CHOQUEQUIRAO

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

3,4,5,6 DAYS:

WALK LARES – MACHUPICCHU 4D/3N
This is another alternative of walking of several days, ending in Machupicchu, alternative that includes appreciating part of the vial web of inca trail and a great biodiversity of flora and fauna as well as the typical landscapes of the region.
This is a pleasant trip for those people that like to have contact with local Andean communities. During the walking there are not many archeological ruins but however there are unforgettable landscapes. The walking is considered moderated, but at the same time it will guide us the opportunity to be able to visit the archeological ruins of Ollantaytambo and we will make a short trip by train to Machupicchu, one of the most important and famous archeological remains of the world.

SCHEDULE DAY BY DAY
DAY 1: CUSCO - LARES - HUACAHUASI.
We leave from Cusco 6-00 a.m. to after four hours we will arrive to the spring falls of Lares where we will enjoy this place and then take lunch overhere and at the afternoon we will walk an average of three hours up to the community of Wacawasi with 3600 masl.
We go out of Cusco 6:00am for after 4 hours(o'clock) we will come to the thermal baths of Homes where we will enjoy this place and later we will have lunch right here and in the evening we will travel an average of three hours up to Wacawasi's community with. 3600msnm.
DAY 2- HUACAHUASI – ARORAY - MANTANAY.
Huacahuasi is a traditional town that still mantains its techniques of crops as well as also its textiles are typical, they produce throws, caps and other crafts.
After visiting this small town, we ascend to the highest spot of our walking the Abra del Puma (1416.1 feet a.s.l), after descending an hour approximately we will be able to watch the lagoons of Aroray and Mananay. Finally we will camp near this last lagoon.
DAY 3: MANTANAY - YANAHUARA - OLLANTAYTAMBO - AGUAS CALIENTES
After a recomforting breakfast, we will start our walking of descending towards the Sacred Valley of the Incas, to the place denominated Yanahuara on which the transportation will be waiting to direct us to Ollantaytambo and take our train to Aguas Calientes to be able to spend the night in a hotel, reserved for the group.
DAY 4: AGUAS CALIENTES - MACHUPICCHU - AGUAS CALIENTES - CUSCO.
We will leave early by bus to explore the citadel of Machupicchu tour guided for two hours after free time and afterwards we take the bus for coming down to the population of Aguas Calientes and after we return to the imperial city of Cusco by train.

The camping is subjected to the variation according to the management of the guide and to the physical state of the group.
INCLUDES
• Transfer hotel
• Bus station
• Bus Cusco Lares
• Official bilingual guide
• Cooker
• Entrance to the medicinal spring falls
• Horse of charging only for food and camping equipment
• Horseman
• Meals with vegetarian option_: 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners
• Camping equipment_ tent for dinning, tent for kitchen, tent for bedroom (for four people with use as for double) maitress, table, chairs, balon of oxygen, first aids kit and Messangers.
• Hostal one night in Aguas Calientes (third night included last breakfast 4th day)
• Tickets round trip train (Ollantaytambo. Machupicchu town, Ollantaytambo.
• Entrance ticket to the Sanctuary of Machupicchu.- Bus ollantaytambo – Cusco

DOES NOT INCLUDE
• Breakfast 1st and 4th day
• Lunch 4th day (optional $ 20 dollars)
• Sleeping bag (rent $4 dollars a day)

7 DAY:

TRIP 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 iis its beautiful church chich walls inside are nicely painted, it was built in the colonial ipoch and it is located infront of a pinturesque plaza.
INCLUDES
- touristic transportation
- bilingual professional guide

IT DOES NOT INCLUDE
- Entrance to the church of Andahuaylillas
- Touristic ticket
- Guide

8 DAY:

Airport Transfer