Machupicchu Nazca Lines Tour 10D/9N

Itinerary

First day:

•  Welcome and transfer from the Lima airport to the selected hotel.
•  Welcome coca tea at the hotel.
•  Tour in the City of Lima: Park of love, Explore the city downtown, San Francisco catacombs, explore San Isidro and plaza el Olivar. (in the afternoon from 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.). IF YOU ARRIVE VERY EARLY WE CAN ALSO START THE CITY TOUR AT 10: 00 AM AND THEN FREE AFTERNOON IN LIMA FOR YOU
•  Night in selected hotel.

Second day:

•  Early pick up and transfer to the bus station to go to Paracas.
•  Tour in Ballestas Islands (you will see Humboldt penguins, sea lions, cormorants and too many types of birds).
•  Transfer from Paracas to local Pisco vineyard.
•  Night in selected hotel in Huacachina oasis.

Third day:

•  Breakfast in the hotel.
•  Early pick up from the hotel and transfer to the aerodrome in Ica.
•  Overflight of the Nazca lines, you will see 13 figures on the Nazca dessert. The most famous ones will be the spider, the monkey and the hummingbird.
•  Transfer from the aerodrome to the Huacachina oasis hotel.
•  Optional, you can do sandboarding on the Huacachina dessert or have a free afternoon
•  Night in selected hotel in Huacachina oasis.

Fourth day:

•  Breakfast in the hotel
•  Pick up and transfer to the bus station (6 hours ride including traffic).
•  Transfer from the bus station to the hotel
•  Free afternoon to explore Lima center.

Fifth day:

•  Breakfast at the hotel.
•  Transfer from the hotel to the Lima airport.
•  Flight from Lima to Cusco (1h and 20 mins)
•  Welcome and transfer from the Cusco airport to the selected hotel.
•  Welcome coca tea at the hotel.
•  Tour in the City of Cusco: Cathedral, Qoricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Tambomachay, Qenqo and Tambomachay. (in the afternoon from 1:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.).
•  Night in selected hotel.

Sixth day:

•  Breakfast at the hotel.
•  Tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. (Visit Chinchero, Moray, the salt ponds of Maras and Ollantaytambo, from 08:00 hrs – 16:00 hrs)
•  Buffet lunch in the Sacred Valley.
•  Travel by Inka Rail train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes (From 4:36 p.m. to 6:09 p.m.)
•  Night in a hotel in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu).

Seventh day:

•  Breakfast at the hotel.
•  Bus ride to Machu Picchu.
•  Guided tour to Machupicchu (7:00 hrs – 10:00 hrs).
•  Bus down to Aguas Calientes.
•  In the afternoon return by train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo (From 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.) arrival to Cusco at 6:30 pm.
•  Transfer to your hotel in Cusco.
•  Hotel night in Cusco.

Eight day:

•  Breakfast at the hotel.
•  Free day to explore the plazas, streets and markets in Cusco.
•  Hotel night in Cusco.

Ninth day:

•  Tour to the rainbow mountain (04:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m.).
•  Breakfast on the tour.
•  Lunch on the rainbow mountain tour.
• Hotel night in Cusco.

Tenth day:

•  Breakfast at the hotel.
•  Transfer from the hotel to the Cusco airport.
•  Flight from Cusco to Lima (1h and 20 mins).
• End of services

Description of the Tour Machupicchu Nazca lines tour 10 days and 9 nights in Lima, Paracas, Nazca, Huacachina, Cusco, Sacred Valley with overnight in Machu Picchu and Rainbow Mountain

Day 1. Reception and City tour in Lima “Gastronomical Capital of South America”.

After getting the airport in Lima a representative of IncaGo Expeditions Peru Tours will pick you up to take you to the hotel in Miraflores area. (Just take note that our representative will wait for you with a banner of our company in the international arrival area – (El Corral close to the first escalator).
Once to get the Hotel in Miraflores area you will have time to rest and have your breakfast included, at around 2:00 pm the City tour of Lima will begin with your private transportation and private tour guide, you will visit the following places (We can also start the Lima city tour in Lima at 10:00 am. According your arrival time to Lima):

• Miraflores Downtown and the Park of Love.
• Historical Center of Lima, the Country Hall.
• San Francisco Monastery and Catacombs.
• San Isidro and plaza el Olivar
• The city tour will finish around 06:00 pm and then you will have time to taste a typical dinner in Miraflores area.

