Day 1: LIMA (Meals not included) 

Arrival in Lima. Pick up and transfer from Lima Airport to your Hotel, located in Miraflores. 

Accommodation at your selected Hotel in Lima.

 

Day 2: LIMA (Breakfast and Lunch)

LIMA CITY TOUR 

We will begin our tour visiting the modern suburbs of San Isidro and Miraflores where we will see the Financial Center, the San Isidro Golf Course a nd the Olive Grove Park. We will also go by the Huaca Pucllana, a pre-inca pyramid shape temple that has survived the expansion of modern civilization. We will stop at Parque del Amor (Love Park) and enjoy a nice view of the Pacific Ocean, as we drive down the Miraflores Malecon, a road along the cliffs overlooking the ocean.

Continue our visit to downtown Lima`s historical center, designated by Unesco as Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 1991. In this journey we will enjoy what once was the center of the 16th century Spanish colony. We will see the Plaza Mayor, the Presidential Palace, the Cathedral, the Archbishop`s Palace, the City Hall and the Desamparados Train Station. We will also see Plaza San Martin, a large park surrounded by old colonial buildings still displaying beautiful carved wood balconies and other landmarks.

Accommodation at selected hotel in Lima. 

Note: If the tour is done in shared service there will be a bilingual guide.

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Day 3: LIMA - AREQUIPA

CITY TOUR AND NEARBY RUINS 

Early breakfast. Pick up and transfer to Lima´s Airport for your domestic flight to Arequipa. Upon Arrival in Arequipa transfer to your Hotel. 

CITY TOUR & SANTA CATALINA CONVENT 

You will have around 3 hours tour on Arequipa’s city, also known as the White City, during this tour we will show you all its charms of the main streets and colonial buildings, where you will visit The Main Square, The Cathedral, La Compañia a Jesuit's church and religious cloisters, Santa Catalina convent – which is a city within the city – built on the XVI century and closed to the public for almost 400 years until 1970, and it’s still home of a few nuns. The tour continues to the Church and Square of San Francisco and Yanahuara area which has a famous lookout where you will have a complete view of the city and enjoy a spectacular view of the Misti Volcano.The transportation can leave you in a traditional restaurant close to the area or return to the hotel.

Accommodation at selected hotel in Arequipa

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Day 4: AREQUIPA (Breakfast and Lunch)

COLCA CANYON EXCURSION 

Departure to Colca Valley located over 3,500 meters above the sea. On the way you will cross the Aguada Blanca and Salinas National Reserve, with the highest presence of Andean flora and fauna. The trip continues to Tojra wetlands. Later you will cross Patapampa which is a land located over 4,800 meters above the sea where you will find the “Mirador de los Andes”, a strategic point to see the cordillera Chila with great volcanoes: Mismi, Chucura, Huaracante, and far away the Ubinas, Misti, Chachani, Ampato, Sabancaya and Hualca Hualca. To continue you will arrive at Chivay town and you will be transferred to your hotel. 

Accommodation at selected hotel in Arequipa.

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Day 5: COLCA CANYON - AREQUIPA (Breakfast and Lunch)

VISIT TO THE COLCA CANYON AND THE CONDOR CROSS 

After breakfast, you will start the journey through the main towns of the valley until the first stop at Yanque, where you will appreciate the typical dances exposed in the main square. You can also choose for a short walk (45 min.) along a path at the edge of the canyon.

Then you will departure to “La Cruz del Condor”, the best spot to observe the deepness of the canyon (3,400 meters deep, 124 miles length) and also see the majestic fly of the condor. There is not an exactly time to see them, it can be at any time; s ometimes it depends of your good luck and patience. On the way back you will visit some interesting places such as: Pre -Inca's hanging tombs, lookout of terraces, Pinchollo and Maca towns where you will have a short stop to take pictures of the landscapes. Then you will continue to the towns: Achoma and Yanque . You will arrive at 12:30 to Chivay for lunch; at appropriate time you will return to Arequipa City.

Accommodation at selected hotel in Arequipa.

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Day 6: AREQUIPA - CUSCO (Breakfast)

CITY TOUR AND NEARBY RUINS 

After an early breakfast, you will be taken to the airport for your domestic flight to Cusco. Upon arrival you will be transferred to your selected hotel. Time to acclimatize and enjoy a light lunch before to start your excursion (lunch on your own). In the afternoon, you will start a guided visit to the four ruins surrounding Cusco, the Sacsayhuaman Fortress; Kenko, Puca-Pucara and Tambomachay. 

In addition, Main Square, the Cathedral and the Koricancha Sun Temple visits are included in the tour. The rest of the evening is personal time to explore Cusco which offers a wide variety of restaurants, bars, discos and others.

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Day 7: CUSCO - SACRED VALLEY (Breakfast and Lunch)

FULL DAY EXCURSION PISAC MARKET & RUINS, OLLANTAYTAMBO FORTRESS AND CHINCHEROS TOWN 

We start our tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Our first stop will be at a Textile Center where we will see a demonstration of textile arts in its most natural expression. We will also get to see some native animals of Peru, some of them in danger of extinction. Next, we will go to the Pisac Archaeological Complex. We will visit the lower part of the complex, where the agricultural area and the pre-Hispanic cemetery (the largest in America) are located. We will also visit the artisan market and continue to the Valley of Urubamba, where we will enjoy a delicious buffet lunch. Later on, we will go to the town of Ollantaytambo and visit the Archaeological Complex. As we return to the city of the Cusco we will visit the town of Chinchero, famous by its handmade textiles. 

Accommodation at selected hotel in Sacred Valley.

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Day 8: SACRED VALLEY - MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO (Breakfast and Lunch)

VISIT TO MACHU PICCHU 

After an early breakfast you will be transferred to Ollantaytambo train station to take your train to Aguas Calientes where our memorable trip to Machu Picchu start. This 1 ½ hour train ride takes us to the active market town of Aguas Calientes from where we catch the bus up to the extraordinary Machu Picchu ruins.

A tour with an English speaking guide of this fabulous “lost city of the Incas” rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911. With houses and temples surrounded by terraces cut into the mountain side. 

Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.

After the Tour, we will return to Cusco. 

Accommodation at your selected hotel in Cusco. 

Note: Carry-on luggage allowed per passenger is only 5 kg/11 lbs.

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Day 9: CUSCO - LIMA (Breakfast)

After breakfast transfer to the airport for the return flight to Lima. Arrival to Lima´s airport for your connecting flight back home.

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End of our services

 

Air Tickets: Lima - Arequipa - Cusco - Lima to be quoted on the day of enquiry US$ 420 aprox. Per person depending on the season and the airline.

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Our Price includes:

� 8 nights of accommodation in Single, Double/Twin or Triple room at selected Hotel or hostel.
� 8 breakfasts, 4 lunches. 
� Transfers IN / OUT in private service.
� All tours as indicated in group service with English or bilingual speaking guides.
� All entrance fees.
� Meals indicated (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner).
� Train tickets: Cusco - Machu Picchu - Cusco by Expedition train Service (Tourist category).
� Local Taxes.


Our Price does not include:

� International and Domestic flights are not included.
� International air tickets to Peru and airport taxes.
� Meals not indicated.
� Additional expenses such as telephone bills, laundry, etc. 
� Personal Travel Insurance against cancellation, theft, loss, illness and/or accident, unused services, etc.
� Additional nights for bad weather or flight cancellation or strikes.

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