Sacred Valley Tour & Short Inca Trail 3 Days

This tour will start at 7:30 am when we pick you up at your hotel, and will immediately start heading out of Cusco towards the Sacred Valley Tour. On the way there, we will stop at a local alpaca farm, where you will get the opportunity to meet with some of the locals and feed some of the native animals from Peru.

After stopping here, we will continue towards the Sacred Valley, stopping at a lookout point to take some pictures of the beautiful valley and surrounding mountains peaks.

Our first stop in the valley will be Pisac, a local village with a thriving market and beautiful ruins. The guide will give an explanation of the inca ruins, then you will have time to explore the ruins and the market on your own.

After Pisac, we will continue onto Urubamba, where we will stop for lunch at a local restaurant.

After lunch, we will continue on to our final stop of the day, Ollantaytambo. These famous ruins were built to match the sun’s cycle, aligning the temple with the nearby mountains to track the solstices.

This temple also has quite intricate agricultural terraces, allowing you to experience some of the ancient technology that was available to the Incas. Our guide will give you an explanation of the site, after which you will have free time to explore the ruins on your own. After some time, we will drop you off at your Hotel in Ollantaytambo Village. Where you will rest very well for the following day that will have a Short Inca Trail tour to Machu Picchu.

Your guide will pick you up from your hotel at 5:40 am in Ollantaytambo village. we will travel by train from Ollantaytambo to the trailhead (called km 104). We will cross the bridge which is over the Urubamba River to the checkpoint, where you will show your passport and entrance fee of the Short Inca trail, once you pass the checkpoint; will start to hike to the first archeological site (Chachabamba).

This complex was considered the second gate to Machu Picchu. After climbing approximately 3.5 hours, we will arrive at the fascinating Inca site of Wiñay Wayna, where we will stop to eat our box lunch. In the afternoon, we will continue through the cloud forest towards the famous Inti Punku (sun gate), from where we have our first panoramic view of marvelous Machu Picchu. Continuing the inca foot step until we reach to another view point or classic view point from where you will take your afternoon sun set photos and then the bus going to take us to Aguas Calientes to spend the night in the hotel.
Walking distance: 12 km / 7.5 miles
Overnight accommodations: Hotel in Aguas Calientes (3 stars hotel)
Meals: Box lunch and dinner. Breakfast is not included.

After an early breakfast at 5:00 am in Aguas Calientes, we will board the one of the first tourist bus to the Machu Picchu main entrance. You will have an early-morning, 2-hour guided tour of this spectacular and mystical site.

This guided tour includes hiking through the different sections of the city, such as the urban sector, the agriculture sector, and the religions zone. After the guided tour, you will have free time to explore the city by yourself, according to the time set by the tour guide.

Additionally, this free time can be used to climb the Huayna Picchu Mountain 1 hour up or Machu Picchu Mountain 2 hours up to have the best panoramic view of the surrounding mountains. However, if you would like to do this, please book this in advance with us as there are additional tickets that need to be purchased. Climbing to the top of either mountain.

At the designated time, you will take a bus back to Aguas Calientes, where you will have lunch and receive your train ticket(s) back to Ollantaytambo. From Ollantaytambo, we will transfer you back to your hotel in Cusco using our private transport.