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Best of Peru
Guaranteed Fixed departure - Minimun 2 passengers Every Sunday The Best of Peru Lima - Arequipa - Puno - Cusco
Country : Peru City : Lima - Arequipa - Puno - Cusco Brand : Peru Journeys Duration : 12 days - 11 nights Destinations Visited : Lima (3 nights) - Arequipa (1 night) - Colca Canyon (1 night) - Puno (2 nights) - Cusco (3 nights) - Sacred Valley (1 night) Type of Interest : Culture & Heritage - Archaeology - Scenic Views Level : Easy - Moderate Accommodation : Selected Hotel Category : Tourist - Superior Group Departures : Every Sunday Season : All year Guide : Included Languages : English Lima Cusco Entrance Tickets : As required
Puno
Arequipa
Day 1: (Sun) Lima as the original building of 1555. After Afterwards, you will visit the Rafael the earthquake in 1746, the Cathedral Larco Museum. Founded in 1926, it has Upon arrival, on the first day of your trip was rebuilt on the same site under the the largest private collection of pre- to Peru, you will be welcomed by our direction of Jesuit priest Juan Rehr. Both Columbian art in the world. The collection personnel at Lima airport and transferred its facade and interior are austere with its concentrates on the refined ceramics to the selected hotel. After check in you remarkable wooden choir stalls, altars and of the Moche Dynasty and the people will have a briefing in which you will be the tomb of Francisco Pizarro, who died who lived along the northern coast of handed your “Travel kit” which includes in 1541. Later, you will visit the Church of Peru between 200 and 700 AD. You will all your travel documents such as itinerary, San Francisco, its convent, Art Museum, learn about their religion, agriculture, flight, train and bus tickets, and hotel cloisters and catacombs. transport, dance and music through their information. Overnight. ceramic designs and shapes. Finally you Lima Afterwards, you will have a panoramic will be transferred to your hotel. Rest of Accommodation : Selected Hotel view of the Main Square with the the day is at leisure. Overnight at Lima. Altitude : 144 m.a.s.l. / 472 ft. Government Palace, the Municipal Hall, Average Temperature : 22°C / 72°F : Half Day Colonial Lima the “Desamparados” Train Station, before Activity of the Day driving through the old streets, where you (Group Service - 3 hours) will have a spectacular view of traditional Level : Easy Day 2: (Mon) Lima Meals : Breakfast mansions and Moorish style balconies. Accommodation : Selected hotel In the morning, you will visit colonial You will then continue through classic Altitude : 144 m.a.s.l. / 472 ft. Lima and the Cathedral. Located in the and modern Lima and will also enjoy an Average Temperature : 22°C / 72°F Main Square; it is in the same place amazing view of the Pacific Ocean.
Day 3: (Tue) Lima - Arequipa places of interest are the Main Square, of the city of its three volcanoes: Misti, Flight Lima - Arequipa - Morning - 1hr 27 min the Complex of San Francisco, which Chachani and Pichu Pichu. Overnight at is comprised of a public square, two Arequipa. At the coordinated time, you will be temples (the Church of San Francisco and : City Tour & Convent of Santa transferred to the airport for your flight to the Temple of the Third Order), a convent Activity of the Day Catalina (Group Service - 3 hours) Arequipa. On arrival you will be transferred and the Fierro Foundation (where there is a museum and a handicraft market). The Meals : Breakfast to your hotel. Accommodation : Selected Hotel Cathedral is located in the main square. Altitude : 2,335 m.a.s.l. / 7,661 ft. In the afternoon, you will begin your City The old cathedral was destroyed by fire in Average Temperature : 22°C / 72°F tour, including the famous Santa Catalina 1844. It was restored in 1868 by Arequipa- native Lucas Poblete in Neo-renaissance Convent, the most important in Peru. A Day 4: (Wed) Arequipa - walled citadel of more than 20,000m2 style with French influence, and it is which for four centuries, served as the considered to be one of the biggest in Colca Canyon Lima only physical world for several generations South America. of Cloistered nuns. Early in the morning, departure by land Finally, the Spanish Colonial district of on your excursion towards the Colca Arequipa During the city tour you will visit the Yanahuara, 2 km from the city’s centre, Valley driving across Pampa Cañahuas Church Cloisters of the Company, a grand consisting of narrow cobblestone streets at the Aguada Blanca National Reserve, collection of Domes, Arches, which can all and old white volcanic stone houses. From habitat of herds of Vicuñas and stopping be found in its galleries and Alters. Other the viewpoint there is a magnificent view at the Mirador de los Andes, the Crater
