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Day 1
Lima
Pick up at the airport and private transportation to the chosen
hotel.
In the afternoon you will be taken on a city tour to see the
Pre-Hispanic era, the colonial period, and modern Lima. It’s a
perfect combination that enables the visitor to get acquainted
with Lima’s complete history.
Day 2
Lima-Pisco
Breakfast
You will take a luxurious bus from Lima to Pisco where you can enjoy a day
at the beach or visit the town. We also have available additional day tours
that you might want to book.
Day 3
Paracas-Nazca
Breakfast
In the morning you will be taken to The Ballestas Islands,
where you will be able to enjoy the cohabitation of sea
lions, penguins, and other sea animals.
In the afternoon you will be driven to the bus station
where you will board a luxurious bus to Nazca.
Meeting in Nazca and transportation to your hotel.
Day 4
Nazca
Breakfast
You will be flown over The Nazca Lines and see the many large
and mysterious figures of different animals and strange
creatures drawn on the desert's surface!
Transportation to the bus station will be provided in order to
take your luxurious bus to Arequipa City.
Day 5
Arequipa
You will be driven from the bus station to your hotel
where you would be able to relax.
For the afternoon, a guided tour has been arranged to
visit what is considered to be Peru’s most beautiful
city, Arequipa. You will see places of interest, among
them: the Main Square, the Cathedral, the Mirador of
Yanahuara, the Compañia Church, the Santa Catalina
Convent, and many unusual Colonial houses built from
the white volcanic rock called sillar.
Day 6
Arequipa - Colca
Canyon
Breakfast
An early morning tour is arranged to go to the Colca Canyon
.On our way, it is very common to see various indigenous
plants and native Andean animals such as alpacas, vicuñas,
vizcachas among others.
In the mid afternoon we will visit The Thermal Baths of La
Calera.
Day 7
Colca
Canyon - Arequipa
Breakfast
The day starts with an early morning trip to La Cruz
del Condor, where you will be able to appreciate
nature’s work of the second deepest canyon in the
world.
You will not be the only tourist. The majestic Condor
which is the bird with the largest wing span in the
world, most likely will be flying around.
On the way back to the city, we are going to make a
few stops at some of the typical towns in the region.
We will return by late afternoon to your hotel in
Arequipa City
Day 8
Arequipa-Puno
After breakfast, transportation from your hotel to the
airport will be available in order to catch your plane to
Puno.
You will be picked up
at the airport. From there you will be transported to your
chosen hotel.
In the afternoon you will be taken on a tour to The
Chulpas of Sillustani, a famous pre-incan cemetery where the
landscape is fascinating. You will see the beautiful
mountains and the Umayo Lake. Also we will visit the large
circular tombs that are approximately 13.12 feet high.
Day 9
Lake Titicaca
Breakfast
A full day tour of Lake Titicaca is arranged, where you will
visit the Uros Floating Islands made by the local
inhabitants from a plant called Junco. Taquile Island, home of
the best weavers, will be
our next destination.
By foot we will reach a small
community that has not changed for centuries.
Here we will have lunch.
Then we will
uphill to the highest point in the island, and we will walk down
more than four hundred steps.
Then you will be taken back to the city of Puno.
Day 10
Puno-Cusco
Breakfast
Transfer to the bus station to start our journey in
our “First Class Bus” from Puno to Cusco.
The bus will take you on an 8 hours trip making stops to
visit the Pukara archaeological site and it's museum, La Raya , The Ruins of Racchi, Piquillacta and Andahuaylillas
, during your way you will appreciate the most beautiful
landscapes.
Meeting in the City of Cusco and transfer to your
hotel.
Free evening for personal activities
Day 11
Cusco
Breakfast
Free morning for personal activities
A city tour is going to be conducted in the afternoon
to see the main attractions such as the Main Square,
the Cathedral, and the Temple of the Sun “Qoricancha”,
the Fortress of Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puca Pucara, and
Tambomachay.
Day 12
Sacred Valley
After breakfast you will be on your way to the Sacred
Valley of the Incas where you will visit the town of Pisac, the church Andean handicraft market where you
can buy hand- made articles at extremely low prices.
Later in the day you will be taken to the Urubamba
Valley, an area with amazing natural beauty and an
unforgettable landscape.
After lunch we will take a trip to Ollantaytambo and
it's impressive archaeological site. Before returning
to Cusco we will pass by Chincero, a town rich in
culture and archaeology.
Day 13
Machu Picchu
Breakfast
Machu Picchu is the best known attraction in Peru.
You will be taken on the most popular mode of
transportation, the train.
Once we arrive in the town of Machu Picchu (ex-Aguas
Calientes), we are going to take a bus to the archaeological
site.
A tour guide will show us the temples,
sanctuaries, towers, The Intihuatana or Solar Clock, The
Mirador, and all the construction and architecture of an
unparalleled beauty.
Here you will have free time to take pictures.
We will take the
train back to Cusco, where you will be taken to your
comfortable hotel.
Day 14
Cusco - Puerto
Maldonado
Breakfast
Private
transportation to the airport to catch your plane to
Puerto Maldonado
Arrival to Puerto Maldonado, the biodiversity capital of Peru. After the
reception at the airport, we’ll take a ride through the city on our
ecological bus, ending at the Port Captaincy to start a trip by the River
Madre de Dios. During the trip, we’ll observe by the banks of the river,
Caymans, turtles, herons and other species of animals.
Arriving to the Ecoamazonía Lodge, we will serve you an exquisite welcome
swig. Then we’ll go to our bungalows to settle and later we’ll have lunch.
In the afternoon accompanied by our specialized guide, we’ll visit the first
and only place in the heart of The River Madre de Dios, that is Monkey
Island, at a 5 minute distance from the Lodge. During the walk we’ll observe
extraordinary landscapes with an exuberant flora, that shelters a great
variety of species of monkeys in their natural habitat, just as "maquisapas",
"martín", "leoncitos", "frailes", "achuñis", etc. and a great diversity of
birds. You will complete the visit to the island enjoying the sunset being
the twilight in the forest .A very impressive sight. Then we’ll return to
the lodge to complete the day with a pleasant dinner.
Day 15
Lost Cocha
After breakfast we’ll begin our adventure through the virgin forest and
accompanied by a local guide, we’ll go on foot to the Lost Cocha, which is a
refuge ecosystem and a feeding resource to an immense variety of animals
like Giant Amazon Otters, Caymans, Turtles, Brazilian Tapirs "sachavacas",
birds of colorful plumage, the majestic Jaguar and diverse fishes. This area
is a unique characteristic of the Ecoamazonía Reserve, because it still
stays intact, with its immense swamps and marshes. Then we’ll arrive to the
extraordinary Amazonian Watch Tower, built in the summit of an immense tree,
the "Shihuahuaco", from where you can appreciate the magic forest. Likewise,
we will go for a pleasant ride in canoe around the lake. Then we will return
to the Lodge to have lunch. In the afternoon there will be a trip in canoe
by the river and then a visit to a local family. Finally, we’ll return to
the lodge and have dinner.
Day 16
Puerto Maldonado / out
Breakfast and transportation to the airport.

