Sacred Valley Tour Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
3 Days
Private Service
Bus, Hike & Train
Sacred Valley Tour & Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 3 Day/2Night
Sacred Valley Tour & Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 3 Day/2Night with Peruvian Culture Tours begins with a 8:00 a.m. pick-up from your hotel in Cusco, followed by a scenic journey through the Andes. Highlights include the Chinchero archaeological site with its Inca terraces and weaving traditions, a traditional alpaca farm and textile workshop, the circular terraces of Moray, the impressive Maras Salt Mines, and the iconic Ollantaytambo Inca site, gateway to the Short Inca Trail, offering a perfect blend of history, culture, and stunning landscapes.
- Experience traditional weaving techniques preserved for centuries in Chinchero
- Enjoy one of the most unique and photogenic landscapes in Peru in the salt mine
- Discover how the Incas experimented with crops in Moray
- Observe circular terraces creating different microclimates in Moray
- Explore massive stone terraces and temples in Ollantaytambo.
- Day 1: Sacred Valley Tour From Cusco explore chinchero inca site vist alpaca traming in Chinchero, explore the salt mine of Maras, discover the inca laboratory Moray , immerse in the inca living town Ollantaytambo – overnight in ollantaytambo.
- Day 2: Train from Ollantaytambo – Km 104 Chachabamba, Wiñay Wayna Mountain, sun gate view point , Machu Picchu circuit 1 Panoramic points -bus to aguas calientes town -overnight in 3 star hotel in Aguas Calientes town.
- Day 3: Explore Machu Picchu the best covering , touristic train Back to Ollantaytambo , transport back to Cusco.
Day 1: Sacred Valley Tour
Your journey begins with a 7:30 a.m. pickup from your hotel. Travel in a private van through scenic landscapes to Chinchero, where you’ll visit a local family and learn the ancient art of Andean weaving. Continue to the fascinating circular terraces of Moray, the Inca agricultural laboratory, and the stunning Salt Mines of Maras with over 3,000 salt pools. Enjoy a delicious lunch in Urubamba before exploring the impressive Inca ruins of Ollantaytambo. Then we drive to the hotel in the sacred valley we will overnight surounded with amaizing views in the sacred valley ollantaytambo.
Day 2: Short Inca Trail Hike to Machu Picchu
Your day begins with an early 5:30 a.m. pick-up in Ollantaytambo, followed by a scenic train journey through the breathtaking Sacred Valley to Km 104, the starting point of your unforgettable trek to Machu Picchu.
The hike follows the ancient Inca Trail through lush cloud forests rich in orchids, native flora, and wildlife, including hummingbirds and the colorful Andean cock-of-the-rock. Along the route, enjoy spectacular views of the Urubamba River and the surrounding Andean mountains.
You will visit the remarkable archaeological site of Wiñay Wayna, an impressive Inca complex featuring agricultural terraces, ceremonial sectors, and sophisticated water channels that showcase the ingenuity of Inca engineering. A delicious box lunch is served nearby before continuing the trek.
The journey then leads to Inti Punku (the Sun Gate), where you will be rewarded with your first panoramic view of the majestic Machu Picchu—an unforgettable highlight of the experience.
In the afternoon, enjoy a guided visit to Machu Picchu (Circuit 1), when the citadel is typically less crowded, allowing for a more peaceful and memorable experience. Your expert guide will lead you to the most iconic viewpoints and photo locations.
After the tour, descend by bus to Aguas Calientes, where you will enjoy dinner and spend the night in a comfortable 3-star hotel, bringing an extraordinary day on the Short Inca Trail to a perfect conclusion.
Day 3: Machu Picchu Tour – back to Cusco
After breakfast at your hotel, your unforgettable journey to Machu Picchu begins. From Aguas Calientes, you may either take a comfortable 35-minute bus ride to the entrance or choose a rewarding 1.5-hour uphill hike, surrounded by breathtaking mountain scenery.
Upon arrival, your guide will manage all entrance formalities and lead you on a comprehensive 3-hour on the best circuit of machupicchu, the most complete route through the citadel. As you explore, you’ll marvel at the masterful stonework, ingenious hydraulic engineering, and the most iconic temples and terraces of the Inca civilization.
Expedition Train.
After the guided visit, we return by bus to Aguas Calientes, where you’ll enjoy a delicious lunch at one of the town’s excellent restaurants. Your guide will then accompany you to the train station, ensuring you arrive in plenty of time for your scenic Expedition Train ride through the Sacred Valley. Upon arrival, private transport will be waiting to take you back to your hotel in Cusco, bringing your Machu Picchu adventure to a perfect close.
Included:
- Pre-departure briefing: You will meet your official tour guide at your hotel,for an orientation. our meeting is at 6:00 pm the evening before the trip begins.
- Pick up from your hotel
- Official tour guide inglish speaking,for all the tours.
- Private and confortable transport in the sacred valley tour
- 1 Dafful bag for your extra clothes
- Entrance tickets for the Sacred Valley Tour
- Entry tickets for salt mine of maras
- 1 night in hotel 3 stars in Ollantaytambo Town
- Breakfast at your hotel in Ollantaytambo
- Train ticket to km 104 inca trail (Expedition train, or Voyager train)
- Dafful bags from Ollantaytambo to aguas calientes (that is send by train to your hotel )
- Entry tickets to short Inca trail
- Box lunch in the inca trail (Vegetarian Food on request)
- Entry tickets machupicchu to circuit 1 on day 2
- Entry tickets to machupicchu circuit 3 on day 3
- Bus ticket to aguas calientes town
- 1 night in hotel 3 stars in Machupicchu town, Aguas Calientes.
