PERU ... WHERE HISTORY LIVES

PERU…. WHERE THE HISTORY LIVES

Lima - Cusco - Puno - Colca Canyon - Arequipa - Nazca - Paracas - Lima

(13 days - 12 nights)

01.- LIMA

Arrival in Lima at Jorge Chávez airport. Pick up and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at the 3 * hotel "Allpa" or another of the same category.

02.- LIMA

Breakfast buffet. 9.00 hrs Sightseeing tour of the city of Lima. The tour begins in Miraflores with a visit to the Parque del Amor, the Huaca Pucllana, the Parque del Olivar, the Huaca Huallamarca and old colonial mansions. The excursion continues with the historical center of the city, where you will visit the Cathedral of San Francisco, the Central Plaza, the Government Palace (Casa Pizarro), the Town Hall and the Plaza de San Martin. Then lunch in one of the most popular restaurants in Lima. After lunch, you will visit one of the most prestigious museums in Lima, the Gold Museum, which contains invaluable treasures from the Inca and pre-Inca times, as well as a magnificent collection of ancient weapons from around the world. Our tour ends with a visit to the famous sources of the Lima Water Park, which won the Guinness Record Award. Return and accommodation in 3 * hotel "Allpa" or another of similar category.

03.- LIMA / CUSCO / Sacred Valley of the Incas

Breakfast. Airport transfer. Flight to Cusco. Arrival, reception at the Cusco airport and transfer to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Visit of the art fair in the city of Pisac (where you can buy handicrafts: ceramics, rugs, souvenirs, silver and leather). Visit to the "Awanakancha" zoo center where tourists will participate in feeding animals native to Peru such as llamas, alpacas, guanacos and vicuñas and they will also learn about the processes used for the natural dyeing of wool. Then excursion to Ollantaytambo, an archaeological complex considered one of the most important military installations of the Incas. Buffet lunch at the national cuisine restaurant "Tunupa". Accommodation at the hotel "Sueños del Inka" 3 * or another of the same category.

04.- CUSCO / MACHU PICCHU / CUSCO

Breakfast. Transfer to the train station that will take you to the town of Aguas Calientes, where you will take a bus that will take you to the Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu. This was discovered by the American historian Hiram Bingham in 1911 and is considered the most powerful energy center in South America. There will be a guided tour of the citadel. In the second half of the day, return to Aguas Calientes. Lunch at a national cuisine restaurant "El MAPI". Then you take the train back to Cusco. Arrival, reception at the train station and transfer to the 3 * hotel "Sueños del Inka" or another of the same category.

05.- CUSCO

Breakfast. Tour of the city of Cusco by bus. Visit the Saksaywaman architectural complexes, the Kenko temple, the Puca-Pucara fortress and the Tambomachay water temple. Visit the Koricancha museum (Temple of the Sun) to return to the 3 * hotel "Sueños del Inka" or the same category. Optional folk dinner at the "Don Antonio" restaurant.

06.- CUSCO / PUNO

Breakfast. Transfer to the tourist bus station and excursion trip to the city of Puno. Along the way, the following stops will be made: The Sistine Chapel of America - Andahuaylillas complex; Raqchi and Archaeological Palace dedicated to the God Wiracocha; buffet lunch in the city of Sicuani; Open the Raya (4400 meters above sea level) and the Pukara fortress - Litico museum. Around 5:00 p.m. arrival in Puno. Puno is located on Lake Titicaca, which is considered the highest navigable lake in the world. Accommodation at the 3 * "Conde de Lemos" hotel or another of the same category.

07.- PUNO / Lake Titicaca

Breakfast. At 8:00 am, a boat trip through the Uros islands, where one will get acquainted with the life of the inhabitants of the floating islands and will be able to ride on the lake in the typical reed boats. In the afternoon we will visit the Chullpas Sillustani (funerary structures in the form of towers, which were used for the disposition of the representatives of the noble stakes). Dinner with a folkloric program. Accommodation at the 3 * "Conde de Lemos" hotel or another of the same category.

08.- PUNO / Colca Canyon

Breakfast. At 7.00 am transfer in the tourist bus to the Colca Canyon - the deepest in the world. On the way, we visit Lake Lagunillas and the viewpoint of 3 volcanoes. You will also pass through the Salinas Reserve, where you can see the elegant vicuña (auquénido that has the most expensive wool in the world). Upon arrival at the Colca canyon, transfer to the hotel. On request, a visit to the hot springs can be made. Accommodation at the 3 * hotel "Colca Llaqta" or another of the same category.

09.- Colca Canyon / AREQUIPA

Breakfast. Visit to the Cruz del Cóndor viewpoint, which offers an unforgettable view of the canyon, whose bottom is at a depth of 1200 m is the Colca River. There you can see the powerful and wonderful flight of the condor. On the return visit to the Mac Yankees, Choketiko and Antuilke villages. Transfer to Arequipa. Arrival and accommodation in a 3 * hotel "Crismar" or another the same category.

10.- AREQUIPA / NAZCA

Breakfast. Tour of Arequipa, in which the Monastery of Santa Catalina, the Plaza de Armas, Catholic Cathedrals and the Yanahuara viewpoint will be visited. At the indicated time, transfer to the bus station. Travel by BUS CAMA from Arequipa - Nazca (a comfortable sleeping bus). Note: the city of Nazca was founded by the Spanish in 1591 and is located in the coastal desert of Nazca. This is famous for its giant drawings of animals, humans, and geometric shapes, which are called the Nazca Lines, and which can be seen only with the eye of a bird.

11.- NAZCA / PARACAS

Arrival to Nazca at 6 am. Breakfast at the 3 * hotel "Nazca Lines". Flight over the Nazca Lines. Transfer Nazca - Paracas (the Paracas Peninsula is a national reserve, thanks to natural resources and archaeological value). Accommodation at the hotel "La Posada del Emansipador". Free time.

12.- PARACAS / LIMA

Breakfast. At 8:00 a.m. excursion to the Ballestas islands, small Galapagos, islands inhabited by sea lions, albatrosses, cormorants and penguins. From here you can see the famous "Candelabra" (a giant figure on the rock). In the afternoon return trip to Lima in a comfortable bus. Accommodation at the 3 * "Allpa" hotel or another of the same category.

13.- LIMA

Breakfast. Free time in Lima. Airport transfer.

Note:

- Cancellation or any modification of the reservation has a penalty.

- The programmed route can be changed according to changes in the aircraft schedule or force majeure conditions.

- Order of scheduled excursions can be changed depending on the availability of seats on the train to Machu Picchu.

Precio de programa por persona

3* DWB $2095 SWB $2595

4* DWB $2522 SWB $3130