11D/10N | Lima/Lima | All year
DAY 1 - LIMA ARRIVALArrival at the Lima international airport and transfer to your hotel located in the Miraflores center. Evening at leisure and dinner on your own. Your hotel is nearby many restaurants. DAY 2 - LIMAThe day will start with the discovery of Palomino islands on the Pacific Ocean. You will board on a ship to reach the islands and observe the marine life where birds and sea lions offer a great show. Transfer back to your hotel for shower and rest. Afternoon at leisure to enjoy Miraflores seafront. Early in the evening, you will visit of the « Parque de la Reserva » to admire the entertaining Magic Water Show, a great time for all the family. DAY 3 - LIMA / CUSCOGet an introduction on pre-inca and inca cultures at the marvelous Larco Herrera Museum. You will then discover the colonial and modern city of Lima before transfering to Lima airport to catch your domestic flight to Cusco. Transfer from Cusco airport to the Sacred Valley. Transfer to Lima airport. Domestic flight Lima/Cusco. Dinner-buffet with show (traditional music and dances). DAY 4 - CUSCO / SACRED VALLEYYou will get to the heart of the Sacred Valley to get an optimal acclimmatation. On the way to Pisac, you will stop at Awana Kancha where the younger ones will enjoy to get close to all sorts of camelids, while the grown up ones, will have time to shop alpacas made items. You will then visit Pisac archeological time and get free time at its artcraft market. The rest of the afternoon is free. DAY 5 - SACRED VALLEY / AGUAS CALIENTESEnjoy 2 incredible sites being Moray agricultural terraces and Maras salt ponds. In the afternoon, you can either bike around the Sacred Valley or experience its views from a via-ferrata or zip-line tour before boarding the train to Aguas Calientes DAY 9 - AGUAS CALIENTES / MACHU PICCHU / SACRED VALLEYThe D-day has come! As you will be already onsite, no need to hurry to board the shuttle up to Machu Picchu citadel for your guided visit. Train back to Ollantaytambo, and overnight in the Sacred Valley. DAY 7 - SACRED VALLEY / CUSCOTransfer to Cusco. Get an insight of the ancient Inca capital, and surely one of the most charming Peruvian city by visiting the Sun Temple also called Qoricancha, the cathedral and the most famous ruin, still home of the unique Sun Festival (Inti Raymi): Sacsayhuaman. Afternoon at leisure to keep on exploring Cusco: San Pedro’s market, San Blas district, museums and picture session on Plaza de Armas. DAY 8 - CUSCOFree day or optional activities: chocolate-making experience for all the family, Andes music activity, San Pedro market guided visit, Peruvian cooking class. DAY 9 - CUSCO / PUNOThis 10h bus ride from Cusco to Puno will seem too short once you will start visiting the amazing sites of: Andahuaylillas also known as the Sistine Chapel of America, Raqchi temple and storage site, and Sillustani funeral site overlooking the Umayo lagoon. The road also offers stunning views, switching from Cusco subtropical highlands to Puno region high plains. DAY 10 - PUNO / TITICACA LAKE / PUNOPeaceful 30min boat ride on Titicaca Lake to Uros where the local communities will explain them their daily life of an floatting island. It will take 2 additional hours to land on the authentic island of Taquile where its inhabitants still wear traditional clothes. Your boat will finally take you to the secret peninsula of Chuquito where you will get the chance to share exclusive moments with its community by staying overnight. DAY 11 - PUNO / JULIACA / LIMA / DEPARTURETransfer from Puno to Juliaca airport (1h). Domestic flight Juliaca/Lima, transfer for your international flight back to UK.
PARACAS3N/2N Lima/Lima AMAZON EXPERIENCE4D/3N Cusco/Lima
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