Discovering Peru – 2 Week Deluxe Tour

Day 1 – Arrival in Lima

Welcome to Lima the capital of Peru (la ciudad de lo Reyes) Today we start with pick up and transfer from the airport to our hotel located in the center of Miraflores. On arriving at the hotel we will have a meeting to discuss the main points of our adventure Depending on the arrival of the flight, enjoy your free time visiting some places around like the central park of Miraflores, Larco Mar, the park of love (PARQUE DEL AMOR) where you can enjoy the wonderful sunset, why not enjoy the delicious Peru’s national dish ceviche.

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Hotel (1 night)

Day 2 – Exploring Lima

Today we start with our tour to the center of Lima with a lot of energy 9:00 am Our meeting in the hotel to get to the center of Lima we can use a private car or if you want to have a local experience see and feel like the local people transport in a Metro Politano we can use that public transport.

arriving at the center of Lima we will explore San Martin Square passing Jiron de la Union where we can see colonial mansions, the old streets, churches, the main square of Lima, the Palcio de Govierno, the cathedral, coventos and monasteries, we will visit inside the convent of San Francisco (catacombs) We will visit Lima Cathedral to see and feel the history of Peru.

The great wall and the Rimac River that divides the city of Lima. After the tour enjoy the delicious Peruvian food in the many restaurants found in Lima, our guide will recommend you.

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Hotel (1 night) with Breakfast

Notes

If you still have energy in the afternoon you can go to visit the LARCO museum, or Huacca Pucllana before leaving Lima.

Day 3 – Flight to Puerto Maldonado (Amazon)

Very early today we left the hotel to embark on the flight to the Amazon jungle of Peru Lima airport and take a flight to Puerto Maldonado the flight will be roughly an hour, where you'll be staying for two nights. Upon your arrival, lodge staff will take you to their office in town where you’ll be able to pack a small duffle bag with clothing and other items needed for two days in the jungle, stow the rest of your luggage and then travel by private vehicle to the water. Here, board a motorised canoe and cruise deep into the jungle. Be prepared for the tropical humid weather, this is where we recommend that you bring sunscreen and repellent. The trip to your ecological lodge in the Madre de Dios region will take about 3 hours, and you will be given a lunch to take along the way. Arrive and settle in your thatched-roof cabin before a brief orientation walk from the immediate area and an information session. Spend the night getting acquainted with the sights and smells of the jungle and sleep with the sounds of nature.

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Lodge (1 night) with Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4 – Jungle Adventure

Start the day with an early breakfast; Then we take a 25-minute boat ride upriver by motorized canoe and then we walk for about 30 minutes to the Tres-Chimbadas Lake Oxbow Lake along the way you can observe species of monkeys, macaw, squirrels, different spies of colorful birds, the Jungle always has many surprises for us. in Lake Tres Chimbadas we will be able to see the giant otter, the black cayman, Harpy Eagle, is also home to the anaconda the largest reptile in the Amazon, piranhas also exist.

After returning to the lodge we will have lunch and then continue with a 15-20 minute walk to the shelter tower where we can observe some medicinal plants, and see the wild day, and at night before dinner we will have the night tour to observe Cayman, Capibara and other animal species

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Lodge (1 night) with Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

INCLUDED Activites

Rubber boots will be provided for hiking or if you want you can wear your own walking boots.

Day 5 – Flight to Cusco

After breakfast leave behind the natural wonders of the Amazon and return to Puerto Maldonado to collect your luggage, then take a short 40-minute flight to the wonderful city of Cusco, upon arrival at the hotel you can enjoy an infusion of Andean mint or coca tea.

After settling in the hotel, take a slow walk to the center of the city where you will be fascinated with the Inca, colonial, contemporary architecture, the Plaza de Armas of Cusco, central market where you can see where the local people sell their products and then go to visit the chocolate museum and try a cup of hot chocolate, at night you can go to dinner at many of the restaurants that exist in the city, you can try grilled alpaca, guinea pig baked, there are also many vegetarian restaurants.

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Hotel (1 night) with Breakfast

Day 6 – Cusco City Tour

Tour of the city of Cusco and the nearby ruins today we will enjoy Cusco, this city, was the capital of the vast Inca Empire, is known as the ancient capital of South America has seen many changes since the men of Francisco Pizarro took the city in 1533 We explore the city on foot to appreciate its superbly built Inca walls and its architecturally extravagant colonial churches and palaces. . This also includes a visit to Koricancha, the Golden Temple of the Sun, in ancient times. After this, we take a short car trip to visit the monolithic walls of Sacsayhuaman along with Tambomachay, Qenqo, Puka Pukara with tourist ticket. The view from the top of Sacsayhuaman is unique. In the afternoon you can have time to explore some museums, or just relax, maybe have a coffee in one of the colonial balconies of the main square of Cusco.

