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Lima • Arequipa • Colca • Puno • Cusco • Machu Picchu • Cusco • Lima

10 D / 9 N

01

… / LIMA

Welcome to Peru!
Arrival at the Lima airport, assistance from one of our representatives at the airport.
Then transfer to the hotel, located in the residential district of Miraflores. Check in (3:00 pm).

Services: Overnight. (–)
Height: Lima: 154 masl

02

LIMA – AREQUIPA

Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to the airport to board the regular flight to Arequipa. Arrival, reception and transfer to the hotel.
Free day for personal activities.

Services: Overnight. (B)
Height: Arequipa: 2,360 masl

Arequipa 2019

03

AREQUIPA – COLCA CANYON

Breakfast at hotel.
In the morning, you will be met at your hotel and taken on an incredible four hour journey to Chivay. Have your camera ready as you will stop at various stunning viewpoints including the Pampa Cañahuas Reserve, which is home to many exotic Andean animals including vicuñas, alpacas, llamas, flamingos, ibis and the Andean eagle. You will see astonishing landscapes as you drive past lakes, glaciers and some magnificent volcanoes, such as Ampato, Sabancaya, Huallca and Misti. During the journey we will reach the highest point of 4,910 m (15,000 ft). Afterwards, we head down the canyon to Chivay and transfer you to your hotel. In the afternoon, you will have time to spend at leisure. You can choose from several activities. Enjoy the hot thermal springs of La Calera, set off on a short trek or relax at your hotel while taking in the panoramic view of the beginning of the canyon and its terraces.

Services: Overnight. (B, L)
Height: Colca: 3,650 masl

Chivay - Cañon Colca

04

COLCA CANYON – PUNO

Breakfast hotel.
In the morning we will meet you at your hotel and you will start your tour of the Colca Canyon. We will take you to the most wonderful places in the Colca Canyon. Along the way, we will make a few stops in small Andean villages where time seems to have stood still and Colonial architecture remains to be well saved. We travel along the canyon until we get to ‘Mirador Cruz del Condor’, which is the best viewing point where you can look into the depths of the Colca Canyon. Also, we will visit “Mirador de Tapay”. This viewing point is 1,200 m deep. From here you will most likely always see a few condors flying with an amazing scenery in the background. You will have the chance for a short hike along the canyon and afterwards, you will enjoy a locally prepared lunch in Chivay (not included).
Transfer to Puno city, this journey will take 6 hours approximately.

Services: Overnight. (B, L)
Height: Puno: 3,827 masl

05

PUNO – TITICACA LAKE – SILLUSTANI – PUNO

Breakfast at hotel.
Visit to the Floating Island of Los Uros (3,810 masl), set of 20 islands formed on the basis of totora (aquatic plant). When descending from our boat we will be received by the local inhabitants with frank and friendly faces. They will tell us about the maintenance of the islands, their customs and generational legacies. The women of the island are responsible for developing different types of crafts, especially textiles and ornaments made from totora, and of course, they will offer it to all of us at the end of the tour. In the afternoon, we will visit Sillustani Chullpas, it´s one of the largest archeological areas in America. These are impressive burial monuments standing over 12 meters high stone cylinder burial chambers, used by Aymaras to bury their important leaders.
Return to the hotel.

Services: Overnight. (B)
Height: Puno: 3,827 masl

Puno - Lago Titicaca - Los islas flotantes de los Uros

06

PUNO – CUSCO

Breakfast at hotel.
At 7:00 am transfer to the bus station to board the tourist bus to Cusco. On the way we will visit the Kalasaya Archaeological Complex, Pucara (3,879 masl), where the origins of the Andean Culture of the Altiplano, La Raya (4,335 masl) are discovered, the highest point of the trip. This place is also known as “Union of Two Cultures” (Quechua – Cusco and Aymara – Puno); buffet lunch in Sicuani (3,475 masl), Raqchi Archaeological Center (3,475 masl) known as the Temple of God Wiracocha and the San Pedro de Andahuaylillas Church (3,093 masl) built in 1,580 and known as “The Sistine Chapel of Peru”.
Arrival in Cusco and transfer to the hotel.

Services: Overnight. (B, L)
Height: Cusco: 3,395 masl

07

CUSCO

Breakfast at hotel.
Morning free per personal activities.
In the afternoon pick up for your City Tour Cusco where you will visit The Cathedral, Coricancha (Temple of the Sun) and the nearby ruins: Qenqo (Ceremonial and Ritual center, place where sacrifices were made), Puca Pucara (this complex was probably used by Emperor Pachacutec as a tambo), Tambomachay (also called “The Bath of the Inca”) and Sacsayhuaman Fortress (place where the main Inca Festivals, Inti Raymi and Warachicuy take place).
Return to the hotel.

Services: Overnight. (B)
Height: Cusco: 3,395 masl

Cusco

08

CUSCO – MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO

Breakfast at hotel.
This day will be the highlight of our trip, the visit to the citadel of Machu Picchu. Very early we will depart from Ollanta train station towards the majestic city of Aguas Calientes, the travel time is approximately 1.5 hours. Arrival to Aguas Calientes town, from here we will board the buses to ascend to the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, one of the 7 wonders of the world. The tour will be 2.5 hours and the visit includes the Intihuatana (the Solar Clock), the Palace of the Incas, the Three Windows, etc. At the end of it we will descend to the town of Aguas Calientes to go shopping. At a scheduled time, transfer to the station to board the train back to Ollantaytambo.
Arrival and transfer to your hotel in Cusco.

Services: Overnight. (B)
Height: Machu Picchu: 2,400 masl

Machu Picchu

09

CUSCO

Breakfast at hotel.
Free day per personal activities.

Services: Overnight. (B)
Height: Cusco: 3,395 masl

10

CUSCO – LIMA / …

Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to the airport to board the regular flight to Lima.
Arrival and connection with the international flight.

Services: (B)
Height: Lima: 154 masl