
Day 1 . Lima.
We pick you up at the airport and take you
to the chosen hotel in Miraflores with its
many restaurants, nightlife and Artisan Markets.
The guide welcomes you and provides further
explanations about the tour and answers your
questions. Rest and and then enjoy lunch in
a typical Peruvian restaurant. Free time .Return
and dinner at the hotel.
Day 2 . Lima–City tour
Breakfast, and then we begin visits through
the center of Lima to colonial houses and
the main churches in the capital, such as
the Cathedral, the Church of San Francisco
with its Catacombs, the Archaeological Museum
and the Museum of Gold. Hotel.
Day 3 . Lima-Paracas.
After breakfast we go by private transportation
by boat to the Ballestas Islands Marine Reserve;
followed by a land excursion to the Paracas
National Reserve. Enjoy a typical Peruvian
seafood lunch before we continue our travel
to Nazca, where we'll spend the night.
Day 4 . Paracas-Nazca.
In the morning after breakfast, we will go
to the airport in the town of Nazca. In a
charter flight in a small plane we'll fly
over the mysterious Nazca lines, for an approximately
40 minute overflight. We return to the hotel
where we will have lunch and rest. Then we
will visit the Cemetery of Chauchilla, the
Nazca irrigations aqueducts. Visit the demonstration
center for Nazca ceramics. Overnight and dinner
in a Country Hotel.
Day 5. Nazca – Arequipa
Early in the morning we leave in a private
car for the White City of Arequipa where we
will arrive late in the afternoon.Checkin
to your hotel.Dinner.
Day 6. Arequipa City Tour
Early in the morning we'll pick you up from
your hotel to begin the City Tour visiting
the most beautiful places in the city, such
as the Convent of Santa Catalina and the Cathedral.
Then we'll take the bus to Puno, and arrive
at your hotel.
Day 7 . Puno-Uros-Puno - Amantani
After breakfast, we'll visit the highest navigable
lake in the world,
the “Titicaca”, our boat will
take us to the Floating Island of Uros. We
will visit and share traditions with the local
population and then continue to the island
of Amantani accompanied by a local guide from
the community who will offer us accommodation
in his home and will guide us for 2 days introducing
us to the traditions of the highlands. There
we will spend the night with the family of
the guide, joining them for dinner.
Day 8. Amantani all day
Accompanied by our bilingual guide and the
local guide, we'll learn about some of the
customs of the typical Highlanders, as we
tour part of the island with its primarily
vegeterian culture.
Day 9. Amantani – Puno - Cusco
Early in the morning we'll go to the dock
to take the boat back to Puno, which will
take approximately 4 hours. In Puno we'll
take our private vehicle to Cusco and we'll
drop you off at your hotel.Free day.
Day 10. Cusco, City Tour. Overnight
in Cusco. 3300 mts asl.
Hotel pick up to begin the city tour which
includes the visit to the most important archaeological
sites in Cusco, such as the Cathedral, the
Temple of Coricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo,
Puca pucara, Tambomachay. Approximate duration
5 hours. Hotel.
Day 11. Sacred Valley. Overnight
in the Sacred Valley.
Early morning pick up from your hotel by private
bus towards the Sacred Valley, along a paved
road where we will observe the most beautiful
landscapes of mountains and glaciers in the
Andes. Our first stop will be at the scenic
point of Taray, and our second stop will be
Awana Kancha, where we will observe hand woven
Peruvian textiles. We'll continue till the
town of Pisac where we will drive up to the
highest part of the mountain for a guided
tour of the archaeological site of Pisac.
After a short break visiting the traditional
market in Pisac, we'll continue towards Urubamba
where we will enjoy an extensive buffet lunch
in a country restaurant.After lunch we'll
visit the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo.
Checkin to your Hotel. Dinner.
Day 12. Ollantaytambo Machupicchu.
Full day. Overnight in Machupicchu.
Departure in the morning by train from the
station of Ollantaytambo to Machupicchu-approximate
duration 1h25. Checkin to your Hotel.Then
we'll visit the Sanctuary of Machupicchu for
about 3 hours. Return to Aguas Calientes (optional
visit to the hot springs). Dinner at Hotel.
Day 13. Machupicchu Cusco.
After breakfast you'll have the chance to
see the Orchid Botanical Museum, the Waterfalls
of Mandor- a beautiful area which is part
of the hotel grounds - and depending on the
weather and on luck we'll see the Andean Spectacled
Bear. After lunch the guide will accompany
you to board the train back to Cusco. Transfer
to your hotel in Cusco.
Day 14. Cusco-Kcosñipata Pilcopata-Manu.
Departure from Cusco towards the south west
crossing the Andes to the town of Paucartambo.
We continue to the highest point where the
Cloud Forest marks the beginning of the Manu
Biosphere Reserve (3,400mts asl). We will
cross through the Cloud Forest observing the
great variety of flora and, if we are lucky,
species of exotic birds. We'll stop in San
Pedro to observe the mating dance of the Cock
of the Rocks, the National Bird of Peru -
very beautiful because of its bright red color
and blac wings (1600 mts asl). We'll continue
our descent to Pilcopata where we will spend
the night in our country hotel.
Day 15. Pilcopata-Amazonia Lodge.
After breakfast, we'll enjoy a boat trip,
reaching the port of Atalaya on the Kosñipata
river, a Class III rafting experience. In
Atalaya our boat will take us on the River
Alto Madre de Dios to the eco-hotel Amazonia
Lodge. We'll walk around the hotel's trails
and observe a variety of exotic birds. Dinner
and overnight in the hotel.
Day 16. Amazonia Lodge–Cusco.
In the morning we'll return, crossing the
river Alto Madre de Dios in our boat to the
port of Atalaya. Our car will wait for us
to return to Pilcopata where we'll have lunch.
We'll continue on a 08 hour drive back to
Cusco. Arrival in the evening and overnight
in a 3 star hotel.
Day 17. Cusco - Lima
After breakfast, we'll drop you off at the
airport to return to Lima.
Includes:
- Hotels 16 nights
- Food and drink as indicated
- Private transportation and transfers
- Bilingual guide and Local Guides
- All entrance fees
- Rafting equipment
- Boats
- Flight Cusco-Lima
- Oxygen and First Aid Kit
Does not include:
- Food and drink during the free day
- Airport tax
- Laundry
- Refunds for loss of personal items, theft
or illness
- Travel insurance
- Health insurance
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