Tours Peru & the Rainbow Mountain – 6 Days

After breakfast, we will have a half-day excursion to explore the city of Lima. During the tour, we will be able to see the pre-Columbian archaeological complex, “Huaca Huallamarca”, which is located in the middle of the urban area (We will not enter). Then we will visit the Larco Museum, which has an impressive private collection of pre-Columbian art and taste a delicious “mousse de lúcuma” (a dessert made from an endemic fruit of Peru).

To finish, we will go to one of the best-preserved buildings of the colonial era, the convent of Santo Domingo, which has a tower from where we will have an impressive view of the city.

Return to the hotel and free afternoon.

After breakfast, transfer from the hotel to Lima airport to board your flight to the city of Cusco (flight not included). Arrival in the city of Cusco, reception at the airport and transfer to your hotel.

In the afternoon, we will have a guided tour of the city of Cusco and four nearby archaeological sites. Our tour will begin with a visit to the Cathedral Basilica of Cusco, which houses magnificent works of craftsmanship and a collection of canvases belonging to the “Cusco school”. Then we will visit the Temple of the Sun (Qoricancha), which was built in Inca times for its main divinity, the Sun god. It currently houses impressive samples of Inca architecture, in addition to the convent of Santo Domingo.

We will continue our excursion to the outskirts of the city, to visit four archaeological sites located near the city. We will start by visiting the imposing Sacsayhuaman, where you can see stones up to 29 feets high and 120 tons fitting with incredible precision. Just 1 kilometer away we will find the Inca ceremonial center of Qenqo. Followed by Puka Pukara, which is believed to have been a construction destined to fulfill functions of military and administrative control, we will finish our tour visiting Tambomachay, where we will see one of the best samples of the skill of the Incas in the manipulation of water.

Return to Cusco and transfer to your hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Very early in the morning we will pick you up from the hotel and transfer you to the station to board the train, after 3:30 a.m. You will arrive at the town of Aguas Calientes (town located at the foot of the mountain where Machu Picchu is located). Reception by the local guide and then you will board the bus that will take you to the citadel of Machu Picchu where you arrive after 30 minutes, you will have a guided tour that lasts around 2:30 hrs., where you can see all the magnificence of the enigmatic citadel . At the end of the tour, you will take the bus back to Aguas Calientes, where you will have lunch included in a local restaurant.

To return you must arrive at the train station 30 minutes before the departure of the train. Return to Cusco, arrival, reception and transfer to your hotel. Accommodation in Cusco.

Between 4:30 and 5:30 AM, we pick you up from the hotel in the city of Cusco, and then start a tour to the south of Cusco, approximately 2 hours, until we reach the restaurant in the town of Cusipata to have our continental breakfast, we continue our tour for an additional hour and a half until we reach until the small town.

We started our hike to the rainbow mountain; It will usually take around 3 hours roundtrip depending on your speed and level of physical fitness. The trail itself is mostly flat until the final ascent, but the high altitude is what makes it challenging. Because of the strain that high altitude can cause on the body, it’s generally recommended to walk at a relaxed pace. For those who prefer not to hike, there are usually horses available for rent along the trail. However, they can only bring you to the end of the flat part of the trail where you’ll have to dismount and climb the final stretch on foot to reach the summit.

At the end of the walk we return to the restaurant to enjoy a typical lunch, and finally we return to Cusco where we will arrive between 5:00 and 6:00 pm..

Breakfast at the hotel. At the appropriate time transfer to the airport, flight to Lima, and connection flight.