Peru Ideal Travel Package

Day 1: Arrival in Lima

1. 30m
   Arrival in Lima and private transfer, with only driver, to the hotel.

Day 2: Lima - Paracas

1. Museo Larco
   1h · Admission ticket included
   We will begin the tour in the wonderful Larco Museum, located in Pueblo Libre district, where you can see a complete collection of more than 5000 pieces of ceramic, as well as gold and silver, and pre-Columbian erotic art.
2. Casa de Aliaga
   40m · Admission ticket included
   Then, we will go to the historic center to visit Casa Aliaga, a colonial mansion with beautiful rooms full of invaluable art and history.
3. Centro Historico de Lima
   1h 30m
   We continue to the Plaza de Armas, where we find the Government Palace, the Archbishop’s Palace, the Municipal Palace, and other important buildings of the colonial era, where we will visit the Cathedral built in the sixteenth century.
4. Paracas
   20m
   After the visit, you will be transferred to the bus station to take the touristic bus to Paracas. Arrival in Paracas and transfer to the hotel.

Day 3: Paracas - Nazca

1. Las Islas Ballestas
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   In the morning, after breakfast, the transportation service will pick you up at your hotel to transfer you to the Paracas pier, more precisely to the Chaco station: boarding point for the boat trip to the Ballestas Islands. It is a natural reserve of beautiful geological formations, impressive fauna and lags of a pre-Incan culture, that dominated the desert to install a successful society in adverse conditions. The Ballestas Islands are inhabited by bobo birds, pelicans, sea lions and Humboldt penguins, among other species found in the archipelago. On the way you can see the still inexplicable lines drawn in the sand forming a candelabrum.
2. Nazca
   20m
   At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to the bus station to take the tourist bus to Nazca. Arrival in Nazca and transfer to the hotel.

Day 4: Nazca - Arequipa

1. 45m · Admission ticket included
   Transfer to the airport to take the flight over the Nazca Lines. Upon arrival, we will first go through the corresponding procedure that takes about 45 minutes, and prepare to fly over these fantastic figures.
2. Nasca Lines
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   You will see 13 figures such as the whale, trapeze, the dog, the astronaut, the monkey, the condor, the compass, the spider, the hummingbird, the parrot, the tree, the hands and alcatraz.
3. Arequipa
   20m
   At the end, you will be transferred to the bus station to take the bus to Arequipa (10 hours). Arrival in Arequipa in the night, and transfer to the hotel.

Day 5: Arequipa

1. 30m
   Free morning for rest or personal activities. In the afternoon, the journey begins with the transfer from the hotel to the center of Arequipa city, in the colonial district of San Lazaro, place where the city has been founded.
2. Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa
   1h
   Then, we will visit the Main Square, one of the most beautiful in Peru, and neighbor of the imposing Arequipa cathedral built in the seventeenth century and completely rebuilt after several earthquakes. We will see the Cathedral and the Church Compañía de Jesús (1590), considered a classic example of the local baroque architecture that keeps inside a sample exceptional paintings and murals.
3. Monasterio de Santa Catalina
   1h · Admission ticket included
   From there we will go to Santa Catalina Monastery, an authentic medieval cloister built in 1579 and is still in use to this day.
4. 30m
   Then, we will visit Yanahuara and Carmen Alto districts to have a Panoramic view of the countryside, without a doubt a fantastic image. Return to the hotel.

Day 6: Arequipa - Puno

1. Arequipa
   20m
   Transfer to the bus station to take the tourist bus to Puno. The journey takes circa 6 hours.
2. Puno
   20m
   Arrival in Puno and transfer to the hotel. Free evening.

Day 7: Puno

1. Uros Floating Islands
   1h · Admission ticket included
   You will be transferred to the lake port of Puno, where a regular boat will take you to the floating islands of the Uros. The Uros are an ancestral society that populate a series of artificial islands built on the basis of the totora plant, which grows in the same lake. The islands are constructed by weaving the totora in the places where it grows thicker and forming a natural layer. On top of it they built their houses, also of totora, and cook outdoors to prevent possible fires.
2. Taquile Island
   2h
   After Uros visit and, an hour and a half boat trip, you will continue your journey to the island of Taquile. This is Quechua, unlike the other Aymara speaking islands on the lake. It was part of the Inca empire and vestiges of this culture can still be seen in its constructions. Once there you will be given a brief explanation of the island and witness a cultural activity. After lunch, you will return to the port of Puno, where our transport will be waiting to take you to your hotel.

