Machu Picchu Tours and Amazon 7 Days / 6 Nights

7-days Cuzco, Machu Picchu and Amazon tour takes you to explore the mysterious Cuzco city, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, the mysterious Inca citadel of Machu Picchu and the exuberant lowlands of the jungle.

Machu Picchu or Machupicchu (means Old peak) is a 15th-century Inca archeological site located 2,400m (8,000 ft) above sea level, Machu Picchu is located in the region of Cuzco in the southern part of Peruvian territory, situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba River at 100 km of distance of Cuzco city. Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacutec (1438–1472). Machu Picchu is often referred to as the Lost City of the Incas. Machu Picchu is not mentioned in any of the chronicles of the Spanish conquistadors. Apart from a few indigenous Quechuas, nobody knew of Machu Picchu’s existence until American historian Hiram Bingham stumbled upon it in 1911 while being guided around by locals. Bingham returned to Peru (Machu Picchu) in 1912 and 1915 to carry out the difficult task of clearing the thick forest, when he also discovered some of the ruins on the so-called Inca Trail

Timing: 7 days / 6 night

Starting Point: Cusco airport

Ending Point: Puerto Maldonado Airport

Note: If you require assistance to purchase your air tickets from Lima to Cusco, we can assist you at this issue.

HIGHLIGHTS – CUZCO, MACHU PICCHU TOURS and AMAZON 7 DAYS

• Sacred Valley of the Incas.
• Machu Picchu tour.
• Jungle trip

TOUR ITINERARY – CUZCO, MACHU PICCHU and AMAZON 7 DAYS

DAY 1.- Arrive to Cuzco and city tour in the afternoon.

Arrive to Cuzco before noon; we will meet you in the airport and transfer you to the designated hotel. In the afternoon you will explore the most important places of Cuzco city.

DAY 2.- Sacred Valley of the Incas – Aguas Calientes.

Explore the Sacred Valley of the Incas, enjoy the local cuisine, visit the local market, and see the Inca ruins at Pisaq and Ollantaytambo. In the afternoon ride the train to Aguas Calientes town.

DAY 3.- Machu Picchu Tour.

See the sunrise over Machu Picchu and explore this extraordinary Inca settlement. In the afternoon we will return by train to Cuzco.

DAY 4 – 5.- Jungle trip.

After breakfast we head to the airport and flight 45 minutes to the lowlands of the Peruvian jungle.

DAY 6.- Transfer Out.

After breakfast we leave the jungle lodge. Return to Cuzco or Lima. It’s subject to your itinerary.

CUZCO, MACHU PICCHU and AMAZON 7 DAYS INCLUDES

• Transportation: Bus, train flight. Includes all transfers, Tourist bus for the Sacred Valley tour, Tourist train round trip from Cusco to Machu Picchu; bus up and down from Aguas Calientes town to Machu Picchu and flight tickets round trips from Cuzco to Puerto Maldonado.
• Entrance Fees: For the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu.
• Meals: In the jungle lodge
• Accommodation: Based on double occupancy: 3 nights ***hotel and 2 nights jungle lodge.
• Guide: Licensed bilingual tour guide.
• Other: local guide for permanent assistance.

TOUR ITINERARY – CUZCO, MACHU PICCHU AND AMAZON 7 DAYS

DAY 1.- Arrive to Cuzco and city tour in the afternoon.

Cuzco, Machu Picchu and Amazon tour , start when you arrive to Cusco before noon. However we must know your flight details for your reception and transfer to the designated hotel. If you arrive before noon you can do optionally our guided city tour program that commence at 1:30 pm. For this tour we will pick you up from the hotel and depart on a guided city tour, where you will have the opportunity to visit 6 places (entrance to the archaeological centers and museums including) we will visit the Main square, the Cathedral, the Koricancha (temple of the sun) and in addition we will make a route bordering archaeological centers like Sacsayhuaman Fortress, Q’enko, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay, tour finishes 6:30pm approximately at the main square in order you can take dinner in one of the exquisite restaurants in the area, then overnight. (No meals included)

DAY 2.- Sacred Valley – Aguas Calientes.

The sacred valley tour will commence at 8:30am when we pick you up from the hotel and head to the green and fertile valley; the Sacred Valley tour is a relaxed and incomparably beautiful stretch of small villages and ancient ruins spread across a broad plain and rugged mountain slopes northwest of Cusco city.

The Sacred Valley of the Incas is a green and fertile valley situated in the Andes of Peru, close to the Capital of the Incas. Through the valley rolls the revered Río Urubamba (called the Willcamayu by the Incas.

The sacred valley tour includes visit the local markets and ruins of Pisac and Calca, stop for lunch in Urubamba, a visit to the beautiful Inca village and fortress of Ollantaytambo. In the afternoon we will ride the tourist train for two hours to the picturesque town of Aguas Calientes; overnight.

DAY 3.- Machu Picchu Tour.

We leave the hotel very early and take the bus for 25 minutes up to the “The Sanctuary of Machu Picchu”, known as “The Lost City of the Incas”; upon arrival at the citadel of Machu Picchu, we pass the control, where our tickets will deliver revenue and where we will begin our guided tour. We will visit the Main Plaza, the Circular Tower, the Sacred Solar Clock, the Royal Quarters, the Temple of the Three Windows, the cemetery, the temple of the Condor and other places around for two hours approximately. Then you will be given free time to wander around Machu Picchu by yourself. After we finish we will descent by bus to Aguas Calientes town to enjoy lunch in one of several restaurants or if you wish at Santuary Lodge (lunch is on your own). In the afternoon we will take the train and return to Cuzco arriving there in the evening.

DAY 4 – 5.- Jungle trip.

After breakfast we head to the airport and flight 45 minutes to Puerto Maldonado where we will have short visit around the center of the city such as the Amazon Marketplace, after this we head to the Port of River Madre de Dios where we will take our speedboat up the River of Madre de Dios approximately 2 hours. During our journey we will observe some species such as birds, turtles, lizards sunning on the banks of the river. Upon arrival to our lodge we will enjoy our lunch; in the afternoon we will explore the monkey island. The next day we will explore the jungle observing the Fauna and Flora as trees that are more than five hundred years old and Medicinal plants, birds like, toucans, Orioles, Trogones , macaws, monkeys, butterflies, etc. after Return to our lodge for a night activity (necessarily bring a flashlight) where you will observed as, Alligators in the River Madre de Dios which can reach up to three meters are always on sandbars to their victims if we have the opportunity to see the capybara better known as the world’s largest rodent that can weigh up to 60 kilos after this activity back to our lodge.

DAY 6.- Transfer Out.

After breakfast we leave the jungle lodge. For 1:30 hours we will take our speedboat down the River of Madre de Dios and we will return to Cuzco or Lima; subject to your itinerary.

CUZCO, MACHU PICCHU and AMAZON 7 DAYS INCLUDES

• Transportation: Bus, train flight. Includes all transfers, Tourist bus for the Sacred Valley tour, Tourist train round trip from Cusco to Machu Picchu; bus up and down from Aguas Calientes town to Machu Picchu and flight tickets round trips from Cuzco to Puerto Maldonado.
• Entrance Fees: For the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu.
• Meals: In the jungle lodge
• Accommodation: Based on double occupancy: 3 nights ***hotel and 2 nights jungle lodge.
• Guide: Licensed bilingual tour guide.
• Other: local guide for permanent assistance.

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED – CUZCO, MACHU PICCHU and AMAZON 7 DAYS

• Meals: Lunch and dinner, you must consider a budget of US$15 to US$25 for each meal.
• Airport taxes

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