Welcome to Peru, Welcome our culture...!!! We invite you to enjoy and learn the more interesting places in Peru supported by the more experienced Guides and staff. 10 amazing days exploring the best of Peru: Arequipa and its Great Colca Canyon, the navigable highest lake in Puno. The Sun route from Puno to Cusco, the Sacred valley of the Incas and the new wonder of the world Machupicchu Join us to live the culture...!!!
Package Itinerary
Day 1 - Lima - Arequipa Welcome at the Lima`s airport and then flight to Arequipa. This day you will rest or just relax. You will spend the night in Pirwa Hostels Arequipa
Day 2 - Arequipa - Colca Canyon - Chivay We will pick you up at 03:30 a.m. to board a bus and drive to the village of Cabanaconde. Along the way we will stop at the Condor Cross, where we can appreciate the depth of the canyon and the majestic flight of the condors. We will have a packed lunch for breakfast. Then we will head to the Pampa of San Miguel.
Here we will start our descent of approximately 1,000 meters till we reach the altitude of the Colca River. After that we will ascent to visit the first community of Campesina de San Juan de Chuccho, where we will have lunch. We will continue our journey to Cosñirhua and Malata. From here we will start again to descent to cross the suspension bride of Sangalle to reach the community of Sangalle, which is also known as oasis and public bath. Here we will have dinner and stay for the night.
Day 3 - Colca Canyon - Arequipa We will start our 3 hour descent through the canyon at 04:00 a.m. Upon arrival in Cabanaconde we will have breakfast. There we will take our touristic vehicle to return to Chivay. Along the way we will make some stops at different villages and touristic attractions, such as the natural viewpoints (Choquetico and Antahuilque). Once we arrive at Chivay we will enjoy the thermal baths of Calera. There we will have lunch and then return to Arequipa, where we will arrive at approximately 04:00 p.m.
Day 4 - Arequipa - Puno In the morning Touristic bus towards Puno, on the route you will visit the archaeological and typical places. Arrive to Arequipa and transfer to the hostel.
Day 5 - Titicaca Lake, Floating Islands Uros and Taquile We will leave at 07:30 a.m. from the port. After a 30 minute journey we will arrive at the Uros Island. Here we will have a one hour guided tour. Then we will continue in the same boat to the Taquile Island. Upon arrival we will make a 1 hour ascent to visit the village, the handicraft center, the museum and have lunch in a local restaurant. We will descent on the other side of the island (530 steps) and then continue to the Taquile Island. Later we will return in the same boat to Puno and we will transfer you to the hotel.
Day 6 - Puno - Cusco In the morning Touristic bus toward Cusco, on the route visit archaeological and tipycal places. Arrive to Cusco and transfer to your selected hotel. Meals: B, L
Day 7 - Cusco - City Tour Free morning. To take a rest.
The tour starts at 1:30pm. The first place we visit is the impressive Colonial Cathedral in Cusco which contains over 300 paintings from the Cusqueña School, it is famous because the Andean people “Quechuas” use the natural elements and oils to draw their religion and their life hidden. It is a symbiosis with the European culture. We can also see several altars with gold plated.
Afterwards we will visit the Temple of the Sun named “Qorikancha”, main religious center of the Incas dedicated to the Sun. Inside you will find the most important temples of the main Gods of the Quechua time.
Then we will go by bus to visit the most important Inca Complexes in the surroundings of Cusco. We will visit: Sacsayhuaman, famous for its enormous carved rocks, Q´enqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay. Meals: B
Day 8 – Cusco - Sacred Valley of the Incas - Machu Picchu We are leaving in the morning for Pisaq, located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas about 1 hour from Cusco. There we will do a tour of the archaeology of the region which will last for approximately 2 hours. Afterwards we will head towards Urubamba going through different towns such as Coya, Lamay, Calca and the river valley of Vilcanota. We will reach Urubamba around noon and have lunch in a buffet restaurant (not included in the tour). Afterwards we will head towards Ollantaytambo, where we will have a guided tour of the site. At 7:00pm you will take the train to Aguas Calientes where the transfer will take you to the hostel. Meals: B, L
Day 9 – Aguas Calientes -Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes - Cusco Very early in the morning you will take the bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu Sanctuary. There you will have a 2 hour tour, where the guide will explain you more about the historical legacy and the importance of this place during the times of the Incas. Then you will return to Aguas Calientes, having time for lunch and to visit the town. In the afternoon you will return by train to Ollantaytambo and from there a bus to Cusco. Meals: B
Day 10 - Cusco - Lima Flight to Lima in the morning and transfer out to airport, also in lima our staff will be waiting for You to drop you on to the Hostel, and in the afternoon a tour in lima city.
Our excursion shows the impressive historic center of Lima in detail. Presents important attractions such as La Plaza Grau, La Plaza San Martín, El Palacio de Justicia, El Palacio Francés, La Catedral de Lima, El Palacio Arzobispal, El Palacio de Gobierno, La Estación de los Desamparados, El Convento de San Francisco and others in a panoramic form.
You can realize a unique photo session with the complete coulisse that Lima offers by night and use the impressive attraction as illuminated background. Meals: B