Duration10D/09N
Trekking
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Upon your arrival to Lima, ( Flight schedule : TO BE CONFIRMED ) our representative will be waiting for you to take you at the hotel JW MARRIOT – MIRAFLORES https://www.marriott.com/es/hotels/limdt-jw-marriott-hotel-lima/overview/ (Down town ) or other similar one. Free time for leisure, and explore on your own to chill out and for walk around the spectacular view to the beach of Barranco.
At 7:pm, you will be picked from your hotel to enjoy the show called the Circuito Magico del Agua. In May 2007 a water and light show called the Circuito Magico del Agua (The Magic Water Circuit) was inaugurated. The Magic Water Circuit has the Guinness Book record for the largest fountain complex in the world, displaying 13 distinct fountains and many are interactive. All of the fountains are illuminated at night, many with continuously changing color schemes. A colorful laser light program synchronized with classical and Peruvian music makes the fountains sparkle and shine as the water flows in unique patterns and shapes. At the end, you will be drop off at your hotel.
Meals. Our guide might recommend many Peruvian cuisine restaurants around the downtown where you can taste a local food such as ceviche + Pisco sour (vegetarian options)
At 9:00pm. Our guide will pick you up to start with the Private LIMA CITY TOUR where you will Visit the Government Palace, the Municipality palace, the Cathedral of Lima, and main colonial buildings around the Plaza Mayor, Santo Domingo This convent is known as the Convento del Santísimo Rosario, its construction dates from the mid-16th century. The room of the Convent-Museum has a unique ceiling that has hundreds of pieces of wood with fine carvings. The museum is made up of the Cloisters, the library, the chapel of San Martin de Porres, the crypt. The Cloister is decorated with Sevillian tiles and paintings from the 17th century, which recount the life of Santo Domingo de Guzmán. The Library of the Convent is an admirable venue for reading of great value. Contains 25 thousand volumes. The Second Cloister is an Arab architectural composition. Here is located the Chapel of San Martín de Porres (end of the 18th century) where San Martín understood the sick. In the Chapel are the tomb of the Saint and urns with his relics. In the Crypt you can see the tomb of Santa Rosa de Lima. You can also see the remains of the Dominican friars who died in the Convent over several centuries. In general, this is a cultural-religious visit, if you like pictorial art, this is a tour in Lima that you should do for yourself. On the other hand, the crypt also gives you a slightly creepy but very interesting point of view. You will find a Basilica with 21 altars, the convent with the cloister, the Clementina and Capitulars room, the choir, the monk’s library and the Prefunds Museum that exhibits 11 paintings of Rubens. The sacristy exhibits paints of Zurbaran and Rivera. The Gran Patio is garnished with Seville’s tiles from the XVI century and Moorish arcs. It also includes a visit to the underground tombs (catacombs). Then a short tour of the modern districts of San Isidro and Miraflores visiting places like The Love Park and The Indian Market (souvenirs & handicrafts) We will also visit the Larco museum , the Museo Larco (is a privately owned museum of pre-Columbian art, located in the Pueblo Libre District of Lima, Peru. The museum is housed in an 18th-century vice-royal building. It highlights chronological galleries that provide a thorough overview of 5,000 years of Peruvian pre-Columbian history. It is well known for its gallery of pre-Columbian erotic pottery.
At 1:00pm – 3:00pm, you will go straight to D’ Paso Mamacona https://dpaso.pe/ For buffet lunch and typical dances. From 3:00pm – 3:40pm, Pervian Paso Horse show / Photo shoot with artists / Horseback riding in the riding arena / Peruvian Paso Horse Show with a buffe.Your primary options involve the iconic Peruvian Paso Horse Show with a buffet, such as at D’ Paso Mamacona, which includes food, traditional music, and dance, pick up and drop off at your mentioned hotel. At the end of the tour , you will be drop off at the mentioned hotel.
