- LIMA 3 DAYS/2 NIGHTS
- LIMA CUZCO 5 DAYS/4 NIGHT
- CLASSIC CUZCO 3 DAYS/ 2 NIGHTS
- CUZCO, PISCO AND OLLANTAYTAMBO (4DAYS/3NIGHTS)
- CUZCO, OVERNIGHT IN SACRED VALLEY (4DAYS/3NIGHTS)
- CUZCO, OVERNIGHT IN MACCHU PICHU (4DAYS/3NIGHTS)
- LIMA-CUZCO-PUNO-AREQUIPA-LIMA (9DAYS/8NIGHTS)
The visitor to Lima will never be bored, as there are so many nooks and crannies to discover and get to know. Visitors, like the native "Limeños", will notice that time flies while in the "City of Kings".So, make the best of your time while there, to visit its old mansions and impressive convents and churches its pre-Hispanic ruins, its museums and squares and its modern parts as well with its skyscrapers and the neon lights that enliven its busy nightlife.
3DAYS/2NIGHTS
DAY 1: LIMA
Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel
Day at Leisure
DAY 2: LIMA
Breakfast at the hotel
Half day city tour. Visit the Plaza Mayor (Main Square), founded
in 1535 by Francisco Pizarro, conqueror of Peru, Govermment
Palace, City Hall, the Cathedral and the House of the 'Oidor'.
Continuing our tour, we will see other colonial architectural
jewels, such as Torre Tagle Palace , Osambela House,
finishing with a visit to Larco Herrera, Archaeological or Gold
Museum.
DAY 3: LIMA
Breakfast at the hotel
At time indicated, transfer to the airport.
5DAYS/4NIGHTS
DAY 1: LIMA
Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel
Day at Leisure
Half day city tour. Visit the Plaza Mayor (Main
Square), founded in 1535 by Francisco Pizarro, conqueror of
Peru, Govermment Palace, City Hall, the Cathedral and the House
of the 'Oidor'.
Continuing our tour, we will see other colonial architectural
jewels, such as Torre Tagle Palace , Osambela House, finishing
with a visit to Larco Herrera, Archaeological or Gold Museum.
DAY 2: LIMA- CUZCO
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport.
Upon arrival, you will be met and taken to your hotel.
Transfer to the airport.
Afternoon tour of this magnificent city, a blend of Inca and
Spanish Cultures, visiting the Korikancha or Temple of the Sun
and the Cathedral, continuing from there to the nearby ruins
of Tambomachay (Inca fountains), Puca-Pucara (the Red Fortress),
Kenko (sacred site) and finally Sacsahuaman Fortress.
DAY 3: LIMA- CUZCO
Breakfast. Transport to station. The train goes through Urubamba
Valley, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, to the fabulous mountaintop
ruins of Machu Picchu. Full day tour with
lunch included.
DAY 4: CUZCO - LIMA
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport.. Upon
arrival, you will be met and taken to your hotel.
DAY 5: LIMA
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport..
3DAYS/2NIGHTS
DAY 1: CUZCO
Met on arrival and transfer to your hotel.
Afternoon tour of this magnificent city, a blend of Inca and
Spanish Cultures, visiting the Korikancha or Temple of the Sun
and the Cathedral, continuing from there to the nearby ruins
of Tambomachay (Inca fountains), Puca-Pucara (the Red Fortress),
Kenko (sacred site) and finally Sacsahuaman Fortress.
DAY 2: CUZCO
- MACHU PICCHU - CUZCO
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to station.. Train goes
through Urubamba Valley, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, to
the fabulous mountaintop ruins of Machu Picchu.
Full day tour with lunch included.
DAY 3: CUZCO
- MACHU PICCHU - CUZCO
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the airport.
CUZCO, PISCO AND OLLANTAYTAMBO
4DAYS/3NIGHTS
DAY 1: CUZCO
Met on arrival and transfer to your hotel.
Afternoon tour of this magnificent city, a blend of Inca and
Spanish Cultures, visiting the Korikancha or Temple of the Sun
and the Cathedral, continuing from there to the nearby ruins
of Tambomachay (Inca fountains), Puca-Pucara (the Red Fortress),
Kenko (sacred site) and finally Sacsahuaman Fortress.
DAY 2: CUZCO - PISAC - OLLANTAYTAMBO - CUZCO
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning you will visit Pisac,
famous for its Mass and market. The Mass is attended by the
'mayors' of the neighboring villages, complete in typical dress
and carrying their traditional 'varayoc' or staff of office.
You will also enjoy the colorful Indian market.
Lunch is included. In the afternoon you will tour the remarkable
Inca fortress of Ollantaytambo with its magnificent mountain
stairway. Among other things, you will be intrigued by six enormous
pink stones, each weighing some 50 tons. These came from the
other side of the river, but nobody knows how they were transported,
since the Incas did not use the wheel.
NOTE: Pisac Market is held on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, but Mass is only on Sunday.
DAY 3 : CUZCO - MACHU PICCHU
- CUZCO
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to station.. Train goes through
Urubamba Valley, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, to the fabulous
mountaintop ruins of Machu Picchu. Full day tour with lunch
included.
DAY 4: CUZCO
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport or station
CUZCO, OVERNIGHT IN SACRED VALLEY
4DAYS/3NIGHTS
DAY 1: CUZCO SACRED VALLEY
Met on arrival and taken to your hotel located in the
Urubamba or Sacred Valley of the Incas. On
the way visit the nearby ruins of Sacsahuaman, Puca-Pucara,
Kenko and Tambomachay. Afterwards visit the colorful Indian
Market of Pisac, famous for its Mass and market. The Mass is
attended by the 'mayors' of the neighboring villages, complete
in typical dress and carrying their traditional 'varayoc' or
staff of office. You will also enjoy the colorful Indian market.
