Day 1 Arrive Lima
Welcome to Peru. Meet and assist and transfer to hotel.
Overnight in Lima,

Day 02 Lima
Proceed to City tour in Lima-We start our tour with a great panoramic view of The Parque del Amor and La Huaca Pucllana, an old pre-Inca construction dating back to 500 DC. Later on we will head towards the heart of the city to visit its colonial site. Once we get there, we will start a nice walking tour that will take us to see various attractions of the city. Among them stand out;

The Paseo de la Republica (Promenade of the Republic), San Martin Square and the Plaza Mayor (Main Square), with their different buildings: Government Palace, Archibishop’s Palace, the Basilica Cathedral and the Municipal Palace.

We continue our tour at the Convent of San Francisco, which was built in colonial times and still today keeps all the treasures from the Spanish era, including subterranean catacombs.

After visiting the centre of Lima, we will head to the modern section of this great metropolis and will visit the district of San Isidro, stopping at its Olive Grove. Finally, we will visit Miraflores with its nice shopping center named Larco Mar, which was built on a spectacular cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Museum Larco Herrera-This Museum has on display remains that show the world of the ancient Peruvians from around 3000 years ago. Among the most spectaculars remains, we will see the great collection of Ancient Erotic Art, that is, without doubt one of the best attractions in the city of Lima.

In addition to this great erotic collection, visitors also can see galleries with pieces of gold and silver.
Overnight in Lima,

Day 3 Lima-Cusco (By Flight)/Cusco- Sacred Valley (By Road) (91 kms/2 Hrs)
Proceed to the Lima´s airport.Arriving in Cusco. Reception at the airport and transfer to Sacred Valley.

One-and-a-half hour scenic drive through stunning landscapes to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Our excursion to Sacred Valley is done on a private tourist transport. Afterwards we will take a road that winds over the mountains north of Cusco. On the way we will stop at a point known as El Mirador, from where we will be able to see the whole Sacred Valley and receive a good insight of the Inca history.

The Sacred Valley was undoubtedly a key area of settlement to the Incas; its combination of agreeable climate and fertile plains bestow an unusual abundance for the high Andes. Here the Incas sculpted the mountain flanks with vast contour terracing and irrigation channels. Our driver and guide will suggest you the best points for pictures.

Later on, we will drive towards the modern town of Pisac, where there is a peculiar market that deserve to be visited.  At the market you will have free time to walk around and do some shopping.
Overnight in Sacred Valley,

Day 4 Sacred Valley – Macchu Picchu – Cusco (By Train)
The train leaves from the station, taking a spectacular journey through a changing landscape.  As the train leaves Ollantaytambo to begin the last part of its journey to Machu Picchu, the temple complex known as The Fortress, dedicated sometime in the 15th century to the many deities of the Inca pantheon, can be seen to the right above the earthwork ramp once used to drag its monolithic blocks up from the valley floor.
The railway follows the river into the Urubamba Gorge.

At Coriwaynachina, known simply to the generations of hikers who have begun the Inca Trail there as Km 88, a fine staircase carved into the rock leads to a series of ruined buildings where once, it is said, Inca artisans took advantage of the constant wind that rises from the valley floor to smelt gold.

Emerging from a short tunnel, a series of beautiful agricultural terraces marks the ruins of Qente, which in Quechua means hummingbird. In this fertile microclimate fed by a nearby waterfall, giant hummingbirds are indeed a common sight in the early morning and bright flowers bloom all year round. Surrounded by tall ceibos and rocky outcrops hung with orchids and bromeliads, the train passes Km 104 at Chachabamba, from where the one-day trek to Machu Picchu via the magnificent ruins of Wiñay Wayna begins.

Guests disembark at Macchu Picchu town and are taken by bus to Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge (30 minutes). Upon our arrival, we will get into the archaeological zone of Machu Picchu and our guide will show us the most important sectors of this great Inca City, such as the great Intiwatana (solar clock), the Sun Temple, the urban sector, the agricultural sector among others. Machu Picchu was long thought to be legendary.

