DAY 1 LIMA
Reception in the Lima airport and transfer to Carmel Hotel or similar located in Miraflores, Lima. Depending on the arrival time of your international flight, we will have time to visit the Peruvian Gold Museum (not included in the rate).

DAY 2 NAZCA LINES

You will be picked up from your Hotel in Lima at 6:00 am, we will provide a driver and a minivan, the ride will take around 6 hours each way . On the way we will visit the Museum of the site. The Maria Reiche tomb and we will stop at the Over view of Nazca. Cut into the stony desert are large number of lines, not only parallels and geometrical figures, but also designs such as a dog, an enormous monkey, a bird with a wing span of over 100 meters, a spider and a tree. The lines, that represent some sort of vast astronomical pre-Inca calendar, are best seen from the air, we will take a half hour flight above the Lines (airfare not included), after the over flight we will take some time to rest and we will have lunch (included) before to come back to Lima. Overnight. (B;L)

DAY 3 CUSCO
After an early breakfast, transfer to the airport where we'll take the flight to Cusco (airfare not included). Upon arrival, reception and transfer to our Orquidea Real or similar , followed by a few cups of mate de coca, while you ask any questions you may have about the tour. At 13:45, you will leave to take the Cusco City Tour. This tour includes the major sites of historical interest in Cusco, such as the famous Inca fort at Sacsahuaman, and the temple of the Sun. Also included in this is a tourist card, giving you access to all the sites in the Cusco area as a whole (i.e., including outside of the City itself). This tour finishes at 18:00.( B )

DAY 4 SACRED VALLEY TOUR (TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY) At 8:45 a.m. we will depart for the Sacred Valley tour, that includes: Bus service to the market of Pisaq, visits to 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 18:00 hrs you arrive back at the Orquidea Real Hostal. (B,L)

DAY 5 MACHU PICCHU
At 5:30 a.m. you will be picked up from the hotel to the train station which leaves at 06:00 a.m. Travel will be in a "Vistadome" Class (formerly "Autowagon"). At 09:40 a.m. you will arrive at 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 Presidente Hostal or similar in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu). (B, Box lunch)
*Optional: For lunch at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge instead of box-lunch, add $35.00 to the tour price.

DAY 6 MACHU PICCHU
Morning at leisure in Aguas Calientes to continue visiting the area and Machu Picchu (bus ticket and entrance fees not included).At 3:30 pm we will take the Vistadome train back to Cusco, arriving at 7:30 pm. We will stay overnight at Orquidea Real Hostal or similar. (B)

DAY 7 PUNO
Transfer to the train or bus station. Ten hour train or bus ride to Puno * which is adjacent to the scenic Andes landscape. The landscape is only dotted by small villages and herds of the llamas and vicuñas. Upon arrival transfer to Qelqatani Hotel or similar (B,L)
(*) Additional fare on $250 per person if travelling by train. Ask for availability.

DAY 8 UROS AND TAQUILE ISLANDS
You will be picked up from your hotel at 6:40 a.m., after a 2 hour motorboat ride, you will arrive at the Uros island in the Titikaka lake. 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. Then we will visit the Taquile island, where we will have lunch in the cooperative restaurant. There is also a cooperative shop on the plaza that sells exceptional wool goods which are of very fine quality and somewhat expensive. Taquile Island is famous for its craft production, particularly for its beautiful textiles. The island is narrow at about 1 Km. wide and 6 to 7 Km. long. The visit could be exhausting because of the 533 steps on the stone stairway to climb to get to the village and because of the altitude (13,000 ft above sea level). On Taquile there are numerous pre-Inca and Inca ruins as well as Inca terracing. We will return in Puno in the afternoon, overnight at the Qelqatani Hotel or similar. ( B,L
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DAY 9 SUN ISLAND
You will picked up from your hotel at 6:30 am. Early land transfer to Copacabana Sanctuary, board the Catamaran Cruise Ship, lunch while sailing to Sun Island, the legendary birthplace of the Inca Empire. Visit the Inca Garden, steps and fountain then the Inti Wata Cultural Complex including the Ekako Underground Museum, the traditional medicine and the Titikaka Reed Shipbuilders display centers, the Pachamama agricultural Inca terraces, a handicraft center, the Intica lounge and at the Manco Kapac look out the largest variety of Andean cameloids. Also, the Inti Wata Complex at Sun Island includes a unique sailing experience aboard a huge Titikaka Traditional vessel for a panoramic visit to the Pilkokaina Inca Palace.
Catamaran Cruise to Sun Island's isolated Challapampa Village ½ a day of participative tourism, visitors have the opportunity to interact with one of the most unspoiled indigenous Titikaka villages through an innovative program organized with the local community sharing rituals, ceremonies, folkloric demonstrations, visiting their own museums, houses, chapel, school, sailing in their vessels to an Inca holy temple, walking through Inca trails and receiving authentic welcome gifts. Romantic candle light dinner and overnight on board the Catamaran in lake view cabins with private facilities. (B, L, D)

DAY 10 TITIKAKA CRUISE JOURNEY
Next morning, Catamaran Cruise to Copacabana admiring the overwhelming panorama, at the sanctuary free time to enjoy several religious and archaeological sites, lunch and land transfer to Puno city. We will arrive in Puno at 5:30 pm. Overnight. ( B, L )

DAY 11 PUNO - LIMA
Morning at leisure in Puno. In the afternoon, we will transfer to the airport to take the flight to Lima (airfare not included). Upon arrival, reception and transfer to Carmel Hotel or similar, Miraflores, Lima.
Overnight. ( B )

DAY 12 TRANSFER OUT
Transfer to the airport and end of the services (B)