Lima, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Urubamba, Pisac, Moray, Maras, Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Puno, Lake Titicaca Uros Islands and Taquile.
STARTING DATES
The days of the start of the tour are flexible and are decided by the interested group.
DETAILED ITINERARY
DAY 1
Arrival to Lima Pick up from the Jorge Chavez International Airport and transfer to the Hotel.
DAY 2
Tours Lima 09:00 hrs. Pick up from the hotel, start CITY TOUR ANCIENT AND MODERN LIMA, guided tour of the most important places and attractions of Lima, the "City of Kings". The tour includes a tour of the Historical Center of Lima, panoramic view of the Plaza San Martin, Plaza Mayor, Government Palace, Cathedral Basilica, Archbishop's Palace, Municipal Palace, Church of Santo Domingo, where the tombs of Santa Rosa and San Martín de Porres, and balconies of Colonial Lima. Visit the Convent and Church of San Francisco. 13:00 hrs - LUNCH AT PANCHITA RESTAURANT GASTRONOMIC TOUR
14:30 hrs We will visit the residential districts of San Isidro and Miraflores, passing through the Huaca Pucllana, Ceremonial and Administrative Center of the Lima Culture, built in the 2nd century AD. and considered by the Incas as Ñaupallaqta, "Sacred Town"; El Olivar park in San Isidro, with olive trees brought from Spain in the 15th century; the Central Park of Miraflores and Larcomar, tourist and entertainment center, symbol of modern Lima and privileged point to appreciate a spectacular panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean.
15:30 hrs - VISIT THE LARCO MUSEUM,
Founded in 1926, and located in the District of Pueblo Libre, in Lima. The Larco Museum chronologically displays impressive galleries that show an exceptional panorama of 3,000 years of development of the history of pre-Columbian Peru.
Surrounded by beautiful gardens, it is located within a unique Virreinal mansion dating from the eighteenth century, which was in turn built on a pre-Columbian pyramid of the seventh century.
The works of art of the Larco Museum are considered icons of pre-Columbian art worldwide.
18:30 hrs - MAGIC WATER CIRCUIT - SOURCES OF LIMA
Incomparable ornamental fountains whose powerful jets combine with the rhythm of classical music and spectacular lasers blend with water fluids drawing multicolored shapes that make us fantasize for a few minutes with a cybernetic future.
This recreational center is made up of more than a dozen fountains, each with its own geyser display that propels the water up to more than 80 meters high. Regarding these peculiar characteristics, we tell you that this park is the winner of the Guinness Record as the largest Fountain Complex in the World, a very important prize for the pride of Peruvians. At 19:15 hrs you can enjoy a wonderful show of water, light, music, and images, one of the most beautiful urban spaces of Lima.
20:30 hrs. transfer to RESTAURANT HUACA PUCLLANA OR ROSA NAUTICA ACCORDING TO AVAILABILITY GASTRONOMIC TOUR
DAY 3
Travel to Cusco - Sacred Valley
05:40 hrs Departure to the airport to take a flight to Cusco city. 09:30 hrs Reception in the city of Cusco.
We will begin the visit to the Koricancha Temple and the Cathedral.
Transfer to the Sacred Valley, on the way we will visit AWUANACANCHA, which is a small town dedicated to textile art, during your visit you can see its techniques of dying and weaving on looms.
We continue on our way and we will pass through Calca, Ccoya, Lamay (small picturesque villages) and we will arrive at Pisac, a picturesque colonial mestizo village where on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday craft fairs are held in the main square, on Sundays the Quechua mass is celebrated. 13:00 hrs LUNCH RESTAURANT TUNUPA - GASTRONOMIC TOUR 14:30 hrs Departure to visit the archaeological complex of Ollantaytambo, where you can see the technique with which the Incas work the stone. 19:00 hrs Check in at the hotel
DAY 4
Visit Machu Picchu Breakfast at the hotel and 05:15 hrs departure to Ollantaytambo train station. At 06:10 hrs departure of the train for after a 1.5 hrs journey to reach Puente Puente ruins in Machu Picchu, considered as the New Spiritual Center of the World.
Then we will take the buses that will take us to the Lost City of the Incas "Machu Picchu", discovered in 1911. We will enjoy a guided tour of the main buildings of the citadel such as El Mirador, Temple of the Three Windows, The Intihuatana, La Main Square, etc. This tour will be done with a private guide from the Aguas Calientes train station.
Lunch at Machu Picchu: Citadel or Town at the passenger's choice.
16:22 hrs Train return to Ollantaytambo
Arriving in Ollantaytambo transfer to the Hotel in Sacred Valley.
DAY 5
Sacred Valley Tour - Route to Cusco
Breakfast at the hotel
08:00 hrs pick up by our staff to start the tour, we headed to the Colcas de Cheqoq in the archaeological site of the same name, to understand in context of the archaeological site of Moray, archaeological set of concentric shapes where you can perceive the variations of the characteristics: humidity and temperature of each platform.
08:00 hrs pick up by our staff to start the tour, we headed to the Colcas de Cheqoq in the archaeological site of the same name, to understand in context of the archaeological site of Moray, archaeological set of concentric shapes where you can perceive the variations of the characteristics: humidity and temperature of each platform.
Finally, we went to Las Salineras where the inhabitants of the town of Maras conserve the form of communal administration of the salt mines and we observe formations of salt pools that in the environment of the sacred valley give it a magical landscape.
Then, on the way to Cusco, we pass through the town of Chincheros where the most experienced textile artisans of the Cusco region meet.
12:30 hrs LUNCH RESTAURANT CICCIOLINA - GASTRONOMIC TOUR
14:30 hrs We continue with the visit to the four ruins surrounding Cusco: SACSAYHUAMAN (great fortress located 5 km from the city), QENQO (sacred amphitheater, worship center to the god Puma, place where human sacrifices were made), and PUCAPUCARA ("red fortress" due to the hue that acquires its rocks with the light of twilight)
17:30 hrs Arrival at the hotel in Cusco and check-in.
Free night
DAY 6
Trip to Puno
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure at 09:00 hrs for the airport to take the flight to the city of Juliaca - Puno
Upon arrival in Juliaca, we will visit the pre-Inca center of Sillustani on the shores of Lake Umayo, where the gigantic stone cylinders known as Chullpas are located, which are cylindrical necropolis where the great dignitaries of the Tiwanaku culture were buried.
14:30 hrs Arrival in Puno and Check in at the Hotel, lunch at the hotel
Free afternoon 19:00 hrs Transfer from the hotel to LOS BALCONES DE PUNO RESTAURANT - GASTRONOMIC TOUR WITH SHOW
DAY 7
Islands of Lake Titicaca
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure 6:45 hrs We will embark on an unforgettable motorboat trip over Lake Titicaca to visit the Uros Floating Islands, approximately 30 minutes away. Former settlers of the lake, known as the Aquatic Tribe, build their own islands by periodically adding new layers of totora, they also use this material to build their houses and boats. We continue sailing to the Island of Taquile, whose inhabitants are dedicated to agriculture, crafts, and fishing mainly. Inhabited by Quechua natives who have developed, from generation to generation, an efficient and original social system and a magnificent weaving technique.
* Taquile Island Lunch (Included)
Walk through its hills and archaeological sites, the town's craft center and take pictures with panoramic, spectacular views.
17:00 hrs arrival at the Hotel in Puno 19:00 hrs DINNER SHOW AT LOS BALCONES RESTAURANT – GASTRONOMIC TOUR
DAY 8
Return to Lima
Breakfast at the Hotel 10:30 hrs Departure to Juliaca airport to take the flight to Lima.
International flights back to their country of origin.
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DETAILED ITINERARY
PLACES VISITED
Lima, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Urubamba, Pisac, Moray, Maras, Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Puno, Lake Titicaca Uros Islands and Taquile.
STARTING DATES
The days of the start of the tour are flexible and are decided by the interested group.
DETAILED ITINERARY
DAY 1
Arrival to Lima Pick up from the Jorge Chavez International Airport and transfer to the Hotel.
DAY 2
Tours Lima
09:00 hrs. Pick up from the hotel, start CITY TOUR ANCIENT AND MODERN LIMA, guided tour of the most important places and attractions of Lima, the "City of Kings". The tour includes a tour of the Historical Center of Lima, panoramic view of the Plaza San Martin, Plaza Mayor, Government Palace, Cathedral Basilica, Archbishop's Palace, Municipal Palace, Church of Santo Domingo, where the tombs of Santa Rosa and San Martín de Porres, and balconies of Colonial Lima. Visit the Convent and Church of San Francisco.
13:00 hrs - LUNCH AT PANCHITA RESTAURANT GASTRONOMIC TOUR
14:30 hrs We will visit the residential districts of San Isidro and Miraflores, passing through the Huaca Pucllana, Ceremonial and Administrative Center of the Lima Culture, built in the 2nd century AD. and considered by the Incas as Ñaupallaqta, "Sacred Town"; El Olivar park in San Isidro, with olive trees brought from Spain in the 15th century; the Central Park of Miraflores and Larcomar, tourist and entertainment center, symbol of modern Lima and privileged point to appreciate a spectacular panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean.
15:30 hrs - VISIT THE LARCO MUSEUM,
Founded in 1926, and located in the District of Pueblo Libre, in Lima. The Larco Museum chronologically displays impressive galleries that show an exceptional panorama of 3,000 years of development of the history of pre-Columbian Peru.
Surrounded by beautiful gardens, it is located within a unique Virreinal mansion dating from the eighteenth century, which was in turn built on a pre-Columbian pyramid of the seventh century.
The works of art of the Larco Museum are considered icons of pre-Columbian art worldwide.
18:30 hrs - MAGIC WATER CIRCUIT - SOURCES OF LIMA
Incomparable ornamental fountains whose powerful jets combine with the rhythm of classical music and spectacular lasers blend with water fluids drawing multicolored shapes that make us fantasize for a few minutes with a cybernetic future.
This recreational center is made up of more than a dozen fountains, each with its own geyser display that propels the water up to more than 80 meters high. Regarding these peculiar characteristics, we tell you that this park is the winner of the Guinness Record as the largest Fountain Complex in the World, a very important prize for the pride of Peruvians.
At 19:15 hrs you can enjoy a wonderful show of water, light, music, and images, one of the most beautiful urban spaces of Lima.
20:30 hrs. transfer to RESTAURANT HUACA PUCLLANA OR ROSA NAUTICA ACCORDING TO AVAILABILITY GASTRONOMIC TOUR
DAY 3
Travel to Cusco - Sacred Valley
05:40 hrs Departure to the airport to take a flight to Cusco city.
09:30 hrs Reception in the city of Cusco.
We will begin the visit to the Koricancha Temple and the Cathedral.
Transfer to the Sacred Valley, on the way we will visit AWUANACANCHA, which is a small town dedicated to textile art, during your visit you can see its techniques of dying and weaving on looms.
We continue on our way and we will pass through Calca, Ccoya, Lamay (small picturesque villages) and we will arrive at Pisac, a picturesque colonial mestizo village where on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday craft fairs are held in the main square, on Sundays the Quechua mass is celebrated.
13:00 hrs LUNCH RESTAURANT TUNUPA - GASTRONOMIC TOUR
14:30 hrs Departure to visit the archaeological complex of Ollantaytambo, where you can see the technique with which the Incas work the stone.
19:00 hrs Check in at the hotel
DAY 4
Visit Machu Picchu
Breakfast at the hotel and 05:15 hrs departure to Ollantaytambo train station.
At 06:10 hrs departure of the train for after a 1.5 hrs journey to reach Puente Puente ruins in Machu Picchu, considered as the New Spiritual Center of the World.
Then we will take the buses that will take us to the Lost City of the Incas "Machu Picchu", discovered in 1911. We will enjoy a guided tour of the main buildings of the citadel such as El Mirador, Temple of the Three Windows, The Intihuatana, La Main Square, etc. This tour will be done with a private guide from the Aguas Calientes train station.
Lunch at Machu Picchu: Citadel or Town at the passenger's choice.
16:22 hrs Train return to Ollantaytambo
Arriving in Ollantaytambo transfer to the Hotel in Sacred Valley.
DAY 5
Sacred Valley Tour - Route to Cusco
Breakfast at the hotel
08:00 hrs pick up by our staff to start the tour, we headed to the Colcas de Cheqoq in the archaeological site of the same name, to understand in context of the archaeological site of Moray, archaeological set of concentric shapes where you can perceive the variations of the characteristics: humidity and temperature of each platform.
08:00 hrs pick up by our staff to start the tour, we headed to the Colcas de Cheqoq in the archaeological site of the same name, to understand in context of the archaeological site of Moray, archaeological set of concentric shapes where you can perceive the variations of the characteristics: humidity and temperature of each platform.
Finally, we went to Las Salineras where the inhabitants of the town of Maras conserve the form of communal administration of the salt mines and we observe formations of salt pools that in the environment of the sacred valley give it a magical landscape.
Then, on the way to Cusco, we pass through the town of Chincheros where the most experienced textile artisans of the Cusco region meet.
12:30 hrs LUNCH RESTAURANT CICCIOLINA - GASTRONOMIC TOUR
14:30 hrs We continue with the visit to the four ruins surrounding Cusco: SACSAYHUAMAN (great fortress located 5 km from the city), QENQO (sacred amphitheater, worship center to the god Puma, place where human sacrifices were made), and PUCAPUCARA ("red fortress" due to the hue that acquires its rocks with the light of twilight)
17:30 hrs Arrival at the hotel in Cusco and check-in.
Free night
DAY 6
Trip to Puno
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure at 09:00 hrs for the airport to take the flight to the city of Juliaca - Puno
Upon arrival in Juliaca, we will visit the pre-Inca center of Sillustani on the shores of Lake Umayo, where the gigantic stone cylinders known as Chullpas are located, which are cylindrical necropolis where the great dignitaries of the Tiwanaku culture were buried.
14:30 hrs Arrival in Puno and Check in at the Hotel, lunch at the hotel
Free afternoon
19:00 hrs Transfer from the hotel to LOS BALCONES DE PUNO RESTAURANT - GASTRONOMIC TOUR WITH SHOW
DAY 7
Islands of Lake Titicaca
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure 6:45 hrs We will embark on an unforgettable motorboat trip over Lake Titicaca to visit the Uros Floating Islands, approximately 30 minutes away. Former settlers of the lake, known as the Aquatic Tribe, build their own islands by periodically adding new layers of totora, they also use this material to build their houses and boats. We continue sailing to the Island of Taquile, whose inhabitants are dedicated to agriculture, crafts, and fishing mainly. Inhabited by Quechua natives who have developed, from generation to generation, an efficient and original social system and a magnificent weaving technique.
* Taquile Island Lunch (Included)
Walk through its hills and archaeological sites, the town's craft center and take pictures with panoramic, spectacular views.
17:00 hrs arrival at the Hotel in Puno
19:00 hrs DINNER SHOW AT LOS BALCONES RESTAURANT – GASTRONOMIC TOUR
DAY 8
Return to Lima
Breakfast at the Hotel
10:30 hrs Departure to Juliaca airport to take the flight to Lima.
International flights back to their country of origin.