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DAY 1: JUNE/20 LIMA PICK UP
Pick up upon arrival and overnight at the Hotel located in Miraflores, Lima
DAY 2: JUNE/21 CUSCO
Transfer to the airport to take flight to Cusco (airfare not included). Upon
arrival reception at Cusco airport and transfer to the hotel.
Rest of day at leisure and overnight. (B)
DAY 3: JUNE/ 22 SACRED VALLEY TOUR
At 8:15 a.m. we will depart for the Sacred Valley tour, that includes: Bus
service to the market of Pisaq, visits the ruins of Ollantaytambo, and the
market at Chinchero.
There is an English speaking guide, and lunch in a typical restaurant in
Urubamba. Of course, throughout this trip you will have magnificent views of
the high Peruvian
Andes. At the end , ypu will be taken to your hotel. ( B,L )
DAY 4: JUNE/23 CITY TOUR
In the afternoon: Cusco City Tour from 1:15 pm ;this tour includes
the Qoricancha (Temple of the Sun) and the Cathedral. The tour drives along
the Circunvalacion Road up to famous fortress of Sacsahuaman, then to
Q'enqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay. Including Spanish and English speaking
guide. Include Tourist ticket valid for the entrance to many museums and
ruins as well. Overnight at the hotel at the end. (B)
DAY 5: JUNE/24 INTI RAYMI
Cusco celebrates the Inti Raymi with occasion of the winter solstice -the
solar new year - for a town which main cult object was the
god Inti (the sun). In time of the Incas was a religious ceremony, now it is
a theater representation. However this expression generates a feeling
of identity in the town that evokes values and memories that are still
excellent in our days, it also brings to the memory a time that lives in the
heart
of the town of Cusco (Qosqo). The version is expressed in the original,
Quechua language. The celebration starts on the Temple of the Sun (Koricancha)
then
continues to the Sacsayhuaman, we will provide you the transportation and
entrance. Afternoon transfer to the Hotel and overnight. (B, Box Lunch)
DAY 6: JUN/25 MACHU PICCHU TOUR
At 5:30a.m. you will be picked up from the hotel to the Poroy train station
which leaves at 06:53a.m.
Travel will be in a "Vistadome" Class (formerly "Autowagon").
You will arrive to the Aguas Calientes Station, from where you will take a
25 minutes bus ride to the ruins of Machu Picchu.
Once there, you will take a guided tour, with an English speaking guide.
Overnight at the Hotel in Aguas Calientes (Machupicchu). (B, Box lunch)
DAY 7: JUN/26 MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO
Morning at leisure in Aguas Calientes to continue visiting the area and
Machu Picchu (bus ticket and entrance fees not included).
In the afternoon at 15:20 pm we will take the Vistadome train back to Poroy
station.
Upon arrival , tramsfer to your hotel in Cusco. (B)
DAY 8: JUN/27 PUNO
Transfer to the bus Station. Ten hours approx. Bus or Train ride to Puno*,
across the scenic high Andes landscapes only dotted
by small villages and herds of the llamas and vicuñas. Upon arrival transfer
to the Hotel and overnight. ( B,L )
(*If travelling by train, ask for price and availability).
PLACE TO VISIT ON THE WAY. THEY ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR BUS TICKETS
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ANDAHUAYLILLAS
This church is considered the "Sistine Chapel of the Americas" . Inside the
church we can find a variety of paintings and murals dating from the XVIth
and XVIIth centuries. The church is considered as outstanding colonial art.
RAQCHI
Temple dedicated to Wiracocha , supreme god of the Incas Empire . The Temple
is built out of sundried mud-brick walls and stones. The site shows remains
of terraces, bridges, warehouses and cottages.
LA RAYA
Is the highest pass on the route; this point is the conjunction of the
Cordilleras and gives origin to the Vilcanota Knot. The landscape is
beautiful: snow peaks, herds of alpacas, vicuñas, etc.
PUKARA
Archeological complex formed by a pyramidal structure. Here we can observe
the first sign of civilized culture in the Peruvian Altiplano . The ruins
date from 4000b.c.
Puno is located approximately 390 km. far away from Cuzco. In the passage of
Cuzco towards Puno, we will appreciate huge landscapes within which we will
find important touristic places. This excursion will allow you to know Puno
by being started off Cuzco and at the same time to visit the nearest places
of interest in this route.
PIKILLACTA AND ANDAHUAYLILLAS
Cusco, the "center of the world", seems to be an eternal source of
attractive destinations. Some of them are well-known: Machu Picchu,
Sacsayhuaman, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and others, not so much, such
as the circuit of Tipon, Pikillacta and Andahuaylillas. A strange group of
prehispanic and Spanish remains. This is proving the cultural duality of the
ancient capital of the Inca Empire.
NOTE: the train to Puno is subject to availability of spaces, but for sure
we can offer you the travel by bus.
