The Combo Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu tour involves the best experience of visiting the famous Sacred Valley of the Incas,Maras, Moray and Salineras or Salt mines. This tour usually is private and you can discover and explore the all Sacred Valley of the Incas. Visit Pisac, Moray, Chincheros and Ollantaytambo archeological site, the Salt Mines or Salineras and the small colonial town – Maras. In the afternoon you will take the train to Machu Picchu and spend one night in Aguas Calientes before visiting the site the next day. The next day you will wake up early and take the bus up to Machu Picchu. There, you will visit the Machu Picchu city and have the chance to climb Huayna Picchu mountain (must be purchased in advance) or walk around the ruins.
The Sacred Valley, Vilcamayo to the Incas, traces its winding, astonishingly beautiful course to the north-west of Cusco. Known today as the Urubamba river – Valley of the Spiders – It´s still easy to see why the Incas considered this a special place. Continue by driving to Moray – is a very extraordinary Inka’s site consisting of many huge terraces formed by circular depressions. Then we take the car to Maras, this small town on the colonial time, it was very important for the agriculture. After the Maras, Our guide will take to Salineras – these are salt mines that have been used since pre-Inca times. Salt comes from a subterranean salty mineral stream that springs on a hill above the salt mines. The flow of the stream runs into a complicated system of tiny canals that irrigate a huge number of small salty pools. Finishishing the visit the Salt mines, we will go to Ollantaytambo – it is a magnificent littlet town where a great temple -fortress clings to the sheer cliffs of the valley side.
The antique citadel of Machu Picchu (Old Peak in Quechua native language) is a very popular worldwide tourist attraction and the most famous Inca architectural work. It is located at 74.7 km far away from Cusco in the department of the same name. The Inca citadel stands at an altitude of 2,430 meters above sea level on the Machu Picchu Mountain, close to the Urubamba River, in the midst of a lush vegetation of a cloud forest.
After spending a great time here, you will return to Aguas Calientes to take the train back to Ollantaytambo Train Station, then take a bus back to Cusco and be dropped-off at the main square in Cusco.
Sustainable Tourism: At Tierras Vivas, we are happy to promote and practice sustainable tourism by being eco-friendly and supporting local communities. We are again supporting Sernamp this Inca Trail 2022 with picking up trash and clearing the trail
Tour Operator: Local Tour Operator & Tierras Vivas Travel
Service Level: Comfortable, hotel with private bath, tourist train and private transport.
Physical Rating: 2 – Moderate – Some low-altitude hikes, but accessible to most healthy travellers
Age requirement: 4+ / All travellers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Crew: A Tierras Vivas representative in the Cusco and Profesional guide in the Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Moray, Maras, Salt Mines, Chinchero and Machu Picchu
Meals: 1 x Breakfast and 1 x buffet lunch on the Sacred Valley tour
Transportation: Tourist transportation, Train
Accommodation: Hotel (1 night). These following hotels are used to accommodate you during your 2 day tour to Machu Picchu: Wiracocha Machu Picchu Hotel. Once you booked, our booking department will confirm your accommodation. If you would like to upgrade your hotel, visit our website ESSENTIAL INFO on the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu page.
07:00: We pick you from you hotel
08:00: Driving and guided tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
19:00:Train to Machu Picchu (if you book in advance, you will have early train)
21:00: Transfer your hotel and our guide will visit your hotel for your briefing
05:00: Bus up to Machu Picchu
06:00: Guided tour to Machu Picchu 2 hrs
09:00: Free time, you can walking around to the lost city of the Incas or climb up to the mountains (Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu)
19:00: Return train to Ollantaytambo
20:30: Arrived to Ollantaytambo and tourist transportation to Cusco
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you would like to return early, you can choose the train at 14:30 and you will be in Cusco at 18:00
Departure Point: Cusco – We pick you up from your hotel.
Briefing Point: Our guide will visit your hotel 2 or 1 day before the trek
Briefing Time: Between 17:00 – 18:00
Return Point: Cusco – Our driver will drop-off in your hotel or Airbnb department
Cusco | Pisac Market | Pisac Ruins | Urubamba | Moray | Maras | Salineras or Salt Mines | Chinchero | Ollantaytambo | Aguas Calientes Pueblo | Machu Picchu
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During your trip to Machu Picchu, you will spend the night in one of the following hotels, depending on the availability of each one:
Both are located in Aguas Calientes or Machu Picchu town, and each bedroom has a private bathroom and confortable beds (Double or Matrimonial) for your confort. Also, it includes the breakfast and a hot beverages for free. During the 2 day Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu, we request the hotels to get ready your rooms for time of your arrival, especially if you arrive prior to standard check-in time. Nevertheless, this is not always possible. In this case, you just store your luggage in that hotel storage room and you can explore around your new destination in between. We recommend the early booking of single supplements and of pre/post-tour accommodation. Single accommodation can be arranged for a supplement, subject to availability. Please request this at the time of booking.
