SCHEDULE: The bus
picks up the passengers from the hotel at the stated time. It starts
a short tour by the ancient downtown, following it gets into the
Cathedral for a guided visit, then it makes a visit to Qorikancha or
Temple of the Sun, afterwards it starts a tour to enter and visit
the four ruins nearby:
Sacsayhuaman,
Qenqo, Puca pucara, Tambomachay, when ending the tour the passengers
are taken to their respective hotels or if they wish they stay in
the Main Square.
CATHEDRAL: It was
constructed between 1560 and 1664, great blocks of red granite were
used the facade is of renaissance style, in the interior an
Altarpiece worked in silver is watched, it holds great treasures in
goldsmith and paintings from Cusco of the colonial epoch.
KORICANCHA: It
was building the Inca epoch to workshop the sun, its walls are large
blocks of stone over these Inca remains was built the Convent of
Santo Domingo.
SACSAYHUAMAN:. At
2 kms. From the city of Cusco, archeological complex of cyclopean
dimensions. The construction is Inca of three platforms put over
that have an average of 360mts. Length. It communicates through
stairs and gates of access also in stone. Only one of these measures
9m height and 5m wide.
KENKO: It is a
rocky place where stairs and ceremonial altars have been carved, it
was used as an oracle or shrine, for religious ceremonies, it has a
cavern on which there are carved elements related to their farming
rituals. At 3 km. From the city of la Cusco, it is located a stone
of 5.90 m. With the appearance of a Puma.
PUCA PUCARA: It
could have been a spot for control and storage of the production of
the valley nearby. At. 6kms. from the city of Cusco, it has an
appearance of a military complex.
TAMBOMACHAY: They
are constructions in stone finely assembled, exists two aqueducts by
which flows water from a manantial whose origin is unknown, the
water falls in a fountain called the Bath of the Inca. At. 7 kms.
From the city beautiful fountains of water are appreciated.
INCLUDES:
Touristic
transportation
Bilingual
professional guide
DOES NOT INCLUDE
Entrances:
Cathedral, Qorikancha
Touristic
ticket S/ 70 soles (and S/.130 soles valid from July 2008)
2 DAY:
VISIT TO THE
SACRED VALLEY
Lasting: nine
hours
Frequency :.Everyday.
SCHEDULE: The bus
will pick up from the hotel the passengers to take them to the
Sacred Valley which weather and geography is special having a
gathering of the best maize in the world. Some stops are made where
places of interest can be watched. The first town to visit is Pisaq.
we will go through its crafty market, proper place for the purchase
of craft. Afterwards a stop will be made for lunch in a touristic
restaurant and continue the trip towards Ollantaytambo where it will
be able to make the visit to the archeological complex. Then the
town of Chinchero will be visited, its streets will be toured and
its church which holds canvases of the Escuela Cusqueña finished the
visit we return to Cusco, the bus will leave the passengers in their
respective hotels.
PISAQ:
Picturesque town breed and colonial on which a fair of great
prestige takes place for the tourists. The tour that is generally
made includes the visit to the archeological zone, crafts market,
archeological zone is formed by sector neighborhoods being thus the
one of Intihuatana, the Pre-Inca cemetery, terraces among other
places of much importance.
OLLANTAYTAMBO:
The population that lives in the place settles the houses of their
ancestors to which they have changed the roofs of straw for tiles,
their Inca streets are narrow and of straight line and keeps the
channels of water, it exists an astonishing terrace in the mountain
by which you will go through to enjoy the sight of the archeological
complex and of the valley.
CHINCHERO: In the
Inca epoch it should go through the town to arrive to Machupicchu.
Their actual inhabitants keep some customs from the Incas as the
“trueque” changing of object instead of money and name directly
their major authority the Varayoc, in the tour of its streets the
typical apparels of the women of the place will be appreciated.
INCLUDES
Touristic
transportation
Bilingual
professional guide.
DOES NOT INCLUDE
Buffet for
lunch a touristic restaurant (you may require an additional of
S/. 15.00
Touristic
ticket
3, 4 DAY:
MACHUPICCHU 2 DAY
/ 1 NIGHT
Lasting : 2 days
Frequency : every
day (subjected to the spaces in train).
FIRST DAY:
A.M. : Transfer
Hotel / Train station
A.M. :
Accomodation in train.(Backpacker)
A.M. : Arrival to
the town of Aguas Calientes.
A.M. : Transfer
to his Hotel , rest
P.M. : Visit to
the spring falls (optional)
SECOND DAY:
A.M. : Transfer
Hotel / Bus station to ascend to Machuppicchu
A.M. : Control of
entrance to the citadel of Machupicchu
A.M. : Guided
visit of 2 hours ( photos and explanation)
A.M. : Ascending
to the Waynapicchu (young mountain)
P.M. : Transfer
to the citadel of Machupicchu / Aguas Caliente
P.M. : lunch
Buffet (optional $20 dólares)
P.M. : Return to
the city of Cusco.
P.M. : Transfer
from the bus station to the train.
5 DAY: RIP TO THE
SOUTH OF CUSCO
Lasting : 5 hours
aprox.
Frecuency :everyday
SCHEDULE: Tipón,
Piquillacta, Andahuaylillas, are visited, the town of Oropesa
finished the visit you will be able to take lunch the typical
sparkling of pork (chicharrones) from Cusco ui a field restaurant of
the zone, or by your own in the city of Cusco.
TIPÓN: The
archeological complex is formed by a system of terraces and chanals
or irrigation; it was a main center of production and farming
investigation.
OROPESA:
pintoresque town that holds the most hidden mystery in the richness
of much history, being the first district industrial of the province
of Quispicanchis with the craft bread.
PIQUILLACTA:
archeological complex will be visited on which it will be able to
appreciaste the difference of the techniques of construction of the
cultures of Wari and Inca.
ANDAHUAYLILLAS:
Is a typical town of the andes, the most outstanding of this town is
its beautiful church chich walls inside are nicely painted, it was
built in the colonial poch and it is located in front of a
picturesque plaza.
INCLUDES
Tourist
transportation
Bbilingual
professional guide
IT DOES NOT
INCLUDE
Entrance to
the church of Andahuaylillas
Touristic
ticket
6 DAY: TRIP TO
MARAS, MORAY AND SALINERAS
Lasting:08 hours
aprox.
Frequency :
Monday and Friday
SCHEDULE: This
visit results because it includes places that served as farming
laboratory and of production of salt (this last one keeps
functioning). It starts 2ith the pick up of the passengers of the
hotel_ to then go by private bus through a pavement high road that
conducts to the town of Maras, following toward the archeological
group of Moray and finally a walk in Las Salineras.
MARAS: it is
located in the Sacred Valley, the most outstanding of this town are
the portals of the houses with particular designs. The town is
runned all over in mobility it is the path to arrive to the
archeological complex of Moray.
MORAY: It is a
gorgeous complex admirables systems of terraces, of huge concentric
terraces. These beautiful terraces, conformed a great farming
laboratory on which the ancient inhabitants experimented and
obtained improvements. Great advances in farming were achieved which
constituted its principal labor activity and the basis of its
economical development.
SALINERAS:
Conformed by 3000 wells to take out the salt, were used by the incas
up to our days, the wells receive water that spreads out from the
place when it is evaporated stays solid salt actually iodine is
added and serves for the consumption of the zone.
