Itinerary at a glance

• Day 1

  Lima - Arrive to the biggest city of Peru

• Day 2

  Lima - The Kings City

• Day 3

  Sacred Valley - Crossing the Andes

• Day 4

  Machupicchu - Explore Ollantaytambo Ruins & Train Journey

• Day 5

  Machupicchu - Discover Machu Picchu

• Day 6

  Cusco - Discover Cusco City “Archaeological capital of the Americas”

• Day 7

  Puno - Cusco to Lake Titicaca

• Day 8

  Puno - Uros Floating Islands & Taquile Island

• Day 9

  Lima - Goodbye Peru

• Day 1

  Lima - Arrive to the biggest city of Peru

  Overnight in Lima at selected hotel (sea level).

  
  

  Once you arrive into Lima, an English-speaking representative will be waiting for you to welcome and take you to your hotel.

  
  

  

• Day 2

  Lima - The Kings City. (B)

  Overnight in Lima at selected hotel (sea level).

  
  

  In the morning your private guide will take you to enjoy a complete tour of the beautiful cultural town of Lima, also known as the City of Kings. You’ll see classic historical sights, colonial and Inca influenced architecture, residential neighborhoods, beautiful shrines and churches and incredible panoramic seascapes such.
  
  We will start at the Plaza de Armas in Lima, a stunning square sourrouding for beautiful colonial buildings towards the World Heritage Listed Monastery of San Francisco. After the visit to the colonial part of the city we will take you to the Larco Museum. The museum is housed in an 18th-century viceroyal building built over a 7th-century pre-Columbian pyramid. It showcases chronological galleries that provide a thorough overview of 4,000 years of Peruvian pre-Columbian history.
  
  After this tour we return to your hotel . You'll be free to make your own discoveries in Lima this afternoon.

  
  

  

• Day 3

  Sacred Valley - Crossing the Andes (B)

  Overnight at selected hotel in Sacred Valley (9500ft msnm) 

  
  

  After breakfast this morning, we continue our travel in Peru with a flight to the mountain-ringed city of Cuzco. Situated at an elevation of 10,909 feet, this city was the capital of the Incan world and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Upon arrival, we descend into the Sacred Valley of the Urubamba River, the lower elevation of which eases our transition to high altitudes of the Andes before our visit to Machu Picchu and our return to Cuzco. We will visit The town of Pisac that is an important archaeological site in the region of Cusco and there is also a colorful market on town where you can experience a vibrant atmosphere of communities, traditions and bartering. There are many handicrafts and textiles that you will be able to purchase.

  

• Day 4

  Machupicchu - Explore Ollantaytambo Ruins & Train Journey (B)

  Overnight at selected hotel in Aguas Calientes

  
  

  This morning your tour guide will take you to the splendid Inca ruins of Ollantaytambo before boarding the train to Aguas Calientes. This place was the royal estate of Emperor Pachacuteq who conquered the region, built the town and a ceremonial center. We’ll walk amid the remains of this ancient fortress of gray and rose-colored granite, discover its ancient baths, and climb up the huge terraces guarding its hilltop temples. Then, we'll enjoy a chance to meet some of the local people who dwell in the traditional town nearby. You will be also able to access to one of these houses to observe a typical dwelling and how ancient Peruvians used to live. After your tour you will have an hour and a half hour of a scenic train ride through the Sacred Valley towards Aguas Calientes.

  

• Day 5

  Machupicchu - Discover Machu Picchu (B)

  Overnight at selected hotel in Cusco (11100ft msnm)

  
  

  Machu Picchu is one of those places that every single traveler should experience at least once in their lives…
  
  This day after an early wake up you will take a ride by bus to the legendary “Lost City of the Incas.”
  
  This ancient city was a place little known not only to foreigners, but also to the Inca people—only a select few were ever allowed to visit this mysterious sanctuary. Even though it was “discovered” by Hiram Bingham in 1911, Machu Picchu remained inaccessible until the 1940s, when the Inca Trail was found by an archaeological expedition.
  
  You will begin your expedition around this beautiful and sacred Incan site. Your expert guide will explain you the history and visit the remarkable temples of the Sun and the Condor. You will also see aqueducts and houses, while learning some interesting facts about the Sacred Incan Terraces You'll have ample time to explore, reflect, and ponder the enigma of this man-made wonder, both with our Trip Leader and on our own.
  
