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 you 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 the Cathedral of Lima.
• Visit Saint Francis of Assisi Museum and Catacombs which was 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)

• Transfer to Lima airport for your flight to Cusco, 1.15h
• Arrival in Cusco assistance and transfer to Chinchero to appreciate froml Inca’s balcony the impressive landscape of the Valley
• Visit The Salinas of Maras, it is an impressive complex of extraction composed by largesalt 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)

• 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 al 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 panorama 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, Jaén Street, famous for the infrastructure of the houses and for 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 The 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, 3.700 masl  (B, D)

• Transfer to the airport El Alto for your flight to Uyuni
• Arrival and transfer to the town of Uyuni and visit the train cemetery
• Continuation and accommodation in the Salt hotel
• Dinner included

Overnight in Uyuni

Day 8 Uyuni – Laguna Hedionda, 4.115 masl  (B, D)

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Depart for the Salar of Uyuni to the indigenous community of Colchani, observation of the process of extraction and refinement of salt, entrance and walk through the middle of this amazing whiteness desert
• Visit Incahuasi Island, which is home to huge cactus
• Dinner at the hotel

Overnight at Laguna Hedionda

Day 9 Laguna Hedionda – San Pedro Atacama, Chile, 2.408 masl  (B, BL)

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Depart for the Hito Cajon on the Chilean border. Passage through the jewels of the Andes, appreciating the spectacular landscape of vicuñas and llamas, differents small lakes named: Cañapa, Hedionda, Honda, Ramaditas, Verde, each of these lagoons have different colors
• Continuation to reach the Eduardo Avaroa Reserve located in the South Lipez región. Arrival al Sol de Mañana to view the spectacular active geysers. Polkes Lagoon where you can take a swim in the termal waters. Arbol de Piedra strange rock formation. Later continue on to the Salvador Dali Desert, the Laguna Colorada, one of the greatest natural wonders of Bolivia
• Arrival at the border Bolivia with Chile, reception and transfer to San Pedro de Atacama
• Box lunch included

Overnight in San Pedro de Atacama

Day 10 – San Pedro Atacama – Tatio Geyser – Moon Valley, 2,408 masl (B, D)

• At 5 am early in the morning departure for the Geysers located at 4300 m. Arrival at sunrise, a time when the geysers are the most spectacular. We will explore on foot the geothermal field and the eruptionof the highest geyser reaches about 7 meters, and then enjoy a rich thermal bath (subject to availability).
• Picnic breakfast in the middle of the geysers.
• On the way back, we will have time to enjoy the landscapes of flora and fauna, visit of Machuca village. Return to San Pedro de Atacama around noon
• At 15.00 pm. Departure to the Moon Valley to contemplate the patterns formed by erosion from water and wind.Amazing landscapes and you will see one of the most beautiful sunsents over the central cráter of the Moon Valley that you have ever seen
• Return to San Pedro around 7:30 pm. Dinner at the hotel

Overnight in San Pedro de Atacama

Day 11 San Pedro de Atacama – Calama – Santiago de Chile, 570 masl  (B, D)

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Morning is at leisure
• Afternoon transfer to the airport for your flight to Santiago de Chile, (almost 2 hour flight)
• Arrival at Santiago de Chile, reception and transfer to the hotel
• Dinner at the hotel

Overnight in Santiago de Chile

Day 12 Santiago de Chile – City tour, 570 masl (B)

• In the morning, City tour of Santiago: Santa Lucia Hill, San Francisco church, La Moneda Presidential Palace, The Cathedral of Santiago, Libertador Bernardo O´Higgins Square, Historic Central Post Office, Main Square, Forestal Park
• Afternoon is at leisure

Overnight in Santiago

Day 13 – Santiago de Chile – Final transfer (B)

• Breakfast at the hotel
• At the appropriate time, transfer to the Santiago airport for your international flight home

 

THE PROGRAM INCLUDES:

• 12 hotel nights with breakfast included
• Private or shared transportation as indicated in the program
• All the excursions in private or shared service as mentioned in program
• Local English-speaking guides for each visit
• Meals as indicated: Breakfast (B) Lunch (L) Box lunch (BL) Dinner (D)
• Train tickets to Machu Picchu
• All entrance fees mentioned in the program
• Transfers airports, bus station, train station
• Domestic flights: Lima - Cusco / Cusco - La Paz - Uyuni / Calama - Santiago
• Confirmation of your domestic flights
• Permanent assistance by our local offices, all along the itinerary

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	Palacio de Sal	7	www.palaciodesal.com.bo
Laguna Hedionda	Los Flamencos	8	www.hotelesecologicosbolivia.com
San Pedro de Atacama	Don Tomas	9, 10	www.dontomas.cl
Santiago de Chile	Fundador	11, 12	www.fundador.cl