5 Days in Cusco & Machu Picchu: The Perfect Itinerary
5-day balanced itinerary covering Cusco highlights and Machu Picchu, with realistic pacing, meals, and transport.
Day 1 — Arrival in Cusco
- 06:00 — Flight to Lima → Cusco (Cusco Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport)
- 08:30 — Transfer to hotel (Cusco city center)
- 09:30 — Breakfast (Hotel or nearby café)
- 10:30 — Plaza de Armas & Cathedral (Cusco Historic Center)
- 12:30 — Lunch (San Pedro Market area)
- 13:30 — San Pedro Market (San Pedro Market)
- 15:30 — Rest at hotel (Hotel)
- 16:00 — Qorikancha & Santa Domingo Convent (Cusco Historic Center)
- 18:30 — Dinner (Local restaurant)
- 19:30 — Free time / Evening walk (Cusco Historic Center)
- 20:30 — Return to hotel (Hotel)
Day 2 — Sacred Valley & Ollantaytambo
- 06:30 — Breakfast at hotel (Hotel)
- 07:30 — Transfer to Sacred Valley (Sacred Valley)
- 08:00 — Pisac Ruins & Market (Pisac)
- 10:00 — Lunch in Pisac (Local restaurant)
- 11:00 — Moray & Maras Salt Mines (Moray/Maras)
- 12:30 — Drive to Ollantaytambo (Ollantaytambo)
- 13:30 — Lunch in Ollantaytambo (Local restaurant)
- 14:30 — Ollantaytambo Ruins (Ollantaytambo)
- 16:00 — Transfer to hotel (Hotel (Sacred Valley or Ollantaytambo))
- 16:30 — Rest at hotel (Hotel)
- 18:30 — Dinner (Hotel or nearby)
- 19:30 — Free time (Ollantaytambo)
Day 3 — Machu Picchu Day Trip
- 04:30 — Wake-up & quick breakfast (Hotel)
- 05:00 — Train to Aguas Calientes (Ollantaytambo → Aguas Calientes)
- 06:30 — Bus to Machu Picchu (Aguas Calientes → Machu Picchu)
- 07:30 — Guided tour of Machu Picchu (Machu Picchu)
- 10:30 — Explore Huayna Picchu (if booked) (Machu Picchu)
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This itinerary covers Cusco & Machu Picchu in 3 days — see the full day-by-day plan above.
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