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Peru Unforgettable: Pachacamac, Chan Chan, Machu Picchu, Titicaca Lake - Peru Tours 20 Days
offered by supplier M16658 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 20
day(s)
Group Size: 1
- 25
people
Destination(s):
Peru
Specialty Categories:
Cultural Journey
Archeology/History
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: Yes
Minimum Per Person Price: 2707 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 3403 US Dollar (USD)
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Lima pick up. Upon arrival reception and transfer to the select hotel - overnight (no meals)
Day 2: City tour.private service. You will be picked up from you hotel. During our guided tour we will travel along the Huaca Pucllana.
The Colonial Lima: that includes the Paseo de la Republica (Promenade of the Republic), Plaza San Martin (San Martin Square) and the Plaza Mayor (Main Square), with their different buildings: Palacio de Gobierno (Government Palace), Palacio Arzobispal the (Archibishop's Palace), the Basilica Catedral (Cathedral Basilica) and the Palacio Municipal (Municipal Palace).We will enter the monumental Convento de San Francisco (Convent of Saint Francis) and subterranean crypts known as The Catacombs.
Contemporary Lima: Visit to The Olive Grove of San Isidro, Miraflores and Larco Mar, distinctive tourist center of contemporary Lima. After the tour transfer to your hotel. Overnight. breakfast included.
Day 3: Lord of Sipan
Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight to Chiclayo (airfare included) upon arrival Chiclayo, "The Capital of the Friendship" and transfer to Gran Hotel Chiclayo. Then we'll visit Sipan, where the tomb of the Lord of Sipan was discovered. The Lord ruled around 200 AD over the Moche culture, and his gold-laden tomb is considered to be the richest in the Americas. We will travel to the town of Lambayeque to visit the Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum where many of these riches are displayed After lunch, we'll visit the 26 pre-Columbian pyramids of Tucume. These pyramids were excavated by Thor Heyerdahl (of Kon-tiki fame), who discovered burial sites, textiles, Incan figurines and depictions of reed boats. This, together with goods from far-flung corners of the South America, allowed Heyerdahl to prove that the ancient people of Tucume were experienced voyagers and traders. We'll return to Chiclayo for the night.
Day 4: Chiclayo to Trujillo
In the morning, we'll travel by private car or bus to Trujillo. This city keeps the colonial atmosphere and it was was founded in 1534 on the orders of Francisco Pizarro. Optional tour : Visit a local hacienda with delicious lunch and Peruvian Paso Fino horse show. In the afternoon, we'll head south of town to visit the Temples of the Sun and Moon, built by the Moche Culture in around 500 AD. These 130-foot-tall pyramids are thought to be the largest adobe structures in the Americas. We return to Trujillo to spend the night. Overnight at select Hotel (B)
Day 5: Trujillo to Lima
Take a short tour of Trujillo in the morning, including the Casa del Mayorazgo, Casa Orbegozo, Casa de la Emancipacion, and La Merced Church. You'll stroll along the grand central plaza and the streets lined with colonial mansions. We'll then visit the royal palace complex of Chan Chan, built by the Chimu culture in pre-Inca times. This enormous complex, the largest in pre-Columbian America, is divided into nine separate citadels. We'll travel to the charming seaside town of nearby Huanchaco for lunch, before returning to the airport for a late afternoon flight to Lima (airfare included) upon arrival reception and transfer to select hotel - overnight (B).
Day 6: Lima – Arequipa
Pick up form you hotel to take your flight to Arequipa.uopn arrival reception and transfer to your hotel. Day at leisure to acclimatize. overnight. Breakfast included.
Day 7: Arequipa - City tour
Afternoon: City tour to Historical Center , taking in the Plaza of Armas, the Jesuita Church of the Society of Jesus, the Santa Catalina Monastery, then visit to the Yanahuara Neighborhood, the beautiful colonial district, where we visit the "Mirador". Finally return to your hotel - Overnight
Day 8: Colca Canyon 2/1
Early in the morning, depart on a wonderful four hours bus trip to the Colca Canyon, one of the deepest canyons in the world (3,400 mts.). On the trip we drive across Pampa Cañahuas in the Aguada Blanca National Reserve, inhabited by herds of vicuñas and alpacas (South American camelids). We also see beautiful pre-Columbian terraces, still being cultivated by native Collaguas. Box lunch. On your arrival at Colca Valley, transfer to the selected lodge. In the afternoon, we recommend you to rest and get used to the altitude. If you are in good shape, you will have free time to stroll around the lodge's surroundings or you could take a repairing bath at the hot springs nearby the lodge. Dinner and overnight at selected lodge at the Colca Valley.
Day 9: Condor Cross / Arequipa
We leave early in the morning to the "Condor's Cross", where the biggest bird in the world can be usually seen flying. On the way back we visit the colonial towns and churches of Yanque, Coporaque, Achoma and Maca. Good opportunity to appreciate the life of these people that has changed little since Inca times. Lunch at a local restaurant. Late afternoon return to the selected hotel in Arequipa evening free.
Day 10: Arequipa / Cusco
You will be picked up from your hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight to Cusco (airfare included) upon arrival reception and transfer to the select hotel, day at leisure(B)
Day 11: City tour
In the afternoon 2;00pm you will be taken on a city tour and visit a local archeological sites, the Cathedral, Koricancha, Sacsayhuaman and surroundings returning later afternoon 5:30pm to your hotel around and enjoy the hospitality of the local people (B).
