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DAY BY DAY Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrival in Lima, Peru
Welcome at Lima Airport, assistance, and private transportation to your hotel.
Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.
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Day 2 – Colonial and contemporary Lima city tour
After breakfast, today you will enjoy a trip to the essential Lima, “The City of Kings” including the most important architectural icons of the city, such as the Main Square, where you can find the Government Palace, the City Hall, the Cathedral and the Archbishop’s Palace.
Then, we continue with a visit to the San Francisco Convent, an architectonic jewel dating back to the 16th century. On our way to the modern area of the city, we will cross the exclusive district of San Isidro, the new financial heart of the city, to take a look at pre-inca Huaca Huallamarca.
Finally, we conclude our circuit in Miraflores, where we will visit the “Parque del Amor” (Love Park) an excellent spot to enjoy a great view of the Pacific Ocean.
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Day 3 – Ica – Nazca Lines Overflight
Breakfast and at the scheduled time, transportation from Lima to Ica (3 hrs. approx)
Upon arrival, we will assist you with check-in and accommodation at the hotel.
Then, you will be taken to the local airport to take a light aircraft and enjoy an overflight over the Nasca Lines. There, you will spot various figures drawn on the sandy soil, representing animals and stylized plants, distributed in a huge labyrinth of lines, trapezes, triangles and hairsprings recorded over the land and preserved for almost 2000 years, according to the specialists.
The rest of the day is free to rest enjoying the hotel facilities; make an optional city tour, dune buggy ride or sand boarding.
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Day 4 – Paracas – Ballestas Islands - Lima
Breakfast and transportation to the Paracas Bay, where our two-hour motorboat excursion to the Ballestas Islands will begin. These beautiful islands, located in front of the Paracas National Reserve, are the biggest natural sanctuary in our shores and are home to thousands of migratory birds, which share their habitat with huge groups of sea lions and fur seals. During the excursion, you will find a mysterious design over the hill, called “El Candelabro” (The Chandelier).
At the scheduled time, we will start our return to Lima.
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Day 5 – From Lima to Cuzco
Breakfast and at schedule time, private transportation from hotel to airport for your flight to Cuzco
Upon arrival, reception by our representatives and private transportation to the hotel. The rest of the morning is free to rest and get acclimatized to the altitude.
In the afternoon, you will visit the Imperial City, living example of the mixture of the Andean and Spanish cultures. We start our trip visiting the Santo Domingo Convent, built over the Koricancha, and ancient Inca palace and main worship center of the Sun God. Later, we will stop at the Main Square, where you can find the Cathedral and the beautiful Church of La Compañía. Going on with the tour, we will visit the Sacsayhuaman Fortress, imposing sample of military Inca architecture which domains the city. Finally, we will take a look at the archaeological sites of Qenko, Puca-Pucara and Tambomachay, located north east of the city. As a suggestion to mysticism and esoterism lovers, the Sacsayhuaman Complex is an excellent spot to hold meditation sessions.
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Day 6 – From Cuzco to Sacred Valley – Pisac Market
Breakfast and we will pick you up at your hotel to start driving towards the Sacred Valley of the Incas, taking the direct route to Pisac.
We will stop on the way to have a classic view of the Urubamba valley, with crops dressing the mountains like carpets. We will arrive to the colorful market of Pisac, where we will have free time to interact with the local craftsmen, or to purchase their hand-made souvenirs.
We will continue to the town of Urubamba for a buffet lunch.
Finally, we will visit Ollantaytambo, attractive town of Inca origin with remarkable channels and stone streets. In its high part one rises to an impressive ceremonial center of cult to the water and a fortress that guarded the access to the inferior part of the valley.
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Day 7 – Machu Picchu – The lost city of the Incas
Breakfast and today you will start early your visit to one of the most important energetic centers of the world: Machu Picchu.
The train ride will take you from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes and during the trip you will have an amazing view of the landscapes of the Sacred Valley of Urubamba.
Upon arrival to Aguas Calientes, our representatives will assist you to board the bus which will take you to the citadel. It will be an unforgettable experience, where a professional tour guide will transmit you the history around this mysterious and charming place.
After the guided tour, free time to explore the zone on your own.
Buffet lunch at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge of Orient Express.
Diner at Lodge Restaurant.
