8-Day Touring & Exploring Peru

Day 1 DAY TOUR IN AREQUIPA

1. 1

   Lima

   Meeting and assistance from your hotel / airport in Lima City.

2. 2

   Arequipa

   Upon arrival into Arequipa City, you'll be transferred from the airport to your Hotel Downtown in Arequipa.

3. 3

   Monasterio de Santa Catalina

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   The Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, or Convent of Santa Catalina, is a religious tourist complex located in the historic center of Arequipa.

4. 4

   Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   Enjoy a walk around the Main plaza and its arquitecture of the buildings.

5. 5

   Yanahuara

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   Enjoy a View of the great City of arequipa and its volcanos around.

Day 2 DAY TOUR IN COLCA CANYON / AREQUIPA

1. 1

   Colca Canyon

   10 hours Admission ticket included

   The Colca Canyon is located in the valley of a river in southern Peru and is famous for being one of the deepest in the world. It is a famous destination for hiking. It is a habitat of the giant Andean condor, which can be seen from viewpoints such as the Cruz del Cóndor. The canyon landscape encompasses a green valley and traditional remote villages with terraced agriculture that preceded the Incas. The Colca River is popular for rafting.

2. 2

   Chivay

   10 hours

   The Colca Valley is one of the largest tourist destinations in Peru. It is located in the province of Caylloma. Colca comes from the words Collaguas and Cabanas, two ethnic groups that lived along the Colca River.

3. 3

   Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve

   10 hours

   The Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve is located between the departments of Arequipa and Moquegua, in the provinces of Arequipa, Caylloma and General Sánchez, in the volcanic mountain range. It was created in 1979 to guarantee the protection of the vicuñas that inhabit the area. It has an extension of 366 936 hectares.

4. 4

   Mirador Cruz del Condor

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   The Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve is located between the departments of Arequipa and Moquegua, in the provinces of Arequipa, Caylloma and General Sánchez, in the volcanic mountain range. It was created in 1979 to guarantee the protection of the vicuñas that inhabit the area. It has an extension of 366 936 hectares.

5. 5

   Cotahuasi Canyon

   1 hour

   The Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve is located between the departments of Arequipa and Moquegua, in the provinces of Arequipa, Caylloma and General Sánchez, in the volcanic mountain range. It was created in 1979 to guarantee the protection of the vicuñas that inhabit the area. It has an extension of 366 936 hectares.

Day 3 DAY TOUR PUNO

1. 1

   Puno

   1 hour

   on route we are going to stop and visit the next places: Stop at Mirador de Volcanes Patapampa (4950 msnm), Paso por el cráter Del Volcán Chucura, stop at Lagunillas: will be able to see birds and the beauty of the lagoons. Finally we will head toward Puno.

2. 2

   Lake Titicaca

   1 hour

   Lake Titicaca extends along the border between Peru and Bolivia in the Andes mountain range and is one of the largest lakes in South America and the highest navigable body of water in the world. It is said to be the cradle of the Incas and has several ruins.

Day 4 DAY TOUR TITIQAQA LAKE / PUNO

1. 1

   Lake Titicaca

   8 hours Admission ticket included

   Lake Titicaca was a sacred lake to the Incas. Lake Titicaca was the cradle for Peru's ancient civilizations. The Puraka culture settled in this fertile land around 200BC and a millennium later the Tiwuanaku culture emerged and spread throughout the Altiplano and into Bolivia.

2. 2

   Uros Floating Islands

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   History. The Uros are a unique indigenous race who migrated to Lake Titicaca an estimated 3,700 years ago. Over time, they mixed with the nearby Aymara and eventually abandoned their language and many of their traditions. ... Unfortunately, the Inca eventually found their colony and forced many Uros into slavery.

3. 3

   Taquile Island

   2 hours Admission ticket included

   Set within Lake Titicaca, Taquile Island has a colorful history. It was once used as an Alcatraz-style prison by Spanish colonialists, but now the island is inhabited by 3,000 Quecha-speaking Taquilenos. The locals grow crops like corn, beans and quinoa on the pre-Incan terraces that cover its hilly terrain.

Day 5 DAY TOUR IN CUSCO

1. 1

   2 hours

   Sillustani. Sillustani is a pre-Incan cemetery on the shores of Lake Umayo near Puno in Peru. The tombs, which are built above ground in tower-like structures called chullpas, are the vestiges of the Qulla people, who are Aymara conquered by the Inca Empire in the 15th century.

2. 2

   Cusco

   1 hour

   Assistance and transfer during the flight Between Puno to Cusco, once in Cusco will be transfered to your selected Hotel.

Day 6 DAY TOUR SACRED VALLEY / MACHUPICCHU

1. 1

   Pisac

   2 hours

   Its archaeological site is one of the most important in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. It is located to the east of the Cordillera de Vilcabamba. As was customary in Inca architecture, the cities were built on the basis of figurative animal traits. Pisaq, had the shape of a partridge, as its name says.

2. 2

   Maras

   1 hour

   It's believed that the salt pans were originally constructed by the Wari civilization, which predates the Inca. However, the Inca saw the economic opportunity in harvesting the salt of Maras and expanded the salt pans further up the mountainside.

3. 3

   Moray

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   The full purpose behind these concentric terraces isn't fully known. However, it is widely believed that the ruins were once an agricultural laboratory used by the Incas. The circular terraces that lie here are thought to have been used as an agricultural research station. ... This is down to the Incas.

4. 4

   Ollantaytambo

   1 hour

   History of Ollantaytambo Ruins. In the 15th century Inca Pachacutec conquered and began to rebuild the town of Ollantaytambo, constructing terraces for farming and an irrigation system. These huge terraces make up what is called the Fortress or Temple Hill. The town became home to Inca nobility.

Day 7 DAY TOUR MACHUPICCHU

1. 1

   Santuario Historico de Machu Picchu

   4 hours Admission ticket included

   Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was constructed as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often mistakenly referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is the most familiar icon of Inca civilization. The Incas built the estate around 1450 but abandoned it a century later at the time of the Spanish conquest. Although known locally, it was not known to the Spanish during the colonial period and remained unknown to the outside world until American historian Hiram Bingham brought it to international attention in 1911.

2. 2

   4 hours

   Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was constructed as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often mistakenly referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is the most familiar icon of Inca civilization. The Incas built the estate around 1450 but abandoned it a century later at the time of the Spanish conquest. Although known locally, it was not known to the Spanish during the colonial period and remained unknown to the outside world until American historian Hiram Bingham brought it to international attention in 1911.

Day 8 TRANSFER DAY TO AIRPORT OF CUSCO

1. 1

   Cusco

   30 min

   Transfer to the Airport of Cusco for yuo to take your flight back To Lima.