Machu picchu full day tour

Visit Inca ceremonial religious and administrative sites,military stations and astronomical observatories. Remote short Inca Trails, hiking adventures and historical tours explorations, nature and different ecosystems, flora and fauna.

The Inca Civilization, the Great Empire:These people were descendants of the Sun in the Cuzco area, where the legendary first Sapa Inca, Manco Capac, founded the Kingdom of Cuzco around 1200. Under the leadership of the descendants of Manco Capac, the Inca state grew to absorb other Andean communities. In 1442, under the command of Patchacutec, who founded the Inca Empire “Tawantinsuyu”, the Incas began a far-reaching expansion, which became the largest empire in pre-Columbian America.

Today we will ride the train for an hour and a half to the town of Aguas Calientes in the vicinity of Machu Picchu where we will stay at the hotel. Next morning then up by bus to the Inca city of Machu Picchu for a great tour of the Inca site. There are several hypothesis about the function of machu picchu according with John Rowe (1990) was the Inca palace of Pachacutec, King from1438-1471, according to John Rowe (1990) and then we will go down to the citadel for a great tour of the archaeological site. There are some theories  related with the function of this place .it was probably a Royal Inca city with astronomical and religious retreats and experimental agriculture because of the proximity of two different ecosystems suited to growing coca plants, and an abundance of other natural resources. This site exists as part of the expansion of the Inca Empire during the Imperial Inca times, under the control of Pachacutec as emperor. There will be a fascinating tour of the sanctuary, later in the middle afternoon after snacks which is the best for these activities.

 Afterwards we will have the choice to hike and climb one of the other Sacred Mountains in Machu Picchu. The optional hikes for today are the mountain called Huayna Picchu, the young mountain, for about 2 hours and 30 minutes round trip, or go to the mountain called Machu Picchu, the old mountain, about a 3-hour round trip.  In this hike you will see the beautiful granite stonework from the Inca times. In these hikes we will have different views of Machu Picchu from above. There is abundant birdlife including many hummingbirds such as the giant “Patagonia Gigas”, the Sparkling Violet Ear “Colibri Coluscans”, the Bronzy Hummingbird, Tyrian Metaltail, Long-Tailed Sylph, and others. In the Troglodytae Family of Wrens we see the Inca Wren and “Thryothorus Eisenmonni”. There are over 450 varieties catalogued within the Machu Picchu Park, 100 of them along the way from the ruins to river range. There is also the Aplomado Falcon “Falco Femoralis”, Finches, Tyrannulets, the Great Thrush, Flower Piercers, Tanagers, Seedeaters, Stripe-Headed Brush Finch, Kestrels, Siskins and Fly-Catchers, Tangaras, and others.

The flora includes many species of Bromeliads “Puya Densiflora”, Passiflora, Begonias, Fuchsias, and numerous Compositae. There are countless numbers of Orchids including varieties of Wiñay Wayna “Epidendrum Secundum”, many members of the Solanaceae, Myrtaceae, Scrophularias, and more.

Optional hike there is time for the Sun gate or Inti punku original beautiful stone work on this original Inca trail. For a good 2-hour hike on part of the original Inca trail to The Sun Gate, about for incredible views of Machu Picchu and opportunities to see the local orchids such as the Bamboo orchid “Sobralia Dicotoma” and the “Masdevalia Vietachina” and the native bromeliad called Puya “Puya Densiflora”, and several species of birds.

 Includes:  We Provide and Include: Licensed, Bilingual, history, naturalist Tour Guides- Emergency phone, Archaeological sites Tours Entrance and Site Fees, Trains round trip, Buses up and down, Hikes Inca trails around machu Picchu /Transfers from Cusco &  optional assistance and Confirmation- Additional Tour Arrangements.