CUSCO ADVENTURE

Apurimac Rafting - Salkantay to Machupicchu or Inca trail- Sacred Valley (12 days / 11 nights)

We mix in this vacations holidays culture and adventure. We will be able to see the most important things from the Incas and the colonial archaeological sites from Cusco area. We will see Cusco, Tambomachay, Qenqo, Puca Pucara, Sacsayhuaman and we will have an adventurous rafting trip down to the Apurimac River and trekking to Salkantay.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival ( Lima )

Arrival in Lima at any time in the day. Transfer from the airport to the Hotel in Lima where you are going to meet one of our guides who will explain what to do in Lima,  flight and transfer itinerary for the next day. Overnight in Lima. (No meals included)

Day 2: Cusco

Transfer to the airport in our private van to catch a plain that will take us to Cusco. You need to have you cameras ready to see the spectacular view of the Peruvian Andean mountains. In Cuzco there will be one of our guides who will be waiting for you and they will take you to the hotel in Cuzco city center. At the hotel our guide will give you some tips of what to do and what. Cusco is at 3350 meter sea level so we recommend to use this day to get adjusted to the altitude. There are some half day tours that we can organize for you as city tour or horse back riding, this activities are not included in the price. At 6 pm there will be a briefing about your rafting trip they will explain timing navigation system, what to take etc. Overnight in Cusco.

Day 3-5: Rafting Apurimac

The Apurimac rafting is the first trip in your Cusco vacations package. The Apurimac River is the source of the world´s largest River system, the Amazon River. This river flows northwest past Cusco in narrow gorges of up to 3000 meters twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in USA, in the way is interrupted by water falls, small tributaries, and hundreds of rapids that goes form level II to V. The third day we will be back in Cusco. Overnight in Cusco. (3 breakfasts - 2 lunches - 2 dinners)

See itinerary Apurimac rafting.

Day 6: Cusco

After this three fantastic days in the Apurimac rafting you will have a day off so you can be ready for your next Cusco vacation tour The Inca Trail. Today we can organize for you a massage or shopping program with a nice lunch in one of the typical restaurants from Cusco area. In the evening there will be a briefing about the Inca trail tour. Overnight in Cusco. (1 breakfast)

Day 7: Sacred Valley

We will pick you up from the hotel at 8 am and drive towards the Sacred Valley for a complete guided tour. Sacred Valley offers stunning Andean mountains views, winding roads and mind boggling Inca architecture. This Valley runs parallel to the Urubamba river or Wilkamayu River (Sacred River). The Incas loved the valley for many of the same reasons today’s tourists and local residents do, for its special natural beauty and geographical and climatic qualities. You will visit the Ollantaytambo and Pisaq. Pisaq, is an Inca complex build in one of the mountains near to Pisaq town. After this tour you'll visit Pisaq market that is a wonderful open-air market where you can buy Peruvian handicrafts, clothing and some souvenirs. Traditional Peruvian attire is worn almost universally. In the way to Ollantaytambo you will pass through picturesque towns of La May, Qoya, Calca and you will stop at Urubamba, to have lunch in one of the best restaurants in town, here you can try different typical dishes from the area. After lunch we drive for 30 minutes more until we arrive to Ollantaytambo. This is a unique place that keep spectacular archaeological remains of Peru, for its multiplicity of archaeological and the singularity of each one of them. Overnight at Ollantaytambo. (1 breakfast - 1 lunch)

Day 8-11: Inca Trail or Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu.

The Inca Trail is one of the world's greatest adventure. During the Inca empire, the trail served as a kind of royal highway, linking Cusco with Machu Picchu. This trail runs across mountain sides, through a tropical cloud forest and over long Inca stone stairs. It contains many buildings, including storage constructions, houses, temples and strategic observatories along the way. You and finish the trek in the citadel of Machu Picchu where our guide will guide you in a complete two our guide around the place. The fourth day we will go back to Cusco. Overnight in Cusco. (4 breakfasts - 3 lunches - 3 dinners).

The Peruvian goverment put limit to the number of people who visit the Trail, no more than 500 people (including support staff) per day are allowed on the Inca Trail. If availability for the Inca trail is booked, we offer Salkantay trek, this tour is the best alternative trek to Machu Picchu.

See itinerary Inca Trail or Salkantay Trek

Day 12: Lima

PERU 12 DAYS MULTI-SPORT Transfer to airport and flight to Lima and ten flight home. If your flight departures late in the evening, we can organize a city tour or give you some tips to shop, also we can arrange lunch in one of the best restaurants in Lima, where they serve the best meals in Peru, this will be the perfect end for your Cusco vacation tour. (1 breakfast)

All the services in this vacation package including food, buses and hotels are good, safe and clean. The hotels are very nice and hostels are always located near the Plaza of Armas of Cusco. We work with some of these hotels:

What is included?

Accommodation: Six nights hotel 3 stars, one night hotel 2 stars at Ollantaytambo, five days camping.
Meals: All breakfast, meals while on the trekking and rafting trekking and rafting.
All the rafting and trekking gear.
Group leader: A group leader will assit you the in Lima and Cusco, he will make sure that everything is according with the program.
Local guides: While on the Salkantay trek, at Machu Picchu Sacred valley and rafting
Transportation: Private and public buses, local flights, train, rafts, and hiking.

What is not included?

Hotel and meals during the days that passengers want to stay in Cusco , or any of the other cities, instead of continuing on with the trips, meals on the first and the last day of the trip city tour in Cusco, sleeping mattresses and sleeping bags during rafting and biking trips (only sleeping bag in the trekking tours).

Important: You need to book this Cusco Vacations tour with at least four months in advance due to Inca trail regulation and availability, otherwise we have the Salkantay Trek as an alternative trip to Machu Picchu, which doesn't need to be book with so much time in advance.

See itinerary Salkantay Trek

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