Andes Journey

According your flight Schedule we will pick you up from the airport and then transfer to your hotel, in the afternoon we we Will start with the trip visiting historical center of Cusco, then we Will visit the Q’oricancha, the Temple of the Sun, then will be taken to the majestic Inca site, Sacsayhuaman, with its enigmatic, 200 ton monoliths, You will be able to hear from your guide and then, explore on your own. Then we Will visit Q’enqo Inca site to see its fascinating Incan altars. Following, you will take another five minute drive to Puca Pucara, a small, circular Inca site. The final stop on our tour is Tambomachay, a water temple with impressive water fountains, thought to be used by the Inca for bathing. We’ll then drive back down to Cusco.

We Will pick you up from your hotel and go toward the east of Cusco, along the way we Will make some stops to take pictures of the beautiful Valley of Cusco then will to visit is Pisac, with its picturesque mountain terraces and Inca period buildings, Pisac is also famous for its colorful artisan market where you can take the opportunity to do some shopping. Then we will go downto the town of Urubamba where you will enjoy a delicious buffet lunch. Then we continue with the visit to the impressive archaeological complex of Ollantaytambo, a picturesque town continuously inhabited since Inca times, also known as the living Inca city. After visiting Ollantaytambo we will take you to the Ollantaytambo train station to catch the train towrd Aguas calientes, where we will sleep in a nice hotel.

Early in the morning we will pick you up from your hotel the guide will take you to the bus station to get a 30 min bus to reach the citadel of Machu Picchu, at this point our guide will give you a complete guided tour approximately 2:30 hrs, time in which you can visit: the main areas of the city such as: the Main Square, the Circular Tower, the Sacred Solar Clock, the Royal Rooms, the Temple of the Three Windows and the cemeteries. At the end you will be given free time to take a walk around the citadel or if you wish you can return by bus to the town of Aguas Calientes and have your meals in one of the various restaurants while you wait for your train back to Ollantaytambo. Once you arrive to Ollantaytambo our transfer will be waiting for you to take you back to Cusco city to your nice hotel.

Very early in the morning we will pick you up from your hotel to drive toward the the south of Cusco to the Qollasuyo until Pampachiri, first we will pass through the town of Checacupe, and then continue through Pitumarka, We will arrive at Pampachiri town where we will have a semi-buffet breakfast, after a brief talk, we will begin our walk at the foot of the snowy Ausangate, an ascent to the highest point of Vinincunca know as the Rainbow mountain, We will have the opportunity to meet the different varieties of South American camelids; Arrived at Cerro Colorado, we will have time to take pictures and enjoy the landscape of this enigmatic place. Then, we will continue with our descent walk and flat parts to the starting point of the trek (Pampachiri), then we will have lunch and return to Cusco aariving to Cusco approx 6 pm.

After exploring these 4 days Cusco área, this day we will immerse in the heart of the Andean people, we will pick you up from your hotel then take you toward Pisaq área where we will visit the PARU PARU COMMUNITY a beautiful community located up in the mountains, they will welcome us with nice local music and dress as parto f them, we will learn about their customs, the chief of the community will present the family where we will visit this day, we will learn about the dying proccess, the natural plants, animals and the Iconografy in the textiles. We will have lunch in the community with natural organic products produced in the same área. Then we will walk up on the mountains to visit the Kinsacocha Lagoon, a natural área with stunning views it will like to be in the sky, for about 40 min, here we will be at 4000 meters above sea level but it will be worthy. Then we will go inside the small boats and sailor the lagoon we will learn about the Animals that live in the área and how the community live in balance with the nature. Finally we will have a demostration about the planting and harving process according the season we are, we will learn from the varieties and quality of the different kinf of Potatoes, the colors and sizes a wisdom heritaged from the Incan times and they carried from generations to generations.