PERU: lima & cuzco PRIVATE JOURNEY 6 DAYS
lima - cuzco - sacred valley - machu picchu - Cuzco - LIma

2021/ 2022 itinerary, prices & HIGHLIGHTS

Day 1: Arrive Lima
Welcome to Lima! Upon arrival, you will be assisted at the airport and transferred to your selected hotel. Overnight in Lima
Meals included: None

Day 2: Lima - Cuzco by flight
Cuzco - Sacred Valley drive
Breakfast. At the scheduled time, you will be transferred to the airport to board your departure flight to Cuzco.
Suggested flight arriving Cuzco before noon. Welcome to Cuzco!
PRIVATE TOUR FROM THE AIRPORT: MARAS SALT MINES, MORAY TERRACES AND OLLANTAYTAMBO. Lunch included
Upon arrival, you are driven to the nearby is the town of Maras, you will enjoy a panoramic visit where the finest salt in the world is extracted. Next, you will travel to Moray and tour the enormous circular and semi-circular agricultural terraces built into the top of a hill overlooking the Urubamba Valley and used by the Incas as a botanical laboratory. Last stop of the day is at Ollantaytambo; an Incan military, religious, and agricultural center located in the highest point on the mountain. From the perspective of the archaeological site, you will look down upon the town of the same name and see its incredibly narrow streets and canals that have not changed since the Incas constructed them. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. Finally, you will be taken back to your hotel around noon so you can take advantage of the hotel facilities. We strongly recommend to use the indoor pool and relax during the afternoon. Rest of the afternoon at leisure to get acclimatized.
Meals included: Breakfast & Lunch

Day 3: Sacred Valley - Machu Picchu - Cuzco by train
Breakfast. At the scheduled time, you will be transferred from your hotel to the Ollantaytambo train station.
FULL DAY MACHU PICCHU TOUR WITH PRIVATE GUIDE – VISTADOME TRAIN SERVICE
A visit to one of the most important tourist destinations in the world: Machu Picchu. The excursion starts with a train trip to the town of Aguas Calientes, also known as Machu Picchu Pueblo. The natural beauty of the surroundings makes the train the best way to start your visit. When you arrive, you will start the ascent to the ruins, which will without a doubt be one of your most unforgettable experiences. At Machu Picchu you can see one of the Seven Modern Wonders of the World and take some impressive photos. Finally, you return to Aguas Calientes, board the train for the return journey and transfer to your hotel. At the scheduled time, you will be transferred from the Ollantaytambo station to your Cuzco hotel. Overnight in Cuzco.
Meals included: Breakfast

Day 4: Cuzco
Breakfast.
MORNING EXPLORING THE CITY AND NEARBY INCA SITES (Private service)
You will visit the city of Cusco, known as the Imperial City and declared a World Heritage Site b y UNESCO. Continue to Koricancha Temple, an ancient Inca palace and cult center of the Sun God, above which the order of the Dominicans built a church, which remains standing to this day. You will continue ascending to the Fortress of Sacsayhuaman, an impressive example of Inca military architecture. Afterwards, you will explore Q’enqo archeological site, where important Inca ceremonies took place.  Finally, you will arrive to the Plaza de Armas (main square), where you will visit the Cathedral, the most important temple in the city. We will close the tour with a visit to the San Blas neighborhood, famous for its artisans.                                                                                                                              

You will have your afternoon at leisure to explore around the surroundings

OPTIONAL: WALKING CHOCOLATE MAKING CLASSES (NOT INCLUDED)
Being in Peru, a producer of many of the fine cacao varieties in the world, learn all the steps to make chocolate, from harvest of the cacao in a plantation to the production of a chocolate bar. You will roast the cacao beans, peel them and grind them to produce a paste. This cacao paste was used to prepare the first known cacao drink, the traditional hot chocolate. You will be able to take your own chocolate home.
Meals included: Breakfast

Day 5: Cuzco
Breakfast.
It is time to enjoy a day at leisure in Cuzco and explore to take the best photos around.

OPTIONAL: FULL DAY TO RAINBOW MOUNTAIN with Box Lunch (Private service) – NOT INCLUDED
At 530AM. You will be transferred from your hotel in Cusco at dawn towards South Valley, driving for 3 hours until reaching Cusipata and take the road to  town Phulawasipata (4,626 MASL /15,177 ft.). Arriving to this community  you will take a  break to prepair and the start  the trek skirting the route of a beautiful stream. In the ascent, you will start to enjoy beautiful landscapes and see flocks of Andean camelids as llamas and alpacas. The highest Mountain in the region, “Apu Ausangate”, will show its majesty and you will be amazed by the mystique of the place making you feel the all the magic and energy, also, you have the opportunity to interact with the community members to learn more about their daily life. After approximately 1 and a half hours, you will arrive to the main attraction of this experience: Vinicunca, the Rainbow Mountain (5,020 MASL / 16466 ft.) you will have enough time to explore the area, take photos and renew your energy that will help you start your way back (The time in the mountaintop will be 30 minutes). After the visit to the mountain of Colors we prepare to continue the trek, for the return. The walk back will take between 1 hour until reaching the Phulawasipata community from here you will be transferred back to Cusipata for the lunch in a local restaurant, after lunch continue to Cusco. (Sometime this switch for box lunch)

Total walking distance: 6 km
Minimum height: 4652 m.a.s.l. / 15 178 ft
Maximum height: 5,020 m.a.s.l. / 16,469 ft
Walking hours: 3.5 hours
Degree of difficulty: 3.5 of 5

*This optional is only recommended from mid March to mid-December, due to rainy season*
Meals included: Breakfast

Day 6: Depart Cuzco
Breakfast. At the scheduled time, you will be transferred from your Cuzco hotel to the airport to take your next flight to onward destination.
Meals included: Breakfast

BUY ONE GET SECOND 50% OFF
VALID FOR TRAVEL BETWEEN NOVEMBER 15, 2021 TO MARCH 31, 2022
(EXCEPT HOLIDAYS/ BLACKOUT DATES)
BOOK BY OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2021

INCLUSIONS

• All services, lodging, food, and beverages mentioned in the trip description, plus taxes, tourist tickets, and entrance fees.

• All excursions in shared basis

• English speaking guide in each city

• Assist Card – Silver Category

• Our prices include entrance fees and tourist ticket costs to determined historical, natural, or religious landmarks that are managed by the local authorities in many cases. Costs may increase without prior warning.

EXCLUSIONS
• Personal expenses, International & internal airfare, Visa fees
• Customary gratitude to your guide and driver.
• Prices are not valid for Holy week holidays, Inti Rayami festival dates, Christmas & New Year’s holidays and any other black out dates.

Train to Machu Picchu
Remember that Condor Travel needs complete passenger information (full name, type and number of document, nationality, and date of birth) at least 30 days prior to the date of the trip in order to guarantee seating on the chosen train. This is the only way of assuring you have the proper seats.
- Onboard Luggage policy
- Allowable passenger carry on bags: Any luggage not meeting the measurements cannot be taken aboard.
- 1 bag or backpack WEIGHT: 05kg/11lb
SIZE: 62 inches/157cm (length + width + height)
Passengers who will trek on the Incan Trail and who present the special authorized permit are eligible for the Exceptional Flexibility Policy for luggage.

OPTIONAL SERVICES:
WALKING CHOCOLATE MAKING CLASSES (Private service) $ 43.00 per person
FULL DAY TO RAINBOW MOUNTAIN with Box Lunch (Private service) $199.00 per person
EVENING ANDEAN COSMO VISION AT THE PLANETARIUM OF CUZCO (Private transfer, shared dome presentation) $63.00 per person