Rainbow Mountain Sacred Valley Machu Picchu Adventure 8 Day Tour
Rainbow Mountain Sacred Valley Machu Picchu Adventure 8 Day Tour
Overview
*Cusco *Sacred Valley **Machu Picchu
Visit the most beautiful attractions of Lima, Cusco, the Sacred Valley, and experience the unforgettable Machu Picchu.
Group Price
- The price per person for group expeditions are fixed based on a group size. However, we have optional arrangements for individual private and tailor-made preferences best suited for you, your family and friends.
- All prices are based on shared accommodation. Please inquire for a 1 guest private room accommodation quote
- Prices listed are not final. Please inquire for your final price quote.
2 pax | 3/4 pax | 5/7 pax | 8/10 pax | 11/14 pax | 15/16 pax | 17/20 pax |
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$ 5,745.60 | $ 5,382.40 | $ 5,242.80 | $ 5,154 | $ 5,052.00 | $ 4,966.80 | $ 4,906.80 |
Included/Excluded
- All the transfers indicated in the itinerary
- All the tours indicated in the itinerary
- Guided Tours as mentioned in Itinerary (Local official guide in english or spanish)
- All meals specified in Itinerary
- All entrance fees to the above mentioned excursions
- Train ticket Expedition Ollanta /Machu Picchu Pueblo /Ollanta or Poroy
- Bus ticket Aguas Calientes- Machu Picchu- Aguas Calientes
- All applicable taxes
- English guided tours as described in the itinerary
- Flights Lima/ Cusco / Lima
- Airport & Aerodrome taxes
- Baggage excess
- Alcoholic drinks, soda or bottled mineral water
- Personal expenses
- Tips
- International or National personal telephone calls
- Meals not mentioned
- Optional post-tour (Cost given separately)
DAY 1: Arrive at Cusco Airport.
Upon your arrival at Cusco International Airport, a Nature Horizons team member will be waiting to greet you. We will then transfer to your hotel in Cusco. The day is yours to relax and settle in. Upon arriving at your hotel, you will meet your guide who will be with you for the remainder of your tour. Your guide will give you a briefing on your full tour itinerary. As always, your guide will be there to assist you at a moment’s notice if you would like to head out and explore.
If you would like to explore the city, we will start with a walking tour of Cusco, so you can discover the fascinating heritage of the once mighty capital of the Incan Empire. Our visits include the Temple Koricancha (Temple of the Sun), whose walls were once lined with solid gold, and the cathedral which contains over 400 paintings of the classical Cusqueña schools. We will end in the San Blas neighborhood, so you can see a beautiful panoramic view of Cusco!
- Overnight in Cusco.
- Meals included: — / — / —
DAY 2: CUSCO/ SACRED VALLEY Half-day Moray
Breakfast.
Today, you will wake up and see an amazing sunrise over Cusco, followed by breakfast. When we are ready to head out, we will depart by private vehicle to the Sacred Valley to the Town of Chinchero, located 30 km from Cusco. We will visit the town and market of Chinchero, a picturesque Indian village high up on the windswept plains of Anta at 3762 meters above sea level. It is one of the twelve Andean communities that still keep the traditional social structure and urban designs from Incan times. En route you will enjoy a scenic drive through a stunning landscape to the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
- Lunch en Route and Transfer to Hotel in Urubamba.
The rest of the day is yours to do with as you please. You can explore or relax at your hotel.
- Overnight in Sacred Valley
- Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch /–Dinner
DAY 3: SACRED VALLEY Half-day Moray
Breakfast at the Hotel.
In the morning we will continue our route to Maray, a very unique archaeological site in the region, where enormous natural depressions and hollows in the ground surface were used for constructing irrigated farming terraces around them. What is surprising is that the difference of average annual temperature between the top and the bottom reaches even about 15 C (59 F) in the main depression that is about 30 mts (100 feet) deep. We will end at a beautiful panoramic view of the Sacred Valley where we will have a yoga session!
- Lunch at a Local Restaurant.
In the afternoon, immerse yourself in a traditional pastime, the medical sauna at Wayllar Lodge.
Located 10 min from our Hotel.
- Overnight in Sacred Valley
- Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch /–Dinner
DAY 4: SACRED VALLEY Rafting experience & ATV (all-terrain vehicle)
Rafting experience
In the morning you will be transferred from your hotel to the Sacred Valley dock, where we will join our rubber rafts for the rafting experience. Following a safety and familiarization briefing we will start our river run that lasts around 1.5 hours. On the river you will enjoy a glimpse into behind the scenes of Andean life where the scenery is great. There are 3 different sections on the Urubamba River that are regularly visited, depending on weather conditions and passengers’ experience of rafting.
ATV (all-terrain vehicle)
In the afternoon you will be transferred to the starting point of your ATV (all-terrain vehicle) experience. From Pumahuanca gorge, cross the farming communities of Rumichaca, Palcaraqui and Pumahuanca. Accompanied by scenic vistas, passing through native flora, continue along to Chicon gorge from which we can see mountains and glaciers. The route takes you on to the town of Urubamba, archaeological ruins of the palace of Huayna Capac, the traditional community of Chichubamba and its chicherias where locals brew maize beer. (Minimum age: 15 years old)
- Overnight in Sacred Valley
- Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch /Dinner
DAY 5: SACRED VALLEY Full-day trip to rainbow mountain
Breakfast at the Hotel.