At the appropriate time, pick up from your hotel in Lima and drop off at the airport the amazon rainforest. Upon your arrival to Puerto Maldonado Coined the Capital of Biodiversity, where our guide will meet you at the airport to start the amazing trip. Transfer by road to the pier and begin your Amazon adventure with a 45-minute boat ride along the Madre de Dios river that splices through the rainforest. The motorized wooden boat hugs the meandering riverbanks to reach your eco-lodge, Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica, in the middle of the rainforest. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed with an short briefing where our à la carte excursions will be presented, allowing you to design your itinerary according to your interests. You may then enjoy lunch or go to your cabaña, located within Peru’s first private ecological reserve—protected by Inkaterra since 1975 due to its sensitive environment. After a short rest in your rustic-luxury cabaña—whether taking a nap or relaxing in the hammock—you will be ready to begin exploring, accompanied by your Inkaterra Explorer Guide. We recommend walking along the Trail System for an immersive introduction into the intricate biodiversity of the Amazon basin and the layers of the rainforest. Walk along towering trees, like the Shihuahuaco, as your ears tune in to the croaks, rustles and calls of the exotic wildlife inhabiting this rich ecosystem. There are excellent opportunities for birding and observing an abundance of flora. Keep your camera ready just in case sloths or monkeys appear on the treetops. In the late afternoon, we highly recommend taking our gentle Twilight River excursion to witness the jungle transform from a diurnal to a nocturnal world: where daytime animals and birds give way to species specially adapted to the darkness of the night. You may also be able to spot the likes of nightjars, owls, capybaras and caimans lurking on the riverbanks. Amazonian-inspired dinner is served in the main dining room from 19:00-22:00 where we invite you to enjoy a complimentary Pisco Cocktail. Back in your comfy cabaña, listen to the intriguing sounds of critters that inhabit the rainforest surrounding the lodge.
Optionally join them in the early hours, with buffet breakfast served from 05:00. Visit Lake Sandoval this morning, a glassy, ox-bow lake located inside the protected Tambopata National Reserve, reached via a sun-dappled rainforest trail. Board a dug-out wooden canoe to quietly paddle through a stream and glide onto Lake Sandoval, flanked by picture-perfect palms. This serene lake is home to many species of birds, the endangered giant river otter, red howler monkeys, red-bellied macaws, anacondas, side-neck turtles, black caimans amongst others. Return to Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica in time for lunch. In the afternoon, we recommend climbing the exhilarating Inkaterra Canopy Walkway, a sophisticated and safe network, distributed over ecologically constructed hanging suspension bridges, strung between eight treetop observation platforms above the forest floor. This is an unforgettable opportunity to observe the rainforest from the rooftop and gain a sense of its size. Ascend the first vertiginous tower 42 meters (138 feet) above ground, keeping an eye out for bright toucans, woodpeckers, trogons, monkeys and the three-toed sloth. It’s possible to extend your elevated stay with sunset drinks from atop a tower, – or spend a once-in-a-lifetime night in a specially designed treehouse cabin with surprising comforts (additional cost applies). After descending, enjoy a 30-minute Anaconda Walk that follows a 200-meter (656 feet) raised wooden platform over a flooded aguajales swamp. In this lush ecosystem you may observe various species of amphibians, birds, mammals, abundant flora and interesting trees. Under the cover of darkness, venture out for the Rainforest by Night excursion through Inkaterra’s Ecological Reserve. Armed with flashlights, duck under tree boughs as your senses heighten to the movements in the undergrowth and nocturnal forest sounds that appear in different directions around you. With your Inkaterra Explorer Guide, encounter animal activity and spot species that only emerge with the veil of nightfall. Back at the lodge, you can opt to book yourself an indulgent spa treatment in our refreshing ENA spa. (Additional cost applies). À-la-carte dinner is served from 19:00.
