Machupicchu Peru Diversity Tour 12D/11N

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 in Lima.

Second day:

• Early pick up and transfer to the airport to go to Arequipa.
• Transfer to the hotel in Arequipa.
• Tour the Santa Catalina Monastery.
• Free afternoon.
• Night in selected hotel in Arequipa.

Third day:

• Breakfast in the hotel.
• Transport to Chivay town.
• Optional, you can go to the thermal baths in Chivay.
• Night in selected hotel in Chivay.

Fourth day:

• Breakfast in the hotel.
• Tour the Colca canyon.
• Cruz del Condor to spot condors.
• Bus from Chivay to Puno.
• Night in the selected hotel in Puno.

Fifth day:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Transfer from the hotel to Lake Titicaca harbor.
• Boat to Titicaca lake.
• Tour the Uros floating islands.
• Visit the Amantani island.
• Homestay in Amantani.

Sixth day:

• Breakfast at the homestay.
• Taquile island tour.
• Boat the Titicaca lake.
• Back to Puno.
• Night in a selected hotel in Puno.

Seventh day:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Transfer from the hotel to the bus station.
• Touristic bus with stops from Puno to Cusco.
• Transfer from the bus station to the hotel.
• Night in selected hotel in Cusco.

Eighth day:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Free morning.
• 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.

Ninth 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).

Tenth 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.

Eleventh day:

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

Twelfth 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 Peru Diversity 12 days and 11 nights in Lima, Arequipa, Puno, Cusco, Sacred Valley with overnight in Machu Picchu.

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):

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

** Explore the best bits of Lima.

Day 2. Flight to the white city of Arequipa – Santa Catalina monastery.

Our representative will pick you up to take you to Lima airport where you will catch the flight to the second biggest city in Peru, The White City Arequipa, upon your arrival to the airport our representative will pick you up and take you to the hotel.

In the afternoon you will visit the Santa Catalina convent and your guide will explain you all details about this citadel. This convent has many little streets with different colors and shades.

In the late afternoon you will have free time and you will be able to explore the beautiful Arequipa downtown.

You will spend the night in Arequipa City.

** First day to enjoy Arequipa, the white city.

Day 3. On the way to Colca canyon – Hotel night in Chivay.

After your breakfast at the hotel, the tour in Arequipa will begin. We will travel for 5 hours from Arequipa to the town of Chivay. Along the stretch we will make various stops to see Vicuñas, the volcanoes that surround the Arequipa region and various picturesque towns.

Once you arrive in Chivay, you will have time for lunch and time to enjoy this beautiful town. You will have the afternoon free in Chivay, a place where there are some beautiful thermal baths.

You will spend the night in the city of Chivay.

** Chivay is the closest place to Cruz del Condor, a place for condor sightings.

Day 4. Colca canyon – Condor spotting – bus to Puno.

After an early wake-up and a light breakfast, he will board a private bus that will take him visiting various towns in Colca, until he reaches the Cruz del Condor where he will have the opportunity to see the majestic flight of the Condors. If you are lucky you will be able to see all the members of this majestic family and after seeing the condors, you will return to Chivay where you will have lunch before leaving for Puno, the duration of the trip to Puno is approximately 5 hours. You will arrive in the city of Puno around 7 pm.

You will spend the night in the city of Puno.

** Fantastic day to be amazed by Condors, the biggest flying birds on the planet.

Day 5. Floating Uros island and overnight in Amantani.

To start this Peru diversity tour, your guide will pick you up from your hotel at 8 am. and will transfer it to the port of Lake Titicaca. From this point you will travel for 30 minutes on a part of Lake Titicaca until you reach the floating islands of the Uros.

Upon arriving at the Island you will be able to see a group of people dressed in their typical attire, who will give you an affectionate welcome. When you disembark from the boat you will notice how the islands are floating under the water. The guided tour of the Uros Islands will be very interesting.

Later you will sail the Titicaca lake for 3 hours to the island of Amantani. Upon arrival you will be welcomed by the families where you will spend the night and enjoy a delicious typical lunch.

In the afternoon you will walk to the sacred places Pachatata and Pachamama; You will be able to appreciate a panoramic view of the sunset of Lake Titicaca, then you will begin your descent towards the main square where each family will be waiting for you to return to the accommodation and have dinner all together, later you will participate in a typical sharing that the residents prepare for you to share about their custom and traditional music.

** amazing first day touring the Lake Titicaca.

Day 6. Lake Titicaca tour and night in Puno.

After enjoying a delicious typical breakfast, you will board the boat that will take them 60 minutes to the island of Taquile. To get to the main square of Taquile, you will have to walk uphill for 40 minutes. In this place you will visit the textile museum and the colonial church.

Lunch will be a delicious quinoa soup and a trout dish, accompanied by a traditional muña mate.

Afterwards, you will board the return boat to the city of Puno. Your guide will drop you off at the selected hotel.

** 2-days exploring the Peruvian Lake Titicaca.

Day 7. Bus ride and South tour to Cusco.

We will pick you up from your hotel in the morning and transfer you to the bus station. The bus that will take you from Puno to Cusco leaves at 7.30 am. from Cusco and arrives in Puno at 5 pm. This 9-hour tour includes visits to the Sistine Chapel of America or Andahuaylillas Chapel, the Imposing Temple of the god Wiracocha, the Majestic Paso de la Raya (Road Limit between Cusco and Puno – View of the Nevado Chimboya) and the Mythical Lithical Museum of the Pukara Culture. In addition to a buffet lunch at the La Pascana tourist restaurant.

This interactive travel alternative from Puno to Cusco allows you to learn and enjoy beautiful landscapes, architecture and history while traveling to the Inca capital.

Upon arrival in Cusco, a representative of the agency will be waiting for you at the bus station. He will take you to the selected hotel to rest to begin your tour on Lake Titicaca the next day.

** Best way to travel from a Lake Titicaca tour to Cusco.

Day 8. Eight day: City tour in Cusco.

You will have the morning for free to rest after many days of consecutive tours in Arequipa and Puno. 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 9. 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 10. 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 11. 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.

Optional (not included: you can tour the rainbow mountain)

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

Day 12. 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.