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Explore The Highlights Of Peru In 21 Days From Lima
  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Archeology, History, Sightseeing

  • Duration

    21 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English

Description

Explore the major attractions of Peruvian cities and islands by signing up for this exciting tour and get an insight into their culture, history, tradition and lifestyle. Visit the spectacular highlights from the Torre Tagle Palace in Lima to the Colca Canyon, Machu Picchu, Pyramid of the Sun and the Moon Sipan archaeological complex and the floating islands of Uros and many other landmarks. Also, ride a boat in Llanganuco and see the cave paintings of Pachacutec in this 21-day tour.

Highlights
  • Visit the Museum of the Larco Herrera, the Cathedral, Pizarro’s Tomb & the Catacombs of San Francisco
  • Head to the archaeological site of Chavin and Lake Querococha in Huaraz
  • Enjoy a boat ride in Llanganuco overlooking the mountains
  • Marvel at the cave paintings of Pachacutec
  • Admire at the Pyramid of the Sun and the Moon 
  • Hear the unique neighing sound of Paso horses
  • Explore Sipan Museum and Archaeological Complex
  • Spot sea lions and seals in Ballestas Islands 
  • Sightsee the colonial arts in Arequipa 
  • Experience the floating island of Uros and awe at the textile art in Taquile Island 
  • Be amazed by the ruins of the world-famous Machu Pichhu
  • Day 1: Arrival at Lima expand_more
    • Once you arrive in Perú, our staff will greet you at Jorge Chavez airport in Lima.

    • Transfer to your hotel. 

    Overnight in Lima

  • Day 2: Lima Sightseeing expand_more
    • Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a free morning.

    • In the afternoon, start touring the different attractions of the “City of Kings”: the Cathedral, Pizarro’s Tomb, the Catacombs of San Francisco, through Congress, the Torre Tagle Palace.

    • Pass through the residential areas of Orrantia, San Isidro and Miraflores.

    • Visit the Museum of the Larco Herrera, considered one of the best museums in Latin America. This museum features the best and most complete pre-Hispanic gold and silver collection in the world. It is well-known because of its erotic ceramics exhibits as well as its vast storage galleries.

    • Transfer to your hotel—overnight in Lima.

  • Day 3: Huaraz expand_more
    • After breakfast, you will be transferred from your hotel to the airport to fly from Lima to Huaraz. 

    • Transfer to the hotel, and then start the tour at 10:00 a.m.

    • Visit the archaeological site of Chavin, one of the oldest civilisations of America, with approximately a 3,000-year journey of antiquity.

    • Visit the Querococha Lake and cross the mountains to the tunnel that crosses Cahuish joining the Cordillera Blanca in the Callejon de Huaylas Alley Conchucos.

    • Descend to the river valley to reach Chavín Mosna.

    • Appreciate the famous archaeological Lanzon, to see the heads and galleries, an impressive network of internal galleries or labyrinths, columns, porches and a large square that stands ceremonial concentric.

    • Return to Huaraz to spend the night.

  • Day 4: Callejon de Huaylas tour from Huaraz expand_more
    • After breakfast, transfer to make your tour in the Callejon de Huaylas to appreciate its wealth of varied folk customs, traditional dress, cuisine, crafts of the peoples of Carhuaz and Yungay.

    • Visit the famous Llanganuco at 3.850 m (Chinacocha and Orcocha).

    • Take a boat ride and enjoy the impressive flora, accompanied by a walk overlooking the majesty of the mountains Huascaran, Yanapaccha, Paracas and Huandoy.

    • Continuing the tour, visit Caraz city for lunch. You can see small factories of dairy products and other products of the region as blancmange, frozen fruit and liquor, honey, jelly, cheese, etc. 

    • In the afternoon, return to your hotel in Huaraz.

  • Day 5: Pachacutec from Huaraz expand_more
    • On this day, travel by car for 3 hours, for an exciting excursion to the south of Huaraz.

    • Visit attractive places like Recuay, the grotto of St. Patrick, Ticapampa, a mining town and Cátac to see Pueblo Livestock. A 7 km drive to the south will bring you to the valley where you take the Pachacoto diversion on the east side, continuing to reach the lagoon Patococha. Here you will see Huascaran National Park, the mineral water source Pumapampa safe for drinking, water’s eye Laguna, Pumapashimin whose seven colours take different colours depending on the position of the sun and Puya Raimondi the most beautiful of our high Andean flora.

    • Continue to visit the cave painting of Pachacutec.

    • Go to the base of Mount on foot and practice different sports such as slide, sky, etc. After staying in the snow for a while, return by the same route.

    • Have lunch in the small town of Cátac to enjoy typical dishes of the region, and return to Huaraz where we spent the night in the hotel.

  • Day 6: Trujillo expand_more
    • Arrive at Trujillo around midday.

