The Sun Festival in the Peruvian Andes

June 21st: Cusco City Tour

At the appropriate time, pick up from the airport and transfer to the chosen hotel.

Accommodation at the hotel.

Our tour starts with pick up from your hotel between 12:50 hrs and 13:10 hrs, approx.

The Cusco City Tour is a journey through the main attractions of the City of Cusco; the tour begins by visiting the Cathedral of Cusco and its more than 600 paintings from the Cusco school (40 min).

Then we walk to the Qoricancha temple through beautiful Inca streets (10 min), entering the Qoricancha at 14:20 hrs. This was the main temple during the Inca era, where we will learn about Inca religion and architecture (40 min).

At 15:00 hrs approx. we will take our transport and head towards Sacsayhuamán (15 min) in which we will have a guided tour through the huge walls of this Inca temple built for the god Illapa (lightning) (45 min).

We will take our bus again towards Qenqo (5 min) where we will have a tour to this other ancient Inca temple.

Once again we take our mobility (10 min) and head to Puka Pukara and Tambomachay, water temple. We will end our tour at 18:00 hrs.

Upon returning to Cusco we will leave you near the main square, you will have the afternoon free to enjoy local cuisine, music, and the city.

We will leave you in the city center so you can take the opportunity to dine or walk through the Plaza de Armas of Cusco.

This tour includes: Tourist Transport, Professional Guide, General Tourist Ticket, Entrance to the Cathedral, Entrance to Qoricancha, Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puka-Pukara and Tambomachay.

Recommendations for the City Tour: Warm clothing, Small backpack with personal items, Photo camera, Cash for purchases, Mineral Water, Sunscreen and Sun Hat, Valid Identity Document.

Breakfast: Passenger | Lunch: Passenger | Dinner: Passenger

June 22nd: Sacred Valley of the Incas

Breakfast at your hotel. The tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas starts by picking you up from your hotel between 07:50 hrs and 08:10 hrs.

Then we will start our trip towards the Sacred Valley, we will stop at the Taray Viewpoint where we will observe the Sacred Valley.

We will take our mobility again and travel to Pisac approx. 11:00 hrs we will visit the archaeological group of Pisac, which includes the visit to the market in the town of the same name. 45 min approx.

We will take the bus and cross the Sacred Valley to the town of Urubamba where we will have our buffet lunch.

At 14:30 hrs after your lunch we will head to Ollantaytambo where the town still maintains its splendor from when the Incas inhabited it. (45 min).

After the tour to Ollantaytambo at 16:00 hrs we will leave you very close to the train station on foot (5 min), we will board the Train according to the chosen schedule and head to Machu Picchu Pueblo.

Arrival at the town of Machu Picchu where the hotel staff will be waiting for you at the station exit, with a small sign and your name.

At night we will have a meeting with the guide to agree on your visit to Machu Picchu.

The Sacred Valley tour includes: Tourist Transport, Professional Guide, Tourist Ticket, Buffet Lunch in the Sacred Valley, Expedition Train ticket round trip Ollantaytambo – Machu Picchu.

Breakfast: Hotel | Lunch: Agency | Dinner: Passenger

June 23rd: Machu Picchu Tour

At the agreed time after your breakfast at the hotel, we meet the guide at the bus station to board the bus that will take us to the sanctuary of Machu Picchu. The travel time is 30 minutes approx.

Upon arrival of the bus we will find the entrance gate to the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu where we present our tickets, Passport or Identity document.

Together with the guide we enter the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu and will carry out a guided visit of 2 hours approximately, where we will get to know the important points of the Inca citadel.

At the end of the tour we will have free time for photographs in Machu Picchu.

Then the guide will say goodbye to us, so that we board the bus back to the town of Aguas Calientes, where we can enjoy a delicious lunch in the restaurant of your choice.

In the afternoon we will have time to visit the craft markets or a small walk through the city.

At the appropriate time we will board our Expedition train arriving in Ollanta. 1:40 hrs arrival at the Ollantaytambo train station where agency staff will be waiting for you for your transfer to your Hotel in the city of Cusco. 1:50 hrs.

The Machu Picchu tour includes: Tourist Train ticket Ollantaytambo – Machu Picchu round trip, Bus up and down, entry tickets to Machu Picchu, Professional Guide, Transport Ollantaytambo-Cusco.

Recommendations for the Machu Picchu tour: Warm clothing, identity documents at hand, camera, sunscreen, and sun hat.

Breakfast: Hotel | Lunch: Passenger | Dinner: Passenger

June 24th: Inti Raymi 2026

Breakfast at your hotel in the City of Cusco.

Qoricancha (Public Stage)

7:40 a.m. The Travel Agency will pass by your hotel with its transport and your guide to head to the first station of the staging which will be at Qoricancha (Golden Fence).

08:00 a.m. We will meet at the Qoricancha where we will settle in to appreciate the departure of the Inca with his retinue.

09:00 a.m. or 09:30 a.m. Looking up slightly we can see the Inca making an invocation to the sun god.

Plaza de Armas (Public Stage)

10:00 a.m. We will walk up to the Plaza de Armas where we will settle in one of the corners to appreciate the passing of the Inca procession. Then we will take our mobility at Regocijo square to head to Sacsayhuamán (20 min approx.).

Saqsayhuamán – Inti Raymi (Private Stage)

12:00 p.m. Sacsayhuamán (voice derived from Quechua terms "saqsay" and "waman" which translated into Spanish means "satiate hawk"): This impressive archaeological center is at 3,555 m.a.s.l., one kilometer from the Inca neighborhood "Qolqanpata."

13:00 hrs we will have our box lunch. And the ceremony will begin. We will settle in the orange VIP grandstand of the stage to have the best view of the show. This is the only stage where we will be comfortable appreciating this magnificent staging of Inti Raymi.

15:30 hrs approx. End of the staging, we will meet and head towards the mobility and we will drop you off at your respective hotels. (This day there will be heavy traffic; some people whose hotels are near the square choose to walk down to the Plaza de Armas, approx. 15 min walk down).

To attend INTI RAYMI, the EMUFEC Company offers the necessary services: Grandstands in Sacsayhuamán equipped with modern and comfortable VIP seats, mobile restrooms, tourist information booth, first aid stations, and security (police and private), allowing you to enjoy the Festival.

We have 03 VIP grandstands that the passenger will have to choose: Orange grandstand, Red grandstand, Green grandstand.

The Inti Raymi tour includes: Tourist Transport, Professional Guide, Entry to VIP grandstand at Sacsayhuamán, Box Lunch.

Recommendations for the Inti Raymi tour: Windbreaker, comfortable clothing, small backpack with personal items, photo camera, cash for purchases, mineral water, sunscreen, and sun hat.

Breakfast: Hotel | Lunch: Box Lunch | Dinner: Passenger

June 25th: Trip Final

Breakfast at your hotel.

Free morning for non-directed activities: shopping, visit to the central market or some Cusco Museum (optional).

At the appropriate time transfer to the Cusco airport.

Breakfast: Hotel