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21 Days / 20 Nights
Day 1: Arrival to Lima
A living city where the past mingles with the present. Where the palaces, monasteries and convents from colonial times are in amazing harmony with existing buildings. Lima - City of Kings is waiting for you to captivate you with its magic and embellish you with its taste. On arrival at Lima airport, a host will greet you and assist you in your transfer to the hotel.
Day 2: Lima
Breakfast. Visit to Colonial Lima which includes a dazzling walk through the Plaza de Armas, surrounded by La Cathedral, Government Palace and the Palacio Torre Tagle. Also, take a walk through Miraflores and San Isidro, two of the most beautiful and exclusive neighborhoods in the capital. Enjoy an unusual experience visiting the famous Larco Museum. Its valuable collection comprises of over 10,000 pieces of pottery from Mochica, Chimu and other Pre-Inca civilizations. (D)
Day 3: Lima / Paracas
Breakfast. Transfer to the bus station to go to Paracas. The host willl assist in the transfer and registration of your hotel. Visit to the Paracas National Reserve to enjoy the rich marine ecosystem, then the Museum of Paracas. (B,D)
Day 4: Paracas / Ica / Nazca
Breakfast. Morning boat excursion on the Pacific Ocean to the Ballestas Islands, an important nature reserve where we can appreciate the sea lions, pelicans, Alcatraces etc. in their natural habitat. You can also enjoy the wonderful landscape of the region. Private transfer to Ica. Visit the Regional Museum of Ica, one of the finest regional museums in the country, although small has a variety of archaeological objects such as ceramics and textiles from the Paracas and Nazca culture that developed in the area. Transfer to the bus station to go to Nazca. The host will greet you and help with registration at your hotel. (B,L,D)
Day 5: Nazca
Breakfast. Transfer to the airfield to fly over the mysterious Nazca Lines(a monkey, hummingbird, spider or a mysterious candelabra), which can be viewed only from the air. Visit the Pampa Galeras National Reserve opened in 1967. This reserve comprises 6500 hectares owned by the Lucanas peasant community, located in the department of Ayacucho, province and district Lucanas. The vicuna is the animal most representative in Pampa Galeras and purpose of this reserve is to protect these animals. We can also find the guanaco, the Andean condor and a variety of birds such as ducks and speckled teal jargon. (B,L,D)
Day 6: Nazca / Arequipa
Breakfast. Visit the Aqueduct Cantayoc near the city, a system of underground aqueducts that enabled the Nazca culture to take advantage of groundwater, which is evidence of development of culture in the land. These aqueducts were built in stone by the "hydraulic engineering" of the Nazca Culture. This is a network of irrigation canals and underground aqueducts, which are channels filter can reach a depth of 12 meters. The channels have air vents which form spirals where the water drops and are now employed by local farmers. Then visit the Museum Antonini showing the discoveries of Professor Orefici and his team of researchers from the pre-inca city of Cahuachi. Transfer to the bus station in Nazca to take the bus that will take you to the city of Arequipa. (B,L)
Day 7: Arequipa
Breakfast. Transfer to airport for your flight to Arequipa. Walk through the beautiful "White City" with time to visit the impressive monastery of colonial Spain: the convent of Santa Catalina. Built in the sixteenth century, its more than 20,000m2 and shaped by cloisters, narrow streets, small cells, sources of ashlar stone, gardens and a magnificent temple. Girls who entered the convent at the age of 14 did not see the world outside. Recently it opened its doors to the public in 1970 and remains open so that you can appreciate this unique beauty (B)
Day 8: Arequipa / Colca Canyon
Breakfast. Colca Canyon 3 Day/2Nights - Departure to the uplands through Yura-Pampa and La Cañahuas Pulpera with the possibility of observing groups of vicuña and livestock. On the road to see the caves of petrogliphs in Mollepunco and the city of Callali to see natural hill formations with the appearance of enchanted castles (B,L,D)
Day 9: Colca Canyon
Breakfast. Visit La Calera for swimming in hot springs. Return to Chivay (B,L,D)
Day 10: Colca Canyon / Arequipa
Breakfast. A journey along one of the deepest canyons in the world (3000m), you can enjoy a beautiful landscape composed of a large number of platforms and a variety of wildlife, stopping at the point of observation called the Cruz del Condor, from where you can appreciate this majestic bird in flight by its imposing deep canyon. In the afternoon, return to the city of Arequipa (B,L)
