Lima, Ballestas Islands, Ica, Nazca Lines, Cusco, Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu

Duration

11 Days

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11 days of an exciting tour of Peru, a package designed for all those people who want to know these must-see places in detail. Lima, Ballestas Islands, Ica, Huacachina, the enigmatic Nazca Lines, Cusco, Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. If you are one of those people who are passionate about enigmas and Peru was always among your plans, if you are one of those who think that traveling is one of the best things in life... This is the package you are looking for.

Including

To help you plan your trip, we have prepared a list of what is and is not included in your tour package. This will give you a clear understanding of what to expect and help you make the necessary arrangements before your adventure begins.

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Itinerary

We have carefully planned each day to give you the best experience possible. From exploring historical monuments to sampling delicious local cuisine, every day is full of adventure and excitement. Join us as we take you through some of the most fascinating destinations in the world.

Pick up at the Jorge Chávez International Airport, we will be waiting for you, welcome and transfer to the Hotel.

 

Barranco + Dinner Show

We begin the tour from Miraflores where we will appreciate:

– Love Park: View of the Miraflores, Barranco and Chorrillos resorts (where the marine variety of our sea will be mentioned)

– Panoramic view of Larcomar and the Virgin of Fátima Church

We enter the district of Barranco:

– Mention will be made of the MAC (Museum of Contemporary Art)

– Brief explanation of its history and famous people who lived in this bohemian district.

Descenderemos del bus y apreciaremos los siguientes puntos:

– La Ermita Church

– Monument to Chabuca and Caballo de Paso

– El Mirador (from where the illuminated cross will be talked about)

– Bridge of Sighs

– Barranco Square

– Municipality

– Church of the Holy Cross

- Library

– Boulevard de Barranco

– Tranvía

We will live an unforgettable night enjoying a magnificent buffet dinner and a spectacular Peruvian dance, music and folklore show.

Dinner Show in a charming restaurant specializing in Peruvian cuisine. The Place has the characteristic of presenting a Traditional Dance and Music Show of the country.-

Food is served in Buffet or à la carte such as hot and cold appetizers, appetizers, pork chops, grilled loin, fish and seafood, pastas, salads, soups, chicken, meats, etc. It also has a Salad bar and exquisite traditional desserts.-

Transfer to the chosen hotel.

If you arrive in Lima in the afternoon or evening, this tour will be moved to the next day.

  • City tour: The best excursion to get to know Lima and its history. Our tour presents Lima in its three historical periods: Pre-Hispanic, Colonial and Modern.

ANCESTRAL LIMA: We begin our tour with a panoramic view of the “Huaca Pucllana”, a magnificent ceremonial and archaeological center built in the 4th century AD. and considered a “sacred town” by the Incas.

The viceroyalty of Peru was the most important in the Spanish Empire and Lima was its capital.

LIMA COLONIAL: We visit the Historic Center of Lima, where you will see more than fifty monuments and colonial buildings, highlighting the Paseo de la Republica, Plaza San Martín, Plaza Mayor, the Government Palace, the Archbishop's Palace, the Cathedral Basilica, the Municipal Palace among others.

 

We visit the MUSEUM OF THE CENTRAL RESERVE BANK*, here you will appreciate the “Treasures of Peru Collection”, a select exhibition of gold objects, ceramics and textiles from various pre-Columbian cultures.

 

We visited the SAN FRANCISCO MONUMENTAL COMPLEX, which constitutes the largest sample of colonial religious art in America. A visit to its underground crypts known as “Catacombs” stands out.

CONTEMPORARY LIMA: We will visit the most traditional residential areas of Lima, El Olivar de San Isidro, Miraflores and Larcomar.

 

*Central Reserve Bank Museum, closed to the public on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Monday closed all day.

Rest of the day free, night at the chosen hotel or similar.

Transfer from your Hotel to the bus station.

