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DAY 1: JUNE/20 LIMA PICK UP
Pick up upon arrival and overnight at the Hotel located in Miraflores,
Lima (No meals)
DAY 2: JUNE/21 CUSCO
Transfer to the airport to take flight to Cusco (airfare not included).
Upon
arrival reception at Cusco airport and transfer to the hotel. Rest of
day at
leisure and overnight. (B)
DAY 3: JUNE/ 22 SACRED VALLEY TOUR (SHARED SERVICE:
TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY)
Breakfast. You will be picked up at 8:15 am. Full day excursion to the
Urubamba Valley visiting: the colorful Indian market in Pisac where a
mixture of color, tradition will be able appreciated The Valley has a
distance of 31 km (19 miles) of Cusco, and one altitude of 2,970 ms
(9,700 p), Pisac where we will visit the market, and is located to the
entrance of the Sacred Valley followed by Ollantaytambo, the older town
continuously occupied of the American continent. The narrow streets of
Ollantaytambo, along with their channels that have not varied from the
time Inca, evoke their ancestral inheritance, lunch in a typical
restaurant on the evening and then the Chinchero market. At the end,
return to Cusco at 6:30pm approx.
The night is free for you to eat in a restaurant of your choice;
although we always have plenty of suggestions for you should you require
them. (B, L)
DAY 4: JUNE/ 23 CITY TOUR
Morning at leisure by your own. In the afternoon Cusco City Tour From
1.45pm to 6.30pm.
This tour includes the Qoricancha (temple of the sun) and the Cathedral
.
The tour drives along the Circunvalacion Road up to famous fortress of
Sacsayhuaman , then to Q'enqo , Puca Pucara and Tambomachay Including
Spanish and English speaking guide. 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). Hotel Overnight. (B)
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 Poroy train
station which leaves at 06:57 a.m. Travel will be in "Vistadome" Class
(formerly "Autowagon"). At 09:52 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 Restaurant (included).
Overnight. (B, Lunch )
DAY 7: JUN/26 MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO
Morning at leisure to explore the ruins on your own (please take note
that the entrance and bus fee to Machu Picchu for this day are not
included on the rate). Relax at the local hot springs, and enjoy the
enormous beauty of Machu Picchu that certainly deserves an extra day. In
the afternoon you will take the train to Cuzco. Upon arrival in Cuzco,
transfer to hotel. (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. Hotel overnight. (B,L)
DAY 11: JUN/30 SILLUSTANI - LIMA
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Lima (airfare
not 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. 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.
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. Hotel overnight (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 14:30 hrs. departure time in Royal Class bus to Lima arriving at
18:30 hrs. approx. Upon arrival, reception and transfer to your Hotel.
(B)
DAY 15: JUL/04 TRANSFER OUT
Transfer to the airport for your international flight and end of the
services (B)
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