Treasures from the South

Duration

8 Days

Physical rate

Moderate

Starting city

Lima

Available

January 2024 / December 2024

Cities to visit: Lima, Arequipa, Colca, Cusco, Urubamba, Machu Picchu,

Detailed day by day description

Introduction

Dear Traveler: thank you for choosing us to perform this Tour! We hope you enjoy your trip.

Here we give you a guidance on their tour with the information that we believe may be of your interest. The information is indicative, may exist variations on designated hours.

TRANSFER from the airport, if you have it included or purchasing. Our transfer will be waiting for you with a poster on behalf of Owner or its name to the output of the custom (after collecting your luggage)..

Remember to inform us by phone if you lost your connection flight or expected delay of their arrival, in your VOUCHER figure the phone of the transfer.

Day
Arrival to Lima, reception and transfer to your hotel. Lodging.
Breakfast. At scheduled time transfer to the airport for your flight to Arequipa. Upon arrival, reception and transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, city tour and visit to Santa Catalina Monastery. Return to the hotel. Lodging.
Breakfast. At 8:00 a.m. departure toward Colca Valley, on the way you shall pass by Chachani Peak’s backside, then by Pampas Cañahuas, Aguada Blanca National Reserve, while enjoying the typical Andean landscape and the vicuñas on sight. Then continuing through the short route, Volcanoes Balcony, Ampato and Sabancaya peaks among others. Arrival to Chivay, transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, visit to La Calera hot springs (entrance ticket is not included). Return trip to your hotel. Lodging.
Breakfast. Departure along the Colca River’s left margin until reaching the “Mirador Cruz del Condor” (Cruz del Condor balcony) from where the cannon’s depth can be seen partially, and you may watch as well the condor’s majestic flight. Visit to typical villages such as Yanque and Maca, to Piedra Maquete, pre-Inca hanging tombs, and to the incredible amount of farming terraces or andenes still cultivated nowadays. Departure to Arequipa city, on arrival reception and transfer to your hotel. Lodging.
Breakfast. At scheduled time transfer to the airport for your flight to Cusco City. Upon arrival, reception and transfer to your hotel. Simple coca leaf tea ceremony followed by rest, recommended for acclimatization to altitude. In the afternoon, city tour to Cusco’s monuments and surroundings: “Plaza de Armas” (Main Square), Cathedral, Koricancha or “Templo del Sol”, Sacsayhuaman Fortress, Kenko, Puka Pukara, Tambomachay. Lodging.
Breakfast. Departure on sightseeing bus towards the “Valle Sagrado de los Incas” (Inca’s Sacred Valley) visiting Pisac, an ancestral town where the traditional “trueque” activity is still held nowadays (this is a marketplace where agricultural products are exchanged instead of using money). Here, its handcrafts and bakery famous for its traditional “guagua” breads will also be appreciated. Lunch at the Sacred Valley followed by a visit to Ollantaytambo Complex, the city-fortress with giant carved stones and fabulous terraced fields. Return to Cusco City. Lodging.
Breakfast. Transfer to the train station for your ride to Machu Picchu Ruins. Upon arrival to Aguas Calientes Station, transfer in minibus to the Citadel; guided visit. Return to Aguas Calientes for lunch. At scheduled time transfer to the train station for your trip back to Cusco. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel. Lodging.
Breakfast. At scheduled time transfer to the airport for your departure flight.

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