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TREKKING THROUGH THE SACRED VALLEY AND MACHU PICCHU $425 USD per person

Discover The Richest Sacred Valley And The Mystery Of The Lost Inca Citadel In 2 Days - 1 Night

The Sacred Valley of the Incas is a unique valley of Peru offering the best starting point for many adventurous outdoor activities including trekking and hiking trip along the amazing trails through beautiful countryside during all year.
Two days trekking through the Sacred Valley of the Incas and visit the mystery of the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu.
The trekking in the Sacred Valley is available for people don't have enough time to book or hike the classical 2 or 4 days Inka trail to Machu Picchu. This is the stronger reason why PERU ADVENTURE TOURS offer treks and camping in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
After 2005 the famous Inca trail becomes more crowded and more expensive, hikers are becoming more adventurous and exploring alternatives great trails in the Sacred Valley.
The Sacred Valley offer colourful legends, myths are still alive and much of their infrastructure such as agricultural terraces and irrigation system, archaeological sites, fortress, sold villages and towns and churches still exist today.
PERU ADVENTURE TOURS recommend to hikers lover to get outdoor and excercise their legs among spectacular mountain scenery in the Sacred Valley. The best season for trekking and hiking in the Sacred Valley is from May to December, when the trails are dry.
These 2 days alternative trek through Sacred Valley combine nice trek, train journey and complete guided tour of Mystery of the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu, the lost city in the Andean clouds. The tour includes over night in Aguas Calientes, the bottom town of Machu Picchu.
PERU ADVENTURE TOURS invite to make reservation prior you arrive to Peru.

Moray Pre-Inca Agriculture Terraces

SACRED VALLEY TREK ITINERARY

DAY 1: CUSCO - CHINCHERO - MORAY - MARAS - OLLANTAYTAMBO - AGUAS CALIENTES

At 7am pick up from the hotel and travel with tour guide by private van Chincheros, this transfer takes 50 minutes approximately, from the top you will see spectacular panoramic view of Vilcanota Mountain range.
First we drive to Chincheros through nice countryside, visit the archaeological site, which display a great mixture of both Inca and Colonial buildings style. Continue descending driving to Moray, this a colonial town located in middle of nature, from here we started our trekking in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The trek will be through green hills and viewing amazing landscape of the mountain in the other side of Urubamba River.
Arrive to Moray agricultural laboratory, the tour guide will takes you into these circular terraces and explain their function, which were built by the Incas, were used as a seed-producing area for the principal crops of the empire, like potato and maize.
Continue hiking through variety of crops grown by the local farmers we will arrive to a nice viewpoint, from where we have wonderful panoramic view of Urubamba and Ollantaytambo canyon. Lunch will be served in middle of nature, our cook will prepare our country lunch.
Two more hours hiking on the trail used by locals arrive to Maras Salineras, we spend some time on the salt pans, our guide will explain you how is the process to work the salt, who they transport the salt from the mine to Maras.
After visit this amazing salt pans continue descending to the bottom of the Sacred Valley, along the way down we need to be ready to appreciate some Andean birds such as hummingbirds, falcons and other type of birds.
After 5 or 6 hours and around 17km of nice trekking arrive to Urubamba River and then we cross this river through hanging bridge. On the other side of the river will be waiting the van to pick up and drop us to Ollantaytambo train station.
Around 4pm aboard the train to Aguas Calientes, the bottom town of Machu Picchu. If time permit OPTIONAL visit the thermal baths located next of town. Overnight in a comfortable hotel with private bathroom and hot shower (L – D).

DAY 2: AGUAS CALIENTES - MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO

1st OPTION
At 4:30am breakfast and begin of 2 hours climb to Machu Picchu archaeological site (2500m).
2nd OPTION
At 6am breakfast and half hour later aboard the first tourist bus to drop us to Machu Picchu main door, and to be the first visitors inside Machu Picchu archaeological site you will have complete guided tour of this spectacular and mystical place. The guided tour include walk through the different section such as urban, agriculture, and the religions zone was used by the Inca Culture. According withthe time and your feeling you can coordinating with the tour guide climb to Huayna Picchu (Young Mountain) this climbing take around 1 hour to get the summit from where you can have the best view for photos of all Machu Picchu and of deep green canyon surrounding the sacred Inca City. At according time descend to Machu Picchu and then free time to explorer on your own. At mentioned time aboard a tourist bus to descend to Aguas Calientes town. Lunch will be in town and then we will aboard the backpacker train to Ollantaytambo (Sacred Valley) and from here we take a private van to drop us to the hotel in Cusco (B - L).

