13/12 Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Bolivia

Lima airport greeting and private transfer to your hotel in Miraflores, Lima.

Airport greeting and private tansfer to the Lima airport for your 55-minute flight to Cusco. Cusco airport greeting and private transfer to your hotel. Check-in and relax for a few hours to acclimate to Cusco’s elevation (11,000 ft or 3,300 meters). During your first day in Cusco you should drink the complimentary coca tea in you hotel, don’t exert yourself, don’t eat hard to digest food. At 2PM take the Group Cusco City Tour. See the archaeological sites to the north of the city. The tour includes visits to the famous archaeological site of Sacsayhuaman with its magnificent monolithic stones, Q’enqo, the fountains at Tambomachay and Pucapucara. Return to the Hotel after the Cusco City Tour.

Checkout out of your hotel after breakfast. You will be away for 3 nights then return here for one more night. Bring your passport, swimsuit and just what you will need for Machu Picchu and 3 nights away. You can travel light the next 4 days and 3 nights by leaving behind the bulk of your luggage in your Cusco hotel. In the morning you will be greeted at your hotel by your guide and driven 30 minutes NE of Cusco to the ancient site of Pisaq. One of the finest Inca accomplishments is high above the town of Pisaq. Pisaq is the Incan ruins that guarded the eastern entrance to the Sacred Valley. Pisaq was built with the finest quality masonry that can be seen anywhere in and around Cusco including Machu picchu, Tipon and Sacsayhuaman. With your guide begin a picturesque ascent through agricultural terraces always climbing higher along rock and dirt paths and stairs. This is a medium difficult hike that requires 3 to 4 hours. Water and energy snacks are recommended to bring for the hike. Once at the top you will be amazed to see the well laid out small citadel. You will be met at the Pisaq ruins by car. For the next 2 hours enjoy a beautiful ride through the Sacred Valley. Stop for lunch in Urubamba before continuing to Ollantaytambo to check in to your hotel.