Duration13D/12N
Trekking
Low
Upon your arrival to Lima, ( Flight schedule : TO BE CONFIRMED ) our representative will be waiting for you to take you at Hotel Tierra Viva Centro 3*https://tierravivahoteles.com/en/tierra-viva-miraflores-centro/ Casa Andina Premium4* https://www.casa-andina.com/es/destinos/miraflores/hoteles/casa-andina-premium-miraflores in Miraflores (Down town ) free time to 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.
At 1:00pm. 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 the end of our tour which takes around 4 hours, you will be dropped off at your HOTEL
In Lima, our representative will pick you from your hotel to heading you to the airport ( Flight details to be confirmed ) and upon your arrival to the white city , pick up and transfer to Hotel Tierra Viva 3* https://tierravivahoteles.com/tierra-viva-arequipa-plaza/ or Casa Andina Premium 4*https://www.casa-andina.com/es/destinos/arequipa/hoteles/casa-andina-premium-arequipa. Free time for leisure.
At 1pm PRIVATE City tour in Arequipa, you will be picked up by your English-speaking guide to start with the fabulous PRIVATE CITY TOUR: 03 Hours. Arequipa is a beautiful city, specially chosen by its natural beauty and its cozy climate, our visit to the city will be the more attractive excellent ones of the city, where we will visit the Seat of Arms one of the beautiful Seats but of Peru, the Church of the Company, the Temple and Small square of San Francisco, the wonderful Monastery of Santa Catherine, attractive but the excellent one that has this beautiful city, then we went to the Viewpoint of the Colonial District of Yanahura, which is located to the outskirts, with a very beautiful landscape of the City and 3 volcanoes as they are: The Misty, Pichupicchu and Chachani. Free time for leisure, dinner on your own.
We pick you up from your hotel in Arequipa at 7:00am, and depart by our private transport towards the Colca Valley. We will drive across Pampa Cañahuas in the Aguada Blanca National Reserve which is home to herds of vicuñas, llamas and alpacas, so you can stop to get that all important selfie with an Alpaca! We also stop at the Mirador de los Andes, the crater of Chucura, and the Mirador de Chivay to get some incredible photos on the way to our final destination, Chivay. We will arrive to Chivay at around 13:00pm where we will have buffet lunch and check in to your hotel for the night. You then have the option to visit the local hot springs if you want, or simply explore the small but picturesque town of Chivay. Later in the evening, you will meet for dinner with your guide and go to visit a local Peruvian folklore show, where you will be encouraged (and sometimes forced) to partake in the local dancing and singing! An early night is recommended, so try to avoid the local Irish bar! Hotel Killa Wasi Lodge hotel 3* https://www.killawasilodge.com/habitaciones.html or Colca Lodge hotel 5*) https://colca-lodge.com/es/
Note: If you stay at Colca Lodge which is out of Chivay town, you will miss out the hot springs in Chivay, but your hotel offers a great thermal bath
After an early breakfast (around 06:00am), we depart to the “Condor’s Cross” from where we will hopefully see the world-famous Andean Condor birds fly majestically above us as they rise up from the Canyon. We will take you to different viewpoints of the Canyon to allow you to explore and appreciate the sheer size of this incredible canyon (the second deepest in the world!). On the way back to Chivay, we stop at the town of Yanque, visit its beautiful church and its characteristic stone streets among other attractions. To have spectacular views of the Colca Valley, we will drive to the observation points of Choquetipo and Artahuilque where you can see pre-Inca tombs and mock ups of the terraces, so make sure you save plenty of space in your memory card for these amazing places. After lunch, we will provide you a comfortable transport straight to Puno. Upon your arrival , dropp off at the Hotel Tierra Viva Puno Plaza 3***https://tierravivahoteles.com/tierra-viva-puno-plaza/ or Casa Andina Premium 4****https://www.casa-andina.com/es/destinos/puno/hoteles/casa-andina-premium-puno
After enjoyed your breakfast at your hotel in Puno, we will pass to pick you up from your hotel between 7: 15 to 7:30am and then you will be carried to the port where you will board the motor boat to travel to one of the Floating Island of Uros Island (Uros Floating Islands – 12,467 feet above sea level (30 minutes by boat) where you will observe the lives of the people who live on the floating reeds island some only 20 meters in length. After hours of spent in the Island and. Upon your arrival to Taquile Island (Taquile Island – 12,959 feet above sea level (2 hours by boat), you will continue exploring and enjoying a pristine sandy beach there you will have plenty of time to relax and feel the serenity of Titicaca. Then hike through a pre-Inca terrace where you will be guided around the pre-Inca terraces and visit these nice people with their typical dresses and famous for their intricate and fascinating weavings. We will also visit some local families of weaving at their home and you will learn about their textile art and symbolism that has been declared by UNESCO as WORLD HERITAGE. After your delicious local lunch, return to Puno and dropped off at your hotel around 4:30pm (Dinner on your own)
Private: A private tour to Uros and Taquile islands from Puno offers a more personalized experience on Lake Titicaca. You’ll visit the unique Uros floating islands, constructed from reeds, and Taquile Island, known for its traditional textiles and Incan-influenced culture. A private tour allows for a flexible schedule and pace, catering to your specific interests and preferences.