Early morning picks up, 06:00hs from your hotel, Journey through an undiscovered land of wild desert landscapes, snow-capped peaks, herds of alpaca, and arrive at the ultimate destination- the painted hills hidden deep in the Andes. Throughout your journey, you will pass through a vibrant green valley with the impressive Ausangate Mountain towering in the distance. You will experience firsthand how locals live in the mountains and even have a chance to speak with them.
Upon arrival at Qesiuno, which is the starting point, you will enjoy your fresh breakfast on the way. As you get closer to the Rainbow Mountain, you will begin to see the first signs of the colored minerals that formed the painted hills. Your guide will explain what makes up the existence of the Rainbow Mountain, and finally with one last push, you will hike up to a vantage point that gives you a 360-degree view of the beautiful landscapes that make up this sacred land.
You will have some free time to enjoy the scenery before starting the hike to Qesiuno for your box lunch served on the route. Finally, after your lunch, you will return to Hotel.
Upon arrival at Cusco at around 16:30hs, we will drop you off at your hotel.
- Overnight in Pisaq
- Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch /Dinner
DAY 6: SACRED VALLEY/ MACHUPICCHU
Breakfast at the Hotel.
In the morning, we will visit a magical place, Ñaupa Iglesia, located 20 minutes from Urubamba. Explore the sacred site of the Incas. It is built in a natural refuge cave; the rock carving has an Inca stepped cross with ancestral altars. It also contains an interdimensional Incan portal and a source of cosmic energy; this site was meant to connect with the intraterrestrial world. If we have time, we can visit the site of Ollantaytambo.
- Lunch at a Local Restaurant
In the afternoon, we will transfer to the train station, where you will travel to Agua Calientes Town on board the train Expedition. The rest of the day you are free to relax and have a Yoga session near the river.
- Overnight in Aguas Calientes
- Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch /Dinner
DAY 7: MACHUPICCHU/ CUSCO
Machupicchu
This morning we will visit this unique Incan citadel and its surrounding areas on a private tour. Machu Picchu stands 2,430 meters above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Incan Empire at its height; its giant walls, terraces, and ramps seem as if they have been cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments. The natural setting, on the eastern slopes of the Andes, encompasses the upper Amazon basin with its rich diversity of flora and fauna.
In the afternoon, we will board the bus to Aguas Calientes where you will take the expedition train to Ollantaytambo. We will then transfer to our hotel in Cusco.
- Overnight in Cusco
- Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch /Dinner
DAY 8: DEPARTURE CUSCO
Private car transfer to Cusco international airport 3 hours before your departure time. We will be holding space all day and relaxing until everyone leaves.
- Meals included: Breakfast / — / —
ACCOMMODATION
With Tourist Class Hotels:
Cities | Hotels / Hab. Standard | NT |
Cusco | Samay *** www.samayhotel.com | 2 |
Valle Sagrado | chaska ocupi *** www.chaskaocupi.com | 4 |
Machu Picchu | Hatun Samay *** www.hatunsamay.com | 1 |
Total Nº of nights | 7 |
* In the case of room unavailability in the hotels mentioned above we will use hotels of similar category
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- Comfortable sneakers or hiking boots
- Short and long-sleeved t-shirts
- Rain gear
- A fleece jacket
- Jeans or casual trousers
- Camera
- Backpack
- Insect repellent, lip balm and sun block
- Binoculars
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WHAT TO PACK
- Passport
- Backpack to carry all your stuff and the sleeping bag. It should be a comfortable technical hiking backpack of 30 to 35 liters. If you have a bigger one works as well
- Sleeping bag at least minus 5 cº. If you do NOT have one, you can rent from us for 10 dollars for the whole trek. The sleeping bag weighs 1.5 kilos approx
- Trekking Poles – We recommend for people with problems with knees, ankle, or you used to use hiking poles. If you do NOT have one, you can rent a pair of trekking poles for 10 dollars from us.
- Wool hat or beanie
- Sun hat
- Scarf
- Gloves
- 2 – 3 t-shirts, if you have long sleeve better
- Two layers (sweater, fleece)
- Two pairs of long pants if you have leggings, you can do on leggings
- Hiking shoes
- 2 – 3 pairs of wool socks
- A jacket Rain gear (Pants, jacket, if you do not have you can buy rain poncho) is crucial, especially for the wet season.
- Small towel.
- Small headlamp.
- Toothbrush and other personal toiletries.
- Toilet paper.
- Sun cream.
- Insect repellent.
- Sandals / Flip flops.
- If you have warm clothing, you can take them, which not that important.
- Some snacks such as chocolate, cereal bars, candies, nuts, energy bars, etc.
- Extra Cash in Soles
- IF YOU HIRE PORTER SERVICE, we provide you with a duffel bag. You can pack 7 kilos of your stuff which will Carry by the porters. You get the duffle bags the night before the trek, on the briefing day.
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