Lima, Puno, Lake Titicaca, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Urubamba, Pisac, Moray, Maras, Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata
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 Jorge Chavez International Airport and transfer to 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 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 in the District of Pueblo Libre, Lima. The Larco Museum exhibits chronologically stunning galleries showing an exceptional panorama of 3,000 years of development in the history of the pre-Columbian Peru.
Surrounded by beautiful gardens, it is located within a viceroyalty mansion unique in its kind and 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 - MAGICAL CIRCUIT OF WATER
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 confirmed by more than a dozen sources, each with its own geyser deployment that propel 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 spectacle of water, light, music and images, one of the most beautiful urban areas of Lima.
20:30 hrs transfer to RESTAURANT HUACA PUCLLANA OR ROSA NAUTICA DEPENDING ON AVAILABILITY GASTRONOMIC TOUR
DAY 3
Trip to Cusco - Sacred Valley
Breakfast at the hotel.
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, departure to the Ollantaytambo train station at 05:15 hrs. 06:10 hrs Expedition 81 train departure after a 1.5 hrs. We will arrive at the Puente Ruinas station in Machu Picchu. Baggage will be delivered to the staff of the Inkaterra or Inkaterra MAPI hotel to continue the trip to Machu Picchu.
We will enjoy a guided tour of the main buildings of the citadel such as El Mirador, Temple of the Three Windows, The Intihuatana, The 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.
Accommodation at the Inkaterra Pueblo Hotel or Inkaterra Mapi
DAY 5
Town of Machu Picchu
Breakfast at the hotel.
If you stay at the Inkaterra Pueblo, you can spend the morning visiting the facilities, the hotel is an intimate Andean village with terraces, streams, stone paths and 83 adobe houses in the middle of the cloud forest. The property has five hectares of exquisite natural beauty, where 214 species of birds have been recorded - such as the golden quetzal and the iconic cock of the rocks - and the largest collection of native orchids in the world, with 372 species.
Enjoy the activities that the hotel offers.
For those who stay at the Inkaterra MAPI, they will be able to take advantage of the day to visit the Manuel Chávez Ballón Museum, visit the Mariposario and the thermal waters, as well as the craft market.
Lunch in hotel or city. 15:48 hrs Train back to Ollantaytambo, Vistadome 304
Arrival to Ollantaytambo and transfer to the hotel in Sacred Valley
DAY 6
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.
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 wells 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 7
Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Tambopata 09:00 hrs Check-out of the hotel and departure to take the flight at 11:55 hrs. Towards Puerto Maldonado.
Arrival and Reception by Guide: biologists, tourism professionals or members of the community.
Transfer - from Airport to the Office in Puerto Maldonado.
After your arrival in Lima or Cusco, you will be welcomed at the airport and taken to our office in Puerto Maldonado located ten minutes away. While you enjoy a first contact with the jungle in our gardens, we will ask you to bring only what you need for the next few days. The rest of the luggage can be left in our secure store. This helps us to keep the boat light.
13:00 hrs or 14:00 hrs Transfer - from Puerto Maldonado Office to Puerto de Tambopata
We will skirt Puerto Maldonado on a journey of 20 km until we reach the port of embarkation. This is in the Native Community of Hell and is administered by a communal initiative.
Lunch in Boat
Transfer by boat - from Puerto de Tambopata to Posada Amazonas
This boat trip of forty-five minutes will take us to the middle of the private reserve of the Native Community of Hell. Orientation
Upon arrival, the hostel manager will welcome you and provide important recommendations for your stay.
Canopy Tower
The tower of scaffolding that we will visit has a height of 30 meters and is located 20 minutes from Posada Amazonas. This canopy tower has been constructed so that it can be climbed easily and safely, using stairs that have guardrails on each side, resting on small platforms existing every 2 meters. From the top not only can you see a spectacular view of the Tambopata River and the treetops, but also an excellent position to observe birds that inhabit these heights, such as toucans, parrots and macaws.
Dinner
Ecotourism Presentation
Overnight at Posada Amazonas - Tambopata.
DAY 8
Day in Tambopata
Breakfast at Posada Amazonas
Visit Tres Chimbadas Lake:
Thirty minutes by boat and a forty-five-minute walk will take us to the shores of Tres Chimbadas Lake. From here, a catamaran and a native rower will take us for a silent tour of the lake, to appreciate the lake fauna at its peak of activity. We will look for alligators, riparian birds, the peculiar Shanshos, typical bird of the area, and hopefully you can see the family of river wolves (seen by 60% of our visitors), known as the largest freshwater otters in the world. Its busiest point goes from dawn until about 08:00 hrs or 09:00 hrs
Collpa de Loros:
The Collpa de Loros is only twenty minutes from the lodge. From a hiding place, they can be seen at a distance of approximately twenty meters as they descend on most clear days, dozens of parrots and parrots to feed on clay from the clay lick. The Collpa is visited early in the morning, late in the morning or in the afternoon, depending on when you are observing more activity.
Lunch at Posada Amazonas
Ethno-Botanical Tour:
Twenty minutes downstream by boat, is the Ñape Center. This center is a communal organization that produces medicines based on the medicinal plants that grow in this ethnobotanical center and administers them to people who come to cure themselves there. In a system of roads are presented the plants that are used for medicinal purposes, as well as for other purposes such as construction or transportation.
Dinner at Posada Amazonas
Night Walk:
We will have the opportunity to walk at night, which is the activity time of most mammals, although it is difficult to observe them. Far more common are frogs with shapes and sounds as extravagant as their natural histories.
Night at Posada Amazonas - Tambopata
DAY 9
Trip back to Cusco
Breakfast at Posada Amazonas
Transfer by boat - from Posada Amazonas to Puerto de Tambopata.
Transfer - from Puerto de Tambopata to the Office in Puerto Maldonado.
Transfer - from Puerto Maldonado Office to the Airport to take the flight to Cusco at 13:40 hrs
Transfer to the Hotel in Cusco, free night
DAY 10
Trip to Puno
Departure at 09:00 hrs for the airport to take the flight to the city of Juliaca - Puno at 11:14 hrs.
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 11
Islands of Lake Titicaca
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure 06:45 hrs. We will embark on an unforgettable excursion by motorboat 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
Free night
DAY 12
Return to Lima
Breakfast at the Hotel.
10:00 hrs Hotel check-out 10:30 hrs Departure to Juliaca airport to take the flight to Lima at 12:50 Hrs
International flights back to their country of origin
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DETAILED ITINERARY
PLACES VISITED
Lima, Puno, Lake Titicaca, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Urubamba, Pisac, Moray, Maras, Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata
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 Jorge Chavez International Airport and transfer to 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 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 in the District of Pueblo Libre, Lima. The Larco Museum exhibits chronologically stunning galleries showing an exceptional panorama of 3,000 years of development in the history of the pre-Columbian Peru.
Surrounded by beautiful gardens, it is located within a viceroyalty mansion unique in its kind and 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 - MAGICAL CIRCUIT OF WATER
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 confirmed by more than a dozen sources, each with its own geyser deployment that propel 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 spectacle of water, light, music and images, one of the most beautiful urban areas of Lima.
20:30 hrs transfer to RESTAURANT HUACA PUCLLANA OR ROSA NAUTICA DEPENDING ON AVAILABILITY GASTRONOMIC TOUR
DAY 3
Trip to Cusco - Sacred Valley
Breakfast at the hotel.
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, departure to the Ollantaytambo train station at 05:15 hrs.
06:10 hrs Expedition 81 train departure after a 1.5 hrs. We will arrive at the Puente Ruinas station in Machu Picchu. Baggage will be delivered to the staff of the Inkaterra or Inkaterra MAPI hotel to continue the trip to Machu Picchu.
We will enjoy a guided tour of the main buildings of the citadel such as El Mirador, Temple of the Three Windows, The Intihuatana, The 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.
Accommodation at the Inkaterra Pueblo Hotel or Inkaterra Mapi
DAY 5
Town of Machu Picchu
Breakfast at the hotel.
If you stay at the Inkaterra Pueblo, you can spend the morning visiting the facilities, the hotel is an intimate Andean village with terraces, streams, stone paths and 83 adobe houses in the middle of the cloud forest. The property has five hectares of exquisite natural beauty, where 214 species of birds have been recorded - such as the golden quetzal and the iconic cock of the rocks - and the largest collection of native orchids in the world, with 372 species.
Enjoy the activities that the hotel offers.
For those who stay at the Inkaterra MAPI, they will be able to take advantage of the day to visit the Manuel Chávez Ballón Museum, visit the Mariposario and the thermal waters, as well as the craft market.
