Itinerary

A 12-day overland trip throughout Peru, where you will enjoy and learn about our marvelous gastronomy, walk through unique and remarkable sceneries, meet wonderful people and be part of their life.

Welcome to Lima, the ‘City of Kings’. Upon arrival, you will be met at the airport and privately escorted to your hotel.

 

Overnight at the selected hotel in Lima.        

GASTRONOMIC TOUR (HD)

Discover the secrets of the peruvian cuisine. Our culinary adventure begins in a typical “Peruvian Market” where you will find a wide variety of Peruvian products and enjoy unique fruits like “chirimoya”, “lucuma”,”aguaymanto” and “pacae”. We will also visit the exclusive restaurant “La Rosa Nautica”, where you will learn to prepare the famous “Pisco Sour”, by and expert barman, and the delicious “Ceviche” prepared by the cheff of the restaurant. Then you will taste a delicious lunch featuring the most representative dishes of the Peruvian cuisine.


LIMA AT NIGHT (HD)

Discover the beauty of Lima visiting its beautiful architectural monuments. Our excursion shows in details the impressive Historical Downtown of Lima, Plaza San Martin, Lima’s Cathedral, the Archbishop’s Palace and the Government Palace, among others.

 

Overnight at the selected hotel in Lima.         

Included: Breakfast & Lunch

An early morning transfer to Lima’s airport to board your flight to Cusco. 

Upon your arrival at the airport you will be transferred to your hotel.  The remaining of the morning is free to relax and slowly acclimatize.

 

Overnight at the selected hotel in Lima.         

Included: Breakfast

PISAC MARKET & OLLANTAYTAMBO FORTRESS ( FD )

This morning you will drive to the Pisaq market in the Sacred Valley. Originally, it is a place where people from remote communities used to barter their products; Pisaq has evolved to one of South America’s most famous souvenir markets. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit to Ollantaytambo Fortress where the Temple of the Sun (formed of six gigantic monoliths, whose total weight exceed 50 tons) and the Terrace of the Ten Niches stood out. 

 

Overnight at the selected hotel in Cusco         

Included: Breakfast & Lunch     

At morning you will start with the daylight pick up at your hotel at 06:00 am, drive to Lares hot spring, on route you will stop in Calca town, the last chance to shop some basic equipment and snack, as well a good place to have hot drink. Following the trip to Lares town where you will have time to swim, have free time and lunch.

After have a nap, you will climb a narrow trail that crossed the small hut and farmers houses by 4 hours, there are school children smile to the trekkers, let´s remember children do not have all the school tool, therefore part of the trek is bring some help for them, (pencil, pen, eraser, notebook, etc). 

Before the sunset you will sit down the tents on ground Huacawasi Village (3800 MASL).

 

Overnight camping

Included: Breakfast, Lunch &  dinner

Total distance 12 km (7,47 miles
Estimated walking time 4-5 hours
Maximum altitude point 3,300 m (9,940 ft)
Campsite altitude 3,300 m (9,940 ft

 

You wake up in a beautiful landscape at the foot of the snowy mountains.

This day will make a stop in a family, to share stories and learn from their way of life. Later will amount to the Uchuyccasa hill, along the way you will see a fantastic landscape of the Sacred Valley, the Valley of Lares and colorful lagoons announcing the arrival in the Andes. You will descend to base camp on the road will make a lunch stop. Finally it will be installed in Marcacocha camp (3400 m).

 

Overnight camping

Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

 

Total distance 20 km 
Estimated walking time 10 hours
Maximum altitude point 4,500 m (11,840 ft)
Campsite altitude 3,700 m (10,840 ft

 

After breakfast we will walk for about three hours to reach the community Pumamarka where you will appreciate Inca terraces that today are still used. Later you will arrived to Ollantaytambo located in a fertile valley and protected by huge mountains. This is a perfect place to appreciate most archaeological remains and a variety of flowers and birds.

After lunch you will be transferred to the Ollantaytambo station where you board the train to the village of Machu Picchu (Aguas Calientes).