of Chucura, the Mirador de Chivay, where Day 5: (Thu) Colca The mountains surrounding the area beautiful pre-Columbian terraces still Canyon - Puno provide a very quintessential scene of the being cultivated by native Collaguas can Peruvian Andes. There will also be small be observed. The highest point of the little farms with sheep and llamas along Early in the morning departure to the road is at 4350 m.a.s.l. After the arrival in the way. You will also border the altiplano “Condor’s Cross” from where the great Chivay you check in at your hotel. lake of Lagunilla with a variety of wild Andean bird, the Condor, may be spotted birds and flora passing by the towns Santa flying in circles above still farmed green pre- In the afternoon, visit the hot springs of Lucia and Juliaca- Puno. Arriving at Puno, Hispanic terraces. Enjoy the impressive La Calera. Overnight at Colca Canyon. you will be transferred to your hotel panorama of the Colca Canyon, one of the where you will spend the night. deepest in the World (3,180 mts.). On the : Journey Arequipa - Colca Activity of the Day way, visit to the Mirador of Wayrapunko, (Group Service - 5 hours ) : Excursion Cruz del Condor Meals : Breakfast Antahuilque, Choquetico, where we will (Group Service - 4 hours) Activity of the Day Accommodation : Selected Hotel find the famous Hanging Tombs. - Journey to Puno (Group Service - 6 hours) Altitude : 3,400 m.a.s.l. / 11,155 ft. Meals : Breakfast Average Temperature : 16°C / 61°F At the Town of Yanque, visit its beautiful Puno Accommodation : Selected Hotel church and its characteristic cobbled stone Arequipa Altitude : 3,811 m.a.s.l. / 12,504 ft. streets among other attractions, then, Average Temperature : 12°C / 54°F return for the town Maca and arrive to Chivay, and continue to Puno. (Driver Only)
Day 6: (Fri) Puno around 350 families that are descendants Day 7: (Sat) Puno - Cusco of the Incas and well-known for their Regular Bus- Puno to Cusco|Tourist Class|AM| 10hrs In the morning you will begin your full textile activities, such as their beautifully day visit to the floating island, known as woven chumpis (belts), chullos (caps), In the morning, you will be transferred to “Uros” in Lake Titicaca. Located 4 km / 2.5 and ojotas (and sandals). According to the local bus station, to board the Tourist miles from Puno, the original inhabitants the custom, officials are distinguished by Class regular bus to the city of Cusco. It is of these floating islands are said to black or brown caps. a full day trip starting at 7:00 a.m., crossing descend from one of the most ancient the great anti plano with the ever presence peoples of the Americas, and still to this Taquile also offers a magnificent lake snow-capped Andean Mountains. On route, day practice their ancient traditions. Their landscape from where the impressive you will pass by the villages of Pucará, Racchi dwellings made of totora reed, are built snowfalls of the Cordillera Real (Real mountain and Andahuaylillas. Lunch is included. on the surface of Lake Titicaca. chain) can be seen. In the afternoon you will return to the hotel, where you will spend the Upon arrival, you will be transferred to Afterwards, you will make your way night. Overnight at Puno. your hotel, where you will spend the night. Cusco to the unique Island of Taquile, where : Full Day Uros & Taquile Islands time appears to have stopped. The Activity of the Day Meals : Breakfast - Lunch (Regular - 8 hours) Mediterranean atmosphere of this place Accommodation : Selected Hotel Puno Meals : Breakfast - Lunch Altitude : 3,399 m.a.s.l. / 11,152 ft. is striking, with its steps of stone and its Accommodation : Selected Hotel Average Temperature : 16°C / 61°F houses centered around the square. Its Altitude : 3,811 m.a.s.l. / 12,504 ft. indigenous community that lives here has Average Temperature : 12°C / 54°F
Day 8: (Sun) Cusco - Sacred Valley centuries has attracted local traders and : Full Day Sacred Valley : Pisac, communities. The altitude will descend to remote communities from all over the Activity of the Day Market & Ollantaytambo 1,900 m.a.s.l. crossing from the sierra to (Group Service - 7 hours) valley, dressed in their traditional and the cloud forests. In the morning, at around 08:30, you will Meals : Breakfast - Lunch be collected from your hotel and driven colourful costumes enjoy the opportunity Accommodation : Selected Hotel overland to the Sacred Valley. On the to interact with local people, appreciate Altitude : 2,800 m.a.s.l. / 9,186 ft. Upon arriving at Aguas Calientes, way you will stop