniclers, were covered with sheets of gold. Next, you will visit the archaeological sites located around the city of Cusco: the Fortress of Sacsayhuamán, located 2 km from Cusco. A cyclopean fortress from the Inca period, it is built on three superimposed platforms that have an average of 360 m. long. Tambomachay, located 7 km from Cusco. Known as the Inca baths, it is considered a place of worship to water.
Then, Qenko, located 3 km from Cusco; it is said that it was a shrine. You will be able to observe a huge stone block of 5.90 m. high that has the appearance of a puma, in addition to passages, channels and stairways with engravings representing these animals. Finally, Pucapucará, 6 km from Cusco. It was an administrative and military center made up of platforms, stairways, passages, towers and niches.
Return to the hotel.
Day 2: Sacred Valley of the Incas Excursion
Breakfast at your hotel
8:00 a.m. The agency will stop by your hotel to start the Sacred Valley of the Incas tour, the first place to visit is the archaeological group of Pisaq, which includes a visit to the market in the town of the same name.
Buffet lunch in one of the restaurants that offers the best presentations of typical dishes, novo Andean, from the province of Urubamba, which belongs to the city of Cusco.
After your lunch visit the archaeological group of Ollantaytambo where the town remains in its splendor from when the Incas left us and have an idea of how this religious, military and cultural center was.
16:36 p.m. We will board our train and go to the town of Aguas Calientes.
18:10 p.m. Arrival to the town of Aguas Calientes.
Pick up and spend the night in hot waters (meeting with the guide to agree on departure time to the Machupicchu sanctuary).
Day 3: Tour to Machu Picchu
Breakfast at the hotel.
05:30 a.m. first bus that leaves to Machupicchu Sanctuary (30 min)
07:00 - 8:00 a.m. Entrance to Huaynapicchu (This tour will be done on your own with the guide's indication for the tour and meeting for your tour to Machupicchu Sanctuary)
At an agreed time with a guide, the visit of Machupicchu Sanctuary will be made for 2 hours and 30 minutes
We present our income from machupicchu and enter to start the visit.
At the end of the tour in Machupucchu you can stay the time you want in the sanctuary to take photos, rest, etc.
Optional Buffet Lunch in Aguas Calientes (El MAPI Restaurant)
Optional: visit of the thermal baths (10.00 Nuevos Soles)
Time to visit the artisan markets of Machupicchu.
19:00 p.m. We will board our train with return to Ollantaytambo
8:45 p.m. Arrival at the train station and Transfer to Hotel Cusco.
Day 4: Holy Week (Optional Tour to Maras Moray)
Enjoy this day to learn more about the Cusco Inca Culture and which has merged with the Christian Catholic culture, in addition to visiting and tasting the Cusco dishes that are prepared in a special way for this festival.
Day 5: Transfer to the airport
Breakfast at the Hotel
Two hours after the flight leaves, transfer to Lima airport.
Pick up from Lima airport - hotel in Lima
The Machu Picchu Tour includes:
Hotels Included in the Tour
- Hotel for 03 Nights in Cusco
- Hotel for 01 Night in Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu
- Breakfasts Included
Cusco
- All Transfers (airport - hotel - airport)
- Staff in English and Spanish.
- Entrance ticket to the different tourist centers
- City tour around Cusco
The Incas' Sacred Valley
- Tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas
- Buffet lunch in the Sacred Valley.
- Tourist Ticket (Pisaq - Ollantaytambo- Chincheros)
- Professional Guide and Transportation
Macchu Picchu
- Entrance ticket to Machupicchu.
- Roundtrip train tickets. (Executive Service or Expeditions)
- Bus up and down (Consettur to Machupicchu)
- Transfer from Ollanta train station - Cusco
- Professional bilingual guide (English - Spanish) for all excursions.
- Personalized assistance throughout your visit in Cusco.
The Tour Does Not Include:
- The air tickets, from Lima -Cusco - Lima, if you wish we can add them,
- Buffet Lunch in Aguas Calientes (Optional $ 20 per person).
- Entrance to the mound of Huayna Picchu (Options $ 15 per person)
- Tips
- Dinners
- Personal expenses
Recommendations
- Enjoy at all times!
- Warm clothes
- Small backpack with personal items
- Camera to save the best moments of your trip
- Some cash for purchases
- Mineral water every day
- Sun Block and Sun Cap
- Gloves and Scarf for the Cold
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