It doesn’t matter how old are you, you travelling alone, with the group of friends or family get started your journey! The Cusco City, Maras Moray, Sacred Valley and Short Inca Trail tour in 6 days and 5 nights is for everyone.
This 6 days tour combines the ancient towns of Incas, part of Inca Trail to Machu Picchu and guided tour at the ruins. You will get to explore and discover the natural wonder of the summit of mountains and experience the local traditions.
Day 1: arrival and Cusco City Tour
Your 6 days tour will start with the pickup from the airport and transfer to your hotel. The Cusco City, Maras Moray, Sacred Valley and Short Inca Trail begins with guided tour of Cusco City on a first day. After a little time of rest and acclimatization we will pick you up from your hotel to start the city tour.
City tour includes all most visited places of Cusco: The Cathederal of Cusco-the main cathederal of the city, Temple of the Sun, Sacsayhuaman remains on the top of the city and Pucara.
Enjoy the guided tour of the Cusco City and get to know more about this mystical ancient city.
After the tour we will bring you back to your hotel where you will spend first night.
Day 2: Visit Maras and Moray
On a second day of the tour you will visit and explore the famous Maras and Moray, both towns are a bit out of Cusco. We will pick you up from your hotel and head to visit first village of Maras.
Maras town 52 km away from Cusco located at an altitude of 3,380 meters above sea level. The town better known as “Salineras de Maras” famous for its salt mines. Each mines are about 5m² from which salt is extracted after a drying process.
After visiting the Maras we will head towards site of Moray, located just 7 km away from Maras. Moray town is a famous place to visit of its unusual landscapes. The overlapping circular stone rings widen as they rise and it has a total depth of 150 m. Those circular terraces were used as an agricultural experimental centre for Incas.
Moray is an archaeological site outside Cusco
After the tour you will be brought back to your hotel.
Day 3: Explore the Sacred Valley
On a third day of the tour we will take you to explore the Sacred Valley, on the way we will stop in a few villages where you will have some time to get around the markets. Day tour includes Pisaq ruins, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero, all the places rich of history and mystic. After buffet lunch in Urubamba we will bring you back to your hotel. You will have the rest of the evening to enjoy Cusco, rest and get ready for the first day of Inca Trail.
Sacred Valley
‘’Get ready and take some tips for how to prepare for the Inca Trail’’
Day 4: Start of the Short Inca Trail
Early in a morning at around 5.30 you will be picked up at your hotel. Bus from Cusco will transfer you to Ollantaytambo town, where train will take you to the 104th km of the Inca Trail, and here you will start your hike.
First day hike of Short Inca Trail Includes most popular spots of the trail. You will get to visit Chachabamba, WiñayWayna, IntiPunku. The Inti Punku called the “Sun Gate” is one of the most important archaeological constructions that connects with Machu Picchu.
Trek the Short Inca Trail and explore the ancient Inca road
Note: if you are interested only in Short Inca Trail, check the Short Inca Trail availability and contact us for any further information.
You will spend the night in Aguas Calientes the town of Machu Picchu.
The day at Machu Picchu!
Day 5: The fifth day of the tour will start early in the morning at 5.30 am with the transfer in a bus to Machu Picchu. Early departure is necessary to avoid crowds by entrance and meet the sunrise!
At 7.00 our professional guide will start the tour around Machu Picchu ruins. The tour takes around 2.5 hours. After that you have time-free for yourself to keep exploring the area or just enjoy the tranquillity of Machu Picchu. It’s up to you when you want to come back to Aguas Calientes, the town is a great place to have lunch and visit markets before you will head back to Cusco.
Train from Aguas Calientes leaves to Ollantaytambo at 18.20, from where our staff will pick you up and will bring you back to Cusco to your hotel. Your fifth day tour will end up late at around 22.30pm.
Machu Picchu.
Departure day
Day 6: On a last day we will pick you up from your hotel at a suitable time and transfer you to the airport.
Contact us
If you think that the Cusco City, Maras Moray, Sacred Valley and Short Inca Trail tour in 6 days and 5 night is what are you looking for, then feel free to contact Tour in Peru Team. Also Tour in Peru team have prepared many other alternative tours for you, have a look at our page and find most attractive tour!