to take some pictures, their craftsmanship, handicrafts and local Average Temperature : 15°C / 59°F reception at the train station and transfer and admire the Pucara Bulls on the roofs fruit and vegetable stalls. to the bus station to board your regular of Andean houses. These small bulls are bus uphill to Machu Picchu (approximately thought to be amulets that bring wealth After a buffet lunch, you will make your Day 9: (Mon) Sacred Valley - 20 minutes). This stone citadel, located to each family who owns them; they are way to the town of Ollantaytambo, with Machu Picchu - Cusco 112 km from Cusco, was discovered by usually given as gifts on weddings. its distinct Inca urban planning, visit the Train Ollantaytambo - Machu Picchu |Tourist Class Hiram Bingham in 1911. The citadel was religious, astronomical and military complex | Morning | 1hr 30 min built on a very special spot covered in and observe how the ancient Peruvians Train Machu Picchu - Poroy |Tourist Class| vegetation between two mountains: On arrival to the archaeological complex Afternoon | 3hrs 30 min of Pisac, you will begin our tour of the moved boulders of nearly 60 metric tons the Machu Picchu (old mountain) and site, during the course of our hike around from one mountain to another and across In the morning, you will be transferred Huayna Picchu (young mountain), at the this area; appreciate the magnificent the river and valley. Finally you will be to the train station to board the Tourist foot of which meanders the Urubamba Andean terraces, which were built to transferred to your hotel in the Sacred Valley Class train to Aguas Calientes, a small or Vilcanota River (lower Jungle featuring expand the agriculture lands. Afterwards, where you will spend the night. town located below Machu Picchu. You abundant flora and fauna). At your arrival you will visit the artisan market of Pisac will enjoy a spectacular train journey you will take the tour of the Sanctuary. a colourful local event that over the crossing valleys, mountains and typical After completing the tour, you will be transferred back to Aguas Calientes. as Huacaypata or the Warrior’s Square; stone were used in its construction. and vaulted niches. Finally you will return it was the scene for many key events in to your hotel. Afternoon is at leisure. In the afternoon board your return train Cusco’s history. Then onto the Cathedral, Afterwards, you will visit the surrounding Overnight at Cusco. to Cusco. Upon arrival, reception and originally built on the site of the old ruins of the city of Cusco: Sacsayhuamán, transfer to your hotel. Overnight at Cusco. temple of Suntur Wasi (House of God), this huge Inca fortress is built on three : Half Day City Tour & now the church of El Triunfo, a particular overlapping platforms, each of them over Activity of the Day Surrounding Ruins (Group Service - 4 hours) : Tour of Machu Picchu Activity of the day interest are the choir cloisters, the pulpit, 360 m long. Then onto Tambomachay, Meals : Breakfast (Group Service - 2 hours) the engravings on the altar and furniture. known as the Inca baths. It was apparently Accommodation : Selected Hotel Meals : Breakfast a site dedicated to the worship of water Altitude : 3,399 m.a.s.l. / 11,152 ft. Accommodation : Selected Hotel Continue onto the Church and Convent of and a resting place for the Inca monarch Average Temperature : 16°C / 61°F Altitude : 3,399 m.a.s.l. / 11,152 ft. and Kenko, which was said to have been Average Temperature : 16°C / 61°F Santo Domingo, a Spanish construction belonging to the Dominican Order built a worship site. There is a huge 5, 9 m high upon the foundations of the Inca temple stone block that looks like a puma. There Day 11: (Wed) Cusco - Lima Flight Cusco - Lima | Morning | 1hr 25 min Day 10: (Tue) Cusco of Koricancha or Temple of the Sun. are also passages, canals and stairways Koricancha (in quechua, site of gold) with stone engravings representing In the morning you will be picked up was the main religious building of the animals. At a coordinated time in the morning, you will from your hotel in order to begin your Incas dedicated to the worship of the be transferred to the airport to board your City Tour, visiting Cusco’s Historical Inca Sun and whose walls, according to the Finally, Puca Pucará, which was an flight to Lima. On arrival, you will be received and Spanish Colonial Monuments, such chroniclers, were plated with sheets of administrative and military centre formed and transferred to your hotel. Rest of the day as the Main Square, known in Inca times gold. Magnificent blocks of finely carved by terraces, stairways, passages, turrets is at leisure. Overnight at Lima.