Lunch in hotel or city.
15:48 hrs Train back to Ollantaytambo, Vistadome 304
Arrival to Ollantaytambo and transfer to the hotel in Sacred Valley
DAY 6
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.
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 wells 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 7
Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Tambopata
09:00 hrs Check-out of the hotel and departure to take the flight at 11:55 hrs. Towards Puerto Maldonado.
Arrival and Reception by Guide: biologists, tourism professionals or members of the community.
Transfer - from Airport to the Office in Puerto Maldonado.
After your arrival in Lima or Cusco, you will be welcomed at the airport and taken to our office in Puerto Maldonado located ten minutes away. While you enjoy a first contact with the jungle in our gardens, we will ask you to bring only what you need for the next few days. The rest of the luggage can be left in our secure store. This helps us to keep the boat light.
13:00 hrs or 14:00 hrs Transfer - from Puerto Maldonado Office to Puerto de Tambopata
We will skirt Puerto Maldonado on a journey of 20 km until we reach the port of embarkation. This is in the Native Community of Hell and is administered by a communal initiative.
Lunch in Boat
Transfer by boat - from Puerto de Tambopata to Posada Amazonas
This boat trip of forty-five minutes will take us to the middle of the private reserve of the Native Community of Hell.
Orientation
Upon arrival, the hostel manager will welcome you and provide important recommendations for your stay.
Canopy Tower
The tower of scaffolding that we will visit has a height of 30 meters and is located 20 minutes from Posada Amazonas. This canopy tower has been constructed so that it can be climbed easily and safely, using stairs that have guardrails on each side, resting on small platforms existing every 2 meters. From the top not only can you see a spectacular view of the Tambopata River and the treetops, but also an excellent position to observe birds that inhabit these heights, such as toucans, parrots and macaws.
Dinner
Ecotourism Presentation
Overnight at Posada Amazonas - Tambopata.
DAY 8
Day in Tambopata
Breakfast at Posada Amazonas
Visit Tres Chimbadas Lake:
Thirty minutes by boat and a forty-five-minute walk will take us to the shores of Tres Chimbadas Lake. From here, a catamaran and a native rower will take us for a silent tour of the lake, to appreciate the lake fauna at its peak of activity. We will look for alligators, riparian birds, the peculiar Shanshos, typical bird of the area, and hopefully you can see the family of river wolves (seen by 60% of our visitors), known as the largest freshwater otters in the world. Its busiest point goes from dawn until about 08:00 hrs or 09:00 hrs
Collpa de Loros:
The Collpa de Loros is only twenty minutes from the lodge. From a hiding place, they can be seen at a distance of approximately twenty meters as they descend on most clear days, dozens of parrots and parrots to feed on clay from the clay lick. The Collpa is visited early in the morning, late in the morning or in the afternoon, depending on when you are observing more activity.
Lunch at Posada Amazonas
Ethno-Botanical Tour:
Twenty minutes downstream by boat, is the Ñape Center. This center is a communal organization that produces medicines based on the medicinal plants that grow in this ethnobotanical center and administers them to people who come to cure themselves there. In a system of roads are presented the plants that are used for medicinal purposes, as well as for other purposes such as construction or transportation.
Dinner at Posada Amazonas
Night Walk:
We will have the opportunity to walk at night, which is the activity time of most mammals, although it is difficult to observe them. Far more common are frogs with shapes and sounds as extravagant as their natural histories.
Night at Posada Amazonas - Tambopata
DAY 9
Trip back to Cusco
Breakfast at Posada Amazonas
Transfer by boat - from Posada Amazonas to Puerto de Tambopata.
Transfer - from Puerto de Tambopata to the Office in Puerto Maldonado.
Transfer - from Puerto Maldonado Office to the Airport to take the flight to Cusco at 13:40 hrs
Transfer to the Hotel in Cusco, free night
DAY 10
Trip to Puno
Departure at 09:00 hrs for the airport to take the flight to the city of Juliaca - Puno at 11:14 hrs.
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 11
Islands of Lake Titicaca
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure 06:45 hrs. We will embark on an unforgettable excursion by motorboat 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
Free night
DAY 12
Return to Lima
Breakfast at the Hotel.
10:00 hrs Hotel check-out
10:30 hrs Departure to Juliaca airport to take the flight to Lima at 12:50 Hrs
International flights back to their country of origin