Peru's Sacred Cities
Overview
Highlights
- Colonial & Contemporary Lima City Tour, including Larco Museum (4.5 hours)
- Tour of Machu Picchu (The Citadel) with guide
- Sacred Valley tour with visits to Ollantaytambo ruins & Pisac Market
- Walking tour of Cusco
- Sightseeing tour of Arequipa with Santa Catalina Monastery
- Cross of the Condor
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Trip includes
- Round-trip economy class airfare to Lima (LIM)
- All airport and rail station transfers
- 1 night in Lima at the Hotel Arawi Miraflores Express, or similar
- Colonial & Contemporary Lima City Tour with Larco Museum
- One-way economy class flight from Lima (LIM) to Cusco (CUZ)
- 1 night in Cusco at Hotel Los Portales Cusco, or similar
- Expedition train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes
- Roundtrip bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu
- Tour of Machu Picchu with private guide
- 1 night in Aguas Calientes at the Casa Andina Standard Hotel Machu Picchu, or similar
- Expedition train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo
- Sacred Valley tour with visits to Ollantaytambo ruins & Pisac Market
- 2 nights in Cusco at Hotel Los Portales Cusco, or similar
- Walking tour of Cusco with visit to the Cathedral & Koricancha
- One-way, economy-class flight from Cusco (CUZ) to Arequipa (AQP)
- Sightseeing tour of Arequipa with Santa Catalina Monastery
- 1 night in Arequipa at the Casa Andina Standard Arequipa, or similar
- 2 nights in Colca Canyon at the Casa Andina Classic Hotel Colca, or similar
- 3-day Colca Canyon Excursion including: Tour through Aguada Blanca National Park
- Cross of the Condor Tour
- Eastern Colca Canyon Tour One-way, economy-class flight from Arequipa (AQP) to Lima (LIM)
- 1 night near Lima at the Wyndham Costa del Sol Lima Airport Hotel*, or similar
- Breakfast daily *Please note: This hotel does not offer triple rooms. If you are traveling as a group of three, you will have two separate rooms for this night.
Itinerary
Say "hola" to Peru! Upon arrival in Lima, you will be greeted and transferred to your hotel. In the evening, enjoy your first Peruvian meal near your hotel.
Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Lima today before traveling to Cusco.
Today, you will be brought to the train station of Ollantaytambo. Board the train and enjoy the stunning Andean views filled with small communities and snow-capped mountains in the Sacred Valley. When you arrive to Aguas Calientes, the small village nestled at ...
Start your tour exploring the impressive ruins of Ollantaytambo, one of the few places where the Incas won a battle against the Spaniards. Climb up the platforms and enjoy the view above the village and onto the valley. Near the ruins, visit a typical home and ...
Enjoy your walking tour at the “Plaza de Armas” and visit the impressive Renaissance-style Cathedral today. Make your way through small alleys edged with Incan walls until you reach Koricancha, the temple dedicated to the sun, “Inti”. Believed to be the most important...
Today, transfer to Cusco airport for your flight to Arequipa in the south. Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Arequipa and the Santa Catalina Monastery en-route to your hotel. Admire the beautiful landscapes, fields and pre-Inca terraces from the Yanahuara and Carmen ...
Today you will embark on a full-day tour of Colca Canyon, the world's second-deepest canyon! Here, you will drive through the Aguada Blanca National Park. Watch for herds of wild vicuñas, llamas and alpacas. Then, reach the tour’s highest viewpoint at 4,910 meter (16,...
After an early breakfast, make your way to the “Cruz del Condor” viewpoint. Try to spot the immense Andean Condors as they fly, hunt for food, and appreciate the canyon's depths. Afterward, stop in the small towns of Maca and Yanque, renowned for their small c...
Today, you will travel to the eastern side of Colca Canyon, to the villages of Corporaque and Ichupampa. Learn about the Colca’s indigenous cultures, and their traditions and customs.
Return to Chivay, where you have free time for lunch. Then, drive back...
Make your way to Lima airport for your flight back home.
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