Name: Peru's Machu Picchu, Cusco & Ausangate Tour (April 2025)
Start: 2025-04-11T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-20T21:00:00-04:00

This adventure takes you to all the highlights that make the Cusco region one of the best places to visit in Peru. You’ll experience the grandeur of Machu Picchu on a day tour with a visit to many of the places in Sacred Valley that affords travelers a great sense of the local culture, cuisine, and people. Once acclimatized, you will then visit the Ausangate region where the highest peak lies by the same name. In Ausangate, you will marvel at the beauty of the Rainbow Mountains and the Seven Lagoons with a chance to soak in natural hot springs in an authentic local Andean village where you are welcomed as guests.

This tour is open to all genders.

**TRIP DATE: APRIL 11 TO 20, 2025**

**ITINERARY**

**DAY 1**

**Arrival in Cusco**

We pick you up at Cusco Airport and transfer you to your hotel in Ollantaytambo. You will have the rest of the day to relax and acclimatize to the altitude. Overnight in Ollantaytambo.

**DAY 2**

**Tour of Machu Picchu**

We pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to Ollantaytambo train station. The train ride takes 1.5 hours to get to Aguas Caliente. You take the 30-minute bus ride to get to Machupicchu. The tour in Machupicchu will take 2 hours. After the visit, you will return to Aguas Caliente for lunch. Thereafter, you take the train back to Ollantaytambo where you will have the transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Ollantaytambo.

**DAY 3 Sacred Valley Tour Day 1**

We will visit three of the most interesting places around the Sacred Valley: (1) Ollantaytambo - known as the last Incan city where we visit the archeological site and remaining ruins of the city; (2) Moray - an incredible geological formation that was used by the Incas for agricultural purposes and (3) Salt Mines of Maras - one of the most beautiful landscapes around the Sacred Valley. Overnight in Ollantaytambo.

**DAY 4 Sacred Valley Tour Day 2**

We visit two other landmarks around the Sacred Valley that connect you to the local community: (1) Chinchero - a beautiful town with a pre-Inca origin where you learn about the weaving process and natural dying; (2) Pisac - an incredible town in the mountains with colonial architecture and an area famous for the artisans and the handicraft market. Overnight in Cusco.

**DAY 5 Cusco City Tour**

We will start the day with a visit to four archeological sites around Cusco city (Tambomachay, Pukapucara, Qénqo, and Saqsayhuaman). After lunch, we´ll have time to visit the historical part of the city (Q´oricancha, Catedral, and San Pedro market). Overnight in Cusco.

**DAY 6 Cusco Day Off**

You will do the 8-kilometer hike of Inkilltambo. We will start at the main square of the city and follow the Inka trail to Inkilltambo. This is the best way to keep adapting your body to the altitude. The afternoon is free for you to explore Cusco before we continue with the tour the next day which will take us to the highest point of the trip

**DAY 7 Palcoyo (Rainbow Mountain) Tour**

We will visit one of the most beautiful áreas in the Andes to see three incredible rainbow mountains. We will wake up early for this tour because of the time and distance that it takes to reach Palcoyo where we hike to the highest point of the tour at 4,900 meters. Overnight in Cusco.

**DAY 8 Pacchanta (Ausangate) Tour**

We will travel to Pacchanta, a little village at the foot of the Ausangate mountain, which is the highest mountain in the region. We will spend one night in this village to meet the local families, enjoy the natural hot springs and prepare for our hike the next day.

**DAY 9 Hike to Seven Lagoons**

We will have an early morning breakfast at our accommodation. Thereafter, we start our 16 km hike to the Seven Lagoons in the Ausangate area. After the hike, we will drive back to Cusco. Overnight in Cusco.

**DAY 10** Fly home.

**TRIP STYLE:** The day hikes are rated easy to moderate depending on how acclimatized you are to the high altitude in the region. You will be staying in hotels on a shared basis with a one-night stay at a local family’s home.

**PRICE:** Per person for the following group size:

3-10 people: $2850 per person
2 persons: $3190 per person
1 person: $3995 per person

PROMO CODE: Book by November 1, 2024 using the code “Peru2025” and get $150 off!

Group size 1-10 persons

**INCLUSIONS**

* Accommodations in Cusco, Sacred Valley & Pacchanta
* Bilingual local guide
* Fully licensed driver & private group transport
* Machu Picchu park tickets
* Round-trip train and bus transport for Machu Picchu
* Meals as indicated on the itinerary
* All permits to archeological sites as per the itinerary
* Airport transfers

**TRIP MEETING:** I'll be scheduling a meeting in October. RSVP yes to get more information on the meeting.

You can learn more and book via [Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley & Ausangate Adventure.](https://www.browngaltrekker.com/peru/machu-picchutour)

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