EXPLORING PERU
LIMA – PARACAS – ICA – CUSCO | 5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS
INCLUDES
LIMA PROGRAM
- Airport transfers
- 02 nights in Lima + breakfast
- Tour: Lima Water Fountain
- Professional guide (Spanish/English)
- Entrance fees to attractions
PARACAS - ICA PROGRAM
- Tourist transportation throughout
- Shared tours: Ballestas Islands / City Tour + Huacachina Lagoon / Dune Buggies + Sandboarding
- Entrance fees to attractions
- Professional guide (Spanish/English)
CUSCO PROGRAM
- Airport transfers in Cusco
- 02 nights hotel in Cusco + breakfasts
- Cusco City & 4 Ruins Tour (Qoricancha)
- Machu Picchu Excursion
- Expedition train ticket to Machu Picchu
- Roundtrip bus to Machu Picchu
- Machu Picchu entrance (subject to circuit availability at time of purchase)
- Lunch in Machu Picchu (Apu Inti)
- 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
OPTIONAL
- Vistadome Train upgrade: $60.00 (net)
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
- 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: ARRIVAL TRANSFER / LIMA WATER FOUNTAIN + LIMA BY NIGHT
- Afternoon arrival in Lima and hotel transfer
- Hotel check-in
- 17:30: Visit to Magic Water Circuit
- Guinness World Record holder as largest public park of fountains
- 13 ornamental cybernetic fountains with laser light show
- Tour through Lima's historic center (main streets and plazas)
- Option to return to hotel or stay at restaurant in Miraflores/San Isidro/Barranco
- Accommodation: Lima
DAY 2: LIMA - PARACAS - ICA - LIMA
- 05:00: Hotel pickup for Paracas (261km south of Lima)
- 08:00: Arrival in Paracas and transfer to tourist dock
- Boat tour to Ballestas Islands
- View of "The Candelabro" geoglyph (visible only from sea/air)
- Observation of marine fauna (seabirds, Humboldt penguins, sea lions)
- Return to Paracas dock (free time)
- Transfer to Ica city
- Guided visit to winery and pisco distillery with tastings
- Lunch with regional gastronomy (not included)
- Visit to Huacachina Oasis ("Oasis of America")
- Dune buggy ride through desert
- Sandboarding on dunes
- Return to Lima and hotel transfer
- Accommodation: Lima
DAY 3: LIMA/CUSCO - CITY TOUR & ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK
- Flight to Cusco (Imperial City)
- Airport welcome and hotel transfer
- Free time for acclimatization
- 14:30: City tour begins at Qoricancha (Temple of the Sun)
- 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
DAY 4: 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
DAY 5: DEPARTURE TRANSFER
- Breakfast at hotel
- Transfer to airport at appropriate time
- Meals: Breakfast
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