4 Day Machu Picchu Tour from Cusco
4 Day Machu Picchu Tour from Cusco
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4 Day Machu Picchu Tour from Cusco
4 day Machu Picchu Tour from Cusco: Embark on an unforgettable tour on this 4 day tour from Cusco, Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu on a fully supported trip by a private Peru Summit Adventures team to get your experience to the next level.
Are you short on time and wish to experience the best of Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, and Rainbow Mountain? then this is the tour to go with. From the intricate architecture that is Cusco to the natural haven that is the Sacred Valley, the colorful-striped Rainbow Mountain, to the magical ruins of Machu Picchu, every day will be filled to the brim with wonder and joy.
High in the Peruvian Andes, the citadel of Machu Picchu rests amid knife-edged ridges and vertical slopes draped in emerald cloud forest. Hidden from the explorers until 1911, when a Quechua guide led Yale historian Hiram Bingham to the ruins, the breathtaking Inca citadel was mesmerizing even in its dereliction. Built on a granite mountaintop close to the high peaks and sun, its intricate architecture reveals the ingenuity of its 15th-century designers. Granite boulders were the main material to build stunning constructions like the Temple of the Sun where the rocks fit so precisely and there was no necessary mortar to join the boulders
The site is also a testimony of the Incas’ extraordinary knowledge of astronomy, with many buildings aligning with heavenly events such as the summer and winter solstice sunrise. Today, it is an extraordinary site like a living Inca Museum, a perfect place to learn about the Inca architectural methods, agricultural techniques, urban designs, astronomy, and much more with a knowledgeable guide.
Besides the iconic Machu Picchu, you will experience the cobblestone alleys in Cusco, the scenic Sacred Valley, and the Rainbow Mountain set in the highland regions of Cusco–4 day Machu Picchu Tour.
This trip is officially operated by Peru Summit Adventures, a 100% local tour operator based in Cusco.
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UPGRADED COMFORT: Premium or Comfort trips are led by Peru Summit Adventures experts, an experienced crew at your side, or top trip leaders/guides, and tap into private local experts' resources to allow for in-depth exploration and special access to unique sites that only the local leaders/guides know. Itineraries are carefully crafted and fully planned, with plenty of free time to roam. Camping gears are high-end and accommodations are high-end or best available. Ground transportation and most meals (especially in hikes) and activities are included in the trip price.
Physical Grading
MODERATE: Designed for travelers who have some experience in hiking and have a regular physical condition. Half- to full-day hikes (3-6 hours) over rolling countryside on most days, occasional steep trails. Many of our hotel-based walking tours are in this category, as are our day-hikes adventures.
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Archaeology & Cultural Adventures
Important Note
While we expect the tour will run as the itinerary describes to 4 Day Machu Picchu Tour from Cusco. Participants should accept that there is the possibility of changes, being necessary liable to local conditions, eg, strikes, natural disasters, these changes might be at the discretion of your travel company.
Accomodation
Cozy and lovely hotels each night in Cusco and Machu Picchu Town.
Group Size
Min 2 ppl, Max 8 ppl
Minimum of 02 people is needed to depart. Family groups, couple travelers, friends, or even if you’re a SOLO traveler, you are welcome to our trips. Price is per person, which is based on two people who might share a room/tent. The itinerary is described and based on shared services as well as semi-private service; however, if you are looking for a private service, that would be upon request.
Limited Spaces
YES. To protect MACHU PICCHU, the number of people allowed a day is limited to 3500 (spaces may vary depending on new regulations). That is why you must book your space as soon as possible. Spaces can be filled up three to four months in advance. Spaces fill more quickly in the high tourist season, from May to September.
Why experience the 4 Day Machu Picchu Tour from Cusco
- Explore Machu Picchu in Depth with a private expert guide.
- Wander through the Incan ruins and farming terraces in the Sacred Valley.
- Journey by panoramic train to the lost city of Machu Picchu, nestled in the high of the Peruvian Andes.
