Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Lima
Assistance at your arrival to Lima International Airport and transfer to your Hotel. Plus a City Tour or Welcome Dinner Show depending on the time of your landing.
Day 2: Lima/ Cuzco : City Tour + 4 Nearby Ruins
Breakfast. AM Transfer to airport in order to board domestic fligh to Cusco. Arrive and transfer to hotel. Afternoon 14:00 We star sightseeing tour visiting he Plaza de Armas (main square) (Share service) that was the centre of Inca Cusco and, still today, remains at the heart of modern Cusco. Then , San Blass Street and The Cathedral that dominates the north-east side of the Plaza de Armas and sits squarely on the foundations of the Inca Viracocha's palace. The Cathedral was begun in 1550 and completed nearly 100 years later, constructed in the shape of a Latin cross. We will continue the visit Santo Domingo Church & Qoricancha the Inca temple of the sun. Santo Domingo was built in the 17th century on the walls of the Koricancha Temple of the Sun.
Then we will visit Sacsayhuaman Inca fortress, which visitors cannot fail to be impressed by the beauty and monumental scale of this important Inca construction. Qenko, This is one of the finest examples of a rock artfully carved insitu showing complex patterns of steps, seats, geometric relief and a puma design. The rock is an excellent example of the Inca 'Rock Worship'. Puca Pucara, situated on a hill with superb views over the surrounding countryside Puca Pucara was more likely a tambo, or kind of post house than an actual fortress. Tambomachay commonly referred to as the 'Baños del Inca' or Inca baths, Tambomachay was a site for ritual bathing. The excellent quality of the stonework suggests that its use was restricted to the higher nobility, who maybe only used the baths on ceremonial occasions. Return to the selected hotel. Overnight in Cusco City.
Day 3: Cuzco/ Sacred Valley/ Ollantaytambo
Breakfast. Full-day excursion to the "Sacred Valley of the Incas", (Share service) by the Vilcanota River. We will have the opportunity to share closely the peasants' customs and bargain with vendors at the typical Indian market of Pisac, held on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Lunch in a local countryside restaurant. After lunch, passing through the Towns of Calca and Urubamba, we visit the Inca Fortress and Citadel of Ollantaytambo, built to guard the entrance to this part of the Valley, and protect it from possible invasion from the tribes in the Lower jungle. The Fortress consists of a series of stepped carved stone terraces accessed by long staircases. Later on you can walk through the quaint streets of the nearby Town, and get a good idea of what this Strategic Military, Religious, and Agricultural Center was like during the era of the Inca Empire. Overnight in Ollanta.
Day 4: Ollantaytambo/ Machu Picchu/ Cuzco
Breakfast. Train Vistadome Ollanta – Aguas Calientes. Arrival and board the bus to arrive to the Citadel of Machu Picchu. (share services) Visit to Machu Picchu one of the new 7 world wonders. In this visit you can see the Intihuatana, The 3 Windows, The Inca’s Palace, etc. Return to Aguas Calientes. Buffet Lunch at restaurant. In the afternoon will take the Train to go back to Cusco. Arrival, and transfer to the Hotel. Overnight.
Day 5: Cuzco/ Puno/ Machu Picchu
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the city of Puno by touristic bus. (Share service) The ride, which takes approximately eight hours, will allow you to contemplate the wild meadows of the Andean plateau and also typical Andean towns. There will also be brief port of La Raya, Raqchi, Andahualillas. Lunch included. Arrival to Puno and transfer to the hotel. Check in and lodging.
Day 6: Puno/ Uros and taquile/ Cusco Main Square
Breakfast. Early in the morning, we take a two-hour motor boat excursion on the waters of Lake Titicaca to the unique Floating "Islands" of the Uros. (Share service). These ancient inhabitants of the lake, known as the Water Tribe, have built their own "islands" by periodically adding new layers of a type of reed unique to the area called "Totora". Their homes and boats are also made from this material. We continue our motorboat trip to Taquile Island, inhabited by Quechua-speaking natives who have developed efficient and unique social systems, as well as fine hand weaving techniques, down through the generations. Upon arrival at the Town of Taquile we will have a lunch. Then we will walk through the various hills and archaeological sites of this 6km long island. In the afternoon, return to Puno for overnight at selected hotel.
Day 7: Puno/ Colca (Arequipa)/ Peru Airline
Early in the morning, after breakfast, departure by land on your excursion towards the Colca Valley (Share service). Lunch include. In the afternoon, visit Hot Spring Thermal and Medicinal Baths. Overnight stay.
Day 8: Colca/ Arequipa
Breakfast at Hotel. Early in the morning departure to the "Condor's Cross" from where the great Andean bird, the Condor, may be spotted flying in circles above still farmed green pre-Hispanic terraces. Enjoy the impressive panorama of the Colca Canyon, one of the deepest in the World (3,180 mt.). On the way back to Chivay, visit to the Mirador of Chinina, where we will find the famous Hanging Tombs and the Hanging Bridge of Sifón that joins the Town of Yanque with Coporaque. At the Town of Yanque, visit its beautiful church and its characteristic cobbled stone streets among other attractions. Lunch include. Arrive to Arequipa. Overnight.
Day 9: Arequipa/ City Tour/ Arequipa
Breakfast. Free time at your leisure in the morning. 14:00 In the afternoon have a city tour and visit Santa Catalina (Private service): We start a three hour sightseeing tour including the Santa Catalina Convent that was founded on the second of October in 1580 and has an extension of 20000 square meters and was constructed in the second half of the XVIth Century. The Convent, in which there are still nuns living in cloisters, is a walled small city with narrow streets, passages, stair cases and small squares. Then we will visit the Plaza de Armas the Jesuit Church of La Compañía and its beautifully-painted Chapel, the Church of San Francisco, the San Lazaro District, Selva Alegre and the typical Districts of Cayma and Yanahuara for a magnificent view of the Misti Volcano. Return to the hotel. Overnight stay.
Day 10: Arequipa/ Lima. Breakfast. Transfer to airport to board your international flight.
Notes:
- All prices in United State Dollars per person
- Payment with Visa, Master Card or American Express add 3.5% to the total
- Prices are subject to vary without prior notice
- Any cancellation is subject to penalties and administrative charges.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- In/Out transfers in Lima and Cusco, Puno and Arequipa
- City Tour + 4 Ruins in Cuzco
- Full Day Excursion tp Sacred Valley + Lunch
- FD Exc. Machu Picchu + Lunch: Train Vistadome
- Tourist bus Cuzco - Puno
- Full Day Excursion to Uros and Taquile Island
- Puno – Colca – Arequipa 2D/1N
- City Tour Arequipa
- Entrance fees include
- Meals specified in the program
- Spanish and English speaking guide.
Price Excludes:
- Domestic and/or International air flights
- Extras at hotel
- Departures taxes at the airport (Local 5.78 US$ / International 31 US$)
- Weight excess in your luggage
- Tips
- Alcoholic beverages, sodas, soft drinks, or mineral water
- Foods which are not specified
- Consumptions or personal charges on bills
- Others which are not specified.
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