 

Overnight at the selected hotel in Machu Picchu       

Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

 

Total distance 12 km (7,47 miles
Estimated walking time 5-6 hours
Maximum altitude point 3,700 m (10,840 ft)
Campsite altitude 2400 m (5,300 ft

 

Early morning after breakfast will be taken by bus to the summit the mountain where Machu Picchu is located. This citadel is considered one of the most extraordinary examples of landscape architecture in the world, using ingenious techniques. The Incas were able to transport heavy stone blocks and carve and polish with surprising neatness. Having enjoyed this tour, we will take the bus back to Aguas Calientes to take some time off and get to know more of the population before returning to Cusco. Lunch will be served at a tourist restaurant.

At the appointed time back to the train station to return to Cusco.

Upon arrival you will be transferred to your hotel.

 

Overnight at the selected hotel in Cusco         

Included: Breakfast & lunch

Travel by bus from Cusco to Puno. During the way the bus will make some stops at important points like: Andahuaylillas, a church considered as the “Sistine Chapel of the Americas” because of the quality of the artworks found inside it. Raqchi, to visit the “Wiracocha temple” that according to the old chroniclers was built by the Inca Wiracocha in honour to the Supreme God of the Incas: “Apu Kon Titi Wiracocha”. La Raya, the highest pass on the route (4312 meters/14000 feets). Pukara is an archeological complex formed by a pyramidal structure. This is the first sign of civilized culture in the Peruvian Altiplano. Upon your arrival to Puno, you will be met and be transferred to your hotel.

 

Overnight at the selected hotel in Puno       

Included: Breakfast & lunch

UROS & TAQUILE ISLANDS (FD)

After breakfast, you will take a two-hour excursion across the Titicaca Lake until the unique floating island of Uros. The ancient habitants of this lake, known as the “Water Tribe”, have built their own “island” by adding periodically new layers of “Totora” a type of a marram-grass very typical from this place. Their houses and boats are made of this material too. After you can experience some of the ancient traditions of the local people, you will continue your boat trip to Taquile Island. You will arrive by the after side of the island to start a hike where you will appreciate the wonderful natural sightseeing; then, ascend through a regular pendant slope to arrive to the town. There you will visit the Handicraft Center where you can buy a great variety of handmade tissues with very colorful and delicate designs. At proper time you will be transferred to Puno. At your arrival transfer to the selected hotel.

 

Overnight at the selected hotel in Puno       

Included: Breakfast &  lunch

SILLUSTANI TOMBS (HD) 

On your way to the Juliaca´s airport, you will have a 45 minutes visit  to the famous Sillustani Chullpas, these cylinder stones are 12 meters high and were used as burial chambers by the Aymaras to bury the important leaders. After the visit, you will arrive to airport.
Upon your arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel.

 

Overnight at the selected hotel in Lima   

Included: Breakfast 

At proper time you will be guided to the airport for your international flight.

Included: Breakfast

Details
Our services include
  • All transfers airport/hotel/airport in private service.
  • Accommodation based on TWIN in the selected hotel category
  • Services in SIC basis (Non private services, with local English speaking guide and shared with other travellers)
  • Entrance fees to the sites mentioned in the itinerary
  • Transportation in and out: Cusco-Lares-Poroy-Cusco (shared bus)
  • Train tickets: Expedition from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes
  • Train tickets: Expedition from Aguas Calientes to Poroy
  • Tickets: Entrance to Machupicchu
  • Tickets: Bus up and down
  • Guide: Professional English and Spanish speaking guide, 2 guides for groups over 9 people
  • Cook: In charge of meal preparation
  • Muleteer and horses: Carry tents, cooking equipment
  • Equipment: tents (2 people in each 4 person capacity), sleeping pad, dinner tent, special biodegradable bathroom tent, kitchen tent, shower tent, tables and chairs, table settings, first aid kit, including emergency oxygen bottle
  • Shared tourist bus Puno-Cusco with English speaking escort for SIC services
Our services do not include
  • International flight tickets
  • Domestic flight tickets Lima/ Cusco – Juliaca / Lima
  • Beverages during meals
  • Tips
  • Non mentioned meals

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