Peru and Bolivia

Day 1: Saturday: Lima

Upon arriving in Lima, you will be picked up and taken to your hotel.

Our representative will give you a documentation kit with detailed program explanation. Luggage and hotel registration assistance will be offered.

Overnight at the hotel of your choice in Lima

Meals included: None

Day 2: Sunday: Lima

H/D CITY TOUR (COLONIAL AND MODERN LIMA)

A visit to the modern and colonial parts of the city of Lima the "City of Kings", starting in the districts of Miraflores and San Isidro. The road passes a Huaca or sacred pre-Inca site. There will then be a stop at Parque del Amor (Lovers Park) in Miraflores for its magnificent view over the Pacific Ocean. The tour also includes the Historic Centre based on the Main Square, where the Presidential Palace, the Archbishop´s Palace, the Municipality of Lima and the Cathedral are located, as well as a visit to one of the largest colonial-era convents.

Overnight at the hotel of your choice in Lima

Meals included: breakfast

Day 3: Monday: Lima - Cusco

At scheduled time, you will be picked up from the hotel and transferred to the airport to take the departure flight.

Suggested flight LA2041 LIM/CUZ Departure 1105 – Arrival 1240 – not include 

TRANSFER TO THE SACRED VALLEY

At schedule time transfer to the airport to board the flight to Cusco city. Upon arrival in Cusco one of our representatives will meet you and then you will be transferred to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Sacred Valley allows better acclimatization for its lower altitude compare to Cusco city. Rest of the day at leisure to rest and get use to the altitude.

Overnight at the hotel of your choice in the Sacred Valley

Meals included: breakfast

Day 4: Tuesday: Cusco

SACRED VALLEY TOUR (Authentic Sacred Valley)

Discover the best of the Sacred Valley of the Incas through this route starting on the Inca's Balcony, a beautiful terrace with an impressive view of Chinchero, where twelves families still preserve their traditional costumes, showing you the ancestral way in which they process the wool, and obtain those vivid colors for their textiles.

Afterwards, we will get to Ollantaytambo, one of the most monumental architectural complexes of the ancient Inca Empire, one of the few places where the Spanish conquistadors lost a major battle.  Very well known for its “andenes” (terraces dug into the slopes of mountains for agricultural purposes), Ollantaytambo was a highly effective fortress that also served as a temple.  Then, we will follow to the town of Ollantaytambo, “the unique

living Inca town”: the best surviving example of Inca city planning, with narrow cobblestone streets that have been continuously inhabited since the 13th century.

At proper time you will board the train to Machu Picchu.

Overnight at the hotel of your choice in the Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu)

Meals included: breakfast & lunch

Day 5: Wednesday: Cusco

SACRED CITY OF MACHU PICCHU

You are going to visit one of the most important energy centers of the world: Machu Picchu. You will be driven to the archeological site, the visit of which will be an unforgettable experience, with a professional tour guide to impart to you all the history that surrounds this mysterious and enchanting place. Once the guided tour is over, you will have some free time to explore the site on your own, to relax, or to meditate. At the agreed upon hour, you will descend to Aguas Calientes for lunch and board the train later that afternoon for the return trip. Once you have arrived at either the Ollantaytambo or Poroy Station, you will be driven to your hotel.

Overnight at the hotel of your choice in Cusco

Meals included: breakfast and lunch

Day 6: Thursday: Cusco

DAY AT LEISURE IN CUSCO

Enjoy the charm of this beautiful colonial city that was built upon the remains of amazing Inca buildings. Not to miss: Temple of the Sun (Koricancha), San Blas artisan’s neighborhood, the Cathedral and the Inca Fortress of Sacsayhuaman.

Overnight at the hotel of your choice in Cusco

Meals included: breakfast

Day 7: Friday: Cusco

At scheduled time, you will be picked up from the hotel and transferred to the bus station to take the departure regular bus from Cusco to Puno.

