Incredible Hidden Treasures + Huaraz 17 days

In the morning we will make the circuit through the city of Lima, where we will visit the best attractions of Lima in its three historical periods:

Modern Lima: We will make a stop at the Intihuatana Park , located on the Malecón de Miraflores , from where we will observe the Pacific Ocean. We will begin our tour through the modern residential districts of Miraflores and San Isidro. We will observe outside the Huaca Pucllana , pre-Inca ceremonial temple in the form of a pyramid that has survived the urban expansion of Lima. We will continue our journey to the Parque del Olivar and the Financial Center.

Colonial Lima: Our tour will continue towards the Historic Center of Lima , declared by UNESCO in 1991 Cultural Heritage of Humanity, where the center of the Spanish colony was established in the 16th century and the first buildings were erected. We will know the Plaza San Martín , its balconies and old houses, the Plaza Mayor and its most important buildings such as the Government Palace , the Lima Cathedral , the Archbishop’s Palace , the Municipal Palace , the Desamparados Station , among others.

Convent of Santo Domingo: We will enter one of the most important convents of the 17th century. Where the relics of the three most important Peruvian saints are preserved: Santa Rosa de Lima, San Martin de Porres and San Juan Macías.

At the end of our tour, you will have the option of staying in the Indian Market , in Larcomar or returning to your hotel.

In the evening at agreed time our transport will pick you up in order to go to Lima bus station the next destination will be Huaraz.

IMPORTANT TIPS

We recommend visiting the picturesque district of Barranco and visiting the famous Bridge of Sighs, the legend says that before passing it for the first time we must make a wish and if we spend it holding our breath, our wish will be fulfilled.

We recommend visiting Av. Petit Thouars, where you will find several themed markets from different regions of Peru. I highly recommend the “Indian Market”.

As for food, in Miraflores you will find several restaurants with delicious Creole and marine food (Rosa Náutica, Huaca Pucllana). If you like Brazilian food, you can visit the Ponto Brasil restaurant. Our consultants can indicate the best restaurant options according to your preferences.

In the evening we will travel by executive bus to Huaraz.

Overnight: Sleeper bus to Huaraz.

Meals: breakfast

Early in the morning, at an agreed time, we will pick up from the bus station to go to the north of Huaraz towards the district of Marcará, from where we make a tour to the east and, passing through the rural community of Vicos, we enter the area of ​​the Huascarán National Park. 

We continue along the Paqcharuri ravine, with its immense forest of plants, until we reach the Rocutuyocq Lagoon (4,550 m), which awaits us with its blue waters.  We will walk for about an hour to reach the glacier tongue or frozen lagoon. 

You will also have a beautiful view of Nevado Paccharaju, Bayoraju, Copa and Akilpo. 

Then you will visit Paqchruri waterfall and cave paintings. Lunch – Return to the city of Huaraz. 

Overnight: Hotel in Huaraz

Meals: Breakfast and lunch

After breakfast, we will leave the hotel to start this incredible journey to the southeast of the Callejón de Huaylas towards the Pastoruri mountain, where we will experience an adventure, on ice. We will pass through the towns of Recuay, Ticapampa and Cátac. We will visit the lagoon of the ducks (Patococha), the Pumapampa gasified water source, the Pumapashin lagoon, the Puya Raimondi (the signature plant of the Andes) and cave paintings. Finally, we will walk for about 45-minutes until we reach the Nevado Pastoruri (5240 m.s.n.m.) Here we will appreciate the vast snow and observe the frozen lagoon. After this wonderful day, we will return to Huaraz around 5:30 p.m. At the agreed time, our transport will take you from your hotel to the bus station in Huaraz. 

Overnight: Hotel in Huaraz

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Our transport will pick you up from your hotel around 5:00 am to head north of Huaraz, through the Callejón de Huaylas, where we will have the opportunity to pass through beautiful towns such as Yungay, Yungay cemetery, Mancos, and Carhuaz. We will then take a detour in the city of Yungay that will take us to the foothills of the Cordillera Blanca, where we will begin our ascent to the Llanganuco Valley and enter the Huascarán National Park. We will have breakfast around 8:00 am (breakfast not included) and following our tour we will pass through the famous Llanganuco Lagoon. After 15 minutes by car, we will arrive at Cebollapampa (3850 m.s.n.m.) and we will begin our walk of approximately 3 hours until we reach Lagoon 69 (4600 m.s.n.m.). We will visit the lagoon and return to Cebollapampa where our vehicle will wait for us to take us to the city of Huaraz. We will arrive in Huaraz at approximately 7:00 p.m. Finally, we will drop you off at your hotel. 

