Peru Tours 5 - 15 days/14 nights
Lima - Arequipa - Colca Canyon - Lake Titicaca - Cusco - Machu Picchu - Lima
Itinerary:
Day 1:
Arrive in Lima, reception and transfer to hotel, information on city and tours. Hotel accommodations
Day 2:
Breakfast. Lima City Tour. Tour the most important and characteristic colonial areas of the city including the Plaza de Armas, capitol buildings, cathedral, archbishops palace, Desamparados train station and old streets with classical mansions with Moorish style balconies, San Francisco church with its majestic convent and catacombs. Leaving central Lima visit the neighborhoods of San Isidro and Miraflores and Love Park, demonstrating the contrast between old and modern Lima. Afternoon free. Hotel.
Day 3:
Breakfast
Transfer to airport for flight to Arequipa. Afternoon City Tour of the city declared a “World Heritage Site”. Plaza de Armas, cathedral, Jesuit Church and its convent, San Franciso complex, colonial buildings, overlook of Yahahuara and the Santa Catalina Convent.
Day 4:
Two day excursion to Colca Canyon, leaving at 8 am . Passing the National Reserve of Aguada Blanca y Salinas, seeing vicuñas, llamas and alpacas in their natural habitat. Arrive in the town of Chivay, capitol of the province. Lunch. In the afternoon visit the medicinal thermal baths of La Calera. Visit the Ethnological Museum. Night in Chivay.
Day 5:
In the morning we continue down the Colca Canyon to the Mirador de la Cruz, where we have the opportunity to see condors. Returning toward Arequipa we visit the villages of Collahuas and Cabanas, see agricultural terraces, tombs and other archaeological sites. Night in Arequipa.
Day 6:
Breakfast. Transfer to bus station to take bus to Puno (5 hours). Traveling through picturesque land we pass the towns of Imata, Santa Lucia and Juliaca. Afternoon free.
Day 7:
Breakfast. Tour of Uros and Taquile Islands. Lake Titicaca is considered the highest navigable lake in the world. We arrive by boat at Uros, a complex of about 40 islands made of totora reeds. We continue to Taquile, climb a beautiful Inca trail to the village, appreciating the natural environment and views of the lake. We visit the artisan center where we find a variety of fine weavings. The community preserves its ancient way of life such as clothing and customs.
Afternoon return to Puno, hotel.
Day 8:
Breakfast. Transfer to the bus station. Bus transportation to Cusco with stops at Pucara, La Raya, Raqchi, and colonial church at Andahuaylillas. Buffet lunch and guide included. Arrive in Cusco, transfer to hotel.
Day 9:
Afternoon tour of the city including Koricancha, cathedral, ruins of Sacsayhuman, Q'enko, Pucapucara and Tombomachay. Night in hotel.
Day 10:
Transfer to the train station for excursion to Machu Picchu, one of the best known archaeological sites in the Americas. The ruins are on the mountainside overlooking the Urubamba River and are surrounded by jungle vegetation. Lunch not included. Hotel.
Day 11:
Breakfast. Free day to visit Machu Picchu again or soak in the thermal baths of Aguas Calientes. Return to Cusco in the afternoon and transfer to hotel.
Day 12:
Breakfast. Sacred Valley Excursion. Visit the traditional market of Pisaq, buffet lunch in Urubamba, and the town and ruins of Ollantaytambo. Ollantaytambo is perhaps the longest occupied town in the Americas and the original Inca houses, canals, streets and walls. Return to Cusco, hotel.
Day 13:
Breakfast. Afternoon tour of museums in Cusco – the Religious Art Museum, San Blas church, Santa Cantalina museum, Museum of Regional History. Hotel in Cusco.
Day 14:
Breakfast. Transfer to airport for flight to Lima. Transfer to hotel.
Day 15:
Transfer to airport for international flight.
END OF SERVICE
Included:
In Lima:
- Transfers
- 2 nights hotel including breakfast
- City tour: transportation, guide, entrances
In Arequipa:
- Tranfers
- 2 nights hotel in Arequipa including breakfast
- City tour with transportation, guide, entrances
- 1 night hotel in Chivay with breakfast
In Puno:
- Transportion
- 2 nights hotel including breakfast
- Tour including transportation, guide, entrance
- Tkts bus Puno-Cusco
In Cusco:
- Transfers
- 5 nights hotel including breakfast
- Tours with transportation, guide, entrances
- Lunch buffet in Sacred Valley
- Tour Machupicchu including transportation, guide, entrance
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