- Take a private guided tour of Cusco’s best places, an intriguing colonial city built on Inca foundations.
- Take in the breathtaking views of the highland regions of Cusco on the Rainbow Mountain hike.
- Make the most of your time on these 4 days and experience the must-dos of this destination.
Trip Itinerary
Soak up the extraordinary constructions of Sacsayhuaman, the temple of the sun, the most important temple in the Inca empire, and walk on the alleys of Cusco–a Unesco site
To carry out this tour as planned, we strongly recommend you arrive in Cusco between 8 AM and 11 AM, or you can even arrive in Cusco City a day before the tour’s beginning date.
Your Peru Summit Adventures private guide will be waiting for you at the airport of Cusco, upon your arrival, you will meet him and be transferred to your hotel in the historic center of Cusco, where you will have time to rest.
At 1 PM, our tour of the unmissable places of Cusco starts, we will come to your hotel to pick you up, we will then visit the temple of the sun Coricancha, a breathtaking place where the Inca used the finest architectural technique to make amazing temples, which were for their deities.
Next, you will drive for about 15 minutes to reach Sacsayhuaman, another great Inca religious site, unlike Coricancha, Sacsayhuaman is located outside of Cusco and features otherworldly constructions; constructions made by massive limestone boulders that reach about 200 tons and 23 feet tall, these boulders fit perfectly each another, you will learn a lot about the ancient architectural methods, the history of each site from your private guide.
After Sacsayhuaman, you will visit a small llama farm, a perfect place to learn about the South American camelids and get great snapshots. After the llama place, we will drive back to the city of Cusco where we will still walk on the typical alleyways before reaching our hotel.
Physical Level
Easy to Moderate
Walking Distance
Only Short Walks
Starting Altitude
3400m/ 11'155 feet.
Highest Altitude
3750m/ 12'303 feet.
Take in the picturesque towns, Inca ruins, Incan agricultural terraces, and enjoy a scenic train ride to Machu Picchu.
At 7:00 AM, your Peru Summit Adventures guide will come to your hotel to pick you up, we will then drive to Maras Salt Mines, a main salt source, that has been used since the pre-Incan times, and today the locals still farm the salt by hands as the Incans used to do it.
Our next place to explore is Moray with rounded shape terraces, which have different types of temperatures at each platform (terraces), the main function of the terraces was to adapt new plants or plants from hotter temperatures to cooler temperatures and vice versa such as potatoes, beans, corn, quinoa, passion fruits, etc., after Moray we will drive to Ollantaytambo an Incan City from the XV century, famous for its great temple of the sun whose 100 tons construction rocks were brought from 8 km/ 5 miles away to build a unique building on a hilltop.
Later in the afternoon, we will take the train to Machu Picchu Town where we will have overnight at the cozy hotel. Your train leaves at 3:37 PM, your guide will assist you to the train station to take the right train, the train journey is for 1 hour and 40 minutes, upon your arrival at the train station of Machu Picchu Town (around 5:05 PM), someone from the hotel will be waiting for you at the station, you will then just walk about 5 – 10 minutes to the hotel.
The journey on the train is unguided since the local train where the locals travel leaves 2 hours later but this is not a big deal because you will be assisted until the train station and assigned to the right carriage, upon your arrival in Machu Picchu Town a person from your hotel will be there to assist you to the hotel, onboard there are a couple of train crew who will gladly help you if you need anything.
Physical Level
Easy to Moderate
Walking Distance
Only Short Walks
Starting Altitude
3400m/ 11'155 feet.
Highest Altitude
3500m/ 11'483 feet.
A sublime moment at the Inca emperor’s palace with mind-bending vistas around. The bucket list is checked!
At 5:30 AM, pick up from your hotel by your guide, you will then head out to the bus station to take one of the earlier buses to Machu Picchu, the bus ride takes 25 minutes, once we arrive at Machu Picchu we will have plenty of time to take pictures, enjoy the views around, and learn about the ruins; the tour in the whole area will be for 3 hours. The tickets will be issued at the slot of 7 AM or 8 AM.