03:45 a.m. Departure to Nazca by Cruz del Sur service bus (air conditioning, video, bathroom). Arrival at 08:00 am. Motorboat excursion to the Ballestas Islands where we can appreciate the native fauna of the place, sea lions, Humboldt penguins, a great variety of Guanera birds, etc. We will also be able to observe an area called the maternity ward where we will see the smallest Sea Lions.

 11:00am Transfer to the bus station heading to Ica

 

We will visit the Huacachina Lagoon, it is an ideal place for rest and relaxation. For adventure lovers, we explore the desert in the sand carts, where you will be impressed by the beautiful landscape of large dunes formed by the winds, practice sandboarding and see the beautiful sunset.

19:00 pm We will travel to Nazca

21:00 Arrival and reception at the bus station and transfer to the hotel

Overnight in Chosen Hotel or Similar

Breakfast at the Hotel.

10:00 am Transfer to the Aerodrome, from where we will fly over the Nazca lines, mysterious lines made on the desert sand in an area of ​​350 km2, representing figures of various animals and plants such as the spider, the monkey, the dog , lizard, hummingbird and condor among others, in large sizes that reach 15 to 250 meters each with a depth of 30 cm. According to Dr. Maria Reiche, the most prominent scholar of these lines, it is the largest astronomical calendar in the world.

16:30 Departure to the city of Lima. Arrival at 00:00 hrs and transfer to your hotel.

 

Breakfast included in the hotel.

Transfer and assistance from the hotel in Lima to the Jorge Chávez international airport.

Pick up at the Velasco Astete airport in Cusco and transfer to the chosen hotel.

  Rest of the day free to rest and acclimatize to the altitude, preventing “Soroche” or altitude sickness. Short and slow walks through the nearby Plaza de Armas, San Blas, Piedra de los 12 angles, Cusco Cathedral, etc.

Breakfast INCLUDED at the hotel.

Free morning.

P.m. City Tour: Pick up at the Hotel reception at 1:00 p.m., the tour begins with a visit to the Cathedral of Cusco, where you can see the imposing church that dominates the main square of Cusco and which houses precious jewels of religious art from the time. Colonial, then we continue at the Qoricancha temple.

The tour continues through the most important archaeological sites near the city, such as Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Pucapucará and Tambomachay. This tour takes approximately 4 hours and is done with a group of between 25-30 people.

Night at the chosen Hotel in Cusco.

Breakfast included in the hotel.

                This trip to the Sacred Valley of the Incas is one of the most impressive during your visit to Cusco, we will visit the most traditional archaeological sites such as the typical market of Pisaq and its archaeological center, Ollantaytambo and the ruins of Chinchero. It is the second most visited place in Cusco after the trip within the City.

PISAQ

A small city is a large archaeological complex located in the district of Pisac, province of Calca, 33 km away. east of the city of Cusco visited by many tourists daily. There is a strange coincidence between the distances that unite the cities of Pisac, Cusco and Pikillacta, these coincide at 30 km. By joining these three cities with a straight line, a perfect equilateral triangle is achieved that creates multiple speculations about the incredible architectural genius that the Incas had. The beauty of its walls, built with large stone blocks polished with extraordinary symmetry and unmatched handling of stone, leaves the visitor perplexed. It has a very colorful market and amazing Inca architecture in the place called Complejo de Intihuatana.

URUBAMBA

The traditional town of Urubamba is one of the 7 districts that belong to the Province of the same name, the names of The Heart of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, The Pearl of Vilcanota have been attributed to it, it has a temperate and welcoming climate, this city Today it is one of the most beautiful in the Sacred Valley located 57 km from the city of Cusco at an approximate height of 2,870 meters above a plain that separates the central mountain range from the Andes. The Incas, as great experts, chose this land to establish their main towns. Its fertile fields are irrigated with the waters of the Vilcanota River, which upon entering the Province takes the name of the Urubamba River. Here we will have lunch (included) at the TUNUPA or Similar Restaurant. Afterwards we will continue to the archaeological center of Ollantaytambo.

