This post-extension itinerary commences in Lima, with travelers flying to Cusco to begin their journey. En Route to the Sacred Valley, travelers will enjoy cultural highlights, including visits to Hacienda Sarapampa and Yucay Museo Vivo. The highlight is a full-day excursion to Machu Picchu featuring first-class train service and a guided tour. The itinerary includes visits to the Urubamba market and the Pablo Seminario ceramic workshop, followed by a stroll around Cusco Main Square and a visit to the Cathedral. The journey concludes with an overnight stay in Cusco, before travelers head back to Lima for their onward journey to the USA.

Please note that participation in the post-extension trip requires purchasing the associated domestic flights, which are mandatory and offered as an add-on.

Check In

We'll travel from Paracas to Lima Airport, spend the night at the Wyndham Grand Hotel, and head to Machu Picchu the next day.

Flight (costs not included)

Lima Airport to Cusco Airport (Flight time is approximately 1 Hour and 15 minutes)

Arrival - Cusco Airport

Upon your arrival at Cusco airport, you will be met by our local guide who will assist you to your waiting coach.

En route to Sacred Valley

You will commence your journey to the Sacred Valley. En route, you will delight your eyes with amazing Andean landscapes. Our first stop will be at Hacienda Sarapampa, where you will discover the influence of corn on Andean culture through colonial and recent times

Lunch: Enjoy a four–course lunch.

Continue to Yucay Museo Vivo and learn about the traditional agriculture practices, chicha brewing, and textile techniques that have been passed down through generations.

Check In

Check into 5 * Aranwa Sacred Valley Hotel & Wellness.

Hotel - Ollantaytambo Train Station - Machu Picchu train station

Depart from your hotel to Ollantaytambo train station. The comfortable train ride from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu offers spectacular vistas.

On arrival, we will take a bus to the citadel of Machu Picchu and pay the admission fee. Unearthed for modernity by Hiram Bingham more than a century ago, Machu Picchu is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Its architectural beauty, spectacular natural setting, and the energy that radiates from its enigmatic buildings will take your breath away. We will follow in the footsteps of the ancient Incas as we tour the magical citadel, led by one of our guides.

Lunch and Dinner are included on the train

Machu Picchu train station - Ollantaytambo Train Station - Hotel

Finally, we will return to Aguas Calientes and depart by train for Ollantaytambo train station. Upon arrival, private transfer to your hotel. 

Check Out

Check out of Aranwa Sacred Valley Hotel.

Urubamba Market and Pablo Seminario Ceramic Workshop

This morning, we will visit the Urubamba market, a picturesque site where producers and farmers of the Sacred Valley gather every day to sell, buy, or trade their products. Discover and see the differences in the customs of Andean inhabitants and the distinct products they harvest, using ancestral techniques in their tiny farms: large grain white corn, unique in the world; Andean herbs and cereals, much appreciated in the new gourmet gastronomy; poultry and cuy—guinea pigs, and typical staples of the area. We will now head towards the workshop of the renowned ceramic artist Pablo Seminario to learn about some of the techniques and designs used by ancient Peruvian cultures. Pablo Seminario represents a new art expression, providing continuity to these cultural inheritances. He concentrates on making large–format works of art, “great plates” in his own words. At his personal workshop, he has his own space for creating, where the images that emerge are the result of patient work following the tradition of pre–Colombian pottery, an ambitious task that began over 20 years ago and which he continues to develop together with his wife, Marilú.

Picnic Lunch

A picnic lunch has been arranged for the group.

Cusco Tour

In the afternoon, we will continue our exploration by taking a stroll through the Main Square and visiting the Cathedral to admire its beautiful atriums and priceless paintings from the Cusco school of the 17th and 18th centuries.

Check In

Check into the JW Marriott Hotel, Cusco, for one (1) night.

Check Out

Today marks the end of your stay in Peru. Check out of your hotel and meet your guide at the coach, who will then transfer you to Cusco Airport for your onward flight to Lima Airport, then to your connecting flight to the USA.

Flight (costs not included)

Cusco Airport to Lima Airport (Flight time is approximately 1 Hour and 15 Minutes)