After a full exploration, we will take the bus back to Aguas Calientes Town where you will have time for lunch before taking the train back to Ollantaytambo. From Ollantaytambo train station, you will be transferred to your hotel in Cusco City (arriving at the hotel by 7 PM).
Physical Level
Easy to Moderate
Walking Distance
Only Short Walks
Starting Altitude
2040m/ 6'693 feet
Highest Altitude
2400m/ 7'874 feet
Weather
Unpredictable
A short challenging hike to discover the paled colors of the Rainbow Mountain and soak up the striking highland views of Cusco.
If you are NOT interested in Rainbow Mountain, a half-day tour to Pisac ruins in Sacred Valley will be arranged and the same afternoon will be dropped off at the airport of Cusco for your flight to Lima. If so, please let us know at the moment of tour inquiry.
At 4:00 AM, our guide will pick you up from your hotel (we start early to beat the crowds at Rainbow Mountain, otherwise, you are in the middle of 800-1000 people jostling for pictures), we will then drive for about 3 hours to get to the trailhead (4,450m/ 14,596ft), en route we will stop for. breakfast at a local restaurant; upon our arrival at the trailhead, we will start hiking uphill for 2 hours, we will take our time along the trail as we enjoy the beautiful views of the snow capped mountains, upon our arrival at the Rainbow Mountain, we will spend about 30 – 45 minutes to enjoy the unique views.
Rainbow Mountain is located at 5,035 meters above sea level (16,519 ft), this place is usually windy, sometimes in the morning could be foggy with light rain and light snow, thus, it’s very important to come prepared for this tour with proper warm clothes like down jacket, rain jackets, rain pants, gloves, warm hat, etc. You will see a list of essentials for this hike.
After having enough time, we’ll return to the car parking, on this way back the trail is all downhill. We will have lunch at a local restaurant around 1:30 pm, after that, we will take our transportation back to Cusco.
At our arrival in Cusco City, we will drop you off at the airport of Cusco to take the flight to Lima the same evening, we strongly recommend booking the flights after 7:30 PM. Or you can spend another night in Cusco and fly to Lima the following morning and connect your flight home. if so, please let us know at the moment of tour booking to provide more information.
Note: You can rent horses to ride from the locals, there will be many of them along the trail to rent, the cost is between 60 PEN ($20) to 100 PEN ($35). This may help you to reach the mountain easily, however, the horses do not reach the mountain itself, they will drop you off about 30 to 40 minutes away from the Rainbow Mountain.
Food
Breakfast & lunch in Rainbow Mountain
Physical Level
Moderate
Walking Distance
8 km/ 4.97 miles
Hiking Time
4 - 5 hours
Starting Altitude
4,450m/ 14,596 feet
Highest Altitude
5,035 m/ 16,519 feet
Weather
Very unpredictable
Note on Itinerary
Although we do our very best possible to adhere to the schedule above, this itinerary is subject to change for several reasons beyond our control, including strikes, weather, natural disasters, and terrain conditions. On some occasions, these conditions may demand us to deviate from our original schedule, in which case we will provide the best available alternative options. And we’ll make a great experience of it!
Inclusions
Included on the 4 Day Machu Picchu Tour from Cusco
- All transfer service on a private Van with a professional driver.
- Lunch and breakfast on Rainbow Mountain with option for vegetarians.
- Entrance tickets to Cusco City Tour.
- Entrance tickets to Sacred Valley.
- Entrance tickets to Rainbow Mountain.
- Entrance tickets to Machu Picchu.
- Private tour Guide in English.
- Oxygen tank for Rainbow Mountain.
- Round trip train ticket on Vistadome Train (Glass Roof Train).