    • Visit the Pyramid of the Sun and the Moon located 8 kilometres from Trujillo. According to legend, the pyramid is about 20-noon meters high and was built in just 3 days using 250,000 men and 70 million bricks. This would be a building with the funeral, ceremonial and possibly administrative. The Pyramid of the Moon is made of super temples made according to different stages of the Moche. Archaeologists have discovered a tomb with over 40 sacrificed warriors, return to Trujillo.

    Overnight at a hotel in Trujillo.

  • Day 7: Paso Horse Exhibition expand_more
    • Visit the Huaca Arco Iris Temple Dragon of the Chimu culture (S. XI to XV AD) whose quadrilateral, is surrounded by a trapezoidal wall six feet high.

    • Visit the impressive archaeological complex of Chan Chan, El Palacio Tschudi; its walls are decorated with stylised friezes in high relief with zoomorphic and geometric.

    • Visit Trujillo to see traditional Fishing methods and the ancient Mochica fishing boats called totora horses, which maintains the old tradition of artisanal fishing.

    • Visit the pier to see a craft fair and have lunch at the creek. The waves of the sea lend themselves to the sport of surfing.

    • According to the schedule (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday), we will visit the Paso Horse Exhibition in the afternoon. Peru is known worldwide for this horse and its unique walk, producing a sound, very original-PACA PACA-PACA. The Paso horse is recognised as a “national treasures and silent ambassador” and the best saddle horse in the world.

  • Day 8: Chiclayo expand_more
    • Breakfast at the hotel. Pick you up from your hotel to go to Chiclayo.

    • Visit the north to the Chicama Valley through green sugar cane crops reach the pyramids area Sorcerer’s one of the most important religious and political centres of the Moche culture. El Brujo Archaeological Complex is formed mainly by the pyramids of Cao Viejo and Huaca Cortada, and El Brujo.

    • Go to the Cao funerary site.  It is about discovering the mummy of a Moche ruler who inhabited these pyramids 1,700 years ago. She is called La Señora de Cao.

    • Visit the archaeological center of Huaca of Dragon.

    Overnight at selected hotel in Chiclayo.

  • Day 9: Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum expand_more
    • After breakfast, transfer to the Museum of Royal Tombs of Sipan Lord preserves the material collected by Dr Walter Alva in the archaeological excavations of the Sipan complex. The exhibition shows the Lord of Sipan with all her jewels, some tombs of warriors Moche and essential pieces of gold. The museum’s architecture, inspired by the ancient Mochica sanctuaries that combine platforms. He is currently considered one of the best museums in South America.
    • Lunch will be on his own in the afternoon.
    • Make the tour at the Pyramids of Tucume characterized by its 26 pyramids, among which are: The Huaca del Pueblo, La Raya, The Sun and The Stakes.

    Finally, overnight at the hotel.

  • Day 10: Sipan Archaeological Complex and Paracas expand_more
    • After having breakfast, pick you up from the hotel for the tour in the Sipan Archaeological Complex – Huaca Rajada (Lord of Sipan), located 35 kilometres from Chiclayo. Place where the intact remains of a dignitary of the Moche hierarchy warrior priest. The construction consists of a common platform and two adobe pyramids. In addition, numerous gold jewellery and silver are present in the Complex.
    • Transfer you to the Chiclayo airport and take your flight to Lima, travelling to Paracas.

    Spend the night in a hotel.

  • Day 11: Ballestas Islands expand_more
    • After breakfast, we transfer to Paracas Port and start the tour to the Ballestas Islands through “The Chandelier”, a giant picture on the side of a hill.
    • Arriving at the Ballestas Islands, we will visit the different islands for two hours, watching the other sea lions, seals, penguins and seabirds.
    • After arriving at the port, make the tour to the Paracas Reserve. In the afternoon we head to the city of “Nazca”. The journey usually lasts 3 hours, and in Nazca, our staff will be waiting to transfer to your hotel.
  • Day 12: Nazca and Arequipa expand_more
    • By the morning with breakfast, transfer to Nazca Airport for a 40-minute flight over the Nazca Plains, where the ancient pre-Inca drew huge figures of animals and plants for a purpose not yet discovered, many believe that these figures were made by aliens, among which are the monkey, the spider, hummingbird, etc.

    • Continue our trip to “Arequipa” and spend the night in Arequipa.

  • Day 13: Arequipa city tour expand_more
    • After breakfast at the hotel, have the morning off to rest.

    • In the afternoon, tour to the “White City” including the Convent of Santa Catalina, undoubtedly the gem of Arequipa, finally open to the public in 1970, having been for 400 years in prison, with countless pieces of colonial art.

    • Visit the Plaza de Armas, the cloisters of the Society of Jesus and the districts of Cayma and Yanahuara, with a magnificent view of the volcano El Misti, and visit a traditional colonial house called the Mansion of the Founder.

