Wonders of Peru Travel Package

DAY 1 Arrival in Lima

Lima

Arrival in Lima, and private transfer with only driver to the hotel. Overnight in Lima, standard room, 3* or 4* stars hotels, according to your choice 

DAY 2 Lima - Cusco

Larco Museum

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.

Casa de Aliaga

Then, we will go to the historic center to visit Casa Aliaga, a colonial mansion with beautiful rooms full of invaluable art and history.

Historic Center of Lima

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. After the visit, you will be transferred to the airport to take the local flight to Cusco.

Cusco

Arrival in Cusco, and private transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Cusco, standard room, 3* or 4* hotels, according to your choice 

DAY 3 Cusco

Qoricancha

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.

Cathedral of Cusco

Then, we’re going to visit the Cathedral (temporarily closed) located in the Main Square, to appreciate a beautiful religious paintings of the Cusco School.

Sacsayhuaman

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.

Qenqo

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.

Puca Pucara

We will continue this entertaining excursion in the military compound of Puca Pucara, which means “Red Fortress” for its reddish infrastructure.

Tambomachay

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. Overnight in Cusco, standard room, 3* or 4* hotels, according to your choice 

DAY 4 Cusco - Sacred Valley - Aguas Calientes

Pisac

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.

Urubamba

Then, we will continue until Urubamba to enjoy a delicious buffet lunch, and later we will reach Ollantaytambo.

Ollantaytambo

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.

Aguas Calientes

After this unique experience, we will go to Ollantaytambo´s train station to take the Train Expedition to Aguas Calientes. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. You’ll have a short meeting with the guide to organized your visit to Machu Picchu for the next day. Overnight in Aguas Calientes, standard room, 3* or 4* hotels, according to your choice 

DAY 5 Machu Picchu - Cusco

Machu Picchu

Early morning, you will board the bus to go up the winding road to Machu Picchu, amid a spectacular view of the Urubamba River and its canyon. The Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu, will astonish us with its terraces, ceremonial shrines, steps and urban areas. Energy is all around us. After a guided visit, you will have time enough to stay for more time or take the bus to back to Aguas Calientes Town, and have lunch (Optional).

Ollantaytambo Train Station

At the arranged time, we will return to Cusco from Ollantaytambo train station by tourist bus.

Cusco City

Drop off at your hotel in the city of Cusco. Overnight in Cusco, standard room, 3* or 4* hotels, according to your choice.

DAY 6 Vinicunca - Rainbow Mountain

Rainbow Mountain

Very early in the morning, we will pick you up at 3:30 a.m. from your hotel located in the city of Cusco. Our shared transport will take us in a journey of 3.5 hours driving through an undiscovered land of wild desert panoramas, snowcapped peaks, herds of alpaca.

When we reach the trailhead for this hike, we are going to have a hot breakfast upon arrival, and the hike will begin from Chillihuani at 4.200 meter above sea level /13,900 ft elevation. From here, it will be a circa 4-hour uphill hike to reach the famous Rainbow Mountain in Peru.

Along the way, you will enjoy beautiful landscape of the Andes, glacial peaks, red valley, rocky hills, and traditional llamas and alpacas grazing along this place. As we reach the summit of the mountain, we will be able to spot some Andean wildlife. Vicuñas are considered as the Andean camel, and this is the only place in Cusco where you will see them in the wild. Vicuñas are the same family as llamas and alpacas, though are much smaller and they have the most expensive wool in the world.

Upon we arrive at the top of what we come to see the Rainbow Mountain, we will have time enough to take photos and relax even being in high altitudes admiring majesty views. We will have the opportunity to see the Ausangate Mountain right in front of us, the tallest mountain of Cusco (just under 21,000 ft), and it is part of the Vilcanota Range.

While we are looking around this fantastic spot, our tour guide will share interesting information about the composition of these incredible mountains formed millions of years ago, and how they got this lovely colorful effect.

After taking a few amazing pictures and soaking in the views (perhaps we will even see a few condors around by) we will begin our descent with a 2-hour downhill hike. Then, we are going to meet up our transport that will take us to a local restaurant in order we can enjoy a delicious hot lunch.

Finally, we will back to Cusco, arriving around 5:00 p.m., where we will drop you off at your hotel.

DAY 7 Cusco - Puno

Departure from Cusco

Transfer to the bus station to take the tourist bus to Puno.

Sun Route

During the way, you will do 3 visits to Raqchi, Andahuaylillas and Puca Pucará. A buffet lunch is included at local restaurant. Arrival in Puno, and private transfer with only driver to the hotel. Overnight in Puno, standard room, 3* or 4* hotels, according to your choice 

DAY 8 Puno

Uros Floating Islands

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.

Taquile Island

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. Overnight in Puno, standard room, 3* or 4* hotels, according to your choice.

DAY 9 Puno - Lima

Sillustani

We will pick you up from your hotel at the agreed time, and we will go to Sillustani, located 34 km from Puno City. We will visit this amazing pre-Inca cemetery, where you will find funeral towers around. In addition, we will visit the communities surrounding this place, to know their lifestyles.

Juliaca Airport

At the end, we will continue the tour until reach Juliaca Airport.

Lima

Arrival in Lima, and transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Lima, standard room, 3* or 4* hotels, according to your choice 

DAY 10 Departure from Lima

Lima Airport

Day at leisure. Transfer to the airport to take the international flight.