- Round trip bus ticket in Machu Picchu
- 3 nights hotel (3-star hotel, hotels might be upgraded upon your request).
Not Included on the 4 Day Machu Picchu Tour from Cusco
- Extra expenditure during the trek, such as: soda, alcoholic drinks, extra snacks, tickets for the hot Springs.
- Meals (except for the Rainbow Mountain breakfast and lunch).
- Tipping for guides, porters or muleteers, and other staff.
- Travel Insurance and things of a personal nature – laundry and telephone calls, personal taxis, souvenirs etc.
- Travel and health insurance (bring copies with you please), we highly recommend to get an insurance of trip cancellation, interruption; an insurance to protect your travel investment, Included with your pre-departure package, bring your travel insurance to cover trip cancellation, interruption, baggage loss and delay, emergency medical evacuation insurance and emergency medical expense insurance. Any unexpected situations occurred during the journey and which are beyond our control, including changes in scheduling trains or flights, delays, strikes, cancellations, missed connections, etc. it should be covered by the passenger as a whole. Also, if you for physical reasons of health cannot continue the trek or walk, and will need emergency evacuation then all charges incurred such as transportation, hotel, ambulance, doctors, medication, hospitalization, etc. will be at passenger’s expense.
Prices & Dates
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4 Day Machu Picchu Tour from Cusco
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| Number of participants | Price per person | Total ($ USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Participant | We have special rates for SOLO travelers. Get started by filling out the inquiry form. | Enquire Now | |
| 2 Participants | $ 1,900.00 | $ 3 800.00 | Enquire Now |
| 3 Participants | $ 1,800.00 | $ 5 400.00 | Enquire Now |
| 4 Participants | $ 1,700.00 | $ 6 800.00 | Enquire Now |
| 5 Participants | $ 1,500.00 | $ 7 500.00 | Enquire Now |
| 6+ Participants | We have special rates for groups, which are over 6ppl. Get started by filling out the inquiry form. | Enquire Now | |
| # | |
|---|---|
| 1 person (We have special rates for SOLO travelers. Get started by filling out the inquiry form.) | Enquire Now |
| 2 people $ 1,900.00 | Enquire Now |
| 3 people $ 1,800.00 | Enquire Now |
| 4 people $ 1,700.00 | Enquire Now |
| 5 people $ 1,500.00 | Enquire Now |
| 6+ people (We have special rates for groups, which are over 6ppl. Get started by filling out the inquiry form.) | Enquire Now |
- Flexibility on dates: Choose your own dates, you decide when to start your journey.
- Perfect for families, group of mates (friends), honeymoon: Make this trip for you and your loved ones or someone special.
- Totally customizable: Travel the way you want; so you can travel exactly how you want. Book this trip as is or customize it to be as active or relaxed, rustic or luxurious as you wish to go. Perfect for multi-generational families and to celebrate a special anniversary or milestone birthday.
- Go at your own pace: Walk or explore on your own rhythm, forget to stay or keep up with the large groups. It's your own journey.
Note on Prices
Prices are quoted in US Dollars and all payments must be made in US Dollars. Prices are per person based on SEMI-PRIVATE service; we depart with 2 ppl as a minimum, 8 ppl as maximum, and an average of 4 ppl in a group. This tour is also based on a double twin-bed (matrimonial if requested) or triple occupancy in case of families or friends for hotel rooms, single rooms are subject to a single supplement fee.
Trip Payment Schedule
- At time of reservation: 40% of the total balance.
- 60 days prior to departure: Balance should be paid fully, or once upon your arrival in Cusco the other 60% of final balance must be paid fully.
Cancellation and Transfer Fee Schedule
- Minimum fee (Tour permit fee): $130 per person
- 61-90 days prior to departure: 30% of trip cost
- 46-60 days prior to departure: 50% of trip cost
- 45 days or less: 100% of trip cost
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Making genuine and sustainable itineraries often translate to real costs, with a host of responsible travel practices that underpin our prices, here are the reasons why you should go with us!
