Transport

All the roundtrip transfers and bus transportation Airport/Bus & Train Station - Hotel - Airport/Bus & Train Station described in the Itinerary

Guide

For the all the tours you will have an English or Spanish speaking guide

Others

Professional & Personal Assistance during your visit All the entrance fees to visit all the attractions described on the itinerary City Tour & 4 ruins Sacred Valley 2 days Machupicchu: Roundtrip EXPEDITION or INCA RAIL train tickets, Private Machupicchu English speaking guide (2 1/2 hours), For 2 days: Roundtrip Bus tickets, Machupicchu & Huaynapicchu entrance fees PRIVATE (just for your party) 8 days Ausangate trek

Meals

All Breakfasts Described meals

Accommodation

- Double or Twin rooms at recommended Good Value Basic 3 star Hotels + breakfasts Paying extra we can upgrade and use any other you wish: 4 star, 5 star, the most expensive rooms, etc. Cusco: 3 nights Sacred Valley – Ollantaytambo: 1 night Aguas Calientes: 1 night Ausangate Trek: 5 nights in tents

Hygieneprotocol

Face masks required for travelers in public areas Face masks required for guides in public areas Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff Social distancing enforced throughout the experience Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas Gear/equipment sanitized between use Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized Guides required to regularly wash hands Regular temperature checks for staff Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

Not included:

Flights

- Lima - Cusco - Lima

Optional

If you want to bring more luggage or ride a horse, you can hire an extra horse for US$200, for all the trek and the horse will carry a maximum of 20 kg – 40 pounds; including your sleeping bag. (Usually 1 horse between 2 persons is enough). However even with a personal horse, you will still need to bring and carry a day pack with essential items

Insurance

- It is highly recommended to buy Travel, Health & Accident Insurance

Others

- Single Supplement payment: Mandatory for a person wishing a SINGLE room & Tent International & national airfares (Lima - Cusco - Lima) Extra horse to carry more luggage or ride Sleeping bags (Save room and Rent from us for just US$50 / 8 days trek) Tips: guide, cooks, porters, etc Additional nights during the trip due to flight cancellation Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or bottled water Non described meals & snacks Insurance of any kind Laundry Phone calls Radio calls or messages Items of personal nature

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Day 1 Arriving In Cusco
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arriving In Cusco

Upon arrival reception, assistance and transfer to the selected hotel; where you should take a short rest to adjust better to the altitude (11,000 ft a.s.l.)

Afternoon Combined tour; visit the Koricancha (Temple of the Sun), Sacsayhuaman, Kenko, Puca-Pucara and Tambomachay. (B)

Note: You are in charge of arriving to Cusco in the morning, by plane, train or Bus. Our Services start and finish in Cusco.
Day 2 Sacred Valley: Pisac Ruins, Market, Ollantaytambo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Sacred Valley: Pisac Ruins, Market, Ollantaytambo

Visit PISAC located right at the entrance to the Sacred Valley, the amazing Inca city that constitutes one of the most important Archaeological Parks in the region. Visit the fine temples, palaces and the well preserved and vast farming terraces; built even as far as the edge of precipices that still keep their straight sometimes vertical aqueducts; an imposing and unforgettable sight that also offers very beautiful landscapes.

Visit PISAC the Colonial Village, where you will see the famous "Indian Market" and the handicrafts or "souvenirs" market, this is your chance to enjoy a blend of color, traditions and people, and bargain for exotic craftworks.

After Lunch at Urubamba Village, tour to the oldest continuously inhabited dwellings in South America, where people are still living in the same houses and palaces as 500 years ago; the ancient Incan town of OLLANTAYTAMBO, with its very impressive constructions built with huge boulders and its ancient heritage that will leave us astonished. (B,L)

Note: The Pisac Market is everyday, on Tuesday, Thursdays and Sundays is bigger but more crowded; not so good for visiting the ruins in Pisac and Ollantaytambo and for photos.
Day 3 Ollantaytambo - Machupicchu
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ollantaytambo - Machupicchu

Transfer to the Train Station to catch the train until, Aguas Calientes town, bus ride to Machupicchu (1/2 hour) and private guided visit (2 1/2 hours) of the "Holy City of the Incas", the highlight of any trip to South America. Overnight Aguas Calientes. (B)

NOTE: Whenever it will be possible; to avoid the crowds and in the high season we will program this tour in the afternoon.
Day 4 Machupicchu – Huaynapicchu - Cusco
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Machupicchu – Huaynapicchu - Cusco

On your own, early visit of Machupicchu; to spot the amazing sun rise and take the optional short hikes to Huaynapicchu Peak (2 hours) & the temple of the Moon, to the Sun gate (2 hours) or Montana Machupicchu (3 hours) and the Inca Bridge (1 hour). Afternoon return to Ollantaytambo by train (1 1/2 hours) and transfer by bus to the hotel in Cusco (1 1/2 hours). (B)

NOTE: If you are interested in climbing to Huaynapicchu or Montana Machupicchu the entrance fees are Included but you have to let us know in advance, we must buy tickets ASAP, there is a short limit per day.

