PERU LOCAL LIVING

LIMA, AREQUIPA, PARACAS, NAZCA, CUSCO, PUNO, PUERTO MALDONADO

18 DAYS

In Cusco they will have a private city tour also visiting the 4 ruins located around Cusco, and a 2-day visit to Machu Picchu with an overnight stay at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary

 

Introduction:

 

The best way to get to know Peru, with a Suite and Deluxe Adventure Program, of maximum expressions and adventures in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, knows the Fortress and constructions of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, which you will undoubtedly know completely from beginning to end of the existence of this Millennial Culture. Your best choice if you want to visit Peru in a week, visiting and enjoying the beauty, comfort and luxury.

This tour includes a night visit to the city of Lima in a comfortable transport that will take you to the Miraflores Park Hotel, one of the most impressive 5-star hotels in Lima, which offers an incredible view of the Pacific Ocean. In Cusco they will have a private city tour also visiting the 4 ruins located around Cusco, and a 2-day visit to Machu Picchu with an overnight stay at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, the only hotel located on the top of the mountain located next to from Machu Picchu. In the same way, they will travel on the most luxurious train of all, the Hiram Bingham. The Hiram Bingham service cars with their distinctive blue and gold colors are warm and inviting, with elegant interior upholstery.

 

Programa:

 

DAY

CITY

PROGRAM

01

LIMA

Transfer in Lima airport to the hotel

02

LIMA

Buffet and show dinner

07:00pm – 10:00pm

03

LIMA

Free Day

04

PARACAS, ICA, NASCA

Ballestas Island Tour

Sanboarding on Huacachina Oasis

03:00am – 09:00pm

05

NASCA

Overflight by the Nasca lines

08:00am

Bus Nasca to Arequipa

02:30pm – 12:30pm

06

AREQUIPA

Free day

07

AREQUIPA

COLCA CANYON

Colca Canyon 1st day tour: Visit to Chivay and La Calera Hot Springs

08:00am – 06:00pm

08

AREQUIPA

COLCA CANYON

Colca Canyon 2nd day tour: Visit to the Colca Canyon and the flight of the Condors

06:00am – 07:00pm

09

PUNO

Titicaca Lake Full Day Tour

07:00am – 04:00pm

10

PUNO

Route of the Sun Puno – Cusco

06:00am – 05:00pm

11

CUSCO

Traditional City Tour in Cusco

01:00pm – 07:00pm

12

CUSCO

Sacred Valley tour and train to Aguas Calientes

08:00am – 08:00pm

13

CUSCO

Machupicchu tour

07:00am – 07:00pm

14

CUSCO

Free day

15

PUERTO MALDONADO

Transfer out hotel Cusco to the airport

Flight Cusco – Puerto Maldonado

Transfer by the Madre de Dios river

Trekking to the lodge

16

PUERTO MALDONADO

Sandoval Lake – Puerto Maldonado

17

PUERTO MALDONADO

Breakfast in the lodge and transfer to Puerto Maldonado airport

Flight Puerto Maldonado – Lima

Transfer to the hotel

18

LIMA

Transfer to the Lima airpot

 

Important:

  • The Itinerary can change according to the availability, the climate and the state of health of the hikers.
  • A good physical condition is required since the Inca Trail includes walks of up to 9 hours a day.
  • The train schedule may change according to the availability of the train company.

 

Day 1: LIMA

Flight to Lima. Welcome, reception and transfer to the select hotel. Overnight at Lima.

LIMA

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Day 2: COLORFULL NIGHT

Breakfast the hotel. Free morning. Buffet Dinner + tyipical dances peruvian show. 20:00 Pick up time to go to La dama Juana Restaurant. Our driver pick up up you and transfer to the restaurant. Several peruvian typical dishes in a complete buffet dinner. Enjoy the show and also the exquisite dinner. 23:00 Return to the hotel.

COLORFULL NIGHT

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Day 3: FREE DAY IN LIMA

Breakfast at the hotel. Free day. Overnight in Lima.

