This 9 day tour is the best package we offer as it includes visits to many places within Peru including a visit to Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca.
9 DAY MACHU PICCHU TOUR LINK
ITINERARY
DAY 1 - MIAMI TO LIMA TO CUSCO
Board your overnight flight from Miami to Lima. You'll need to be 3 to 4 hours early at Miami Airport. After your arrival in Lima, you will take your connection flight to Cusco. Upon your arrival there, a Valencia Travel Cusco representative will be waiting to transport you to your hotel. You'll have the day to relax and enjoy Cusco and its surroundings.
DAY 2 -SACRED VALLEY TOUR
We start our morning, by picking you up and heading to the Urubamba valley to visit the following places:
- Pisac - Famous for its indigenous market held every Sunday
- Urubamba - Where we will have lunch
- Ollantaytambo - The oldest occupied town in South America
- Chinchero - Also famous for its markets
In the morning, we will pick you up and take you to the train station. The train leaves at 11:30 am, you'll go on a 3 and a half hour ride until you arrive in Aguas Calientes.
Things to do in Aguas Calientes:
Visit the Machu Picchu Manuel Chavez Ballon museum and orchid exhibition. It is a 35 minute walk from Aguas Calientes to Puente Ruinas. You can also go to the hot springs. Entrance is 10 soles per person.
DAY 4 - MACHU PICCHU IN ITS GLORY
Today, your guide will pick you up from your hotel so you can take the bus up to Machu Picchu. You will catch the sunrise and then begin your 2 hour tour through the site. Afterwards, you can explore the citadel by yourselves. Then, you will meet your guide back in Aguas Calientes for lunch and be given your train tickets back to Cusco. The train will take you to Ollantaytambo and then you will take the bus back to Cusco.
There is the option to climb Wayna Picchu. This climb will need to be booked in advanced in order to schedule a spot. There are two time slots: 7 - 8 am and 10 - 11 am. We recommend the 10 am spot.
DAY 5 - ON THE WAY TO PUNO AND SUN ROUTE
We begin by picking you up and taking you to the bus station to catch a bus to Puno. The bus stops along these sites:
We will spend a full day on a boat exploring Lake Titicaca. The next morning, we will learn about the day to day life on the islands. We will then continue on wards to Taquile. These islands are made completely of totora reeds. After three hours, we arrive at Taquile, this community was relatively isolated from the mainland until the 1950s. The island is famous for its craft production. This trip could be exhausting due to the steep path that goes up to the village. We will go to lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, we will return to the city. The rest of the day is at your leisure. The next morning, you'll be transferred to the bus station to board our transportation back to Cusco. It will be a 6 hour drive. Upon arrival to Cusco, we will take you back to your hotel. The rest of the day is at your leisure.
DAY 6 - OPEN MORNING AND FLY BACK TO LIMA
In the morning, you will enjoy Cusco at your leisure. In the afternoon, we will transport you to the airport so you'll catch your flight back to Lima.
DAY 7 - DEPART FROM LIMA TO MIAMI
Today, you will take your connection flight from Lima to Miami.
