Complete Central to South :. Lima – Arequipa – Puno – Cusco 11 days
Complete Central to South :. Lima – Arequipa – Puno – Cusco 11 days
Description
CODE: PVT-P11001
- Departures: Daily
- Duration: 11 Days / 10 Nights
From $ 1,710.00
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Note: All prices are per room, NOT per person
Description tour
Itinerary
Upon arrival at Lima’s airport, we will be waiting for you and together we will go to the accommodation in Lima.
**Nota:. Check in at the hotel from 11am
Night at hotel in Lima
09:40am pick up from accommodation in Lima and departure to start our gastronomic tour. Markets are always a fairly accurate reflection of cities. In this opportunity we will visit the popular market of Surquillo, the favorite by famous chefs. In what used to be an old shoe factory, when you enter you will see that there are wooden molds on the bar that were found in the space where today Kañete is located. A totally new and different proposal. In this thematic restaurant by the hand of the chef we will learn to cook our lunch, in addition we can taste Pisco Sour or Chilcano. You will live a unique experience learning from the best of the Peruvian cuisine. After lunch we will continue our visit to start our Lima city tour, we will start with Visit to “Pucllana Pyramid” then Historical Center of Lima with more than fifty monuments and Colonial edifications, such as the Paseo de la República, the San Martín Square, the Main Square, the Government Palace, the Archbishop’s Palace, the Cathedral Basilica, and the City Council Palace amongst others, San Francisco Convent. Return to accommodation around 6pm.
Night at hotel in Lima
Meals: breakfast, lunch
At appropriate time, transfer from hotel in Lima to the airport, to take our flight from Lima to the white city of Arequipa. The flight will take approx. 1 hour. (flight included on the package)
Once we arrive in Arequipa, we will be pick up and transfer to the hotel. After check-in at the hotel, we will have free morning for shopping or resting.
Afternoon:. Arequipa City tour
In the afternoon, around 13:30h we will start our Arequipa city tour, we will Visit the Monastery of Santa Catalina, then we will visit the Plaza de Armas, one of the most beautiful in Peru, the Jesuit Church of the Company, which in its beautiful façade announces the so-called mestizo architecture, its cloisters and dome, the Tristan del Pozo house and at the end and for a magnificent view from the city we will visit the typical districts of Carmen alto and Yanahuara. (Mirador and Church). We will be back in Arequipa around 6pm.
Night at hotel in Arequipa
Meals: breakfast
At 8:00 am we pick you up from your hotel to leave Arequipa (2,325m) destination to the snowy mountain Chachani in our transport. We will see wild vicunas, alpacas and llamas in the National Reserve of Pampa Cañahu as well as birds such as flamingos, ibis, Andean geese, ducks, eagles and Andean called Kara Kara.
We will also visit the viewpoint of volcanoes and snowy mountains in Patapampa (4,800m).
Arriving in Chivay (3,600m), the capital of the Colca Valley, we will have lunch and free afternoon to relax.
Night at hotel in Chivay
Meals: breakfast
Early morning after breakfast (around 6:00 am), we leave for a full day excursion on the left side of the canyon and visit beautiful towns like Yanque and Maca with colonial churches and friendly people who are happy to show their traditional embroidered clothing. See hundreds of pre-Inca terraces still used for farm and Andean corn, quinoa, amaranth and others.
After a drive of two hours, we reach the place you have been waiting – La Cruz del Condor. Here we can see the depth of the canyon and the condor wonderful ride. Free time to watch the condors and explore the lookout. We will return to Chivay where we will have lunch ( not included)
Chivay – Puno
Around 13:30hs, transfer to the bus station in Chivay to take our bus to Puno. On the road we will experience beautiful sceneries , stopping in Pampa Cañahuas: for seeing vicunas, Pampa Cañahuas: for drinking coca leaf tea, stop in Lagunillas: for bird-watching and seeing little lakes. Arriving in Puno at 19:30hs
Night at hotel in Puno
Meals: breakfast
This excursion begins at 07:45am with a transfer from our hotel to the port. We then depart to Uros floating Islands. We check out 2 of the 60 islands, see inside the houses. Later, after a 3-hour motorboat journey, we arrive to the Amantani Island. On arrival, we will see local families running down the hill to welcome us. There we will meet our designated host family. With them we will have a typical lunch made from natural products. Throughout the day, we will be able to participate in intercultural activities until dinner time. After dinner, we will watch a typical show.