FREE DAY IN LIMA

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Day 4: FULL DAY PARACAS & ICA

At 2:50 am we will pick you up from the hotel to take the bus from Lima to Paracas. Our bus will leave at 4:00 am and after 3 hours we will arrive in Paracas.

8:00 am pick up from Paracas and start of the Ballestas Islands Tour. From the Paracas spa, you can visit the Ballestas islands by boat, habitat of sea lions, guano birds, penguins and a diversity of marine fauna. On the way you can see a figure El Candelabro, engraved on the side of a hill, is a geoglyph with a rock formation eroded by the wind and the sea. It is more than 120 meters long and is also called Tres Cruces or Tridente. The best way to appreciate it is from the sea.

At noon we will take a bus from Paracas to Ica for around 3 hours. Upon arrival in Ica we will continue the excursion of Tubular rides are a fantastic adventure in the middle of the desert where you can enjoy the high and low dunes and you can feel the adrenaline on these desert roller coasters.

In the high parts of the desert you can practice sandboarding, our official driver will instruct you so that you can safely drop it if you do not have experience in this sport.

At 06:00 pm we will take the bus to Ica where we will spend the night there and take the overflight of the Nasca lines the next day.

Overnight in Nasca

FULL DAY PARACAS & ICA

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Day 5: NASCA LINES OVERFLIGHT – AREQUIPA

Breakfast at the hotel.

Early in the morning we will pick you up from the hotel and leave for the aerodrome where we will board a light plane for a memorable air excursion over the Nazca Lines. A bilingual guide (Spanish / English) will assist you at all times until you board the plane. This overflight over the Nazca Lines will cover the extension of the Nazca desert stone, whose surface is marked by gigantic drawings and geometric figures.

 

The overflight to the Nasca lines takes approximately 35 minutes and is the best way to see these fascinating lines and drawings that have intrigued people for years. Here, you will be able to see the different figures traced on the stone surface of the Nazca desert, representing stylized animals and plants, distributed in a huge maze of lines, trapezoids, triangles and spirals that have been preserved for almost 2000 years. It is one of the most incredible legacies that a culture has left behind and that can only be seen from the sky at an altitude of 1500 feet. After the overflight we will have time to have lunch and take a bus to Arequipa at 02:30 pm arriving at our destination at 11:30 pm. We will be assisted upon arrival in Arequipa and transferred to the hotel where we will spend the night.

 

Overnight in Arequipa

NASCA LINES OVERFLIGHT – AREQUIPA

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Day 6: AREQUIPA COLONIAL CITY TOUR

Breakfast at the hotel.

 

Colonial City Tour in the afternoon.

02:00 pm we will start with the pick up from your hotel to go to the first places of visit: the viewpoints of Carmen Alto and Yanahuara. From these places we will have panoramic views of the city and the Misti volcano.

Then, we will go to the Plaza de Armas, where we will receive explanations about the cathedral, the surrounding portals and the church of the Compañía de Jesús. Later, we will move to the Santa Catalina monastery, a cloister from the colonial era, which over time was transformed into a small villa that gives us a very good idea of ​​what the constructions of the city of Arequipa were like in the 17th century. With this tour we will finish our tour.

 

Overnight in Arequipa

AREQUIPA COLONIAL CITY TOUR

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Day 7: AREQUIPA – CHIVAY – LA CALERA HOT SPRINGS

Breakfast at the hotel.

 

08:00 am - 08:30 am Departure to Chivay. We will start our tour on the road to Yura, where we will admire the natural and cultural landscape of that area, then we will border the Chachani volcano and we will pass through the Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve until we reach Pampa Cañahuas, in this place the guide will explain about the flora and fauna of the area, here we will appreciate the natural habitat of the South American camelids within them LA VICUÑA. Continuing with the tour on the way, a small stop will be made in Patahuasi (house on top) to take the coca tea. Immediately we will continue the trip to the bofedales where we will observe different species of birds both local and migratory to the area according to season, then we will continue to Patapampa, the highest point of the trip located at 4900 masl approx. Also known as the Mirador de los Andes, here you can see different volcanoes such as Misti, HualcaHualca, Sabancaya, Ampato, Ubinas and Chachani.

