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Day 1: LIMA PICK UP
Pick up upon arrival and overnight at the Hotel located in Miraflores, Lima
and overnight.
Day 2: NAZCA FULL DAY TOUR
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 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
Breakfast and transfer to the airport to take flight to Cusco (airfare
included). Upon arrival reception and transfer to the Hotel rest of the
morning at leisure; around 1:45pm Cusco city tour. This tour includes the
major sites of historical interest in Cuzco, 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 Cuzco area as a whole (i.e.,
including outside of the City itself). This tour finishes at 18:00,
overnight at the hotel. (B)
Day 4: SACRED VALLEY TOUR (Must be on Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday)
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 Chincero market. At the end, return to Cusco at 6:30pm .
Overnight (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 "Vistadome" Class (formerly "Autowagon").
At 09:40 a.m. you will arrive at the Aguas Calientes Station, from where you
will take a 25 minute bus ride to the ruins of Machu Picchu.
Once there, you will take a guided tour, with an English speaking guide.
Lunch at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge (included). Overnight at the hostal in
Aguas Calientes. (B,L)
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 in the rate for this
day). In the afternoon at 3:30 pm we will take the Vistadome train back to
Cusco, arriving at 7:30 pm. Overnight. (B)
Day 7: PUNO
Breakfast .Transfer to the train or bus station. Ten hour train or bus 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.)
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 hotel. (B,L)
Day 9: TRANSFER TO LIMA
Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Lima (airfare included) upon
arrival reception and transfer to the Hotel. Overnight. (B)
Day 10: TRANSFER OUT
Transfer to the airport for your international flight and end of the
services.(B) |