Description
DAY 1: Arrival to Lima
- Arrival to Lima, capital of Peru
- Welcome in the Lima international airport by our driver
- Transfer by private car to the hotel in Lima
- You can go to have dinner at the various restaurants that can be found just down the street from your hotel
- Overnight at the hotel de Lima
DAY 2: Lima
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Guided tour of Lima: a Journey through the colonial centre of Lima with our guide (Plaza San Martin, plaza de Armas, the cathedral, the presidential palace, etc)
- Transfer to Lima airport for your flight to Arequipa
- Arrival in Arequipa and transfer to the hotel
- Sightseeing in the city
- Overnight at the hotel in Arequipa
DAY 3: Colca Canyon
- Departure at 7:00 am in the minibus from the hotel to the town of Chivay (approximately 3 hours of travel, 161 km), we will make stops along the way to Chivay to see the landscapes, the natural park where they live vicuñas and llamas in the wild, and also to admire the volcanoes of the region
- Arrival to Chivay at 12:00 noon.
- Food buffet gourmet peruvian
- Visit to the town of Chivay and your market
- Relax in the thermal baths (water from 35°C to 38°C) in the afternoon
- Show in a restaurant in the village
- Accommodation at the hotel in Chivay
DAY 4: Colca Canyon
- Breakfast
- Departure to the village of Yankay to visit their main square
- Output to the Colca Canyon, the "Condor Cross", to see the canyon and the flight of the condors
- On the way back to Chivay, we will stop at the traditional village of Maca to observe the natural terraces of pre-inca in the valley
- Arrival to Chivay, then food in a restaurant buffet gourmet peruvian
- Arrival in Puno at around 7:00 pm
- Accommodation at the hotel in Puno
DAY 5: Islands of the Uros / Taquile Island
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Excursion to Lake Titicaca to visit the floating islands of the Uros, then discovery of the Island of Taquile, where the inhabitants live in community, and have retained their amazing traditions
- Host family Taquilian
- Gourmet food peruvian in the home of our hosts
- Visit the top of the island with our host for 2 hours
- Dinner and overnight in the home of our friends Dina and Santodomingo
DAY 6: Taquile / Puno
- Breakfast
- Walk to the beach of the island, for those who want it
- After lunch, we will go to the port of Taquile for the departure to Puno
- Arrival to Puno by 5:00 pm
- Accommodation at the hotel in Puno
DAY 7: Pucará / Raqchi / Cusco
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Travel tour guided from Puno to Cusco through the Andean Altiplano and the Cordillera of the Andes
- Visit the archaeological site of Pucara
- Food in a restaurant buffet gourmet peruvian
- Stop at the beautiful viewpoint of The Stripe
- Visit of Raqchi and the Temple of Wiracocha
- Visit to the Church of Andahualillas nicknamed "the Sistine Chapel of the Andes"
- Accommodation at the hotel in Cusco
DAY 8 : Maras Moray / Salinas / Ollantaytambo / Aguas Calientes
- Breakfast
- Visit of the village of Chinchero
- Visit the magnificent archaeological site of "Maras", the agricultural laboratory of the incas
- Visit las salinas "The salt – Moray" which is located in the heart of the mountains
- Meal in a gourmet restaurant peruano
- Visit the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo
- Your guide will leave you at the train station to get to Aguas Calientes, a tourist town at the foot of Machu Picchu, where you will be greeted by your guide of Machu Picchu
- Accommodation at the hotel in Aguas Calientes
DAY 9: Machu Picchu (Cusco)
- Breakfast
- From Aguas Calientes ascent by bus to Machu Picchu
- Visit the famous Machu Picchu
- After admiring for the last time the incredible buildings in the slopes of the mountains, we will return to Aguas Calientes to board the ferry
- Meal in a gourmet restaurant peruano
- Then back to Cusco. Your driver will meet you at the Ollantaytambo train station for the return trip to your hotel in Cusco, where your tour guide will be waiting
- Accommodation at the hotel in Cusco
DAY 10: Cusco-Tambomachay / Puka Pukara / Quenqo / Sacsayhuaman
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Visit Tambomachay
- Visit Puka Pukara
- Visit Qenqo
- Visit Sacsayhuaman