Day 1 : LIMA PICK UP
Pick up upon arrival and overnight at Carmel Hotel or similar located in Miraflores, Lima.

Day 2 : LIMA CITY TOUR AND GOLD MUSEUM
In the morning, Lima city tour (half day). You will be picked up from your hotel at 09 a.m. The city tour begins with a visit to the Plaza the Armas, which has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Running along two sides are arcades with shops: Portal de Escribanos and Portal de Botoneros.
In the center of the Plaza is a bronze fountain dating back to 1560. Located in the Plaza is the Cathedral, note the splendidly carved stalls, the silver covered altars surrounded by fine woodwork, mosaic covered walls bearing the coat of arms of Lima and Pizarro. Next to the Cathedral is the Archbishop's Palace. Then you will visit the Monastery of San Francisco. This is famous for the Sivillian tilework and paneled ceiling in the cloisters, the catacombs under the church and part of the monastery are well worth seeing.
You will visit the old colonial streets in the center of the city, and the modern Lima with the district of San Isidro and Miraflores. Then you will visit the Peruvian Gold Museum; this excellent private collection includes pre-Columbian gold, silver and bronze, ceramics, weavings, mummies, etc. The second floor of this museum is a remarkable arms collections with an impressive exhibition from Spanish colonial times. Overnight at Carmel Hotel or similar . (B,L)

Day 3 : PARACAS
Early in the morning transfer to the bus station, at 7:30 am you'll take the Royal Class motor coach (best available) to Paracas (3 hours 1/2). Upon arrival transfer to Posada del Emancipador Hotel or similar, then excursion to Paracas of about 2 h. 30 min. Paracas is one of the best marine reserves, with the highest concentration of marine birds. In the afternoon return to the hotel and overnight (B)

Day 4 : BALLESTAS NAZCA LINES
At 7:15 in the morning transfer to the private dock in Hotel Paracas where you will take a motorboat excursion to the Ballestas islands. This islands are spectacular, eroded into numerous arches and caves, which provide shelter for thousands of seabirds, some of which are very rare, and seas lions. The islands are known as "the Galapagos of Peru", at the end transfer to Nazca (2 hours aprox) where we will admire the famous Nazca lines. Cut into the stony desert are large number of lines, not only parallels and geometrical figures, but also designs such as a dog, an enormous monkey, a bird with a wing span of over 100 meters, a spider and a tree. The lines, that represent some sort of vast astronomical pre-Inca calendar, are best seen from the air. We will take a half hour flight above the Lines then you'll visit to the Chauchilla cemetery, where skulls, mummies and pottery shards littering the desert. At 9:30 pm. you will take the motor coach Royal Class to Arequipa where you will arrive early in the morning (6 am) transfer to La Gruta Hostal or similar. (B)

Day 5 : AREQUIPA
Around 3 pm you will take the Arequipa half day city tour that includes the visit at the Santa Catalina Monastery. The city has fine spanish buildings and many old and interesting churches built of sillar, a pearly white volcanic material almost exclusevely used in the construction of Arequipa.
The Santa Catalina Convent is by far the most remarkable sight, opened in 1970 after 4 centuries of mistery. Overnight at La Gruta Hostal or similar.
(B)

Day 6 : COLCA CANYON
You will be picked up from your hotel at 08:00 am. Leave Arequipa towards nor west direcction behind snow-covered Chachani, Yura, small valley with thermal springs, see wild vicuñas in Pampa Cañahuas National Reserve, alpacas and llamas in Tocra, some bidrs like flamingoes, ibis, andean gooze, ducks, andean eagle "Kara Kara" view point of the Volcanoes and snow covered mountains in Patapampa (4,800 m. - 15,000 ft.). See the Ampato, Sabancaya, Walca Walca, etc. Chivay, capital of the valley. Afternoon visit to the termal springs and pools in La Calera. (Admission to the pools not included, about $2 per person). Overnight at Colca Lodge or similar. (B,L,D)

Day 7 : COLCA CANYON
Early morning after breakfast leave for a full day excursion in the left shore, beautiful tipical towns, like Yanque & Maca, colonial churches, gently people with tipical needlework dresses, hundreds of pre inca terraces still in use with andean growings like corn, qinua, kiwicha (Amaranto), etc.
Lookout of The Cross of the Condor: see the deep of the canyon and if we have good the flight of the Condor. Stone scale models, some pre inca graves. (Time for lunch). Return to Arequipa around 18:00 hrs. Overnight at La Gruta Hostal or similar . (B,L) * Take note that not all the way towards the Colca is asphalt paving .

