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Day 1: LIMA PICK UP June 18th
Pick up upon arrival and overnight at the Hotel located in Miraflores, Lima. (No Meals).

Day 2: Day 7 : LIMA –CUSCO June 19th
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Cusco (NOT included). At Cusco, transfer to the Hotel and rest of the day free to acclimatize yourself to the altitude (B)

DAY 3: SACRED VALLEY June 20th
Breakfast. Full-day excursion to the "Sacred Valley of the Incas", along the Vilcanota River. We will have the opportunity to share closely the peasants customs and bargain with vendors at the typical indian market of Pisac. Lunch in a local countryside restaurant with a buffet lunch. In the afternoon, passing through the Towns of Calca and Urubamba, where we visit the Inca Fortress and Citadel of Ollantaytambo, built to guard the entrance to this part of the Valley, and protect it from possible invasion from the tribes in the Lower jungle. You can walk through the quaint streets of the nearby Town, and get a good idea of what this strategic military, religious, and agricultural centre was like during the era of the Inca Empire. Return to Cusco at the end and overnight at the hotel.(B,L)

Day 4: MACHU PICCHU June 21th
O5:50 hrs. Breakfast at the hotel. We will go to the Train Station for a 3 ½ hour train journey to the famous Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu, also known as "The Lost City of the Incas", discovered for science in 1911 by the American explorer Hiram Bingham. We will visit the ruins for around 3 hours, during which time our guide explains Intihuatana, (or "Hitching Post of the Sun), the Temple of the Sun, the Royal Tomb, the Priests' House, the Inca Baths and the Temple of the Three Windows, all allow us to glimpse back into the past. Buffet Lunch at the Aguas Calientes’s Restaurant. Overnight in the selected hotel in Aguas Calientes town(B,L)

Day 5: MACHU PICCHU June 22th
Morning at leisure to explore by your own (entrance fee and transportation not included). In the afternoon you will take the train to Cuzco. Upon arrival in Cuzco, transfer to the hotel . Overnight(B)
 

Day 6: CITY TOUR AND RUINS June 23th
In the afternoon, Guided sightseeing tour in Cusco visiting the Main Square, the Cathedral and the Temple of the Sun or Korikancha. Then, we will go out of the City to visit the Inca sites of Kenko, Tambomachay, Puca Pucara and the impressive Fortress of Sacsayhuaman, strategically built on a hill overlooking Cusco, famous for its enormous carved stones, some of them standing over 9m /30 ft high and weighing over 350 tons. Return to your hotel.(B)

Day 7: INTI RAYMI June 24th
Cusco celebrates the Inti Raymi with occasion of the winter solstice -the solar new year - for a town which main cult object was the god Inti (the sun). In time of the Incas there was a religious ceremony, now it is a theater representation. However this expression generates a feeling of identity in the town that evokes values and memories that are still excellent in our days, it also brings to the memory a time that lives in the heart of the town of Cusco (Qosqo). The version is expressed like the original Quechua language. The celebration starts on the Temple of the Sun (Koricancha) and continues at Sacsayhuaman. We will provide you the transportation and entrance. In the afternoon, transfer to the Hotel and overnight. (B, Box Lunch)

Day 8: PUNO June 25th
Transfer to the bus station. Nine hours bus ride to Puno, across the scenic high Andes landscapes only dotted by small villages and herds of the llamas and vicuñas. Upon arrival transfer to the Hotel and overnight ( B, L )

 
Day 9 UROS AND TAQUILE ISLANDS June 26th
You will be picked up from your hotel at 6:40 a.m. and after a 2 hour motorboat ride, you will arrive at the Uros island in the Titikaka lake. Fishermen and hunters inhabit the floating islands of the Uros. The residents of the Uros use the cattail, a type of rush, which grows in the lake, to create the conditions that ensure the islands stay afloat. The dense roots that the plants develop support the island. The roofs are waterproof and the houses are extremely humid because of the surrounding water. At present, they speak Quechua and Aymara. Then we will visit the Taquile island, where we will
have lunch in the cooperative restaurant. There is also a cooperative shop on the plaza that sells exceptional wool goods which are of very fine quality and somewhat expensive. Taquile Island is famous for its craft production, particularly for its beautiful textiles. The island is narrow at about 1 Km. wide and 6 to 7 Km. long. The visit could be exhausting because
of the 533 steps on the stone stairway to climb to get to the village and because of the altitude (13,000 ft above sea level). On Taquile there are numerous pre-Inca and Inca ruins as well as Inca terracing. We will return to Puno in the afternoon, overnight (B,L)

Day 10 SILLUSTANI - LIMA June 27th
Breakfast. Transportation to the airport to take the flight to Lima (Airfare Not Included). On The route we will visit the Sillustani Chullpas (pre-Colombian funeral towers). The scenery is desert but impressive, in a beautiful setting on a peninsula on Ayumara lake about 32 Km. from Puno. Most of the towers date from the period of Inca occupation in the 15th century; the engineering involved in their construction is more complex than anything the Incas built. Upon Arrival transfer to the Hotel in Miraflores
In the Afternoon: LIMA CITY TOUR (ANCESTRAL AND COLONIAL)
You will be picked up from your hotel at 14:15 p.m. approximately.
The city tour begins with the visit to the Plaza the Armas, which has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Running along two sides are arcades with shops: Portal de Escribanos and Portal de Botoneros.
In the centre of the Plaza is a bronze fountain dating from 1560. Located in the Plaza is the Cathedral, where you will note the splendidly carved stalls, the silver covered altars surrounded by fine woodwork and mosaic covered walls bearing the coats of arms of Lima and Pizarro. Next to the Cathedral is the Archbishop's Palace. Then you'll visit the XVII century Monastery of San Francisco, which is famous for being one of the greatest samples of the colonial religious art in America. You will also see the catacombs under the church and part of the monastery which are well worth seeing, Then You'll visit the old colonial streets in the centre of the city, and the modern Lima with the districts of San Isidro and Miraflores. At the end drop off to your Hotel.(B)

Day 11 TRANSFER OUT June 28th
Breakfast. An appropriate hour transfer at the Lima Airport in time to get your international flight connection. (Airfare Not Included)(B).

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INCLUDED
All hotel accommodations. All scheduled transportation. All transfers. All scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide services. All entrance fees. Meals as specified:. B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner.

NOT INCLUDED
Nasca lines airport tax USD14 per person, International and domestic airfares, airport departure taxes or visa fees, excess baggage charges, additional nights during the trip due to flight cancellations, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or bottled water, snacks, insurance of any kind, laundry, phone calls, radio calls or messages, reconfirmation of flights and items of personal nature.

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