Classic Experiential Circuit: Lima - Cusco in 5 Days

Day 1: LIMA

Pick up at the airport and transfer to your hotel.

Colonial City Tour in Lima (afternoon)

The city tour in Lima is optional and is done in two shifts in the morning or afternoon, depending on the time of day.

The city tour includes the visit of Lima known as the City of Kings and that will start his excursion in the afternoon between 14:15 and 14:30.

The visit begins at Huaca Pucllana, which was a pre-Inca ceremonial and administrative building. Then will visit the city center where the Cathedral, the Tomb of Pizarro, the Catacombs of San Francisco, the Congress, the Torre Tagle Palace, and some residential neighborhoods, such as San Isidro and Miraflores where you can see spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

Once your tour is over you will be transferred to your hotel or in Miraflores, the districts of San Isidro.

Overnight in Lima.

Day 2: LIMA - CUSCO (FREE)

Breakfast at hotel

At the scheduled time transfer to Lima airport.

Flight Lima - Cusco (on behalf of the passengers)

Reception at Cusco airport and transfer to your hotel.

Free afternoon to acclimatize to the altitude or activities on their own.

Day 3: CUSCO – WILLOQ

Breakfast at the hotel.

Meet, interact, share the customs and traditions of this Inca Community, sow, sew, cook and have fun with their typical dances.

The tour starts at 06:00 in Cusco and ends around 19.00h (full day)

Agency staff will pick you up from your respective hotel in Cusco, we are heading to the Sacred Valley of the Incas by the route of Chinchero, and we will make a small stop at the Raqchi Viewpoint to appreciate part of the Sacred Valley

Then we arrive to Urubamba and later to Ollantaytambo where we will make a small stop to know this beautiful town.
At 10: 00 a.m., approximately we will arrive at our destination the community of Willoq, welcome from the community.

The villagers will give us a very warm welcome with music, dances, and their typical costumes

Then we will be given some typical costumes, and we will dress like the locals.

Activities in Willoq:
 

Activity 1 "Weaving demonstration": In this activity we will have the opportunity to learn the traditional techniques used in the preparation of their materials, the extraction of the wool and the use of natural dyes, this activity is done by the women.

At the appropriate time, we will have a typical and delicious lunch waiting for us; it can be a Cuy a la leña accompanied by the natural products of the community, or some other dish previously coordinated with the agency.
 

Activity 2 "Demonstration of agriculture": In this activity, we can see first-hand the ancestral activities and techniques that the people use in their farms (cultivation lands), we can also see their tools and even be part of these activities.

Later we can make a tour of the village and graze throughout the town and return home with livestock such as sheep, racks and llamas.

We head up to about 30 minutes above Patacancha for our next activities.
 

Activity 3 "Pago a la Tierra": Today we will get to know the mystical side of Patacancha, the "pago a la tierra" is a symbolic way of how the community and the family watch over their products and their animals through different Andean rituals transmitted from generation to generation.

Overnight in Cusco.

INCLUDED:

• Transport Cusco-Willoq-Cusco, typical lunch and English guide
• Night accommodation in Cusco.

Day 4: MACHU PICCHU

04:00 am. After breakfast at the hotel, we will pass by your hotel to pick you up and then transfer to the train station in Ollantaytambo, located 1 hour and 40 minutes from the city of Cusco.

There you will take the train in the direction of the town of Aguas Calientes passing through beautiful typical Andean landscapes. The trip will last approximately 2 hours. When you arrive at the train station in Aguas Calientes we will be waiting for you to transfer you to the bus station, which will take you to the citadel of Machu Picchu by a zigzagging road for approximately 30 minutes.

In the Inca city of Machu Picchu you will have a guided tour of the most outstanding places in the city, for 2 and a half hours, at the end of the tour you will have free time to take more pictures and get to know the place better on your own. At the appropriate time you should take the bus back to the town of Aguas Calientes, where you can enjoy the varied cuisine. Then, depending on the train schedule to return to Ollantaytambo, it is necessary to be there 30 minutes before boarding the train. When you arrive at the station of Ollantaytambo we will be waiting for you for the transfer to the city of Cusco. Overnight hotel.

06:00 - 08:00 PM We board the train to Ollantaytambo or Poroy.

Upon arrival we will wait for you at the train station in Ollantaytambo or Poroy to make the transfer to Cusco.

Overnight in Cusco.

Day 5: CUSCO OUT

Breakfast at hotel

At fixed time, transfer to Cusco airport.