Perú and Bolivia the children of the sun (Code-A-20)
(12D/11N)
The perfect trip to know closely two towns that have a lot to offer. We will begin our trip in Lima, the city of the kings, and we will learn about culture and history. Then heading for the old and perpetual City of Cusco, we'll get at  the fascinating archaeological park of Sacsayhuaman and the beautiful Sacred Valley of the Incas along which we'll visit the impressing  archaeological sites from Pisaq and Ollantaytambo, and the unforgettable Machu picchu, the enigmatic lost city of the Incas.
We'll  navigate on the  Titikaka lake, the highest above the sea level in the world, with its famous floating islands, along with the  Amantani and the Taquile, spending one night with the native people. We'll cross the frontier into the  Bolivian territory. We'll visit La Paz where will admire its  typical handmaking market, the colonial church from San Francisco, the medical sorcerer's market, the Square Murillo where  there  are the  Government's Palace, the Cathedral and the National Congress; later we'll meet Jaen where there are four interesting museums, getting along  outdoors  heading for the  culture's museun from  Tiwanaku .

Day 1: LIMA.-

Reception in the Jorge Chávez international airport  and transfer to the chosen  hotel.

Day 2:LIMA.-

After having  breakfast, we'll visit   the capital Lima and its  beautifully colonial   main square, the Cathedral, the Government's Palace and  the San Francisco's convent. You will enjoy from  its  attractive  beaches, the intense commercial movement and the  exciting nightly life. Also, the romantic Park of  Love which provides you a nice view to the Pacific Ocean. And of course, you'll have the chance to taste a  typical and delicious  lunch or a Chinese one, according to your  election..  Later, we'll get along  with a  visit  to one of the  most interesting  museums from the city : the  - Museum of  the Gold.

Returning to your hotel.

Day 3: LIMA - CUSCO.-

After having  breakfast, transfer to the airport to take  a flight  to the  city of Cusco where there will be a  bus  waiting in order to  lead us  to the chosen hotel. Free morning in order to get  climatized. By the afternoon, organized visit to the city where we'll know  the Cathedral, the Qorikancha (Temple of the Sun), the typically peculiar  streets,  then we'll go  into  arqueologycal sites located at 20 minutes from cusco city such as Sacsayhuamàn, Q´enqo, Puca-pucarà  and Tambomachay.

Day4: CUSCO - PISAC OLLANTAYTAMBO-CUSCO.-

After  having  breakfast. we'll  go into  the Inca's Sacred Valley. You will have the opportunity  to visit  the handmaking typically  picturesque market of Pisac town where you'll appreciate and  acquire Peruvian craft  to low  prices.
Every sunday, the little square of this town is jouyful and colured because of the attendance of ethnic groups belonging to the different communities that surround the town, among which the Varayocs, are the representative and eminent men for each quechua community.. Then we'll visit the archaeological park of Ollantaytambo,located at 97Kms away from Cusco. Finally, returning to the Cusco city.

Day 5 CUSCO - MACHU PICCHU.-

After  having  breakfast, we'll be going to the sanctuary of Machu Picchu,  at 2,350 m.a.s.l. Transfer from your hotel to the train station heading for  Aguas Calientes; then we'll  take a bus towards  the majestic citadel of  Machu Picchu, where you will have a guided tour along its squares, temples, platforms, ceremonial enclosures and its royal site, the amazing ¨Inti-Watana¨ ( the Solar Clock ), and so, a succession of pure water sources worked in rock.

Day 6 MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO.-

After having breakfast,  free day. We suggest  you return  to  the  citadel of Machu Picchu. In the afternoon, returning to the city of  Cusco and transfer  to  your  hotel.

Day 7:CUSCO - PUNO.-

After the breakfast. transfer  to the bus station to set off  towards the city of Puno. Arriving at Puno, reception in the bus station and transfer to  your chosen  hotel.
 

 Free  night.

Day 8: UROS ISLAND - CHULLPAS DE SILLUSTANI.-

After having breakfast, we'll get by boat  at  the Uro's islands, which are famous for its peculiar manufacture in totora, a plant that grows in the Titi-Caca lake,  the highest lake of the world.  The Uros ethnia  is descendant of one of the oldest towns in America.
They are devoted mainly to  hunting and fishing. By the afternoon,  we'll get at the archaeological site of Sillustani, located 34 Km. away  from  the city of Puno, 4,000 m.a.s.l.
The Chullpas are  gigantic funeral monuments  that conform a necropolis which was built by the Collas, a  pre-inca culture.  This kind of cemetary is located on an esplanade skirted by the beautiful  Umayo lagoon. These squary and circular constructions overpass the 12 meters high.

Day 9: PUNO - LA PAZ.-

After having a very early  breakfast, about 06:30 in the morning, a bus will take us from your hotel to the city of La Paz, accompanied by an experienced guide  who will be with you throughout  the trip, visiting   typical  towns such as July, Pomata, Yunguyo-Casani and the Copacabana's cathedral in its picturesque main square. Then, we'll take a boat  navigating on the  Titikaka Lake, till visiting  the Isla del Sol.
 

free night.

Day  10:LA PAZ.-

After having breakfast, we'll have a tour  to the ruins of Tiwanaku, which was an important Pre-Colombian archaeological site in Bolivia, recognized by Andean scholars as one of the most important precursos to the Inca Empire, flourishing as the ritual and administrative capital of a major state power for approximately five hundred years. These ruins are about 72 k.m. (44 miles) west of La Paz. In fact, it is considered as The Cradle of the American Civilization.
These pre-Inca ruins gave origin to endless archaeological debates about its antiquity. One of the last studies with the Carbon 14 have demonstrated a 1580 years-old of antiquity B.C.

Day  12:LA PAZ.-

 After breakfast, you will visit the city of La Paz, in which you'll know its typical handmaking market, the San Francisco's colonial church, the medical sorcerer's market, the Murillo Square, where is located the Government's Palace, the Cathedral and the National Congress. You'll also visit Jaen, where there are four interesting museums, getting along with  the Tiwanaku culture museum. You will continue the tour towards  the residential areas of Obrajes, Calocoto and the Florida. Later, you'll visit  the  Valley of the moon.

At  night,  we suggest  you  to enjoy a folkloric show  which  will display  the colourful  typical dances.

Day 12:LA PAZ.-

 After having  breakfast,  by the afternoon you'll be   transfered   from  your  hotel  to  the  airport.

OUR SERVICE INCLUDES: DEPARTURE 2008:
Transport:

01 national flight  Lima- Cusco, bus from Cusco  to Puno, La Paz.

Accommodation:

10 nights hotel***(double rooms), 1 Night in the  Amantani Lake (with the  local people).

Tours:

Perú and Bolivia the children of  the sun.

Include: Entrances ,transports, guides.
Feeding: All breakfasts, complete feeding in the  Titicaca Lake.
April to December
We will confirm your tour reservation by e-mail within a couple of days. We will require a trek deposit of US$200 per person paid in advance. The date by which the trek deposit has to be paid and details on how to pay the tour deposit will be included in the trek confirmation e-mail.
 NOT INCLUDED:
International flights, airport  taxes, optional or not mentioned tours, not mentioned feeding, extra services as laundry and tips.
SEASON: All  year.
DURATION: 12D/11N, (Lima-La Paz).
APPROPRIATE LEVEL: Easy.
COST PACKAGE: US$ 1640.--/Pers. (Min. 2 participants).
MINIMUM DEPOSIT:  US$300

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