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Prices from:

*Prices published per person in
US Dollars.
*Students get a 10 USD discount on the published prices.
* If you wish you can
leave in the afternoon from Nazca to Arequipa and pay for an additional night
in Arequipa City.
* All prices of hotels in Paracas/Pisco & Nazca are based on a 3 stars
basis , since there are not luxurious hotels in those towns.
*Hotels considered as 4 stars in Puno only, are 3 stars superior since
there are not 4 stars hotels in this city., however a 5 stars hotel is
available.
Additional Options:
Additional night in
Lima
Lima is a big city that
offers many attractions. You have many choices such as colonial mansions,
shopping malls and Andean Indian markets, restaurants, discos, movies,
casinos, etc.
Prices from:

Lima Tour Museum
This tour will take you to
the anthropological and archaeological museum and Larco Museum. In just one
tour, you can visit the magnificent mansions from the viceroyalty (Spanish area) containing gold, ceramics, textiles, and art collections of the New
Continent.

Pachacamac Sacred City
An unforgettable mystical
experience: Oracle, Temples, Myths and Legends. This guided tour includes
a visit to the pyramidal temples, temples of the sun, The Sun virgins, and
the museum on site. In addition this tour also takes you through the
streets of Barranco, a traditional and romantic district in Lima. Here you
will visit the “bridge of sighs.” You will also see the beaches of the
Costa Verde, the ecological reserve at villa marshes. Also, you will enjoy
spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean as you travel along the south of
the Pan-American highway.

Dinner with folkloric show
Enjoy
this special dinner with the best folkloric show of Peru.

Additional night in
Pisco
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Additional
night in Nazca
Prices from:

Additional night in
Arequipa
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from:

Countryside tour
This tour will
take you to the countryside of Arequipa where you will visit the square,
church and Mirador of Yanahuara, the San Lazaro neighborhood, Paucarpata,
the Sabandia mill, the founder’s mansion, the mirador of Sachaca, Tingo,
and the Iron Bridge.

Additional
night in Puno
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Vistadome Train to Machu Picchu
Travel from Cusco City to Machu
Picchu by means of The Vistadome Train. This is a more comfortable and
luxurious train that can be booked for an extra
USD 40 per person for a
round trip.
Additional
Night in Cusco
It is
recommended to book an extra night in Cusco. Four days is not enough time
to the see all the beauty that Cusco and the surrounding areas have to
offer. An extra day is highly recommended!
Prices
from:

Overnight in Machu Picchu
Highly
recommended. You may wish to stay in one of the hotels in the town of
Machu Picchu. This will allow you more time to appreciate the beauty of
it's construction, the wonderful nature of it's surroundings, and the peace
of the mysterious atmosphere. This will also provide you enough time to
visit the hot springs and the orchid gardens.
Prices
from:

*All Hotels include breakfast .Five
Stars Hotel (Sanctuary Lodge) includes breakfast, lunch and
dinner.

Full Day river rafting in The Sacred
. . ..Valley
This full day will take you to the Sacred Valley and allow you to go rafting at The Urubamba
river. A full adrenaline adventure!

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