 OLLANTAYTAMBO

It is one of the most monumental architectural complexes of the Inca Empire, commonly called “Fortress”, due to its enormous walls, it was actually a Tambo or accommodation city strategically located to dominate the Sacred Valley of the Incas.

Ollantaytambo is located in the district of the same name, province of Urubamba, approximately 60 km. northwest of the city of Cusco and with a height of 2792 meters above sea level. It is built on the side of a hill called Bandolista, its name means “Tambo de Ollanta” and is called Tambo or Tampu in Quechua.

It is a city where the design of the archaeological complex is confused with the current town. There is a very fine class of architecture, from the entrance you can see a main square, with its narrow streets, it is the main place to visit on the tour to Sacred Valley.

The Tour Includes

– Tourist bus tours

– Professional guide.

– Buffet lunch in a typical Urubamba restaurant.

Night at the chosen Hotel in Ollantaytambo or Urubamba.

 

Breakfast at the Hotel.

The tour:

            The tour begins with pickup at the hotel reception and transfer to the train station. Our staff in Urubamba will be in charge of assisting you until you board the train. The trip takes approximately 2 hours to the town of Aguas Calientes.

Rest of the day free to walk and enjoy the thermal pits

Night at the chosen hotel in Aguas Calientes.

Breakfast at the Aguas Calientes Hotel.

Bus up to the citadel of Machu Picchu. Entry and full-day visit to this impressive Inca citadel nestled in a mountain, discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911. The construction of the citadel dates back to the 15th century and is attributed to the Inca Pachacutec. The archaeological complex is divided into an agricultural sector and an urban sector. Inside, the following stand out: the Temple of the Sun, the Intihuatana or solar observatory, the Temple of the Three Windows, the Main Temple and the so-called Condor Sector. In 1983 it was declared a Cultural and Natural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

The guided tour takes approximately 2 hours, then you will have the rest of the day free to tour and contemplate the citadel on your own, have lunch and board the buses down whenever you want or have the return train schedule.

Train Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo, Transfer to the chosen hotel in Ollantaytambo or Urubamba.

Breakfast at the chosen hotel in Urubamba.

          After breakfast, our driver awaits you to take the tour of the Maras salt flat, the ruins of Moray and Chincheros, ending in the city of Cusco.

        Maras:  It is located 7 kilometers from Moray and 3,380 meters above sea level. Historically founded in the year 1556 by the encomendero Captain Pedro Ortiz de Orué, as part of the reductions imposed by Viceroy Francisco de Toledo. It has salt mines, which were already exploited since the Inca times as a means of economic exchange and values. Maras is a small town, like a model of a miniature city. From Maras you can go to visit the salt mines along a bridle path, where it is common to find herds of mules carrying bags of salt extracted from the natural salt mines.

    Moray: It is located 47 kilometers from Cusco. In Moray you can see the Inca greenhouse or agricultural laboratory, formed by four amphitheaters or platforms of superimposed concentric circular stones and with an approximate depth of 150 meters, like rings that widen as they ascend. In the place the plants adapted to new ecosystems. There are those who believe that these constructions may have served as an amphitheater for civic-religious ceremonies and not only for agricultural purposes. 

  Chinchero: : Located 28 kilometers from Cusco and is surrounded by the beautiful snow-capped mountains of Chichón and Verónica. It is a very charming town, due to its Hispanic constructions and the fact that it was an important agricultural center during the Tawantinsuyo. In its square you can still see the stone walls with trapezoidal niches that serve as a framework for the traditional Sunday market, where barter or exchange is still practiced. As an anecdotal fact, the women of Chinchero style their hair with numerous braids. The Mirador area is recommended for hang gliding and paragliding.

Free afternoon to shop, visit museums, churches, Central Market or simply explore the city.

Night in a chosen hotel in Cusco.

Breakfast at the Hotel.

At the scheduled time, transfer and assistance at the bus station or at the Velasco Astete airport.

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