Special event for those who want to celebrate New Year in Cusco. Include City tour + Sacred Valley of the Inkas + Machu Picchu + New year' eve party.
Celebrate New Year with an exquisite fancy dinner and fun until next morning.
Imperios Peru Travel invites you to receive the new year in a very special way in the Inca capital, Cusco. The celebrations of Cusqueño's end of year are celebrated of particular way, the people are very happy and happy between so many fireworks of beautiful colors, to the 12 of the night the bells ringing marking the new year and all the city leaves of where it is (private party, restaurant, discotheque... of all sides) and the whole city leaves of where it is, from all over) and go to the main square where people begin to circle around the square in a crazy race amid shouts, festivities, fireworks, with the excitement that overwhelms everyone for the new year, you see groups of people with yellow clothes, complete families, it is a spectacular experience, you feel a pure adrenaline! Even those who stay in the portals or on the steps of the cathedral are overflowing with happiness.
Note: The following itinerary can be customized according to your preference (for example: more or less days).
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Day 1 December 29th |
Arrival in Cusco and transfer to your hotel Afternoon .- City tour:14:00 -18:30 hours Visit the temples: The sun Qoricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara, Tambomachay |
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Day 2 December 30th |
Sacred Valley of the Inkas Full Day 09:00 - 19:00 hours Visit Pisaq - Ollantaytambo, and train to Machupicchu. |
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Day 3 December 31st |
Transfer from the Hotel - Train station. 06:30 - 18:30 hours Visit Inca citadel of Machupicchu New Year's Eve dinner Full night Party of the new year. “we provide souvenirs” Breakfast for New Year. |
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Day 4 January 1st |
Transfer from the Hotel to the Airport or Bus Station. |
The train schedule is subject to change depending on the timetable of Peru Rail and availability
Arrival in the city of Cusco, reception at the airport or bus terminal; we will wait for you with a sign with your name and immediately we will have the transfer in our tourist unit to the selected hotel. At the coordinated time we will begin the pick-up from the hotels, to begin the visit to the city and the nearest archaeological sites, we will visit Qoricancha, the most sacred and important building of the Tahuantinsuyu empire, also known as the Temple of the Sun.
We continue with the visit to the four archaeological sites surrounding Cusco: Sacsayhuaman (a large fortress located 5 km from the city), Qenqo (a sacred amphitheater, center of worship to the god Puma, a place where human sacrifices were made), Pukapukara (“red fortress” due to the hue its rocks take on in the twilight light) and Tambomachay (a temple to worship water).
We return to Cusco. You can decide either to stay in the main beautiful square or be taken to your hotel.
At 6:30 in the morning we will pick you up at your hotel in our tourist transport. We will then begin our visit to the Sacred Valley of the Incas; 40 minutes north of Cusco city, we will arrive at the archaeological center of Chinchero, a living town that still preserves the original Inca layout and is located in a very important agricultural area. The church and the tower are from the colonial era, built on the basis of Inca temples. The artisans offer locally made textiles, using ancestral techniques.
After our visit to Chinchero, we continued our tour to Moray, which is a circular system of terraces built taking advantage of the subsidence in the area. They are terraces with microclimates, for experimental purposes, such as domestication, acclimatization, hybridization and in general experimentation with plants. Then we will visit the Maras salt mines, these salt mines were exploited since pre-Inca times; today there are more than 3000 shallow pools, owned by almost 380 families, this salt water comes from natural sources that filter from the same hill called Qoripukiu (golden fountain).
Afterwards we will go to Urubamba to enjoy a delicious tourist buffet prepared with products from the Sacred Valley. After enjoying lunch we will continue on the bus for 30 minutes to reach the archaeological center of Ollantaytambo. This was an area occupied successively. During the Inca period it was another of the many multifunctional towns. It was an administrative, military, social and economic center, a control point for passage to various ecological levels.
Ollantaytambo evokes mythical love stories, dramas where love conquers all obstacles. It is believed that the city was built by the Inca general Ollantay at the time of his rebellion against the Inca royal army and prevented their union in the presence of the beautiful princess Cusi Coyllor "Beautiful Star".
Later we will board the train from the Ollantaytambo station to go to the town of Aguas Calientes, also known as Machu Picchu town.
Upon arrival in Machu Picchu town, we will be waiting for you to be greeted and immediately transfer you to your hotel.
6:30 a.m. Transfer from the hotel to the train station
We will take the train from Cusco to Machupicchu village, arriving in this town at 10:30 am. Then immediately we board a bus to Machupicchu Inca City.
11:00 a.m. Start of our guided tour of 2 hours of the main Inka palaces and its attractions.
After that, you will have free time to enjoy at your own discretion and pace this world wonder.
We recommend visiting the house of the chosen, the Intiwatana (the sundial, marking the seasons), Kallancas (sheds for warriors), the baths and aqueducts, as well as the large areas with terraces.
Also, you can climb the sacred mountain of Huayna Picchu, visit the sun gate and Inka bridge or anything you want to do at your convenience.
If you want to visit the Hot Springs, this day you´ll have enough time to enjoy it.
In according time we will be approaching the railway station to board the train and start our journey back to Ollantaytambo and then take a touristic bus to Cusco.
The train usually returns at 18:30 pm
22:30 p.m. Arrival in Cusco.
Transfer to your hotel
At 9:00 pm Transfer from your hotel to Tunupa Restaurant.
This restaurant cuisine will be welcoming 2025 in a big way. Starting at 7:45 p.m. on New Year's Eve, the restaurant will be serving a:
We will also do:
- The midnight toast.
- The tour of the Plaza de Armas at midnight.
In Cusco, New Year's Eve is a wild, exciting, and fun-filled event. Fireworks and fireworks abound everywhere. Everyone is selling and buying, and everyone is lighting them, and at midnight Cusco's Plaza de Armas is lit up not only by the official fireworks of the municipality, but also by all the fireworks lit by the revelers. Thousands of fireworks are set off on the hillsides surrounding the city; they are less impressive than the official fireworks held in the Plaza de Armas because they are smaller, but they do serve to light up the night.
When December 31st is almost over and the new year is approaching, there is a famous tradition which is to run around the Plaza de Armas counter-clockwise.When the clock strikes midnight, people hold hands even if they don't know each other and start running around the Plaza de Armas and with so many people packed in, you must start moving too! Depending on the speed of those around you, you may find yourself walking slowly or running fast, magically turning back time.
As a courtesy breakfast of New Year "Delicious Adobo Cusqueño" at La Yunza Restaurant.
Transfer to the airport or the bus station with assistance from our personal.
Income to recreational sites, such as "Discotecas" "Aguas Termales, Parques de Diversión". Feeding not programmed. Others not specified in the Program.
NOTE: Admission to Waynapicchu must be confirmed at the time of booking and is subject to availability. (maximum 400 places per day).
Altitude Sickness Cuzco is at an altitude of more than 11,000 feet above sea level, and in many surrounding areas, including Machu Picchu, it is also at high altitudes, though not as high as Cusco. Altitude sickness can happen to anyone, including healthy people. Symptoms are usually not severe.
Certain medical conditions (such as respiratory diseases) or medications (such as sleeping pills) can increase the risk of high-altitude illness. It may be a good idea to check with your doctor before traveling. You can help your body to acclimatize and avoid altitude sickness through:
