THE BEST OF SOUTH PERU

Duration
17 days / 16 nights

Perú

From USD
$ … .00

All our programmes can be tailor made according to your requirements, whether regarding the length of your tour, any special interests or specific activities, flight reservations, optional destinations or tours.

Day 1.- INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL IN LIMA

Assistance on arrival at the international airport of the city of Lima where a representative of ours will be responsible for the reception and transfer in a private vehicle to the selected hotel, here you will receive an explanation of the tour contracted for the provision of all the services included in the package , Free afternoon.

DAY 2.- LIMA - City Tour

Food: Breakfast at the hotel
14.15. at 14.45 hrs. transferred from the hotel to or passeio. In the afternoon, group visit to the city of Colonial and Modern Lima by air-conditioned bus with professional bilingual guide. This tour includes panoramic views of the colonial churches of Lima such as the Cathedral, the Convent of San Francisco, visit inside the catacombs, San Martin square and the Plaza Mayor that is flanked by the Government Palace, the City Hall and the Cathedral. You will also visit the residential areas of Lima, San Isidro district, the Miraflores district with its Central Park, a pleasant trip along the Green Coast boardwalk with a magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean. Back to the hotel. Free afternoon..

DAY 3.- Transfer from LIMA to PARACAS by VIP Public Bus

3.00 am. Hour transfer from the hotel to the bus station, bus leaves Lima at 3.45 am. Arriving in Paracas at 7.30 am. Approx.

DAY 3.- PARACAS - Ballestas Islands Tour

Food: Breakfast at the hotel
The Ballestas Islands are part of one of the largest Nature Reserves in Peru. On the way we will see the famous candlestick through a group of small islands composed of rock formations where there is a great diversity of marine fauna such as Peruvian penguins that are in danger of extinction, sea lions and guana birds. 10.30 am Approx. tour end

DAY 3.- PARACAS - Paracas National Reserve

11.00 am. During this land excursion we will appreciate flamingos feeding on the sea shore. In order to have a better view of these beautiful birds, it will be necessary to make a small walk to a small viewpoint.
This excursion will allow us to enjoy not only beautiful maritime and desert landscapes, but we can also learn about the old Paracas man, who inhabited its coasts more than 2000 years ago, leaving as evidence in its necropolis a great diversity of rich fabrics, which amaze To the modern world.
Later we will continue with our visit through the desert until we reach the beautiful beach of Lagunillas, where we can enjoy a good lunch and drinks in front of the sea. End of the tour at 15.30 Hrs. Approx.

DAY 3.- Transfer from PARACAS to ICA by VIP Public Bus

Food: Breakfast at the hotel
Bus leaves from Paracas at 7.25 Am. Arriving at Ica at 8.25 Am. Approx.

DAY 4.- ICA - City Tour in ICA and Huacachina Lagoon

City Tour visiting the Church of Luren, the traditional candy factory, pisco and wine factory then the enigmatic Huacachina lagoon

DAY 4.- ICA - Buggies + Sandboarding

After coordination transfer to the starting point, the adventure tour is a sport where sandboarding and sandbuggies are practiced within the dunes of Huacachina, where they will be able to appreciate the entire Ica Valley and observe the huge dunes that we will find.

DAY 4.- Transfer from ICA to NAZCA by VIP Public Bus

Bus leaves from Ica at 18.25 Hrs. swallowing Nazca at 20.25 Hrs. Approx.

DAY 5.- Flight over the NAZCA Lines

Food: Breakfast at the hotel
Transfer to the Nazca airfield, I fly over Nazca Lines to see enigmatic figures such as: whale, trapeze, astronaut, macaque, dog, condor, spider, hummingbird, alcatraz, parrot, tree, as more
* Not included airport tax $ 9 dollars

DAY 5.- Transfer from NAZCA to AREQUIPA by VIP Public Bus

Onibus sai de Nazça à 14.30 Hrs. Checking Arequipa à 23.30 Hrs. Approx.

