| Duration: | 10 Day(s) - 9 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Archaeological Tours |
1st Day: ../Lima
Upon your arrival, reception at the airport and transfer to the selected Hotel.
Overnight at the selected hotel.
2nd Day: Lima
LIMA CITY TOUR (COLONIAL AND MODERN):
Guided visit through Lima’s Historical Center: the Plaza Mayor (Main Square), the Government Palace, the Archbishop's Palace, the City Hall, and old streets with colonial mansions and Moorish balconies.
You will also visit the San Francisco Convent, which has the most magnificent collection of colonial art in America. The tour will continue through the most traditional residential areas of Lima, including San Isidro, Miraflores, and LarcoMar, a shopping center with international thematic attractions that offers a spectacular panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean.
Overnight at the selected hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast.
3rd Day: Lima/Cusco
At the appropriate time, transfer to the airport.
Airline ticket to the City of Cusco.
Upon your arrival at the airport, you will be taken to the selected hotel.
CUSCO Travel & NEIGHBORING RUINS:
In Cusco will see the amazing colonial city built on the foundations of the Inca palaces. You will visit the Koricancha or Temple of the Sun, where you can appreciate the incredible masonry of the Incas, the Plaza de Armas, and the Cathedral with its carved woodworks, altars, and paintings.
Then you will be driven to the Inca fortress of Sacsayhuaman, to the underground cave and temple of Qenqo, and to Tambomachay, known as the Baths of the Inca. Finally, you will visit the Misminay Exhibit. Misminay is a native community of Cusco, where you will be able to appreciate their beautiful handicrafts.
Overnight at the selected hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast.
4th Day: Cusco/Sacred Valley
PISAC MARKET & OLLANTAYTAMBO:
Full-day Sacred Valley excursion. 31 km (19 miles) from Cusco is Pisac, at the entrance of the Sacred Valley. Visit the colorful market, where, on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, a craft fair takes place, offering beautiful handicrafts and souvenirs for purchase. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. The tour continues towards Ollantaytambo, an archaeological site that the Incas built as a fort and includes a temple, agricultural terraces, and an urban area.
There are two distinct sectors: Araqama Ayllu, the religious and worship zone, and Qosqo Ayllu, the residential area. Ollantaytambo was an important administrative center with probable military functions due to the walls and towers. There are also traces of ancient roads and aqueducts. The town of Ollantaytambo is called a Living Inca Town since the inhabitants maintain very old practices and customs.
Overnight at the selected hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast and Buffet Lunch.
5th Day: Sacred Valley/Machu Picchu
Transfer to the train station.
MACHU PICCHU TOUR:
Arrival by Vistadome class train to Machu Picchu ruins. From Aguas Calientes station, you will be transported by bus to the top of the mountain and to the citadel of Machu Picchu, one of the most renowned examples of Inca architecture.
The city of Machu Picchu is the department of Cusco’s most important tourist attraction and one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. Discovered in 1911 by the American explorer, Hiram Bingham, this city is considered to be one of the most extraordinary examples of scenic architecture in the world, built at the top of a granite mountain.
The Incas, using ingenious engineering techniques, were able to transport heavy stone blocks up the mountainside, and once there, they used their excellent masonry skills to produce amazingly polished stones that fit together perfectly.
After an hour guided visit to the ruins, you will have lunch at a restaurant in the area.
After a two-hour guided visit to the ruins, you will have lunch at a restaurant in the area.
Overnight at the selected hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast and Buffet Lunch.
6th Day: Machu Picchu/Cusco
SECOND DAY IN MACHU PICCHU TOUR:
Entrance fee to visit Machu Picchu ruins or to climb the Huayna Picchu peak, the great mountain behind the citadel. The guide is not included.
Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
At the appointed time, you will return to the station to take your train ride to Ollantaytambo station at the Sacred Valley.
Transfer from Ollanta Station in the Sacred Valley to the Cusco Hotel.
Overnight at the Selected Hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast and Buffet Lunch.
7th Day: Cusco/Puno
Transfer from the hotel to the bus station.
You will be transferred from Cusco to Puno by bus so that you can enjoy all the beautiful landscapes of the valleys nearby and the Raqchi Ruins, ancient Inca buildings. Likewise, you will be able to visit Piquillacta; it boasts some of the finest agricultural terracing ever built in the Cusco area. The tour continues to the village of Andahuaylillas to visit a seventeenth-century church with an impressive organ decorated with angels and cherubs. The arrival in Puno is in the late afternoon.
Upon arrival, meet at the bus station and transfer to the selected Hotel.
Overnight at the selected hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch.
8th Day: Puno/Titicaca Lake/Puno
UROS & TAQUILE ISLANDS (TITICACA, PERU):
After breakfast, you will take a two-hour motorboat excursion on the waters of Lake Titicaca to the unique Floating "Islands" of the Uros. These ancient inhabitants of the lake, known as the "Water Tribe", have built their own "islands" by periodically adding new layers of a type of reed unique to the area called "Totora". Their homes and boats are also made from this material. After having experienced some of the ancient traditions of the local people, you continue your motorboat trip to Taquile Island.
You will arrive by the back side of the island and start a hike to appreciate the wonderful natural sights. Ascending through a regular pendant slope, you will arrive at the town, where you will visit the Handicraft Center to buy a great variety of fine-colored handmade weaves. At the proper time, transfer to Puno. Upon arrival, transfer to the selected hotel.
Overnight at the selected hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch.
9th Day: Puno/Lima
SILLUSTANI TOMBS:
Transfer from Puno to the airport in Juliaca city. On the way, visit around 45 minutes the famous Chullpas Sillustani, 12 m/40ft high stone cylinder burial chambers, used by the Aymaras to bury their important leaders. Arrival at the airport.
Airline ticket to Lima. Upon your arrival, reception at the airport and transfer to the selected Hotel.
Overnight at the selected hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast.
10th Day: Lima/...
At the appropriate time, transfer to the airport.
Meals included: Breakfast.
