Andean Peru 13 Days: Lima Ica Nazca Cusco Arequipa Puno

Reception at the Lima airport and transfer to the selected hotel.

At the appointed time we start the visit to the “Pucllana Pyramid”, ancient ceremonial and archaeological center and considered the Sacred Town of the Incas. Then we continue through the historic center of Lima, and its colonial buildings. We will continue our tour visiting the Museum of the Central Reserve Bank (not open Saturday and Sunday), where we will appreciate the Collection of Treasures of Peru. Afterwards we will visit the San Francisco Monument. Its main attraction is the subway crypts.

Finally, we will visit the Contemporary Zone where we will visit El Olivar de San Isidro, Miraflores, Larcomar and Parque del Amor.

At 3:30 a.m. Report to Avenida Javier Prado Este 1109 La Victoria – Agencia de Cruz del Sur. We will board the bus to Paracas.

Visit Paracas – Ballestas Islands

8:00 a.m. arrival in Paracas and transfer to the port of El Chaco in Paracas, departure in modern boats to the Ballestas Islands. On the way to the Islands we will observe El Candelabro located in the Paracas Bay, its diversity of marine fauna such as: Pelicans, Humboldt Penguins, Dolphins, Sea Lions, Red-headed Boobies, among others.

Paracas National Reserve

11:00 Hrs. We start our trip to the viewpoints of Lagunilla Beach. Free time at Lagunilla Beach to enjoy delicious seafood dishes. Then time to enjoy its white sands and calm waters. Continuing we visit the Cathedral of Paracas. Visit to the Interpretation Center of the Paracas National Reserve and finally we will hike to the fossils of the Paracas Bay. In the afternoon we will go to Huacachina Lagoon. Here we will be able to take a ride in the sand cars (tubular cars) through the dunes of the Iquitos desert. We will also practice the famous sport of Sandboarding.

• 18.00 Hrs. Concluding the Tour. You will be transferred to the bus terminal in Ica to take the bus to Nazca.
• 19:00 Hrs. Departure to Nazca (Southern Cross). Pick up from the terminal and transfer to the hotel.

8:00 Hrs. Approximately you will be picked up from your hotel.

Overflight Nazca Lines (according to option / weather conditions):

At Maria Reiche airport we will wait a couple of hours before we can start our flight. Once in the air we will be able to appreciate the immense figures of the Nazca desert. Among the most important figures are the Spider, The Hummingbird, The Monkey, The Whale, The Condor, The Hands, and the most mysterious The Astronaut. Our overflight is approximately 30 minutes.

In the afternoon we will take the bus from Nazca to Lima, overnight at Hotel Lima.

At the scheduled time you will be transferred to the airport in Lima to take the flight to the imperial city of Cusco. At the airport in Cusco you will be transferred to your hotel in Cusco.

In the afternoon at 1:40 p.m. we will start our City tour service in the city of Cusco. At the appointed time we will meet at the main square of Cusco, and then head to the Temple of Qoricancha. After a 30 minute visit we will take the tourist bus to Sacsayhuaman. The Sacsayhuaman Fortress is located in the high part of Cusco with huge stones of up to 9 tons. Continuing on to the temple of Qenqo.

About 20 more we will move to the archaeological sites of Pucapucara (ceremonial and military center) and Tambomachay known as the baths of the Ñusta to move crystal clear water throughout the year. 7:00 p.m. end of services at night hotel Cusco.

At 8:30 a.m., our transfer will pick you up at your hotel to embark you and start our service to the north of Cusco towards the Sacred Valley. Upon arrival in Chinchero we will make a brief stop at a local handicraft shop where they will explain to us about the elaboration of their different ceramics and textiles inherited from their ancestors.

Continuing we will travel to the town of Maras and its circular terraces of Moray, here we can observe 3 pits, which in Inca times served as an agricultural laboratory. Then we will go to the salt mines known as “Salineras”, where there are more than 2000 thousand salt deposits that were exploited during the Inca, Colonial and current times. At the end of 3:00 pm approx. Arrival to the city of Cusco.

We start at 4:30 a.m. to 05:00 a.m. with the pick up from your hotel to begin our journey to the south of Cusco. Then we will travel approximately 2 hours to Cusipata to enjoy a delicious breakfast.