Day 11: Arequipa / Puno
Breakfast. Transfer to bus station for trip to. Upon arrival a host will greet you and assist you in your transfer and registration of the hotel (B)
Day 12: Lake Titikaka: Uros Islands and Taquile Island
Breakfast. Expedition to the island of the Uros, an amazing Indian community living in the middle of Lake Titicaca on floating islands made amazing by themselves. For half a Day you can appreciate their culture, visiting their homes and deslumbrarte with his ability to weave the cattail. Picnic lunch, then visit a community in time, also known as the "Island of the Weavers," is unthinkable without Taquile go through at least observe the color of art and its famous weaving and clothing designs that show related to their life today (B,L)
Day 13: Puno / Cusco
Breakfast. Today begins the journey to the historic city of Cusco, the gentle decline is impressive. In the first half of the trip will see the vicuña, alpaca and other auquenidos in the spectacular view it offers us the beautiful Andean landscapes. Then comes the magnificent presence of the Andes, along the deep valleys through which the river Huatanay. On arrival, a host will greet you and assist you in your transfer and registration for your hotel (B,L)
Day 14: Cusco
Desayuno. La emoción y el asombro serán inigualables, desde la Catedral a la Plaza de Armas, pasando por la iglesia de San Blas, el Convento de Santo Sunday, construido sobre el famoso Templo del Koricancha; hasta las ruinas de Kenko, Puca Pucará, Tambomachay y la Fortaleza de Sacsayhuamán. Alguna vez el centro de la civilización Inca; Cusco sigue cautivando a sus visitantes, viviendo en sus recuerdos por mucho, mucho tiempo. (B)
Day 15: Cusco / Urubamba Valley
Breakfast. Travel through the fertile countryside to arrive at the colonial village of Pisaq (Tu, Th, Su). An abundance of colour and wonders will be before your eyes, where you will have the opportunity to see and buy the most varied handicrafts and jewellery in Cusco. After lunch, our tour continues to Ollantaytambo, an ancient Inca fortress composed of numerous temples and terraces that rise majestically over the valley.
(B,L)
Day 16 : Urubamba Valley
Breakfast. Guided tour of the Urubamba Valley for the routes that allow you to experience a region in a way that few get to see (B)
Day 17: Urubamba Valley
Breakfast. West of Cusco at an altitude of 3300 mts. (10824 feet), on a plain that in prehistoric times was a huge plateau, is located in Moray, a unique archaeological site in the region, enormous natural depressions or hollows on the surface of earth are found here, the Incas used it as a prototype a greenhouse or experimental biological station, very advanced for those years. We continue along "of the Andes" from which one can see the range of mountains of Urubamba Maras to the famous Inca salt mines "consisting of 3000 small pools with an average area of 5m ² (53.8 ft ²) Built on a slope of a mountain. People still use the same methods as 500 years ago, to extract the salt (B,L)
Day 18: Urubamba Valleyu / Machu Picchu
Breakfast. Transfer to the train station to begin our journey to the lost city of the Incas, Machu Picchu. This impressive and colossal city is one of the most important tourist attractions of Cusco. 400 years hidden in mountains and tropical jungle, was discovered in 1911 by the American explorer Hiram Bingham. We started the morning by train to reach it. Machu Picchu, the center of worship and astronomical observation in both the private sanctuary of the Inca Pachacutec, consists of two main areas, an agricultural and urban, where are the temples, squares and royal tombs built with exquisite perfection. This excursion includes a lunch at the Sanctuary Lodge hotel (B,L)
Day 19: Machu Picchu / Cusco
Breakfast. Free morning. If you ever loved a place and wanted to stay a few days more, none is worth staying as much as Machu Picchu. You can visit the impressive mountain of Huayna Picchu, reaching it by a steep stone path, walking towards the Inca Bridge, a secret passage used by the guards, or walk to the historic Puerta del Sol (sungate). In the afternoon return to Cusco by train (B)
Day 20: Cusco
Breakfast. Enjoy a guided tour of one of the most traditional areas of Cusco and the artisan quarter of San Blas (B)
Day 21: Cusco / Lima
Breakfast. Transfer to airport for flight to Lima. Upon arrival a host will greet you and assist you to start your visit to the Gold Museum and Larco Herrera. In the afternoon transfer to airport for flight home (B)
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