- DAY 01: RECEPTION IN LIMA
- DAY 02: LIMA – CITY TOUR 1/2 DAY
- DAY 03: LIMA – BALLESTAS ISLANDS – ICA – HUACACHINA
- DAY 04: ICA – FLIGHT ON THE NASCA LINES – AREQUIPA.
- DAY 05: RECEPTION IN AREQUIPA – CITY TOUR 1/2 DAY.
- DAY 06: AREQUIPA – CHIVAY.
- DAY 07: CHIVAY – CAÑON DEL COLCA – PUNO.
- DAY 08: PUNO – TITIKAKA LAKE (UROS AND TAQUILE ISLAND).
- DAY 09: PUNO – CUSCO (TOUR BUS).
- DAY 10: CUSCO CITY TOUR
- DAY 11: CUSCO – SACRED VALLEY WITH MORAY – AGUAS CALIENTES.
- DAY 12: MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO
- DAY 13: FREE DAY IN CUSCO
- DAY 14: VINICUNCA MOUNTAIN COLORS TOUR
- DAY 15: CUSCO RETURN – LIMA
ITINERARY TRAVEL PACKAGE LIMA, NAZCA, AREQUIPA, PUNO AND CUSCO 15D/14N
DAY 01: RECEPTION IN LIMA.
AM or PM pick up from Lima airport and transfer to the hotel.
Hotel night in Lima.
DAY 02: LIMA – CITY TOUR 1/2 DAY.
AM Breakfast at the hotel
AM or PM We will take a tour of the “City of the Kings”, where you will visit the Historic Center of Lima, such as the Plaza de Armas, which is the main square of the city, the Government Palace, the Cathedral of Lima, the Archbishop’s Palace and others. Then we will take a walk to visit the oldest Bar in Lima, the Cordano Bar and then we will visit the San Francisco Museum, a 17th-century religious art museum, where we will see its beautiful library and many bones in its mysterious Catacombs.
Then we will move to the Pueblo Libre district to visit the Larco Private Museum where you will see more than 45 thousand pieces of original pottery, located in an 18th-century mansion built on a pre-Columbian 7th-century pyramid. Consider the countless treasures displayed in one of the world’s most prestigious museums for gold and silver. Do not miss the store and the exclusive collection of pre-Columbian erotic ceramics, one of the most popular attractions in South America.
Hotel night in Lima.
DAY 03: LIMA – BALLESTAS ISLANDS – ICA – HUACACHINA.
5:00 AM Pick up from the hotel in Lima, We will travel 245 kilometers along the Pan-American Highway until we reach Paracas, a tourist resort in the province of Pisco. On the way we will have a brief stop in the city of Chincha to use the services and / or taste a typical breakfast of that city (optional), we continue with the tour until we reach our destination point, Paracas at approximately 7:45 am . 08:00 AM – DEPARTURE TO THE BALLESTAS ISLANDS: In a motorized slider, On our tour we will appreciate the famous Candelabra, this is an immense petroglyph; located in the Bay of Independence, Paracas. Continuing our tour 30 minutes offshore we will observe the biodiversity of marine fauna resident in the Ballestas Islands such as: Guaneras and marine birds such as the famous Peruvian Piquero, Cormorant Guanay, Cormorant of Red Legs, Zarcillo, Peruvian Pelican, Humboldt Penguin, Sea lions and dolphins After 02 hours of tour we will return to the private port of the Bay of Independence, to continue with our next excursion, 10:00 to 10:30 am. Departure to the city of Ica 11:00 AM. – – WE WILL VISIT THE CRAFTS VITIVINICOLA WINERY “EL CATADOR” or “NIETO” Winner of national awards. Here we will know how the wine and pisco are made in an artisanal way and de-taste of the liquors of the winery.TIME TO LUNCH 16:30. P.M. VISIT TO THE OASIS AND LAGOON OF HUACA-CHINA: This is a natural oasis located five kilometers west of the city of Ica, surrounded by huge dunes, emerald green waters, around it there is abundant vegetation composed of palm trees, eucalyptus ( introduced species) and the carob tree species known as Huarango, which is used for resting migratory birds that pass through this region. Here we will do in 1 hour 30 minutes the tour in BUGGY (tubular), ideal for people who like to feel the speed, adrenaline and wind winding their face, and who are not interested in sticking a sand bath when our BUGGY begins to climb and go down the biggest dunes of this place. At the end of the tour we will return to the Oasis of Huaca-china; where you can walk through the spa and take pictures.
Hotel night in Ica.
DAY 04: ICA – FLIGHT ON THE NASCA LINES – AREQUIPA.