In the evening at agreed time our transport will pick you up in order to go to Huaraz bus station to comeback to Lima.

Overnight: Sleeper bus to Lima

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

In the morning we will arrive to Lima city where we will be waiting in the bus station to take you to your hotel. Early check in

– Free day in Lima

Overnight: hotel in Lima

Meals: Breakfast

In the morning, we will arrive in the city of Lima, where we will wait to go to the bus station heading to Paracas.  

Our bus trip will take about 4 hours, and our representative will take you to your hotel.  

In the afternoon, we will take a tour of the Paracas National Reserve, where the National Center for Biological Research is located, as well as the museum that contains skeletons of marine animals, musical instruments, and skulls of people over 7,000 years old found in the sands of the desert that connects with the Pacific Ocean, forming large rocks in front of the sea with their natural attractions. 

After the tour, we will head to your hotel in Paracas. 

Overnight: Hotel in Paracas
Meals: Breakfast

Early in morning, at the agreed time, we will pick you up from your hotel to go to the bus station in Lima, after 4 hours by tourist bus, we will get to Paracas where our representative will wait for you to go to the port to start the tour to the Ballestas Islands, natural home of dolphins, sea lions, penguins, pelicans and more than 200 types of migratory and resident birds of this archipelago. In Ballestas Islands, we will pass by the Candelabro, a giant hieroglyph made with the same technique used in the Nazca Lines that causes curiosity due to its size and depth. At the end of the tour, we will head to Ica. We will visit an artisan winery where we will have a wide explanation about the elaboration of wine and pisco with their respective tastings. We will visit the Huacachina Lagoon also called “The Oasis of the Americas” where we will appreciate the wonderful desert landscape surrounded by impressive dunes. Finally, we will make a tour with the polaris (type of buggy). In the afternoon we will take the executive bus to Nazca where our representative will be waiting to take you to your hotel and help you with the check in, providing you the information about the city and the tour schedule for the next day.

TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT

The months of July and August are windy season and flights can change your itinerary and there may even be cancellations due to climate change (See options with the sales area, on cancellations due to strong winds)

IMPORTANT TIPS

Use the weather in Nazca to make the excursion to Chauchilla , where the mummies of the Nazca Civilization are located, you can observe the preservation through their skins, this due to the arid desert climate.

Another suggestion is to know the aqueducts made by the inhabitants of Nazca around 650 BC, which are still in operation until today.

Overnight: Hotel in Nazca

Meals: Breakfast

In the morning at the agreed time we will pass by your hotel to take you to the Aerodrome. Arriving at the landing strip, as soon as the weather is favorable, we will begin the overflight of the Majestic Nazca Lines (one of the greatest mysteries of humanity).  

The overflight will take about 35 minutes that will allow us to observe figures such as the Hummingbird , the Spider , the Monkey , the Dog and even the Astronaut .

At night we will travel by executive bus to Arequipa. 

TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT

The months of July and August are windy season and flights can change your itinerary and there may even be cancellations due to climate change (See options with the sales area, on cancellations due to strong winds)

IMPORTANT TIPS

Use the weather in Nazca to make the excursion to Chauchilla , where the mummies of the Nazca Civilization are located, you can observe the preservation through their skins, this due to the arid desert climate.  

Another suggestion is to know the aqueducts made by the inhabitants of Nazca around 650 BC, which are still in operation until today.

Overnight: Sleeper bus to Arequipa 

Meals: Breakfast

At the agreed time, our team will receive you at the bus station and we will go to your hotel in Arequipa. You will have the morning free to rest.

In the afternoon, at the appointed time we will pass by your hotel to begin our tour, we will visit the city: Santa Catalina Monastery , Arequipa Cathedral , Cloisters , The Church of the Company of Jesus , the San Francisco Complex and the Miradores de Carmen Alto and Yanahuara .

IMPORTANT TIPS

Enjoy the museum of the Lady of Ampato (mummy Juanita), one of the most valuable archaeological treasures in Peru. 

Overnight: Hotel in Arequipa

Meals: Breakfast

At the agreed time, we will pass by your hotel and go to the Colca Canyon .

