Day 01: Lima
Arrival in Lima, reception at the airport and transfer to your hotel
Day 02: Lima - City Tour:
Morning off
We will pick up at your hotel in the early afternoon to start the city tour. The excursion includes a combination of colonial period and modern Lima, the visitor will have the opportunity to get acquainted with Lima’s complete history. The tour includes: Paseo de la Republica, the cathedral, Main Square, San Francisco convent, the residential areas of San Isidro, Miraflores and Larco Mar. After visiting the most important sites of Lima we will take you to your hotel.
(Drop off includes only hotels in downtown Lima, San Isidro and Miraflores )
Day 03: Lima – Ballestas Islands – Nazca – Arequipa
We will pick you up at your hotel to begin with our trip to Paracas. Upon arrival we will transport you to the port and start a wonderful excursion around Ballestas Islands. You will be able to enjoy the variety of sea fauna, the different types of birds, walruses, Humbolt penguins and many others. After the tour we will ahead to the city of Nazca where we will transport you to the aerodrome. You will fly over the enigmatic Nazca Lines, the over 2000 year old gigantic drawings and figures with shapes of a monkey, spider, condor, hummingbird, etc. The flight lasts about 35 minutes.
From Nazca, you will depart to Arequipa by bus.
Day 04: Arequipa - City tour
In the afternoon your guide will pick you up at your hotel to begin with a tour of the beautiful city of Arequipa. The excursion includes the Main Square, colonial churches, the famous monastery of Santa Catalina and finally the district of Yanahuara. You will enjoy a beautiful view of Arequipa and Misti volcano from the famous Yanahuara Belvedere.
Transfer to your hotel.
Day 05: Arequipa - Colca Canyon
Our trip starts early in the morning, we will depart Arequipa and drive towards Chivay, the most important town of Colca Valley, along the way we will see incredible landscapes and groups of vicunas that can be found all along this national reserve. Once we reach the highest point of the trip (4,450 m.a.s.l) we will make a stop to see the volcanoes that surround this area and enjoy the great view of the occidental mountain range. You will be then taken to your hotels.
Day 06: Colca Canyon – Arequipa
We will get up very early in the morning and drive to Cruz del Condor, from this spot we will enjoy the amazing view and we will have the unique opportunity to see condors flying above and below us. We will also appreciate the depth of Colca canyon. In the afternoon we will come back to Arequipa, on our way back we will visit the towns of Pinchollo, Maca and Yanque.
Day 07: Arequipa / Puno – Sillustani
Transfer to the airport in Arequipa and airport pick up in Puno.
You will have some time to rest and relax at your hotel in the morning. In the afternoon we will visit the archaeological site of Sillustani where we will explore the Chullpas, burial towers built during pre inka’s times. You will enjoy a special type of landscape, beautiful mountains and the Umayo lagoon.
Return to the hotel in Puno
Day 08: Uros – Taquile
We will pick you up at your hotel and take you to the port to start wonderful boat trip across Titicaca lake. We will visit the floating reed islands of the Uros and then continue the trip to Taquile island. We will walk around the island, visit some artisan stores, local families and get acquainted with their traditional life style, you will also enjoy a beautiful view of the lake Titicaca.
Return to Puno in the afternoon
Day 09: Puno – Cusco
You will travel by bus to Cusco passing through interesting sites like Pukara , the Raqchi temple, the colonial church of Andahuaylillas, also known as the sixteenth chapel of America. We will also enjoy a delicious lunch at a typical restaurant.
Transfer to your hotel in Cusco.
Day 10: Cusco – City Tour
Morning off. In the afternoon we will pickk you up at your hotel to start Cusco city tour. We will visit the Qoricancha temple of the sun, the cathedral, the famous fortress of Sacsayhuaman, the archaeological sites of PuKa Pukara , Qenqo and Tambomachay.
Hotel accommodation.
Day 11 : Sacred Valley Tour
(Available Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday)
Pick up at the hotel to start a guided excursion around the Sacred Valley of the Incas. We will visit first the archaeological site of Pisaq, you will also have time to visit the famous native market of this town. On our second stop we will enjoy a delicious lunch and then we will continue to visit the archaeological group of Ollantaytambo.
On our way back to Cusco, we will visit Chinchero and its beautiful colonial church.
We will transport you to your hotel.
Day 12 : Inca Trail: Cusco - Piskacucho – Huayllabamba
We will pick you up at your hotel in our private bus. We will depart Cusco and pass some towns along the Sacred Valley like Chincheros, Urubamba and Ollantaytambo. We will arrive to Piskakucho from where we will begin our unforgettable journey. We will have lunch at Hatunchaca, have some rest and then we will continue hiking to our first campsite at Wayllabamba (L,D)
Day 13: Inca Trail: Huayllabamba – Warmiwañusca - Pacaymayu
We will start trekking to the highest point of the Inca Trail, we will be able to experiment the change of climates and enjoy the landscapes of the different ecological zones. We will cross the tropical forest of Warmiwañusca pass at 4200 meters above sea level. After lunch we will continue on to the campsite at Pacaymayu for a well-deserved rest. (B,L,D)
Day 14: Inca Trail: Pacaymayu – Chaq’icocha - Wiñayhuayna
We will reach the second pass at 3850 meters above sea level and visit the archaeological site of Runcuracay. We will continue on to Phuyupatamarca where we will have lunch. After lunch, we will head to Wiñaywayna and spend some time visiting the ruins. We will camp in this site. (B,L,D)
Day 15 : Inca Trail: Wiñayhuayna – Machupicchu – Cusco
We will start the day trekking to Inti Punku where we will have an extraordinary view of the Machu Picchu citadel. After a 2 and a half hour tour around the main sites, we will be able to hike to Huaynapicchu.
After this amazing experience, we will take the bus down to Aguas Calientes and then take the train back to Cusco. (B)
Day 16 :Cusco – Lima
Transfer to the airport in Cusco.
End of our services.
