6 days - Cusco & Rainbow Mountain backpacker package

Day 1: Arrival in Cusco

Upon arrival in Cusco, reception at the airport / bus station and transfer to upscale hotel in the city center. Rest of the day to rest, and get to know the surrounding. Overnight in Cusco

Day 2: Fullday:. Super Sacred Valley & Maras tour 

Our tour will begin with the pick up of the hotel between 6:30 a.m. and 6:45 a.m. Excursion that combines the cultural experiences of the peoples of the Sacred Valley, the adaptation of food plants and community exploitation of the Salineras, with archaeological sites and Natural landscapes, chain of snowy mountains such as Verónica, Chicón among others. Starting at 7:00 am the tour will start. We will have as the first point of visit the Archaeological Zone and textile center located in Chinchero. Then we will visit the Archaeological Park of Moray, we will also pass through the town of Maras and we will also visit the Salineras and then go to the Urubamba Village where we will stop for lunch. After lunch we will visit the archaeological sites of Ollantaytambo; later the archaeological park of Pisaq, and to end the visit we will go to the town of Pisaq in this place a 30min stop will be made so that passengers can make a visit of the craft market. We will finish our tour at approximately 7:00 pm. In the downtown area of the city of Cusco. Close to the Plaza de armas. The evening will be free to relax and dine in the restaurant of your choice. Overnight in Cusco

Day 3: Fullday :. Rainbow Mountain trek

We will pick you up between 04:00– 04:30am. Then we are going to set out on a drive through the South Valley. The drive takes around 3 hours to get Hanchipacha community where we are going to stop for breakfast. After that we are going to drive you 15 minutes more to Quesiuno community (4,326 m / 14,189 ft.), where we are going to start with the trekking of 3 hours approx. long to the rainbow mountain .In the way up we are going to be able to enjoy amazing landscapes of herds of alpacas and llamas, the Ausangate Mountain, many red mountains and traditional local houses. When we finally reach the Rainbow Mountains (5,020 m / 16,466 ft.), you will have time to explore the area and take pictures. We will spend approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour (depend of your trekking speed and weather conditions). After the amazing view of the landscapes on the top we are going to down to the beginning of our trekking point, that take 2 hours approx. (Quesiuno community) where we are going to take our transportation to Hanchipacha community to have lunch. Then you are going to be drive to Cusco, and drop you at Regocijos square 2 blocks from Main Square. Overnight in Cusco 

Day 4: Cusco – Aguas Calientes

Pick up between 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. departure from Cusco to make a trip of 6 and a half hours. During the trip, until reaching Hydroelectric, two stops will be made. first in Ollantaytambo (10 to 15 minutes), where they have the option of buying water and / or other snacks. Then they will ascend to Abra Malaga where they will be able to observe a beautiful landscape of the high Andean area with snowy peaks and then descend entering through the high jungle, passing through towns such as Santa Maria until reaching Santa Teresa, there we made the second stop (40 minutes) where they have time for lunch; Then we continue until we reach Hidroeléctrica, where we will start a two and a half hour walk (mostly flat) to reach Aguas Calientes (Machupicchu town). ** Optional: from the Hydroelectric they have the option of taking a train (25 minutes) if they do not want to walk, but this has an extra cost of US $ 40.00 per person (95% of people walk) Upon arrival in Aguas Calientes and after settling into the accommodation, you will have a little free time to rest or visit the hot springs. Then we will have a dinner where at the end they will be given all the instructions for the next day. Overnight in Aguas Calientes.

Day 5: Machu Picchu - Cusco

We start very early (4:30 a.m.) we prepare to start our ascent to Machupicchu, we will take a bus to go up to the archaeological center of Machupicchu (25 minutes), the first bus leaves at 5:30 a.m. Upon arrival at the gate of Machupicchu we will meet the guide and the group to start the tour, we will be walking receiving the information from our guide for approximately two hours, this guided tour in Machu Picchu will be through the main parts of the citadel, places of very important as the temple of the sun, the house of the Inca, the area of Los Espejos de Agua, Temple of the condor, plaza mayor, Intiwatana and others, then they will have free time so they can take photos and explore Machu Picchu on their own. We will take the bus back to the city of Aguas Calientes and then walk back to the Hydroelectric (3 hours) where we will take our bus (departure 15:00 hrs) to return again to Cusco (arrival approx. 21:30 hrs.) Overnight in Cusco

Day 6: Departure from Cusco 

Breakfast in the hotel and transfer to the airport for your return flight. End of our services!