After having our breakfast at the hotel we will transfer to the bus terminal (7:00) am to take the bus from Ica – Nazca (02 hours trip)
Upon arrival in Nazca, our staff will be waiting for you at the bus terminal and will transfer you to the Nazca airport. Once here we will make a 45-minute overflight over the Nazca lines, where the ancient pre-Incas drew gigantic figures of animals and plants with an undisclosed purpose, many believe that these figures were made by aliens. Among those are the monkey, the spider, the hummingbird, etc. In the night 10:00 PM we will board the bus to the City of Arequipa (10 hours of travel).
Night in the bus.
DAY 05: RECEPTION IN AREQUIPA – CITY TOUR 1/2 DAY.
Arrival and transfer to the hotel to rest.
After lunch, our guide will meet you at your hotel lobby and start the tour of the “White City” including the Convent of Santa Catalina, without doubt the gem of Arequipa, was open to the public in the year of 1970, after having been in prison for 400 years, with countless pieces of colonial art. You will also visit the Plaza de Armas, the cloisters of the Society of Jesus and the neighborhoods of Cayma and Yanahuara, with a magnificent view of the Misti volcano, and visit a traditional colonial mansion called the Founder’s Mansion.
Hotel night in Arequipa.
DAY 06: AREQUIPA – CHIVAY.
7:30 to 8:00 AM we pick you up from your hotel to start our trip to one of the deepest canyons in the world (04 hours trip), taking the Yura road, bordering the snow volvano Chachani towards Pampa Cañahuas (Reserve Aguada Blanca and Salinas National) habitat of the beautiful South American camelids, the vicuñas. In the bofedales of Tocra we can appreciate a variety of migratory birds, among which are the flamingos. We will pass through the crater of an extinct volcano (Chucura). We will stop at the viewpoint of the volcanoes, which is also the highest area of ​​the road (4,910 m.a.s.l.) from where we will appreciate much of the western mountain range.
in the afternon We will pick you up from your hotels to go to the medicinal hot springs (Calera) we can enjoy approximately 2 hours. Where the thermal water is at 35 to 38 degrees Celsius after we will return to our hotels. around 7:pm we pick you up from your hotel to enjoy dinner with the beautiful show or welcome party with tipycal dances of the Colca Valley people.
Hotel night in Chivay.
DAY 07: CHIVAY – CAÑON DEL COLCA – PUNO.
After breakfast, we’ll depart for the “Cruz del Condor”, place where the canyon begins from this point, we will enjoy its depth. In this beautiful landscape, you will also have the opportunity to view the condor in its natural habitat. After a brief stop at the “Cruz del Condor”, we will continue our journey through the Colca Canyon admiring the small towns of Pinchollo, Madrigal, Lari, Maca, Achoma, Yanque, etc. We’ll drive back to Chivay for lunch and then we will go to Puno, ending the tour at approximately 6:30 PM.
Hotel night in Puno.
DAY 08: PUNO – TITIKAKA LAKE (UROS AND TAQUILE ISLAND).
After having breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to the port of Puno (Lake Titicaca) where you will embark on the boat and then visit the Floating Islands of the Uros for a space of 1 hour and 30 minutes, you will appreciate the customs of this island and your craft Then we will also travel by boat to visit the Taquile Island of great landscape, ethnic, cultural and archaeological value, then we will also return by boat to the Port of Puno, there they will be picked up and taken to the Hotel or if you wish we can leave you in the center from Puno so they can visit the city.
Hotel night in Puno.
DAY 09: PUNO – CUSCO (TOUR BUS).
Having a good breakfast, we will pick you up from the hotel and take you to the bus station of the company, which will take us on a route that lasts approximately 9 hours, we will have 4 excursions and guided visits to the tourist attractions of the southern highlands corridor, visiting the temple of Andahuaylillas or Sistine Chapel of America, the Inca temple of Raqchi, at noon in the city of Sicuani we will have a Buffet lunch included in the tour, from there we will continue the tour arriving at the Raya pass at 4335 meters above sea level and the Aymara Inca Museum of Pukara. Each visit lasts 20 to 40 minutes, where the passenger can ask questions, take photos and walk a little, making our excursions pleasant. Upon arriving in Cusco our staff will be waiting for us and will take us to the hotel where we will spend the night.
Hotel night in Cusco.
DAY 10: CUSCO CITY TOUR.
At the hotel you will have a delicious breakfast and have chances to try an aromatic coca-leaf tea for the height of the city , and then you can relax and have lunch before the tour of the city.
