DAY 1 City Tour and Archaeological Ruins
Pickup at the airport and transfer to your hotel. Because of the high altitude, 11,152 feet above sea level (3400m), it is highly advisable that you take a short rest to acclimatize. In the afternoon, you will have a city tour highlighting Cusco's historic past, the fusion of Inca and Spanish architecture and featuring walk-thru tours of the Cathedral, the ruins of Koricancha (or Temple of the Sun), which was looted and razed by the Spanish, who then constructed the Santo Domingo Church on its massive foundation, typical streets, and the four ruins that surround the city: the Sacsayhuaman Fortress, Kenko, Puca Pucara, and Tampumachay.
DAY 2 Machu Picchu Excursion
Breakfast at the hotel, then pickup and transfer to the train station to board the Orient Express Backpacker Train for the 4-hour journey to Machu Picchu, the “Lost City of Inca.” Experience this mysterious ruins, with its ingeniously engineered underground water canalization and its sacred citadel of temples, mausoleums, squares and royal houses. Widely believed to have been built in the mid-15th century by Inca Pachacutec, Machu Picchu was the secret city of the Inca, never discovered by the Spanish. Its rediscovery for the world was made in 1911 by American explorer Hiram Bingham, and it remains South America´s most spectacular archaeological site. Continue your exploration of the ruins or climb Huayna Picchu. Lunch at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge beside the ruins. Overnight in Aguas Calientes. (B/L)
DAY 3 Machu Picchu - Cusco
Breakfast. Early wake-up is highly recommended to appreciate the sunrise and also to explore these magnificent ruins in peace, before most other tourists arrive. Afternoon train back to Cusco. (B)
DAY 4 Transfer out
Breakfast. Transfer from the hotel to the airport. (B)
(B) Breakfast, (L) Lunch, (D) Dinner
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