If you wish to modify this program in any way for your greatest satisfaction, stay more days somewhere along the route or visit other destinations, do not hesitate to contact us, and request our advice.
Upon arrival, our staff will be waiting for you at the airport to transfer you to the selected hotel. Remainder of the day off to rest or take an excursion (on request) if time allows. Overnight in Lima.
Breakfast at the hotel. Between 08:45 and 09:15 or between 13:45 and 14:15 hours, depending on your choice, we will pick you up from your hotel to start the panoramic city tour where we will visit the Colonial Center, the Plaza Mayor, the Palace of Government, the Cathedral Basilica, the Archbishop’s Palace, and the Municipality of Lima. Also, we will be visiting San Francisco, a convent with cloisters and catacombs of the Colonial period.
The tour starts with a panoramic view of the Huaca Pucllana and the traditional, residential, and commercial areas of Lima to continue with the historic center of Lima and end with a spectacular panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean and the beaches of the Miraflores district. Overnight in Lima. (B.)
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to board the flight to the “White City”: Arequipa. Upon arrival, our staff will be waiting for you at the airport to transfer you to the selected hotel.
At 14:00 hrs., we will begin a guided tour of the main tourist attractions of the city, where we will visit the Monastery of cloistered nuns of Santa Catalina, built in the 16th century and opened to the public since 1970. Santa Catalina is one of the most notable and beautiful buildings in the city, and behind its walls is more than 400 years of history. The city of Arequipa has various Spanish-type buildings and old churches built based on ashlar (white volcanic stone), among which the Cathedral and the church of the Company of Jesus stand out. Overnight in Arequipa. (B.)
Breakfast at the hotel. For this tour we leave the city, very early going behind the snow-capped Chachani, heading to Pampa Cañahuas, a National Vicuña Reserve also known as the Colca Window. On the tour we will see the Mollepunco cave and make a stop at the Volcanoes viewpoint. Arriving at the town of Chivay, transfer and accommodation in a hotel. Free afternoon to visit the hot springs or rest. (B.)
Breakfast at the hotel. Early in the morning we will be on our way to the Condor Cross viewpoint and along the way we will see the typical towns of Yanque and Maca, as well as appreciate the hanging tombs, Pre-Inca terraces, etc. Once the tour is over, we will begin our return to the city of Arequipa. Overnight in Arequipa. (B.)
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to board the flight to the city of Cusco. Arrival, reception, and transfer to the hotel. Free time to rest.
Between 12:30 and 13:15 hours, our staff will pick you up from the hotel to start the tour of the colonial city, built on the bases of Inca palaces. In the tour we will visit the Plaza de Armas, the Temple of the Sun, also known as Qoricancha, and the Cathedral of Cusco, where we can see beautiful paintings and sculptures. Then we will continue to the archaeological center of Sacsayhuaman, a multipurpose place where the Sun, the Moon and the Earth were worshiped, and which was also used as a military fortress and an astrological center. Later we will arrive at Q’enco, a cult center related to the fire element. Finally, we have Puca Pucara, a place used as a supply center and Inca checkpoint, where wind ceremonies were also held. At the end of the tour we will arrive at Tambomachay, center of cult to water and fertility. Return to the hotel. (B.)
Breakfast at the hotel. At the agreed time transfer to the train station to begin the excursion to the Sacred Citadel of Machu Picchu, recognized as one of the wonders of the world and declared Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
The train takes us to the town of Aguas Calientes and then upon arrival we will take the bus to go up to the Archaeological Center and then begin the guided tour that lasts approximately 2 hours. During the visit you can appreciate temples, squares, terraces, houses, barns, as well as the great biodiversity that exists in the surroundings. It is worth mentioning that because of where Machu Pichu is located its beauty is exalted. A National Reserve has been formed around the citadel that has an area of 32,500 hectares, and which includes a constellation of archaeological monuments, which, in our opinion, were built as part of the Machu Picchu complex and not in isolation. After our visit in the Archaeological Center, we will take the bus to go down and back to the town where you will enjoy a delicious meal. Finally, you will board the train back to the city of Cusco. Upon arrival, our staff will be waiting for you to transfer you to your hotel. (B. L.)
Breakfast at the hotel. At the agreed time transfer to the airport to continue with your itinerary (B.)
Meals included in the program: B=BREAKFAST L=LUNCH D=DINNER
If you wish to modify this program in any way for your greatest satisfaction, stay more days somewhere along the route or visit other destinations, do not hesitate to contact us, and request our advice.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW ENTRANCE REGULATIONS FOR MACHU PICCHU
Current restrictions on visits to Machu Picchu establish that, during the first entrance to the archaeological centre, the passenger must be accompanied by a guide and must follow one of the established circuits within the citadel. Guided tours last approximately 2 hours and the circuit is chosen according to the space’s availability at the moment of formally requesting the reservation.
If the passenger wishes to enter again in the afternoon shift or the next day to make a new visit, or if the passenger wants to make a visit to Huayna Picchu Mountain or Machu Picchu Mountain, it must previously request an additional entrance ticket. There is no sale of tickets at the archaeological site.
It is not possible to reserve entrance tickets. The only way to guarantee a place to visit Machu Picchu is buying the entrance ticket, and to do so, it is mandatory to provide updated personal information of each passenger coming to Peru (full name, date of birth, nationality, and passport or identity card number), which must match the identity document that passengers carry during the trip. This information is especially important for visits to places such as the Inca Trail or the Sacred Citadel of Machu Picchu (including Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain), where local authorities require the presentation of updated and original documentation at the entrance control.
Once the entrance ticket to Machu Picchu has been purchased, it is NON-refundable, NON-transferable and NON-modifiable due to the policies imposed by the authority that regulates the entrance to the archaeological centre.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LUGGAGE TRANSFER
INTRA-COUNTRY BUS TRANSFER
ON BOARD THE TRAIN EN ROUTE TO MACHU PICCHU
Quantity | Weight | Size (height + length + width) |
1 purse or backpack | 5kg / 11 lb | 62” / 157 cm |