Perú, an adventure that you'll never forget (Code-A-23)
(14D/13N)
One of the most fascinating and complete trips  troughout  Perù. We wil be visiting the most varied ecological environment as well as  the archaeological  wealth. Among the magnificent nature and the rich culture that we'll be fortunate  on visiting, are: The Ballestas  islands, rich in flora and  fauna marine, the mysterious Lines of Nazca, the picturesque white city of Arequipa, theTitikaka  Lake - cradle of millenial cultures - with its famous floating islands such as the Uros, the Amantani and the Taquile.. We'll explore the old capital of the Incas, the Cusco, with its  impressive archaeological site of Sacsayhuaman, the beautiful Inca's Sacred Valley, the fascinating archaeological sites in Pisaq and Ollantaytambo, and the enigmatic lost city of the Incas : The legendary Machupicchu.

Day 1: LIMA.-

Reception in the  Lima  airport and transfer to your hotel. Tour in the afternoon, visiting  the most historically  important  places in the City of Lima: The monumental and  viceroyshiping centre,  with its cathedral, the main square (Plaza de Armas), the Goverment Palace, the ,Arzobispal palace, the Municipality, the Monumental group from the San Francisco Convent, other beautiful  cloisters and the gloomy catacombs. Later, you'll get along  through the residential and commercial neighborhoods, ending up finally with a panoramic view  along the Pacific Ocean  and the sandy and rocky beaches from the elegant town of Miraflores. 

Day 2: LIMA - PARACAS.-

Continental breakfast; later, free time in the morning in order to  visit  the Inca artisan market in Miraflores. At 12:30 P.M., transfer from your hotel to the bus station, departing at 13:30 o'clock  via the Panamericana Sur (schedule is subjected to changes).. Arrival  to the Paracas city and  accommodation in your  hotel.

Day 3: PARACAS - NAZCA.-

Continental breakfast. Transfer from your hotel heading for the Paracas bay to embark upon the tour towards  the Ballestas  Islands where we will find one of the  greatest concentrations on flora and marine fauna; later, we'll appreciate the enigmatic Candelabro (candelabrum), belonging to the famous  Nazca's Lines. Later,  transfer  from the hotel to the bus station  to  set  off   towards  the city of Nazca.

Arrival and transfer to your hotel.

Day 4: NAZCA - LIMA.-

 Very early in the morning before  the breakast we'll take a flight over the Lines of Nazca for about 45 minutes. On a discovering  flight over   the  Nazca's desert, we'll get aware about  one of the big mysteries in the human history which has given rise to many scientific speculations, and even ficticious theories and mystic explanations, all of them pretending to explain the origin and purpose from these lines. Flying is the appropriate  way to watch and admire the giganticly amazing figures such as are the spider, the hummingbird, the monkey and the fish among others, as well as the extensive geometrical  lines of astonishing precision. The  purposes of the  Nazca's lines  and the techniques that were applied for their exact design are unfinished debates among scholars. This  flight over the seemingly  lunar landscape  is with no doubt, an unforgettable experience that stimulates questioning thoughts about the beliefs and geniuses of the pre-inca cultures.

Continental breakfast.

Free time for a brief visit to the city.

Transfer from your hotel to the bus station  heading for Lima.

Transfer to your hotel

Day 5: LIMA - AREQUIPA.-

Continental breakfast. Transfer from the hotel to the airport to get a plane to  the Arequipa city. Arriving we'll have a reception and transfer to your hotel. On the afternoon, a  tour through the city, which includes the Main Square, the cathedral, the cloisters and the Church of the Company, the San Agustín's Church and the Santa Catalina's Monastery.

We return to the hotel

Day 6. AREQUIPA - CAÑÓN DEL COLCA.-

After having breakfast we'll leave at 08:30 A.M.  heading for  the  Colca Canyon, where we'll arrive  getting  through the Pampas Cañahuas (natural reservation of vicuñas). Along the tour  we'll get  until 4,000 m.a.s.l. Arrival at  15:00 pm. approximately to the city of Chivay. Accommodation in a hostal with private bathroom. Visit to the  Calera  hot  springs (the entrance is not included).

Day 7. COLCA CANYON - AREQUIPA.-

Continental breakfast. at 06:30 am., then we have to leave towards  the Cruz del Condor, the point where the Canyon has its deepest profundity, and we will see   condors (vultur gryphus) flying along the canyon's walls in the midst from its natural habitat.  We'll get along  visiting some of the fourteen towns surrouding this natural wonder. We will visit Llonque and Macca, admiring the lavishly decorated colonial churches, and  the painted caves. We'll also visit the  Sabancaya Volcano, at a  moment in which is  active. Returning to the city of Chivay.  In the afternoon, returning to the city of Arequipa.

