Personalized Private Service, 2012

Cost of package per person US$ 1,880.0   (Machu Picchu with Back packer service)

Cost of package per person US$ 1,965.0 (Machu Picchu with Vista dome service)

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Day01: Reception at the airport and transfer to your mentioned hotel in Lima.-Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to the selected hotel in Lima. Hotel Melodia www.hotelmelodia.com  free time to explore by yourself. (Accommodation Double or Matrimonial Room)

Day02: Lima –Paracas : By Bus.-  At 1:30 pm, transfer from your Hotel to the bus terminal of CRUZ del SUR (VIP SERVICE ) you will have  a journey of 4 hours Lima – Paracas where you will spend the night at the Hotel EL MIRADOR www.elmiradorhotel.com you  can find the most important wildlife sanctuary on the Peruvian Coast.. (Accommodation Double or Matrimonial Room) No Meals provided.

Day03: Tour to Ballestas Island & Bus Paracas to Nazca.- (08:00) Boat excursion to the Ballestas Islands, where we can observe sea lions, bobo bird, pelicans, penguins and marine birds. On the way back from the water, we can also see the "Candelabro" (Candelabrum), a giant figure etched in the sand on the side of a hill in the style of the Nazca Lines In the afternoon BUS by  CRUZ del SUR PARACAS NAZCA ) where you will spend the night at the Hotel MAISSON SUISSE (Accommodation Double or Matrimonial Room) No Meals provided only breakfast at the Hotel.

Day04: Nazca Lines – Arequipa.- In Upon your arrival to Nazca , pick up from the bus terminal t Hotel Maisson Suisse where you can stay during a couple of hours until 8:30 am ( time to take the tour of over flight) Afterwards you will be transferred to the local airport of Nazca, located just 4 kilometers away from downtown. Upon your arrival at the airport, our staff will show you a video film about The Nazca Lines. This interesting documentary lasts about 35 minutes and involves serious information about the Nazca Culture, as well as the figures you will see from the air. For this aerial tour, you will board a small Cessna single-engine aircraft (Station air, Sky hawk or Skyline type), which has spacious room for 5 people, each person with a window seat. After the video, our English speaking pilot will proceed to give you a briefing about this air tour and also will give each participant a map of the archaeological zone, which shows all the figures you will see from the air. After some basic information about the Lines and safety instructions, you will board the airplane and will take off. In a matter of just 2 minutes you will be flying over the Nazca Lines zone, and the first figure you will see from the air it will be the whale. This beautiful marine deity is located on the eastern part of the archaeological complex, and was drawn over a big rectangular figure (see Nazca Lines map). Afterwards, we will visit the pre-Inca cementery of Chauchilla. For many years this pre Inca place was looted by treasure hunters, who ransacked the place completely, taking away all the treasures the mummies kept in their tombs for centuries. These grave robbers just left behind the corpses, which can be seen today all over the ground. In addition to skulls and bones, you also can see several century old tombs, as well as long human hairs, ceramic fragments and others remains scattered on the desert surface. After touring around we go back to Nazca to visit a Ceramic Studio, where a craftsman will give us a better insight about the Nazca Civilization and the colorful vessels they made hundreds of years ago; the local factory with the process of Gold extraction will be also visited. At 9:00 pm transfer to the bus terminal of CRUZ Del SUR (VIP service) leaves at 9:30pm

Day05: Arrival to Arequipa – Hotel.- Upon your arrival to Arequipa, at the appropriate time, you will be carried to selected hotel  HOTEL Corregidor www.hotelcorregidor (Accommodation Double or Matrimonial Room) free time to explore the beautiful city of Arequipa by yourself.

Day06: Arequipa – Chivay with overnight in Chivay at the Hotel Colca INN .-Early in the morning, after breakfast, start your trip to the Colca Canyon, visiting on the way Pampas Cañahuas, the Mirador of the Andes, the Crater of Chucura, the Mirador of Chivay, where pre-Inca Cultivation terraces may be appreciated. Arrival to the Town of Chivay at 13:00hrs. Approx. Transfer to your selected Lodge. Box lunch (light meals in the altitude).In the afternoon free time to visit Hot Spring Thermal and Medicinal Baths. Meals Included: Breakfast and lunch. (Accommodation Double or Matrimonial Room)

