SACRED VALLEY & LARES ADVENTURE 7 day Program ITINERARY The Sacred Valley and Lares Adventure to Machu Picchu…a journey through the ancient history, living culture and magnificent landscape of Cusco and the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Expert guides will tailor your individual experience with a choice of adventure activities and cultural encounters. Then, as breathtaking sunsets paint the Andean sky, you will settle into deluxe mountain lodges to prepare for the next day. DAY 1 SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS | TREASURES OF THE SACRED VALLEY Begin your adventure with a journey from the urban setting of Cusco into the Sacred Valley of the Incas, full of lush green fields and surrounded by striking mountain peaks. Explore the beautiful archeological site of Chinchero, where colonial buildings rest atop Inca foundations. Enjoy an astonishing hike through authentic Inca trails from Chinchero to the town of Urquillos. Also, you can go back in time and study the natural Inca salt mines of Maras and the astonishing circular terraces of Moray, believed to be an Inca laboratory dedicated to the study of foreign plant species. Group Activity: In the morning the whole group visits the archeological site of Chinchero. Activity Menu (morning to noon): Cultural activity: Guided tour of Moray Inca Agricultural site and the Salt Mines of Maras. OR Hike: Chinchero to Urquillos / Duration 3 hrs. / Easy to moderate. Meals: Lunch and Dinner. Overnight: Lamay Lodge (el. 9,705’ 2,958m.), located in the town of Lamay, in the Sacred Valley of the – Incas.
SACRED VALLEY & LARES ADVENTURE 7 day Program ITINERARY The Sacred Valley and Lares Adventure to Machu Picchu…a journey through the ancient history, living culture and magnificent landscape of Cusco and the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Expert guides will tailor your individual experience with a choice of adventure activities and cultural encounters. Then, as breathtaking sunsets paint the Andean sky, you will settle into deluxe mountain lodges to prepare for the next day. DAY 1 SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS | TREASURES OF THE SACRED VALLEY Begin your adventure with a journey from the urban setting of Cusco into the Sacred Valley of the Incas, full of lush green fields and surrounded by striking mountain peaks. Explore the beautiful archeological site of Chinchero, where colonial buildings rest atop Inca foundations. Enjoy an astonishing hike through authentic Inca trails from Chinchero to the town of Urquillos. Also, you can go back in time and study the natural Inca salt mines of Maras and the astonishing circular terraces of Moray, believed to be an Inca laboratory dedicated to the study of foreign plant species. Group Activity: In the morning the whole group visits the archeological site of Chinchero. Activity Menu (morning to noon): Cultural activity: Guided tour of Moray Inca Agricultural site and the Salt Mines of Maras. OR Hike: Chinchero to Urquillos / Duration 3 hrs. / Easy to moderate. Meals: Lunch and Dinner. Overnight: Lamay Lodge (el. 9,705’ – 2,958m.), located in the town of Lamay, in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
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