On the way we will pass through Chachani , Pampa de Arrieros , Pampa Cañahuas and the Aguada Blanca National Reserve , where we will appreciate the vicuñas, llamas and alpacas that help in the development of the region.

Then, we will pass through Vizcachani , Pampas de Tocra and the Mirador de los Andes . 

After lunch we will descend to Chivay , which is the main city and capital of the province of Caylloma .

We will arrive in this city in the afternoon and after check-in at the hotel, you will have free time for lunch (This lunch is not included in the program).

Later we will go to the thermal baths of La Calera , rich in sulfur and iron, ideal for rest and relaxation (optional).

You will have free time for dinner (Dinner is not included in the program).

Overnight: Hotel in Chivay

Meals: Breakfast

Early, around 6hrs, we will leave for Cruz Del Cóndor Viewpoint , where we will observe the wonderful overflight of the condors – the largest flying bird in the world – and the Colca Canyon , which is one of the deepest canyons in the world with 3,400 meters deep, being all conformed by agricultural terraces left by the previous generations that lived there. 

Upon returning to Chivay we will visit the villages of Pinchollo , Maca , Acona and Yanque , where we will get to know a little of the local culture and its history.

After lunch (This lunch is not included in the program) we will continue to Puno. Upon arriving in Puno in the afternoon, we will take you to your hotel.

Overnight: Hotel in Puno

Meals: Breakfast

At about 06:45 hrs, we will make the transfer from the Hotel to the Port. At approximately 07:15 hrs we will leave by boat ” Titicaca Express ” south of the island of Taquile , where we will arrive at a white sand beach paradise.

We will walk through spectacular Pre-Inca landscapes and meet local families, their crafts, their culture and their textile activities.

At approximately 11:00 a.m. we will arrive at the community of Santa María , in the Capacheca Llachón peninsula , where we will be introduced to a cultural experience, we will see their dances, traditions and we will be able to participate in an ancestral ceremony. Next, we will participate in the preparation of the ” Pachamanca “, which is a traditional way of cooking meat, fish and potatoes, where we will observe the different way of cooking in this town, with an underground oven.

For adventure lovers, optional to kayak along the coasts of Llachón .

We will depart from Santa María and at approximately 2:30 p.m. we will arrive at the island of Los Uros Titono , located in the Titicaca Lake Reserve, considered one of the last floating islands. The inhabitants of the islands of “Los Uros” are descendants of one of the oldest cultures in South America.

Optional ride on rafts of ” Totora “.

At approximately 4:30 p.m. we will be back to Puno, where we will leave you at your Hotel.

Overnight : Hotel in Puno

Meals: breakfast, lunch

In the morning our transport will pass by your hotel to go to the bus station to make the “Ruta del Sol”, where we will visit the most impressive places between Puno and Cusco.

Our first stop will be Pukara , where we will get to know a little of the culture of the old town of the same name that has lived there for 300 years, we will also know its Temple and its particular Museum.  

Before lunch, we will visit “La Raya” which is the highest point along the trip, it is the natural border between Puno and Cusco, where we will have excellent photographic views of the place watching the snow.

The next stop will be Sicuani , where we will have a typical lunch.

We will continue and arrive at the Raqchi Archaeological Center which was a Temple built in honor of the God Wiracocha . In these ruins, we will see remains of the Inca culture and the Wari culture. The last place to visit will be the village of Andahuaylillas , where we will visit its outstanding and fantastic 16th-century church known as the Sistine Chapel of America due to the large number of paintings on its walls and ceilings. It has an organ decorated with angels and cherubs and prodigious murals by the famous artist Tadeo Escalante.

At the end of the afternoon we will arrive in the city of Cusco where our driver will be waiting for you and will take you to your hotel.

IMPORTANT TIPS

The City Tour will start in the afternoon. You will have the morning free. Start it by having a good coca tea at breakfast and prepare yourself with a good pair of trekking shoes, as it will help a lot. We suggest getting to know the Plaza de Armas with its colonial temples, the Regional Historical Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Qoricancha Museum and the Museum of Popular Art. These places will make your visit even more unforgettable.