Day07: Chivay - Condor's Cross – Arequipa. - After breakfast, very early in the morning, drive to the Condor's Cross, a natural observation point from where the magnitude of the Colca Canyon and the spectacular flight of the majestic Condor can be appreciated. On the way back to Chivay, visit to the Mirador of Chinina, where we will find the famous cliffside Tombs and the Hanging Bridge of Sifón that joins the Town of Yanque with Coporaque. When at the Town of Yanque, visit its beautiful church and its characteristic cobbled streets among other attractions. To have spectacular views of the Colca Valley, we will drive to the Lookout points of Choquetipo and Artahuilque and also to the Town of Maca. In the afternoon, return to the City of Arequipa, arriving at 18:00hrs. Approx. Overnight at selected hotel. Hotel Corregidor www.hotelcorregidor Free time to explore by yourself. (Accommodation Double or Matrimonial Room) Meals Included: Breakfast & lunch.

Day08: Bus–Arequipa–Puno.- After breakfast ,transfer to the bus terminal to aboard to  your comfortable bus leaves at 9:00  am arrives to Puno  at 2:00 pm where you will be picked up by our transfer to the Hotel El Buho3***www.hotelelbuho.com (Accommodation Double or Matrimonial Room) Free time to explore by yourself.

Day09: 1Day Floating Island of Uros and Taquile.- Pick up from your hotel at 7:00 am then transfer from your hotel to the port and by motor boat we travel to one of the UROS islands where you can observe the lives of the people who live on floating reed islands. After a beautiful 2 hr boat ride we reach Taquile Island where we will tour around the ruins and visit these beautiful people, world famous for their intricate and fascinating weavings, after you purchase lunch we will return to Puno. Arrival in the afternoon and transfer back to your Hotel El Buho3***www.hotelelbuho.com (Accommodation Double or Matrimonial Room) Included: Breakfast & lunch.

Day10: Puno – Pukara – Pikillacta – Rhacchi - Andahuaylillas –Cusco.-In the morning, We will pick you up from your hotel At 7:00 am to transfer you to the bus terminal of First Class (VIP service, Touristic Bus Puno to Cusco) . The service is by an English speaking guide for tours of sites along the way; Pukara , Pikillacta – Rhacchi – Tipon -  Andahuylillas,  with spectacular views. Along the way, you will stop in Sicuani to enjoy a nice traditional buffet lunch provided by our company. (Vegetarian optional) Upon your arrival to Cusco aprox.5:00pm, upon your arrival at the bus terminal you will be carried to the selected hotel of Apu Huascaran www.apuhuascaranperu.com  (Accommodation Double or Matrimonial Room) (Breakfast, Buffet Lunch and tour Guide).

Day11: City Tour in Cusco (The Cathedral, Qoricancha ,Sacsayhuaman –Qenqo-Pucapucara & Tambomachay. Afternoon City tour for 3 hours through the beautiful Cusco city and its nearby ruins. The tour will show you the amazing colonial city built on the foundations of the Inca palaces. You will visit the Qoricancha or Temple of the Sun, where you can appreciate the incredible masonry of the Incas, The Plaza de Armas and The Cathedral with its carved woodworks, altars and paintings. Then you will be driven to The Inca fortress of Sacsayhuaman, to the underground cave and temple of Kenko and to Tambomachay, known as the Baths of the Inca. Afternoon, you will come back to Cusco and transfer back to your Hotel in Cusco.Meals included: Breakfast at the Hotel. Apu Huascaran www.apuhuascaranperu.com  (Accommodation Double or Matrimonial Room)

Day12: Full Day Sacred Valley tour Pisac – Urubamba, Ollantaytambo - Chincheros – Cusco.- Full day Sacred Valley excursion. 31 km (19 miles) far from Cusco is Pisac, at the entrance of the Sacred Valley. Visit the colorful market that on sundays, tuesdays and thursdays a craft fair took place where you can buy beautiful handicrafts and sourvenirs. The lunch will be served in a local restaurant. The tour continues towards Ollantaytambo, an archaeological site that the Incas built as a fort and includes a temple, agricultural terraces, and an urban area. There are two distinct sectors: Araqama Ayllu, the religious and worship zone, and Qosqo Ayllu, the residential area. Ollantaytambo was an important administrative center with probable military functions due to the walls and towers. There are also traces of ancient roads and aqueducts. The town of Ollantaytambo is called a Living-Inca-Town, since the inhabitants maintain very old practices and customs. On the way back to Cusco we will stop by the colorful village of Chinchero , where we will find the ruins of the Tupac Inca Yupanqui Royal House, we will appreciate its well preserve Inca wall in the main square and you will visit the beauty Colonial Temple with invaluable portraits, built over Inca Bases. Afternoon we will return to Cusco around 6:30 pm. Then transfer back to your mentioned Hotel Apu Huascaran www.apuhuascaranperu.com. Meals included: Breakfast and Buffet Lunch in Urubamba. (Accommodation Double or Matrimonial Room)

