Cod Astr-003

September 12th-20th

Day 1: Saturday 12^th
Pick up from the airport and transfer to the hotel. Breefing.
At 12PM the group will meet for our welcome lunch.
At 1:30PM we will start our city tour of antique Cusco, including Haucaypata (Plaza de Armas), Qorikancha, Qusikancha, Tupac Yupanky, Hatunrumiyoc, Sapantiana, Manco Capac Temple and other unique areas of Cusco
At 6:30PM we will reconvene for dinner
At 8PM we will meet for an Archiastronomic exposition.

Day 2: Sunday 13^th
At 9AM we will set out for our Cusco ruins tour. Starting at Qenko, we will walk to Kusiyuchayoc, Laq’o and Inca Carcel
At 1PM we will head back to the center for lunch and the afternoon free to roam the city at leisure and relax
At 6PM we will have a presentation on Andean astronomy in Planetarium Cusco
At 8PM we will have dinner and discuss our various ideas on the presentation

Day 3: Monday 14^th
At 7:30AM we will set out for our Sacred Valley ruins tour
Our first stop will be the Incan ruins of Pisaq
While driving through the beautiful Sacred Valley we will stop for a buffet lunch outside of Urubamba town
Early afternoon we will arrive at the ruins of Ollantaytambo
We will then explore the ancient town and have dinner
At 8:30PM we will board the train to Aguas Calientes where we will spend the night

Day 4: Tuesday 15^th
At 5AM we will wake up for the bus to Machu Picchu
At 1:30PM we will head back down to Aguas Calientes for lunch before boarding our train back
In Ollantaytambo we will check into our hotel and have dinner
That night we will experience a ritual pago a la tierra

Day 5: Wednesday 16^th
At 8AM we will start our trip to the virtually unknown ruins of W’ata, where we will have a relaxing picnic lunch
At 5PM we will return to Cusco to check into our hotel and have the evening free
At 8PM we will reconvene for dinner

Day 6: Thursday 17^th
At 8AM we will depart for our camping trip to Huchuyqosqo
This evening we will observe the stars from our campsite

Day 7: Friday 18^th
In the morning we will break camp and head back to Cusco
At 1PM we will have lunch and the afternoon free to explore Cusco more
At 7PM we will meet for dinner

Day 8: Saturday 19^th
At 8AM we will leave for our southern ruins tour to Pikillacta, Racchi and Tipón
At Racchi we will have a picnic lunch
That evening we will return to Cusco for our farewell dinner

Day 9: Sunday 20^th
At 6AM we will head up to Saqsaywaman for sunrise
At 9AM we will return to Cusco for the rest of the morning free and our final lunch before your flight