Lima – Arequipa – Puno – Cusco 12 Days

Reception at Lima airport and transfer to the hotel by a representative of our travel agency. Rest of the day free.

** Accommodation in Lima.

Breakfast at the hotel.

ANCESTRAL LIMA; We begin our tour with a view of the Miraflores district, with a panoramic view of the «Pirámide de Pucllana», a magnificent pre-Inka ceremonial center built in the 4th century AD. This survived the urban expansion of Lima. Then we go to the Parque del Amor, on the Malecón de Miraflores, where we will observe the Pacific Ocean, passing through the Olivar San Isidro Park.

COLONIAL LIMA; We visit the Historic Center of Lima, where you can appreciate more than fifty monuments and colonial buildings, especially the Paseo da República, Plaza San Martín, where a brief explanation of all the events took place, the Plaza Mayor, the Government Palace, the Palace Archbishop, the Basilica Cathedral, the Municipal Palace, among others. We will enter one of the most important convents of the seventeenth century, the Convent of San Francisco.

We will visit the old Library, the Choir, the Main Cloister and the underground crypts known as catacombs. At the end of our tour, you will have the option of staying at the Indian market in Larcomar or returning to your hotel.

Accommodation in Lima.

After breakfast
Flight from Lima to Arequipa,

Reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel of your choice.

In the afternoon, we will start with CITY TOURS

In the afternoon, we will visit the city of Arequipa: El Mirador de Carmen Alto (place where you can see the Chilina Valley), Miradouro Yanahuara, Santa Catalina Convent, a 17th century “small town” opened to the public in 1970 after of 400 years of cloister,

transporting its visitors four centuries in the past, you will visit numerous and wide patios and gardens, the kitchen and the slave quarters of the slaves and the stone washings, the Plaza de Armas, where we will see the Cathedral ( facade only), the Church and the Cloisters of the Society of Jesus (Dome of San Ignacio).

Back to the hotel.

Accommodation in Arequipa

Breakfast at the hotel.

We will begin our journey on the way to Yura through the Chachani Skirts, Pampa Arrieros, to enter Pampa Cañahuas, where we can enjoy the slender slips of the vicuña. We continue through Vizcachani, Pampas de Toccra, where we will appreciate numerous migratory birds as local, and then we will delimit the Chucura crater to reach Patapampa (4,800 masl),

we will arrive at the Mirador de los Andes or known as Mirador de los Volcanes , where we can observe the volcanoes of Chachani, Misti and Pichu Pichu that are those that surround the city of Arequipa, then we will descend to the city of Chivay for lunch (on behalf of Pax).

Hotel accommodation. In the afternoon at leisure, we suggest you visit the thermal baths of La Calera, where we will take a refreshing bath in the medicinal waters.

Accommodation in Colca.

Breakfast at the hotel.

After breakfast very early, we will go to the Cruz del Cóndor (41 km from Chivay), where we will enjoy the flight of the Condors in masterful flights and the depth of the Canyon, then we will visit the towns of Pinchollo, Maca, Achoma and Yanque, we will have several stops in the main Mirahuos of Antahuilque and Choquetico, where we will appreciate Colcas, Hanging Tombs, Litomatas and others; We will return to Chivay, where we will have time to have lunch (on behalf of the pax).

Then we will begin our trip to the city of Puno by the same route on the first day, making the detour in Patahuasi (from this location the road is completely paved to the city of Puno). On the way, you will see different Andean landscapes, such as stone forests, immense lagoons with various birds, small towns in the region, the cities of Imata, Santa Lucía and the city of Juliaca.

After six hours of travel, at approximately 7:30 pm. We will arrive at the Terrestrial Terminal in Puno. Where a representative of our travel agency will be waiting for you to transfer you to the hotel.

Accommodation in Puno

Breakfast at the hotel

Transfer very much from the hotel in the direction of the foot or main port, to embark on our ship and visit the Floating Islands of Los Uros currently considered A National Reserve of Lake Titicaca, approximately 30 minutes away, or two Uros also maintain their culture e tradição own, bem like artisanal fishing, mainly (CARACHI) ea prateira. When fishing is abundant, we keep fish by drying it in the sun. They are also dedicated to caça de pássaros selvagens and a pigtail pigtail.

There are 75 ilhas that live through, and each ilha is organized. After a short visit of 40 min. approximately. We will continue to travel to Ilha Natural de Taquile, whose inhabitants are mainly dedicated to agriculture, crafts and fishing. The local inhabitants continue to live according to their ancient traditions and Inca laws, with alfandegárias, religious and folkloric manifestations, such as: casamento (Sirvinacuy), pagomento à terra (Pachamama).

Note-I know that the insurance and the tecelagem are mainly made by homens, from two years of age. As women manufacture exclusively fios e tecidos. Next, we will try a typical almoço included. Após o almoço: You spend two hours free to visit the city arts center, take pictures with panoramic views and return to the city of Puno (for your respective hotels).