AUSANGATE TREK: You MUST be in VERY good shape. The described camps and hiking times are approximate; they may vary according to your physic conditions and guides recommendations
Day 5 Cusco – Tinki – Upis
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cusco – Tinki – Upis

Leaving by vehicle southwards we arrive at Huambutio and start our winding ascent to the village of Huancarane. From here, the road winds its way uphill until we reach small villages of shepherds and weavers in the highland savannah. After 2 hours the Vilcanota Range finally looms in the distance, with Ausangate and Colqe Cruz mountains dominating the landscape. Continue to Tinki where we will meet the horsemen (arrieros) and start the trek at 3,800m (12,464 ft). The trail crosses the puna or highland, approaching the base of the Ausangate Massif and provides amazing views of the rolling landscape. Camp at Upis, right below the snow capped mountains around at 4,400m (14,432 ft).(B,L,D)
Day 6 Upis – Pucacocha
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Upis – Pucacocha

We slowly ascend up Upispampa, getting closer to the north face of Ausangate. An ascent up the Inkapampa valley brings us to the Arapa Pass at 4,750m (15,580 ft), from where we have a wonderful view of the Ausangate.We border and traverse the arid rolling landscape to then slowly descend to the small lakes past the valley of Samacancha to get the Lake Pucacocha below the Ausangate glaciers; a beautiful campsite at 4,575m (15,006 ft). (B,L,D)
Day 7 Pucacocha - Palomani - Chillca
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Pucacocha - Palomani - Chillca

A slow ascent will bring us to Alcatani pass at 4,850m (15,908 ft) to then begin our descent to Ausangatecocha; a beautiful blue lake formed by the melt-off of the glacier with a view of the southern face and its huge glacial formation. From Ausangatecocha we start a steep ascent to the Palomani pass at 5,050 (16,564). As we cross into the valley of Machuraqay beautiful views of Mts. Caracol and Mariposa with its cone peak. Descend to Chillcaphinaya at 4,400m (14,520 ft) a valley filled with grazing Alpacas. Overnight at Chillca. (B,L,D)
Day 8 Chillca – Comercocha
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Chillca – Comercocha

We begin our ascent to the pass of Jampa, 5,000m (16,400ft). Mt. Callangate with its jagged spires covered in ice dominates our trek as we edge our way over the pass with its retreating glacier and ice-fields. The amazing landscape offers a view of the lake of Comercocha and Harmacocha. We enter the watershed of Mt. Ninaparayoc with its lake below, walk down along this valley with Mt. Ausangate behind us (we have now completed almost a full circle around the mountain).We set up camp on the shores of lake Comercocha at 4,600m (15,088ft). (B,L,D)
Day 9 Comercocha – Pajchanta
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Comercocha – Pajchanta

The trail descends towards the village of Pajchanta, where we set up the last camp at 4,245m (13,924 ft). Pajchanta hosts thermal baths for the enthusiasts. (B,L,D)
Day 10 Pajchanta - Tinki – Cusco
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Pajchanta - Tinki – Cusco

Leaving our community camp-site with a chance to buy local textiles, we head down to Tinki crossing the vast hills and fields that are occupied by local farmers until reaching Tinki at midday. After lunch we get on our vehicle returning to Cusco the way we came. (B,L)
Day 11 Cusco – Lima
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cusco – Lima

Transfer to the airport for departure flight. (B)

11 days tour

Ausangate Trek, Machupicchu, Cusco & The Sacred Valley

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Itinerary of your trip Ausangate Trek, Machupicchu, Cusco & The Sacred Valley

Arriving In Cusco

Sacred Valley: Pisac Ruins, Market, Ollantaytambo

Ollantaytambo - Machupicchu

Machupicchu – Huaynapicchu - Cusco

Cusco – Tinki – Upis

Upis – Pucacocha

Pucacocha - Palomani - Chillca

Chillca – Comercocha

Comercocha – Pajchanta

Pajchanta - Tinki – Cusco

Cusco – Lima

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