ITINERARY
Day 1: Lima.
On arrival at Lima international airport you will be met by our representative and transferred to your Hotel, located in Miraflores the safest and nicest area of Lima.
Evening: Overnight in Lima.
Day 2: Flight Lima Cusco (11,150 ft).
After breakfast, transfer to the airport to board your early morning flight to Cusco.
On arrival at Cusco airport you will be met by our representative and transferred to your Hotel, located in the center of Cuzco; you will have time to rest and adjust to the altitude.
Afternoon: Guided tour of Cusco and nearby Inca Ruins.
14:00: Your guide will pick you up from your hotel and show you the highlights of Cusco, the colonial cathedral, the great temple of Korikancha and the 4 impressive Inca ruins around Cusco: Sacsayhuaman, with its massive walls, Qenko, site of carved living rock, Puca Pucara, an Inca lodging Site & Tambo Machay, known as the Baths of the Inca.
Evening: Overnight in Cusco.
(B)
Day 3: Machu Picchu.
Morning: you will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to the train station to board the train to Aguas Calientes (the base town of Machu Picchu).
Guided tour of Machu Picchu (8,200 ft)
On your arrival at the train station your guide will pick you up and take a 25 minute bus journey to Machu Picchu, the most impressive and mysterious Inca Site where you will have a guided tour and learn about the history of this site, who lived here, how it was discovered in modern times and why the Spaniards never found it. You will have some insight into the various features of this sacred city and have free time to really enjoy yourself alone in this spectacularly located site, an unforgettable experience that will stay with you forever!
Afternoon: Train journey back to Cusco.
On your arrival at Cusco train station you will be met by our representative and transferred to your Hotel.
Evening: Overnight in Cusco.
(B, L)
Day 4: Tourist bus journey Cusco - Puno (12,550 ft).
After breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to the tourist bus station to have one of the most fabulous Andean journeys through this beautiful route with the spectacular views of the Andes Mountains and countryside, a memorable travel experience through the high Altiplano region!
On arrival at Puno bus station you will be met by our representative and transferred to your Hotel.
Evening: Overnight in Puno.
(B, L)
Day 5: Lake Titicaca a unique destination!
After Breakfast, we board our motor boat to start the adventure on the highest navigable Lake in the world and largest in South America, our first stop will be on the floating impressive Totora reed Islands of The Uros where you will see how these pre-Incan people live; then we continue onto Taquile Islands where we will learn more about Inca’s culture and traditions; their lifestyle remains the same as it has been for centuries with very little influence from modern times.
In the afternoon you return to Puno and will be transferred to your Hotel.
Evening: Overnight in Puno.
(B, L)
Day 6: Flight Juliaca Lima.
Transfer to the airport to board your flight to Lima.
On arrival at Lima airport you will be met by our representative and transferred to your Hotel located in the bustling, cosmopolitan Miraflores area of the city.
Afternoon: Lima tour.
We will drive you downtown into the city of the Kings; our English speaking guide will help you to get to know the Plaza de Armas, with the baroque cathedral, the Palacio de Gobierno (Governors Palace), the Archbishop's Palace with its big carved wooden balconies, and the convent of San Francisco, whose bright yellow facade covers a grisly secret. Underneath the convent lie extensive catacombs that served as the cemetery for the whole of Lima during the colonial period!
Evening: Overnight in Lima.
(B)
Day 7: Tourist bus journey Lima - Ica (4 ½ hours).
6:20: transfer from your hotel to the bus station to board your tourist bus to Ica.
12:00: on arrival in Ica you will be met by our representative and transferred to your Hotel.
Free afternoon to enjoy the sun, you can have a walk around Huacachina Oasis or try the sand boarding and the sand dune buggy ride!
Evening: Overnight in Ica.
(B)
Day 8: Flight over Nasca Lines from Ica airport.
Morning: transfer from your hotel to Ica airport to take the flight over the fantastic Nasca Lines for panoramic views of a monkey, a fish, a spider, a hummingbird and many drawings and geometric figures on the desert visible only from the air. The mystery of these huge figures in the desert continues even today.
Afternoon bus journey Ica – Lima/International Flight.
You will be picked from your hotel and transferred to the bus station to return to Lima by tourist bus.
On your arrival at Lima bus station you will be met by our representative and transferred to the airport to board your flight back home.
Evening: flight back home
(B)
Price inclusive:
I. 1,490 US $ per person in double occupancy.
II. 1,720 US $ per person in single occupancy.
Tour price inclusions:
- English speaking tour guides.
- 24/7 Assistance during your entire trip in Peru.
- Seven nights of accommodation in tourist standard Hotels with breakfasts.
- Plane tickets Lima Cusco/Juliaca Lima.
- Half day guided tour of Cusco and the four nearby Inca ruins (Guide, entrance fee and transport).
- Excursion to Machu Picchu including: Guide in Machu Picchu, entrance fee, Vista dome train ticket (Cusco- Aguas Calientes-Cusco), bus tickets (Aguas Calientes-Machupicchu-Aguas Calientes) and lunch.
- Tourist Class bus ticket from Cusco to Puno including lunch.
- Full day tour of Lake Titicaca (Guide, entrance fee and motor boat).
- Half day guided tour of Lima city (Guide, entrance fee, and transport).
- Tourist bus tickets: Lima Ica Lima.
- Flight over Nazca Lines from Ica airport.
- All airport/train station-Hotel transfers in Lima, Cusco, Puno and Ica.
- Confirmation of Domestic and International flights.
Price does not include
International air fares to Peru, airport taxes, meals other than those specified in your itinerary, personal expenses, personal insurance, and tips.
Selected Hotels (or similar):
Lima: La Castellana.
Cusco: Emperador Plaza.
Puno: Casona Plaza
Ica: El Huacachinero
If you wish to customize this tour or upgrade the accommodation please contact us
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