8-Day Essential Lima and Cusco
8-Day Essential Lima and Cusco
Tour Overview
Embark on an unforgettable 8-day cultural journey through Peru with the Lima and Cusco Unique Package. This tour offers an immersive experience in two of Peru's most iconic cities, guided by professional bilingual experts. Begin your adventure in Lima, exploring the Larco Museum and the historic center, before heading to Cusco, where you'll acclimate to the altitude and delve into the rich Incan heritage. Discover the vibrant Pisac Market, the impressive Ollantaytambo Fortress, and the breathtaking Machu Picchu, one of the seven wonders of the world. Visit the Sacred Valley's Chinchero, Maras, and Moray, and explore Cusco's nearby ruins, including Sacsayhuaman and Qenqo. Enjoy comfortable stays in centrally located 3-star hotels and savor a delicious lunch in the Sacred Valley. This tour promises a captivating blend of history, culture, and stunning landscapes, making it an ideal choice for singles seeking a unique cultural experience. ...more ...less
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Arrival In Lima
Location: Lima
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: selected hotel
Arrival at the Jorge Chavez International Airport and transfer to the selected hotel. Overnight.
Day 2 : Lima
Location: Lima
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. We will start the tour at 9:00 a.m. in the wonderful Larco Museum, located in Pueblo Libre district, where you can see a complete collection of more than 5000 pieces of ceramic, as well as gold and silver, and pre-Columbian erotic art. After the visit, we will go to the historic center to visit Casa Aliaga, a colonial mansion with beautiful rooms full of invaluable art and history. We continue to the Plaza de Armas, where we find the Government Palace, the Archbishop’s Palace, the Municipal Palace, and other important buildings of the colonial era, where we will visit the Cathedral built in the sixteenth century. After the visit, you will be transferred to the hotel at 2:00 p.m. Rest of the afternoon free and excellent time to start making contact with the country. Overnight in hotel.
Day 3 : Lima / Cusco
Location: Cusco
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport for your flight to the city of Cusco. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your accommodation in Cusco. Free time for good acclimatization at height. Rest of day at leisure. Overnight in hotel.
Day 4 : Cusco / Sacred Valley: Pisac Market Ollantaytambo Fortress / Machu Picchu (Aguas Calientes)
Location: Aguas Calientes
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast at the hotel. We will pick you up from the hotel in Cusco, to start a 30 Km. journey until Pisac. This fantastic place has an amazing market, and archaeological temples of stone buildings, with incredible views to the valley and the magnificent Inca platforms.Then, we will continue until Urubamba to enjoy a delicious buffet lunch, and later we will reach Ollantaytambo. Its temple was the headquarter of Inca’s army, as well as a religious and agricultural place. It has stunning views, and more than a hundred Inca platforms with an advanced irrigation canal for that period. Finally, we will go to Ollantaytambo station to take the Train Expedition to Aguas Calientes, which leaves at 7:00 p.m. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the hotel and you will have a small briefing at 9:00 p.m. with the guide to coordinate the visit to Machu Picchu. Overnight at hotel.
Day 5 : Visit To Machu Picchu With The First Rays Of The Sun / Cusco
Location: Machu Picchu
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. Early morning, you will board the bus to go up the winding road to Machu Picchu (the first one departs 5:30 a.m.). The Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu, will astonish us with its terraces, ceremonial shrines, steps and urban areas. Energy is all around us. After a guided visit, you will take the train back to Ollantaytambo to then take the tourist bus to Cusco and drop you off at your hotel located in the historical center of Cusco. Overnight at hotel.
Day 6 : Cusco / Sacred Valley: Chinchero-Maras-Moray / Cusco
Location: Sacred Valley
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. Early in the morning, we will pick you up from the hotel to start this fascinating tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Our first stop will be at the town of Chinchero, located 17 miles from Cusco city. Here, we will visit a local workshop to appreciate the ancestral techniques to create amazing textiles. Then, we will visit the salt mines of Maras located on an open hill in Urubamba’s valley. This place has an impressive process created by Incas, where a subterranean stream evaporates salty water and it emerges at a spring. The flow is then directed into an intricate system of tiny channels constructed so that the water runs gradually down onto the several hundred ancient terraced ponds. The water, which is exposed to the sun, leaves salt on the land. After visiting the salt mines near Maras, head to the Moray ruins, which are made up of three coliseums thought to have been used by the Incas as a sort of open air crop laboratory. The coliseums consist of several enormous terraced circular depressions, the largest of which is about 30 meters (98 feet) deep. Admire these terraces which are arranged in concentric circles and are reminiscent of an ancient Greek theater. Later, we will drop you off at El Regocijo Square.
