Luxury Cusco & Sacred Valley Tour
6 Days / 5 Nights

You will be welcomed at the Cusco airport by our friendly representative and transferred to your hotel. Remember, landing at 3,300 meters can be hard on the body. Do not feel concerned if you have shortness of breath or a small headache. This is common and should go away quickly. You can reduce the symptoms by staying hydrated with water and tea.

(Provide us your flight details to pick you up and transfer to your hotel)

Cusco is a true mixture of Inca archeological remains, colonial architecture and cobblestone streets.

Our day will begin with an immersive culinary experience in the city of Cusco. Your guide will come to pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at approximately 9:30AM. From here, we will make our way to the most colorful markets of the city, San Pedro market, for a culinary tour. During this tour, you will be delighted by the vast range of fruits, vegetables, local ingredients, and ancient flavors. We will also handpick each of our ingredients for our culinary session.

After our tour of San Pedro market, we will continue to our private cooking studio to begin our 3-hour cooking class. During this time, we will learn all about Peruvian Culinary art, local dishes, and iconic drinks. This will be a hands-on opportunity to create a three course Andean/Peruvian inspired meal.

After lunch, we will head out to explore the famous Qosqo City (the Capital City of the Incas). We will begin with the San Blas area, the oldest neighborhoods of Cusco. Following, you will continue visiting the 12-angle stone, walk by San Francisco square and Plaza de Armas.

The Sacred Valley was one of the most beautiful and historically important locations during the Inca Empire. Known for its fertile plains, and astonishing Inca archeological sites the Valley captivates all visitors in unexplainable ways.

Today’s tour will begin with your private pickup at 8:00AM directly from your hotel in Cusco. From here we will drive to the quaint town of Ollantaytambo for our guided tour of the town’s archeological site and cobblestone streets. This stop will be of great importance to understand the magnitude and complexity of the Inca empire, its power and cosmovision beliefs.

We will continue to the vast plains of Moray, where in the company opriest, we will partake in a Pachamama ceremony. During this cultural experience, we will learn about ancient beliefs, sacred mountains and so much more. Our time in the plains of Moray will be accompanied by the picturesque views of the towering mountain ranges of the Valley. Our lunch will be in nature, picnic style. We will enjoy a delicious lunch prepared with the best of local ingredients.

In finishing our tour, we will drive to the town of Ollantaytambo where you will board your Vistadome train to Aguas Calientes. In Aguas Calientes, you will be ushered to your hotel accommodation in town.

After breakfast, we will board the bus to Machu Picchu Citadel for our guided tour of the site. From here, you will begin your 2-hour guided tour of the archeological site.

Once you are finished with your tour of Machu Picchu, you will head to the restaurant at the Belmond Sanctuary Lodge for an exquisite lunch.

After lunch, you will have some free time to relax and return to the town of Aguas Calientes (by bus) before boarding your return in the luxury Hiram Bingham train to Cusco.

Once in Cusco, you will be privately escorted to your hotel.

The Imperial City of the Incas is a true gem of the Peruvian Andes. Cusco is a true mixture of Inca archeological remains, colonial architecture and cobblestone streets.

To begin, your private guide will come to pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at approximately 9AM. From here, we will head to Cusco’s Plaza de Armas (main square), to visit the famous Cusco Cathedral. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Cathedral will awe you with its impressive architecture, extensive collection of original art works and all gold-leafing decorating the altars.

Continuing on, we will continue on foot through an ancient Inca-built Street from the Plaza de Armas to the Q’oricancha or the Temple of the Sun. At the Q’oricancha, you will be able to compare the building methods of the Incan culture and the Spanish conquerors. This was the key spiritual center of the Incas, leading to all four quarters of the Inca Empire. There is also a bronze, high altar to be seen.

From Q’oricancha, your group will walk down Avenida El Sol, where you will take your private van/bus for your 25-minute car drive outside the city to visit the most important archeological sites around Cusco. You will be taken to the majestic Inca site of Sacsayhuaman, with its enigmatic 200-ton monoliths and unmatchable views of the entire city.

After enjoying some of the best views of the city, we will return to Plaza de Armas to delight our palates with some of the best dishes in the city for lunch. The rest of the afternoon will be free of arranged activities for you to enjoy at your own leisure.

Your day´s trek will begin with an early-morning private pick up from your accommodation in Cusco at 4 AM. From here, it will be a 3.5 car drive in our private van passing through traditional villages to the trail head. At the trailhead, we will stop and enjoy a hearty breakfast, prepared by our trekking chef.

After breakfast, we will begin the hike from Chillca located at 3,700 m.a.s.l./ 12,140 ft.a.s.l., until the famous Rainbow Mountain. This hike will be approximately 4-hours along gradually ascending terrain. Along the way, you will enjoy amazing views of the Andes, glacial peaks, red mountains, rocky hills, and traditional llamas and alpacas grazing along the valley. As you reach the summit of the mountain, you will be able to spot some Andean wildlife too. This is one of the few places in Cusco where you can see wild Vicuñas, the Andean camel. Vicuñas are in the same family as llamas, although they are smaller. Their wool is the most expensive wool in the world.

Once we arrive at the top of Rainbow Mountain, you will have enough time to absorb the majesty of the red mountains that surround this area. You will also see amazing views of the valleys and Ausangate Glacier Peak in front of you. Ausangate is the tallest mountain of the Cusco region (just under 21,000 ft elevation) and is part of the Cordillera Vilcanota Range. While taking in these magnificent views, our staff will bring you some hot drinks and share some information with you about the composition of these mountains and how they became striated in the rainbow of colours.

After taking a few amazing pictures and soaking in the views (perhaps we will even see a few condors floating on the air currents), we will begin our descent back to the trail head. This will be a 2 hour, downhill hike. We will then meet up with our trekking chef and enjoy a delicious, freshly prepared, hot lunch.

After lunch, we will start our return trip back to the Chillca village, to catch our private van back to Cusco. We will drop you off at your hotel around 7 – 8 p.m.

We hate to see you go but hope you have had the best of experiences in the Peruvian Andes! Our service today will include your private pick up from your hotel in Cusco and transfer to the airport for your departure flight.