Peru Express: Lima, Cusco, and Machu Picchu

You’re not an explorer until you’ve seen this world wonder with your own two eyes! Discover Machu Picchu with two full days at the ancient citadel to marvel, explore every facet, and get that perfect photo. Or crank up the adventure with a day hike over the Machu Picchu ruins. History, architecture, and world renowned food are what await you in Cusco. While the aptly named Sacred Valley will astonish you with its sweeping mountainous landscapes and vibrant cultural traditions.

Trip Route:

• Day 1 : Pick up from airport and city tour of Lima
• Day 2 : Arrival in Cusco and City Tour
• Day 3 : Sacred Valley – Train to Aguas Calientes
• Day 4 : Machu Picchu Tour
• Day 5 : Cusco – Lima (End of the Service).

• Arrival in the city of Lima Capital of Peru, Reception by our representative at Jorge Chavez airport and private transfer to your selected hotel, Overnight in Lima
• In the afternoon, you’ll meet your English-speaking guide for your exciting tour of Lima, which will take you to the city’s main historical, religious, and more interesting contemporary sites. Stops include the ruins of Huaca Pucllana in Miraflores followed by a visit to the colonial Plaza Mayor in the historic center. Here you’ll see the Government Palaces, the Cathedral where Francisco Pizarro is buried, and the San Francisco Monastery, famous for its catacombs where over 250,000 human bones are still on display. You’ll then check out some modern, upscale areas, including Larcomar, and return to your hotel in the early evening.

• Choquequirao Expeditions will schedule a private transfer to take you from your hotel to the airport for your flight to Cusco.
• Upon arrival at the Cusco airport, a Choquequirao Expeditions representative will meet you for the drive to the Hotel in Cusco center.
• In the afternoon, an expert guide will take you to some of the world’s best archeological sites, including the beautiful Cusco Cathedral, the sacred Temple of the Sun or Qoricancha, and the spectacular Sacsayhuaman fortress. In the late afternoon, you’ll return to your Cusco hotel. Spend the evening at your leisure enjoying the local cuisine, music, and the splendor of Cusco at night.

• Our guide will pick you up from the hotel at the coordinated time, then we will drive north of Cusco through the mountains, we will have a stop at Taray viewpoint where we will have an introduction to Inca history, we will be able to see fertile plains in this area of the Andes, terraces and irrigation channels made by the Incas.
• Then we will go to the ruins of Pisac, where we will learn about the Inca culture, where we can observe stone architecture and impressive agricultural terraces. Then we return to the city of Pisac where we will stop at the craft market.
• Finally, we will take the van where we will see the Urubamba river towards the city of Ollantaytambo where we will visit the ruins, an important Inca construction, it is an Inca place where we can find rock formations that represent the Inca god, Wiracocha, and in the afternoon we will take our train to go to the town of Aguas Calientes for about 2 hours where we will spend the night.

• Today we will visit Machu Picchu. we will visit the famous sacred city of the Incas, the precious stone city of Inca development. You will decide, with your tour guide, the best time to start your day. Many people want to ascend at 4 a.m. walk to the transport station to take one of the main transports to Machu Picchu.
• It can be nice to get to the base in the vestiges when they open, at 6 a.m., to obtain the supernatural mists in the remains when the sun rises. After a 25-minute bus to Machu Picchu, your tour guide will take you to the best prospects before hikers arrive. At that point, we will begin the guided tour of two hours, investigating most of the renowned places of this great bastion: the Temple of the Sun, the Royal Tomb, the Intiwatana, the Main Square, and the Temple of the 3 Windows. The Artisan Sector, the Temple of the Condor, and many others.
• After the visit, you will have a schedule to explore the remains on your own. In case you have booked an extra hike to ascend the mountain Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu, you will go to that hike. On the off chance that you have decided not to book an extra hike, you can go to the sun gate and witness its impressive prospects.
• Around 2:30 or 3 p.m., you must take the transport to Aguas Calientes to have lunch in one of the numerous restaurants that are there. Make sure you get to the train station 30 minutes early. Our train plan is typically at 4:20 p.m. to Ollantaytambo, where you will meet our private transportation for an additional two-hour trip to Cusco.

• At the appropriate time, transfer to the airport of Cusco Alejandro Velasco for your trip to the city of Lima.
• End of our service.

• Pick up from the airport in Lima.
• City tour in Lima.
• Lima – Cusco – Lima Airfare.
• Pick up from the airport Cusco.
• City tour in Cusco.
• Hotel in Lima (twin bedroom with private bathroom and hot shower).
• Hotel in Cusco (twin bedroom with private bathroom and hot shower).
• Hotel in Aguas Calientes (twin bedroom with private bathroom and hot shower).
• Sacred Valley tour.
• Entrance fee to Machu Picchu.
• English / Quechua / Spanish professional guide speak.
• Second Tour Guide over 12 people.
• First-aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle.
• Tourist expeditions train ticket from Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo.
• Bus Round Trip (Aguas Calientes – Machupicchu – Aguas Calientes).
• Private transportation from Ollantaytambo to Cusco.
• Visit Machupicchu (3 hours guided tour to explore the whole incan sites).
• Drop off from hotel to airport.
• Tourist ticket for archaeological sites.
• Entrance fee to Qoricancha.

• Extra expenses.
• Feeding.
• Not detailed meals.
• Travel and health insurance (bring copies with you).
• Huayna Picchu entrance US$ 40 extra.
• Tips (optinal).

• Original Passport.
• Original Student Card (if you book as a student).
• A travel insurance card is essential.
• Rain gear (jacket and pants) or poncho. Plastic ponchos can be purchased for about $ 2 in Cusco.
• Camera, films and batteries (batteries consume more quickly under cold conditions).
• Hat or cap to protect you from sun, rain and cold.
• Sunblock.
• Toilet paper.
• Snacks: biscuits, energy bars, chocolate, raw fruits, muesli, etc.
• Your own first aid kit with special medicines you may need, paracetamol, second skin blisters, etc.
• Cash – sufficient for snacks, tips and souvenirs.

We also offer a special service only for you or your group, you have the power to choose the size of your group and the date of departure, we will never add other people since it will be organized only for you.

All of our private services include additional items such as:

• Hotel 3 Stars (At Lima).
• Hotel 3 Stars (At Cusco).
• Hotel 3 Stars (At Aguas Calientes Town).
• Entrance fees for doing the City tour of Lima, Cusco, and Sacred Valley.
• Entrance to climb Huaynapicchu Mountain.
• Vistadome Train (First Class train back from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo or from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes).
• Private van from Ollantaytambo to Cusco.
• Bus Round Trip (Aguas Calientes – Machupicchu – Aguas Calientes).
• Buffet Lunch in Urubamba.
• Lunch in Machupicchu or Aguas Calientes.
• Tour Guide to explore Machupicchu and Huaynapicchu all day. And of course, we pay a little more to our Staff and Guide.

We offer 3 kinds of service, each with different price ranges and you can book in any of these services according to your convenience, we just need you to be a minimum of 02 people to organize your trip on the date that suits you, all our services are 100 % guaranteed.

We are a direct TOUR OPERATOR that never passes clients to other agencies as most agencies do it here in Cusco to save operating costs with poor quality.

We will make the trip even if there are only 02 people in your group.