Overview
Machu Picchu & Rainbow Mountain 5 Days Tour Package
Discover the main highlights of the Sacred Valley of Peru on this 5-day tour, including visits to Cusco, Machu Picchu, and Rainbow Mountain 5-day tour package offers you the opportunity to explore the vibrant history and stunning views of the Peruvian highlands in this amazing experience of Machu Picchu and Rainbow Mountain Adventure and be amazed by its natural beauty. Make your dreams come true and enjoy the most beautiful places that Cusco offers.
This 5-day Machu Picchu + Rainbow Mountain Tour starts with the imperial city and discovers why Cusco has become the center of the Inca Empire! Then visit the ruins of Sacsayhuaman, Kenko and Tambomachiai, then head to the Holy Valley to visit the fascinating ruins of Pisac. Then take a tour of the Sacred Valley to visit Chinchero Moray Maras & Salt Mine and Ollantaytambo.
After exploring the Inca Fortress of Ollantaytambo, take a train and take a private guided tour to the legendary city of Machu Picchu, one of the greatest and most fascinating places in the world. This 5-day package adventure doesn’t end here. Then travel through wild desert landscapes, snow-capped mountains, and alpaca swarms to reach your final destination, the rainbow-colored slopes of the Vinicunca hidden deep in the Andes.
Experience the amazing Machu Picchu + Rainbow Mountain in 5 days on our best tour in Peru!!!
If you want to enjoy the best of Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Rainbow Mountain and learn all about the ancient history of the Incas and breathe and admire all their natural beauty, then our 5-day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu tour is for you.
Embark on an exciting journey through the unique and ancient citadel of Machu Picchu and the rainbow mountain of Vinicunca; Whether you are traveling alone, in pairs or in a group, we will plan your itinerary down to the last detail, so you have no choice but to enjoy it with a Private guide!
This 5-day tour will take you to the most important and amazing tourist attractions in southern Peru, with a professional guide to see Inca fortresses, temples, ancient buildings, the new 7 wonders of the world and spend the whole day walking by. deserted mountains. herds of alpacas and llamas in Rainbow Mountain.
Overview.
Day 1: Welcome to Cusco – Cusco City Walk
Arrival in Cusco. After a short break at your hotel, take a stroll through Cusco to discover the main attractions and learn about the history of Cusco. During this walk, explore Cusco’s Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral, the 12th corner of Stone Street, Loreto Street, as well as the Qoricancha or the Temple of the Sun.
Day 2: Sacsayhuaman and nearby ruins + Pisac (ruins and market)
Spend the day exploring the Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, and Tambomachay archeological sites, located on a high hill above Cusco, then exploring the ruins and market of Pisac in the Sacred Valley; including a visit to Llama and Alpaca Farm.
Day 3: Sacred Valley Tour (Chinchero, Moray, Maras, Ollantaytambo) – Aguas Calientes
Take a tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas and visit the weavers of Chinchero and the main Inca sites such as the Moray Inca agricultural ruins, the Maras salt mines such as Ollantaytambo, before taking the train to Machu Picchu Pueblo. There you will spend the night in a hotel.
Day 04: Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Ollantaytambo – Cusco
Get up early and explore the Inca fortress of Machu Picchu on a guided tour. This afternoon you will take the train to Ollantaytambo and continue our private transport back to Cusco
Day 5: Cusco – Cusipata – Rainbow Mountain – Cusipata – Cusco
Take this spectacular day trip to Rainbow Mountain or Vinicunca. Enjoy breakfast and lunch before returning to town early in the evening
The best of Machu Picchu and Rainbow Mountain tours 5 days
- Explore Cuzco, the capital of the Inca Empire, and discover the most important places in the historic center of Cuzco and what makes this city so special.
- Visit Sacsayhuaman in the morning to avoid the crowds and explore the unique Inca ruins that surround the city, including the Inca place of Pisac and the market on this tour.
- Explore the most important sites in the Sacred Valley of the Incas and marvel at Inca architecture with the private Magical Peru Expeditions
- Take a ride on one of the most beautiful railways in the world and see how the landscape changes from the Andes to denser forests
- Discover the secrets of the mysterious Machu Picchu – one of the seven new wonders of the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Discover the fear of Rainbow Mountain’s unique natural beauty and its fascinating color palette, located in a remote area of the Andes
Itinerary
Machu Picchu & Rainbow Mountain Package Tour 5 Days
Intro: We’ll meet you in the lobby of your hotel in Cusco the night before the “Rainbow Mountain & Machu Picchu Tour” 5 days” to review the itinerary and take the opportunity to ask the final questions and make the final preparations. The meeting will take place at 5:00 p.m. the day before the start of the trip. In case you are unable at this time “please let us know” to coordinate at another time.