Accommodation in Puno

Breakfast in the Hotel

Transfer to Rodoviária, at 07:00. Departure for the city of Cusco, not a tourist bus service. We traveled to the long plateau of Collao, stopping in the city of Pucara, famous for its Lithic Museum, pyramid-shaped constructions and its pottery, being the TORITO DE PUCARA its most representative figure.

Long year of the road, we passed through La Raya, which is a border between the cities of Cusco and Puno, at more than 4,335 m.a.s.l., where the famous snowy CHIMBOYA is located. Where tourists can take photos of the landscape, a visit lasts from 5 to 7 minutes. Lunch buffet in a quiet rural restaurant, where you can appreciate delicious culinary art from the region, we stop in Raqchi, where we can see a spectacular Inca Shrine built by Inca Pachacuteq and dedicated to the great Deus Wiracocha.

Possui a large central wall with a stone base of the beautiful Inca architecture. As other walls look like giant adobe tiles. A structure also has two circular lateral columns. Around the temple, we find several constructions used as rooms or frameworks.

Later, we continue to the beautiful city of Andahuaylillas and visit the Church of San Pedro de Andahuaylillas, dating from the 17th century, better known as the Sistine Chapel of the Americas, due to its polychrome ceiling and the beauty of its murals.

Pan de Oro and the paintings of the Cusqueña school, which it houses inside. Arrival at the bus station in Cusco, reception and transfer to the chosen hotel, by a representative of our travel agency.

Accommodation in Cusco

Breakfast at the hotel

Free morning Departure from the hotel from 1:00 p.m. to 1:20 p.m., to begin with the visit to the city and the nearby archaeological centers: the Tour will show us the impressive colonial city built on the foundations of Inkas; we will visit the cathedral; Renaissance structure and beautiful paintings from the “School of Cuzco”, Koricancha or Temple of the Sun; known as the Royal House of the Sun of Urin Cusco.

We continue with the visit to the four Archaeological Centers: Sacsayhuaman; large fortress located 5 km from the city, Qenqo; sacred amphitheater, center of worship of the god Puma, place where human sacrifices were made, Pucapucara; red fortress due to the tone that its rocks acquire in the twilight and Tambomachay; temple to worship water.

Accommodation in Cusco.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Hotel search service at the agreed time to make our visit to the Sacred Valley. During the tour, we will visit the city of Pisaq; the picturesque colonial city of the mestizos, also on Sundays, the mass is celebrated in Quechua and then rises to the archaeological center of Pisaq; where we can observe the magnificent Inca architecture platforms and we will visit the towns of Ccoya, Lamay, Calca and Urubamba.

Buffet lunch In the afternoon, guided visit to the village of Ollantaytambo; place where the archaeological park of Ollantaytambo is located, a gigantic agricultural, social and religious administrative complex in the time of Tahuantinsuyo. Finally, we will enter the town of Chinchero, known for its artisan textile centers. Return to the city of Cusco.

Accommodation in Cusco

Breakfast at the hotel.

Transfer to the train station in Ollantaytambo to begin our journey to the Citadel of Machu Picchu, after a 1:45 hour tour. By train, a representative of our travel agency awaits you at the Aguas Calientes station and then transfers you to the bus station, where we will take the bus that will take us to the lost city of Inkas, «Machu Picchu», rediscovered in 1911 by Hiram Bingham. We will enjoy a guided visit to the main buildings of the citadel, such as:

El Mirador, Temple of the Three Windows, Intihuatana, Plaza Mayor, etc. We will return to the city of Aguas Calientes. Lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon for free, we suggest you visit the Hot Baths of Aguas Calientes, where we will take a refreshing bath.

Accommodation in Aguas Calientes

Breakfast at the hotel.

In this package we will visit one of the natural attractions of Cusco, the Rainbow Mountain.

We will start by picking up tourists from their hotels between 4:00 and 4:30 am, and then travelling for a period of 2 hours towards the south, until we reach the district of Cusipata. There we will enjoy the delicious buffet breakfast and a short rest.

Then we will continue for a further 1 hour to the foot of the mountain, bus stop, from where we will start the trek for the Rainbow mountain (4km).

The walk, trek will last approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, along the trek we will see the native flora and fauna, among which the presence of llamas and alpacas stands out, we will be able to observe mountains such as: Apu Sarinini and Ausangate, which is the highest mountain in Cusco, with an altitude of 6372 m.a.s.l.

After a while of walking, hiking, we will arrive at the top of the Rainbow Mountain, where, there we will have enough time to appreciate this beautiful place and take pictures.

After a brief explanation by our guide, we will return by the same path to the point where we started the hike, then we take the transport and go to the restaurant in Cusipata, where we can enjoy the delicious buffet lunch.

After lunch, we will return to Cusco, finalizing this beautiful experience around 16:30pm approximately.

Accommodation in Cusco city.

Breakfast at the hotel. At the appropriate time, departure transfer.

Breakfast on this day will depend on the time of departure from the hotel.

Important:

The tour schedule will be confirmed at the destination.