Day 7 : Cuzco: City Tour
Location: Cusco
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. We’ll pick you up from the hotel, and start the tour visiting the Temple of the Sun well-known as Koricancha. This symbolic place has a clear example of the fusion between Incan and Hispanic cultures, and its base was used to build Santo Domingo’s Church and its famous convent. Then, we’re going to visit the Cathedral located in the Main Square, to appreciate a beautiful religious paintings of the Cusco School. The Cusco City Tour continues in Sacsayhuaman, an amazing archaeological complex with huge carved stones which fit each other in a perfect way, and it is said that it was built by more than 20 thousand men, and took over 70 years to finish it. Then we will visit Qenqo religious temple, place where the Incas worshiped their Gods like the Sun, the Moon and the Earth. You will have an incredible experience exploring through its underground galleries, and admire a semicircular amphitheater. We will continue this entertaining excursion in the military compound of Puca Pucara, which means “Red Fortress” for its reddish infrastructure. Then we will go the water’s worship center of Tambomachay, with aqueducts and waterfalls provided from nearby springs. At the end, we will drop you off at El Regocijo Square.
Day 8 : Cuzco / Lima
Location: Cusco
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to take the regular flight back to Lima. International flight connection.
What's Included
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Private Transfers
Private arrival and departure transfers in Lima and Cusco, with only driver.
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Accommodation
Accommodation in hotel category 4 or similar, with breakfast included.
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Entrance Tickets
Entrance tickets to the places mentioned in the itinerary.
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Train to Machu Picchu
Train to Machu Picchu is included.
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Bus to Machu Picchu
Bus to get on and off the citadel of Machu Picchu is included.
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Shared Excursions
Shared excursions with guide in Spanish / English.
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Lunch in Sacred Valley
Lunch in the visit to the Sacred Valley: Pisac and Ollantaytambo.
What's Not Included
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Tips
Tips are not included.
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Unspecified Food and Drinks
Food and drinks not mentioned in the program are not included.
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Additional Excursions
Additional excursions are not included.
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Local Flights
Local flights Lima-Cusco-Lima are not included.
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International Flights
International flights are not included.
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Airport Assistance
Assistance at the airport for international connection on the last day is not included.
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Entrance to Huayna Picchu
Entrance to Huayna Picchu is not included.
Accommodation
Centrally located 3-star hotels in the cities of Lima, Cusco and Aguas Calientes.
Mode of Transport
Private arrival and departure transfers in Lima and Cusco with only a driver, train to Machu Picchu, and bus to get on and off the citadel of Machu Picchu.
Check out our Q&As
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What type of accommodation is provided during the tour?
The tour provides accommodation in centrally located 3-star hotels in the cities of Lima, Cusco, and Aguas Calientes.
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Are meals included in the tour package?
Breakfast is included with the accommodation, and lunch is provided during the visit to the Sacred Valley, specifically in Pisac and Ollantaytambo.
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Is transportation to Machu Picchu included in the tour?
Yes, the tour includes a train to Machu Picchu and a bus to get on and off the citadel of Machu Picchu.
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Are entrance tickets to attractions included in the tour?
Yes, entrance tickets to the places mentioned in the itinerary are included in the tour package.
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Is there a guide provided during the excursions?
Yes, shared excursions with a guide in Spanish and English are included in the tour.
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What is the process for visiting Machu Picchu?
On the day of the visit to Machu Picchu, you will board a bus early in the morning to go up the winding road to the site. After a guided visit, you will return by bus to Aguas Calientes and then take the train back to Ollantaytambo, followed by a tourist bus to Cusco.
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Can I visit Huayna Picchu during the tour?
Visiting Huayna Picchu is not included in the tour, but you can request a reservation and admission when confirming your reservation, upon payment of the corresponding supplement.
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What happens if I need to change my holiday date once I’ve booked?
Please let us know as soon as you are aware you need to make changes and we can check on what is possible for you.
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What policies are in place for Covid-19?
Please contact us for our latest COVID-19 poilcies.
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Who will be my travelling companions on the tour?
We provide services to customers from multiple countries around the world.
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Low Deposit
Tangol Tours requires a minimum deposit of 50% or the full booking value, whichever is less, with the final balance not due until 30 days before departure.
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Cancellation Policy
We don't charge a cancellation fee, here is a summary of tangol tours charges.
At 30 days before tour starts: Forfeit 20% of booking price.
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8-Day Essential Lima and Cusco
8 Days Starting in Lima, Peru and ending in Cusco, Peru
Visiting: Lima, Cusco, Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley
Tour operator:
Tour code:
598
Specialist Group:
Singles Solo
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Age range:
0-99
Special diets catered:
Vegetarians, Meat