With a staggering roster of wildlife found in and around Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica -540 bird species have been inventoried in the grounds of the lodge- enjoy your last morning in this natural wonderland as parakeets chatter away in the trees and agouti mammals scurry between the cabañas. Check-out is at 10:00; depending on your departure flight time lunch can also be arranged today (additonal cost applies). Embark your ready-waiting boat for the 45-minute return trip along the snaking Madre de Dios River until arriving at the airport. Please note that this three-day journey is a suggested itinerary. Activities and excursions can be chosen on an à-la-carte basis on arrival at the lodge and are subject to change depending on weather conditions at the time of your visit, until arriving at the airport. Upon your arrival to Cusco (Flight details: To be confirmed) our guide and representative will be waiting for you, holding a small board written your names and then, you will start with this lovely tour to the Sacred Valley (The Valley is located 500 meters lower than the Cusco City, allowing a better process for acclimatizing to the altitude) the ancient capital of the Inca empire. This mountainous region of Peru offers mystical awe-inspiring sights to discover. You will also stop at CRISTO BLANCO (White Crist) with a special view of the Cusco city, it’s nearly impossible to visit Cusco region without taking note of the 26-foot tall. The statue, called Cristo Blanco (Spanish for “white Christ “) which that stands guard over the ancient city, imposing from its perch atop the nearby hill of Pukamoqo. The statue also brims with meaning and metaphor. Its physical stature illustrates the primacy of Catholicism in Peru, and with the erstwhile seat of the Inca Empire in its shadow, the imagery of colonial conquest is manifest. After a brief of information, you will continue with the tour to the Sacred valley where you will enjoy the breathtaking mountainous region of Peru offers mystical awe-inspiring sights to discover. The tour includes the visits Awana Kancha or (Alpaca farm) an exhibition Centre of Textiles and South American Camelids. You will be shown the different methods of processing the alpaca fiber, from the animal to the final product. Alpaca Farm is a weaving center with the goal to keep alive the traditional textile arts. Here you can see four members of the camelid’s family – llama, alpacas, vicunas and guanacos. Alpaca has thick wool and is the most commonly used while the vicunas are small and delicate with fur considered the finest. You can meet these fours camelids, learn about the harvesting of the different wools and the natural dying techniques and have change to see native weavers from different areas showing their weaving style and dress afterwards, you will be dropped off at the Hotel InkaTerra Hacienda -Urubamba / Valle Sagrado https://www.inkaterra.com/inkaterra/inkaterra-hacienda-urubamba/the-experience/ or Casa Andina Premium Valle https://www.casa-andina.com/es/destinos/valle-sagrado/hoteles/casa-andina-premium-valle-sagrado
You will be picked up from your hotel at 9am, to start with the tour to the Andean native markets and ruins of Pisac and Ruins. This mountainous region of Peru offers mystical awe-inspiring sights to discover… along with farms and villages that welcome you with a taste of daily life. The citadel, at the entrance to this gorge, now in ruins, controlled a route, which connected the Inca Empire with Paucartambo, on the border of the eastern jungles. Set high above a valley floor patch – worked by patterned fields and rimmed by vast terracing, the stonework and panoramas at Pisaq’s Inca citadel are magnificent. Terraces, water ducts and steeps have been cut out of solid rock, and in the upper sector of the ruins, the main sun Temple is equal of anything at Machu Picchu. Above the temple lie still more ruins, mostly unexcavated, and among the higher crevices and rocky overhangs, several ancient burial sites are hidden. Around 11am, we will head to the AMARU COMMUNITY where our hosts, the native from “Laraypas indigenas of Amaru association” will explain us their daily life, traditions, and the work the association does on behalf of the tradition culture and the environment protection. Finally, we will continue with our amazing trip to the community of Amaru, we dress in the traditional custome to feel the Inca Culture in their greater understanding. The experiential tourism is to teach and learn the Andes custom, the textile is made from nature dyes (will perform a mystical ceremony with COCA Leaves) we also collect native plants, we spin alpaca wool, and we will make textiles until final finish. Discovering the plants, we will begin the “weaving workshop” including a hike through a native forest and visiting the association´s nursery, where we will choose the plants that we will use to dye our fibers. We will also discover the medicinal and culinary properties of some of these plants. The weaving process, we will get into