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Lima - Pisco -
Ballestas Island - Arequipa - Colca Canyon - Puno - Lake
Titicaca - Cusco Machupicchu 17 d / 16 n
Day 1
Arrive in Lima , reception and transfer to hotel,
information on city and tours. Hotel accommodations
Day 2
Breakfast. Lima City Tour. Tour the most important and
characteristic colonial areas of the city including the
Plaza de Armas, capitol buildings, cathedral,
archbishops palace, Desamparados train station and old
streets with classical mansions with Moorish style
balconies, San Francisco church with its majestic
convent and catacombs. Leaving central Lima visit the
neighborhoods of San Isidro and Miraflores and Love Park
, demonstrating the contrast between old and modern Lima
Day 3
Breakfast . Transfer to the bus station for travel Pisco.
Transfer to Hotel
Day 4
Morning boat tour of the Ballestas Island , passing
Bahia , Puerto Jose de San Marin, and seeing the famous
candelabro geoglyph on the mountainside. See sea lions,
Humboldt penguins, flamingos and ocean birds.
Travel by bus to Nazca. Hotel
Day 5
Fly over the Nazca Lines, huge geometric designs and
figures such as the hummingbird and money, made by
removing rocks and top soil to reveal lighter colored
earth beneath. Afternoon bus to Arequipa (10 hours).
Day 6
Reception and transfer to hotel. Afternoon tour of
Arequipa , visiting thes of this World Heritage Site.
Plaza de Armas, cathedral, Jesuit church and convent,
San Francisco complex, colonial buildings, colonial area
of Yanahuara and the Santa Catalina Convent.
Hotel.
Day 7
Two day excursion to Colca Canyon , leaving at 8 am .
Passing the National Reserve of Aguada Blanca y Salinas,
seeing vicuñas, llamas and alpacas in their natural
habitat. Arrive in the town of Chivay , capitol of the
province. Lunch. In the afternoon visit the medicinal
thermal baths of La Calera. Visit the Ethnological
Museum. Night in Chivay.
Day 8
In the morning we continue down the Colca Canyon to the
Mirador de la Cruz, where we have the opportunity to see
condors. Returning toward Arequipa we visit the villages
of Collahuas and Cabanas, see agricultural terraces,
tombs and other archaeological sites. Night in Arequipa
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Day 9
Breakfast. Transfer to bus station to take bus to Puno
(5 hours). Traveling through picturesque land we pass
the towns of Imata, Santa Lucia and Juliaca. Afternoon
free.
Day 10
Breakfast. Tour of Uros and Taquile Islands . Lake
Titicaca is considered the highest navigable lake in the
world. We arrive by boat at Uros, a complex of about 40
islands made of totora reeds. We continue to Taquile,
climb a beautiful Inca trail to the village,
appreciating the natural environment and views of the
lake. We visit the artisan center where we find a
variety of fine weavings. The community preserves its
ancient way of life such as clothing and customs.
Afternoon return to Puno, hotel.
Day 11
Breakfast. Travel by bus to Cusco , with guide. On the
way, visit the archaeological site of Pucara; La Raya,
the continental divide; the Inca site of Raquchi; and
the colonial church of Andahuaylillas . Transer to hotel
in Cusco . Reception with coca tea.
Day 12
Afternoon City Tour: Koricancha, cathedral, Sacsayhuaman,
Q'enko, Pucapucara, Tombomachay. Hotel in Cusco .
Day 13
Breakfast. Excursion to Machu Picchu . Early in the
morning transfer to the train station to begin the all
day excursion to Machu Picchu , the “lost city of the
Incas” and one of the best known examples of Inca
architecture. The city is located in a jungle like
environment. After tour and free time in the ruins,
return to Cusco by train. Lunch is not included. Hotel.
Day 14
Breakfast. Sacred Valley Excursion. Visit the
traditional market of Pisaq, buffet lunch in Urubamba ,
and the town and ruins of Ollantaytambo. Ollantaytambo
is perhaps the longest occupied town in the Americas and
the original Inca houses, canals, streets and walls.
Return to Cusco , hotel.
Day 15
Afternoon tour of Museums in Cusco . The Museum of
Religious Art, San Blas Church, Santa Catalina ,
Regional History Museum .
Hotel
Day 16
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport for flight to Lima .
Transfer to hotel.
Day 17
Breakfast
Transfer to airport for international flight
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In
Lima
• Transfers
• City tour with transportation, guide,
entrances
• 3 nights hotel including breakfast
In Pisco
- 1 night hotel including breakfast
- Ballestas excursion including transportation,
guide, entrances
In Nazca
• Transfer
• 1 night hotel including breakfast
• Overflight of Nazca Lines
In Arequipa
- Transfers
• 2 nights hotel with breakfast
• City tour with guide, transportation and
entrances
• 1 night hotel in Chivay with breakfast
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In
Puno
• Transfers
• 2 nights hotel with breakfast
• Tour of Uros and Taquile with transportation,
guide, entrances
• Bus to Cusco including guide, entrances, lunch
In Cusco
• Transfers
• City tour with guide, transportation,
entrances
• Sacred Valley tour with guide, transportation,
entrances, buffet lunch
• Machu Picchu tour with guide, transportation,
entrances
• 5 nights hotel including breakfast
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