Meals : Breakfast Accommodation : Selected hotel Altitude : 144 m.a.s.l. / 472 ft. Average Temperature : 22°C / 72°F
Day 12: Lima - Home
At a coordinated time, you will be transferred to the airport to board your international flight back home.
Lima Meals : Breakfast Cusco Note: All itineraries are subject to change, due to weather and other conditions. All times indicated are approximate, and are also subject to change. RECOMMENDED HOTELS SUPERIOR
Lima| Superior Sacred Valley | Superior Antara Libertador Lago Titicaca
The Antara hotel is located just 100 meters from the two most important Libertador Lake Titicacais located on Esteves Island on the shores of Lake avenues of the city and even in a quiet and ideal for the executive Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. Only five minutes away requiring peace for pondering on his projects and activities. Without from downtown Puno, 45 minutes from the Manco Cápac International transportation, you can be in minutes in the main restaurants, banks, Airport in Juliaca and two hours from the Bolivian border. The hotel has casinos, boutiques and even the beautiful bay of Lima. 123 rooms, all of them has lake view.
Hotel Facilities: Fitness Centre, Business Services, Luggage Storage, Ice Hotel Facilities: Conference center, Front desk, Heating, Housekeeping, Machine, Safe Deposit Boxes, Air Conditioned Facilities, Laundry/Valet Internet Center, Laundry, Parking, Restaurant, Tv Cable, Wi-Fi Service, Hairdresser, WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
Arequipa| Superior Cusco | Superior Casa Andina Private Collection Arequipa Costa del Sol Ramada Cusco
Meticulously restored and remodeled in 2008 after more than The Hotel is located in a colonial-era mansion that is considered part of a century of neglect, the hotel features high vaulted ceilings, 2 the cultural heritage of the city of Cusco; the building dates back to the ample colonial courtyards, and an elegant gourmet restaurant. 17th century, when the Marquis de Picoaga arrived in the city and built The lengthy restoration unearthed numerous surprises, including himself a new home, employing stonework and murals. The 76 rooms original frescoes, reliefs, and even a chapel long hidden from have been designed for the comfort of the guests and are spacious, view. Five spectacularly large suites have unrivaled Republican- peaceful and fully equipped. era flavor, yet the historic mansion has also been ingeniously adapted: a unique architectural skylight shields the main Hotel Facilities:ATM, Bar, Business center, Concierge, Direct dial phone, Front desk, Hairdryer, Heating, Housekeeping, Internet, Laundry, courtyard from Arequipa’s intense sun, and 36 new rooms occupy Minibar, Parking, Restaurant, Room service, Safe box, Wi Fi a sleek modern adjunct structure off a second interior patio. Part of Casa Andina chain of hotels.
