Sacred Valley And Machu Picchu Private Tour 2days1night With Local Touch

Sacred Valley And Machu Picchu Private Tour 2days1night With Local Touch

Time is important. And if you don’t have too much time, but you still want to visit the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. This is the perfect tour for you; in two days you will be visiting several amazing places and learn so many things about Incas history and Peruvian culture. Instead of the 4 days tour, you can do it in 2 days, and have the most incredible experience ever.

Not rush, enjoy every moment of the journey.

This tour can also start from: Cusco – Chinchero (weaver place) – Moray Maras Salt Mines – Ollantaytambo and Aguas Calientes town (less crowded). Contact us for more info.

Itinerary

Day 1: CUSCO - PISAQ - OLLANTAYTAMBO - AGUAS CALIENTES

Stop At: Sacred Valley of the Incas, 0051 Peru
We are coming to pick you up from any hotels in Cusco with our private transportation at 7:30 a.m. And then we go in direction to our journey.

Why so early, most of the other tour groups start at the same time which is a distraction for your pictures and explanation at the Inca sites and it becomes crowded. First place to be visited you will go to the alpaca farm awanacancha where you will see Alpacas, Llamas, Guanacos, and vicuñas and your tour guide will give you background information and also your guide will show you the local museum of potatoes and a textile center.

Showing how the local people process alpaca wool before becoming in souvenirs. You can purchase at places, it has the most quality alpaca souvenirs. And then we’ll drive to the view point of the sacred valley (lookout point), where you’ll have the impressive views of the valley.

Following our tour we will drive to Pisaq the first visit Inca ruins. Here you can see magnificent views of the Inca remains, terraces, over 300 Inca tombs, army sector, and temples, etc. We’ll have around 2 hours to visit where your guide will explain all the information. And then before we return to the valley we’ll visit the most colorful and traditional local market Pisaq where you can purchase traditional textiles at low prices. The market is open every day, but on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays are most popular days.

The journey continues as we’ll drive along the beautiful valley with great scenery, you will be able to see the corn farmlands, the potatoes, the incredible quinoa and much more, which are farming on the Inca terraces. We’ll arrive at Urubamba town around 13:00 pm for our lunch. You will have an amazing selection of fresh dishes, served buffet-style (included). Afterwards we will drive for 30 minutes more to get the last Inca ruins as known as Ollantaytambo (Inca palace, water temple, sun temple, Inca terraces, etc).

This Inca site was built with pink granite rocks where you can see the second biggest rock from the Inca’s time (85 tons). This living Incan town displays narrow walkways, lined with water channels. You will later take the train from Ollantaytambo station to Aguas Calientes, which is 1hour and 45 minutes journey. During the journey in the train you will see amazing views, so be sure you have your camera ready and try to stay awake. The train schedule will depend on how far in advance you are booking to get the availability of the train.

So train ticket we confirm you once you book it.
When you will be arriving in Aguas Calientes town you will meet our representative who will drop you off at your accommodation. At Aguas Calientes town you will have free time to do whatever you want to do for the nightlife. And also you can have dinner at any places there are so many choices.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch: Lunch included (served buffet-style)
Accommodation included: Hotel 3 start Terrazas de Luna or similar at Aguas Calientes town (machupicchu).

Day 2: AGUAS CALIENTES - MACHU PICCHU AND BACK TO CUSCO

Stop At: Santuario Historico de Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu Peru
Today you will be visiting the famous Sacred City of the Incas Machu Picchu. You will have to get up very early and have breakfast in order to catch one of the first touristic buses to machu picchu.

to enjoy the sun rise and avoid the crowds so it will be after you. you and your tour guide will arrange to catch the bus and to do the tour. The first bus is at 5:30am. And takes 30 minutes to Machu Picchu. It can be enjoyable to arrive at the ruins as soon as they open the check point, at 6 a.m., to catch the magical mists on the ruins as the sun rises. (if you want to get the best schedule time of machu picchu you should book 3 month before doing the tour. More info contac us)

Your tour guide will take you to the famous spot which has the best views for your classic photos of Machu picchu. Then we will start the two hours of guiding tour, walking, visiting, and exploring all of the famous places of this amazing Inca city: guardian’s house, the Sun temple, Temple of Mother Earth, The Intiwatana (sun dial), Main Plaza, temple of the Condor and much more to explorer.

After the guiding tour, you’ll get free time so you will have time to explore the ruins on your own. If you are climbing Huayna Picchu Mountain or Machu Picchu Mountain, you will head to do that excursion. If you don’t have the tickets for the mountains, you have more option, you can walk to the Sun Gate and get its amazing views or also you walk to the Inca Bridge so both of them are amazing and less crowded.

Once you’ll have done with Machu Picchu you will take the bus back down to Aguas Calientes to enjoy your lunch at one of the many restaurants. Make sure to arrive at train station 30 minutes before your departure. Our train schedule is usually around at 3:00 p.m. to Ollantaytambo.
So your transportation back in Cusco, it will be by train and private van. From Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo town, it will be by train, which will take 1 hour and half, then from Ollantaytambo to Cusco, it will be by our private van, which will take 2 hours.

All transportations back in cusco will be to you hotel.
Duration: 5 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.