A Taste of the Sacred Valley: Lima – Cusco – the Sacred Valley (B)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your direct flight to Cusco. From Cusco, your private car will take you to the Sacred Valley of the Inkas, which, at a lower altitude, helps your body acclimatize. You will be welcomed to your hotel with a cup of “Mate de Coca,” coca leaf tea.
At more than 3000 meters in altitude, Cusco, the “Navel of the World,” was the ancient capital of the Inkas until Pizarro gained control of it in the mid-sixteenth century. Many of its Inka walls, with precisely fitted stonework that has never been reproduced, are still standing side by side with Spanish colonial style churches and other edifices.
The Sacred Valley of the Inkas is located nearby. It is fed by many rivers that descend from adjoining valleys and canyons and is an area of great natural wealth, ideally suited for the production of maize. It stretches alongside the Urubamba River, and is replete with ancient ruins and agricultural terraces, some still in use today.
Overnight: Hotel in the Sacred Valley

An Umasbamba Experience: Sacred Valley – Machupicchu (B, L)
You’ll spend half a day in an authentic village in the Sacred Valley, whose inhabitants are practicing their traditional lifestyle, including the ancient art of weaving, farming and raising of livestock, and rituals and customs of old. Umasbamba is a traditional community of Chinchero that dates back to Inka times. It is surrounded by beautiful natural landscapes, mountains and the Apus (mountain spirits) of beautiful Lake Piuray. The weaving techniques practiced here are some of the oldest in the Americas, and date from the time of the Inka. The more than fifty designs used here are unique to this region and are implemented using the same tools and materials as their ancestors.
Your half day tour may include participation in agriculture and/or assisting with animals, collecting plants and preparing dyes, a hands-on weaving demonstration, and participation in local customs.  In the afternoon, you will be taken to the Ollantaytambo train station for a 1.5 hour journey to Machupicchu.
Overnight: Hotel in Machupicchu

Sunrise Tour to Machupicchu: A Day in Aguas Calientes (B, L)
Your guided tour of “the Lost City of the Inkas” will include a lecture about the natural limestone rock formations, which were adapted and incorporated into the construction of the citadel and the highly stylized temples contained therein. Re-discovered by Hiram Bingham and brought to the attention of the western world in 1911, Machupicchu was covered in jungle foliage and hidden in the cloud forest of the Andes. After its re-discovery, it was uncovered, cleared and renovated by archaeologists. It is an amazing feat of architecture considering the difficulties of the region it’s situated in. It is a site considered by many to possess a special mystical energy, which you may experience yourself during your visit.
After a savory lunch in the Machupicchu Sanctuary Lodge Restaurant it is time to return to your hotel.
Free afternoon in Machupicchu
Overnight: Hotel in Machupicchu

Machupicchu – Sacred Valley / The Fortress of Ollantaytambo / Transfer to Cusco (B, L)
You will board the return train to Ollantaytambo (1.5 hours)
You will visit the fortress of Ollantaytambo, which is a pueblo in the Sacred Valley that preserves the urban designs of the Inka. You’ll climb up to the Temple of the Sun, pausing to view and discuss its agricultural terraces. You will also observe some Qolcas, which were used to store food, clothing and other articles of daily life. Afterwards, you will descend to the Inka and the Ñusta baths.
A walk through the village of Ollantaytambo will allow you to observe the reasons it is known as the “living Inka City.” The canals at the edges of its cobblestone streets and its double-lintel trapezoidal doorways are features that have been preserved from the days when it was inhabited by the Inkas. 
Lunch at 3 Keros of Huacatay (Gourmet Restaurants in Urubamba)
Transfer to your hotel. Afternoon free to rest and explore the Capital of the Inka’s Empire
Overnight: Hotel in Cusco

Exploring the Navel of the World: Cusco (B)
In the morning you will take a private tour of the city of Cusco. You’ll visit: the Cathedral of Cusco, with its massive stone pillars and elaborate religious works of art, and Koricancha, or the Temple of the Sun, which was the main religious center of the Inkas dedicated to the Sun cult. It has some of the best Inka stonework in the city.
Afterwards, you’ll head out to Sacsayhuaman (meaning satisfied falcon), which is the head of what the Inkas thought of as the puma-shaped city of Cuzco. This ancient fortress contains Inka stone walls, with stone seats used for observation and steps leading throughout its different sections. Afterwards, you’ll visit Qenqo, where you can see the Inka altar that was once used for animal sacrifices to the gods.
Free afternoon to explore the city of Cusco
Overnight: Hotel in Cusco