Day 8 : PUNO
Transfer to the airport where you will take the flight to Puno (airfare not included), reception in the airport and transfer to the Qelqatani Hotel or similar. In the afternoon visit at the Sillustani Chullpas (pre-Colombian funeral towers). The scenery is desert but impressive, in a beautiful setting on a peninsula on lake Ayumara about 32 Km. from Puno. Most of the towers date from the period of Inca occupation in the 15th century, the engineering involved in their construction is more complex than anything the Incas built. Overnight . (B)

Day 9 : UROS AND TAQUILE ISLANDS
You will be picked up from your hotel at 6:40 a.m., after a 2 hour motorboat ride, you will arrive at the Uros island in the Titikaka lake. Fishermen and hunters inhabit the floating islands of the Uros. The residents of the Uros use the cattail, a type of rush, which grows in the lake, to create the conditions that ensure the islands stay afloat. The dense roots that the plants develop support the island. The roofs are waterproof and the houses are extremely humid because of the surrounding water. At present, they speak Quechua and Aymara. Then we will visit the Taquile island, where we will have lunch in the cooperative restaurant. There is also a cooperative shop on the plaza that sells exceptional wool goods which are of very fine quality and somewhat expensive. Taquile Island is famous for its craft production, particularly for its beautiful textiles. The island is narrow at about 1 Km. wide and 6 to 7 Km. long. The visit could be exhausting because of the 533 steps on the stone stairway to climb to get to the village and because of the altitude (13,000 ft above sea level). On Taquile there are numerous pre-Inca and Inca ruins as well as Inca terracing. We will return in Puno in the afternoon, overnight at the Qelqatani Hotel or similar. (B,L)


Day 10 : PUNO - CUSCO
After breakfast, transfer to the train or motor coach station. Ten hour train or coach ride to Cusco *, across the scenic high Andes landscapes only dotted by small villages and herds of the llamas and vicuñas. Upon arrival transfer to the Orquidea Real or similar . ( B,L )
(*) Additional fare on $250 per person if travelling by train. Ask for availability.

Day 11 : CUSCO CITY TOUR
Morning at leisure. At 1:45 pm Cusco city tour. This tour includes the major sites of historical interest in Cusco, such as the famous Inca Fortress at Sacsahuaman and the Temple of the Sun. Also included in this is a tourist card, giving you access to all the sites in the Cusco area as a whole (i.e., including outside of the City itself). This tour finishes at 18:00 hrs. Overnight at the Orquidea Real Hostal or similar . ( B )

Day 12 : SACRED VALLEY TOUR (TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY)
You will be picked up at 8,45A.M. Full day excursion to the Urubamba Valley, visiting: the village of Pisac, a picturesque town of creole and colonial aspect and its lndian market and craftfair. Lunch provided. In the afternoon you'll visit to the fortress of Ollantaytambo, an architectural group that in the days of the Tahuantinsuyo empire was a gigantic agricultural, administrative, social, religious and military complex, then the Chincero market. At the end Return to Cusco and Overnight. (B,L)

Day 13 : MACHU PICCHU
At 5:30 a.m. you will be picked up from the hotel to the train station which leaves at 06:00 a.m. Travel will be in a "Vistadome" Class (formerly "Autowagon"). At 09:40 a.m. you will arrive at the Aguas Calientes Station, from where you will take a 25 minutes bus ride to the ruins of Machu Picchu. Once there, you will take a guided tour, with an English speaking guide. Overnight at the Presidente Hostal or similar in Aguas Calientes (Machupicchu). (B, Box lunch)
*Optional: For lunch at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge instead of box-lunch,
add $35.00 to the tour price.

Day 14 : MACHU PICCHU
Morning at leisure in Aguas Calientes to continue visiting the area and Machu Picchu (bus ticket and entrance fees not included). At 3:30 pm we will take the Vistadome train back to Cusco, arriving at 7:30 pm. We will stay overnight at Orquidea Real Hostal or similar . (B)

Day 15 : TRANSFER TO LIMA
Transfer to the airport where we will take the flight back to Lima (airfare not included). (B)

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NOTE
-Daily departures
-No minimum of participants is required

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