PERU ANDES 2011

14 DAYS / 13 NIGHTS

1TH DAY: WELCOMING LIMA

Welcoming at Jorge Chavez Lima‚√Ñ√¥s airport for our staff, who lead you at your respective hotel in famous residential neighborhood of Lima Miraflores, overnight

2TH DAY: LIMA - PARACAS

In the morning we are going to came with our mobility to go for the Panamerica Sur highway to Paracas, in the journey we will make some stops to take pictures of beautiful landscapes, but the best visit will be Pachacamac archeological site, located in Lurin Valley to 40 km Lima‚√Ñ√¥s south,

impressive for their pyramids, cemetery it dates from 200 AC, at our arrival to Paracas, lunch, free afternoon, dinner, overnight.

3TH DAY: PARACAS - NAZCA

We will came to pick you up to go to Ballestas islands a group of small islands located between Pisco and Paracas, on board our boat, visiting this amazing places where you will see the Humbolt penguins, Guano birds, variety of sea lions and each other mammals, returning to Paracas on hillside you can appreciate CANDELABRO used as lighthouse.

In the highway to Nazca is located Nazca lines where you will make a fly over for 30 minutes after you will have the lunch in Nazca town, in the afternoon we are going to visit Antonini archeological museum, dinner at restaurant, overnight.

4TH DAY:  NAZCA - AREQUIPA

Continuing our trip by Panamericana Sur highway we‚√Ñ√¥ll arrive to Arequipa, but not without before to visit Inca Port, in the Inca time was visited for Inca‚√Ñ√¥s elite, this place has a pleasant climate, good shellfishes, that, it were took by lineal paved road to Cusco, after you will have the lunch, in the afternoon Arequipa will be waiting us, dinner, overnight.

5TH DAY: AREQUIPA CITY TOUR

After your breakfast we take a spectacular visit of white city of Arequipa, where you will visit the Yanahura scenic viewpoint, Paucarpata Andes terraces groups, Sabandia mill, via Pausayestica, Plaza de Armas, Santa Catalina convent, the tour is four hours long, free afternoon, dinner at restaurant and overnight.

6TH DAY:  AREQUIPA COLCA CANYON

At 08:00 in the morning we will go to Colca Canyon arriving firstly to Chivay small town one of the ancient reductions of Andean people in Colonial time, nowadays is a beautiful town characterized for the typical clothes, here you will have the lunch in the afternoon we will start to visit CALESA thermal water, dinner at restaurant, overnight.

7TH DAY: COLCA CANYON ‚ PUNO

Very early after your breakfast we will go with direction to scenic viewpoint of Condor, where you will have a spectacular exhibition of Condor‚√Ñ√¥s fly, and an amazing view the deeper canyon in the world in more 1 kilometer, after this visit, we are going by car to Puno in the middle of the journey you will have the box lunch, after 6 hours we'll be in Puno, dinner, overnight.

8TH DAY: EXCURSION TITICACA LAKE

Titicaca Lake, considered the highest lake in the world with 3800 masl. Give us the welcoming with beautiful landscape, this day we start our visit on boat to Uros island, for long time were not conquered for the Spaniards for this reason they maintain their ancestral customary, continuing our trip we‚√Ñ√¥ll reach Taquile island here you will know about the family stay, from here you will have spectaculars view of the lake, lunch, for the afternoon return to Puno, overnight.

9TH DAY:  PUNO ‚ CUSCO ‚√ÑúMANCO CAPAC ROUTE ‚√Ñú

For the morning we‚√Ñ√¥ll start our journey to the Capital of the Incas, CUSCO, where in the route we‚√Ñ√¥ll have the opportunity to know about the flora and fauna Puno's plateau, arriving to Sicuani you will have the lunch, break, for afternoon you will visit Raqchi dedicated to Wiracocha god, continuing we‚√Ñ√¥ll reach Andahuylillas where you will visit the Sistine Chapel of América, arriving to Cusco overnight in selected hotel.

10TH DAY: CUSCO CITY TOUR

In the morning visit the millenary Cusco‚√Ñ√¥s city, where you will visit the cathedral, the temple of the Incas Qoricancha, after by bus you will reach the Archaeological park of Saqsayhuaman here you will appreciate the huge constructions in all Inca state, continuing our visit we will reach to visit Quenqo, PucaPucara, Tambomachay, descending to Cusco in the Plaza Armas you will have the lunch, free afternoon, in the night you will go to typical cusqueñan restaurant where you will see the typical dinner show, with andean music and dances, overnight.

11TH DAY: EXCURSION SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS

The sacred valley of the Incas is located at North of Cusco exactly to 32 kms, but before to arrive at this beautiful place,  you will visit two scenic viewpoints of Ccorao and Taray where you will have a spectacular view, arriving to Pisaq small town you can make shopping of silverwork and textiles, after we go to tourist restaurant where you will enjoy the best Cusqueñanfood, in the afternoon visit of the Mundial capital of indigenous Ollantaytambo (2700 masl.) to unique ancient Inca town that conserve original streets, channels waters, houses, storages, temples, astronomical calendar. In the afternoon hotel, dinner.

12TH DAY: EXCURSION TO MACHUPICCHU

Dawn here is fabulous, with excellent weather, after your breakfast we will take the train with direction to AguasCalientes (2040 masl.)  in the journey you can appreciate flora, archeological sites through our panoramic train, at the last stop train we‚√Ñ√¥ll take the bus to Machupicchu citadel where you will have a spectacular guided of the Guardian house, Sun temple, condor, temple, intiwatana, handicraft neighborhood, fountains waters, after the visit you have the lunch in the afternoon you will go at your selected hotel, dinner.

13TH DAY: MACHUPICCHU ‚ CUSCO

Free morning, optionally we can start to visit Machupicchu citadel where you can appreciate the sunrise o we can take another option to visit the thermal water o Machupicchu museum in the afternoon return to Cusco, overnight.

14TH DAY: CUSCO ‚ LIMA

After your breakfast you can start to visit Cusco‚√Ñ√¥s street, walking around the 12 Angles Street, San Blas neighborhood, and museum like Inca Museum in their interior show mummy.

Transport to Cusco‚ airport.

Thanks to visit Peru‚ Andes.