Machu Picchu Express

$ 499 /
Per Person

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Machu Picchu, Rainbow Mountain, Humantay Lake, Sacred Valley & Cusco City

Our 5-day Machu Picchu tour is the most complete way to explore Cusco’s must visit sites. You’ll learn about local culture, visit important Inca sites, hike to rainbow-colored mountains and gaze at picturesque glaciar lakes. And of course, you’ll also visit the New Wonder of the World, Machu Picchu. Our expert guides will take you to some of the most important archaeological sites in the region, so you can learn all about this fascinating culture.

Come and explore the Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Rainbow Mountain and the Humantay Lake with us! Our 5-day tour is perfect for you. We guarantee that you will have an unforgettable experience. Book your spot on our tour today!

Tour Location: Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Rainbow Mountain Trek and Humantay Lake.
Type of tour: Trekking, Culture, History and Adventure by Train.
Difficulty: For all

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Itinerary 

  Day 1: Cusco City

Your tour starts with the pick up from the airport to your hotel. The Cusco city tour will start at 13:00 p.m., visiting important places such as Koricancha, an ancient Inca palace and center of worship to the sun god. In addition, you will visit the main square and its different streets of the most popular neighborhoods, visiting the most important cathedrals of Cusco, then continue visiting the famous ruins of Sacsayhuaman an important military center of amazing Inca architecture and culminating the view with Qenko a labyrinth considered sacred where they worshiped the sun god, finally return to your hotel at 5 p.m.

Meals: not included

  Day 2: Sacred Valley 

The tour will start at 7:00 A,M. The Altitude Experience guide will pick you up with the van from your hotel to start the journey to the Sacred Valley, during the trip you will have stops authorized by your guide to enjoy the most popular viewpoints of the Sacred Valley where you will have incredible views.

Continuing with the trip you will arrive to the town of Chincheros, a picturesque and colourful town full of culture, you will visit the local handicraft center and the archaeological of Chincheros where you will be enchanted and amazed by the essence of the town of Chincheros. We will continue our journey to Moray, a center of Inca agricultural experiment platforms. We will visit the salt mine of Maras, a place where salt was extracted in Inca times and is still in operation today.

We will continue our adventure to Ollantaytambo where we will stop for lunch at a selected local restaurant, where you will have the opportunity to enjoy the local peruviam gastronomy with local organic products included in the service. Finally we will visit the most important archaeological of Cusco, Ollantaytambo, better known as the living Inca city, for its countless archaeological remains that still remain in the same city and its surroundings keeping mysteries still undiscovered, here you will discover the living culture among its inhabitants.

Our day will culminate in this beautiful city, taking you back to your hotel in the Cusco or Sacred Valley.

Meals: Included lunch with local Family in Ollantaytambo

  Day 3: Machu Picchu

Start from Cusco: Your adventure to Machu Picchu will start with the pick up from your hotel 4 a.m. heading to the train station where you will board your train at 6:10 a.m. enjoying a mystical journey through the Andes of Peru. Upon arrival at Machu picchu village, your guide will give you all the indications to take the bus that will transfer you to the citadel of Machu picchu, the journey will be 30 minutes by bus, the visit will begin around 9 a.m. and will last approximately 2 hours. Our Altitude Experience guide will tell you all the history and events that happened in this beautiful Inca city during the tour, where you will have time to capture the best photos and views of Machu Picchu to get the most out of this unforgettable experience. Once you have finished and enjoyed the tour in Machu picchu, we will start with the return to Machu picchu town at 12 p.m. where you will have free time for lunch before taking the train back to Ollantaytambo. Finally, at 14:55 p.m. you will board the train to ollantaytambo, then you will be transferred in our Altitude Experience van to Cusco leaving you at your hotel, you will be around 7 p.m. in the city of Cusco to rest and recharge your energies for our next adventure Rainbow Mountain.

Start from Aguas Calientes: Take the train in the afternoon the day before the tour, stay the night in Aguas Calientes, and then undertake the tour the next day. The remaining route is the same as described earlier.

Entrance Tickets: Included

Day 4: Rainbow Mountain

This beautiful adventure starts very early in the morning, our Altitude Experience van will pick you up from your hotel in the early morning, giving you the start of our adventure in the direction of the southern valley of Cusco. The trip will take approximately 2 hours to reach the village of Cusipata where you will have a delicious breakfast made with local products and from there we will continue the journey for another 1 hour to reach the checkpoint where you will begin the hike that will take approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes bordering beautiful mountains reaching the top to surprise you with the best views (5,020 mts / 16466ft) of the mountain of 7 colours. After the visit, it is time to return along the same trail for approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes until we reach Cusipata where a delicious lunch awaits us. Finally, we will return to Cusco in the afternoon.