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Day 8 – Optional second visit to Machu Picchu – Cuzco
Breakfast and full morning at leisure. Optionally, you can make a second visit to Machu Picchu and have the chance to know hidden places, such as the Intipunku (Gate of the Sun). Those with a sense of adventure can enjoy a hike full of adrenaline to the top of Huayna Picchu (Young Mountain) to visit the Temple of the Moon and enjoy a spectacular view of the city.
In the afternoon, you will board the train that will take you back to Cuzco.
On arrival, our collaborators will be waiting in the train station, from where we will transfer you to your hotel.
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Day 9 – From Cuzco to Puno
Breakfast and you will be transferred to the bus station to start your trip to Puno, so you can enjoy the wonderful scenery of the South Valley of Cusco. We will visit Andahuaylillas, a town where a precious church from the 17th century boasts an amazing organ decorated with angels and cherubs.
We will continue with a visit to the Racchi ruins, known as “The Temple of God Wiracocha”.
Lunch will be served in a restaurant on route.
Stop at Pucara and then at La Raya, highest point on the road between Cusco and Puno, from where we will get excellent photo opportunities. Late afternoon arrival to Puno and transportation from bus station to your hotel.
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Day 10 – Uros and Taquile Floating Islands
Early breakfast and excursion to the Lake Titicaca and as a first starting point, visit the floating islands of the Uros, also called Lake Town. These islands are built using totora reed and are used as home and trade centers for the natives, who use hand-made boats of the same material as their means of transportation.
You will go on to Taquile Island, where the community kindly welcomes tourists, keeping their traditions alive, as well as their costumes and colorful typical dresses, These people are very skilled artisans and they show in every piece of work all the techniques developed for centuries.
Lunch included.
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Day 11 – From Puno to – Puerto Maldonado
Breakfast and at the scheduled time, transfer to the airport to take your flight to Puerto Maldonado. On the way we will visit Sillustani, an archaeological site located 34 Km. north of Puno. It has the famous Chullpas, which are funerary towers with circle base, built in stone. They can reach 12m high and where used by the Collas and by the Incas. These ruins are above Lake Umayo, which increases the beauty of this mystic and wonderful place.
Arrival, assistance and 45 minute boat transportation to “Reserva Amazonica”
Enjoy the Trail System adventure and the Twilight River excursion or the nature presentation at the Eco Center with available cocktails.
Diner at the main dinning room.
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Day 12 – Tambopata Peruvian Amazon
Breakfast starting at 5 a.m. until 10 a.m.
Enjoy the excursion to Lake Sandoval and Inkaterra Canopy Walkway & Anaconda Walk
A five-minute boat ride takes you to the Inkaterra Canopy Interpretation Center. After ascending the first tower, at 29 meters above the forest floor, you will literally walk through the treetops for one-and-a-half hours along suspension bridges that link eight observation platforms.
Enjoy landscapes and vistas that would be unimaginable from below, while on the look-out for giant strangler fig trees, orchids, toucans, woodpeckers, trogons and –with luck- monkeys or sloths. After your descent from the Canopy, experience the Anaconda Walk for about 30 minutes along the 200-meter wooden bridge over the Aguajales swamps. In this lush eco system, you may observe the various species of amphibians, serpents, birds, mammals and abundant flora and trees of this flooded marshland. The walk finishes by returning to the lodge.
The Eco-media nature presentation with available cocktail
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Day 13 – Tambopata Peruvian Amazon
Breakfast and Gamitana Creek excursion
A 35-minute motorboat ride from the lodge takes you to the magic world of Gamitana Creek. The sights, scents and sounds of the jungle will surround you as you walk for two and a half hours, rambling through the rain forest along the banks of this winding, dark-water creek that is home to piranha, caimans, turtles and an abundance of brightly colored birds.
When you reach the embarkation point, board a canoe and navigate your way back downstream, appreciating the rich plant and animal life along the way. You will return to Gamitana Farm in time for a well earned picnic lunch, followed by a short guided tour to learn how local farmers raise fruits and vegetables.
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Day 14 – From Amazon to Lima and back home
Breakfast and specialized visit to the Butterfly house.
Transportation from Amazon back to Puerto Maldonado airport for your flight back to Lima and home.
End of the program.
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