This trip will take you from the Inca ruins and colonial churches to beautiful mountain peaks, the Ruta del Sol or Sun Route with our company offers more than just a way to travel from Puno to Cusco. This full-day experience is the perfect combination of history, culture, and nature. ¡Relax on board a modern tourist bus while local, outgoing guides bring each destination to life with stories and insights you won’t find in a regular guidebook! You will be picked up from your hotel in Puno as 6:30am, and then transferred to the bus terminal. At 7:00 am, you will start with this lovely Sun Route tour where you will visit the following interesting sites such as:
Upon your arrival to Cusco at 5:30pm, pick up and transfer to Hotel Tierra Viva centro 3*** https://tierravivahoteles.com/tierra-viva-cusco-centro/
or Casa Andina Premium 4**** https://www.casa-andina.com/es/destinos/cusco/hoteles/casa-andina-premium-cusco
At 8:00am, you will be picked up from your hotel to start 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. And then you will visit 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, we continue with visit to the Andean native markets and ruins of Pisac. 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. Afterwarsd, you will continue with the tour to the tour to the Inca site of Moray. This is a fascinating, unique ruin; the Incas used a fabulous amphitheater of terracing that as an agricultural experimental site by taking advantage of the microclimates produced by the varying altitude to breed new varieties of their crops. Afterwards, you continue with the tour 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. Dropp off at the Hotel Sol Ollantay Boutique 3* https://sol-ollantay.cuzco-hotels.com/en/ or Hotel Pakaritampu 4* https://pakaritampu.com/
Note: It’s very important that you should know where to spend tonight which is in “Ollantaytambo” because the next day you will catch the early train straight to Aguas calientes
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 and student cards ( If is applicable ) 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 Tierra Viva https://tierravivahoteles.com/en/tierra-viva-cusco-machu-picchu/ or Jaya Suite Machu Picchu with Jacuzzi 4**** https://jayamachupicchu.com/
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 6:00am 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. According with the time and to your physical conditions, you can coordinate with the tour guide to climb to HUAYNA PICCHU or Machu Picchu Mountain from where you can have the best panoramic view for photos of all Machu Picchu and of deep green canyon surrounding the sacred Inca Citadel. Do not forget that these entrances must be booked months in advance and pay US$ 95 extra. 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 Tierra Viva Centro Cusco 3*** https://tierravivahoteles.com/en/tierra-viva-cusco-centro/ or Casa Andina Premium 4****https://www.casa-andina.com/es/destinos/cusco/hoteles/casa-andina-premium-cusco
At the appropriate time, you will transfer to the airport in Cusco. Upon your arrival, reception at the airport and transfer to Wasaí Maldonado Ecolodge, where you will receive a tropical welcome juice and a brief explanation of the trip. Then we will start a trip of approximately two hours to Wasaí Tambopata lodge. The trip is initially carried out by land vehicle for 47km of paved road followed by 17 km of an off-road route that passes through settler’s farms and primary forests. This road ends in a small port in the Tambopata River where our motorboat will be waiting for us to cruise the Tambopata River downstream for approximately 20 minutes, headed towards Wasaí Tambopata Lodge (Box lunch on the route). During the journey we will have the opportunity to observe various bird species, hopefully families of capybaras, the world’s largest rodents, alligators and other wildlife. Reception and accommodation at the Lodge. Introductory nocturnal walk to understand rainforest ecosystems and see and listen to the insects, bats, frogs, and perhaps some occasional encounter with some nocturnal mammal. Return to the lodge for dinner. We will enjoy divers sounds of the jungle which will accompany our first night in the Amazon. Night at Wasaí Tambopata Lodge. (B-L, D).
Early wake up at 4:30 am to begin with our 60-minute journey upstream to the Macaw Clay Lick “El Chuncho” in the Tambopata National Reserve. We will have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful natural sceneries and wildlife of the riverbanks. At our arrival, if weather permits, we will observe one of the greatest wildlife spectacles where hundreds of parrots and different species of macaws gather to eat clay, an unforgettable experience. We will have breakfast while we wait for the macaws to arrive. Halfway through the morning we will return to Wasaí Tambopata Lodge. Cruising through the Tambopata National Reserve offers the best opportunities to see capybaras, tapirs, monkeys and with luck: jaguars. At your arrival, you can relax in the hammocks or have the chance of swimming in the Tambopata River. Those who wish can go kayaking on the river (*) or go fishing some of the 250 species that inhabit the river. After lunch, we will make a short ethno botanical walk of 1 km to learn about plants and how they integrate with the ecosystem. You will find out about medicinal plants and other uses that the native communities give them. We can see walking palm trees, sacred lupuna trees, hollow trees inhabited by ants and more. At nightfall, we embark the boat again to make a nocturnal caiman search. Night at Wasaí Tambopata Lodge. (B, L, D).(*) Adventure activities such as Kayak and Zip Line, have an additional cost of $ 35.00 per passenger.
You will wake up with the beautiful sunrise of the jungle to leave the lodge. After breakfast you will have free time until transfer to Puerto Maldonado. Depending on your departure flight you can enjoy our hotel facilities in Puerto Maldonado such as the swimming pool, bar and great views or take a walk in the town to get some souvenirs, as the mainsquare is only one block away from the hotel. (B)
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.
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Cuzco is a city in southeastern Peru, near
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