6-Day Machu Picchu Express Group Tour

To add an extra length of time in Cusco means for us to recommend you joining a Machu Picchu Express 6 Days.   An Express 6 days tour in Cusco shows you the best places for your enjoyment.  The Machu Picchu Express tour will begin at the moment of your arrival in Cusco city, follow by a train journey to the Sacred Valleys.  Having an amazing train journey on carriers fitted with wide windows will add up memorable moments of this trip .  The Machu Picchu Express 6 days give you the options to travel Maras & Moray.  Maras a natural salt mine on the outside terrain grounds and Moray an ingenious terraces in the form of circles similar of a  Roman colosseum in which the Incas seems to experiment on growing different types of seeds.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive to Cusco + City Tour

Stop At: Cusco, Cusco, Cusco Region
After your arrival to Cusco, we will take you to the hotel and then you`ll join your guide for a briefing about the whole trip that awaits ahead of you. Today, you can spend the day at leisure visiting and exploring the city of Cusco (the capital of the Incas).

In case you want an optional tour, we can offer: Cusco City tour (Not Include)

We will pick you up at 13:00pm from your hotel to start the tour and visiting the following places:

The Koricancha: Temple of the sun.
The Cathedral: Marvel of the religious art.
Sacsayhuaman: a majestic place with impressive works in stone, some up to 120 tons.
Q´enqo:(Labyrinth) a religious center dedicated to the adoration of the Earth.
Puca pucara:(reddish place) that was used as a military control center.
Tambomachay:(Temple of the Water) a center of adoration and worship of water.
Ending around 6:30pm, we will drop you off back to your hotel.
Duration: 4 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Casa Andina Cusco Plaza

Day 2: Exploring Cusco

Pass By: Cusco, Cusco, Cusco Region
Exploring Cusco on your own

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Casa Andina Cusco Plaza

Day 3: On the way to Aguas Calientes

Stop At: Aguas Calientes, Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Cusco Region
We will pick you up at 8:00am (to be confirmed) and take you to the train station. The train leaves at 11:30 am (time may change depending on availability and changes to timetable). After a 3.5-hour journey of majestic views you arrive to Aguas Calientes (Hot Springs Town) where you will spend the night. There will be plenty of time to relax if you want to have a hot bath in the natural springs!
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Casa Andina Machu Picchu

Day 4: Machu Picchu in its Glory!

Stop At: Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Cusco Region
You will have breakfast and then your guide will pick you up from your hotel at 5:40am. You will take the bus up to majestic Machu Picchu to catch the sunrise, and then begin your walking tour (approximately 2 hours) with your guide. After this, you can explore the mysterious city by yourselves.

You will meet your guide in Aguas Calientes (you can get back by bus or on foot) for lunch and to be given your train tickets back to Cusco. You will then get the train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo, followed by a bus from Ollantaytambo to Cusco.


Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Casa Andina Cusco Plaza

Day 5: Day at Leisure

Pass By: Cusco, Cusco, Cusco Region
After breakfast, enjoy the beauty of Cusco with the optional tours.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Casa Andina Cusco Plaza

Day 6: Departure from Cusco

Pass By: Cusco, Cusco, Cusco Region
After having breakfast at the hotel, enjoy the remaining time at Cusco city then in the afternoon we will drop off you to the airport to take your plane back to Lima.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.