Then we will continue for another hour and a half until we reach Vinicunca and start our hike of approx. hour and a half to reach the highest point above 5000 meters above sea level, where we can enjoy a breathtaking view of the “mountain of 7 colors. After our visit we will return to Cusipata to enjoy a delicious lunch that will comfort us, our adventure of the Vinicunca Rainbow mountain range.

Afterwards, we will return to Cusco, where we will arrive at approximately 5:00 p.m.

At 8:20 a.m. our transfer will pick you up at your hotel to take you to the starting point of our tour.

At 8:20 a.m. our transfer will pick you up at your hotel to take you to the starting point of our tour. Then we will pass through the village of Pisaq to reach the archaeological park of Pisaq, a village built on the slopes of the hill with Inca terraces that make the shape of a partridge. On our return to the town of Pisaq we will have a 10 minute visit to a silversmith’s workshop.

Following our route along the Vilcanota River we will move to Urubamba, where a delicious lunch prepared with local ingredients awaits us, where we will have 40 minutes to rest and enjoy the buffet menu. We will continue our adventure to the town of Ollantaytambo. We will visit the Ollantaytambo Fortress, built to guard the entrance to this part of the valley and protect it from possible invasions by jungle settlers.

At 4:00 p.m. after our visit we will approach the Ollantaytambo train station to board the train to Machu Picchu. On the way we will see a beautiful landscape within the Vilcanota valley, as well as archaeological remains surrounding the entrance to Machu Picchu. Upon arrival at Machupichu station, the hotel transfer will be waiting to take you to the hotel. Once at the hotel our guide will approach you to give you the indications for our visit to the citadel of Machu Picchu.

According to the time indicated by our guide we will approach the Consettur bus station to board and start our most desired journey “Machu Picchu”, at the control gate of the citadel we will present our tickets to enter with our tour guide that we will travel for 2 hours and a half the Inka citadel of Machu Picchu, We will visit the House of the Guardian from where we will have the panoramic view of Machu Picchu next to the Huaynapicchu, the stone quarry, the temple of the sun, temple of the 3 windows, the agricultural area and the urban area.

At the end of our guided tour, we will have an average of one hour to rest inside the historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu. Luego tomaremos nuestro bus de regreso a Machu Picchu pueblo. Depending on the departure time of our train, 30 minutes before departure we will board the train to Ollantaytambo.

Upon arrival in Ollantaytambo our transfer will be waiting for you to take you to Cusco city, ending our tour in San Francisco Square.

The time 6:20 a.m. Approx. We will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the bus station to take the bus that will take us on a tour that lasts about 8 hours. We will have 4 excursions to places of tourist interest in the southern corridor of the altiplano; Temple of Andahuaylillas, the Inca temple of Raqchi, at noon in the town of Sicuani we will have a buffet lunch.

Then we continue to the Raya pass at 4335 m.a.s.l. and the Aymara Inca museum of Pukara. Each visit lasts from 20 to 40 minutes, where the passenger can ask questions, take pictures and walk around a bit, making our excursions pleasant. Upon arrival at the “Puno. Noche hotel Puno

At the indicated time we will pick you up from your hotels for our tour in a boat to the island of the uros where we will visit 2 to 3 islands, and then continue the tour to the natural island of Taquile (2 ½ hours of navigation) we will arrive approximately at noon.

We will take a short hike to the upper part of the island (30 minutes), from where we will be able to appreciate the immensity of the lake and all its splendor, have lunch and learn more about its textiles, inhabitants and customs.

On our return we can rest at our hotel in Puno.

It is best to travel directly from Puno to Chivay where we will spend the night before the guided tour to the Colca Canyon.

06:15 a.m. Boarding and departure from Puno to Chivay. After traveling 2 hours approximately, we will arrive at Lagunillas where we will observe the birds and beautiful geography. Continuing on we arrive at Pampa Cañahuas and the Patapampa Volcano Viewpoint (4950 masl).

Finally, at 12:00 noon we arrive in Chivay and disembark in Chicay. We will have the afternoon free to enjoy the thermal baths of La Calera and the beautiful landscapes of the place.

At approximately 8:00 a.m. we start our excursion to the deepest canyon of Arequipa, the Colca Canyon, from the viewpoint of the Cruz del Condor we will observe the depth and the magnificent birds that dominates the sky “the Andean Condor”.

At the end of the visit we return to Chivay after a short rest we return to the city of Arequipa, night hotel Arequipa.

According to our flight schedule, if you have an international flight connection, you will be transferred to the Arequipa airport and take the flight to Lima.