Day 13: 2Day/1Night Tour to Machupicchu Classic - Aguas Calienes .-At 6:30am pick up and transfer from your hotel to the railway station of Poroy, 4 Hours travel by train to the Sacred Valley of the Incas and from here continue traveling to Aguas Calientes .After a 4-hour journey of majestic views you arrive at Aguas Calientes (Hot Springs Town) where you will spend the night. There will be plenty of time to relax if you want to have a hot bath in the natural springs!!! The train ride consist is an spectacular views along the way in this wonderful land of the Incas, amazing landscapes of mountains and valleys, Inca farming terraces, in both sides of the valley, snow capped mountains, and sub-tropical jungle near the Ceja de Selva. From Pachar the sacred Vilcanota river will be our company untill the end. Aguas Calientes town is set in 2,040 mts and is the closest access point to Machupicchu. You will continue the last 30 minutes by train to the end of the line in Aguas Calientes train Station, the bottom town of Machu Picchu. If time permit.OPTIONAL.-visit the termal baths located next of town (US$4 for entrance). Overnight in a comfortable HOTEL PACHAMAMA INN www.pachamamainn.com with Private Bathroom, Hot Shower and Breakfast the next day. Afternoon free time to wander around the markets and settle in. Buffet Lunch and Dinner will be provided. If you would like you can hike to the Mandor Waterfall, climb to Putucusi Mountain or just relax walking the plaza, where artists and handicraft vendors settled. (Lunch and Dinner in Aguas Calientes will be provided by South Adventure)

Day 14: Sun gate at Aguas Calientes - Machupicchu – Cusco.- First Option: At 4:30am breakfast and begin of 2 hours climb to Machu Picchu archaeological site (2500m).Second Option:At 5am breakfast and half hour later aboard the first tourist bus to drop us to Machu Picchu main door, and to be the first visitors Inside Machu Picchu archaeological site you will have complete guided tour during 2 Hours of this spectacular and mystical place. The guided tour include walk through the different section such as the urban sector, the agriculture sector, and the religions zone was used by the Inca Culture.After to get 2 Hours guided tour in Machu Picchu you will have free time to explore by yourself. According with the time and your feeling you can coordinating with the tour guide climb to Huayna Picchu (Young Mountain) this climbing take around 1 hour to get the summit from where you can have the best panoramic view for photos of all Machu Picchu and of deep green canyon surrounding the sacred Inca City. At according time descend to Machu Picchu and then free time to explorer on your own. At mentioned time aboard a tourist bus to descend to Aguas Calientes town..Important: If you decide to climb the Huayna Picchu Mountain you must need to know the limit number for visitors is not more than 400 tourists per day, the climbing depends of the weather conditions. At mentioned time aboard a tourist bus to descend to Aguas Calientes town. Then we travel by train to Ollantaytambo and then we catch the van to drop us to hotel in Cusco    (2 Hours by train and 2 Hours by Van) end of service. We suggest being in Aguas Calientes at 4:00 pm to aboard the backpacker train leaves at 4:45pm or could be at 6:45pm, depending of the available tickets at Peru Rail so those trains can be arranged until Ollantaytambo or straight to Cusco and from here we will take you a private van to drop off to the Hotel in Cusco Apu Huascaran www.apuhuascaranperu.com  (Accommodation Double or Matrimonial Room) The breakfast is provided except Lunch and Dinner)

Day 15 Free time in Cusco to take Relax.- You can explore the traditional market of San Pedro in Cusco otherwise, you can continue visiting the museums around Cusco using your Touristic ticket (valid for 10 Days, you can visit 16 sites with the same ticket) Hotel in Cusco Apu Huascaran www.apuhuascaranperu.com  (Accommodation Double or Matrimonial Room) the breakfast is provided except Lunch and Dinner)

Day 16: By Cusco.-At fixed time, transport from hotel to the airport to board your domestic flight Cusco - Lima End of Package

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