Day 1 : Arrival to Lima
Arrival, welcome and transfer to your Hotel in the most tourist and safest district of Lima, Miraflores.
Overnight at your selected hotel.
Day 2 : Lima City Tour & Gold Museum
After breakfast you will be picked up to have the City tour. This excursion offers the best combination of the different attractions in Lima and its three historical periods: pre-Hispanic, colonial and contemporary. Then you will have lunch in a very nice restaurant. After that, we will return to our private car to visit the “Gold Museum ". This museum has an excellent collection of pre-Columbian gold, silver and bronze, ceramics, weavings and mummies. Upstairs there is a remarkable arms collection with an impressive exhibition from Spanish colonial times. Finally, transfer back to the hotel.
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Day 3 : Lima - Arequipa
Transfer from your hotel to the airport to take your flight to Arequipa . Arequipa "The white city" has a lot of colonial buildings and is located at the foot of three volcanoes: Pichu Pichu (5571m), Misti (5825m) and Chachani (6075m). The facades are beautifully ornamented with fruit, flowers, animals and human faces. This architectonical style is unique and characteristic of this. After your check in at the Hotel we will take a City tour and visit the beautiful Santa Catalina Convent, the Yanahuara, viewpoint, some colonial buildings, the Cathedral, and much more. Return to your
hotel. Rest of the day at leisure to enjoy Arequipa by yourself.
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Day 4: Arequipa - Colca Canyon
After breakfast your experience to the Colca Canyon begins. You will travel in a private transportation with a local guide. The Colca Canyon is one of the world's deepest canyons and has excellent views of spectacular scenery in the natural habitat of the world´s largest flying bird, the Condor. We start our trip through the Yura road, passing through the Vicuña National Reserve of Salinas until the van arrive up to Chivay. We will have a delicious buffet lunch at this town. Arrival and reception at the Hotel. The rest of the afternoon is free for personal. We recommend visiting the relaxing Calera hotsprings.
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Day 5 : Colca Canyon
After breakfast in the hotel, our van will take you to El Mirador de La Cruz del Cóndor (sightseeing spot), to appreciate the canyon's depth at 1,200 meters from the river level, and the condor's majestic flight. During the return trip to Chivay you'll be able to appreciate the different sight-seeing spots and typical churches of the Colca Valley, the Antahuilque lagoons, the Amphitheater and much more. Also, you will appreciate traditional people way of living, wearing their typical clothes, beautiful embroidered dresses and jackets and their distinctive hats. Free afternoon for personal activities.
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Day 6 : Colca Canyon - Sillustani-Puno
After breakfast you will have to say good bye to the Colca Canyon to continue with this splendid tour. You will have a long journey watching Peru’s famous camelids (vicunas, llamas, and alpacas) with an incredible landscape that will captivate your interest. Transfer from the Colca Canyon to Puno. It’s a long but very rewarding trip and at the end of the day we arrive to the archaeological center of Sillustani. We will observe impressive funeral tombs belonging to the Kolla culture (1200-1450). Their noble classes (Caciques, priests) were buried in funeral towers called chullpas. Their corpses were previously mummified and placed in fetus position together with some of their belongings, such as gold and silver objects, jewelry, ceramics and food. Return to Puno and transfer to your Hotel.
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Day 7 : Floating Island of Uros / Taquille / Suasi Island
Early breakfast and transfer to the local pier to board our fast speed boat to start our adventure to the Titikaka lake. We will make two stops on route. The first one to visit one of the 40 ‘Uros’ reed islands. Main activities in these Islands -made of totora- are fishing, hunting and taxidermy. The next stop is the Taquile Island. We disembark at the(less known) South part of the island. We continue cruising until we reach Suasi. The sunset over Titicaca Lake can be already witnessed on the island. Suasi is a largely unknown private island with a lovely hotel -built with natural materials like stone and adobe and thatched with ‘ichu’ local high-altitude grass. The hotel is located on a hilltop and offers stunning lake views from every room. Due to its remoteness and awesome sceneries, Suasi is an ideal place to relax and forget ’fast life’.
Overnight at Casa Andina Private Collection Suasi Hotel.
Day 8 : Suasi Island
You will find yourself immersed in the special energy of this truly special island. Walking, hiking, fishing is just some of the activities available. Be on the lookout for unique animals such as llamas and alpacas as well as tarucas (Andean deers). You’ll also find a lovely rose garden and a green house where organic crops of native grains and vegetables are grown. If you just want to relax, the spa offers different health treatments for its guests (at additional cost). An insight about the Altiplano, its cultural legacy, history and natural environment can be gained at the hotel’s Andean library.