the entire handmade weaving process, sheering and hand spinning the wool, dyeing the fibers and doing the design in the warp and wefts, and finally weave in the telar de cintura or waist loom, traditionally used by the local women to weave. We will learn the ancient techniques, take pictures, and be part of the whole process, where we will be able to make our own textile, which will be a little be a lifetime experience. During our stay in the community of Amaru, we will enjoy natural appetizers, drinks and nutritious lunch- healthy and lovely made by the local women of Amaru. Local community artists or children from the school will share with us some local music. However, after enjoy the traditional local lunch you will head back to the wonderful and amazing trip to the village of Maras, and the saltpans, which have made it famous. The saltpans are an unforgettable site-people from Maras have diverted a salt-laden spring coming out of the hillside, evaporating the water to collect salt, as their ancestors have done for centuries. We will walk among the saltpans; witnessing a scene largely unchanged from Inca times. Afternoon, you will explore Ollantaytambo, an archaeological site that the Incas built as a fort and includes a temple, agricultural terraces, and an urban area. There are two distinct sectors: Araqama Ayllu, the religious and worship zone, and Qosqo Ayllu, the residential area. Ollantaytambo was an important administrative center with probable military functions due to the walls and towers. There are also traces of ancient roads and aqueducts. The town of Ollantaytambo is called a Living-Inca-Town, since the inhabitants maintain very old practices and customs. Hotel Pakaritampu – Ollantaytambo https://pakaritampu.com/ or Casa Andina Premium Valle https://www.casa-andina.com/es/destinos/valle-sagrado/hoteles/casa-andina-premium-valle-sagrado
Important note: In case no one in the group DO NOT want to do the short Inca Trail, it should not be a problem since you can continue the trip by direct train to Aguas Calientes, just let us know 1 Day before, even if part of the group wants to continue with the walk there would be no problem since the meeting with the rest will be at the end of the day around 5:00 pm in Aguas Calientes.
After your breakfast, our tour guide will pick you up from your Hotel in Ollantaytambo for a train journey of just over one hour till kilometer 104 (starting point of our trek). As soon as we arrive to this point, we will cross a bridge to the check point and show your passports then we will start a soft walk into the other side of the Vilcanota River the trail heads off to the right towards the ruins of Chachabamba. After a visit this impressive Inca ruins with buildings on stone, we`ll continue the trail road most of it on stone steps, heads south and begin climbing the mountain, great views around of the high jungle area and mountains, before entering the cloud forest. Then the trail leaves the forest and goes west while continuing the uphill hike in open grassland. After hiking in the sun for about three hours, the trail descends into a shaded forest. This is where trekkers can enjoy a beautiful waterfall. After leaving the waterfall and forest, trekkers will arrive at the lower part of the incredible ruins of Wiñay Huayna, steps to climb to reach the superior edifications described as temples. We will have plenty of time for a guided exploration sorted by our experienced guide and time to explore and pictures in our own. By the time we arrive to this complex, it will not be crowded, because most trekkers headed to the Sun gate and Machu Picchu. It is recommended that you start the trek with at least 2 liters of water. After lunch in Wiñay Huayna ruins, we continue through a cloud forest full of bromeliads, orchids and fern trees. You will walk the last part of the original trail with amazing features stone steps and tambos, resting places, and climb the 60 steps before arriving to the Inti Punku or “Sun`s Gate”. From this point, you will be able to contemplate and observe this marvelous place, last 45 minutes to be on front of this wonder, where you can feel an inner peace. Spend a short time for pictures and views then we prepare our mind for the next early morning, time to take a bus for 30 minutes to Aguas Calientes town. Hot springs pools are optional or just free time to chill out at this small village. Night at the Hotel INKATERRA MACHU PICCHU PVEBLO HOTEL https://www.inkaterra.com/inkaterra/inkaterra-machu-picchu-pueblo-hotel/the-experience/ OR similar one.
Useful Information about the SHORT INCA TRAIL:
Please take Note::
Consider that the Train Companies covering the service to Machu Picchu don´t allows passengers to travel with voluminous baggage, allowing only a small piece of hand-luggage that should travel with the passenger. This is why we suggest travelling with a small backpack or bag, where you can pack only what is strictly necessary for your stay in Machu Picchu. We will take care of taking your heavy luggage to your hotel in Cusco.