DAY 6.- AREQUIPA - City Tour

Food: Breakfast at the hotel
13.30 to 14.00 Hrs. transferred from the hotel to or passeio. Guided tour of “Cidade Branca”, called this way because two buildings are very famous for sillar, to pedra vulcanica, visit to the historical center of Cidade, or smell of Yanahuara, to mansão do founder and or mill of Sabandia. Arequipa tem um wonderful weather all or anus as an imposing Misti vulcano next to city. We return to Arequipa às 17.00 Hrs. approx. and transferred to your hotel.

DAY 7.- AREQUIPA - Colca Canyon

Food: Breakfast at the hotel
7.30 to 8.00 am. Transfer from the hotel to or pass. In the morning, transfer from the hotel and visit the Colca Canyon for 2 days. We will pass through the hot springs of Yura and then ascend to the Pampa de Cañahuas National Reserve, where you will see the groups of llamas and alpacas. After a few hours the descent to the Colca Valley begins and then reaches Chivay, the most important town in the valley. Transfer to the hotel and then enjoy a free afternoon in the Colca Valley.

DAY 8.- Colca Canyon - PUNO by VIP tourist bus

Food: Breakfast at the hotel
Early in the morning we will visit the deepest part of the canyon called Cruz del Condor. The landscape at this point is spectacular and we hope to see the great condor flying just above our heads. After a brief walk through the canyon, it is time to return to Chivay from where you take the bus to Puno (6 hours). Pick up at the Puno bus station and transfer to the hotel.

DAY 9.- PUNO - Lake Titicaca - Uros and Taquile Islands

Food: Breakfast at the hotel
6.30 a 7.00 Am. transfer from the hotel to the tour. We started out in the direction of the floating islands of Uros, currently considered the Lake Titicaca National Reserve. Also known as the highest navigable lake in the world. During the trip you will have a beautiful panoramic view, landscape and our expert guide will show us the floating islands of Uros. To get our next visit we need 2 hours to the natural Taquile island, while browsing you can see the mountain range, beautiful flora and fauna, we will have our delicious typical lunch here. Finally, our guide will inform the time of return to the city of Puno. We ended the tour at 16.00 Hrs. Aprox.

DAY 10.- Transfer from PUNO to CUSCO by Tourist Bus – Route of the Sun

6.30 am. Take a taxi on your own to the bus station. Bus leaves Puno at 7.00 am. Arriving in Cusco at 17.20 Hrs. Aprox.

DAY 11.- CUSCO: Half day City Tour: Cathedral Church, Koricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Quenqo, Puca Pucara, Tambomachay

Food: Breakfast at the hotel
1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. transferred from the hotel to or passeio. Do not spend the afternoon in the city of Cusco, we will visit Praça Mais Grande da Catedral e o Temple do Sol ou Qoricancha. We will continue to visit Fora da Cidade and visit Kenko, Tambomachay, Puca Pucara and the impressive fortress of Sacsayhuaman, strategically built on a hill with a view to Cusco, famous for its huge talras pedras united with a hideous precision. Some of these stones are more than 9m high and weigh more than 350 tons, and we will have a panoramic view of Puca Pucara inside the bus. We will finish or tour às 18h00. approx.

DAY 12.- Sacred Valley of the Incas - AGUAS CALIENTES

Food: Breakfast at the hotel and Lunch
8.00 to 8.30 am. Transfer from the hotel to or pass. Excursion to the Sacred Vale two Incas in the Vilcanota river, we will visit the impressive ruins of Pisac, logo or craft market of Pisac or typical Indian market where you can experience the costumes of your six povoadores
In the afternoon I passed through Calca and Urubamba, I did not walk to the fortress and city of Ollantaytambo to take care of an important part of the park and to protect two povadores of the jungle from possiveis invaões; It is made up of a series of overlapping terraces. we will have the opportunity to walk small peaks and assim ter uma ideia of how this military, religious and cultural center was during the Inca Empire. Ollantaytambo from here you hit or trem with connection to Águas Calientes to spend the night. Or tour ends in Ollantaytambo às 16.00 Hrs. Approx.

