Machu Picchu Getaway

On the second day of the tour, you have an exciting experience riding horses on the Altiplano while observing local farmers going about their daily activities. This is the longest ride of the tour, lasting for approximately 5 to 6 hours. You enjoy a picnic lunch halfway to the Inca complexes. The terrain is mostly flat and easy to navigate as you pass by Chinchero, Huaypo Lake and finally arrive at Tio Bamba, a peaceful village where you set up your tents for the night.

Tio Bamba serves as the gateway to the sacred valley of the Incas, providing stunning views of mountain ranges on the other side of the Urubamba canyon, including peaks over 5000 meters such as Chicon, Capacsaya, Pumahuanca and Halancoma. Throughout the day, you also witness local people engaging in agricultural activities and other daily routines.

Overnight: camping. 

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

After having a country breakfast with a spectacular view of the mountain, you begin the guided tour to Moray (3470 meters) agricultural laboratory, where you learn about ancient civilization's agriculture tactics on the highlands. Then, you continue riding downhill to visit the Maras town (2980 meters) and the salt mine. After that, you ride through lots of agriculture fields along Urubamba River until Yanahuara village (2890 meters) where the ride ends, taking around 5 hours.

Around 2 p.m., you have the last lunch in Ollantaytambo (Sacred Valley), and then we transfer you to the train station to board the train to Aguas Calientes, the bottom town of Machu Picchu. If time permits, there is an optional visit to the thermal baths located in the next town. You spend the night in a comfortable hotel with a private bathroom and hot shower.

Overnight: at the hotel.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

At 5 a.m., after breakfast and half an hour later, we take the first tourist bus to Machu Picchu's main door to visit Machu Picchu's archaeological site. You have a complete guided tour of this unforgettable place. The tour is a walk through the different sections such as urban, agriculture and the religion zone, used by the Inca Culture.

You can then climb to Huayna Picchu (Young Mountain). Climbing takes around 1 hour to get to the peak from where you can have the best view of all Machu Picchu and of the deep green canyon surrounding this sacred Inca City.

Later you take the tourist bus to Aguas Calientes town. Lunch is organized in town and then we take the train to Ollantaytambo (Sacred Valley) and from Ollantaytambo, we take a private van to drop off to the hotel in Cusco.

Meals included: breakfast and lunch.