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Lake Titicaca - Inka Trail Trek Cusco - Cordillera Blanca Trek
offered by supplier M18167 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 22
day(s)
Group Size: 10
- 30
people
Destination(s):
Peru
Specialty Categories:
Archeology/History
Hiking & Trekking
Season: April - September
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 1400 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 1600 US Dollar (USD)
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Your Itinerary:
Day 1: Our representatives will be waiting for the passengers in the International Airport Lima Peru, Holding a placard with the name of the Tour Leader, then passengers will aboard the private mini bus to be transferred to the Hotel, to the Lima’s modern district of Miraflores. From the airport is around 20 kilometers and it takes 30 minutes. Then in the Hotel passengers will be welcome with Peruvian typical drink Pisco Sour. All time the tour leader will be in personal assistance till passengers will go to for the overnight at Hotel.
Day 2: After the breakfast in the hotel in Lima the group will be transferred to the Airport and take the flight to Juliaca for about 1 hour and Half making stop in Cusco, then the group will be transferred to Puno in a private minibus, 15 kilometers before to arrive to Puno, the bus will drive to the group to the right side to the Inca’s funerals called Chulpas in Sillustani. An important archaeological center of Aymaras region the Pre-Hispanic cultures, as the chullpas of Sillustani inside the Ecological Reserve of Umayo is located almost in the middle of the lake Umayo, then after to enjoy the nice surrounding area of Sillustani and the Cilindrical shape stone buidings we will continue driving to Puno, after the accommodation in the hotel the group will have lunch, and in the early after noon start the city tours, Puno and its 91,900 inhabitants is the capital of the department of Puno. It was founded with the name of "Villa Rica de San Carlos de Puno" in 1668, Lake port beside the Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world.
It have landscapes of indescribable beauty, it has been the origin and cradle of big pre-Hispanic civilizations as Tiahuanaco, Collas and Aymaras, and of the mythical legend of Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo who emerged of its waters and went to Cusco to found the capital of the Inca Empire. Very near the city you will find interesting archaeological remains of, Pucará, or old cities of Spanish foundation as Chucuito, Juli and Pomata that harbor jewels of the architecture and colonial art, expressed in their temples and churches that flourished as product of the fortune of the silver mines of this region and the Spanish conquest of the Paraguay and of the Mojos. Puno has been denominated the "Capital folklórica del Perú" (folkloric capital of Peru) by the wealth of its artistic and cultural expressions. Especially through the dance, there are registered more than 300 from the 1,500 existing in the national environment, authochtonous dances that reach their biggest manifestation in the celebrations of the Feast of the "Virgen de la Candelaria" and the Regional Competition of Autochthonous Dances. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 3: After the breakfast in the Hotel in Puno, the bus will pick the passengers up to take to the harbor, then we will aboard the motored boat and start sailing to the Uros floating Islands, after to sail 15 minutes we will arrive to the native floating islands of Uros, after to visit for about 20 minutes we will continue sailing to the Amantani island. We will arrive to the Ocosuyo community around 3pm, for the lunch we have to take snacks from Puno, in the harbor the native community families will be waiting for us to take us to their houses for lodging, each family is ruled in the tourism lodging services association, so each family has to take a pair of tourists. After to accommodate in the family lodging houses the passengers will have dinner traditional and typical from this island prepared by the families Quinua Soup, and Andean meant tee, then after the dinner passengers will be invited to the community’s local house for the welcome party with local folk music, where the local people will be playing Flutes, guitar, and drums; this small party finishes around 9pm and then go back each tourist to their lodging houses and overnight in Amantani Island almost in the middle of the highest lake of Titicaca. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 4: After the traditional breakfast in the island of Amantani, the families who provided us the lodging will take us to the harbor to say us good bye, then the group will aboard the boat and sail for about 2 hours to get the another island of Taquile, the arriving time will be approximately around 11am then we will go-up to the village of this Island walking for around 1 hour rock stair path, then immediately will have lunch in the basic restaurant of the island, here we will appreciate the traditional vestments of the taquile citizens, and we will visit the handcrafts local, with its nettings, here we will see men knitting around the streets, then after to enjoy the beauty of this island we will continue sailing direct to Puno for about 4 hours arriving to Puno around 5pm, transfer to the hotel dinner and overnight. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 5: Breakfast in the hotel Puno and Transfer to the bus station, to leave heading to Cusco along the dramatic landscapes of the Andean highlands, spotted only by little villages and herds of llamas and alpacas. During the journey, we will stop to make the tour of the Archaeological complex of Pucara, the Temple of Viracocha in Rajchi and if time allows it, Andahuaylillas and its beautiful chapel called The Andean Sixtina Chapel, evening arrival to Cusco transfer to the selected hotel lodging. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 6: After breakfast in the Hotel in Lima, passengers will be transferred to the Airport in Lima, around 7am, to take the morning flight to Cusco, then after one hour flight we will arrive to Cusco around 11am, then the group will be transferred to the selected hotel for the accommodation then, the group will have lunch and in the afternoon they will start the city tour visiting Cusco around. Cusco is located in the Andean area in the south side of Peru at 11,151 feet (3,399 masl.). The distances are from Lima 1,165 km( by Nazca), from Arequipa 625 km, from Puno 389 km; the population is 291,000 inhabitants. The origins of Cusco got lost in the night of times. Toward the XII century, Manco Cápac and his sister-wife Mama Ocllo emerged from the waters of the Titicaca Lake, semi Gods daughter and son of Inti (the god Sun), with the mission of the foundation of a new Kingdom that would improve the conditions of life of the towns.
Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo would have to walk until finding a place in the earth where the great gold scepter that Manco Cápac had would submerge, they walked to the north and they arrived to Pacárec Tampu (Pacaritambo) where rested in a small cave; to the dawn they continued to the north arriving to the hill Huanacaure and there the scepter submerged, and there he founded the city of Cusco (Quechua Language: the navel of the world). Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo left in people's search, and formed the Hanan Cusco. They taught them how to work the earth and how to sow; they made and used agricultural tools, artificial irrigation systems, to build and to live in towns.
Inhabitants of other districts arrived when got informed of the events, creating this way the Tahuantinsuyo the great empire of the Incas, which limits, after 14 successors of real lineage, reached Colombia by the north, and northern Chile and Argentina by the south; as capital Cusco reached its maximum splendor. It is known little more than names and legends from the first Incas kings, from Pachacútec (1448-1471) more information has gotten, the great conqueror that transformed Cusco, reconstructing it. The Spaniards arrived and occupied the city in 1533, when Huascar (Pachacútec's grandson) was the Inca king. In this time Cusco was a city of admirable architecture made in stone with wide plazas, big temples and palaces decorated with abundant gold pieces. Many of these colossal constructions have been built for the eternity. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 7: After the breakfast in the Hotel in Cusco we will aboard the bus around 8am and immediately leave Cusco in the east side, passing for Sacsayhuaman ruins, Pucapucara ruins Tambomachay ruins and finally arriving to the Sacred valley of the Incas. Called this way to the end of the extensive valley of Urubamba, near Cusco where the agricultural cattlemen and beautiful towns were concentrated since Inca times. The valley is characterized to have very special conditions, as an excellent climate, very fertile lands and the waters of the sacred river of the Inca, the Vilcanota (in Quechua language: sacred or wonderful thing) that, in the town of Urubamba, changes name to Urubamba River. "Valle Sagrado" is embraced between the towns of Písac and Ollantaytambo, it has wonderful landscapes where its inhabitants, native of the Quechua ethnic, conserve many customs and ancestral rites.
It is the area where you can appreciate and magnify the high technological development that the Inca reached in the agriculture through "andenería" systems (platform systems that are a group of earth patches arranged in steps on the hills to be used in the sow). These systems are still today in full production, with sophisticated designs and hydraulic engineering works that they used for watering. Also outstanding adoration centers to the Pachamama (mother earth). Each town in the "Valle Sagrado de los Incas” today has the coalition of the Inca and Spanish architectural style. The people's wealth in folklore and crafts, their way of life, the clothing, transform it into a place that will leave in you unforgettable memories. Transfer to the hotel, dinner and overnight in Cusco. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 8: Early in the morning at 6am the bus will pick the passengers up from their hotel, in a tourist Bus and then travel to the site of Km 88 (Piscacucho) passing through the sacred valley of the Incas and the cities of Urubamba and Ollanataytambo. Optional Breakfast at Urubamba. In the Km 88 Piscacucho starts the trekking passing by the hanging bridge over the Urubamba river, after one our trekking passengers will have lunch in Miskay view of the Llactapata Inca’s city, after we will pass the Cusichaca river Urubamba river affluent, after 3 hours hiking we’ll get the Huayllabamba where we will camp at 3000m – 9840ft. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 9: (11km and 7:30 hours) after the breakfast in the camp we will leave early in the morning 7am approx. Passengers will start hiking up to the Warmiwañuska (dead woman) pass 4200 m – 13.776ft. after the pass we will descent to Pacaymayu for to camp.