This day, is one of the most interesting and glorious day during your whole trip, you will be picked up from your Hotel very early where our guide will meet you at your hotel at 5:00am to aboard the first touristic and shared bus to drop off you at the main door where you have to show your original PASSPORTS at the check point , and then try to be the first visitors inside of the wonder of the world Machu Picchu and the archaeological sites you will have complete guided tour during 2 to 3 hours of this spectacular mystical place. The GUIDED tour includes walk through the different sections such as The Urban sector, the agriculture sector, and the Inca Culture used the religions zone. After the guided tour in Machu Picchu, you will have free time to explore by yourself, walk at your own space, many selfies and to meet other tourists into the sanctuary. At the time of your entrance to Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain, your guide will direct you to the entrance to either of the two so that you can continue with your walk, which will take between 2 to 3 hours to go up and down. Any of these walks will be done on your own and must be booked months in advance and pay an additional USD 95 at the time of booking. Afternoon, bus down to Aguas calientes for lunch, walking around, thermal baths, visit some museums, and botanic gardens. Afternoon you will catch the train ride back to Cusco, and upon your arrival pick up and drop off at your hotel at Hotel INKATERRA LA CASONA https://www.inkaterra.com/inkaterra/inkaterra-la-casona/the-experience/
or similar one
Our service DOESN’T Includes: Entrances to HuaynaPicchu or Machu Picchu MT which is USD95, and it must be booked months in advance
Although Machu Picchu is to be considered the symbol of the Inca Empire, reputation earned thanks to its spectacular location and architecture, the true Inca jewel was Cusco, ancient capital of the Empire, where the Incas did rule and were considered God-kings. In addition, the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors and the Catholic religion brought another huge architectural transformation, resulting in a completely unique City. At 9:00 you will start with this famous traditional tour involves the visits, first Tambomachay (Temple of the Water) a center of adoration and worship of water. Puca Pucara (Reddish place) that was used as a military control center. South American Camelids, we’ll visit the farm and learn about ancient South American camelids, the domestication process, and the species developed by the Incas. Discover the two varieties of alpacas and llamas, and their ancestors, such as guanacos and vicuñas. Observe the animals up close and take photos. Immerse yourself further in the local culture by seeing how the natives practice weaving and the skills they use to produce textiles. Q`enqo (Labyrinth) A religious center dedicated to the adoration. Sacsayhuaman (Majestic place with impressive works in stone which some up to 120 tons) We will then continue driving up to Sacsayhuaman archeological site, which literally means “decorated head of the Puma.” Oral tradition claims that around 70,000 people worked on the palace for 50 years. Main Cathedral (Marvel of the religious) The Koricancha (Temple of the sun) Finally, Afternoon, you will do the walking tour into the city where you will explore San Blas area or Barrio de san blas one of Cusco’s oldest neighborhoods. The Inca Museum installed in the Admiral’s House, an important monument of colonial architecture. The museum keeps the main Inca archaeological collection in Peru Inca culture that reflects and other archaeological cultures of the region of Cusco. San Pedro Market (One`s of the biggest market of Cusco) On the walk to it you’ll generally notice more and more street vendors and ladies in traditional dress sitting on the side of the streets selling nuts, popcorn and other small bags of dried foods. You’ll spot more and more local shops (tiendas) selling the most random of things all in the one tienda. If you’re looking for an alpaca jumper, a freshly made juice, a bag of nectarines, some plantains to fry, buttifaras (ham sandwiches served on French bread) or some cheesy gifts for your parents or friends back home you’re definitely on your way to the right place! Free time for leisure and explore the city on your own.
At the appropriate time, you will be picked up and transfer out to the airport for the flight back to Lima, and then to home
Before booking your tour to Machu Picchu or the Inca Trail, please check the availability of entry tickets for your preferred dates. Entry is limited and often sells out in advance — especially during high season. Make sure your chosen date has available spots to ensure access.
Cuzco is a city in southeastern Peru, near
Cuzco is a city in southeastern Peru, near
The Sacred Valley of the Incas is a
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