- Breakfast at the hotel in aguas calientes town
- Touristic Train tickets back to ollantaytambo( Expedition train, or Voyager train)
- Transport from ollantaytambo to Cusco Back to your hotel.
NOT INCLUDED:
- Day 1: lunch, dinner in the sacred valley(you have lot of restaurants to stop)
- Day 2: dinner in aguas calientes town,
- Day 3 Bus tickets to Machu Picchu llaqta.
- Day 3: lunch, dinner in aguas calientes town
- Hike to Huayna Picchu Mountain($46)up grade
- Machupicchu Mountain, Inca bridge($48)
- Entry to machupicchu circuit 2 up grade
- Vistadome panoramic train back to ollantaytambo up grade
- Vistadome observatory train up grade
- Drinks at your dinner and lunch.
- Tips for your local tour guide
Items to bring
- Your Original passport.
- Comfortable backpack.25L
- A small bottle of water
- Camera, binoculars.
- Rain jacket (Rain season in Cusco is November to March).
- Basic personal toiletries.
- A hat or cap for the sun is essential,
- Sunscreen with sun protection.
- Insect repellent for mosquitoes.
- Comfortable hiking boots, sneakers, or sturdy shoes.
- Money in soles or dollars.
- first aid kit.
We will contact you as soon as possible, usually within 2 hours by WhatsApp and up to 24 hours by e-mail.Thank you for your time and interest in touring with Peruvian Culture Tours.
Follow the steps below to book the tour:
- Select a day from the calendar.
- Enter the number of passengers and enter the required data.
- Enter the additional information.
- Choose the payment method.
Prices
- Adult Price: $794 per person.
- Student Price: $774 per student.
Discount:
We offer a special discount of $20 off for students. Students must have the original student card up to 18 years of age,
Containing the following: university information, personal information of the student, photo of the student, and effective date no later than December 31 of the current year.
About booking and payment form
Booking a TRIP (trek or by train) requires a deposit of 50% of the total price of the trip.Please note that this deposit is mandatory to buy the train and entrance tickets to Machu Picchu, all subject to availability. After your deposit and reservation then confirmed, your outstanding balance is due when you arrive in Cusco, either 48 hours before departure or during your briefing. If you do not pay outstanding balances before departure, you cannot participate in your scheduled trip.The final acceptance of any participant is subject to the receipt and review of all the forms, documents, and payments required.
About trip itineraries
All Peruvian Culture Tours hikes are subject to itinerary changes based on a variety of circumstances, Peruvian Culture Tours reserves the right to cancel or change any trip due to river, road, weather conditions, or political climate. We also reserve the right to cancel any trip due to client unsuitability because of age, ill health, poor fitness, intoxication, etc.
Any missed tours due to the above-listed incidences (eg weather conditions or political climate) cannot be refunded or recuperated. The price and duration of a hiking trip will never change once you’re registered. Payments are not refundable for itinerary changes or public land closures.If a trip is canceled due to circumstances beyond our control a trip credit equal to the full amount paid will be issued.
Change policy
If you wish to change the date of departure/ and or route of your trek after making the reservation/deposit, there will be a $50 per-person fee to make the change. If the change is made in the 48 hours prior to the trek, the change will cost $100 per person.
Cancelations by clients:
Cancelation of the tour once you have received a written confirmation incurs a loss of booking deposit -A non-refundable booking deposit.
- Cancelation of the tour within 45 to 22 days before the date of tour departure incurs a loss of 70% of the total tour cost.
- Cancelation of the tour within 21 to 9 days before departure incurs a loss of 80% of the total tour cost.
- Cancelation of the tour within 8 days to 48 hours before departure incurs a loss of 100% of the total tour cost.
- Peruvian Culture Tours is not responsible for additional costs due to unfavorable weather conditions, natural catastrophes, strikes, accidents, illness, injury, loss of personal items, etc. It is the client’s responsibility to carry insurance to cover these types of events. We reserve the right to modify or cancel the program due to any unforeseen conditions.
Medical releases
We require medical releases for prospective guests over 70 years of age and for various circumstances such as a history of cardiovascular disease, chronic illness, and other conditions and factors.
Let know to the guides if you consume any medical tab, pill, or chronic illness to prevent any accident or emergency case, if you have the first aid kit brought for the trail will be very useful for member hikers.
Travel Insurance
For your protection, we strongly recommend the purchase of travel insurance. Travel insurance provides you with trip cancelation or interruption, travel delay, medical expenses, emergency assistance, and baggage delay coverage to protect your financial investment. Medical coverage purchased with your policy will also satisfy our requirement for health insurance.
How to book?
Reservation Form
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Travel Date
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Payments
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$794
Significant: Sacred Valley Tour & Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu 3 Day/2Night , are available!
Daily departures! (Minimum 2 people) Only 250 spaces are available for the day. Book in advance 3 to 6 months.