Day 10: Early in the morning after our typical breakfast we will start hiking, to Runkurakay. A beautiful view is the first that the passengers will enjoy after to wake up, it will persuade to continue our enjoyable trekking to Machupicchu, this day passengers will walk the original Inka trail getting us to the beautiful forest, from here we will appreciate Mountains, if luck passengers will see Panda bear and Puma. The sacred watchman’s from this sanctuary. We will know the Archaeological group of Sayacmarca, Conchamarca, Puyupatamarca, until to get Wiñayhuayna our last camp at 2650m 8692ft. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 11: This day the guide will wake us up very early at 4am aprox, then after breakfast to start our last day of trekking, waking up very early is for to get Intipunku in the sunrise time, so from here we can Appreciate how the sun reflects the entire Machupicchu Ruins the guide will explain that it was sacred hour to worship the sun each day in the sunrise. To get Machupicchu passengers will walk fro only 2 hours to arrive to Machupicchu. We will visit the Inca Empire city with a help of the guide during the morning, then after it the bus will take the passengers to the Aguas Calients (hot springs) after Lunch in this Village we will Aboard the Train to Cusco, arriving approx at 7 – 8 pm. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 12: After the breakfast in the Hotel the group will be transferred to the Airport in Cusco, then the fight will take one hour to Lima, from the airport Lima passengers will be transferred to the Bus Station at appropriate time to depart Huaraz the transfer to Huaraz will be with the luxury bus, taking the Pan-American high way to the north side from Lima until the Lima and Ancash department’s boundary in the district of Paramonga, then after to drive 200 kilometers enjoying the Peruvian coastal desert landscape we’ll start to climb the Cordillera Negra in its west side in the zig-zag way-up with direction to the highest pass from today Conococha 4100 masl. Here we’ll find a small peasant village called Conococaha next to this village we will find a lake with the same name. From here we can already appreciate the views where the Cordillera Blanca Starts, and just 50 kilometers approx south from the Cordillera Blanca lies Cordillera Huayhuash and we can see only its peaks if there is no cloud. From Conococha we have to go down along the Santa River that runs through the Callejón de Huaylas until Huaraz. At 6pm or 8 pm aprox we will arrive to Huaraz depending at what time we left Lima, then passengers will be transferred to the selected Hotel for the accommodation, overnight hotel in Huaraz. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 13: After breakfast in the hotel we will aboard our private bus to the Pre-Inca ruins, we’ll take the paved High way to south side Huaraz until the first town of the Callejon de Huaylas Catac. From here we’ll start going through the Querococha valley, where we will find the beautiful turquoise color lake of Querococha, we’ll make the stop to visit this lake and we’ll continue by the Conde ravine to reach the pass Cawish Tunel at 4500 masl with its 450 meters long, and here we’ll be in the middle of water flowing to Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, from here we’ll go down by the Tambillos ravine until mosna river, arriving to the first peasant village of Machac and from here the trail will continue through the mosna river until Chavin Ruins. We’ll arrive to Chavin at 1pm aprox. So immediately we’ll be transfered to a typical restaurant in the town of Chavin, after lunch we’ll visit the mystery Pre-Inca remains for about 1 hour, from here after visit we’ll come back to Huaraz arriving to our hotel at 6 pm. approx. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 14: After the breakfast in the Hotel we will aboard the Bus to go along the Callejón de Huaylas in the north side of Huaraz. Passing different traditional Andean towns, first arriving and making the first stop in Carhuas (2650m), her we will find the traditional made at home Ice-Crams from local fruits, and authentic and ecological Handcrafts Shown in handcrafts shop. It is a shop located in the main square, where we will enjoy Carhuas’ native products, then we will continue with our travel to the next stop in the ancient town of Yungay, this city was buried by an Avalanche that fell down from Huascaran Mountain in 1972, the New Yungay (2500m), from here we have to start going up to the Llanganuco Valley, almost in the base of Huascaran Mountain in its north side, for the entrance to the Llanganuco Valley we will register in the National Parks Control, after we will visit the two lakes of Llanganuco, where we will have Lunch, then in the early afternoon we will continue going up to the Portachuelo pass (4767m) if the there is no cloud we will appreciate impression ant peaks of the Mountains, Huascaran, Chopicalqui, Pisco, Huandoy, and others, from here we will go down to our first camp place to Vaqueria (3600m aprox) and overnight Camping. