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Lima - Pisco - Ballestas
Island - Arequipa - Colca Canyon - Puno - Lake Titicaca - Cusco
Machupicchu - Cusco - Lima 17d/16n
Itinerary:
Day 1:
Arrive in Lima, reception and transfer to hotel, information on
city and tours. Hotel accommodations
Day 2:
Breakfast. Lima City Tour. Tour the most important and
characteristic colonial areas of the city including the Plaza de
Armas, capitol buildings, cathedral, archbishops palace,
Desamparados train station and old streets with classical
mansions with Moorish style balconies, San Francisco church with
its majestic convent and catacombs. Leaving central Lima visit
the neighborhoods of San Isidro and Miraflores and Love Park,
demonstrating the contrast between old and modern Lima
Day 3:
Breakfast. Transfer to the bus station for travel Pisco.
Transfer to Hotel
Day 4:
Morning boat tour of the Ballestas Island, passing Bahia, Puerto
Jose de San Marin, and seeing the famous candelabro geoglyph on
the mountainside. See sea lions, Humboldt penguins, flamingos
and ocean birds.
Travel by bus to Nazca. Hotel
Day 5:
Fly over the Nazca Lines, huge geometric designs and figures
such as the hummingbird and money, made by removing rocks and
top soil to reveal lighter colored earth beneath. Afternoon bus
to Arequipa (10 hours).
Day 6:
Reception and transfer to hotel. Afternoon tour of Arequipa,
visiting thes of this World Heritage Site. Plaza de Armas,
cathedral, Jesuit church and convent, San Francisco complex,
colonial buildings, colonial area of Yanahuara and the Santa
Catalina Convent.
Hotel.
Day 7:
Two day excursion to Colca Canyon, leaving at 8 am. Passing the
National Reserve of Aguada Blanca y Salinas, seeing vicuñas,
llamas and alpacas in their natural habitat. Arrive in the town
of Chivay, capitol of the province. Lunch. In the afternoon
visit the medicinal thermal baths of La Calera. Visit the
Ethnological Museum. Night in Chivay.
Day 8:
In the morning we continue down the Colca Canyon to the Mirador
de la Cruz, where we have the opportunity to see condors.
Returning toward Arequipa we visit the villages of Collahuas and
Cabanas, see agricultural terraces, tombs and other
archaeological sites. Night in Arequipa.
Day 9
Breakfast. Transfer to bus station to take bus to Puno (5
hours). Traveling through picturesque land we pass the towns of
Imata, Santa Lucia and Juliaca. Afternoon free.
Day 10:
Breakfast. Tour of Uros and Taquile Islands. Lake Titicaca is
considered the highest navigable lake in the world. We arrive by
boat at Uros, a complex of about 40 islands made of totora
reeds. We continue to Taquile, climb a beautiful Inca trail to
the village, appreciating the natural environment and views of
the lake. We visit the artisan center where we find a variety of
fine weavings. The community preserves its ancient way of life
such as clothing and customs.
Afternoon return to Puno, hotel.
Day 11:
Breakfast. Travel by bus to Cusco, with guide. On the way, visit
the archaeological site of Pucara; La Raya, the continental
divide; the Inca site of Raquchi; and the colonial church of
Andahuaylillas. Transer to hotel in Cusco. Reception with coca
tea.
Day 12:
Afternoon City Tour: Koricancha, cathedral, Sacsayhuaman, Q'enko,
Pucapucara, Tombomachay. Hotel in Cusco.
Day 13:
Breakfast. Excursion to Machu Picchu. Early in the morning
transfer to the train station to begin the all day excursion to
Machu Picchu, the “lost city of the Incas” and one of the best
known examples of Inca architecture. The city is located in a
jungle like environment. After tour and free time in the ruins,
return to Cusco by train. Lunch is not included. Hotel.
Day 14:
Breakfast. Sacred Valley Excursion. Visit the traditional market
of Pisaq, buffet lunch in Urubamba, and the town and ruins of
Ollantaytambo. Ollantaytambo is perhaps the longest occupied
town in the Americas and the original Inca houses, canals,
streets and walls. Return to Cusco, hotel.
Day 15:
Afternoon tour of Museums in Cusco. The Museum of Religious Art,
San Blas Church, Santa Catalina, Regional History Museum.
Hotel
Day 16:
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport for flight to Lima. Transfer
to hotel.
Day 17:
Breakfast
Transfer to airport for international flight
END OF SERVICE
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Included:
In Lima:
•Transfers
•City tour with transportation, guide, entrances
•3 nights hotel including breakfast
In Pisco:
•1 night hotel including breakfast
•Ballestas excursion including transportation, guide, entrances
In Nazca:
•Transfer
•1 night hotel including breakfast
•Overflight of Nazca Lines
In Arequipa:
•Transfers
•2 nights hotel with breakfast
•City tour with guide, transportation and entrances
•1 night hotel in Chivay with breakfast |
In Puno:
•Transfers
•2 nights hotel with breakfast
•Tour of Uros and Taquile with transportation, guide, entrances
•Bus to Cusco including guide, entrances, lunch
In Cusco:
•Transfers
•City tour with guide, transportation, entrances
•Sacred Valley tour with guide, transportation, entrances,
buffet lunch
•Machu Picchu tour with guide, transportation, entrances
•5 nights hotel including breakfast
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