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  11 nights/ 12 days cultural private tour,

  Scenic land journey + 2 domestic flights

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   Accommodation in 3 & 4 hotels based on double occupancy

  Guided sightseeing

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 Peru Land of Inca Tour - 12 days

Private tour / Departs everyday from Lima
 
Accommodation in 3 and 4 star hotels
Lima (2) - Arequipa (1) - Colca Canyon (1) - Puno (2) - Cusco (3) - Yucay (2)

Category: Cultural private tour, roundtrip

Day 1:  Arrive Lima
Arrival at the airport in Lima, where you will be greeted by our representative. Transfer to the hotel and check-in.

 

Day 2: Lima (B)
Today you will explore the city on a sightseeing tour through Lima. The Plaza de Armas with the beautiful buildings of the government Palace, the town hall, the Palace of the archbishop and the cathedral are still the most important places in town. After that you will visit the beautiful San Francisco monastery.

Proceed through the modern districts of San Isidro and Miraflores and to the Coastline enjoying the view over the beaches of Lima and the Pacific Ocean. Afterwards enjoy a guided visit of one of the Lima’s most noted museums, the Rafael Larco Herrera Archaeological Museum which houses the world’s largest private collection of Peruvian pre-Columbian Art

 

Day 3: Lima – (via flight) Arequipa (B)
Transfer to Lima airport for flight to Arequipa. Transfer to hotel. After check-in at the hotel in Arequipa you will be picked in a private transportation to start the city tour through Arequipa, the so called "White City", departing towards Carmen Alto district, where we will appreciate beautiful landscapes of the place, as well as of the city, the volcanoes and pre-Incan terraces. Then we will visit the old neighborhoods of San Lázaro and Yanahuara, this last with its viewing point and church. Continue our visit towards Arequipa´s Cathedral and "Plaza de Armas" with its three portals. After that we will continue towards the complex of the Company of Jesus exponent of the baroque-half caste and baroque over decorated Spanish art of the XVII century together with its Chapel San Ignacio, also called "The Sixtina of America". Visit the Santa Catalina Convent, a beautiful and romantic city of the XVI. Century with the pure style of different Spanish cities. The afternoon is at leisure.

 

Day 4: ArequipaColca Canyon (B, Lunchbox, D)
Today you start your 2-day excursion to the Colca Canyon.

This canyon has a length of more than 100km and its deepest point is 3.400m. The best lookout is to be found at 3.800m above sea level. Start your trip in the early morning from Arequipa and drive up to Chivay at an altitude of 3.600m. The road leads along the volcanoes Misti, Chachani, Ampatao and the still active Sabancaya. On the tour you will visit the Observatory of the Cordillera Occidental. Box lunch en route. After the arrival in Chivay you check in at your hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

 

Day 5: Colca Canyon - Puno (B)
After an early breakfast start your trip to the lookouts Cruz del Condor, located at the deepest point of the canyon. The view is just fantastic and condors can be seen. Afterwards full day bus transfer to Puno at Lake Titicaca.

 

Day 6: Puno (B, L)
Full day excursion on Lake Titicaca to visit the Uros floating islands (seat-in). Continue to Taquile Island where you find numerous pre-Inca and Inca ruins and Inca terracing. The island is narrow, only about 1km wide, but 6-7km long. The people here still wear their traditional clothes and there is a co-operative shop on the Plaza where one can buy woolen goods of very fine quality.

 

Day 7: Puno  - Cusco (B, L)
A full day bus journey (seat-in) from Puno to Cusco leads through the Peruvian highland along snow-covered peaks of the Andes, small villages and reaches its highest point in La Raya at 4.300 m above sea level. Lunch in a typical restaurant en route is included. Upon arrival in Cusco transfer to your hotel.

 

Day 8: Cusco (B)

After breakfast begin the half-day city tour. You’ll see the exact centre of the Inca Empire, the Plaza de Armas. There one can find the cathedral built on the ruins of the ancient Inca Palace. Afterwards visit the surrounding ruins.

 

Day 9: Cusco (B)

The day is free at leisure to explore the city of Cusco.

 

Day 10: Cusco - Yucay (B)
Today enjoy a half day tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Visit of the Pisac Indian market in the town of Pisac. Here a very special and traditional market is performed every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. A large handicraft fair is organized by the Pisac and Cusco craftsmen who exhibit and sell wide variety of fine crafts such as woven goods, Alpaca rugs, tapestry, sculpture, jewellery.  Afterwards continue to the hotel in Yucay located in the Urubamba valley. The rest of the day is at leisure for own activities.

 

Day 11: Yucay – Machu Picchu - Yucay (B)
Transfer by bus to the train station of Ollantaytambo where the tour starts by train that goes through the fertile plain of the Urubamba valley and on to Aguas Calientes. From there, small busses drive up the steep mountain to the ruin town Machu Picchu. Called the Lost City of the Incas, this cultural heritage of mankind is a beautifully located impressive stone city constructed with a technique incredible for its era and even for present times. Stone upon stone, fitted together perfectly without any cement, with impressive delicacy, exquisite detail and discrimination worthy of the world’s greatest palaces. There are many theories about Machu Picchu, but one thing is for sure - it is one of the most impressive sites in the world. Enjoy a guided visit of the ruins and return by bus and train to the Sacred Valley.

 

Day 12: Departure (B)
Transfer to the airport of Cusco for return flight to Lima. Thank you for visiting Peru.

 

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