Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Trip booked to Cusco


A weeks trip to Cusco and Machu Picchu costs me about 520€. Here is the schedule for 5-11.12.2012. I am exited!

Day 01 
Flight from Lima to Cusco. Assistance on arrival in Cusco and transfer to Hotel. Free time to rest and acclimatize to the altitude.

Day 02 Cusco - City Tour
Breakfast. In the afternoon, city tour of Cusco visiting the Main Square, the Cathedral and the Temple of the Sun or Koricancha. We continue out of town to visit Kendo, Tambomachay, Puca Pucara and the impressive fortress of Sacsayhuaman, strategically built on a hill overlooking Cusco, famous for its enormous carved stones joined with astounding precision. Some of them are over 9m tall and weight over 350 tons.

Day 03
Breakfast. Departure for excursion to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Visit the Pisac market if it's Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday, or else in the ruins of Pisaq if Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday. Buffet lunch in a restaurant in the valley. Afternoon visit to the Fortress and Citadel of Ollantaytambo, built to guard the entrance to this part of the valley and protect it from possible invasion from the tribes of the jungle. We will have the opportunity walking through the narrow streets and have a clear idea of ​​how this military, religious and cultural during the Inca Empire. On the way back to Cusco, visit the picturesque town of
Chinchero where the remains of the royal hacienda of Tupac Inca Yupanqui.

Day 04 - Machu Picchu
Breakfast. Transfer to the trainstation Poroy or Ollantaytambo for taking the train to Machu Picchu. At the trainstation in Aguas Calientes, a bus takes you on a journey of 30 minutes by a zigzag path to the Citadel. On arrival, guided tour of the Citadel, visiting the Main Plaza, the Circular Tower, the Sacred Sun Dial, the Royal Quarters, Temple of the Three Windows and the cemeteries. Free time to stroll through the archaeological complex. Lunch. Accommodation in the town of Machu Picchu.

Day 05 Machu Picchu - Cusco
Breakfast. In the afternoon, return to Cusco. Accommodation in Cusco.

Day 06 and 07
Free time in Cusco to do whatever you want. Then a flight back to Lima.

(The program is translated from spanish to english by google translate)

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