|
DAY 1 LIMA
Reception in the Lima airport and transfer to Carmel Hotel or
similar located in Miraflores, Lima. Depending on the arrival time
of your international flight, we will have time to visit the
Peruvian Gold Museum (not included in the rate).
DAY 2 NAZCA LINES
You will be picked up from your hotel around 7:00 am. Then, you will
transfer to the airport where you will take the flight to Ica (airfare
included). Upon arrival, change to a Cessna Aircraft, for a better
panoramic sight of the Nazca lines archaeological site. Cut into the
stony desert are large number of lines, not only parallels and
geometrical figures, but also designs such as a dog, an enormous
monkey, a bird with a wing span of over 100 meters, a spider and a
tree. The lines, that represent some sort of vast astronomical pre-Inca
calendar, are best seen from the air, we will take a half hour
flight above the Lines (included). In the afternoon, we will return
to Ica where we will have lunch followed by the Ica city tour, Visit
to Ica´s Regional Museum and Hucachina´s small lake.. At the end of
the tour, we will take the flight back to Lima (airfare included)
where we will arrive from 5 to 6 pm. Upon arrival, we will transfer
to Carmel Hotel or similar where we will stay overnight. (B, L)
DAY 3 CUSCO
After an early breakfast, transfer to the airport where we'll take
the flight to Cusco (airfare not included). Upon arrival, reception
and transfer to our Orquidea Real or similar , followed by a few
cups of mate de coca, while you ask any questions you may have about
the tour. At 13:30, you will leave to take the Cusco City Tour. This
tour includes the major sites of historical interest in Cusco, such
as the famous Inca fort at Sacsahuaman, and the temple of the Sun.
Also included in this is a tourist card, giving you access to all
the sites in the Cusco area as a whole (i.e., including outside of
the City itself). This tour finishes at 18:00.( B )
DAY 4 SACRED VALLEY TOUR (TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY)
At 8:30 a.m. we will depart for the Sacred Valley tour, that
includes: Bus service to the market of Pisaq, the ruins of
Ollantaytambo, and the market at Chinchero. There is an English
speaking guide, and lunch in a typical restaurant in Urubamba. Of
course, throughout this trip you will have magnificent views of the
high Peruvian Andes. At 18:00 hrs. you arrive back at the Orquidea
Real Hostal or similar. ( B,L )
DAY 5 MACHU PICCHU
At 5:30 a.m. you will be picked up from the hotel to the train
station which leaves at 06:00 a.m. Travel will be in a "Vistadome"
Class (formerly "Autowagon"). At 09:40 a.m. you will arrive at the
Aguas Calientes Station, from where you will take a 25 minute bus
ride to the ruins of Machu Picchu. Once there, you will take a
guided tour, with an English speaking guide. Overnight at the
Presidente Hostal or similar in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu). (B,
Box lunch)
*Optional: For lunch at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge instead of box-lunch,
add $35.00 to the tour price.
DAY 6 MACHU PICCHU
Morning at leisure in Aguas Calientes to continue visiting the area
and Machu Picchu (bus ticket and entrance fees not included).At 3:25
pm we will take the Vistadome train back to Cusco, arriving at 7:30
pm. We will stay overnight at Orquidea Real Hostal or similar. (B)
DAY 7 PUNO
Transfer to the train or bus station. Ten hour train or bus ride to
Puno * which is adjacent to the scenic Andes landscape. The
landscape is only dotted by small villages and herds of the llamas
and vicuñas. Upon arrival transfer to Qelqatani Hotel or similar (B,L)
*Additional fare of $110.00 if travelling by train. Ask for
availability.
DAY 8 UROS AND TAQUILE ISLANDS
You will be picked up from your hotel at 6:40 a.m., after a 2 hour
motorboat ride, you will arrive at the Uros island in the Titikaka
lake. Fishermen and hunters inhabit the floating islands of the Uros.
The residents of the Uros use the cattail, a type of rush, which
grows in the lake, to create the conditions that ensure the islands
stay afloat. The dense roots that the plants develop support the
island. The roofs are waterproof and the houses are extremely humid
because of the surrounding water. At present, they speak Quechua and
Aymara. Then we will visit the Taquile island, where we will have
lunch in the cooperative restaurant. There is also a cooperative
shop on the plaza that sells exceptional wool goods which are of
very fine quality and somewhat expensive. Taquile Island is famous
for its craft production, particularly for its beautiful textiles.
The island is narrow at about 1 Km. wide and 6 to 7 Km. long. The
visit could be exhausting because of the 533 steps on the stone
stairway to climb to get to the village and because of the altitude
(13,000 ft above sea level). On Taquile there are numerous pre-Inca
and Inca ruins as well as Inca terracing. We will return in Puno in
the afternoon, overnight at the Conde Lemos Hotel or similar. ( B,L
)
DAY 9 SUN ISLAND
You will picked up from your hotel at 6:30 am. Early land transfer
to Copacabana Sanctuary, board the Catamaran Cruise Ship, lunch
while sailing to Sun Island, the legendary birthplace of the Inca
Empire. Visit the Inca Garden, steps and fountain then the Inti Wata
Cultural Complex including the Ekako Underground Museum, the
traditional medicine and the Titikaka Reed Shipbuilders display
centers, the Pachamama agricultural Inca terraces, a handicraft
center, the Intica lounge and at the Manco Kapac look out the
largest variety of Andean cameloids. Also, the Inti Wata Complex at
Sun Island includes a unique sailing experience aboard a huge
Titikaka Traditional vessel for a panoramic visit to the Pilkokaina
Inca Palace. Catamaran Cruise to Sun Island's isolated Challapampa
Village ½ a day of participative tourism, visitors have the
opportunity to interact with one of the most unspoiled indigenous
Titikaka villages through an innovative program organized with the
local community sharing rituals, ceremonies, folkloric
demonstrations, visiting their own museums, houses, chapel, school,
sailing in their vessels to an Inca holy temple, walking through
Inca trails and receiving authentic welcome gifts. Romantic candle
light dinner and overnight on board the Catamaran in lake view
cabins with private facilities. (B, L, D)
DAY 10 TITIKAKA CRUISE JOURNEY
Next morning, Catamaran Cruise to Copacabana admiring the
overwhelming panorama, at the sanctuary free time to enjoy several
religious and archaeological sites, lunch and land transfer to Puno
city. We will arrive in Puno at 5:30 pm. Overnight. ( B, L )
DAY 11 PUNO - LIMA
Morning at leisure in Puno. In the afternoon, we will transfer to
the airport to take the flight to Lima (airfare not included). Upon
arrival, reception and transfer to Carmel Hotel or similar,
Miraflores, Lima. Overnight. ( B )
DAY 12 TRANSFER OUT
Transfer to the airport and end of the services ( B ) |
click to enlarge
Nazca
Lines
Cathedral
Machu
Picchu
typical
native fishing boat
Sun Island
|