SACRED VALLEY TREK INCLUDES

Private transfer from Cusco to Chinchero
English speaking tour guide (2 days)
2 lunches in the sacred valley and Aguas Calientes
1 Dinner en Aguas Calientes
Entrance fee to every archaeological sites, according the program (some tour operators don’t include this ticket)
Train ticket Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo (Backpacker service; if you prefer to take better service of train let know us at the booking time)
Lodging in Aguas Calientes (3* hotel with private bathroom and hot shower)
Tourist bus up to Machu Picchu - Aguas Calientes (2nd day)
Bottle of oxygen and first aid kit for all participants and our cam staff (only private service)
Food and accommodation for our camp staff (guide and driver)
Trekking tour price include government sales tax (19% as known IGV)
PERU ADVENTURE TOURS gift (Private VIP Service only)

TOUR SCHEDULE & COST 2009
DATE	TOUR	COST
Any day (all the year)	TREKKING THROUGH THE SACRED VALLEY AND MACHU PICCHU Discover The Richest Sacred Valley And The Mystery Of The Lost Inca Citadel In 2 Days - 1 Night	Backpacker Service (Join group) 1 to more participants $425 USD each one Private VIP Service (Private guide/ Van) 2 participants $675 USD each one 3-4 participants $627 USD each one 5 to more participants $573 USD each one
Discount 5%: South American Explorers Club Members Discount 10%: Tour Operators or Travel Agencies Only Students: $25 USD discount only with valid green ISIC card
Organized Groups: We offer private and any time departure
Group size: up to 8 participants per tour guide
BOOKING: We highly recommended to book this trek prior you arrive to Peru

All prices stated above are subject to change.
Exchange rate $1 USD = S/. 3.02 (rate may vary daily).
Above prices includes local sales tax.

Machu Picchu Behind The Rocky Window

NOT INCLUDED

Optional bus down from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes on the first day ($6 USD)
Optional entrance to the hot springs in Aguas Calientes ($3 USD)
Towel can be hired for $1 USD at the hot spring - Aguas Calientes
Alcoholic drinks
Breakfast on the first day
Tips for guide and camp staff
Personal porter to help you to carry your item cost $30 USD per day

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING/CARRY

Backpack 45Lt (Day bacpkack)
Rain jacket or poncho (December - April)
Strong comfortable and waterproof footwear
One complete change of clothing (you can afford to carry more changes of clothing if you hire a personal porters, see options below)
Sweater and jacket (something warm)
Bottle of water during the trekking time
Hat or cap to protect you from the sun
Sun block (sun protection cream)
Insect repellent
Toiletries, towel and toilet paper
Selection of small snacks, chocolate, dried fruit, biscuits, etc
Camera, plenty of film and spare batteries
Swimsuit (if you plan to hot springs at Aguas Calientes after the trek)
You also need to bring your original passport to aboard the train and enter to Machu Picchu
Walking sticks or poles (rubber covers required in order to walk inside Machu Picchu).

SACRED VALLEY WAETHER

Dry season (April – November)
Day temperature 20ºC/25ºC
Night temperature -1ºC/7ºC
Wet season (December – March)
Day temperature 17ºC/22ºC
Night temperature 4ºC/10ºC

PORTERS to carry up to 12Kg = $120 USD ($30 USD per day) for the full duration of the tour from Cusco to Aguas Calientes. Regarding porters who carry personal items. You will need to carry with you a daypack with your Camera, bottle of water, snacks, a fleece or something warm and a poncho in case of rain (unlikely in Dry season but as a precaution) and anything you will need before lunch as porters do not walk alongside you. Your bag will be waiting for you in your tent at campsites.
Best to put everything up to 12kgs in one backpack for the porter so that you don´t have 2 large backpacks in your tent. We can provide you with a big rice sack that is not heavy but also not water proof so use plastic bags around your gear. The porters have large ponchos to cover them and the bag.
Please note there are fines if you give an excess of 9 or 12 kgs so try to underpack rather than overpack or pay for an extra 9kgs.

TOURIST TICKET CUSCO

Officially known as the Boleto Turistico Unico (BTU) this ticket is valid for 10 days. It is sold at the Instituto Nacional de Cultura (INC). The ticket allows you entry to the following sites:
Cusco Cathedral
Religious Art Museum
Church of San Blas
Regional History Museum
Sacsayhuaman
Qenko
Puca Pucara
Tambo Machay
Pisac
Ollantaytambo
Chinchero
plus a few other sites
This ticket does not include the Koricancha-Santo Domingo complex - separate entrance fee of 6 Soles (about $2 USD).

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