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Day 9 : Suasi / Conima / Huancane / Taraco / Puno
Breakfast and departure to Conima (at 30 min.) from where we will begin our trip back to Juliaca. On the way you will visit the towns of Moho, Huancane, and Taraco. We will visit their beautiful colonial churches, narrow streets and plazas. These towns are very picturesque, charming and the people in these places still keep their local costumes. Arrival to Puno and transfer to your hotel in Puno.
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Day 10 : Puno: Juliaca - Cusco
After breakfast, transfer to the airport to take your flight to our final destination the Inca capital of Cusco. Upon arrival we will be transferred to our hotel. Cusco also known as "The Navel of the Earth" for the Incas with it is fascinating Inca buildings and ruins. Cusco was and will always be the capital of the Inca culture. It shows a fascinating contrast between ancient cultures and the Spanish conquest. This is obvious as we have a look for example at their customs, the traditional parties, where a lot of Inca rituals are demonstrated, the official Inca language Quechua that is still spoken. You never stop exploring Cusco. Rest of the day at leisure to acclimatized to the 3 360 m.a.s.l.
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Day 11 : Cusco City Tour and Nearby Ruins
Breakfast at the hotel. In the afternoon, your City Tour walking will start through the Cathedral, Qorikancha or the Sun Temple and the surroundings ruins: The Sacsayhuamán Fortress, Q'enqo, Puca-Pucara and Tambomachay or Inca's Bath. Return to your hotel.
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Day 12 : Sacred Valley of the Incas
After breakfast you will have a tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, a succession of picturesque Towns, agricultural terraces, and archaeological sites. Your first stop is Pisac. Pisac is a district of the Calca province, located at 32 km to the northeast of Cusco. Its altitude comprises 2,950m.a.s.l. This town has a typical market and its cultivated terraces in the mountain slopes. Also famous for its Sunday fairs where you will be able to appreciate and buy beautiful handicrafts. Then our next visit will be the Ollantaytambo town. Ollantaytambo fortress is another national archaeological site located at the traditional district of Ollantaytambo, which belongs to the province of Urubamba, on the western side of the Urubamba Valley at 93 km (50 miles or one and a half hour journey approximately) to the northeast of Cusco. Return to Cusco and transfer to your hotel.
Overnight Sacred Valley at your selected hotel at the Sacred Valley.
Day 13 : Train to Aguas Calientes
Breakfast at your hotel. You will take your train at the Ollanta train Station. After approximately 3 hours of trip you will arrive to the Aguas Calientes town. Here you will take a 20 minutes bus drive to Machu Picchu. The Citadel is on the eastern slope and it’s divided into two different areas, the agricultural and the urban. You will have a guided tour around this beautiful place visiting the Main Square, The Circular Tower, The Sacred Sundial (The Intihuatana) The Royal Quarters, The Temple of the three Windows and burial grounds. Then you will have a buffet lunch in Aguas Calientes Town. Return to the Sacred Valley and transfer to your hotel.
Overnight at your selected hotel at the Sacred Valley.
*Optional overnight in Aguas Calientes. Ask for extra costs.
Day 14 : Sacred Valley - Cusco
Breakfast at your hotel. Our private guide and driver will pick you up in the morning for another interesting Sacred Valley trip. You will enjoy the spectacular views of the countryside and you will observe the salt mines of Maras situated between the mountains that surround the Sacred Valley. Then you will visit Chinchero which is situated 28 kilometers northwest of Cusco. This Andean town is one of the best places in the valley for Andean textiles and basic goods like hats, gloves, and shawls. Commanding sweeping views of the Salcantay and Vilcabamba mountain ranges, this traditional Andean village will captivate you with its natural beauty and cultural integrity. Transfer back to Cusco.
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Day 15 : Cusco - Lima
Breakfast at your hotel. You will have the morning to do some shopping in Cusco and enjoy for last time the city. Depending on your flight schedule you will be transfer to the airport. In Lima arrival, meeting and transfer to your hotel.
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Day 16 : Lima
Breakfast in the hotel. Ret of the day at leisure. Transfer to the airport for your international connection. (B)
Optional: You can add some extra days to visit the jungle (Manu or Tambopata from Cusco or Iquitos from Lima or any other nice trip).
Tips
Meals not mentioned in the program
Flights
03 nights at your selected hotel in Lima.
02 nights at the Colca Lodge Hotel
02 nights at your selected hotel in Puno.
02 nights at the Casa Andina Private Collection Suasi hotel.
03 nights at your selected hotel in Cusco
All transfers and meals mentioned in the program
All tours mention in this program in private service
Entrance fees.
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