At noon we will be arriving at the town of Chivay where we can have lunch and then move to the hotel, we will have time to rest and then continue to the Calera thermal baths. These outdoor baths have thermo medicinal water that will make us enjoy a magical moment after the bus tour in the morning.

We will return to the hotel to rest and spend the night in the town of Chivay.

Overnight in Chivay

AREQUIPA – CHIVAY – LA CALERA HOT SPRINGS

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Day 8: COLCA CANYON / FLIGHT OF THE CONDORS/ PUNO

Breakfast at the hotel.

06:00 am. approx. After having breakfast we will head towards the Mirador de la Cruz del Cóndor, where you can see the majestic flight of the condors and the depth of the canyon. On the way we will make a stop in the town of YANQUE to observe its colonial church, Wititi dances as well as the typical costume of the area.

On the way back to Chivay we will visit the towns of PINCHOLLO, MACA, ACHOMA, in which the guide will explain their different customs in the area as well as the Lito models, colonial churches and terraces.

11:30 am aprox Arrival to Chivay.

12:30 pm aprox Lunch

01:30 pm aprox, we will board the bus to Puno.

The bus makes stops en route and we can appreciate a little more of the fauna and flora on the way to Lake Titicaca.

We will be assisted and transferred to the hotel upon arrival in Puno.

Overnight in Puno

COLCA CANYON / FLIGHT OF THE CONDORS/ PUNO

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Day 9: PUNO / TITICACA / UROS & TAQUILE ISLANDS

Breakfast at the hotel.

At 7:00 am we will be picked up from the hotel and transferred to the port of Lake Titicaca, where our local guide will be waiting with the boat to start our adventure on Lake Titicaca. Once we have left, our guide will explain important points of this great lake, and a few minutes later we will arrive at the famous floating islands of Los Uros. Here we will stop at one of the Islands, visit its inhabitants and learn about the customs of these communities that live for years in the highlands. Later we will return to the boat and continue our trip towards the Taquile Island. The boat trip lasts approximately 3 hours.

Taquile is a huge island that is characterized by its beautiful fabrics. Here visitors will be able to observe how the people of the island make ponchos, belts, gloves and other typical high Andean garments, all made by hand. In order to get to the top of the Island, we will have to walk along a beautiful, slightly inclined path that offers spectacular views of the lake. Here we advise you to walk slowly and take it easy, since you are walking over 3800 meters high. After approximately 45 minutes we will arrive at the center of Taquile, where we can rest and visit a small site museum, which shows through photos important aspects of the life of the people of Taquile.

Our group will have lunch in a typical restaurant around the plaza. After lunch, visitors will have free time to visit the weaving workshops and take photos with the islanders. Later we will descend towards the pier and we will start our return trip to Puno, arriving in the city at approximately 05:00 pm. We will spend one night at the hotel in Puno.

Overnight in Puno

PUNO / TITICACA / UROS & TAQUILE ISLANDS

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Day 10: PUNO – CUSCO “ROUTE OF THE SUN”

Breakfast at the hotel.

06:15 am pick up from the hotel and transfer to the bus station in the Puno bus terminal

During our tour that lasts approximately 10 hours we will have 4 excursions and guided visits to the tourist attractions of the southern corridor of the altiplano visiting the temple of Andahuaylillas or Sistine Chapel of America, the Inka temple of Raqchi, the passage of the Raya at 4335 masl and the Inka Aymara museum in Pukara. Each visit lasts 20 to 40 minutes, where the passenger can ask questions, take photos and explore the attraction at their own discretion, making this experience an unforgettable activity.