Night at host family in Amantani
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner
The day begins at 07:00am with breakfast with our host family, and then depart to Taquile Island. Once in Taquile, we will walk to the village where we will enjoy lunch at one of the local restaurants. When finished, we walk down to the port to return to Puno at approximately 16:00pm and on arrival we will transfer to our hotel.
Puno – Cusco
In the afternoon, transfer to the bus station for our night bus from Puno to Cusco. The drive takes around 7 hours and you will have service on board.
Meals: breakfast, lunch
Upon arrival at the bus station in Cusco, reception and transfer to hotel
Afternoon:. Cusco City tour
In the afternoon around 1:10 pm pick up from your hotel to Cusco City Tour. The tour will begin visiting the Temple of the Sun or Qorikancha, Sacsayhuaman, Kenko, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay. And return around 7:00 pm
Night at hotel in Cusco
After a delicious breakfast we will pick at your hotel around 8:30 am for the wonderful Tour Sacred Valley of the Incas and visit the archaeological park Pisac and its traditional market, enjoy a delicious buffet lunch in Urubamba, then visit the wonderful city of Ollantaytambo, where there should walk through the cobblestone streets that keep alive the Inca culture that make us go back in time.
In the afternoon, we will take our train from the station in Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes, the ride will take approx. 1.40h
The evening will be free to relax and dine in the restaurant of your choice.
Night at hotel in Aguas Calientes
Meals: breakfast, lunch
After breakfast, we will meet our guide and take the bus up to Machu Picchu where you will have a 2hours tour with your expert guide. Afterwards you will have time to enjoy Machu Picchu at your own pace. When you are finished in Machu Picchu we will take our bus down to Aguas Calientes.
In the afternoon we will take our train back to the train station in Ollantaytambo, where our driver will be waiting to take us back to Cusco.
Night at hotel in Cusco
Meals: breakfast
At appropriate time, transfer from hotel to airport in Cusco for your flight to Lima.
Meals: breakfast
End of our services!
Included on the package:
- Private transfer airport – hotel – airport (bus station)
- Flight from Lima to Arequipa
- Afternoon Arequipa City Tour – shared group
- 2 days Colca Canyon tour – shared group
- Touristic bus from Chivay to Puno
- 2 days Lake Titicaca – shared group
- Afternoon Cusco City Tour – shared group
- Sacred Valley tour – shared group
- Machu Picchu tour – shared group
- Entrances to Colca National Park
- BTG (general tourist ticket).
- Entrance fees: Koricancha, Cathedral and Machu Picchu.
- Bus ticket: Aguas Calientes-Machu Picchu-Aguas Calientes.
- Professional guide in English or Spanish
- Round trip trains to Machu Picchu in Executive service
- 1 night in Lima
- 1 night in Arequipa
- 1night in Chivay
- 1 night in Puno
- 1night in host family in Amantani
- 1night in confortable bus
- 2 nights in Cusco
- 1night in Aguas Calientes
- Breakfast at hotel
- Lunch in Chivay
- Lunch in Taquile
- Lunch in Urubamba
- Transport to all visits included on the itinerary
- Support 24/7
Not included:
- International flights
- Departure flight from Cusco
- Meals not specified in the itinerary
- Tips
**Booking tips:
-You can arrive at any time in Lima, we will pick you up from the airport.
-Check in at the hotel in Lima is at 11am
-Departure flights should be from Cusco’s Airport