Arequipa - Cuzco

LIMA - INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL

Reception and assistance upon your arrival at Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, a representative of our agency will give you your voucher with all the programming and will give you a brief explanation of the experience you are about to start. Afterwards we will transfer you to the selected hotel.

• Overnight in Lima at Hotel Las Palmas or similar.

LIMA: CITY TOUR + FLIGHT TO AREQUIPA

After having breakfast at your lodging, we will start a guided tour to the most attractive and important sites in Lima, "The City of Kings".

We start picking you up at your hotel at 09:00 am. Our tour will take you to the impressive historic center of Lima where you will appreciate the Grau Square, the Palace of Justice, the San Martin Square and the San Francisco de Asis Church with a Baroque style where you will also appreciate the catacombs used in the past as an ancient cemetery.

Afterwards, we will transfer you to the Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima where you will take the flight to Arequipa where we will be waiting for you to take you to your selected lodging.

• Overnight in Arequipa at Hotel Soleil or similar.

AREQUIPA: CITY TOUR AND MONASTERY OF SANTA CATALINA

In the afternoon, at 2:00 pm. We will pick you up at your hotel for a pedestrian tour of the city of Arequipa, which includes the Plaza de Armas, one of the most beautiful squares in Peru, the Church of the Company, San Camilo Market, San Francisco Church, Barrio San Lazaro and end with a visit to the Monastery of Santa Catalina, then we will return to the hotel.

• Overnight in Arequipa at Hotel Soleil or similar.

AREQUIPA - COLCA CANYON - CHIVAY

We start our tour from 7:30 am. - 8:00 am. with the pick up of passengers from their respective lodgings and then head to the town of Chivay (04 hours approximately), passing through Pampa Cañahuas, observing the incompatible vicuñas, llamas, alpacas and migratory birds.

Our first stop will be in Patahuasi where we will enjoy a hot drink to acclimatize the body due to the altitude.

Later we will continue with the tour appreciating the lagoons and wetlands of Toqcrapampa, arriving then at the highest point of the journey Patapampa (4910 m.a.s.l.), also called the viewpoint of the Volcanoes, because from there you can see the volcanic chain.

Then we will descend to the town of Chivay where we will have some time to enjoy a delicious buffet lunch and accommodation in our respective lodgings.

In the afternoon we will visit the thermal baths (15 minutes from Chivay) whose medicinal waters range between 38°C and 40° C where we will stay for an hour.

In the evening, we will enjoy a dinner accompanied by a folkloric peña where we will be able to participate in these beautiful typical dances of the Colca Valley.

• Overnight in Colca at Hotel Samana or similar.
• Includes lunch and dinner.

COLCA CANYON CONDOR CROSS

Early in the morning we have breakfast at our hotels and then we head to the Cruz del Condor where we can appreciate the formation of the Colca Canyon and the flight of the Condor (largest flying bird of the Andes).

Then we will return making stops at different viewpoints such as Wayra Punko, Choquetico and Antahuilque during the tour we will have a panoramic view of the Colca Valley and observe various activities of the villagers.

Upon arrival in Chivay, we will go to the establishment where we will enjoy a delicious buffet lunch.

After lunch, we will return to the city of Arequipa, arriving at approximately 19:00 pm. Overnight at the selected hotel.

• Overnight in Arequipa at Hotel Soleil or similar.
• Lunch included.

AREQUIPA - CUZCO

After breakfast we will transfer you to the airport to take the flight to Cuzco. Reception upon arrival in Cuzco and transfer to your accommodation.

• Overnight in Cusco Hotel Monasterio de San Pedro or similar.

CITY TOUR CUSCO AND NEARBY RUINS (KENKO-PUCA-PUCARA, TAMBOMACHAY, SACSAYHUAMAN, ETC.)

In the afternoon 2:00 pm we will visit the city of Cusco touring the Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral and the Temple of the Sun or Korikancha.

Then, we will leave the city to visit the Inca sites of Kenko, Tambomachay, Puca Pucara and the impressive fortress of Sacsayhuaman. Strategically built on a hill overlooking Cusco, famous for its huge carved stones joined with amazing precision to form the outer walls. Some of these stones measure more than 9 m / 30 feet high and weigh more than 350 tons.

• Overnight in Cusco Hotel Monasterio de San Pedro or similar.

CUSCO SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS - AGUAS CALIENTES

We will start in the morning at 7:30 am the excursion to the "Sacred Valley of the Incas", a succession of picturesque villages, agricultural terraces and archaeological sites. The typical Indian market of Pisac.

In the afternoon, we will pass through the towns of Calca and Urubamba to reach the Inca Fortress and the Citadel of Ollantaytambo.

On the way we will visit the picturesque Andean village of Chinchero, where the remains of what was the royal hacienda of Tupac Inca Yupanqui are located. We admire its well-preserved Inca Wall in the Plaza de Armas.

We will visit the beautiful colonial temple built on Inca foundations, with interesting frescoes in the portico. We will continue to Aguas Calientes for the night.

• Lunch included in Urumbamba.
• Overnight in Aguas Calientes at Hotel Pucara or similar.

MACHU PICCHU THE LOST CITY OF THE INCAS

The day begins with an early morning ascent to the famous Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, also known as "The Lost City of the Incas".

A 30-minute bus ride, up 6 km of winding road, to the incredible Machu Picchu. Upon arrival, we will participate in a guided tour of the Citadel.

After the tour, you will have time to walk around the archaeological site at your leisure. Lunch in the town of Aguas Calientes.

Return to Cuzco.

• Overnight in Cusco Hotel Monasterio de San Pedro or similar.

FLIGHT CUSCO / LIMA

After breakfast, we will transfer you to the airport to board your flight to Lima.

Arrival in the city of Lima and international connection. We recommend buying a flight in the afternoon/evening for INTERNATIONAL CONNECTION. END OF SERVICE.