Classic Peru 6 Days / 5 Nights

Itinerary

Day 01: Arrival to Lima

Assistance on your arrival in Lima and transfer to hotel. Free time to rest.

Night stay.

Day 02: Lima / Paracas / Ica / Lima (B)

03:00 Am. Pick up at the hotel for transfer to the bus terminal.

03:30 AM. Departure to the city of Paracas in the Transport Company Cruz del Sur.

07:30 AM. Arrival in Paracas and transfer to the pier.

08:00 AM. BALLESTAS ISLANDS

Excursion to the Paracas Peninsula, the most important wildlife sanctuary of the Peruvian coast. Boat trip to the Ballestas Islands in the Paracas National Reserve, where we can observe sea lions, pelicans, penguins and other seabirds. Upon return we will have the opportunity to see the “Candelabra”, a giant figure in the style of the Nazca Lines made in the sand. Free time to take pictures of the sea lions, seals and seabirds. Return.
10:30 AM. Departure to the city of Ica in the Transport Company Cruz del Sur.

11:30 AM. Reception in Ica.

Transfer to the office, short break.

P.M. ICA CITY TOUR

We will visit the following places: The Cathedral of the city of Ica, Regional Museum, some winegrowers and the Huacachina Lagoon, traditional resting place for the locals, the lake is an oasis in the desert, forming a splendid landscape of dunes, palm trees.

P.M. TOUR BUGGIE + SANDBOARDING.

19:00 PM. Transfer to the bus terminal and return to the city of Lima by Cruz del Sur bus.

23:50 PM. Reception and transfer to the selected hotel.

Accommodation night in Lima.

Day 03: Lima / Cusco (B)

Am. Pick up at the hotel and transfer to the Lima airport.

Am. Arrival in Cusco.

Reception and transfer to the hotel, welcome with a coca tea.

Free day to acclimatize to the altitude 3,350 m.a.s.l.

CITY TOUR + NEARBY RUINS

At 12:30 hours, we will pick you up at your hotel to visit the KORICANCHA or Temple of the Sun, the main religious center of the Incas; then we will visit SACSAYHUAMAN (a great Inca fortress located 5 km from the city), QENQO (sacred amphitheater and worship center to the god Puma, a place where human sacrifices were made), PUCAPUCARA (“red fortress” due to the hue of the rocks with the twilight light) and TAMBOMACHAY (temple to worship the water). We will finish the tour at approximately 18:00 hours. Transfer to the hotel.

Night accommodation in Cusco.

Day 04: Full Day Machupicchu (B)

In the morning after breakfast at 05:00 AM. transfer to the train station of Ollantaytambo, where we will board the train to the Town of Aguas Calientes, on the route we will enjoy spectacular scenery, with views of the mountains and the Vilcanota River, passing through a semi tropical jungle, to the village of Aguas Calientes. From here we will ascend by bus to the citadel of Machupicchu, where we will enjoy a guided tour of the main buildings of Machupicchu as: El Mirador, Temple of the Three Windows, the Intihuatana, the Main Square, etc. in the afternoon we will take the bus back to Aguas Calientes and then take the train to Cusco. Reception and transfer to hotel.

Accommodation night in Cusco.

Day 05: Cusco / Lima (B)

Am. Transfer to Cusco airport.

Am: Reception at the Lima airport and transfer to the hotel.

14:20 HRS. LIMA CITY TOUR.

ANCESTRAL LIMA: We will begin our tour with a panoramic view of the “Pyramid Pucllana” magnificent ceremonial and archeological center built in the fourth century A.C. and considered “holy people” by the Incas.

COLONIAL LIMA: We will visit the Historic Center of Lima, where you will appreciate more than fifty monuments and colonial buildings, highlighting the Paseo de la Republica, San Martin Square, Plaza Mayor, the Government Palace, the Archbishop’s Palace, the Basilica Cathedral, City Hall among others.

We will visit the MUSEUM OF CENTRAL RESERVE BANK *, where you will appreciate the “Collection Treasures of Peru”, a fine selection of gold objects, ceramics and textiles of various pre-Columbian cultures. Further it appreciates the MONUMENTAL SET OF SAN FRANCISCO, which is the largest sample of colonial religious art in America, which highlights the visit to its underground crypts known as “Catacombs”.

CONTEMPORARY LIMA: We will know the most traditional residential areas of Lima, El Olivar de San Isidro, Miraflores and Larcomar.

18:30 hrs: Return to the hotel.

Accommodation night in Lima.