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TWO CULTURES (INKA – AYMARA) LIMA - CUSCO - VALLE SAGRADO - MACHU PICCHU - PUNO - LIMA 07 Days / 06 Nights

 

Day 01: Lima. Arrival to Lima’s internacional airport. Reception and transfer to the selected hotel. Overnight.

 

Day 02: Lima / Cusco. Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport to board your regular flight bound for Cusco. Arrival to Cusco. Reception and transfer to the hotel. Check in and lodging. Morning off to rest and acclimatize to the altitude. In the afternoon, city tour of the most attractive spots in the city and a visit to the most attractive places in the city and naturally to the four most important nearby ruins Qenqo, Puca Pucará, Tambomachay y Sacsayhuaman. Return to Cusco and overnight.

Day 03: Cusco / Valle Sagrado / Cusco. Breakfast at hotel. Departure by bus to the “Sacred Valley of the Incas” in the morning. The first port of call is the picturesque town of Pisaq which is famous for its Indian market. In this market one has the opportunity to haggle with the local vendors and is set up only three times a week: Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Lunch buffet is included. Then the journey proceeds to Ollantaytambo where you will admire and awe at this majestic fortress. Return to Cusco. Overnight.

 

Day 04: Cusco / Machu Picchu / Cusco. Early breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the train station. Departure for Machu Picchu in a panoramic ride which takes three hours and a half. Arival to Aguas Calientes. Transfer to the citadel by a bus shuttle service. Guided tour throughout the Sacred Citadel of the Incas. The visit includes the the Intihuatana (the Solar Clock) the Watchtower, the Incas Palace, the Three Windows etc. return to Aguas Calientes by bus. Buffet lunch is included. Return to Cusco ny train. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Overnight.

 

Day 05: Cusco / Puno. Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to bus station and departure to the city of Puno. The ride, which takes approximately eight hours, will allow you to contemplate the wild meadows of the Andean plateau and also typical andean towns. There will also be brief port of calls at the little chapel of Andahuaylillas, Wiracocha’s Temple at Raqchi, La Raya, and finally at Pukara. Arrival to Puno. Transfer to the hotel. Check in and lodging. Overnight.

Day 06: Puno / Uros and Taquile Islands. Breakfast at hotel. Full day excursion in the highest navigable lake of the world. First you will visit the floating islands of Uros which is inhabited by the old Aymara. These people have kept their traditions and customs generation after generation. Then the journey continues to the to Taquile Island where you will have the oportunity to appreciate their handicraft and textiles. Lunch in Taquile. Return to Puno and overnight.

 

Day 07: Puno / Juliaca / Lima - ….- Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Juliaca’s airport and departure to Lima. Arrival to Lima and connection with your international flight.

Optional. If time allows it, a cityt tour of colonial and modern Lima can be arranged. Transfer back to airport to board your flight.

 

 

ALL PRICES ARE IN AMERICAN DOLLARS
MINIMUN TWO PAXS PER PROGRAM