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Taste of Peru
Day 01 Lima
Arrival in Lima.
Transfer from the airport to your hotel with the rest of the day at leisure.
Day 02 Lima
In the morning; excursion to the Colonial Lima. You will see the Cathedral, the main square, the Presidential Palace and other interesting attractions of Dowtown Lima. In the afternoon, guided visit to the famous Mujica Gallo Gold Museum. This private collection contains the most important pieces in gold, silver and gilded copper from a number of Peru's different pre-Columbian cultures. (B)
Day 03 Lima /Cusco
Transfer from the hotel to the airport to take your flight Cusco.
Cusco – "The Archaeological Capital of America"; it constitutes the biggest tourist attractiveness in Peru, and the most visited one. Cusco, was the biggest city and capital of the Inca Empire and then taken by the Spanish conquerors; today it has an architecture that fuses the Inca with the Spanish style. Their town conserves with pride its customs and traditions.
Arrival in Cusco, transfer from the airport to the hotel.
In the afternoon; visit to the most important Cusco's landmarks of both The Inca and the Colonial times. Visit to Korikancha (the ancient temple of the Sun), and the Colonial monuments like the Cathedral and the Museum of Colonial Art. Visit the archaeological park of Saqsaywaman (the fortress-temple), the nearby shrines of Kenko (funeral worship) and Tambomachay (cleansing water rituals).
Also, the ancient Tambo of Pukapukara, Inca's storage place. In the afternoon, enjoy a walking city tour to Cusco; visit the most important Cusco’s landmarks of both, The Inca and The Colonial times. Visit to Korikancha (the ancient temple of the Sun); visit the Colonial monuments and The Cathedral of Cusco. (B)
Day 04 Cusco /Machu Picchu /Cusco
Transfer from the hotel to the Ollantaytambo train station
Machu Picchu – "The lost City of the Incas", "Cultural heritage of mankind", are some of the names given to this wonderful stone City constructed with an incredible technique for its era and even for present times. Stone upon stone, fitted together perfectly without any cement, with impressive delicacy, exquisite detail and discrimination worthy of the world’s greatest palaces.
In the afternoon; transfer by train to the Sacred Valley.
Arrival at Ollantaytambo train station, transfer to your hotel in Cusco city. (B,L)
Day 05 Cusco
Today, day at leisure for your own activities.
Optional – Full day Chinchero, Maras & Moray
Visit to Chinchero community located at 28 km from Cuzco on the paved road to Urubamba. Here lies the remains of what was the royal hacienda of Tupac Inca Yupanqui, as well as beautiful colonial temples built on Inca´s foundations. However, its main attraction is its Sunday market originally dedicated to the barter of products by the people of the valley. This market is full of colours and movement which fascinates tourists with its variety of handicrafts and textiles made in true pre-Columbian style.
The excursion continues to Moray. This community is famous for its embedded amphitheater, formed by four circular terraces which seem to disappear into the interior of the puna, like an artificial crater. Evidences seem to suggest that Moray was an important Inca agricultural research center.
Finally, visit to the Salt Mines of Maras. It is a bizarre site located at 60 km. (37 miles) and at 7 km (4.3 miles) of Moray, where layers of beige and white salt pants are still used to separate salt from water. (B)
Day 06 Cusco /Puno
Transfer from the hotel to the train station of Cusco
Train from Cusco to Puno, this spectacular rail journey runs on the route between historic Cusco and the beautiful city of Puno on the shores of Lake Titikaka. The train running on this service is the Andean Explorer.
As the train travels from Cuzco - Puno (Lake Titicaca) it makes a gentle climb to higher and cooler altitudes. The first half of the journey is dominated by the magnificent Andean mountains which tower over the deep valleys of the meandering Huatanay River. It then reaches the gentler, rolling Andean Plains, where vicuña and alpaca can be seen. The journey is broken by a scenic stop at La Raya, which is also the highest point on the route . Lunch will be served on board.
Arrival in Puno, transfer from the train station to the hotel. (B,L)
Day 07 Puno
Visit to the two better-known small floating islands made of packed totora in the Titicaca Lake: The Uros and the Taquile Island, where its inhabitants are devoted to the agriculture and the fishing, and the women to the weaving and have developed an original form of "communal tourism", in which visitors share their food, homes, customs and traditions
Lunch will be served at the Island of Taquile (B,L)
Day 08 Puno /Lima
Transfer from the hotel to the airport to take your flight to Lima.
On route, visit Sillustani an archaeological site located at 34 km from the City of Puno. The necropolis, which is one of the largest in America and one of the most impressive in the world, lies on an esplanade at 4000 m.a.s.l. in form of a peninsula, bordered by the beautiful lake of Umayo. The Chullpas or Aya Wasis found there are gigantic funerary monuments built by the Kollas. These quadrangular and circular 12 meters buildings in height, and the way they were built challenges the laws of balance since they have a smaller diameter in the base than at the top. Outstanding among these are the Chullpa del Lagarto (lizard) and the Inti Watana.
Arrival in Lima, transfer from the airport to the hotel. (B)
Day 09 Lima
Today, at the convenient time you will be transferred from the hotel to the airport to take your International flight back home. (B)
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*** Stay a few more days to book an extension program to the Jungle or to the North of Peru.
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