Day 2. Ballestas island tour and Pisco experience.

Very early in the morning our representative will pick you up from the hotel and take you to the bus station where you will catch the bus to Paracas Region; this bus ride will take 3 hours and 40minutes. Paracas harbor is located inside the National Reserve of Paracas.

In Paracas you will visit the BALLESTAS ISLANDS, a bunch of very famous islands where all the sea life is protected especially, sea lions, Humboldt penguins, cormorants, and others. After the tour you will be transported to the Ica Region where you will have a chance to learn about the production of Pisco (flagship Peruvian drink) and wine in one of these famous Pisco estates. In the afternoon you will get Huacachina to spend the night in this magical place.

** a super day visiting Paracas, learning about Pisco and sleeping on the biggest oasis in America.

Day 3. Tour the Nazca lines and do sandboarding in the Huacachina dessert.

After breakfast in the hotel, we will take you to the aerodrome to overflight the Nazca lines. We designed an overflight for you to observe the enigmatic Nazca Lines. During the flight the tour guide will explain the various theories about why the Nazca drew these lines, which include astronomical calendars, offerings to the gods in search of rain, and contact with celestial beings. The Nazca overflight is for 70 minutes and includes 14 Nazca lines figures.

! Optional¡ In the afternoon by 4 pm. you will be picked up from the hotel and have the opportunity to explore the Huacachina dessert. For the past 12 years has served as the site of one of the most popular adventure tours in South America, dune buggy and sandboarding tour. People of all ages – including kids, teenagers, and adults – all visit Huacachina and climb into a 4-wheel-drive dune buggy driven by a professional driver.

Half the tour is riding in the dune buggy, up and down the dunes at fast speeds. And the other half of the tour is a chance to try the adventure sport of “sandboarding”. This is just like snowboarding, but instead of snow, you will be boarding on the fine-grained sand of the desert. If you aren’t athletically talented, no problem! Just lay on your stomach on the board, and go “sand sledding”. This activity has lots of fun, and doesn’t require any patience or ability.

** Amazing day in Peru, touring the Nazca lines and sandboarding the Huacachina oasis.

Day 4. Bus to Lima city – Hotel night in Lima.

We will pick you up from the hotel in Huacachina to transport you to the bus station where you will catch the bus to Lima. The bus ride is around 6 hours with all the traffic involved. Once get to Lima City our representative will be there picking you up and take you to the selected hotel where you will spend the night.

Take your free afternoon in Lima to delight some food delicacies from the city.

** Well deserved rest in Lima, after visiting the best bits of Paracas, Nazca lines and Huacachina Oasis.

Day 5. Flight to Cusco, reception and City tour in Cusco.

Our IncaGo staff will take you to the airport in Lima for your connection flight to Cusco. Once you arrive at the Cusco airport, we will be waiting for you with a banner with your name on it, then we will transport you to the selected hotel, where you will rest, have a coca tea. In the afternoon we will come to pick you up at 1:00 p.m. To start the tour to the city of Cusco and its surroundings, we will visit the center of the millennial city of Cusco, the Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral, the Monastery of Santo Domingo, the Koricancha Temple and the nearby ruins of Kenko, Puka Pukará, Tambomachay and the Sacsayhuaman fortress, built with megalithic stones will blow your mind away. After a wonderful afternoon exploring the most iconic spots of Cusco, we will transfer you off to your hotel.

** Tour the best bits of Cusco, the Inca navel.

Day 6. Tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas and overnight in Machu Picchu.

The tour in the Sacred Valley of Peru begins at 6:30 a.m. with the pick-up from your hotel in Cusco, then we will visit the Sacred Valley of the Incas, where we will have the opportunity to meet and enjoy picturesque towns dedicated to the work of crafts, ceramics and agriculture. We will visit several tourist attractions in the Sacred Valley of Peru such as: Chinchero (textile market, colonial temple and archaeological site) then we will visit Moray (an agricultural experimentation center) and the salt mines of Maras, then we will go to the town of Urubamba to taste a delicious buffet lunch.