NOTES:
-The hotel in the Valley is located 60 km/37 miles from, and
500 meters/1,700 feet below the city of Cuzco.
This lower elevation, plus the Valley humidity and warm climate
are easier to adapt to in the high altitude.
- Pisac Market is held on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, but
Mass is only on Sunday
DAY 2: SACRED VALLEY
- MACHU PICCHU - CUZCO
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Ollanta station to
take the train to the fabulous mountaintop citadel of Machu
Picchu. Upon arrival there will be a guided tour of the ruins.
Lunch is included.In the afternoon return to Cuzco by train.
DAY 3: CUZCO
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning tour to the Koricancha
or Temple of the Sun, and the narrow streets of San Blas district,
the typical Indian walls of Hantunrumiyoc and seven Culebras,
the stone with 12 corners, the Cathedral and the Archaeology
Museum containing mummies, textiles and jewelry.
DAY 4: CUZCO
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport.
CUZCO, OVERNIGHT IN MACCHU PICHU
4DAYS/3NIGHTS
DAY 1: CUZCO
Met on arrival and transfer to your hotel.
Afternoon tour of this magnificent city, a blend of Inca and
Spanish Cultures, visiting the Korikancha or Temple of the Sun
and the Cathedral, continuing from there to the nearby ruins
of Tambomachay (Inca fountains), Puca-Pucara (the Red Fortress),
Kenko (sacred site) and finally Sacsahuaman Fortress.
DAY 2: CUZCO - MACHU
PICCHU
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to station.. Train
goes through Urubamba Valley, the Sacred Valley of the Incas,
to the fabulous mountaintop ruins of Machu Picchu.
Full day tour with lunch included.
DAY 3: MACHU PICCHU - CUZCO
Breakfast at the hotel. An early morning wake-up is highly
recommended to appreciate the sunrise and also to explore these
magnificent ruins practically by yourself. Afternoon train back
to your hotel.
DAY 4: CUZCO
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport or station.
9DAYS/8NIGHTS
DAY 1: LIMA
Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel
Half day city tour. Visit the Plaza Mayor (Main Square), founded
in 1535 by Francisco Pizarro, conqueror of Peru, Govermment
Palace, City Hall, the Cathedral and the House of the 'Oidor'.
Continuing our tour, we will see other colonial architectural
jewels, such as Torre Tagle Palace , Osambela House, finishing
with a visit to Larco Herrera, Archaeological or Gold Museum.
DAY 2: LIMA - CUZCO
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport.. Afternoon
tour of this magnificent city, a blend of Inca and Spanish Cultures,
visiting the Korikancha or Temple of the Sun and the Cathedral,
continuing from there to the nearby ruins of Tambomachay (Inca
fountains), Puca-Pucara (the Red Fortress), Kenko (sacred site)
and finally Sacsahuaman Fortress.
DAY 3: CUZCO - MACCHU PICCHU
- CUZCO
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport. Breakfast.
Transport to station. The train goes through Urubamba Valley,
the Sacred Valley of the Incas, to the fabulous mountaintop
ruins of Machu Picchu. Full day tour with lunch included.
DAY 4: CUZCO - SACRED
VALLEY - CUZCO
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning you will visit Pisac,
famous for its Mass and market. The Mass is attended by the
'mayors' of the neighboring villages, complete in typical dress
and carrying their traditional 'varayoc' or staff of office.
You will also enjoy the colorful Indian market. Lunch is included.
In the afternoon you will tour the remarkable Inca fortress
of Ollantaytambo with its magnificent mountain stairway. Among
other things, you will be intrigued by six enormous pink stones,
each weighing some 50 tons. These came from the other side of
the river, but nobody knows how they were transported, since
the Incas did not use the wheel.
NOTE: Pisac Market is held on Tuesday, Thursday
and Sunday, but Mass is only on Sunday.
DAY 5: CUZCO - PUNO
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the station. Train (or bus)
travels along the Andes range, passing through picturesque villages
up to the town of Juliaca. There you are met and transferred
by road to your hotel in Puno, on the shores of Lake Titicaca.
DAY 6: PUNO
Breakfast at the hotel Morning visit to the Uros Islands. These
islands are made of reeds, rising six meters above the lake
level. They are anchored by logs and connected to each other
by ropes. The main activities of the people who live here are
fishing and handcrafting several items that they sell to visitors.
Continue to Taquile Island which has two essential characteristics;
its geography, offering a spectacular view from its hills, and
its standing as a first-rate textile center. Taquileños
live on their textile activities. This can easily be seen in
the men walking about in rubber sandals ('ojotas' in quechua),
wearing black pants, white flannel shirts and beautiful, finely
woven chumpis (belts), covering their heads with finely knitted
warm 'chullos' (caps with ear flaps). Box lunch included.
DAY 7: PUNO - AREQUIPA
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport visiting the
Chullpas or Tombs of Sillustani on route. Met on arrival and
taken to your hotel.
DAY 8: AREQUIPA - LIMA
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning tour of this Colonial city,
visiting first of all the Convent of Santa Catalina, now open
to the public after more than 400 years of cloistered religious
life. Then tour the Plaza de Armas or Main Square, the Cathedral,
Church of the Compañía's fabulous Colonial jewels,
and finally the typical district of Yanahuara overlooking the
city. Transfer to airport. On arrival, transfer to your hotel.
DAY 9: LIMA
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport.
