Peru Vacation Packages Machu Picchu Sacred Valley 4D/3N

This Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu tour will take you to the best of the region. At 6 – 7 am we’ll pick you up from your hotel. We’ll drive to the Sacred Valley for an hour. En route we’ll encounter the town of Chinchero.

 This day trip begins with a visit to the Chinchero’s Church. A beautiful colonial building on top of an Inca base. The decor on the interior is a showcase of the andean baroque.

Also in Chinchero we’ll go to the agricultural terraces and then to the textile center. In the textile center you’ll see the textile processing of wool from llamas and alpacas.

Our next stop will be the Archeological site of Moray. Moray is known as the Inca agricultural experimentation center. The view of this place is unique because of the concentric terraces that go down the earth.

Near Moray are the Salineras, also known as the Maras Salt Mines. These mines are ancient, they date back to pre-inca times. Maras salt mines also are a unique spectacle with thousands of salt ponds. 

For lunch, we’ll go to the town of Urubamba. In Urubamba we’ll enjoy a wonderful lunch buffet. All will be prepared with local products.

Everything will be fresh. You’ll enjoy a showcase of Peruvian food.

After this well deserved lunch, we’ll continue our journey. Now, we’ll be en route to Machu Picchu. 

We’ll visit the Ollantaytambo archeological site. These ruins are great due to their size. Some of the structures in the inca ruins are unique.

When the visit is over, We’ll go to the Ollantaytambo train station to catch the train to Aguas Calientes.

At Aguas Calientes, a team member will be there to receive you and take you to the hotel. Overnight is at your chosen Aguas Calientes Hotel.

This is the Main day of this Machu Picchu Sacred Valley trip. We’ll begin really early with breakfast at the hotel. We’ll take the bus to the ancient citadel of the Incas. This takes around 35 minutes.

Once in Machu Picchu, we’ll go on a 2 hours tour to this 15th century Citadel. You’ll visit all the main locations. We’ll visit the Temple of the tree windows and the burial sites. The Intihuatana and more are part of the sites in our tour.

After the guided tour you’ll have time on your own to explore, rest and take photos. You can use this time to climb the Huayna Picchu mountain. To do this you will have to book in advance and pay an extra charge (75 USD each person).

By midday we’ll be back at Aguas Calientes. There you’ll have time to explore and look for Lunch. We’ll be returning to Cusco.

You have to be 30 minutes before the departure time, at the train station. We’ll arrive mid afternoon at Ollantaytambo, where private transportation will be waiting for us. After a drive of an hour and 45 minutes we’ll be in Cusco dropping you off at the hotel.

The Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu Tour is getting to an end. You’ll take your last breakfast at the hotel. Depending on your departure time, you may have time to explore a little more the city of Cusco. 

We’ll take care of your transfer to the Airport. Peru Ancestral Paths will make sure you arrive at the Airport early. We can also fix a final transfer to the Bus Station.

We hope you enjoy this sacred Valley and Machu Picchu trip.