Essential Inca Trail

• Reception at Cusco airport and transfer to the hotel.
• Welcome with coca leaf tea to help with altitude adaptation (3,390 m / 11,122 ft).
• Check-in and explanation of tourist attractions with a city map.
• Recommendations for restaurants, exchange houses, shops, traditional markets.
• We advise resting for a few hours to enjoy the free afternoon and evening.

Optional: Presentation of typical Andean songs and dances at the Qosqo Center of Native Art (7:00 PM). We recommend arriving at 6:00 PM.

Accommodation: Cusco

• 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Private walk through the historic center with local guide (courtesy service for Inka Rainbow clients).
• Afternoon - Archaeological City Tour (approx. 5.5 hours).
• Visit to the Cusco Cathedral (Baroque style of the Cusco School).
• Visit to Qoricancha (Temple of the Sun).
• Tour of Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay.
• Return to Cusco. Free night to explore typical restaurants.

Accommodation: Cusco

• Recommendation: bring only a backpack with a change of clothes, leave luggage at the hotel storage.
• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Visit to the Taray viewpoint for a view of the Sacred Valley.
• Pisac Archaeological Center and Artisan Market.
• Buffet lunch in Urubamba.
• Visit to the Ollantaytambo archaeological center.
• Visit to the town of Chinchero: archaeological center and colonial church.
• Return to Cusco.

Accommodation: Cusco

• Departure at 7:00 AM towards Ollantaytambo station.
• Boarding the train towards Km 104.
• Visit to the Chachabamba archaeological complex (2,250 m / 7,382 ft).
• Hike to Wiñay Wayna ("eternally young").
• Visit to the Wiñay Wayna archaeological complex.
• Lunch and continuation towards Inti Punku (Sun Gate).
• Panoramic view of Machu Picchu.
• Descent to Aguas Calientes.

Accommodation: Aguas Calientes

• Transfer to the bus to go up to the Machu Picchu citadel.
• Guided tour: Temple of the Sun, the Three Windows, the Royal Tomb and other attractions.
• Free time to explore, rest, meditate and feel the spiritual energy of the place.
• Descent to Aguas Calientes (1.5 hours before train departure).
• Return train to Ollantaytambo or Poroy.
• Private transfer to the hotel in Cusco.

Accommodation: Cusco

• Very early departure towards Chillihuani Cusipata.
• Hearty breakfast before the ascent.
• Approximately 3-hour hike to Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca).
• Delivery of walking stick and identification vest.
• Arrival at Rainbow Mountain: rest and photos.
• Return to Chillihuani Cusipata for lunch.
• Return to Cusco.

Accommodation: Cusco

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Transfer to the airport 2 hours before flight departure.

Important Note: Cusco: Check-In 10:00 AM / Check-Out 9:00 AM | Aguas Calientes: Check-In 9:00 AM / Check-Out 10:00 AM.

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