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Cusco Adventure
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Indiana Expedition
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Cusco
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Peru
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Prices from around $1025
In this tour you will discover all the secrets of Cusco. Everything amid its archaeological sites and its bars and pubs will be discovered by you in this amazing trip. The adventure is also included, you will hike the Inca trail to Machu Picchu (4 days), ride on a horse and raft a wild river. It''s a never-ending adventure.
**ITINERARY:**
**1st DAY:** Transfer to the airport in Lima / Flight to Cusco (9 AM)/ Transfer to the Hotel in Cusco. Cusco City Tour: 1st day. After settle down, you will visit the high points of Cusco city specially the remains of the colonial times as the Casa Garcilazo, the Cathedral and San Blas church. In the night you will have a welcome party.
**2nd DAY:** Cusco City Tour: 2nd day. Today, you will visit the Inca remains of Cusco city. The tour will start in Sacsayhuaman, a fortress built by the Incas to protect the capital of the empire. From there you will ride on a horse for 3 hours to visit 3 other archeological sites: Qenqo (a temple where sacrifices took place); Puca Pucara and Tambomachay.
**3rd DAY:** Excursion to the Incas Sacred Valley: We will take you to Pisac, the first town in the Urubamba Valley. After visit the local market, you will do a short hike of 3 hours to visit the Inca temple on top of a hill and an Inca cemetery on a cliff. Then, we will take you back to Pisac to lunch. Afterwards, we will take you to Ollantaytambo town, after a nice ride along the valley. In Ollantaytambo you will visit a huge Inca temple. Finally, we will take you back to Cusco city in the evening.
**4th DAY:** Inca trail: 1st day. We will take you to the beginning of the Inca trail (Km. 82), from there the trail goes for 1 hour and an half before lunch, and then 2 hours more to reach the campsite. You will see Llactapata ruins and camp at Wayllabamba with an amazing view of a snow-capped peak.
**5th DAY:** Inca trail: 2nd day. Today you will start the hike early to reach after 4 hours the Warmiwañuska pass, the highest point on the trail (4,200 meters / 13,780 ft). After rest on top of the pass, the group will start the descend to the Pacamayo valley, there the group will camp for lunch and rest.
**6th DAY:** Inca trail: 3rd day. This day is the most amazing one, the hike starts with an ascend to the Runkurakay pass (3,950 mts. / 12,959 ft), from there the view of the mountains and the cloudforest is quite impressive. After the pass, the path goes down and the sceneries are more like a rainforest. Along the path it are 3 main ruins, Sayacmarca, Phuyupatamarca and Wiñay Wayna.
**7th DAY:** Inca trail: 4th day. We will wake you up early in the morning (4:30 AM) to start the hike at 5:30 am and reach Inti Punku (Sun''s Gate) before 7 AM to watch the first sun beams hit Machu Picchu. You will spend the whole morning in Machu Picchu to visit every room, every temple, every field, and don''t miss any detail of this dream came true. In the afternoon, we will take you to Aguas Calientes town to lunch and then take the train back to Cusco. You will be in Cusco in the evening (9 PM).
**8th DAY:** You will have the day free for your shopping and to enjoy the city of Cusco at your own pace. OPTIONAL: Rafting on the Urubamba river. We will take you to the Urubamba river to raft. The level of it is very good, adventurous but safe.
**09th DAY:** Transfer to the airport in Cusco for your late morning flight to Lima.
OPTIONAL: For the group members who doesn''t want to hike the Inca Trail, we can organize other Tours (including Machu Picchu of course) on those dates for the same price.
**WHAT DOES IT INCLUDE?**
* Accommodation for 05 nights at nice Hotels in Cusco.
* Campsites along the Inca Trail (3 nights).
* Camping equipment (except sleeping bag and backpacks).
* Three meals per day during the Inca Trail (3 days).
* Breakfasts at hotels.
* All transfers to airports and hotels.
* All transports to visit the places included in the tour.
* Entrance fees to the places included in the tour.
* A permanent guide (English speaker) who will accompany you through the whole trip.
**ADDITIONAL:**
* Accommodation in Lima: Single room US$25 / Double US$30 (breakfast inc.)
* Single Supplement: 50 US dollars.
* Airfare LIMA-CUSCO-LIMA: 170 US dollars (airport taxes inc.).
* Private porter for the Inca Trail (4 days): 50 US dollars.
* Rafting on the Urubamba river on the 8th day: 30 US dollars (it includes the complete equipment and box lunch).
**MEETING:**
You must arrive to Lima one day before the tour starts, the latest. We will pick you up from the airport on your arrival and take you to the hotel. The transfer is included. You must tell us your arrival information (date, hour, airline and flight number) to confirm your booking.
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| Days: 9 |
| Departs :
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