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Hotel Los Andes De America Cusco

 

 
 

Cusco Express Tour

4 days 3 nights

 
 

DAY 01: ARRIVAL TO CUSCO / CITY TOUR AND RUINS
Reception and transfer to the Hotel, where you will receive general information about the City, the tours and drink the delicious “Mate de Coca”.
Approximately at 2:00pm, you will start the guided sightseeing tour in Cusco visiting the Main Square, the Cathedral and the Temple of the Sun or Qoricancha. Then, out of the City you will visit the Inca sites of Q’enqo, Tambomachay, Puca Pucara and the impressive Fortress of Sacsayhuaman, strategically built on a hill overlooking Cusco, famous for its enormous carved stones, some of them standing over 9 m /30 ft high and weighing over 350 tons. Return to your Hotel. (No meals).

 

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DAY 02: CUSCO / SACRED VALLEY / CUSCO
After breakfast, we will take the Full-day excursion to the "Sacred Valley of the Incas", along the Vilcanota River. We will have the opportunity to share closely the peasants' customs and bargain with vendors at the typical Indian market of Pisaq. The lunch time will be in a local countryside restaurant. In the afternoon, passing through the Towns of Calca and Urubamba, We will visit the Inca Fortress and Citadel of Ollantaytambo, built to guard the entrance to this part of the Valley and protect it from possible invasion from the tribes in the Lower jungle. You will be able to walk through the quaint streets of the nearby Town, and get a good idea of what this strategic military, religious, and agricultural centre was like during the era of the Inca Empire. After that we'll visit the archaeological place of Chinchero. Ending the tour we will be Back to Cusco and the Hotel. (B, L).

 

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DAY 03: CUSCO / MACHU PICCHU / CUSCO
After breakfast approximately at 05:50 hrs, you will be transferred from your Hotel to the Train Station for a 3 ½ hour train journey to the famous Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu, also known as "The Lost City of the Incas", discovered for the science in 1911 by the American explorer Hiram Bingham. We will visit the ruins for around 3 hours, during which time our guide is going to show you the Intihuatana, (or "Hitching Post of the Sun), the Temple of the Sun, the Royal Tomb, the Priests' House, the Inca Baths and the Temple of the Three Windows, which allow us to glimpse back into the past. Time for lunch. (Optional) The mid-afternoon train will take you back to Cusco and then you will be transferred to your Hotel. (B).


DAY 04: CUSCO / OUT
Breakfast. On a coordinated hour you will be transfered to the Airport or Terminal. Checking passengers. (B).

END OUR SERVICES

INCLUDED
All Hotel or Lodge accommodations. All scheduled transportation. All transfers. All scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide services. All entrance fees. Meals as specified in the itinerary. B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner.


NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
International and domestic airfares, Airport departure taxes or visa fees, excess baggage charges, additional nights during the trip due to flight cancellations, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or bottled water, snacks, insurance of any kind, laundry, phone calls, radio calls or messages, reconfirmation of international flights and items of personal nature.

 
       
     
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