UP-GRADING HOTELS SACRED VALLEY TO MACHU PICCHU
If you would like to upgrade your accommodation, the discount is U$ 25 per person (Double or Single room).
For this, we can recommend you the following hotels in Machu Picchu:
Santuary Lodge Machu Picchu*****: Standard Patio Accommodation
Casa Andina Machu Picchu***: Standard Traditional Accommodation
Tierra Viva Machu Picchu***: Standard Accommodation
Ferre Machu Picchu***: Standard Accommodation
Please note: we do provide a daily morning snack and our meal service is very complete and well supplied. We reccomend you to take your own snack applies for customers who like a specific snack that might not be in our menu.
Extra Luggage: If you have extra luggage, you can be left safely in your hotel in Cusco, in the Ollantaytambo train station or Tierras Vivas store luggage. if you decided in our store luggage, in the morning our driver will pick your luggage and He leave in our office and we will save 2 days and when you will return to Cusco, you can pick your luggage..
A good time to visit Machu Picchu is between the months of April and October; The sun shines all day and there is almost no rain, allowing you to perform, without much care, the treks to the mountains of Machu Picchu, to get the best aerial views of the Inca city with the blue sky in the background. However, you will have to take turns in the places, with many other people who chose this time to visit Machu Picchu. This season makes entrance tickets to Machu Picchu, train tickets and hotels, must be booked at least 3 months in advance.
On the other hand, between November and March, and unlike what many people think, it does not rain throughout the day; What’s more, the rains during this season are in the afternoon, in most cases. The Inca city of Machu Picchu can be covered with mist during this time; however, it will disappear with the passing of the morning, giving you the opportunity to see, from the mountains of Machu Picchu, how the fog dissipates over the city. As if an artist revealed his masterpiece before his eyes. In addition, you will enjoy Machu Picchu in its most intense green, with lower prices and something that most people want but that is impossible to obtain during the high season; be in Machu Picchu with the least amount of people possible, allowing you to take pictures of Machu Picchu without a lot of strangers in them
The train is leaving from Ollantaytambo train station and the duration train ride is 1 hrs 45 min round trip.
The Sacred Valley is composed of different districts, which differ in distance to Cusco. During the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu tour, you will visit the next:
On the Sacred Valley the duration tour is 8 hrs 30min, between to 08:00 to 15:30 The Machu Picchu Train departs from Sacred Valley at the Ollanta Station – 1 hr 45 min Minutes from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu. Total travel time including transfer from Cusco is approximately 10 hours 30 min each way.
2-day Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu tour involves the experience of visiting the famous Pisac Market, Pisac Ruins and Ollantaytambo archeological site. Then you will take the train to Machu Picchu and spend one night in Aguas Calientes before visiting the site the next day. The next day you will wake up early and take the bus up to Machu Picchu. There, you will visit Machu Picchu city and have the chance to climb Huayna Picchu mountain (must be purchased in advance) or walk around the ruins. Visit Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu and Book Online
This beautiful adventure is lived just one hour from the city of Cusco. You do not need any driving experience to participate in this magnificent activity, since we have automatic and semi-automatic motorcycles that will let you appreciate and be in touch with nature, local people, agricultural land, high mountains, snowy peaks and unforgettable views. Ride up in our Sacred Valley ATV Tour
This beautiful adventure is lived just one hour from the city of Cusco. You do not need any driving experience to participate in this magnificent activity, since we have automatic and semi-automatic motorcycles that will let you appreciate and be in touch with nature, local people, agricultural land, high mountains, snowy peaks and unforgettable views. Ride up in our Sacred Valley ATV Tour
This beautiful adventure is lived just one hour from the city of Cusco. You do not need any driving experience to participate in this magnificent activity, since we have automatic and semi-automatic motorcycles that will let you appreciate and be in touch with nature, local people, agricultural land, high mountains, snowy peaks and unforgettable views. Ride up in our Sacred Valley ATV Tour
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