We will be arriving in Cusco at 4:30 p.m. being picked up and transferred to the hotel where we will spend the night

Overnight in Cusco.

PUNO – CUSCO “ROUTE OF THE SUN”

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Day 11: CITY TOUR CUSCO + 4 NEARBY RUINS

Free morning to acclimatize or make some purchases.

Afternoon Traditional City Tour in Cusco

01:00 pm pick up from the hotel, at 13:30 pm start of our tour of the city, where our professional guide will provide us with detailed information of all the tourist attractions we will visit, will be attentive to any questions and / or needs that each of our visitors require.

The places we have to visit are. The main temple of the Sun also known as the "Qoricancha", "Sacsayhuaman" known as the head of the Puma in reference to the fact that the City of Cusco had the shape of a Puma in Inca times and the head of this cougar was exactly Sacsayhuaman, immediately We visit Qenqo, temple in honor of the mother earth or Pachamama, we continue through Pucapucara or entrance control center to the Sacred city of Cusco, later we visit Tambomachay Inca resting place and at the same time temple to the natural element of Water.

Overnight in Cusco

CITY TOUR CUSCO + 4 NEARBY RUINS

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Day 12: SACRED VALLEY TOUR AND TRAIN TO AGUAS CALIENTES TOWN

8:00 am Pick up from your hotel to start our tour of the Sacred Valley of the Inkas, we will be leaving the city to cross the Sacsahuaman archaeological park and arrive at the Taray viewpoint, a wide viewpoint from where you can see the beautiful Inca terraces and the current cultivation lands that surround the sacred river of the Inka "Willcamayuc", later we visit the archaeological park of Pisaq, we will also visit the indigenous market of Pisaq, which is very colorful as local people come to sell or purchase products premises that the population needs.

The Pisaq indigenous market is the best place to shop for handicrafts and souvenirs. After some free time, we will continue our journey towards the town of Urubamba, where we will have time to have lunch in the restaurant with buffet service, where you can taste a little of the wide variety of dishes presented with the best products from the area.

Continuing our journey we arrive at the last living Inca city Ollantaytambo.

Ollantaytambo reminds us of a mythical love story, a drama that makes love prevail over all obstacles, it is believed that this city was built by General Inca Ollantay in a moment of rebellion against the royal Inca army by preventing its union with the beautiful Princess Cusi Qoyllor "beautiful star".

After our free time and according to a determined time we will be boarding the tourist train heading to the town of Aguas Calientes, also known as Machupicchu town.

Once we arrive to Machupicchu we will be picked up from the train station and transfer to the selected hotel.

Optional, visit to the town's hot springs.

Overnight in Aguas Calientes

SACRED VALLEY TOUR AND TRAIN TO AGUAS CALIENTES TOWN

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Day 13: AGUAS CALIENTES / MACHU PICCHU / CUSCO

6:30 a.m. m. Transfer from the Hotel to the Bus Station.

We will board the tourist bus to the Inca city of Machupicchu, along the approximately 30-minute journey, we appreciate the abundant forest of this national reserve.

After a while, the start of our guided tour

This 02 hour guided tour will be through the main palaces and attractions of the Inca city and its attractions.

After that you will have free time to enjoy this world wonder at your own discretion and pace.

We recommend visiting the Casa de las Escogidas, the Intiwatana (sundial, which marks the seasons of the year), Kallancas (sheds for warriors), baths and aqueducts, as well as its large areas with terraces.

Also ascend to the Huayna Picchu mountain, visit the Puerta del Sol and the Inca Bridge or whatever you see convenient to do at that time.

Even if you were unable to visit the town's Hot Springs the night before, this day you will have plenty of time to enjoy it.

At the indicated time we will be approaching the railway station, to board the train and start our return trip to Ollantaytambo and immediately a tourist bus to Cusco.

The train usually departs at 03:20 pm

07:00 pm arrival in Cusco.

