Peru Family Multisport: From Cusco to Machu Picchu
Trip at-a-glance
| Price: | From $3,998* per person |
| Lodging: | hotel |
| Number of days: | 8 |
| Group size: | 24 |
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Trip details
Days 1-2 Cusco
Meet in Cusco, which rests at 11,200 feet • With our local guide, take a walking tour of town, rich in Incan and Spanish-colonial architecture (kids can go on an urban scavenger hunt instead) • Hike to Incan archaeological sites, including Tambo Machay, Sacsayhuaman and the Temple of the Moon • Delight in a private performance of live Andean folk music at a picnic lunch on a secluded mountain meadow.
Days 3-5 Urubamba
Bike along the altiplano and Urubamba Valley, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, past small farming villages and pueblos • In Moray, learn how the Incas experimented with farming techniques using high-altitude terraces • Taste the salt at the salt pans—las Salineras • Visit Ollantaytambo and journey into a quiet river valley to a Quechua community and visit local schools and weavers at work • From the ruins of Pisac, take in the sweeping view of the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
Days 6-8 Aguas Calientes
After a train ride to the trailhead, hike through a cloud forest to the ruins of Huinay Huayna • Join the Inca Trail and catch your first glimpse of Machu Picchu at the “Gate of the Sun” • Spend a full day exploring Machu Picchu, investigating its exquisite stonework and mysterious astrological designs • Return to Cusco by train.
- This trip/accommodation may accommodate for certain types of disabilities. Contact the provider for more information.