Day 1. KUSKO. Arrival. Encounter. Accommodation.
Arrival in Cusco. Airport pickup. Transfer to the hotel. Acclimatization at an altitude of 3400 m. City sightseeing walking tour.
Overnight in a hotel in Cusco.
Day 2. CUSCO and the surrounding area. Korikancha Temple – Sacsayhuaman – Kenko Fertility Temple – Tambomachay
Getting to know the city. We’ll visit the famous Gilded Temple of Coricancha. By minibus we will go up to the huge megalithic construction called Sacsayhuaman, where stones properly fitted to each other can weigh up to 200 tons. Then, travel onward to the Kenko Fertility Temple and from there to Tambomachay, where living water springs are preserved in perfect ancient masonry. In the evening we return to Cusco.
Overnight in a hotel in Cusco.
Day 3. CUZCO – PISAC – MORAY – SALINERAS – LODGE.
In the morning, depart with your belongings by van to the Lodge in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. After accommodation at the lodge, we depart for Pisac. It is a small colonial-era town that is home to a famous artisan market where people from different villages bring their wares. But first, the minibus will take us to the mountain path, where we will make a short hike to Intihuatana, a sacred place where inside a rounded tower there is the so-called Attachment of the Sun (Intihuatana), a rock that was considered the place where the gods descended. After exploring this place, we will take the mountain trail down to Pisac where our car will be waiting for us. Then we will travel further, reaching a unique place in the mountains called Moray. There are several huge hollows in the ground in the form of amphitheaters. The mystery of this place is obscured by the story that there was a laboratory here under the Incas, where they were engaged in the selection and breeding of certain plants. But, you have to see the place with your own eyes to realize that it has nothing to do with such a theory. Then, we continue again and reach Salineras in Maras, where natural salt is mined in a geological fault in the earth with the help of sun, water and wind.
Overnight in a hotel in Cusco.
Day 4. LODGE – CHINCHERO – OLLANTAYTAMBO – AGUAS CALIENTES.
After breakfast we leave for Chinchero, which is not only the center of textile handmade alpaca wool products, but also a picturesque colonial-era town standing right on a giant stepped pyramid mountain. It will take us a considerable amount of time to examine the pyramid. Then, back to our minibus and onward to Ollantaytambo, where another sacred site is located, also dating back to the pre-Inca era. Here, in fact, we will see the “technologies of the gods” executed in granite and basalt. After seeing this amazing place, we walk down to the train station which is nearby, board the train and ride for about 1 hour and 45 minutes to Aguas Calientes (Hot Springs) station, essentially the precursor to Machu Picchu.
Overnight at a hotel in Aguas Calientes.
Day 5. AGUAS CALIENTES – MACHU PICCHU – OLLANTAYTAMBO – LODGE.
After breakfast, we head to the entrance of the ancient city of Machu Picchu. Upon entering Machu Picchu, we will begin to explore this fabulous city under the clouds by walking through its labyrinths and pathways. After passing the upper tier of the ancient city, we will come to the passage that leads to Huayna Picchu – the famous mountain, from where we will see the lost city from a bird’s eye view. Huayna Picchu itself, is also a pyramid, its upper part still retaining platform-steps and polygonal masonry. After descending from Huayna Picchu, we’ll walk through the lower tier of Machu Picchu and catch up on everything along the way. Back to Aguas Calientes. We have lunch and head back on the train ride to Ollantaytambo. In Ollantaytambo, we transfer to a minibus and drive to our hotel in Cusco.
Overnight in a hotel in Cusco.
Day 6. KUSKO – LAGUNA UMANTAI with Ice Lake – trekking.
It is a very picturesque place with snow caps of the Andes and crystal clear turquoise lake water.
In the morning we leave on a beautiful road towards the glacial mountain lake Umantai. The road will pass among the colorful landscapes of central mountainous Peru. After reaching the beginning of the hiking trail, we will start our hike at an altitude of about 3800 meters and ascend to the lagoon located at an altitude of 4250 meters. The entire hike will take 5-6 hours.
For those wishing to ease their way, horses can be hired for a fee right on site.
Overnight in a hotel in Cusco.
Day 7. CUZCO – DEVIL’S BALCONY – ZONE X – INQUILTAMBO – PUMAMARCA.
Today we will visit non-tourist places.
Devil’s Balcony – this place is still used by the local Indians as a ritual site for their ceremonies dedicated to Mother Earth.
In Area X, there are grottoes and tunnels hidden in the stone-encased hill.
Inquiltambo – here the surviving acoustic chambers cut inside the natural rock have been deposited in pyramidal platforms. Apparently, this place was once used to undergo certain ceremonies related to changing consciousness through sound and vibrations.
Toward evening we reach the beautiful ruins of Pumamarca.
Overnight in a hotel in Cusco.
Day 8. KUSKO – RADUZHNY GORES IN ANDAH – trekking.
In the morning we leave for the Rainbow Mountains in the Andes. The Rainbow Mountains are a new wonder of the world that National Geographic has included in its “100 Places to Visit in a Lifetime.” It’s a whole multicolored valley with all the colors of the rainbow. The existence of the rainbow mountain became known not long ago, it was revealed to the world from the fact that due to global warming on the mountain melted snow and all the beauty of this place was exposed. The first tourists came to see Rainbow Mountain in 2016.
The hike will start from an elevation of 4700m and climb to 5040m, where we will get a panorama of the Rainbow Mountains and the surrounding valleys. The entire hike will take 5-6 hours.
Overnight in a hotel in Cusco.
Day 9. End of the excursion program. Commencement of ceremonies for those who wish to attend (ceremony 1)
Those who wish may fly home from Cusco (transfer to Cusco airport).
For those who stay for the ceremony: transfer to Pisac (1 hour from Cusco), rest and prepare for the ceremony. The ceremony starts around 8 p.m.
Day 10. PISAK (ceremony2).
The ceremony starts around 8 p.m.
Day 11. PISAK (ceremony3).
The ceremony starts around 8 p.m.
Day 12. PISAK – CUSCO.
Transfer to the airport in Cusco. The flight home.
The end of the journey.
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