After lunch we will visit the Ollantaytambo ceremonial center, where there are still descendants of the Incas who live in the old Inca buildings, finally we will head to the Ollantaytambo train station, to board the train to Machu Picchu, which leaves at 4: 36 p.m. The train ride is approximately 2 hours to the town of Aguas Calientes, where we will arrive around 6:00 pm, where we will spend the night at the selected hotel. Aguas Calientes is the closest town to Machu Picchu.

** This Machu Picchu express tour allows you to visit the most outstanding buildings of the Inca in a sacred valley.

Day 7. Tour to Machu Picchu «The lost city of the Incas».

After getting up very early and having breakfast, we will take a bus up to Machu Picchu, then a tour will be made with our guide through the lost city of Machu Picchu, for 3 hours. During the tour you will visit the most important sites of Machu Picchu such as: the main sacred square, the temple of the sun, the sundial, the royal quarters, the temple of the three windows and the temple of the condor. Concluded the tour in Machupicchu optionally: If you booked your additional tickets, you can trek to the summit of Huaynapicchu or Machu Picchu Mountain, this will take a few hours, in which you will be able to enjoy the landscape and take in some amazing views (This visit is without a guide). Then we will go down by bus to Aguas Calientes and in the afternoon we will take the train back to Ollantaytambo, where our staff will be waiting for you, to transport you by bus to the city of Cusco and transfer you off to your hotel.

** To do a tour in Machu Picchu privately is the best way to enjoy it fully.

Day 8. Free day to explore Cusco.

You will have a complete free day in the beautiful city of Cusco. Cusco is known as the archaeological capital of south America and so it has to many wonders to visit. In the morning you can visit the San market, where you will see more than 1000 stalls with many interesting and bizarre things typical to the Andes.

In the afternoon you can go the planetarium and learn more about Inca constellations or visit the San Cristobal overview to have a fantastic view of Cusco city at night.

** Explore Cusco by yourself and gain a deep Andean experience.

Day 9. Tour to Vinicunca rainbow mountain.

Early in the morning at 4:00 a.m., we will pass by your hotel in our tourist transport, and then move for 2 hours to the town of Cusipata. Where we will enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast (scrambled eggs, cheese, ham, fruit salad, hot drinks, etc.). We will continue for about 50 minutes to the rainbow mountain checkpoint, that is where we will start the hike. Once you reach this point, our guide will give you instructions and recommendations to successfully reach this natural wonder.

The hike up will last us approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes until we reach the rainbow mountain at 5020 meters. On the way we will observe the fauna and flora of the area, highlighting the llamas and alpacas that are in the care of shepherds, dressed in beautiful typical costumes of the region. Then passing through beautiful ravines heading to the highest parts, surrounded by snow-capped peaks (Ausangate, is the highest in Cusco).

Almost upon reaching the top we will observe the change in the landscape, the colorful mountain range of Vinicunca. Arriving at this point between 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Here our guide will explain in detail about the orography, ecosystem and color of the mountain, and then take the most beautiful photos of the Rainbow Mountain from the main viewpoint.
Being able to see the beautiful landscape from 5080 meters is a unique and unforgettable experience, after that we will take the return route through the viewpoint of the Red Valley of red mountains.

Walking on this landscape, considered an Andean desert, will be the last visit to another point in the Vinicunca mountain range. The red valley is an exceptional place to take photos for Instagram. Then we will return to Llaqto, where our vehicle will be waiting.

Then we will have our delicious buffet lunch with a great variety of Novo Andean food. Then we will return to the city of Cusco, arriving at approximately 5:00 p.m.

Day 10. Farewell and air travel from Cusco to Lima.

Having a good breakfast, we will pick you up from the hotel where you are staying and we will take you to the airport of the city of Cusco, which is a few minutes from the center of Cusco, we must be at least an hour before to make the arrangements for flight confirmation, after checking in with the airline that we will fly and paying the airport tax, we will say goodbye and take the flight from Cusco to Lima.

** Amazing 10 days touring Peru and Machu Picchu.