Transfer to the hotel

Overnight in Cusco

AGUAS CALIENTES / MACHU PICCHU / CUSCO

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Day 14: CUSCO – FREE DAY

Breakfast at the hotel. Free day in Cusco to shopping or rest

Overnight in Cusco

CUSCO – FREE DAY

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Day 15: CUSCO – PUERTO MALDONADO

Breakfast at the hotel

At the appropriate time, transfer to the airport.

Flight Cusco to Puerto Maldonado

Reception in Puerto Maldonado and transfer to Maloka Lodge

 

After your morning arrival in Puerto Maldonado, you will be greeted by our transfer and driven to the office to make the respective repack, while having a delicious coffee.

With the pertinent entry permits, we will undertake the trip to the Tambopata National Reserve through the waters of the Madre de Dios river tributary of the Amazon for approximately 40 minutes.

Once we arrive at Puerto Sandoval, we will take a 1 hour walk through the tropical forest, making a short stop at the checkpoint to register and the guide will explain the importance of the place to visit.

As we advance, the forest changes from secondary to primary; in it you can see the abundance of plants and the diversity of birds; To accompany us on this tour, when we reach the channel we take a rowing boat that will take us through a channel to the mirror of Lake Sandoval, arriving at our hostel, we will be greeted with a delicious fruit drink typical of the region, and They will be offered their respective rooms after lunch and after a restful rest we will make our first boat excursion to enjoy the spectacular sunset where we will be able to observe some mammals in their splendor, including the night monkeys and bats, we return to the lodge to have dinner and if we are still energized we can take a small night walk through the jungle to observe various night insects, tarantulas, for this we need to take our flashlights back to the hostel 1 hour later to rest.

Overnight in Sandoval Lake – Maloka Lodge

CUSCO – PUERTO MALDONADO

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Day 16: PUERTO MALDONADO: COLPA DE PALMERAS

This day we will start very early, before sunrise between 4:30 and 5:00 am. We will visit the palm clay lick to observe the ambassadors of the Amazon ambassadors (the psittacines), Macaws, Parrots and Parakeets with the characteristic that it is one of the few places where we can observe how they feed on a palm tree that absorbs nutrients and They are salty, returning to the lodge to enjoy our breakfast.

After our breakfast we will board our boat to see giant trees of 100 or 200 years old where we can get to know the medicinal plants that people in the area generally use, returning for lunch we can enjoy a well-deserved rest or we will have the option to go to swim in the lake in the company of our guide. in the afternoon we will go in search of the much appreciated river wolves or giant otters and we will be able to observe it from very close since these are used to being observed, ensuring good photographic views and also observing the 5 species of monkeys that inhabit the lakeside as the howler monkey that are generally found in the emergent trees taking a rest, while the friar monkey and stumps are seen very closely and can be appreciated when looking for a tree to spend the night and we will be able to observe the famous ARAPAIMA that in the evening hours generally come to the surface of the lake to take air and make a great noise with its large fin, and return for dinner and then make the night tour in search of the most precious black caiman that can measure up to 4 meters and being able to listen to the sounds of nature in the lake and we will also be able to observe the constellations, a truly unforgettable panorama .

PUERTO MALDONADO: COLPA DE PALMERAS

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Day 17: PUERTO MALDONADO - LIMA

We will get up very early 5.00 am to take a walk around the lake in search of the river otter and in search of more diversity of flora and fauna that inhabit the majestic Lake Sandoval we will take advantage of the last walk to capture unforgettable moments of our tour. To then return to the lodge for breakfast and then start our return trip to the city of Puerto Maldonado.

To enjoy this tour more we must bear in mind that we must bring

  • Rain poncho
  • Mosquito repellent
  • Sunscreen
  • Flashlights
  • Long-sleeved polo shirts
  • Cap to cover us from the sun on the lake
  • Swimwear

We must not carry

  • Alcoholic drinks.

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Day 18: TRANSFER OUT HOTEL TO THE AIRPORT - LIMA

Breakfast at the hotel.

At the appropriate time, transfer out to the Lima airport.

