24/05/2016
When you complete our Tailored Travel request this is the sort of itinerary we can offer:
PERU EXPERIENCE
DAY 01 LIMA
Reception at the international airport Jorge Chavez and transfer to the booked hotel. Overnight stay.
DAY 03 LIMA / PARACAS: Paracas National Reserve
Breakfast. Transfer to the bus terminal. During the trip to the Paracas peninsula we pass the cities of Cañete and Chincha. Arrival and visit the national reserve of Paracas. We appreciate the desert landscape and continue to the cliff. From the view point “Mirador de lobos” and the beaches of Lagunillas, we enjoy the unique landscape under bright sunshine and the vastness of the sea. The visit to the Paracas national reserve will allow us to contemplate not only beautiful seascapes and the desert, but we will learn about the ancient Paracas inhabitants who lived on its shores more than 2,000 years ago, leaving as evidence in its necropolis a rich diversity of tissues, which still amaze the modern world. Afternoon at leisure to enjoy the benefits of the hotels on the shore of the Pacific Ocean.
DAY 04 PARACAS: Ballestas Islands / ICA: Regional Museum – Dune Buggy Adventure / NAZCA
Breakfast. Transfer to the pier. During the boat trip to the Ballestas Islands we will have a look at the huge geoglyph “el Candelabro” and watch seals and a variety of seabirds including Humboldt penguins. Return to the hotel. Transfer to Ica. Visit to the local regional museum and the Huacachina oasis. There we enjoy a fascinating dune buggy ride through the desert of Ica. Transfer to the bus terminal. Bus ride to Nazca. Reception and transfer to hotel.
Overnight stay.
DAY 05 NAZCA: Flight over the Nazca – Lines (included) / AREQUIPA
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport in Nazca and flight over the enigmatic Nazca lines. Before we go to the bus terminal, we still have free time to visit the interesting Antonini museum or any other attraction of the city. Transfer by regular bus “Cruzero”– service to Arequipa. Arrival around midnight and transfer to hotel. Overnight stay.
DAY 06 AREQUIPA: Sightseeing Tour
Breakfast. In the morning visit to the so–called White City, including the monastery of Santa Catalina (a city within the city), the main square, the sacristy at La Compañía’s church and the residential areas of Yanahuara and Chilina with a magnificent view of the Misti volcano. Afternoon at leisure. A visit to the museum of Andean sanctuaries is recommended. Its main attraction is the Inca girl Juanita, whose ritually sacrificed and frozen body was found at the summit of the volcano Ampato and represents one of the best preserved mummies in the world. Overnight stay.
DAY 07 AREQUIPA / COLCA CANYON
Breakfast. Departure to one of the deepest canyons in the globe, the Colca Canyon. We will go through Pampa Cañahuas, close to the Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve, before reaching Chivay, arrival and departure point for visits to the area. Lunch. Free afternoon for you to visit the natural La Calera thermal springs. Dinner and accommodations at the selected hotel.
DAY 08 COLCA CANYON / PUNO (TITICACA LAKE)
Breakfast. We will go to the place called “Cruz del Condor”, viewpoint from where you can appreciate the depth of the canyon and the arrogant flight of the condors which rise to the surface. We will visit Yanque and Macavillages which have colonial churches. Return to Chivay. Lunch. Here we will change vehicle to continue to Puno, capital of the Peruvian Altiplano. The road offers beautiful natural landscapes and an impressive view of the beautiful lake called Lagunillas, where we could appreciate trout farms and frequently, Andean flamingos feeding at the lake shore. Arrival in Puno by the end of the afternoon. Transfer to the selected hotel. Accommodation.
DAY 09 PUNO: Uros and Taquile Islands
Breakfast. Today we will cross the highest navigable lake of the planet. We will first visit Uros Islands, floating islands where some descendants of this ancient ethnic group still live, today related to the Aymara lineage, whose subsistence is partly supported by tourism. We will continue navigating to Taquile Island, an island of Quechua-speaking inhabitants whose Inca customs and traditions are still present. Lunch. In the afternoon return to Puno. Accommodation in the selected hotel.
DAY 10 PUNO – CUZCO
Breakfast. Transfer to bus station. Departure by tourist bus to Cuzco visiting Pukara, La Raya (highest port on the way to Cuzco), Racjchi (Wiracocha temple) and Andahuaylillas (the Sistine Andean chapel). Lunch included on the route. Arrival in Cuzco by the afternoon. Accommodation.