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Hotel (1 Night) with Breakfast

Day 7 – Sacred Valley Tour (Chinchero, Moray, Ollantaytambo)

This day we go to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, in a private vehicle to the community of Chinchero the first stop where we can see some customs of the locals. The town of Chinchero highlights in its textile shop the picmentos that they enplete in their fabrics are unique, the locals They are still using ancestral techniques to make textiles, in that area you can see lakes, cultivation areas, after the wonderful experience in Chinchero the next place is Moray Inca agricultural laboratories that are still well maintained. Then we go to a local house in the heart of the Sacred Valley to enjoy lunch with organic local products.

Then we will go to Ollantaytambo on the way we will visit a local brewery known as (chicheria) where you can know a little more about the preparation of that drink, also the different varieties of corn that grows in the sacred valley, Andean quinoa, pink salt of Maras, and some varieties of local fruits.

Ollantaytambo is a living museum town one of the most wonderful places in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, tonight our hotel is located right in this place.

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Hotel (1 Night) with Breakfast & Lunch

Day 8 – Ollantaytambo & Train to Aguas Calientes

After breakfast we will explore for 2 hours approx the main city of Ollantaytambo remarkable temple / fortress set high on a ridge above the village. We walk to the train station towards Aguas Calientes or Machupicchu town, the trip on the train is 1:45 minutes the afternoon you have free, you can go to the hot springs or walk in the small town.

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Hotel (1 Night) with Breakfast & Dinner

Day 9 – Machu Picchu Guided Tour

This morning we leave early to catch the bus, the journey takes around 30 minutes to Machu Picchu one of the new 7 wonders of the modern world.This Inca city was built in approximately 1430, by the great powerful Inca Pachacuted, in the place you can see the Inca trail that comes from the Inti punku or sun gate, shortly we will reach the top of where we will have a magnificent view and also the classic photo, then we go to the Inca bridge if you want, after seeing these magnificent places we will start with our tour in the Machu Picchu citadel for about 2 hours approx..

According to the visiting regulations of Machu Picchu, all visitors must follow a predetermined route within the site. This route should be followed only in one direction and once the guided tour begins to leave, it is not allowed to re-enter the site. Once the guided tour ends, visitors must leave the site. The personal exploration of Machu Picchu is not allowed.

We finish the tour by boarding the bus back to Aguas Calientes, for a break or lunch and then we take the return train that leaves at approximately 2:30 p.m keep in mind that the train journey will take 1:45 hours and another 2 hours by bus from Ollantaytambo to Cusco.

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Hotel (1 Night) with Breakfast

Day 10 – Free Day in Cusco

Cusco Enjoy free time to relax, shop and explore more sights of Cusco, it is a great place to buy some souvenirs, take advantage of today to explore more about this beautiful city.

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Hotel (1 Night) with Breakfast

Day 11 – Departure

Pick up from the hotel will be 7am after breakfast, say goodbye to Cusco and travel by public transport through the spectacular landscape of the high plateau to Puno. Located on the banks of the vast and serene Lake Titicaca. At an altitude of 3800 meters, Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world, the trip should take about 7 hours. The long trip is worth seeing for the first time the immense Lake Titicaca, there are several islands in the lake including the (floating) Uros Islands. Puno is the cradle of indigenous culture, Aymara, Quechua.

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Hotel (1 Night) with Breakfast & Lunch

Day 12: Rainbow Mountain Adventure (Vinicunca)

Transfer from your hotel, at 7:30 am, to Lake Titicaca to board our detaiedote motor boat on the floating islands of the Uros, which are man-made from reeds and are home to a pre-incan peolpe who live a simple Traditional life

The islands are built from many layers of totora that grow in the shallow waters of the lake. Upon reaching the community we will have a host family who receives us, share with them their customs and help them in their activities, maybe later we will play volleyball.

Be transferred from your hotel, at 7am, towards Lake Titicaca to board our recommended boat. Today we visit Uros and Taquile Islands as they both have unique and different customs and traditions.

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Hotel (1 Night) with Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 13: Farewell Cusco – Transfer to Airport

This morning, after breakfast, you will board the motorboat again and sail to the island of Taquile (approximately 1 hour) one of the most beautiful islands that is known for the hand-woven textiles produced by the locals, and the customs that still they are practiced, here, knitting is strictly a male domain, and women spinning. If you would like shop and contribute to the local economy, it is optional.

After the tour the next stop is Puno,

If you would like to spend more time in Puno and extend your stay we will be happy to organize additional accommodation (subject to availability). Maybe you would like to go to Bolivia, we are very happy to help.

Breakfast Included