Inca Discovery Plus

(20 reviews)

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CAD $1,855 Was CAD $2,319

9 Days

Best Rate: Guarantee

Trip Type: Small Group

Activity Level: Demanding

Get to know Peru’s Sacred Valley and explore Machu Picchu. Visit the G Adventures-supported Ccaccaccollo Community and Women's Weaving Co-op and the Piuray Lagoon.

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Price based on per person in Double Room for departure 07 Jun 2025

Experience Overview

Get to know Peru’s Sacred Valley and explore Machu Picchu. Visit the G Adventures-supported Ccaccaccollo Community and Women's Weaving Co-op and the Piuray Lagoon. Stop at the Maras Salt Mine and ancient Incan site of Moray. Your G Representative will help you connect to unforgettable Incan history and the Andean countryside. But no Peru trip is complete without seeing Machu Picchu up close, so you’ll get a guided tour before flying back to Lima.

Highlights

Sample seafood in Lima
Marvel at the Sacred Valley
Visit the salt pans of Maras and the ruins of Moray
Discover Machu Picchu with a local expert.

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Trip Details

Product Code: 2703

Tour Type: Small Group

Accommodation: Budget

Transport: Plane, train, van, hiking.

Guide Language: English

Travel Styles: Budget

Tour Operator: G Adventures

Supplier Code: PIM.C

Starts: Lima, Peru

Finishes: Lima, Peru

Duration: 9 days

Departures: Guaranteed

Physical Rating: Demanding

Includes

Activities

Your G for Good Moment: Ccaccaccollo Community and Women's Weaving Co-op visit, Ccaccaccollo Your G for Good Moment: Parwa Community Restaurant the Sacred Valley, Lamay Your Discover Moment: Cusco
Sacred Valley guided tour
Pottery making demonstration
Visit Maras salt pans and ruins of Moray
Machu Picchu guided tour
Internal flights
All transport between destinations and to/from included activities

Accommodation

Hotels (8 nts).

8 breakfasts, 3 lunches

Transport

Plane, train, van, hiking.

Group Leader

G Representatives in Lima and Cusco.

Price

Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $1,855 ($206 /day)

Itinerary

Day 1: Lima

Arrive at any time.
Arrive in Lima at any time. There are no planned activities so check into the hotel and enjoy the city. There is a welcome meeting in the evening.

Day 2: Lima/Cusco

Hop on a flight to Cusco. Enjoy a free day of shopping and exploring the city. Choose to pre-book the Cusco Cooking Class. Opt for a city tour.
Take a transfer to the airport for the flight to Cusco. Spend the rest of the day relaxing and exploring this fascinating city, and getting used to the altitude.

Day 3: Cusco/Ollantaytambo

Enjoy a full-day guided tour of the Sacred Valley. Stop at the G Adventures-supported women's weaving co-op before visiting a local pottery making community. Break for lunch at the G Adventures-supported Parwa Community Restaurant in Huchuy Qosco. After lunch, opt to head out on a hike to the Ollantaytambo storehouses and look out over the ruins. Or, wander around the cobblestone streets and visit a local Chicheria (corn beer bar).

Day 4: Ollantaytambo/Cusco

After breakfast visit the Ollantaytambo ruins where you'll walk up the 200 stone steps to reach the top. Return to the Sacred Valley with your G representative to explore the sites of the Maras Salt Mines and the ancient Incan agricultural terraces of Moray. Continue on a scenic drive through small villages and stunning views of the Andean countryside. Then visit the Chincheros ruins. Known to the Incas as the birthplace of the rainbow, this site offers stunning views of the Andean countryside. Return to Cusco for the evening.
Leave the hikers to start their trek and head out to explore Moray and Maras ancient Incan ruins. Enjoy a scenic drive through Andean farmland on the way.

Day 5: Cusco

Fill up on breakfast at your hotel in Cusco before walking to the Cusco Cathedral where your guide will meet the group for your walking tour of Cusco's colonial side. See the colonial and Inca architecture visible throughout the city and visit the Sapantiana staircase waterfall aqueduct before having lunch near the main plaza. Afterwards, walk back to the hotel and enjoy free time for the rest of the evening.

Day 6: Cusco/Aguas Calientes

After breakfast at the hotel in Cusco, the group will travel by van to Ollantaytambo to catch the scenic train to Aguas Calientes. After enjoying a quick orientation walk around the town of Aguas Calientes the group will have free time for optional activities. Opt to visit the Machu Picchu Museum, the Mandor Waterfalls, and the butterfly garden. Or consider taking a dip in some thermal baths to relax those muscles.

Day 7: Machu Picchu/Cusco

Rise early to enjoy a guided tour of Machu Picchu. After, catch the train towards Cusco.
Rise early to catch the first bus up to Machu Picchu with your guide. Enjoy a guided visit to the ruins, then head back down by bus to Aguas Calientes to meet up with the rest of the group. Take the scenic train back to Ollantaytambo to meet the van for the ride back to Cusco.

Day 8: Cusco/Lima

Fly back to Lima and enjoy a night in the city.

Day 9: Lima

Depart at any time.

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Tour Operator

G Adventures

G Adventures is an operator of small-group escorted tours. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with 28 offices worldwide. It offers more than 700 itineraries in more than 100 countries, and carries 200,000 travelers from 160 countries each year.

In Business Since 1990

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Reviews

Katy D.. - Traveled, July 2023

I like that G gives back to the communities and employes local people as guides, porters etc and creates opportunities to locals

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/11/2023

Derek P. - Traveled, May 2023

Incredibly well organized. Allowed us to both be adventurous and relax at the same time

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/01/2023

Kianoush F. - Traveled, March 2023

Once the journey started, the process was very smooth, with good professionals throughout the entire thing

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 04/04/2023

Katie M. - Traveled, February 2023

G Adventures has things dialed in! Great itinerary, great staff!

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 03/26/2023

Paul W. - Traveled, March 2023

Very competent logistics and excellent people.

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 03/14/2023

Nicole P. - Traveled, March 2023

Amazing guides

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 03/14/2023

Edward R. - Traveled, December 2023

The overall curation of the experience was simply excellent.

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/14/2023

Carol M. - Traveled, December 2023

Everything was well organized, safe and makes you feel taken care of. The staff were very caring and took a great deal of pride in their work. Josep was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable. Huber was a very good assistant guide and took care of our individual needs.