8-Day Cultural Tour of Lima, Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu

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Why we love it?

The "Lima, Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu" tour package offers an immersive 8-day journey through some of Peru's most iconic destinations, including Aguas Calientes, Callao, and Cusco. This experience is ideal for travelers seeking a blend of cultural exploration and natural beauty, with highlights such as visits to the Santo Domingo convent and Chocomuseo in Lima, as well as Awana Kancha and the breathtaking Machu Picchu. Distinctive features of the tour include private round-trip transfers with a driver, a scenic train ride to Machu Picchu, and included entrance tickets to key attractions, ensuring a seamless and enriching experience in this historic region.

Inclusions

  • Breakfast
  • Round trip private transfers, with only driver
  • Ticket entrances to: Lima - Santo Domingo convent and Chocomuseo; Awana Kancha and Machu Picchu.
  • Round trip Train Expedition to Machu Picchu.
  • Round trip bus to Machu Picchu entrance

Exclusions

  • Gratuities
  • Excursions mentioned as optionals
  • Huayna Picchu entrance (extra cost)
  • Workshops and guide of Chocomuseo
  • Local and international flights

Itinerary

Day 1

DAY 1 Arrival in Lima

  • Arrival in Lima and private transfer with only driver to the hotel

    Arrival in Lima and private transfer with only driver to the hotel. Rest of the day off. Overnight in Lima, standard room, 3*, 4* or 5* hotels, according to your choice 

Day 2

DAY 2 Panoramic Lima city tour

  • We will pick you up from the hotel to start the panoramic tour in the historic center of Lima, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO, visiting the main Cathedral located in the Main Square, the most important Peruvian church, built between 1542 and 1622. The tour continues in the Santo Domingo church, built at the end of 16th century.

  • Later, you’ll visit San Isidro and Miraflores and start a panoramic tour to Huaca Huallamarca.

  • We will make a short stop to Parque del Amor (Love Park). Return to the hotel.

  • In the afternoon, we will visit the Chocomuseo (Chocolate Museum) to learn about the cacao process. *Chocolate workshop (Optional): Two-hour workshop where you will experience the entire process through which cocoa passes, until it becomes chocolate. You'll prepare 3 types of drinks, and you can mold your own chocolate. At the end, you can take with you the chocolates you prepared. After this amazing experience, return to the hotel, rest of the day off. Overnight in Lima, standard room, 3*, 4* or 5* hotels, according to your choice 

Day 3

DAY 3 Lima - Cusco - Sacred Valley

  • Private transfer to the airport with onyl driver

    Private transfer to the airport with onyl driver. Arrival in Cusco, and private transfer to the Sacred Valley of the Incas.

  • On the way, you’ll stop to visit Awana Kancha, to learn the ancestral knowledge about the traditional techniques of Peruvian textils. Later, transfer to the hotel at the Sacred Valley, rest of the day off. Overnight in Sacred Valley, standard room, 3*, 4* or 5* hotels, according to your choice 

Day 4

DAY 4 Sacred Valley - Machu Picchu - Cusco

  • Transfer to Ollantaytambo train station and you’ll board the Train Expedition to Aguas Calientes.

  • At this point, we will board the bus until the wonderful Machu Picchu Citadel, well-known as The Lost City of the Inca.

  • The guided tour along 2 hours, will let you explore this awesome archeological site with incredible landscapes. Machu Picchu, a World Heritage Site, was the main place of Inca’s farming, and the most important urban place from Incan Empire. Enjoy your free time in Machu Picchu, take pictures or if you are brave you can climb Huayna Picchu (optional), and admire the entire citadel around. Also, you have the option to back to Aguas Calientes and have lunch (optional).

  • At the arrange time, you will return to Ollantaytambo train station and will be transferred by tourist bus to the Plaza El Regocijo in Cusco, one block from the Plaza Mayor (transfer to the hotel not included). Overnight in Cusco, standard room, 3*, 4* or 5* hotels, according to your choice

Day 5

DAY 5 Cusco

  • Free day

    Free day. We suggest you the following optional tours: *Option 1 – Sacred Valley Day Tour (Pisac + Ollantaytambo + Chinchero): 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. We will visit Chinchero, and its typical and colorful Inca market, full of traditional craft as ceramics and Andean looms. After this unique experience, we will back to the hotel in Cusco City. *Option 2 – Maras, Moray, Chinchero Tour – Half day tour: Early in the morning, we will pick you up from the hotel to start this fascinating tour to Maras Moray Chinchero Tour. First, 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. After the tour you will return to Cusco. Overnight in Cusco, standard room, 3*, 4* or 5* hotels, according to your choice.

Day 6

Cusco

Day 7

DAY 7 Cusco - Lima

  • Private transfer with only driver to the airport, in order to take the flight to Lima.

  • Arrival in Lima and private transfer with only driver to the hotel

    Arrival in Lima and private transfer with only driver to the hotel. Rest of the day off. Overnight in Lima, standard room, 3*, 4* or 5* hotels, according to your choice 

Day 8
  • DAY 8 Departure from Lima

  • Private transfer with only driver to the airport

Please Note

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • It is recommended to book in advance the optional tours
  • The rates are not valid for holidays such as Easter, May 1, Inti Raymi in Cusco (June 24), National Holidays (July 28 & 29), Christmas and New Year.
  • The rates are not valid for Peruvians or residents, or foreigners staying more than 59 days in Peru.
  • Minimum 2 people
  • The stay in the Chocomuseum will be a maximum of 2 hours.
  • The Cathedral of Cusco is temporarily closed.
  • If you have any question, do not hesitate to contact us! OFFICE NUMBER: ([ ] (Mon to Sat from 9 to 18 Hs and Sundays from 10 to 19 Hs) EMERGENCY MOBILE: ([ ] (After office hours)
  • According to your flight itinerary, a driver will be waiting for you at the airport, holding a sign with your name, to safely take you to your hotel.

Know Before You Go

  • Public transportation nearby
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Passport required

Cancellation Policy

Non-refundable booking