Day 1: We welcome you to Cusco – Cusco City Walking Tour
Upon arrival at Cusco airport, a Magical Peru Expeditions representative will meet you to take you straight to your hotel accommodation. After picking up from your hotel in Cusco and assistance with check-in, you’ll receive everything you need to prepare for your next trip. The Cusco Empire City is located at 3,400m / 11,155ft, so you will need time to acclimate.
After a short rest, we’ll pick you up from your hotel at 1:00 pm to begin our walking tour of Cusco and explore the main attractions and learn about the history of the city. History of the city of Cusco. First, we’ll visit the Plaza de Armas de Cusco, which is a great place to soak up the local atmosphere and watch the world go by. While you marvel at the exquisite architecture of this place, our guide will share with you some history of the Incas to help you better understand the ancient culture.
We’ll then continue with a visit to the impressive Cusco Cathedral, home to some 300 paintings from the city’s famous Cusqueña School. Next, your guide will take you to see Hatunrumiyoc’s Twelve Corners Stone, one of their most sophisticated examples of craftsmanship, with its 12 corners matching seamlessly with the surrounding wall.
You’ll then visit the fascinating Qorikancha or Temple of the Sun, perhaps the most important Inca site in Cusco. At the end of the day, we’ll take you right to your hotel door for a relaxing night out. You’ll have time to find a bedtime dinner seat for another exciting day tomorrow.
Day 2: Sacsayhuaman and Pisac ruins
After a delicious breakfast at your hotel, we’ll pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at 8:00 am, by van on our own and takes you on a tour of Sacsayhuaman’s impressive Inca Fort, located north of Cusco. It is characterized by being built of huge stones weighing tons. Ancient Inca architects cut and polished these huge rocks to build zigzag walls that stretched hundreds of meters.
Although only a small portion of the original site remains, the enormous size of the Sacsayhuaman continues to inspire and amaze visitors. Every year on June 24, Inti Raymi is held here to worship the Sun.
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Next, we will visit the Qenqo Temple, carved from a single block of rock. This temple has man-made tunnels, one of which forms an amphitheater. The amphitheater’s original purpose has been lost to time, but most experts agree that the area was used to worship the sun, moon, and stars. You’ll then visit Tambomachay, an Inca archaeological site that features a series of aqueducts and canals with two fountains.
After exploring Sacsayhuaman fortress and nearby ruins, we will head towards the Sacred Valley of the Incas, along the way we will visit the farm of alpacas and llamas, where we will discover these South American camels. Then our tour continues to Pisac town for lunch (not included) at one of the Sunday stalls in the main square.
After lunch, we will go to the Inca archaeological site of Pisac, located in the mountains of the Sacred Valley with its vast agricultural terraces, covered with high hills and magnificent structures. at the Temple of the Sun. After a wonderful exploration of the Inca ruins, we will return to Cusco and see you off at your hotel. Meals are not included. This is a full day tour in a spacious and comfortable private van and a private guide.
Day 3: Moray, Maras, Ollantaytambo) – Aguas Calientes
Our full-day tour of the Sacred Valley will take you to some of the most impressive sights, including Chinchero, Moray Ruins, the Maras Salt Mines, and Ollantaytambo, before taking the train to Aguas Calientes, also known as Machu Picchu Pueblo.
We will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at 7:30 in the morning to start our tour of the sacred valley and travel to the beautiful city of Chinchero (3,762 m / 12,343 ft), known for its dust. There you will find beautiful architecture, agriculture, agricultural terraces, but also beautiful textile art.
Our next area of visit is the beautiful Moray Archaeological Site (3,385 m / 11,106 feet), also known as the Inca Greenhouses, which consists of circular terraces with different types of temperatures on each platform, made to adapt. Andean crops such as potatoes, beans, corn, etc.
Maras and Moray salt ponds
After exploring and experiencing the energy of this fascinating Inca place in Moray, we will drive to Maras salt mines near the colonial city of Maras. It is a group of more than 3,000 small pools where salt has been mined since the Incas and now locals place salt by hand, as the Incas did in the past. In addition, this salt has a pink color and is known for its healing properties and delicious taste. It is a great gift for everyone at home and is perfect for cooking.
Then we will go to Urubamba, where we will enjoy a Peruvian lunch buffet with many different traditional dishes to choose from. After a break, it was time to take our private transport to Ollantaytambo, where we would visit the 15th-century Ollantaytambo Fortress, which became an important strategic military center and, if necessary, agricultural and religious centers. This archeological site was built as an overlapping terrace with large painted stones carried 8 km / 5 miles away. In the evening we will take the train to Machu Picchu Pueblo at 19:04 and 2 hours later we will be in Aguas Calientes and spend the night at Aguas Calientes.
Day 4: Aguas Calientes Machu Picchu-Ollantaytambo-Cusco
After a well-deserved night of rest, the day you have so much enjoyed has come: Today you will wander the magical and mysterious streets of the historic shrine of Machu Picchu.
