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CUZCO AND MACHU PICCHU (3 DAYS/2 NIGHTS)
Private & Shared Services Day 1 Cuzco Arrival, reception and transfer to selected hotel. Morning at leisure to adapt to the altitude.
In the afternoon, guided visit of the four ruins nearby, the Sacsayhuaman Fortress, overlooking the city of Cuzco, a pre Inca architectural masterpiece; Kenko, a rock sanctuary whose main attraction is a monolithic altar representing a puma, the red Fortress of Puca-Pucara and Tambomachay, a beautiful fountain fed by a spring forming a series of basins. Continuation to the city to visit the Main Square, the Cathedral with its religious Art Museum, the Santo Domingo Church built on top of the Koricancha, temple of the sun during the Inca period. Overnight at selected hotel.
Day 2 Cuzco – Machu Picchu – Cuzco
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the rail station to take the train to Aguas Calientes, at the foot of the Machu Picchu ruins. Minibus up to the ruins and guided visit of Machu Picchu, which is totally built of stone blocks, fitted with masterful precision. This fabulous city has houses, temples, warehouses, a large central square, all connected by narrow roads and steps, and is surrounded by terraces cut into the mountain side which were used for agriculture. Lunch at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge.
In the afternoon return to Cuzco and transfer to your hotel.
Day 3 Cuzco
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport or train station.
CUZCO AND THE SACRED VALLEY High in Peru's southern Andes, Cuzco was the former capital of the Inca's great empire...
