Cusco Machupicchu Lake Titicaca 8D/7N Package
Tour Overview
This is one of our most popular package for passangers who have short time in Peru. These 8 day and 7 night package includes: Cusco, Sacred Valley , Machu Picchu and finally Lake Titicaca These destinations are a must for all those visiting Peru and the Cusco Region ;Puno ending in Lima.
Realize why Bioglamping Expeditions has a good reputation.First of all we are a 100% Peruvian Agency based in Cusco Peru and We offer the very best service, using carefully 3stars,4stars and 5stars hotels which are based on great Standards and the leaders in their category here in Cusco Region. When you arrive to Cusco you will be greeted by one of our representatives holding a sign with your name on it. After your arrival at your hotel you will meet your guide who will be given a pre-briefing. During our tours we look after our passengers every step of the way. There are no hidden surprises. Yes – we included the train to Machu Picchu and all internal land and air transportation (Included domestic flights in Peru) All our full day tours include lunch.
Full Itinerary
Day 1: Cusco City Tour
Upon arrival to Cusco Airport. Reception and transportation to the Hotel where you will receive an aromatic coca tea to stimulating for the height, will have the free morning to rest and also we suggest you have a light lunch in either your hotel or in one of the surrounded; in the afternoon we will depart on a City tour (entrance to the archaeological centers and museums including) we will visit the Main square, Cathedral, the Koricancha (temple of the sun) and in addition we will make a route bordering archaeological centers like Sacsayhuaman Fortress, Q’enko, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay, tour finishes 6:30pm approximately at the main square in order you can take dinner in one of the exquisite restaurants in the area, then overnight. (No meals included).
Day 2: Sacred Valley of the Inkas (Pisaq - Ollantaytambo)
Ou will be picked up at 8:15 am. Full day excursion to the Urubamba Valley visiting: the colorful Indian market in Pisac where a mixture of color and tradition will be able appreciated besides will have a good opportunity to try our bargain skills on the free time to interact with the local craftsmen to purchase their hand-made souvenirs. The Valley has a distance of 31 km (19 miles) of Cusco, and an altitude of 2,970 ms (9,700 p), Pisac is located to the entrance of the Sacred Valley and followed by Ollantaytambo, the older town continuously occupied of the American continent. The narrow streets of Ollantaytambo, along with their channels that have not varied from the time Inca, evoke their ancestral inheritance, lunch in a typical restaurant and after we explore Ollantaytambo we take the train at Ollantaytambo train station 2 hours to get Aguas Calientes where we do overnight.
Day 3: Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes
After breakfast you will be picked up for your full day travel to Aguas Calientes Town which is on the foot of Machu Picchu Mountain. You will be transferred to the train station in Ollamtaytambo where we will embark the train and enjoy a 2 hour scenic train ride unfold before us. We will take in Andean Mountain terrain as we journey through to lush tropical jungle. Upon arrival into Aguas Calientes, you will be met your guide and he will take you to have luch and then to your comfortable hotel. Your luggage will be delivered to your hotel Free afternoon and evening to enjoy in Aguas Calientes at your leisure. Overnight in Aguas Calientes (you can visit the natural hotspring).
Day 4: Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Cusco
Winding road to Machu Picchu Citadel to be able to see the sunrise. We use the best guides in Machu Picchu. They are very professional, passionate and well versed in their knowledge about their ancestors. They will pass on articulate insights into the complexities of the architecture, the significance and the fine intricacies of one of the world’s most profound and facinating civilizations. You will have some free time to wander around the ruins at your leisure and then at the designated time we will take a shuttle bus down to Aguas Calientes In the afternoon at the designated time we will take the train from Aguas Calientes back to Poroy. Upon arrival into Poroy train station you will be met and transferred back to your comfortable Cusco hotel.
Day 5: Cusco - Puno (With Stops)
(Cusco – Puno leaving Cusco at 7:00 am arriving to Puno at 5:00 pm).
Andahuaylillas
It is named the “Sixtine Chapel of America” and in some sense the comparison examples of the Andean popular religious art. The church of Andahuayliaas is a jewerly of the mestizo baroque architecture that developed in Cusco. Its nave presents profuse decoration, especially in the celling decorated with carved panels which is a recover with pan de oro (type of gold decoration).