  In the afternoon you will take the train back to Ollanta Train Station, and then we will transfer you to your hotel in Cusco.

  

• Day 6

  Cusco - Discover Cusco City “Archaeological capital of the Americas” (B)(D)

  Overnight at selected hotel in Cusco (11100ft msnm)

  
  

  Your private tour guide will pick you up at the hotel in the morning. You will first visit the colonial part of Cusco, You will have the chance to visit Cathedral (build in a Baroque style and having paintings of the Cusqueña school) and the temple of Qoricancha, more known as the gold covered temple (A place which we will appreciate in all its enchantment, the temple of the Thunderclap, Ray, Lightning, Rainbow, Stars and the temple of Santo Domingo). These places are important in a time of constant cultural development in architecture, religion and policy, started in the colonial time.
  
  Next you will be driven to the archeological complex of Sacsayhuaman. It is situated on a mountain overlooking Cusco. Sacsayhuaman, a walled-complex is as many other Inca constructions made of large polished dry-stone walls, each boulder carefully cut to fit together tightly without mortar. Sacsayhuaman, is a huge, stunning site which holds the great house of the Sun, where the head of the Puma of Cusco resides. Its megalithic, zigzag stone walls were pieced together with amazing skill, drawing the snake and other Andean symbols, like a lightning bolt across a great field.
  
  Following we will go towards to Qenqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay, places that were dedicated to Mother Earth “Pacha mama” , unique center of celebrations and astronomical studies. This complex contains several rooms, inner plazas, aqueducts, vantage points, and pathways.
  
  At the end of this tour you will be driven to your hotel. Your afternoon is free. However this evening, gather with your traveling companion to celebrate your journey during a Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant.

  

• Day 7

  Puno - Cusco to Lake Titicaca (Meals: B,L)

  Overnight in selected hotel in Puno (,12500ft, msnm)

  
  

  This day in the morning your driver will pick you up from your hotel to the bus station.You will travel through stunning Andean scenery in the south valley of Cusco passing small Andean villages. You will make a stop at Oropesa Village, known for baking fresh bread in very large, typical, adobe brick ovens. Here you will have the opportunity to taste some typical bread baked by locals.
  
  Your journey will then continue to the Andahuaylillas Church, known as the Andean Sistine Chapel, where you will see intriguing 16th, 17th and 18th century mural paintings and altars completely decorated in gold. Next, you will stop at Racchi, a small highland town where you will discover the Incan temple of Wiracocha and learn about its fascinating construction with adobe brick walls that measure up to 11 meters high.
  
  Then you will continue on a fascinating route, off the beaten track, alongside Lake of Langui, located 4,000 meters above sea level. At this lake, you will be able to observe flamingos, ducks, eagles and a variety of Andean birds in their natural habitat. Here, you will stop for an appetizing picnic lunch with a dazzling view of the lake and its surroundings. After lunch, you will pass an altitude of 4300m, 14100ft at La Raya before heading to Lake Titicaca, the birthplace of the Incan Empire and the first Inca, Manco Capac.
  
  Upon your arrival to Lake Titicaca, at approximately 5pm, we will take you to your hotel where you have the rest of the evening to relax or explore the city.

  

• Day 8

  Puno - Uros Floating Islands & Taquile Island (Meals: B,L)

  Overnight in selected hotel in Puno (,12500ft, msnm)

  
  

  This day your guide and driver will meet you at your hotel to take you to the highest navigable lake in the world, Lake Titicaca. During the morning, we will visit the highly unique Uros Floating Islands, which have been built using only totora reeds, a water plant that grows in the lake.
  
  You will be amazed to see how the locals use the totora reeds to build their canoes, houses, beds and many other objects, necessary in their daily lives. As part of your visit to Uros, you will ride on a totora reed canoe, which will let you experience a smooth and pleasant trip around the islands. From here, we will continue on to Taquile Island via motor boat for 2 hours, so you can relax and enjoy the stunning scenery of Lake Titicaca.
  
  Upon arrival to the island, you will enjoy a locally prepared lunch.After lunch, you have an opportunity to take a short hike around the island before heading back to Puno via boat across the lake.

  

• Day 9

  Lima - Fly to Lima(B)

  
  

  The last day of the tour we will pick you up from your hotel to take you to the Cusco Airport for your domestic flight to Lima where you will arrive in time for your connecting international flight.