    • In the evening, relax at the hotel.
  • Day 14: Colca Valley expand_more
    • Early morning departure by shared touristic transportation to Colca Canyon, past the volcano Chachani. During the trip, we will cross the plains of Arrieros Cañahuas where are the Vicuña National Reserve and Vizcachani, The Pulpera Callalli, and Tuti Sibayo Villajes.
    • Arrive at the altitude of 4,000 meters above sea level. They appreciate the flora and fauna of the beautiful natural lagoons and Sea Caught Bofedales with giant rocks in the form of castles.
    • Lunch in Chivay at the Colca Valley.
    • Optional visit the hot springs of La Calera, where we find medicinal waters, which surpass 40 degrees, suitable for physical illnesses.

    Overnight at the Colca Valley.

  • Day 15: Colca Canyon expand_more
    • After a brief stop at the “Cruz del Condor” in the morning, we will continue our trip to the Colca Canyon, admiring the small towns of Pinchocclo, Madrigal, Lari, Maca Achoza, Yanque, etc. 

    Transfer you to your hotel—overnight in Puno.

  • Day 16: Uros and Taquile Islands expand_more
    • After breakfast at your hotel, we will pick you up to start the tour and go to Suasi. 
    • Stop by at the Uros floating Islands. Stepping on them feels very much like a water bed (but it is relatively safe). We see the houses and meet their friendly inhabitants. Uros people are descendants of one of the oldest South American groups. Ride on traditional reed boats. 
    • After simple navigation of 2 1/2 hours, reach Taquile Island. Textile arts on the island have been declared the world’s heritage by UNESCO. Hike for 45 minutes approximate to visit the communal cooperative.
    • Continue our trip to Suasi Island, where we will have an overnight stay.
  • Day 17: Suasi Island expand_more
    • After breakfast, continue to explore the Suasi Island and observe the local’s daily life.
    • The Hotel Suasi Island is the largest, with 23 rooms with incredible lake views. They also have a private cabin on the lake with all amenities.
    • At midday, our motorboat starts the way back to Puno. We arrive at about 15:00 hrs.

    Stay at Hotel Hacienda Plaza de Armas Puno.

  • Day 18: Cusco expand_more
    • After having a good breakfast, we will pick you up from the hotel and go to the company's bus station to take us on a journey that lasts 7 hours. Our bus is a directly touristic bus from Puno to Cusco.
    • In the afternoon, visit Sacsayhuaman, Plaza de Armas and San Blas Neighborhood. Sacsayhuaman, located 3 km from the city of Cusco, has impressive stone fortress monumental and magnificent architecture, famous for its enormous carved stones, some of which are at 9 m/ 30 feet tall and weigh 350 tons.
  • Day 19: Pisac to Ollantaytambo expand_more
    • Go to Pisac and visit the archaeological site of Pisac. It is also famous for its fairs where you can buy beautiful handicrafts.
    • Head to Urubamba for a buffet lunch.
    • Go to the fortress of Ollantaytambo, where descendants of the Incas living in the Incas home.
    • Take the train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes, the town of Machupicchu. We have overnight there.
  • Day 20: Machu Picchu to Cusco expand_more
    • Early in the morning the next day, we go to the bus station to climb 400 meters high, by a zigzag way for 30 minutes to reach the incredible wonder of the world "The Sanctuary of Machupicchu", known as "The City lost of the Incas".
    • Visit the citadel of Machupicchu and see its Main Plaza, the Circular Tower, the Sacred Solar Clock, the royal quarters, the temple of the Three Windows and various cemeteries around for more than two hours.
    • Stroll around the citadel. 
    • In the afternoon, take the bus back to Aguas Calientes and have lunch for your own.
    • Head to our hotel to take bags, and go to the train station to return to Cusco, waiting for you to transfer to your hotel in Cusco.

    Overnight in Cusco.

  • Day 21: Cusco city tour expand_more
    • After breakfast at the hotel, we will visit some important places in Cusco City, beginning with Santo Domingo's Monastery, Koricancha Temple and Inca Museum. 
    • Visit the Museo de Arte precolombino.
    • Transfer you to the airport to take the flight to Lima.
What's Included
  • All road transfers and boat rides
  • Flight from Lima to Huaraz
  • Flight from Cusco to Lima
  • Accommodation with bed and breakfast
  • Train tickets from Cuzco to Machu Picchu and Aguas Calientes to Cusco
  • Bus tickets 
  • English speaking Peruvian guide
  • All entrance fees
  • All taxes and services
  • All activities mentioned in the itinerary
What's Excluded
  • Lunch and dinner

  • Any other personal expenses

Meeting Point

Lima, Peru

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 4 USD 4350 Per Person
Child
1 To 4 USD 4350 Per Person

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