MYSTERY PERU
Lima - Cusco - Puno - La Paz
08 Days / 07 Nights
Day 1
Lima: City Tour
Reception at Jorge Chavez International Airport and transfer to hotel guided by Lima, historic downtown tour. Paseo de la República, Plaza San Martin, Plaza Mayor, Government Palace, Cathedral, Archbishop's Palace, City Hall and old streets with colonial mansions and Moorish balconies. San Francisco, the greatest monumental complex of colonial art in America. It continues through the residential areas of Lima, the Olive Grove of San Isidro. The pre-Inca shrines Huallamarca and Pucllana, finishing Larcomar from where you can have a spectacular view of the Pacific Ocean.
Day 2
Lima - Cusco (D)
Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to the Imperial city of Cusco. Reception and transfer to hotel. Free time for acclimatization. In the afternoon, guided tour of the Cusco Cathedral will, Koricancha (Temple of the Sun) and the archaeological sites of Sacsayhuaman, Kenko Amphitheater, the Red Fort of Puca Pucara and the water sources in Tambomachay.Pernocte in Cusco.
Day 3
Cusco - Sacred Valley - Cusco (B, A)
Drive to the" Sacred Valley ". We will visit the village of Pisac, where we can appreciate the marketing of locals as well as the typical craft fair where the opportunity to acquire variety of products will . After lunch at a tourist restaurant of the valley, we will continue along the banks of the Urubamba river enjoying beautiful scenery to the military fortress of Ollantaytambo, visit the Temple of the Sun (formed of six gigantic monoliths of granite). Returning to Cusco, visit the Chinchero village Overnight in Cusco
Day 4
Cusco - Machu Picchu - Cusco (B, A)
Breakfast in the hotel. A time transfer to the train station to start your trip to the" Lost City of the Incas "Machu Picchu, along the way a variety of natural landscapes can be seen. We will arrive at Aguas Calientes, where we will take the bus to take us on a 30 min. to the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. We will begin the guided tour the Inca citadel, the main venues of urban and agricultural area to visit, then we descend to Aguas Calientes in time for lunch and shopping A correct time, return by train and bus to Cusco transfer to hotel
Day 5
Cusco - Puno (B, A)
Breakfast at the hotel 7:00 Transfer to the bus station to begin the trip by bus or train to Puno On the way (if the trip is a tourist bus) is visited.. Church of San Pedro Andahuyalillas built in 1580 and known as the "Sistine Chapel of Peru", center Archaeological Raqchi known as the Temple of God Wiracocha. Buffet lunch in Sicuani. We will stop at La Raya (4,335 m) high point of the trip, where he will appreciate beautiful scenery, vicunas and llamas This point is the union of two cultures... Quechua - and Aymara Cusco - Puno Arrival in Puno and transfer to hotel chosen
Day 6
Uros Islands and Sillustani (D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to the Sacred Lake of the Incas, visiting the floating Uros Islands is a group of 20 islands formed based on totora (water plant) observe that its inhabitants still preserve their ancestral customs such as fishing and hunting. In the afternoon the archaeological remains of Sillustani called Chullpas, architectural constructions of carved volcanic stone, which show a double artistic and cultural expression, while Kolla are royal tombs are visited. La Laguna Umayo, located in front of the Chullpas, adds further beauty to the place, the opportunity to observe birds and other wildlife of the area.
Day 7
Puno - La Paz (Catamaran) (D, A)
Departure by bus to Copacabana. On the way we will see the towns of Juli and Pomata. Visit the Sanctuary of the Virgen Morena. Embarkation for the catamaran crossing Lake. Lunch. Visit the Sun Island and Inti Wata complex, we continue in our boat to Chua Overnight at Peace, hotel accommodation chosen
Day 8
La Paz (D)
A time agreed visit to the Indian market, Colonial Church of San Francisco Plaza Murillo, where the cathedral is located, continue with the famous Jaen Street, continue visiting the residential area of Obrajes Colocato and Florida, ending our tour will visit the Valley of the Moon an amazing set of geological formations.
Day 9
La Paz - Departure (B)
A time transfer to the airport for your departure.