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DAY 9: JUN /28 UROS ISLAND AND LLACHON PENINSULA (PRIVATE SERVICE -
OVERNIGHT)
Breakfast. At 8:00am, you will be picked up from your hotel, after 30
minutes of motorboat you will arrive at the Uros Island. Fishermen and
hunters inhabit the floating islands of the Uros. The residents of the Uros
use the cattail, a type of rush, which grows in the lake, to create the
conditions that ensure the islands stay afloat. The dense roots that the
plants develop support the island. The roofs are waterproof and the houses
are extremely humid because of the surrounding water. At present they speak
Quechua and Aymara. We will visit 3 different floating islands and we will
board the “Totora Boats”, after this tour we will continue our trip and we
will arrive to Llachon Peninsula. In Llachon, we will appreciate the Inca’s
costums that still stay, the behavior and the interrelations of the
residents. We will take lunch prepared by the residents. After, we will take
a motorboat for 40 minutes bordering Llachon peninsula and we will
appreciate the natural landscape that the peninsula offer us. At night, we
will take dinner and have a show prepared by the residents who lodge us.
These homestays does not have the same facilities as one house of the city ,
This program will give the traveler the opportunity to set contact wit these
inhabitants and learn about their knowledge and experiences, experimenting
also the intensity of their love to the earth, their myths and believes. (Shared
bathrooms, no hot water). Overnight. (B, L, D)
DAY 10: JUN/29 LLACHON PENINSULA AND TAQUILE ISLAND
Breakfast. Transfer from Llachon Peninsula to Taquile Island (1 hour). We
will arrive to Taquile Island. We will visit the Taquile Island and we will
take a walk of 50 minutes from Chuño port, by a footpath that goes directly
to the main square, located in the top of the island. The residents continue
living according their old traditions and laws. We left the Taquile Island
where we must descend 533 stone steps (altitude 13,000 ft above sea level)to
arrive to Chilcano main port. Return to Puno. Overnight at Qelqatani Hotel
or similar . (B,L)
DAY 11: JUN/30 SILLUSTANI - LIMA
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Lima (airfare not
included).
On the route visit at the Sillustani Chullpas (pre-Colombian funeral towers).
The scenery is desert but impressive, in a beautiful setting on a peninsula
on Ayumara lake about 32 Km. from Puno. Most of the towers date from the
period of Inca occupation in the 15th century; the engineering involved in
their construction is more complex than anything the Incas built. Upon
arrival reception and transfer to the hotel. Overnight. (B)
DAY 12: JUL/01 LIMA CITY TOUR & PACHACAMAC RUINS
In the morning Lima city tour, you will be picked up from your hotel at 09
AM. We will visit the colonial area and to the Plaza de Armas where you will
see the Government Palace, the Cathedral, the Archbishop's Palace and the
City Hall as well as the XVII century church and cloister of San Francisco,
a world c
ultural heritage.
Then we will go to the modern downtown with a view of the Pacific Ocean and
the modern residential suburb of San Isidro.
We will visit a place that is near Lima, there is an archaeological
enclosure whose constructions conserve the mysticism and religiosity of
their
past. Its name: Pachacamac. When traveling this sanctuary, where hundred of
years ago the natives surrendered cult to the sun and to the Earth, one
can feel the magic attraction of a place that will always be sacred. Finally,
return to the hotel. Overnight. (B,L)
Day 13: JUL/02 LIMA - ICA
Transfer to the bus station to take the bus to Ica early in the morning.
Assistance upon arrival and transfer to Hotel.
Then you will visit the downtown of Ica and other places around, then The
Regional Museum will be our second stop, inside we can see great quantity
of archaeological remains as potteries, textils, mummies, among others. All
they belong to the following ancient civilizations: Paracas, Nasca, Wari,
Ica-Chincha
and Inca.
Other place to stop is at Luren's Church, where will be able to see a black
Christ called Señor de Luren. Then we will visit a traditional or industrial
winery, to have an explanation about how to make Pisco and Wine and to see
the facilities that are used during the elaboration of those spirits
products
mentioned. At last you'll be able to taste all the variety of wine and pure
Pisco made with the different kinds of grapes.
Finally, the Huacachina Lagoon will be visited by us. It is also called "El
Oasis de America", there you will see a beautiful landscape that will never
be forgotten by
you. It is surrounded by sand dunes, palms, huarango trees and beautiful
houses. Overnight at the hotel. (B,L)
Day 14: JUL/03 NASCA LINES TOUR
Transportation to Nazca to take the flight (airfare not included) over the
mysterious Nasca Lines as well as a brief explanation of them on the Maria
Reiche
Site Museum and in the sighting tower from where you will see the hand and
the tree part of the Nasca drawning. Some time to rest and have lunch.
Then in the afternoon. departure time in by bus to Lima . Upon arrival,
reception and transfer to your Hotel. (B, L)
DAY 15: JUL/04 TRANSFER OUT
Transfer to the airport for your international flight and end of the
services (B)
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