END OF OUR SERVICES

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INCLUDES

LIMA

  • Transfer IN/OUT in Lima airport – hotel – airport
  • 04 nights hotel in Lima with breakfast
  • Dinner and folkloric show in Lima

PARACAS, ICA, NAZCA

  • Transfer OUT from the hotel to the bus station
  • Bus Lima Paracas
  • Ballestas Island tour
  • Bus Paracas – Ica
  • Tour in the Huacachina Oasis and sandboarding
  • Bus Ica – Nasca
  • 01 night hotel in Nasca with breakfast
  • Nasca lines overflight
  • Bus Nasca - Arequipa

AREQUIPA

  • Transfer IN Arequipa bus station – hotel
  • 02 night hotel in Arequipa with breakfast
  • Colonial City Tour in Arequipa
  • 01 night hotel in Chivay with breakfast
  • Colca Canyon 2 days / 1 night tour
  • Entrance fee to the Colca Canyon
  • 02 lunches and 01 dinner in Chivay
  • Touristic bus Chivay – Puno via 4M

PUNO

  • Transfer IN and OUT bus station – hotel – airport
  • 02 night hotel in Puno with breakfast
  • Titicaca Lake Full Day Tour
  • Route of the Sun Tour Puno - Cusco

 

CUSCO

  • Transfer IN/OUT in Cusco bus station – hotel – airport
  • 04 nights hotel in Cusco with breakfast
  • 01 nights hotel in Aguas Calientes with breakfast
  • Afternoon City Tour with visit and entrace fees to Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Tambomachay and Pukapukara
  • Sacred Valley tour + buffet lunch
  • Transfer hotel to the train station and back to the hotel
  • Touristic train Ollantaytambo – Machupicchu Town - Ollantaytambo
  • Consettur bus up and down Machupicchu Town – Machupicchu Sactuary – Machupicchu Town
  • Entrace fee to Machupicchu
  • Guided tour in Machupicchu

PUERTO MALDONADO

  • Transfer IN/OUT airport to the lodge and to the airport
  • 02 night at Maloka Lodge – Sandoval Lake
  • 02 breakfast / 02 lunches / 02 dinners
  • Entrance fee to the Natural Reserve of Tambopata
  • Transportation in a bote by the Madre De Dios river
  • Professional tour guide.

 

NOT INCLUDED

  • Internacional and local light tickets
  • Not mentioned meals

ADDITIONAL ITEMS:

There are several optional upgrades you can include in this trip. Below is a quick list of it, but check our overview section for more details.

  • Sleeping Bag – $25.00 USD per person per trek (It will be clean and warm)
  • Walking Poles – $12.00 USD per pair per trek (Professional Poles that can be extended)
  • Vistadome Train Upgrade “Panoramic train” – $ 50.00 USD per person (Return Only)
  • Huayna Picchu Sacred Mountain – $35.00 USD per person (Please request when you book your Trek)
  • Machu Picchu Sacred Mountain –$ 35.00 USD per person (Please request when you book your Trek)
  • Buffet Lunch Celebration in Santuary Lodge on the last day in Machupicchu. $40.00 USD per person (all fresh drinks are included)

We recommend to bring with you:

  • Original passport
  • Sleeping bag
  • Hiking shoes
  • Rain jacket or poncho
  • Sweater, globes and hat
  • T – shirts and shirt
  • Confortable pants
  • Sun hat
  • Sun glasses
  • Sun block
  • Camel bag or bpttle
  • Water
  • Insect repelent
  • Personal medicines
  • Camera
  • Lightters
  • Short pants
  • Walking poles
  • Money in cash

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

  • Rates expressed in US dollars, per person.
  • Private Guide in Spanish or English.
  • Shared services in only to the train and bus consetur.
  • Subject to availability, does not apply for holidays such as Easter, Inti Raymi, National Holidays, Christmas New Year and other festivities of the place)
  • The order of the tours may vary.

 

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