Raqchi (Temple of Wiracocha God)
To 121 Km of Cusco, it was an Inca church of monumental dimensions: 100 meters of length by 26 meters of wide and 14 meters of height; the temple is divided in two naves and each nave shows basics of 11 giant columns. The bases of the church are bulit perfectly carving stones continued with adobe. It is aprpreciated besides qolqas or granary places of military order, religious, Inka between others.
La Raya
Media point in the rout of Cusco РPuno. It is the highest part, it has 4335 meters above sea level, we can appreciate beautiful landscapes, llamas and vivu̱as, geographic union between two cultures quechua and aymara, we can see the Altiplano arid and dry union with the quechua zone with rivers and valleys.
Pukara
It is the most important and oldest ceremonial center of the Altiplano, preceding to tiahunaco, characterized by a series oh echelon platforms ceremonial center. It’s also possible to appreciate interesting litosculptures, trails or tomb stone of intriguing personage that seems to show evidence of a brave civilization. here is where it was discovered the origins of the Andean culture in the Altiplano. Reception and transfer from the fist class bus station to the hotel Overnight at Hotel.
Day 6: Uros Islands - Amantani
After breakfast, we will take a two-hour motor boat excursion on the waters of Lake Titicaca, which straddles the border of Peru and Bolivia, to the unique floating “islands” of the Uros. These ancient inhabitants of the lake, known as the Water Tribe, have built their own “islands” by periodically adding new layers of a type of reed unique to the area called “totora”. Their homes and boats are also made of this material. There are over forty of these islands, which have strategic defenses such as watch towers just in case!
Then it is on to Amantani Island, which is inhabited by over 3,000 Quechua-speaking natives, still governed by their ancient traditions, whose main occupations are the production of ceramics and textiles. You can explore the Inca and Tiahuanco archaeological remains on the island. The positive energy here is so powerful, you have an almost panoramic view of the lake and you will not want to miss the sunset and sunrise either.
Lunch is a simple affair provided by us before staying overnight at the house of a local islander, to enjoy the hospitality of a typical Amantani home.
Day 7: Amantani - Taquile - Puno
After a good breakfast, you will visit Taquile island, a narrow, long and quite hilly island, of approximately 15 square kilometers, which was once used as a prison when it belonged to the Spanish. You will meet its inhabitants and admire their colorful textile fabrics, which has been their staple trade since time immemorial. Here you can also enjoy a highly scenic trek, followed by lunch in a local restaurant. Then you will back to puno port at 5:00 pm.
Day 8: Puno - Cusco
Breakfast in your hotel. At the designated time you will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to the Juliaca airport ( will take 40 minutes by private taxi) for your departing flight.
You will be assisted at the airport before you board your plane.
Inclusions
Included - Cusco
- Professional bilingual guide (Spanish – English).
- Private Transportation.
- Private Guided Tour.
- Tickets to City tour.
- Tickets Archeological sites.
Included - Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu
- Professional bilingual guide (Spanish – English).
- Sacred Valley Tour.
- Pick up from the hotel.
- Tourist bus transportation (Cusco – Ollantaytambo – Cusco).
- Bus Transportation (Round trip to Machu Picchu).
- Train (Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo).
- Meals: 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners.
- 1 night accommodation in Hotel in Aguas Calientes.
- Tickets to Machu Picchu.
- First aid kit.
Included - Puno
- Professional bilingual guide (Spanish – English).
- Bus (Cusco – Puno – Cusco).
- Private guided tour.
- Tickets to the Islands.
- Motor boat-driver.
- 1 night home stays with the families in Amantani.
- Meals: 3 Typical Breakfast – 3 Typical Lunch – 2 Typical Dinner.
Not Included - Cusco
- Ticket to Cusco Cathedral.
- Meals.
Not included - Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu
- Tickets to Huaynapicchu.
- First breakfast and last dinner.
Not included - Puno
- Last dinner.
What to bring
- Original passport and student card (ISIC) green card.
- Essential insurance card.
- Walking boots (with ankle protectors).
- Waterproof jacket / rain poncho.
- Warm jacket, hat and gloves.
- Comfortable shirts and pants.
- Sun protection cream (factor 35 is recommended).
- Insect repellent minimum 30% DEET.
- Toiletries.
- Personal medications.
- Camera.
- Flashlight with spare batteries.
- Tabletas de purificación de agua (se recomienda Micropur).
- Toilet paper.
- Suggested extra contribution.
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Walk alongside llamas and alpacas along ancient Inca trails, immerse in local communities, and experience authentic Andean culture.
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