Day 1 – Arrival in Lima, 154 masl

• Arrival at the international airport of Lima, assistance and transfer to the Miraflores hotel

Overnight in Lima

Day 2 – Lima – City tour – Larco museum – Miraflores, 154 masl (B)

• Panoramic tour of Miraflores residential district where we will see the Huaca Pucllana pre-Hispanic monument was built entirely in adobe bricks (sun-dried clay bricks)
• Continuation to the historic center of Lima, San Martin Square, Main Square and Cathedral of Lima.
• Visit Saint Francis of Assisi Museum and Catacombs used as a public cemetery in the colonial period.
• Visit the Larco museum and its magnificent collection of ceramics and gold from pre-Hispanic Peru
• From return to Miraflores you will have a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean
• Rest of the day is at leisure

Overnight in Lima.

Day 3 – Lima – Cusco – Huilloc Community – Ollantaytambo, 2,040 masl (B, L)

• You will be transferred from the hotel to Lima airport for your flight to Cusco, 1.15h
• Arrival in Cusco assistance and transfer to Chinchero to appreciate from the Inca’s balcony the impressive landscape of the Valley
• Visit the Salinas of Maras, it is an impressive complex of extraction composed by large salt deposits.
• Excursion to the peasant community of the town of Huilloc who until today maintain their ancestral customs, where we will have the typical lunch called Pachamanca (food prepared in an oven made in the earth)
• Return to Ollantaytambo and visit the last Inca fortress

Overnight in Ollantaytambo.

Day 4 Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Cusco, 3.399 masl (B)

• In the morning transfer to the train station for your boarding to Aguas Calientes
• At the arrival meeting your guide and transfer by public bus to the archaeological complex to visit the Sacred Citadel of the Incas Machu Picchu
• In the afternoon, transfer to the station on foot to take the train to Poroy, almost 3 ½ hours journey
• Arrival to Poroy train station and transfer to the hotel

Overnight in Cusco.

Day 5 – Cusco – City tour, 3,399 masl (B, L)

• In the morning visit the historical center, the Cathedral, Main Square and the Koricancha Temple.
• Visit to the neighboring ruins of Cusco, the archaeological complex of Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo and Tambomachay
• Lunch at local restaurant
• Afternoon is at leisure

Overnight in Cusco.

Day 6 Cusco – La Paz, 3.640 masl  (B)

• Transfer to the airport of Cusco for your flight to La Paz
• Arrival in La Paz, reception and transfer to the hotel
• Pick up from the hotel to start the visit to the traditional neighborhoods of the city such as: San Pedro (known for its famous prison, whose infrastructure and organization are totally different aspects to other prisons in the world) and Sopocachi (first residential area of ​​the city) where we will transfer in the cable car enjoying a beautiful view of the city of La Paz and start the excursion to the Valley of the Moon that is located 10 km. from the center of the city, whose curious clay formations were created by the erosion of winds and heavy rains, named after Neil Armstrong. Afterwards there will be a short panoramic tour of the Residential Zone and the highest football stadium in the world, making a stop at the Killi Killi viewpoint (whose view reaches 360 °) for a later transfer to the historic area of ​​La Paz, where you will visit one of the oldest streets in the city like Jaén Street, famous for the infrastructure of the houses and the area of ​​the Museums (optional visit 1 museum), then we will have a short walk to the political center of the country, visiting the Murillo Square, the Executive Palace, the Legislative Palace, the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Church of San Francisco. Nearby is a beautiful Bolivian restaurant where you will have a typical traditional lunch and finally finish with a guided tour of the famous Witches’ Market (where the mystical aspect of the rituals and the Andean thought will be understood).
• Return to the hotel.

Overnight in La Paz.

Day 7 La Paz – Uyuni, 3.650 masl  (B, L)

• Transfer to the airport El Alto for your flight to Uyuni
• Arrival and transfer to the town of Uyuni to start the tour to the Salar of Uyuni. We will visit the train cemetery, continue to the indigenous community of Colchani, observe the production of iodized salt in its rustic form, enter the white deserts in their fullness, typical landscapes of extraction as mounds of salt, salt eyes and first hotel salt now museum of the place. Visit the Sajchilla’s island with millenary cactus, an unexplored place where we will have a 20 minutes walk, continue to Coquesa located at the foot of Tunupa Volcano, visit the surroundings and observe the famous pink flamingos. Lunch.
• In the afternoon return to Uyuni visiting the Incahuasi Island, typical place with presence of giant cactus in a habitat of volcanic rock.

Overnight in Uyuni.

Day 8 Uyuni – La Paz, 3.640 masl  (B)

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Transfer to the airport to board the flight to La Paz
• Arrival in La Paz and wait for your international connection

 

THE PROGRAM INCLUDES:

• 7 hotel nights with breakfast included
• Private or shared transportation as indicated in the program
• All the excursions indicated in the program with English speaking guides
• Meals as indicated: Breakfast (B) Lunch (L) Box lunch (BL) Dinner (D)
• Train tickets to Machu Picchu
• All entrance fees
• Transfers airports, bus station, train station
• Domestic flights: Lima - Cusco / Cusco - La Paz - Uyuni - La Paz
• Permanent assistance by our local offices

THE PROGRAM DOES NOT INCLUDE

• International flights
• Personal insurance
• Personal expenses, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks during meals
• Meals not mentioned in the program
• Early check-in in case the international flight arrives in the morning
• Airport taxes (domestic and international)
• Tips for guides, drivers, restaurants and hotels

Hotels 3***
Place	Hotels	Day	Website
Lima	Hotel Allpa	1, 2	www.allpahotel.com
Cusco, Ollantaytambo	Samanapaq	3	www.samanapaq.com
Cusco	Rumipunku	4, 5	www.rumipunku.com
La Paz	La Casona Boutique	6	www.lacasonahotelboutique.com
Uyuni	Jardines de Uyuni	7	www.hotelesrusticosjardines.com