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Lima - Nazca - Arequipa
- Colca Canyon - Puno - Lake Titicaca - Cusco - Machu Picchu -
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 to Nazca.
Tranfer to hotel in Nazca. In the afternoon, tour the
archaeological sites of Nazca – Chauchilla cemetery, Katalloc
Geogliphs, and the underground aqueducts that demonstarate the
hydrolic engineering of this culture.
Hotel
Day 4:
Breakfast. In the morning, fly over the Nazca Lines. These
lines, whose purpose is unknown, include geometric lines and
figures sucn a the hummingbird and monkey. Extremely large and
created by removing the stones and topsoil to leave lighter
colored soil below, they are best seen from the air.
Bus transportation to Arequipa (10 hours).
Day 5:
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 6:
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 7:
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 8:
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 9:
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 10:
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 11:
Afternoon City Tour: Koricancha, cathedral, Sacsayhuaman, Q'enko,
Pucapucara, Tombomachay.
Hotel
Day 12:
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. Lunch is not included. Hotel.
Day 13:
Breakfast. Free day to return to Machu Picchu or visit the
thermal baths at Aguas Calientes. Afternoon return to Cusco by
train. Transfer to 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:
Transfer to the airport for international flight.
END OF SERVICE
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Included:
In Lima:
•Transfers
•3 nights hotel including breakfast
•City Tour with transportation, guide and entrances
In Nazca:
•Transfers
•1 night hotel including breakfast
•Overflight of Nazca Lines
•Tkts bus from Nazca to Arequipa
In Arequipa:
•2 nights hotel including breakfast
•City tour with guide, transportation, entrances
•1 night hotel in Chivay
•Transfers
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In Puno:
•Transfers
•2 nights hotel with breakfast
•Tour including transportation, guide, entrances
•Bus to Puno including guide, entrances and lunch
In Cusco:
•Transfers
•City tour with transportation, guide, entrances
•Sacred Valley tour with transportation, guide, entrances, lunch
•Machu Picchu tour with transportation, guide, entrance
•1 night hotel in Aguas Calientes
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