TOUR ITINERARY, CHINCHERO MORAY WITH MACHUPICCHU

🌄 DAY 01: MAGICAL VALLEY – MACHUPICCHU CHINCHERO – MORAY SALINERAS – AGUAS CALIENTES: CHINCHERO: Responsible Treks Peru takes you to the Archaeological Park of Chinchero, a meadow in the Andes, 30 km northeast of the city of Cusco, located at 3,750 meters above sea level. It has a set of agricultural terraces, dwellings, deposits, ceremonial centers, and sacred enclosures. Considered the ancient capital of potato production, Here, a group of indigenous women will demonstrate the production and elaboration of textiles with ancestral techniques and inputs, which are used for the making of different garments. Here, the locals also proudly practice the ancestral language of the Incas, Quechua. MORAY: The Archaeological Site of Moray is located 50 km northeast of the city of Cusco at 3,500 meters above sea level (11,480 feet) on a high plateau just west of the town of Maras in the Andes of Peru. Moray is considered one of the largest agricultural laboratories of the ancient civilization of the Andes of South America. Here, various varieties of potatoes, corn, and other grains were obtained to be cultivated in the immense agricultural areas throughout the territory of Tahuantinsuyo. Here, some plants and flowers were also domesticated for domestic, medicinal, and religious uses. So this is your best option to get to know and visit Moray. Our Professional Guide from Responsible Treks Peru will give you a beautiful description of this charming Inca Site. SALINERAS: After having explored the beautiful landscape of Moray, the staff of Responsible Treks Peru will take you to the surroundings of the Maras Salt Mines located 50 km northeast of the city of Cusco at an altitude of 3,200 meters above sea level (10,496 feet). The salt mines that are still used from pre-Inca times have become a very important resource for the communities in the area. Upon arriving at the place, our Professional Guide from Responsible Treks Peru will give a detailed explanation of the entire process of how salt is obtained, which is generated from an underground water current to fill thousands of wells, and through the process of solidification and gasification, it leaves crystals of pure salt, which will be marketed in local and international markets. OLLANTAYTAMBO: The Archaeological Park of Ollantaytambo located 80 km northeast of the city of Cusco, located at 2,790 meters above sea level (9,151 feet) in the Sacred Valley in the south of Peru, known as the Living Inca City, because many of its houses, streets, and other types of constructions are still intact from ancestral periods. Responsible Treks Peru takes you to tour the archaeological part of this charming town composed of agricultural terraces, ceremonial fountains, sacred enclosures, and astronomical observatories. After having enjoyed these beautiful places, it will be time to board our tourist train that will take us to the town of Aguas Calientes (2,040 meters above sea level / 6,692 feet) at the foot of Machu Picchu and the banks of the Vilcanota, to have a pleasant rest.

🌄 DAY 02: MAGICAL MACHUPICCHU AGUAS CALIENTES – MACHUPICHU – CUSCO. Our Professional Guide from Responsible Treks Peru will pick you up at your hotel and take you to the bus station to board the bus that will take us to the Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu, a sacred place where every space hides magic, mystery, and admiration. Once we are in Machupicchu, your tour accompanied by your Guide begins. The tour will last approximately 2 hours during which our Guide will guide and explain in detail as we explore the most outstanding and sacred places of this magical and mystical place, which are still well preserved. During the tour, you can also enjoy taking photographs. After the tour, our Guide and the group will return to the bus and head to the town of Aguas Calientes where you can have an optional lunch and in the afternoon board the train back to Ollantaytambo. In Ollantaytambo, our staff from Responsible Treks Peru will be waiting to take you back to the city of Cusco and then to your hotel.

• Pre-trip orientation meeting the day before the triP.
• Pick-up and drop-off from your Hotel
• Private vehicle for all archaeological sites.
• Professional bilingual Guide
• Train tickets: Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes
• Entrance tickets to the Machupicchu citadel
• Bus tickets: Aguas Calientes – Machupicchu (round trip)
• Train service: Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo
• Private vehicle: Ollantaytambo – Cusco.
• Hotel in Aguas Calientes

• Meals
• Tickets for the first day (additional cost of US $25 per person)
• Visit to the hot springs in Aguas Calientes.
• Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain.
• Voluntary gratuity.
• Travel insurance

•  Passport and/or personal documents
• Sun hat.
• Sunglasses.
• Sunscreen.
• Mosquito repellent.
• Light clothing for the hike.
• Extra clothing for the next day.
• Proper shoes for both days
• Camera.
• Water bottle (reusable bottles are recommended).
• Waterproof jacket.
• Personal implements.Cash.

✔️ At Responsible Treks Peru, we are very happy to be able to organize your adventure trip to the imperial city of Cusco and together explore magical and unforgettable places. Our 2-day Chinchero Moray tour with Machupicchu will be a unique and incomparable journey. ✔️ Responsible Treks Peru offers this exciting adventure, Chinchero Moray, and Machupicchu Tour, every day of the week and throughout the year, according to the demands of our visitors with a minimum of one person and a maximum of 8 people.

🌎 DISCOUNTS:

✔️ For Students: $25.0 USD. For this discount, the student must be a maximum of 25 years old and must have a valid university student ID. In the same way, we kindly ask you to send a copy of your valid and current ID. ✔️ Under 18: $30.0 USD. For this purpose, please send a copy of the person’s passport when making the reservation for the hike. ✔️ Groups of 8 travelers or more: minus 10% – When all make the reservation at the same time

✔️Partial Tourist Ticket (Partial BTG) US$20.0 per person.

✔️General Tourist Ticket (Full BTG) US$30.0 per person

✔️Hike to Huayna Picchu Mountain US$75.0 per person

✔️Hike to Machu Picchu Mountain US$75.0 per person.

 👉 Hike to Huayna Picchu Mountain: Huayna Picchu Mountain is the mountain that is seen in front of the Inca citadel at 2,720 meters above sea level. Its route is through a very steep and narrow Inca Trail and lasts approximately 40 minutes to the top, from where you can have an incredible view of the entire Inca city. If you want to access this beautiful place, you can explore it after your tour of Machu Picchu. For this purpose, you must make an advance reservation, and the cost is $75.0 per person.

👉 Hike to Machu Picchu Mountain: Machu Picchu Mountain is the highest peak of the Inca citadel at an altitude of 3,082 meters above sea level. Its route is through a less steep and wider Inca Trail, to reach this point will take you approximately one hour, at the top, there is a viewpoint from where you can have a wonderful view of the Inca citadel and part of the Sacred Valley of the Incas. If you want to access this beautiful place, you can explore it after your tour of Machu Picchu. For this purpose, you must make an advance reservation, and the cost is $75.0 per person.

👉 Hike to the Sun Gate (Inti Punku): This hike is optional and does not require any reservation; it will take you about 50 minutes to reach this point and is not included in the tour. If you wish to take this short hike, we recommend exploring it before our Tour in Machupicchu Sacred City so that upon your return, you can continue with your private tour in Machupicchu.

👉 Hike to the Inca Bridge: This hike is also optional and does not require any reservation; it will take you about 20 minutes to reach this point and is not included in the tour. If you wish to take this short hike, we recommend doing it before your tour so that upon your return, you can continue with your private tour in Machupicchu