 

Day 8. AREQUIPA–CUSCO.-

Continental breakfast. Transfer  from  the hotel to the airport to get  a plane towards  Cusco city. Arrival and  reception in the airport and transfer to your hotel. Then,  free  morning to get  climatized for the altitude (3400m.a.s.l). In the afternoon, tour through  the city in which  we'll know The Cathedral, a colonial church from incredible dimensions and astonishing craft profusely and lavishly ornate made out of precious metals, amazingly wooden carved and a variety from imposing geometrical stones; the soberly precious church from the Company of Jesus, the Santo Domingo convent and the  ruins that surround the city such as  the  impressive  strength from the Sacsayhuaman fortress; Puca-Pucara, and along the Inca roads, Kenko, and Tambomachay (sanctuary of the water).

 Return to the city of Cusco.

Day 9. CUSCO - MACHU PICCHU .-

Continental breakfast. Transfer to the San Pedro  train station, from where we'll set off  towards "Machu-Picchu, " the Lost City of the Incas. Arrival to Aguas Calientes and transfer to the ruins by  bus. Guided tour  through Machupicchu. Transfer to Aguas Calientes.

Day 10. MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO.-

Continental breakfast. Free  morning in order to visit the lost city of the Incas again (not  included), and so the Huayna Picchu, or to make additional tours. In the afternoon we'll leave  Aguas Calientes heading for  the Cusco city. Arrival and transfer  to tour  hotel.

Day 11. CUSCO - PUNO.-

Continental breakfast. Transfer to the  bus station to set off  towards  the city of Puno. Lunch  by  the route (box lunch).  During  the trip we will visit the Andahuaylillas  town  and the archaeological site of Rachni. Finally, we'll visit Sicuani. arriving  approximately at 18:00 o'clock. Transfer to your hotel.

Day 12 PUNO - FULL DAY AT TAQUILE - PUNO.-

Continental breakfast. At 07:3  AM. transfer from your hotel to the port  for having a tour  by  boat during two hours on the highest Lake in the world: the Titicaca Lake  (Natural Reserve), located at 3,827 M A. S. L.  We will stop on the Uro's floating islands, unique in the world, where the natives live in houses made of a material called  totora, which grows on the lake and  serves like food for their livestock and other mammalians belonging to the camel group. These islands serve as an  establishment for the Uro's community, a  particular ethnic group considered  the oldest in Southamerica. The islanders  tell  that one of their pecular handmaking are   mattresses  alike  carpets  made of the totora plant.  At  noon  we set off  towards the  Taquile island. Nowadays,  the inhabitants from this island continue living according to their ancestral customs. A serpentine path of aligned  stones  leads  us to the town. Later, you can do a guided  exploration  around the island. About  14:00 pm. will come back  to the city of Puno. Approximate arrival between 16:00 and 17:00 hrs. Transfer to  your hotel.

 

 

Day 13  PUNO - LIMA.-

Continental breakfast. Then, visit to Sillustani,. 34 km. away  from  puno , heading to the   north- west, located at  3,915 M. A. S. L.. Arriving  to the penisla of Sillustani that belongs to the Umayo lagoon, after 45 minutes run  driving through an asphalted highway  that links  the cities of Puno and Juliaca, we'll finally get at the Sillustani   necropolis, that is to say, a cemetery which is regarded as  the  biggest in America, with a series of impressing tombs called chullpas belonging to the Kolla culture. These tombs, where the collas, or the chosen women for religious rites were buried, along with other important people, have a particular shape which conjures up enormous inverted towers, measuring an avarage of twelve meters high.  Around the Umayo Lagoon, we'll see  vicuñas and other Andean animals. We'll be visiting  this place about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

 Then, transfer to the airport.

DAY 14: PUNO - LIMA.-

In the morning, transfer to the Juliaca airport  to aboard  the  flight heading for  Lima. On the way to the airport we'll visit the famous Chullpas of Sillustani, cylindrical mausoleums used by the  aymara Indians to bury the high priests. The Umayo lagoon, located  oposite to the Chullpas, where  you'll have the opportunity to observe different typical birds. Then, transfer to the  airport to aboard  the  plane  going to Lima.

OUR SERVICE INCLUDES: DEPARTURE 2008 :
Transport: All national flights, buses and trains.
Accommodation: 12 nights in a  hotel (private bathroom ,hot water), 1 Night family lodging in the  Amantani  island.
Tours: Perú, an adventure that you'll not forget.
Feeding: All breakfasts, lunch and complete feeding in the tours: Titikaka 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$600 per person paid in advance. The date by which the trek deposit has to be paid and details on how to pay the tour deposit will be included in the trek confirmation e-mail.
With four to more participants provide a  tour conductor for the whole trip
 NOT INCLUDED:
International flights, airport taxes, or not mentioned tours, not mentioned feeding, extra services as laundry and tips.
SEASON: All  year.
DURATION: 13D/12N, (Lima-Lima).
APPROPRIATE LEVEL : Actively moderate ( height feet 800 m.a.s.l.)
COST PACKAGE: US$ 2300.--/Pers. (Min. 02 participants).
MINIMUM DEPOSIT : US$ 500

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