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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-Cusco
Breakfast
Transfer to the airport in order to catch your plane to the “Archaeological
Capital of America”, Cusco.
Private transportation will be available from the airport to
your hotel.
We suggest that you rest in order to let your body get adjusted
to the altitude.
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 3
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 4
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 5
Cusco - Puno
Breakfast
Transportation to The Bus Station to start our journey in
our “First Class Bus” from Cusco to Puno. The bus will
take you on an 8 hours trip making stops to visit
Piquillacta and Andahuaylillas, The Ruins of Racchi, La
Raya.
Lunch is included.
During your way you will appreciate the most beautiful
landscapes, visit to the Pukara
archaeological site and
it's museum.
Meeting in the City of Puno and transfer to your hotel.
Day 6
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 7
Puno / out
Breakfast
Transportation to the airport, train, or bus station.
Prices from:
*Prices published per person in
US Dollars
*Students get a USD 10
discount on the prices above.
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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.
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 additional 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!
Additional night in Puno
Prices from:
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