Cod Astr-002
June 19th-25th
Day 1: Friday 19th
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: Saturday 20th
At 6AM we will set out for our Cusco ruins tour. Starting at Qenko, we will walk to Kusiyuchayoc and Laq’o
We will then return to Saqsaywaman before heading down to Cusco for lunch and the afternoon free
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 presentations
Day 3: Sunday 21st
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: Monday 22nd
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: Tuesday 23rd
At 4:30AM we will start our hike to view the Pirámide de Pacaritampu
At 8AM we will leave for our tour to the virtually unknown and empty ruins of Ñaupa Iglesia and Killarumiyoc, 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: Wednesday 24th
At 10:30AM we will head up to Saqsaywaman for the Inti Raymi festival
At 3PM we will have a late lunch in Cusco
This evening we will visit the MAP Museum before our farewell dinner
Day 7: Thursday 25th
You will have this morning free to finish exploring Cusco
At 12PM we will have our final lunch before your flight