Hotel Facilities: ATM, Buffet Breakfast, Business Center, Conference center, Heating, Medical care, Restaurant, Room for Sacred Valley | Superior handicap. Sonesta Posada del Inca Yucay
The 87-room Sonesta Posadas del Inca Yucay is located in the heart of Superior the Sacred Valley of the Incas, a one-hour drive from the ancient Inca Colca Valley | capital of Cusco and close to Machu Picchu. The Sonesta Yucay Posada Colca Lodge Spa & Hot Springs is a former 18th century colonial-style monastery and a small twon surrounding the hotel. Near the Sonesta Posada are the craft markets of Pisac and Chincheros, the Salt Mines of Maras, the town of Moray, At an altitude of 3250 metres above sea level and two-and-a-half hours Ollantaytambo ruins and Machu Picchu. travel from the city of Arequipa, the hotel nestles on the banks of the River Colca. It is surrounded by hundreds of pre-Inca agricultural Hotel Facilities: Alpaca clothes shop, Bar, Business center, Crafts and terraces, which have been declared a Peruvian cultural heritage, and jewelry store, Currency exchange, Front desk, Hair dryer, Heating, is blessed with relaxing hot spring waters rich in lithium. The hotel has Housekeeping, Internet, Restaurant. 75 rooms..
Hotel Facilities: Conference center, Currency exchange, Fax, Front desk, Internet, Jacuzzi, Open air hot pools, Outdoor activities, Restaurant, Safe Box, Spa Eco Thermal, Steam room. RECOMMENDED HOTELS TOURIST
Lima| Tourist Puno | Tourist Los Girasoles Hacienda Plaza de Armas
Located in the tourist district of Miraflores, a short distance from Set in the heart of Puno, the Hotel Hacienda Plaza de Armas is a great Central Park and its main tourist attractions. Contemporary in style, 3 start hotel that can cater to a variety of needs. Puno, considered the designed for travelers and tourism businesses. There is 42 comfortable capitol of the Peru folkloric region, has many great sites and activities rooms and pleasant living areas, lounge and restaurant - café, noted for which makes it a great tourist attraction. The hotel is situated in one its cozy decor elements of local culture. of the more historical districts of the area and provides comfort to the highest standards. Hotel Facilities: Conference center, Front desk, Heating, Internet, Laundry, Parking, Restaurant, Room service, Tv Cable, Wi Fi Hotel Facilities: 24 hour Reception, Free Wi-Fi, Elevator/Lift, Dining Room, Room Service, hair dryer
Arequipa | Tourist Cusco | Tourist Casa Andina Classic Arequipa Munay Wasi Inn The large and contemporary construction of sillar (white volcanic Colonial style hotel located within the historical and monumental centre stone), very well located and with a full complement of facilities of the city of Cusco, 4 blocks from the Main Square. It facilitates an easy and services to host both good-sized groups as well as business access to the numerous tourist attractions and features of interest that and independent travelers. The hotel are 104 rooms.Though just this unique city offers. There are 36 comfortable rooms available for our a 6-block walk to the Plaza de Armas and Santa Catalina Convent. guests. With a 4th-floor terrace and clear views of El Misti volcano, it’s perfect for enjoying Arequipa’s ever-present sunshine. Hotel Facilities: Restaurant, Bar, Traditional chapel, Internet, Safety deposit box, telephone, fax, laundry service, storage luggage, room Hotel Facilities: Conference center, Currency exchange, Direct dial service. phone, Elevator, Fax, Front desk, Gift and crafts shops, Hairdryer, Heating, Housekeeping, Internet, Laundry, Parking, Restaurant, Safe box, Tv Cable
Colca Valley | Tourist Sacred Valley | Tourist Superior Colca Llacta Inkallpa
COLCA LLAQTA HOTEL, becomes a new choice hotel in a strategic location Located in the Sacred Valley of Cusco, It is just minutes from Urubamba for visiting the Colca Valley, as it was built with stones adobe (mud) and and the cozy village of Ollantaytambo, where the main train station to puna straw, while has an architectural style that has been inspired in Machu Picchu is located. They are 24, built for your welfare. All have the ancient buildings of Inca times its hardiness combining an attractive terraces or balconies with a spectacular view. From your room you will resort which make the guest have a pleasant stay, comfortable and join the beautiful landscape of the Sacred Valley. memorable. Hotel Facilities: Bar, Internet, Parking, Restaurant, Room service, Spa Hotel Facilities: private bathroom, hot water, heating, bar, restaurant, laundry service, telephone, fax, exchange money service, medical assistance, room service, Security box From Peru: +51 (1) 435 5333 From U.S.A.: +1 (806) 440 0530 From U.K: +44 (0) 20 3371 7756 From Brasil: +55 2139 5621 99
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