Day 8: Puno - Cusco

1. 20m
   Transfer to the bus station to take the tourist bus to Cusco (a total journey of 8 hours)
2. Museo Litico Pukara
   30m · Admission ticket included
   We are going to visit the Museum of Pucará
3. La Raya Pass
   10m
   We will pass through the border of the cities of Cusco and Puno, with views of the snowy Chimboya
4. 40m
   A buffet lunch is included at local restaurant
5. Parque Arqueologico De Raqchi
   30m · Admission ticket included
   The next stop will be at the archaeological site of Raqchi
6. San Pedro Apostol de Andahuaylillas
   25m · Admission ticket included
   The last visit will be at the Sistine Chapel of America in the town of Andahuaylillas
7. 20m
   Arrival in Cusco, and transfer with only driver to the hotel

Day 9: Cusco - Sacred Valley - Aguas Calientes

1. Pisac Market
   1h · Admission ticket included
   We will pick you up from the hotel in Cusco, to start a 30 Km. journey until Pisac. This fantastic place has an amazing market, and archaeological temples of stone buildings, with incredible views to the valley and the magnificent Inca platforms.
2. 1h
   Then, we will continue until Urubamba to enjoy a delicious buffet lunch, and later we will reach Ollantaytambo.
3. Archaeological Park Ollantaytambo
   1h 30m · Admission ticket included
   Its temple was the headquarter of Inca’s army, as well as a religious and agricultural place. It has stunning views, and more than a hundred Inca platforms with an advanced irrigation canal for that period. We will visit Chinchero, and its typical and colorful Inca market, full of traditional craft as ceramics and Andean looms.
4. Aguas Calientes
   20m
   After the visit, you will be transferred to the train station in Ollantaytambo, and board the Train Expedition to Aguas Calientes. Upon arrival you will be transferred to your hotel, and you will have a short briefing with the guide before the tour to Machu Picchu, scheduled for the next day.

Day 10: Machu Picchu - Cusco

1. Machupicchu
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Transfer to Ollantaytambo’s train station to board the Train Expedition to Machu Picchu. Arrival at Aguas Calientes, and we will board the bus until the wonderful Machu Picchu Citadel, well-known as The Lost City of the Inca. The guided tour along 2 hours, will let you explore this awesome archeological site with incredible landscapes. Machu Picchu, a World Heritage Site, was the main place of Inca’s farming, and the most important urban place from Incan Empire. Enjoy your free time in Machu Picchu, take pictures or if you are brave you can climb Huayna Picchu (optional), and admire the entire citadel around.
2. Aguas Calientes
   1h
   Also, you have the option to go back to Aguas Calientes and have lunch (optional).
3. 20m
   At the agreed time, you will be back to the train station of Ollantaytambo
4. Centro Historico De Cusco
   20m
   A tourist bus will be waiting for you to take you to the city center of Cusco and drop you off at the hotel

Day 11: Cusco

1. 40m · Admission ticket included
   In the afternoon, we will start the tour visiting the Temple of the Sun well-known as Koricancha. This symbolic place has a clear example of the fusion between Incan and Hispanic cultures, and its base was used to build Santo Domingo’s Church and its famous convent.
2. Cusco Cathedral
   30m · Admission ticket included
   Then, we’re going to visit the Cathedral located in the Main Square, to appreciate a beautiful religious paintings of the Cusco School.
3. Sacsayhuaman
   30m · Admission ticket included
   The Cusco City Tour continues in Sacsayhuaman, an amazing archaeological complex with huge carved stones which fit each other in a perfect way, and it is said that it was built by more than 20 thousand men, and took over 70 years to finish it.
4. Q'enqo
   30m · Admission ticket included
   Then we will visit Qenqo religious temple, place where the Incas worshiped their Gods like the Sun, the Moon and the Earth. You will have an incredible experience exploring through its underground galleries, and admire a semicircular amphitheater.
5. Puka Pukara
   30m · Admission ticket included
   We will continue this entertaining excursion in the military compound of Puca Pucara, which means “Red Fortress” for its reddish infrastructure.
6. Tambomachay
   30m · Admission ticket included
   Then we will go the water’s worship center of Tambomachay, with aqueducts and waterfalls provided from nearby springs. At the end, we will drop you off at El Regocijo Square, located one block from Plaza de Armas.

Day 12: Departure from Cusco

1. 30m
   Transfer with only driver to the Cusco airport to take your flight to Lima.
2. 20m
   Arrival in Lima, and international flight connection.

Pickup details

Pick up from the airport of Lima until centrally located Miraflores, San Isidro or downtown Lima hotels.

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Rates are not valid for Peruvians, residents and foreigners staying more than 60 days in Peru.
• Rates are not valid for special dates such as Easter, Long weekends, National Holidays, Christmas and New Year.
• Tourist bus tickets for Lima / Paracas, Paracas / Nasca, Nasca / Arequipa can be quoted after booking, and will have an additional cost. Rates vary by seasons and holidays.
• You should bring comfortable clothes and shoes, cap, sunscreen, coat, sunglasses