Walking distance: 5 km
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Entrance Tickets: Included

  Day 5:  Humantay Lake 

This amazing day begins at 3 a.m., when your guide picks you up from your Cusco hotel. We’ll travel three hours to the Soraypampa trailhead, which is located in the gorgeous Apurimac River valley.

We trek up the “Camino Real,” which gradually climbs height. After passing through a small traditional town, we continue for another hour and a half, climbing 1,200 feet/366 meters in about two miles along a hard trail. After completing the final hill, we will look down on a turquoise lake surrounded by towering peaks and an outstanding glacier.

On the journey, you may see the Salkantay Mountain, one of Peru’s most holy mountains, rising 20,600 feet/6,279 meters with a steep and snowy face. Humantay Peak, which rises 19,412 feet/5,917 meters, is also visible. Shamans and those who follow traditional Andean beliefs will frequently bless anyone who arrive at Humantay Lake’s crystal-clear waters.

We rest, eat a snack, or say gratitude to Pachamama (Mother Earth) once we get at the lakefront. When you’re ready, we’ll trek back down to Soraypampa for a delicious lunch while admiring the amazing panoramic views of the snowy peaks. We travel back to Cusco and leave you off at your hotel at 3 p.m., exhausted after such a magnificent day.

Walking distance: 5 km
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Entrance Tickets: Included

5D/4N

Machu Picchu Express

$ 499 /

per person

Distance:
40 km/22 miles
Season:
All year
Difficulty:
For All
Considerations:
Permission required
Type of Tour:
Historical and Cultural

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What Our Clients Say in Tripadvisor

5/5

Overall Rating of 3rd-party reviews

Katrin Schulze
Katrin Schulze
@n8katze
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Dear Robinzon, Thank you for our fantastic personalized trip to Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu! We enjoyed every minute! It was a great honor to be invited to your family's home and have a great lunch. The soup was super rich as well as the guinea pig, the corn, the cheese and the potatoes? We enjoyed his detailed explanations about the history of the Incas, about Peru and its people, traditions and way of life. The trip from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes and back on the scenic train was one of the most beautiful train rides of our lives. Machu Picchu is an indescribable experience, thank you for taking us there with the first bus so that for the first hour or so we had the feeling of being (almost) alone in this magical place. And how lucky we were that the sun came out! Thank you also for choosing such good restaurants, the food was fantastic. In short: thumbs up, THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Can we recommend your services?
Jackie
Jackie
@OnAir66781135818
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Wow. I really could not have asked for a better guide than Robinson for the Inca Trail Trek (4 days, 3 nights) to Machu Picchu. He and his team made this journey so positive and really one of the best experiences of my life. Along the way, Robin was attentive to everyone in the group and cultivated an environment that made us become so close very quickly and feel like family. I was admittedly a bit nervous to embark on the journey solo. From the moment I met Robinson during the briefing session the night before we left, he made me feel so comfortable and eliminated any concerns that I had. I could not believe the operation overall — between the amazing porters carrying all our supplies for the 4 day trek and the chef who made some of the most amazing food I had during all my time in Peru — I didn’t know it could be possible to be so comfortable during a trek like this. The porters made sure that food was ready and camp was set up once we arrived back every night, and that we had fresh water in the morning before getting back on the trail each day. One day it rained and got a bit cold on the trail. Robinson offered coffee and I thought he was joking. He then proceeded to pull out a portable coffee maker from his bag, and THEN a bit later a porter ran up from camp and brought us tea. These guys made the impossible possible. This trek was a life-changing experience for me, thanks to Robinson and his team. I cannot say enough good things about them and could not recommend them enough. They are the best in the game !!!
Stacy Warner
Stacy Warner
@StacyWarnerandGracie
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We chose the Lares Trek an we could not have been more pleased!! Our guide- Adrian- made this adventure exceptional. As it was just two of us ladies- he ensured we had all the necessities and breaks!! We had so much hiking and history- as Adrian taught us so many interesting facts about the Inca culture. As we are both vegan - Adrian ensured all meals, snacks, and beverages met our dietary needs! This was indeed a trip of a lifetime and could not have happened without our exceptional guide !! Thank you AltitudeXperience and muchos gracias Adrian!!!

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