Leave the station at the start of a bus journey to Puno; en route enjoy the magnificent scenery of the valley south of Cusco. First stop is Andahuaylillas, which has a beautiful 17th Century church containing an impressive organ decorated with angels and cherubs. After that, the ruins at Racchi -also known as the "Temple of Wiracocha¿- the different zones of which were used for different purposes. After this visit, you will enjoy a typical and delicious buffet lunch at a local restaurant. Then you will visit the archaeological site of Puca-Pucara, basically a military camp that also functioned as an administrative center. Finally, you arrive at the bus station in Puno.

Upon your arrival. Transfer in from bus station to hotel.

Overnight in Puno.

Meals included: breakfast

Day 8: Saturday: Puno - Copacabana - Sun Island

Trip by private transport from Puno with a wonderful view of Lake Titikaka along the route (3 hours) until Copacabana (3 ½ hours), a pleasant town in the shores of Lake. Visit to its church and the famous "Virgen Morena". Trip by boat crossing the Lake to the Island of the Sun (1 hour) until Huacani to have an Aptapi (typical lunch in the highlands), this trip continues by boat up till to the ruins of Pilkokaina Inca temple Finally hike to La Estancia with a wonderful view of Lake Titicaca (1 hour approximately).

Overnight in Sun Island

Ecolodge La Estancia - Standard Cabin

An amazing spot located in the southern part of the Island of the Sun in Lake Titicaca. It was built preserving the Andean architecture and combining with the modern comfort, always respecting the harmony of the surrounding nature and habitat. The cabins were constructed with adobe brick and thatch roofs, and were set between pre-Inca terraces. We do also use solar energy and recycle waste at all levels.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch (typical aptapi) and Dinner 

Day 9: Sunday: Sun Island - La Paz

DON’T MISS AN EARLY SUNRISE!

Hike down through Yumani visiting the Inca stairs and the Water of the Eternal Youth, then have a trip north by boat to visit Chincana ruins and the Sacred Rock (1 hour); continue by boat to the Island of the Moon (1 hour) and the Inca ruins of Iñak Uyu temple to finally reach Copacabana (1 ½ hours). Private transportation to La Paz (3 ½ hours) with very nice views of the Andes Royal Range.

Overnight in La Paz

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 10: Monday: La Paz

Free day for leisure

Overnight in La Paz

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 11: Tuesday: La Paz - Uyuni  

Transfer to the airport. Morning flight from La Paz to Uyuni,

Suggested flight Z8300 LPB/UYU Departure 0715 – Arrival 0800 – not include 

Meeting at the airport and transfer to Uyuni village.

10:00 am enter this unique natural wonder with over 10.582 km2 at 3.692 m.a.s.l. of salt; it is really special! Visit the village of Colchani in the shores to see the locals producing salt. Enter this perfect natural highway to cross it to “Isla Incahuasi” (2 hours), a special habitat of volcanic rocks and giant cactus, continue north to visit the pre-Columbian Aique Pucara fort and the nearby chullpares on the foothills of Thunupa volcano, then trip back to Colchani (2 hours), enjoy a beautiful sunset.  

Overnight in Palacio de Sal Hotel (Breakfast included)

This is an amazing hotel with walls, ceilings, chairs and tables made in salt. The purpose of this special construction is to be in balance with nature and the surrounding landscape also to enjoy a pleasant and unforgettable rest

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner

Day 12: Wednesday: Uyuni - La Paz    

Transfer to the nearby airport for a flight to La Paz.

Suggested flight Z8301 UYU/LPB Departure 0825 – Arrival 0910 – not include 

El Alto airport is currently the highest International airport in the world at 4,080m/13.115 ft. above sea level.  Transfer from airport to hotel, via a short highway from which there is a nice view over the city of La Paz and nearby snow-capped mountains.

Overnight in La Paz

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 13: Thursday: La Paz

At the scheduled time transfer to the airport.

Meals included: Breakfast

**END OF OUR PROGRAM**