Then in 1911, the explorer Hiram Bingham stumbled upon it remains. Machu Picchu stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its height; its giant walls, terraces and ramps seem as if they have been cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments.

The natural setting, on the eastern slopes of the Andes, encompasses the upper Amazon basin with its rich diversity of flora and fauna.  The guided tour in Machu Picchu will last about 2 hours, and afterwards you will have free time to explore the ruins on your own.

We must be at the railway station.Take the Vistadome train, back to the city of Ollantaytambo. Snacks are served on the journey back to Ollantaytambo.
Overnight in Cusco.

Day 5 Cusco
Proceed  the excursion according to your preference. City tour and near ruins excursion in Cusco.

We start off by visiting the huge “Inca Ceremonial Center of Sacsayhuaman”. This enormous structure overlooks the city of Cusco. Its constructions are amazing, with huge rocks perfectly fitted. It is said that it took over 10,000 workers 50 years to build it. The origin of the temple of Sacsayhuaman is still today unknown.

The archaeologist attributed its construction to the Period of the Inca Pachacutec (in the Inca language Pachacutec means either Cataclysm or He who transforms the world), the man essentially credited with founding the Inca Empire. Later on we will visit another important Inca site known as “Qenqo”. This is a place with subterranean passages and carved stone channels in a zigzag pattern. In its inner part there is a carved stone table where it is said the Incas mummified their dead.

Afterwards we will do a short visit to the archaeological Inca site of “Tambomachay”, a temple dedicated to the God of Water. After these visits, we will return to Cusco, where we will visit one of the most sacred Inca buildings, “The Temple of Koricancha”. Koricancha was the most important temple of the Inca Empire. According to archaeologists it housed over 1000 priests and attendants. Within its walls religious ceremonies were constant and offerings to the Gods and the Inca’s mummies were made each day. Finally we will visit the beautiful “Cathedral” of Cusco.

This enormous Cathedral was built in the XVI. It contained nearly 400 colonial paintings, including many from the Cusco School, which was prominent in the 17-th century. Among them a painting of the Last Supper by Marcos Zapata, showing Christ and the apostles eating guinea pig (Guinea-pig was the one of the main courses at sacred feasts in Inca times).
Overnight in Cusco

Day 6 Cusco – Puno (By Road) ( 386 kms / 8 hrs appx )
Early morning,Departure to the City of Puno, (3,860 m.a.s.l.). During the trip, we pass by the lovely Huacarpay Lake, offering spectacular views of the mountains reflected in its calm waters. We proceed to the beautiful Town of Andahuaylillas, and visit the Church of San Pedro de Andahuaylillas, Raqchi arqueological center, Sicuani town, la Raya pass and Pukara museum.
Overnight in Puno.

Day 7 Puno
Proceed to in Puno, relax during a scenic drive parallel to the glittering Lake Titcaca. Climb aboard a small boat and set sail for the islands of Uros and Taquille, man-made structures made entirely of reeds.

Visiting the Uros islands .Enjoy a warm greeting by the friendly locals, who show you round their rustic homes while your knowledgeable guide explains the fascinating history of the islands; originally built as a defense mechanism, the islands were designed with flexible reeds in order to move easily during attack.

Learn about the logistical problems of the rotting reed foundations, then return to the boat for the next leg of your voyage.
Continue our tour to Taquile Island. Disembark at the island of Taquile; a place that has avoided the metropolitan development of the modern world; the women still wear traditional woven clothes and artisan treasures are created using ancient methods. Learn about the reversals in stereotypical gender roles and feast upon a light lunch inspired by regional recipes.
Overnight in Puno.

Day 8 Puno – Lima (By Flight)
Proceed to the Juliaca´ airport in order to take your private flight to Lima. Flight Juliaca / Lima, Arrival in Lima and transfer.
Overnight in Lima

Day 9 Depart Lima
Departure transfer to onwards destination.

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