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 15: Today we will start our trekking, first we will make a short walk down and start going up by the Huaripampa valley, we will have most beautiful walking by the Andean small villages and full of pastures, we will arrive to the Paria small ravine where we will camp (3800m). Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 16: Today we will go up to the pass of Punta Union (4750m) from here we will have impression ant views of the mountains, landscapes, matching its natural mountain colors in the blue sky, the white mountains, Dark green hills, turquoise lakes, feeling the Andean fresh air at this altitude, from a short stop we will continue now going down until our camping place of Taullipampa (4200m) overnight camping. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 17: Today we will have easy walking down almost flat area for a few minutes, then start walking for a short path to the base camp of Alpamayo, after 2 hours hiking we will get the Alpamayo’s base camp, then after to leave things and after lunch we will go to visit the Arhueycocha lake almost in the base of Alpamayo in the South Side because we can’t miss to enjoy the world’s most beautiful mountain, then we will come back to the campsite dinner and overnight in the Base camp of Alpamayo south side. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 18: Today we will have easy walking down almost flat area, we will continue walking down passing by the small lakes named Jatuncocha and Ichiccocha, in a few hours we will get our camp place of Llamacorral at (3800m) overnight camping. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 19: From here we will start our last day trekking, going down by the beautiful valley full of plants, as we close to the town of Cashapampa the valley will be narrow, and we will finish our trekking for about mid day, so we will go to the hot springs for about 30 minutes walking to have relax after 4 days trek, from here we will aboard our bus to Huaraz to our hotel arriving to Huaraz at 6 or 7pm. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 20: Late after the breakfast in the morning passengers will be taken to the south side of Huaraz about 25 km to the Andean typical village of Canrey Chico, where the natives started growing the Incas camelids Lamas, the new introduction to the turism, to carry back packs during the trekking to pre-inca trail from Canrey Chico – Chavin; Canrey Chico is the trail head for the 3 days trekking the pre-inka trail, where is located our country farm house and Lamas for the recently popular Llama Trek for the Cordillera Blanca and Huayhuash, here the mountain personnel have been prepared the Traditional Huge special dish called pchamanca, a special dish cooked underground with hot stones and buried with the earth to be cooked. This special offer is part of the mountain personnel as mining of their thank ness for your visit to our country and region, at proper time in the afternoon the group will come back to Huaraz, dinner and overnight hotel. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 21: After the breakfast in Huaraz, the go-up will be transferred to the Bus Station, around 9 am, then start the journey, taking the south side highway, passing for different small towns in the Andean area of the Callejón de Huaylas, going quite slope along the Santa River until Conococha pass 4100 masl, where Santa River born and starts the Callejón de Huaylas and the Cordillera Blanca range, from Conococha, we will start going down to the Pacific Ocean shore, in the coastal area of Peru, arriving to the north Pan-American highway; after to drive 200km form Huaraz to Pativilca, from here there is 200 km more to arrive to Lima, along the Pacific Ocean shore, in this Peruvian coastal area we will appreciate the big faming areas of sugar cane, cotton, and many vegetables. After to drive 400km in total from Huaraz to Lima the group will arrive and will be transferred to the selected hotel in Miraflores. Dinner and overnight hotel Lima. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 22: Morning breakfast at proper time according to the international flight departure time, passengers will be aboard the bus to the International Airport of Lima Peru. Importnat, passengers will be 3 hours before to depart according to the International Airport rules settled in the International Airport of Lima Peru, flight Back to USA/ Europe. End our services and good Journey. Includes: (B).
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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