I'm trying to plan a trip to Peru in September, and hoping to get a bit of advice on how to spend our time after we fly into Cusco. We're there for ~5 days total and are doing the 2-day Inca Trail hike as part of the trip. Looking for some advice on how to split up the rest of the nights. Our basic itinerary is as follows:
- Mon - flying LIM-CUZ ~11 AM
- Mon/Tues/Wed night are unplanned - looking at either Cusco or Sacred Valley
- Thurs - Machu Picchu (leave early morning from Cusco, or can pick us up on the way)
- Fri - Machu Picchu (return late evening to Cusco or points in between)
- Saturday - fly out of CUZ ~12 Noon
We'll essentially need accommodations for 4 nights (Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri). We're trying to figure out whether it's better to stay in Cusco for the whole time and use that as a base, or split our 4 nights between Cusco and somewhere else.
The 2 specific hotels we were looking at were the JW Marriott in Cusco, or the Tambo del Inka (SPG) in Urubamba. We're essentially looking at 2 options:
- Spend the 4 available nights in Cusco at the JW Marriott; would be easiest from a logistics perspective, and could do some day trips?
- Split them between Cusco and Urubamba - likely 2 nights at each. Would require some extra taxis, but could be a chance to explore the valley a bit more
Any suggestions or thoughts?