DAY 13.- Machu Picchu – CUSCO

Food: Breakfast at the hotel
Today we will have the honor to visit one of the 7 wonders of the world on a guided tour of the enigmatic citadel of Machu Picchu visiting the most important places like the Main Square, the Temple of the Sun, the Sun Dial, the Royal Tomb tour, the Temple of the Three Windows, the Water Temple and many more places then enjoy some free time to stroll on your own for the archaeological complex and take more pictures and explore this wonderful citadel. In the afternoon we will take the train back to Cusco.
00/00/19 – TRAIN EXPEDITION – 75 – OLLANTA – Departure 19:04 Hrs. – AGUAS CALIENTES – Arrival 20:45 Hrs.
00/00/19 – TRAIN EXPEDITION – 84 – AGUAS CALIENTES – Departure 18:20 Hrs. – OLLANTACUSCO – Arrival 20:05 Hrs.

DAY 14.- CUSCO – Maras Salt Pans - Moray + Chinchero (Textile Center)

Food: Breakfast at the hotel
8.00 a 8.30 Am. transfer from the hotel to the tour. We will visit Maras salt mine which is being exploited since pre-Inca times by an ancient system of evaporation and then we visit the archaeological site of Moray.
Moray was probably an Inca agricultural research center where experiments were conducted at different heights crop, then we visit a textile center in Chinchero to appreciate the wonderful Inca textiles are made with ancient techniques.  We ended the tour at 15.00 Hrs. Aprox.

 

DAY 15.- CUSCO – Rainbow Mountain

Food: Breakfast at the hotel
3.30 to 4.00 Am. transfer from the hotel to the tour. Beginning our trip where we will observe the multicolored landscapes and crops that are mixed between the mysterious mountains and snowy, Andean animals like llama, alpaca, sheep, vicuñas and the deep valleys. We will arrive at the picturesque town of Ocefina (Chillca) starting point of our walk, here we will enjoy a delicious Andean breakfast next to the settlers. After our breakfast we will hike for 4 hours up the mountain until we reach the village of Machuraccay and then ascend to the slopes of the hill Vinicunca, access control place to this mystical place.
Continuing the walk we will pass a path that gradually changes the panorama between mountains of intense colors and small streams of ice water that feed and give life to this valley, as we walk, we will observe how the colors of our surroundings will change for the Climate, we will reach a height of 5033 msnm. Top of the mysterious mountain of 7 colors (Vinicunca). Return to Cusco between 19.00 Aprox.

 

DAY 16.- CUSCO - Tour Humantay Lagoon

Food: Breakfast at the hotel
4.30 am to 5.00 Am. transfer from the hotel to the tour. We head towards Soraypampa (3850 m.s.), here we will enjoy an exquisite breakfast before going up to the lagoon. Continuing our adventure towards the Humantay Lagoon (4200 m.s.). We begin to ascend a pampa with beautiful views, if the sky is clear we will have the opportunity to appreciate from afar the imposing Apus of Salkantay and Humantay (The Apus are Inca divinities). Our ascent from Soraypampa to Laguna Humantay lasts approximately 1 hour and a half, but it is also possible to rent a horse if you wish. The hike is considered between an easy to moderate level, but all the effort will be rewarded with a magical view of the lagoon. There we will have enough time to take photos, make a brief offering to the Apus, the most intrepid if you wish you can swim in the lagoon when it is sunny and immediately after we begin our descent from Laguna Humantay to Soraypampa, where a delicious lunch awaits us to then take our return transport to the city of Cusco arriving at 18 hrs. approx.

 

DAY 17.- CUSCO - LIMA AND INTERNATIONAL CONNECTION

Food: Breakfast at the hotel
Transfer to the airport for the flight back to Lima and international connection with the flight back home.

 

INCLUDES:
Transfers apt./hotel/apto, accommodation in prestigious 3 *** hotels, food mentioned in the program, guided tours in Spanish group train class: Expedition Ollanta/Machu Picchu/Cusco, bus tickets Aguas Calientes/Machu Picchu/Aguas Hot, bus tickets: Lima/Paracas/Ica/Nazca/Arequipa /Puno/Cusco, entrance ticket to Machu Picchu, all entrance tickets to excursions

NOT INCLUDED:
International and domestic flights, personal travel insurance

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