5 Day - Inca Trail Express to Machu Picchu

Welcome to our Inca Trail Express to Machu Picchu 5 days tour.

As soon as you arrive to the local Cusco airport, a Valencia Cusco representative will take care of you and transfer you to your hotel in the city centre.

At this stage, either you can enjoy the Inca city and colonial heritage on your own and provide you some tips to eat at some local restaurants.  Or you might want to rest and wait until later on in the evening, when Cusco city shows off its night live. At night time, there is several places to have a delightful night and eat too.

You other option for this first part of your Inca 5 days, is to get onto a half day tour at an additional price of USD 30 per person. The  half day city tour starting at 13:00 hrs and cover the following places:

• The Koricancha: Temple of the sun.
• The Cathedral: Marvel of the religious art.
• Sacsayhuaman: Majestic place with impressive works in stone, some up to 120 tons.
• Q´enqo: (Labyrinth) a religious center dedicated to the adoration of the Earth.
• Puca Pucara: (reddish place) that was used as a military control center.
• Tambomachay: (Temple of the Water) a center of adoration and worship of water.

Included:

• Transportation
• Professional English speaking guide.

Not included:

• Tourist ticket for entrance to attractions (extra USD 33)
• Dinner
• Gratuity

Overnight at: Casa Andina Classic Cusco Plaza or Similar.

As a part of your Inca Trail Express to Machu Picchu 5 days trip, we will travel to the Sacred Valley.  As you know The Inca Trail is one of the most famous routes worldwide and begins at some point within this Sacred Valley. The Sacred Valley is one of the most representative and beautiful landscapes of Cusco.  

We need to leave Cusco during the morning time at around 08:00 am and head towards Pisac village.  We have choose this location as part of our Inca Trail Express to Machu Picchu 5 days because Pisac offers you a fantastic artisans market and a well preserved Inca architecture of the same name as the village.  The artisans market is worthy to visit as all the hand made products are using organic materials, very well made and designed too.

After been in Pisac market,  the Inca ruins in this valley of Pisac is awaiting our visit.  We will head up on a private transport and to have also a panoramic view of this impressive and beautiful Sacred valley.

If visiting Pisac did charm you, then Ollantaytambo will not be less.  We are leaving Pisac in direccion to Urubamba towards Ollantaytambo but before getting to our final destination, we will have a lunch break (not included) on the way.  

Our  Inca Trail Express 5 days tour, to Ollantaytambo Inca site, shows you the magnificent temple of the sun.  This Inca tour  shows you also the enormous blocks of rock perfectly carved and polished, stone water fountains, stairs and terraces.

Looking at the people of Ollantaytambo, you will notice, their pride in keeping their traditions reflected in their beautifully wearing of typical dresses.  This village is surrounded by their local sacred mountains and Valleys.

Finished our journey to Ollantaytambo, we will be visiting Chinchero market and then return to Cusco at about 18:30-19:00 hours.

Included:

• Transportation
• Professional English speaking guide.

Not included:

• Tourist ticket (extra USD 25)
• Meals
• Gratuity.

P.S: Tonight we will have the Inca trail briefing at 7:00pm at the hotel lobby.

Overnight at: Casa Andina Classic Cusco Plaza or Similar.

Due its altitude, Cusco most of the times welcome us with its refreshing mornings so today it will not an exception.  On early morning ( time to be confirmed) we leave Cusco to carry on with the part of our Inca Trail Express 5 days tour. This time we are heading to the train station, to embark ourselves in an wonderful train journey.  

The train journey will long last a couple of unforgettable hours in which you will surrounded by the panoramic andean valleys views.   Once we have finished our first route on train ride, the start of the  Inca Trail Express 5 days tour will began for us.  

The starting of the Inca Trail Express, lead us for about 4 hours walk until we reach one the most impressive Inca sites called 'Forever Young'.  The site and its fresh spring at sight is well know in native Quechua language as a 'Wiñay Wayna'. Our Inca Trail Express has taking you at 2,680m / 8,792 ft above the sea level and seeing one of the most beautiful claimed Inca sites for travellers.

As we are heading our way up, gradually this Inca trail tour will show you  'Inti Punku' or 'Sun gate' at 2,730m / 8,792ft.  From this fantastic gate, you will get a panoramic glance of Machu Picchu at 2.400m or 7,873 ft. on our way to the ancient city, we will divert our walk to Aguas Calientes town have some dinner, rest well so we can leave again at early morning to the claimed ancient site by Unesco as a world heritage monument. There will no much to wait to get done our  Inca Trail Express 5 days tour.

Overnight at: Casa Andina Classic Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu or Similar.

The Inca, the son of 'Inti' (The Sun) was allow to enter to the glory and enjoyment of his royal house, Machu Picchu.  Today you will trace his steps and complete the whole Inca Trail Express to Machu Picchu 5 days tour.

After taking your breakfast at 05:45 am we leave this town and get the first bus to Machu Picchu. The ride will take us around 20 minutes to get to the top of the hill.  Our aim is to get to the ancient citadele when the sunrise over the city.

The first impression of Macchu Picchu is its fantastic location which mix very well with the whole nature around it.  Very far away at the back the Andean mountains and snow peaks. The whole view it will just take your breath away that is for sure.

Our guide will give you a 2 hour guided over this Inca tour and after this you can explore the mysterious city by yourself.

If you have done the arrangements during your Inca Trail Express to Machu Picchu 5 days, you will know that in order to climb the mountain of Huayna Picchu at 2.720m/8,890ft above the sea level, you will need a permit. To climb the Huayna Picchu mountain which is the one facing the ancient city, It takes around 45 minutes to reach the top.

Once you finish exploring the city or part of it,  your guide will meet you in Aguas Calientes to have lunch and to receive your train tickets back to Cusco. The return to Cusco takes about four hours with a bus transfer in Ollantaytambo to Cusco.

Please note: allocations or Itineraries are subject to change depending on time of bookings and campsites provided by INC (National Culture Institute that runs the Inca Trail).

We want to thank you in joining this Inca Trail Express 5 days tour and now you have become part of our extended Inca family.  Our reward will be to pass now your experiences of this tour to your friends and family.  

Finished your breakfast, you will get transfer to the local airport for you to take your flight back (according to your airline schedule).  Have a safe journey.