Day 12: Sacred Valley (available only on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday)
After breakfast at 8:45am you will be taken through the Inca Sacred Valley where life has remained almost unchanged for 500 years. You will visit the impressive village of Pisac and the Indian market, enjoy the beautiful handicrafts on sale and wonder at the many ethnic tribal costumes worn, not just for tourists, but as part of their heritage by the local people. The tour also include the visit to Ollantaytambo fortress and the Chinchero Market Before returning to your hotel in Cusco late afternoon (around 6:30pm)(breakfast and Lunch included)
Day 13: Machupicchu
2days 1 night by train Early morning 5:30am and after breakfast, we'll depart to the train station to our journey to Machupicchu on Vista dome Train. (4 hours) at 9:40am you will arrive to the Aguas Calientes Town from where you will have to take 20 minutes bus to the Archaeological site; Once there where you will have a guided tour with an English speaking professional guide follow by some time at leisure, stay overnight in the area or town relax at the nearby hot springs (entrance not included) (breakfast and Box lunch included)
Day 14: Machupicchu – Cusco
Morning at leisure by your own, you can visit the ruins early next day when the full magnificence of the site reveals itself in all its majesty (entrance and bus fee for this day not included on the rate) return to Cuzco where you will arrive around 7:30pm. (breakfast included)
Day 15: Cusco / Puno
7:00am pick up from your hotel and transfer to the bus station to depart to Puno 8 hours journey, on the way you will visit some archeological sites, arrival reception and transfer to select Hotel – overnight (B, L)
Day 16: Uros and Taquile
We will pick you up from your hostel at 07.15 a.m. and we will go to our boat. Today we will visit the floating islands of Uros, located inside the bay of Lake Titikaka only nine miles away from the city (20 to 30 minutes of navigation). It is believed that the Uros were one of the first ethnic groups populating the Andean region. When the Spanish chroniclers encountered the Uros by the end of the XVI century, the Uros were still living on the lake in small reed-boats that they used as floating houses. Only in the early 60's, the Uros started to build small artificial islands with reeds for their homes.
Then we will discover Taquile, the biggest island of the lake. Taquile has approximately 1,200 inhabitants. The people from this island have a Quechua origin and they are mostly small farmers. We will arrive in the northern dock of the island and we will start 1 hour hike as far as the main village of Taquile, where we will visit the plaza and the market. After lunch we will return to Puno from the main dock. We will arrive in Puno at 17:30 p.m.
Note: Take note that there are 533 steps to get on top of the Island
Day 17: Titicaca Sun Island full day
Puno - Copacabana - Sun Island -Inti Wata Complex - Copacabana - Puno
Puno Departure: 06:30 Puno Arrival :17:30 Puno - Copacabana Bus 3 hrs escort guide Copacabana Land tour
Visits: Cathedral, Main Squaree 1/2 hr bilingual guide Copacabana - Sun Island Catamaran Buffet lunch on board 1 hr bilingual guide Sun Island (South Side) Land tour
Visits:
- Inca Garden
- Inca Stairs
- Inca Water Spring
- Inti Wata Complex® (Exclusive)
- 2 hrs bilingual guide
Sun Island (South Side) RA Replica (Reed Vessel)
Activities: Ancient Sailing demonstration (Exclusive)
Visits: Pilkokaina Inca Palace: Sun Island - Copacabana / Catamaran 1 hour bilingual guide Copacabana - Puno / bus 3 hours escort guide Sic basis
Note: departure from Puno might modified o 6:00am (PT) due to expansion in our services at Sun Island
Day 18: Puno / Lima
Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight back in Lima (airfare included) upon arrival reception and transfer to select Hotel - overnight (B)
Day 19: Lima – Pachacamac - Private service. You will be picked up from your hotel.A unique archaeological and mystical experience: The Oracle, Temples, Palaces, Myths and Legends.
Ancestral Shrines: Our tour will start at the Pucllana temple built in the IV century A.D., an ancestral and ceremonial site dedicated to the local divinities. A panoramic view of the Huacllamarca shrine, a typical pyramid that characterizes sacred buildings on Peru’s coast. These shrines are located in the modern Lima neighborhoods of San Isidro and Miraflores.
Pachacamac: guided tour of the splendid and vast archaeological citadel of Pachacamac, the temple of the deity, Pachacamac, believed to be the creator of the universe and a divinity adored by old Andean civilizations. A sacred and ceremonial site dating back to the beginnings of Christianity where thousands of pilgrims converged to pay tribute and consult the Pachacamac oracle, who they believed could see the past, the future and people’s fate.The site comprises pyramidal temples and enclosures built by successive pre-Colombian civilizations and finally the Incas. Highlights include the Temple of Pachacamac, the Sun God shrine, and the Palace of the Chosen Women or Virgins of the Sun.At the site museum there is an idol of the deity, Pachacamac, which couldn’t be seen by the profane, and was reserved for the high priests who kept, revered and interpreted the divine oracle in the old times. A sacred site, the temple was considered to be part of the planet’s mystical axis.
Barranco and Villa Marshlands: After a visit to Barranco, a neighborhood both traditional and bohemian, and its well-known Bridge of Sighs, we will tour the beaches along the Green Coast and the Friar’s Leap ledge over the ocean, the Ecological Reserve at the Villa Marshlands, with spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean along the South Pan-American Highway.After tour you will be taken to your hotel. Overnight. Breakfast included.
Day 20: Transfer out. Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the airport - end of our services
Note: check out 11:00am (Breakfast included)
Cost Includes:
- nights at select hotel based on double occupancy transfers
- professional biligual guide service
- entrance fee
- transportation and meals as specify in the program domestic airfares
Cost excludes:
- International airfares
- airport departure taxes or visa fees
- excess baggage charges
- extra expenses for flight cancellations
- alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or bottled water
- snacks
- insurance of any kind
- laundry
- phone calls
- reconfirmation of international flights and items of personal nature.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Tourist Class Hotel: US$ 2707
based on double occupancy
First Class Hotel 4stars: US$ 3403
based on double occupancy
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