1:30 PM City Tour: we will meet you at your hotel lobby to begin our tour, we will visit the Temple of the Sun or Koricancha, the Plaza de Armas, the main streets, the San Pedro Market, we will also visit the 02 ruins near the city, the Fortress of Sacsayhuaman and finally “Kenko”, at 6:00 pm transfer to the hotel.
Night hotel in Cusco.
DAY 11: CUSCO – SACRED VALLEY WITH MORAY – AGUAS CALIENTES.
The tour begins 7:30 AM we pick you up from your hotel in Cusco, then we will make the trip to the upper part of the Sacred Valley of the Inkas, we will visit the typical market of Chinchero and colonial temple, Moray (center of agricultural experimentation) and the Salineras de Maras, then we will go to the town of Urubamba to have lunch (Optional $ 20 USD per person).
After lunch, will drive next to the Urubamba River towards the town of Ollantaytambo. Once we reach Ollantaytambo we will visit the Inka City, and the important area of Incan construction, built during the Inca’s heydays, where descendants of the Incas are still living in the inkas houses.
finally we will take you to the train station, you will board the train which leaves at 3:37 pm to Aguas Calientes town two hour ride, on the way you will see breathtaking valley, snow capped mountains and gorgeus inka farming terraces and inka remains. finally arriving to Aguas Calientes wich it`s located at (2000m/6000ft above sea level) arriving in Aguas Calientes our staff will meet you just outside the train station and take you to your Hotel.
Overnight at the hotel in Aguas Calientes town.
DAY 12: MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO.
This day finally we visit Machu picchu, after breakfast your guide will meet you by you hotel lobby and you go to the bus stop to board the bus, we will drive for about 30 minutes to reach the citadel of Machu Picchu we pass the control where you show your ticket and passport, you will have a private, guided tour, to visit the most important places in Machu Picchu such as the Main Plaza, the Sun Temple, the Sacred Sundial, the Royal Quarters, the Temple of the Three Windows and cemeteries, the tour will be for more than two hours, After the visit, you will have free time to visit Machu Picchu on your own (optional, climb the Huaynapicchu or Machu Picchu mountain, this costs an additional $ 70 USD per person). You can also hike to the Sun Gate or the Inka Bridge, for these 02 places there are no additional payments.
At the appropriate time, we will take the bus and descend from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes usual train departure to Ollantaytambo is in the afternoon, followed by car two hours drive to your hotel in Cusco.
Hotel night in Cusco.
DAY 13: FREE DAY IN CUSCO.
AM Breakfast at the hotel
Free day in Cusco to visit on your own and make your last purchases.
Hotel night in Cusco.
DAY 14: RAINBOW MOUNTAIN TOUR.
Your tour guide will come to pick you up at 5:00 am to your respective hotel, we will board our private van and go to the town Cusipata during the trip we will go through different villages and enjoy the incredible views of the Peruvian Andes, the trip it`s about 2 hours, Cusco’s elevation is 3300m / 11,300ft, and the trailhead called Phulawasipata is at 4200m/ 14,300ft.
until we arrive to Cusipata we stop to enjoy a delicious breakfast and stock up on some things necessary to start the hike. After this short stop, we will continue our trip an approximate 50 minutes where we will observe the landscapes, the mysterious mountains and the deep valleys.
arriving to Phullawasipata at 4200m/ 14,300ft. From here the hike begin uphill for two hour and until you reach the Rainbow Mountains. Upon reaching the top of the 5100 meters above sea level, on the way you see glacial peaks, red mountains, rocky hills, and traditional llamas and alpacas grazing along the valley, when you reach the top of the mountain at 5038 masl, you will be able to enjoy breathtaking views of the Andes and the Andean fauna.
All the mountains that surround this area are red and there are stunning views of the valleys and the mysterious Rainbow mountain, where we will have enough time to be able to take pictures and videos.
afterwords we will begin to descend this time taking a detour towards the Red Valley, the name is due to the special pigmentation of the earth that has an intense reddish color due to the abundant amount of minerals, this road will be more special because perhaps we will be one of the only groups on this route, the road will last between 1 hour at 1:30 minutes to reach Phullawasipata where our transport will be waiting to take us to enjoy a deserved and delicious lunch in Cusipata.
Later on we will return to Cusco, we will arrive in the city 4:00 PM approximately and then leave you in your respective hotel.
Hotel night in Cusco.
DAY 15: CUSCO RETURN – LIMA.
AM breakfast at the hotel.
At the appropriate time, pick up from the hotel and transfer to the airport to take the flight back to Lima.
End of our services.