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 included). Upon
arrival reception at Cusco airport and transfer to the hotel. Rest of day at
leisure and overnight. (B)

DAY 3: JUNE/ 22 CITY TOUR
In the afternoon: Cusco City Tour from 2 pm to 6:30 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. (B)

DAY 4: JUNE/23 SACRED VALLEY TOUR
 Breakfast . You will be picked up at 8:45 am. Full day excursion to the Urubamba Valley visiting: the village of Pisac, a picturesque town of creole and colonial aspect and its lndian market and craftfair. Lunch provided. In the afternoon you'll visit to the fortress of Ollantaytambo, an architectural group that in the days of the Tahuantinsuyo empire was a gigantic agricultural, administrative, social, religious and military complex, then the Chinchero market. At the end, return to Cusco at 6:30pm. Overnight (B,L)

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 5:45 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 "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 professional guide. The ruins are on the eastern slope of Machu Picchu in two separate areas: the agricultural and the urban. Lunch at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge (included). Overnight. (B, Lunch )

DAY 7: JUN/26 MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO
Morning at leisure in Machu Picchu to continue visiting the ruins by your own (please take note that the entrance and bus fee to Machu Picchu for this day are not included on the rate). In the afternoon we'll take the Vistadome train; the departure is around 3:30 pm to arrive back in Cusco around 7:30 pm. (B)

DAY 8: JUN/27 PUNO
Transfer to the bus or Train 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 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 cultural 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 Royal Class bus to Ica at 07:00 am, arriving at 10:30 am. 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 in Villa Jazmin Hotel or similar. (B,L)

Day 14: JUL/03 NASCA LINES TOUR
Transportation to Nazca to take the flight (airfare 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 at 13:30 hrs. departure time in Royal Class bus to Lima arriving at 17:20 hrs. approx. 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)