DAY 11 CUZCO: City tour on foot
Breakfast. Morning at leisure in Cuzco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire. In the afternoon, we will make an exclusive sightseeing tour and visit to the main square of San Blas District, the Hatunrumiyoc–Street with the 12–sided stone, the square of Nazarenas, main square, the regional historical museum, the main market, the Loreto Street, the cathedral and the temple of the sun or Koricancha. Overnight stay.
DAY 12 CUZCO / SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS (Inca route) / AGUAS CALIENTES (Machu Picchu)
Breakfast. Excursion to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. First stop at Chinchero, where you can visit the daily craft market. If the visit falls on a Sunday, you enjoy the interesting and authentic weekly supply market. Continue to the salt terraces at Maras, to archaeological agricultural center of Moray, and the fortress of Ollantaytambo.
Lunch. In the afternoon train to Aguas Calientes. Arrival and transfer to booked hotel. Rest of the afternoon at leisure. Overnight stay.
Note: That evening, coordination of all details of the visit of the archaeological complex of Machu Picchu the next morning with our supervisor that responsible for supporting your passengers.
DAY 13 AGUAS CALIENTES: Visit to MACHU PICCHU – SACRED VALLEY
Breakfast. Early in the morning trip by bus to the city of Machu Picchu to enjoy one of the most interesting natural scenes nature offers us. Guided tour around the archaeological complex. Free time to enjoy the place.Return to Aguas Calientes by bus. Free time to walk around the market and appreciate the lifestyle of this privileged place where almost every traveler who comes to the country passes through. At the scheduled time, departure from the train station returning to Ollantaytambo, arrival at the station of the same name and transfer to the hotel in the Sacred Valley, which presumably has one of the best climates of the world. Dinner and accommodation in the selected hotel.
* If you want to climb the Huayna Picchu mountain, please ask for it to be booked when you are confirming your reservation. Supplement payable in advance.
DAY 14 SACRED VALLEY/ PISAC’S MARKET / CUZCO: Nearby RuinsBreakfast. At the accorded time transfer to Cuzco. On the way visit to the village of Pisac and its local market. In the afternoon, the travelers will be picked up from the hotel and taken to the ruins nearby Cuzco (especially noteworthy are Sacsayhuaman and Tambomachay). Return to Cuzco, which is rich in colors, smells and sounds. This monumental city is the ideal place to get a deeper insight into the local culture full of valuable architectural and artistic works and a profoundly religious life.
There is plenty of entertainment and a lively and varied nightlife with a lot of great restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs. Overnight stay.
DAY 15 FLIGHT TO CUZCO / LIMA
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Flight to Lima and then return flight to the airport of origin.
END OF SERVICES.
THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES:
• Complete transfers airport / hotel – station and vice versa.
• Regular bus, Lima – Paracas, Ica – Nazca and Nazca – Ica and Nazca – Arequipa. Private for Paracas – Ica.
• Shared tourist bus from Chivay to Puno and from Puno to Cuzco, this last one with visits on the route and lunch included.
• EXPEDITION category train, according to availability, between Ollantaytambo / Machu Picchu / Ollantaytambo.
• All the excursions and visits mentioned.
• Shared boogies, around hills of Ica desert.
• Shared motor boat for excursion to Ballestas Islands.
• Shared motor boat for Titicaca Lake excursion.
• Hotels mentioned according to selected category.
•All breakfasts and food mentioned
•Local guides on the excursions and assistance by employees of our agency during the entire tour. Please ask for the correspondent surcharge if guides in other languages are requested.
THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT INCLUDE
• Intercontinental flight.
• National or domestic flights.
• Extras, tips and everything not detailed in the Section INCLUDED.
SUGGESTED HOTELS:
LIMA: HOTEL MONTE REAL
PARACAS: POSADA DEL EMANCIPADOR
NAZCA: CASA ANDINA NAZCA
AREQUIPA: HOTEL ENSUEÑO
COLCA: POZO DEL CIELO
PUNO: LA HACIENDA PUNO
CUZCO: HOTEL SAN AGUSTIN INTERNACIONAL
AGUAS CALIENTES: INKATOWN
VALLE SAGRADO: SAN AGUSTIN URUBAMBA
Price per person: $2,750.00
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