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Arrival in Lima – Lima City Tour
AM: Upon your arrival at the Lima airport, a host will meet you and drive you to your hotel.
PM: In the afternoon, we will begin our tour of Lima with a visit to the famous Parque del amor (“Love Park”) situated in the upmarket Miraflores district; this area also has a spectacular view of the Pacific Ocean. Afterwards, we will visit Huaca Pucllana, an archeological site constructed in the 4th century A.D. Here, you can observe the world-famous pyramid structures, typical of the pre-Columbian epoch, situated off the coast of Peru. Then we will visit the traditional residential area of San Isidro, where the scenic El Olivar Park is located. The tour will then continue with a visit to Lima’s historic district, with its striking republican architecture and colonial-era mansions with their Moorish balconies. We will enter the San Francisco convent, which houses the largest display of colonial religious art in the Americas, and also visit its subterranean crypts, which are considered catacombs by some due to their similarity to the Roman catacombs. After this, we will visit the Main Square, the Archiepiscopal Palace, the Cathedral and the Municipal Palace. Afterwards, you will be taken back to your hotel, where you will spend the night.
Lima – Cusco – City Tour
AM: Following breakfast at your hotel in Lima, you will be driven to the airport for your flight to the city of Cusco. Upon landing, you will be met and driven to your selected hotel, where you will be welcomed with a traditional mate de coca, a typical infusion that helps one to the city’s high altitude. The rest of the morning will be at your leisure, giving you time to rest or explore.
PM: This afternoon, we will go on a tour of imperial Cusco, visiting some of the best archeological remains of Inca times in areas in and around the city. We will visit sites such as Qoricancha, “the Temple of the Sun”; the Sacsayhuaman temple and fortress; Qenqo, with its passageways and canals; Puca Pucará, an Inca storehouse; and Tambomachay, the place of the water rituals. Returning to Cusco, you will also have a chance to visit some great colonial sites, such as the Cathedral, which is famous for its baroque style with inlaid gold and silver.
Cusco – Sacred Valley (Pisac - Urubamba - Ollantaytambo)
AM: Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, we will travel to the “Sacred Valley of the Incas.” We will visit the town of Pisac and its market, which is renowned for the quality of its crafts.
PM: After lunch in the town of Urubamba, we will head to Ollantaytambo, the sole Inca town that retains its pre-Hispanic architecture style. Built between two mountains in a strategic position that covers the entire valley, it was previously served as both a military complex and a religious center.
Sacred Valley – Machu Picchu – Cusco
AM: After breakfast at your hotel, you will be accompanied to the Ollantaytambo train station, where trains depart for Machu Picchu City (a.k.a. “Aguas Calientes”). After a two-hour trip, we will head to the bus station for a 30-minute ride up the mountain to reach the entry of the fabulous citadel of Machu Picchu. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the “Seven New Wonders of the World,” we will begin our tour of this citadel, admiring its steps, temples, sanctuaries and terraces. There is still no known explanation as to how the Incas could move 20-ton stones to the top of Machu Picchu, making this a uniquely spiritual as well as a beautiful site.
PM: We will then have lunch and return to Cusco in the afternoon.
Cusco – Overland Tour – Puno
AM: Following an early breakfast at your hotel, you will be driven to the bus station for your ride to the city of Puno. During the journey, we will visit the church of San Pedro of Andahuaylillas, also known as the “Sistine Chapel of the Americas” due to the golden décor on its ceiling. We will also stop at Raqchi, where we will be able to visit the spectacular Incan sanctuary built by Pachacutec, dedicated to the Incan deity Wiracocha. It has a grand central wall with a stone foundation of fine Incan architecture.
PM: After lunch, we will reach the highest point on the route, “La Raya,” before reaching the Pukara archeological remains, noted for its pyramid. Upon your arrival in Puno, you will be driven to your selected hotel.
Puno – Lake Titicaca – Puno
AM: After breakfast at your hotel, we will go on a morning trek in areas of Lake Titicaca, visiting the Floating Islands of Uros. Its inhabitants – living on islands of aquatic reeds – still practice ancient rituals of Aymaran culture. We will then head to the Taquile Island, where from its summit you will have a panoramic view around Lake Titicaca. While on the island, you will also learn more about the inhabitants and their traditions and customs. They will welcome us dressed in their traditional clothing, which is an example of their social organization and their cooperative work as a community.
PM: After lunch, we will board a motorboat, and later drive back to Puno.
Puno – Lima
AM: Following breakfast at your hotel, you will be driven to the airport in Puno for your return flight to Lima.
Price per person
First-Class Superior or Luxury
USD$ 2093
First Class
USD$ 1859
Included in the price
- Accommodations at selected hotels: 1 night in Lima, 2 nights in Cusco, 1 night in Sacred Valley and 2 nights in Puno
- Meals: 4 lunches / 6 breakfasts
- Private services and English-speaking local guides for excursions mentioned in the program
- Train fare (Vistadome: Ollantaytambo or Poroy / Aguas Calientes / Ollantaytambo or Poroy)
- All airport transfers listed in the itinerary
- All train tickets, bus tickets for tours, excursions and activities included in the itinerary (including the round trip ticket for the bus-train combination to Machu Picchu)
Not included in the price
- International and domestic airfare
- Bottled beverage at meals indicated in the itinerary
- Services not indicated in the itinerary
