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:: HEART & MIND OF THE INCA ::
Tour Highlights:
Machu Picchu Sacsayhuaman Ollantaytambo Pisac
Trip Style:
Voluntourism Culture/ History Family Most Popular Standard
Physical Difficulty:
1-easy
Included Meals:
All Breakfasts
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Cuzco Sacred Valley Machu Picchu

Heart & Mind of the Inca

Cuzco/ Machu Picchu / Sacred Valley (8 days/ 7 nights)
From $1,139 €798 £576

Voluntourism is an excellent way to approach a more ‘responsible’ relationship with our planet while traveling and enjoying a fantastic experience, as it involves tourism with a touch of social activism. This program involves sightseeing and volunteering in and around Cuzco, one of the premier destinations in the world and the gateway to ‘must-see’ Machu Picchu, an Inca religious center and citadel built in the most inaccessible, wildest of countrysides on the side of a mountain.

Cuzco is considered the most impressive pre-Conquest city in the Americas: once the center of the Inca empire (which included all or part of present day Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina and Bolivia), the city boasts stunning architecture, both Inca and Spanish, that reflects the power of both Empires. And less than an hour away is The Sacred Valley that holds a mysticism well worth experiencing.

This trip will be combined with a unique chance to give something back to the communities of Cuzco: half and full-day activities of sharing and giving to the community as a volunteer; and a donation to the communities and social centers you will visit.

Cuzco, Machu Picchu, and the Sacred Valley are awe-inspiring and anyone who visits Latin America without seeing them has had a wasted journey! We strongly encourage you to spend as long as possible in this magical place and fully enjoy one of the world's best destinations.

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Itinerary and Prices

Day 1: Arrive in Lima

After arriving at the airport, you will be transferred to your hotel, where you will get the chance to rest and relax after your flight.
In the afternoon, you’ll receive a brief orientation giving you a taste of Peruvian history and culture, and information about the volunteer activities you will undertake during your trip.
Later, you will get the opportunity to visit the city, try some of the culinary wonders of the country, or just relax at the hotel and prepare for the journey ahead.

Day 2: Arrive Cuzco/ Afternoon City Tour

You will be picked up at the airport and taken to your comfortable hotel where you are advised to rest for a while to acclimatize to the high altitude.
In the afternoon you will take a Cuzco city tour and get to know the beautiful Cathedral, and the colossal ruins of Sacsayhuaman.
In the evening you will have the opportunity to visit one of Cuzco’s many restaurants and bars, and enjoy the lively spirit of its nightlife, or simply relax in your hotel, preparing for the next day’s journey.

Day 3: Volunteer Activity: Urcos

After breakfast, you will travel 40mins from Cuzco to the village of Urcos, where you will spend a rewarding day at a school and shelter for children with disabilities.
Time will be spent getting to know the children and learning from their stories in what will surely be a life-changing experience. As part of a group, you will participate in putting together a puppet show for the children, and later have lunch with them.
In the afternoon, a round of storytelling, book-painting and hot chocolate with the children closes the day.
In the evening, you will return to the hotel to rest, or explore the city some more.

Day 4: Sacred Valley Tour

After an early breakfast and an early start, you will take a tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, where the local people maintain lifestyles that incorporate many traditional activities such as raising cuyes (guinea pigs), making chicha (a fermented corn drink), weaving, and agriculture.
You will have the opportunity to visit the local market in Pisac where you can examine and buy the beautiful handicrafts that the locals make, while also observing the array of ethnic dress worn as part of the local heritage.
You will also visit the Inca fortress of Ollantaytambo, one of the few places where the Incas were able to defeat the Spanish in battle.
You will spend the night at a local lodge, in the tranquil countryside, away from the racket of the city.

Day 5: Volunteer Activity: Ollantaytambo

This day you will get the chance to spend some time with disadvantaged children of a school in Ollantaytambo. You will gather in one of the local schools where you will join the children in a number of entertaining activities: including the usual puppet show and out-door games that will brighten up the day for the children and bring you more than a few smiles.
Later, and after a brief talk about the environment sponsored by Eco Valle (an environmental NGO), you will participate with the children in an exploratory walk of the Checo Forrest, a beautiful natural reserve in the Sacred Valley. In this way you will support the efforts to preserve the Sacred Valley and its timeless beauty.
At night, you will return to your hotel to spend the night.

Day 6: Train to Aguas Calientes/ Machu Picchu

After an early breakfast, you will take the train to the Inca citadel Machu Picchu.
Upon arrival at Aguas Calientes, you will have a guided tour of Machu Picchu, one of the most awe inspiring places in the world, visiting the agricultural and industrial sections of the ruins, the Temple of the Sun, several impressively engineered water fountains, the Intihuatana (the Inca Sundial), the Temple of the Condor, and many other areas of the expansive archaeological complex.
You will spend the night in Aguas Calientes, where there are numerous restaurants and bars to try.

Day 7: Free Morning/ Train to Cuzco

This morning you will have free time either to take a look around the town of Aguas Calientes or return to Machu Picchu for another look at the spectacular ruins.
In the afternoon you will take the train back to Cuzco, where you will be transferred to your hotel to spend the night and enjoy the city’s nightlife.

Day 8: Transfer to Airport

You will be transferred to Cuzco airport for your return flight.

Occupancy	3 Star	4 Star	5 Star
Double/Triple	$ 1,139 € 798 £ 576	$ 1,419 € 994 £ 717	$ 1,989 € 1,393 £ 1,005
Single	$ 1,659 € 1,162 £ 838	$ 2,119 € 1,484 £ 1,071	$ 3,109 € 2,177 £ 1,571

Contribution to Volunteer Projects
Occupancy	3 Star	4 Star	5 Star
Double/Triple	$ 459 € 322 £ 232	$ 509 € 357 £ 258	$ 559 € 392 £ 282
Single	$ 529 € 371 £ 268	$ 589 € 413 £ 298	$ 649 € 455 £ 328

Included:

All tours stated in the itinerary
All transfers and entrance fees
Lunch in Urcos and Ollantaytambo (during your volunteering-activities)
English speaking tour guides

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