Overnight: Hotel in Cusco 

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

This day you will know the wonderful Sacred Valley of the Incas also called the Vilcanota Valley . We will start the day visiting the artisan center of Awanacancha , observe the famous llamas, have the opportunity to talk with local artisans, learn about their techniques and be dazzled by the richness of Peruvian crafts and textile art, here is an excellent place to buy those Memories for all our loved ones, make the most of it, because the fine handicraft and textile pieces are really impressive. Then we will visit the archaeological complex of Pisaq , located on top of a mountain. This wonderful place is formed by groups of terraces and architectural structures scattered on the slopes and on top of the mountain. Mix the landscape with the wonderful buildings. Then we will go to the artisan market where you can appreciate a variety of works from ancient times. We will pass through Urubamba where we will pause for lunch, we will taste the typical Peruvian cuisine, with a good variety of dishes, including salads, soups, background dishes, the famous ceviche and delicious desserts. After lunch we will visit the architectural complex of Ollantaytambo , a living town built to monitor the entrance to this part of the valley and protect it against possible invaders. We will have the opportunity to walk through its streets and have a clearer idea of ​​how this military, religious and cultural center was during the Inca Empire.

After the visit we will board the train to Aguas Calientes. Upon arrival the hotel representative will be waiting to take you to your hotel.

IMPORTANT TIPS

Always with a good breakfast accompanied by coca tea, we recommend that you only carry a small backpack to spend the night in Aguas Calientes (money, light clothes, documents, camera and personal hygiene items). So your trip will be more comfortable and quiet. The rest of your luggage can be left in the luggage storage of the hotel in Cusco, since on the return you will return to the same hotel.

After the visit to Ollantaytambo you will have free time until the departure time of your train. Time you can use to know the streets of the town and interact with the local people.

If you like to drink coffee, do not miss the opportunity to experience one of the best coffees in the world, which is produced in the Quillabamba jungle and you can find it in several of the Ollantaytambo establishments.

Overnight: Hotel in Aguas Calientes

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

In the morning, according to the scheduled time, our guide will pick you up at your hotel to go to the bus station where you will climb 400m along a winding path for 20min to reach the incredible wonder of the world “The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu”, also known as “The Lost City of the Incas”. Upon arriving at the Machu Picchu citadel with our guide, we will pass through the entrance and begin the tour of the entire citadel. For around 2h30m we will visit the main places in Machu Picchu.

 We return to the town of Aguas Calientes in the afternoon, where you will have free time to enjoy lunch in one of the many restaurants (lunch not included). After lunch, we will take the train to Ollantaytambo (depending on train departure time availability). The return will follow the same route as the departure. Upon arrival in Ollantaytambo, the train representative will be waiting to take you to the bus heading to your hotel in Cusco.

TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT

Since January 1, 2019, the rules regarding the entrance to the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu changed. Now the time limit for the visit is 04 hours with entry shifts every hour. All our passengers have a guided tour during the 8:00 am shift, as their overnight stay will be in Aguas Calientes.

The visit to the citadel of Machu Picchu is one way and that having passed through a place can not be returned. In addition, there is no re-entry, if we leave the citadel we will not be able to re-enter. Re-entry is only possible if your ticket includes the Huayna Picchu Mountain or Machu Picchu Mountain.

If your ticket includes the Machu Picchu Mountain, the guide in the citadel of Machu Picchu will be 01h30m, so that you have enough time for the hike.

IMPORTANT TIPS

Before going up to Machu Picchu, we suggest leaving your backpack in the luggage storage of your hotel in Aguas Calientes and only take the entrance ticket to Machu Picchu, documentation, money, hat, repellent and sunscreen. Upon returning from Machu Picchu you can pick up your backpack and return to Cusco.

After returning from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes, if the schedule allows it, we recommend visiting the Chávez Ballón Museum , which is the site museum of Machu Picchu, admission from 12:00 hrs is free; To enter you just have to present your valid passport.

We must take into account that in the low season and high season it will be necessary to wait in line to board the one-way bus Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu and return from Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes, as well as to board the return train from Aguas Calientes. Our guide will help you with recommendations to dose your hours in the best way.

THINGS FOR YOUR VISIT TO MACHU PICCHU TO BE MUCH INCREDIBLE

Request exclusive guide for Machu Picchu

Request lunch at one of the best restaurants near the archaeological complex of Machu Picchu, Sanctuary Lodge . Just ask one of our consultants to make your purchase. It’s very easy (USD 45.00 per person)

Overnight: Hotel in Cusco

Meals: Breakfast

Depending on your flight time, our representative will stop by your hotel to go to the airport.  

End of our services. 

Meals included: Breakfast

Check in: 12:00 pm – check out: 9:00 am

NOTE: If your departure time is after check-out time, you can use the hotel’s common areas while you wait.