Our day began clearly and early at the bottom to make sure we beat a lot of people and you could enjoy the site in peace. We will take a bus, which takes about 25 minutes to reach the entrance to the Inca city, and we will enter before the day starts painting this unique place with its golden color. Take your time and enjoy the vibes and impressive scenery of one of the 7 wonders of the world and feel how powerfully it vibrates. You can take a 2-hour tour of the main sites and then have plenty of time to explore Machu Picchu on your own. If you have an extra entrance, you can go on a trip to the high mountain of Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu to get a wonderful panoramic view of the whole complex.
In the afternoon, you can take a bus to Aguas Calientes or walk back through the dense vegetation that surrounds you for a walk below. Don’t worry, the whole route is marked and it’s a beautiful route if you pay for it. You can have a free afternoon lunch at the restaurant of your choice and stroll through the rest of this beautiful city. Your train leaves Ollantaytambo at sunset, but don’t forget to arrive at the station 30 minutes before departure time! From Ollantaytambo, we will take you back to your hotel in Cusco.
Day 5: Cusco – Cusipata – Rainbow Mountain – Cusipata – Cusco
Our Rainbow Mountain day hike starts early in the morning! We will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at 4:00 am, in our private van, and travel about two hours south of Cusco until we reach the village of Cusipata, where we will enjoy a delicious breakfast.
After breakfast, we will return to our van to continue driving for 1 hour to the top of the Rainbow Mountain trail, known as Phulawasipata. It will take you about 1.5-2 hours to walk to Vinicunca Pass, the classic Rainbow Mountain viewpoint. Along the way, we’ll appreciate the typical landscape and flora, and fauna of the Andes, highlighting llamas and alpacas.
Arriving at the Vinicunca or Montaña de Colores lookout point (5,200 m / 17,060 ft), we will have a beautiful panoramic view of not only Rainbow Mountain or Vinicunca Mountain, but also the snow-capped Ausangate Mountains (the highest) in Cusco), the valley with herbivorous alpacas, and the “red valley” in the distance.
At the top of Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain, we will spend about 45 minutes admiring the unique beauty of this natural formation and feel the thrill of witnessing an unforgettable sight. After having a great time at Peru’s famous Rainbow Mountain, snap a few photos and explore the surrounding area.
We will then return along the same route at about 1h30 to our starting point where our vehicle will be waiting for us to take us back to Cusipata; here we will enjoy lunch. After lunch, we will begin our return trip to Cusco, arriving between 4 and 5 pm. We will then drop you off at your hotel.
Include
What’s included in the price of the Machu Picchu Tour and Rainbow Mountain 5 days
- Pick-up and drop-off at the airport
- Four night hotel in Cusco
- Half-day walk through the city of Cusco
- All transport services in private delivery with a professional driver
- Professional guide fluent in English and Spanish for all tours
- Train Tickets – Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes – expedition train(round trip)
- One night hotel in Aguas Calientes
- Bus ticket Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu
- Entrance to Machu Picchu (first entry: 6:00 to 10:00)
- Trip to Rainbow Mountain 1 day
- 2 hot meals on the Rainbow Mountain tour – breakfast and lunch with vegetarian options
Which is not included
- Flights
- Hotel before/after tours
- Meals: Meals are not included unless otherwise stated, but our guides will recommend some good places (apart from breakfast and lunch on the Rainbow Mountain tour).
- Entrance to Huayna Picchu (USD 75 per person)
- Machu Picchu Mountain Access (US $ 75 per person)
- Access to hot springs (25 soles)
- Vistadome train upgrade – 67 USD (train is the same way back)
- Tips for guide, porter or muleteer and other staff.
- Disruption of the trip and health insurance / Evacuation trip (compulsory)
Recommendations
What you need for a 5-day Machu Picchu and Rainbow Mountain Tour
- Original passport (if you received a new one after booking, bring both)
- Small backpack or case (larger is not allowed on the train or Machu Picchu)
- Change of clothes
- Comfortable walking or running shoes
- Walking pants
- Camera
- Drinking water
- Reinjas or poncho
- In fleece or jacket
- Basic bathroom equipment
- Sunglasses
- Mosquito insect repellent
- Hat for the day
- Some extra money for lunch, snacks, tips, and souvenirs
Price
HOW MUCH DOES THE TOUR COST?
We have several options to suit your needs. The price is per person.
Just send us an email: The price depends on the options taken by each passenger, please contact us to send you an updated price based on your specific request. Please send us the following information and we will respond within 24 hours with the updated price.
- Number of people in your group
- Accommodation level
- Add options: if you want to add one-day tours, additional days, meals, etc.
- Has a special request (ie: special diet, wheelchair, children, senior, etc.)
