EXPLORING PERU

LIMA – CUSCO | 6 DAYS / 5 NIGHTS
INCLUDES
LIMA PROGRAM
  • Airport transfers
  • 02 nights in Lima + 01 breakfast
  • Tour: Lima City Tour
  • Entrance fees to attractions
  • Professional guide (Spanish/English)
CUSCO PROGRAM
  • Airport transfers in Cusco
  • 03 nights hotel in Cusco + 03 breakfasts
  • Cusco City & 4 Ruins Tour (Qoricancha)
  • Maras & Moray Excursion
  • Machu Picchu Excursion
  • Expedition train ticket to Machu Picchu
  • Roundtrip bus to Machu Picchu
  • Lunch in Machu Picchu
  • Shared service excursions
  • All entrance fees according to itinerary
  • Professional guide (Spanish/English)
NOT INCLUDED
  • International and domestic air tickets
  • Early check-in or late check-out
  • Travel insurance
  • Meals not mentioned and tips
  • Personal expenses (drinks, medical/travel insurance, laundry, etc.)
  • Entrance to Lima Cathedral
IMPORTANT NOTES
  • Prices per person in US Dollars
  • Rates subject to change without notice
  • Not valid during Holy Week, National Holidays, New Year's or long weekends
  • Minimum 2 passengers required
  • Machu Picchu entrance subject to availability (entry time from 13:00 hrs)
  • 4% surcharge for credit card payments
  • International transfers don't include 3% bank fee (Peruvian bank discount)
  • Exchange rate: 4.00 (subject to market variations)
  • Excursions subject to weather conditions
DETAILED ITINERARY
DAY 1: LIMA ARRIVAL
  • Arrival at Lima's Jorge Chávez International Airport
  • Assistance and transfer to hotel
  • Free afternoon
  • Accommodation: Lima
DAY 2: LIMA CITY TOUR
  • Breakfast
  • MODERN LIMA:
  • Visit to Miraflores district and Love Park (Pacific Ocean views)
  • Panoramic view of Huaca Pucllana (pre-Inca pyramid temple)
  • Walk through El Olivar Forest in San Isidro (financial district)
  • COLONIAL LIMA:
  • Tour of historic center (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
  • Visit to Plaza San Martín (colonial architecture and balconies)
  • See iconic Hotel Bolívar
  • Visit to Plaza Mayor (Government Palace, Lima Cathedral, etc.)
  • SAN FRANCISCO CONVENT & CATACOMBS:
  • Tour of 17th century convent including library, choir, cloister
  • Visit to underground crypts (catacombs)
  • Accommodation: Lima
  • Meals: Breakfast
DAY 3: CUSCO CITY TOUR
  • Breakfast
  • Flight to Cusco (Imperial City)
  • Airport welcome and hotel transfer
  • 14:00: City tour begins at Qoricancha (Temple of the Sun)
  • Combination of Inca and colonial architecture
  • Visit to Sacsayhuamán archaeological complex (megalithic stone walls)
  • Best panoramic views of Cusco
  • Visit to Quenko (ancient ceremonial site)
  • Visit to Pucapucara (Inca military outpost)
  • Break with Inka Tea at handicraft center
  • Visit to Tambomachay (Inca water shrine)
  • Return to hotel
  • Accommodation: Cusco
  • Meals: Breakfast
DAY 4: MARAS & MORAY EXCURSION
  • Breakfast at hotel
  • 08:30-09:00: Hotel pickup
  • 1-hour drive to Moray (Inca agricultural laboratory)
  • View circular terraces creating micro-climates for crops
  • Continue to Maras salt mines
  • See thousands of salt evaporation ponds on mountainside
  • Photo opportunities of unique landscape
  • 14:00: Approximate return to Cusco
  • Free afternoon
  • Accommodation: Cusco
  • Meals: Breakfast
DAY 5: MACHU PICCHU FULL DAY
  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Transfer to train station
  • Expedition train to Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu town)
  • Bus ride up to Machu Picchu citadel
  • Guided tour of the "Lost City of the Incas" (2 hours)
  • Learn about Inca architecture and history
  • Bus back to Aguas Calientes for lunch
  • Return train to Ollantaytambo
  • Transfer back to Cusco
  • Accommodation: Cusco
  • Meals: Breakfast + lunch
DAY 6: CUSCO DEPARTURE
  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Transfer to Velasco Astete International Airport
  • Flight to city of origin
  • Meals: Breakfast
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