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4. The Smallest Groups en Route “Machu Picchu Tour 3 Days” – Averaging Just 4 Travelers
Besides, Machu Picchu offers one of the world’s most spellbinding travel experiences. But it’s also a world-renowned destination, and touring the site in a big group with multitudes of tourists shoving for photos, and competing to hear the guide, your once in a lifetime visit to this World Heritage Site may lose its magic. Our Machu Picchu Trips are scheduled with an average of just four travelers, allowing for a deeper exploration of the lost city of the Incas, with our Local Experts / Tour Leaders.
5. We Deliver on Our Promises
We are very confident the quality of our Machu Picchu Tour 3 Days will get your expectations and that you will savor the best possible of cultural travel experience, nature travel experience, and adventure travel experience if you are dissatisfied, we’ll happily give you credit for an extra trip or for a future journey. It’s, to our knowledge, the best guarantee in the travel business.
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8. We are Local Entrepreneurs, A Family Enterprise (we are not a gringo company)
Probably you will see that most of the tour operators mention it on their websites that are local tour companies, however, if you research a little deeper you will find out that’s not true, they might be although half of the operation is done from here and another half abroad, they even have NorthAmerican phone number or European phone numbers, which is a clue to find out, we are not against the foreigner companies or half foreign companies, what we are against is that they lie.
In Cusco exist just few truly local tour operators. If you did not know, foreign companies come to Peru to get rich without paying a General Sales Tax or Tax Contribution to our country. If you did not know that, according to the United Nations, for every US $100 spent on a tour in a developing country or foreign travel companies, only $5 stays in the local economy. Normally, almost all of the money flows back to large companies operating outside the destination countries. As we are a local family enterprise, we guarantee that your travel expenditures will support the local economy, and improve the lives of Peruvians through contributing to general sales tax.
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As a locally owned and based Peruvian tour company, we integrate these practices into our in-country operations we are aiming for a style of travel that makes the world a better place for everyone, and for everyone that lives in it. Since our very first days as a tour operator, responsible business has been at the heart of what we do. Peru Summit Adventures is committed not just to treading lightly, but to making a real difference by helping and investing in local communities, education initiatives, environmental conservation projects. These values are not more than just words, they are ingrained in the culture and philosophy of our crew, daily operations of Peru Summit Adventures trips, and at our office too.
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- Original passport and some copies.
- Travel insurance (and some copies)
- Daypack to carry your personal items.
- Hands sanitizer.
- Camera, charger, and memory card.
- Deet or mosquito repellent (recommendable 30% deet).
- Rain gear (especially if traveling in the wet season, from October to March).
- Comfortable clothes for sun and cold.
- Comfortable shoes.
- Sunblock and sunglasses.
- Sun hat.
- Water bottle or canteen (any reusable bottle).
- American dollars and Peruvian soles in cash.
- Credit or debit card.
- Personal first-aid kit (should contain lip salve, Diamox (Acetozolamide), Anti-inflammatory tablets (e.g. Ibuprofen), Aspirin, Band Aids, anti-histamine, Imodium or similar tablets for mild cases of diarrhea, re-hydration powder, extra prescription drugs you may take).
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With the highest staff-to-guest ratio in the travel industry, our Trip Leaders safely deliver your trip-of-a-lifetime to maximize your Peru journeys and adventures every step of the way. Our Tour/Trek Leaders have worked extensively in the Peru isolated mountains, archaeological sites, hiking the Inca Trail (at least 150 times), Amazon jungle, and being at Machu Picchu for over 400 times at least, this guarantees your trip a unique and memorable experience.
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Hotels: We select carefully our hotels in each destination all over the country. And we select our accommodations for how well they represent the distinctive character of the destination you’re in. Some of these rooms and cabanas draw their inspiration from history and others from the views they offer. What’s consistent, however, is that we stand by each and every one of these for what they’ll add to your experience.
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