Classic Peru

Get to know Peru as no-one else in this 3 weeks trip through this ancient country full of mystical cultures. This is an incredible tour where nature will show us the different and unpredictable microweathers.

During the next three weeks we will do an incomparable trip through the most beautiful regions of Peru, and will have the privilege to know the ancient cultures, Incas and pre-Incas and get in contact with the different Andean cultures.

Route: - Lima, Parascas, Ballestas Islands, Nazca Lines, Arequipa, Colca Canyon, Puno, Titikaka Lake (Uros,Amantani-Takile), Cusco-Sacred Valley, Inca Trail 4Days, Machupicchu, Puerto Maldonado, Peruvian Amazon.

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Itinerary / Highlights

Day 1: Lima

Arrival to the city of Lima, transfer to the hotel. Note that the first and the last day, there are no planned activities, so you can take the rest of day free.

Day 2: Paracas

Transfer to the bus station to take a local bs to the city of Paracas. Once we arrive there, optional activities such as Paraca's reserve, museums or just explore the city.

Day 3: Ballestas Islands

Transfer to the pier of Paracas, to take the hovercraft. It will take us around the bay of Paracas, the port of San Martin and the foothill of the mysterious “Candelabro” hill (giant figure in the sand). We continue the tour to the Ballestas Islands, one of the most beautiful sceneries of the Peruvian coast. There one can appreciate the guano birds (birds that produce manure) and sea lion colonies in their natural habitat. In the afternoon a bus takes us from Pisco to the city of Nasca. Transfer to hotel.

Day 4: Nazca Lines

After breakfast we take a flight over the Nasca Lines.

More than 2000 years ago, an advanced pre Inca culture left us one of the biggest mysteries of our times: giant figures traced in the desert that can only be appreciated from a plane and form what some experts call “the biggest calendar of the world”, even though nobody really know their exact meaning. Our tour starts at the airport, where we board a light aircraft that will take us over the mysterious Nasca Lines. The flight lasts around 45minutes.

After this awesome tour, we take an overnight bus to Arequipa.

Day 5: Arequipa

Arequipa is the second biggest city in Peru, located in the south of the country, and under the shadow of the famous volcano, “El Misti”. Get to know why it is called “The White City”...

Day 6: Colca Canyon

The Colca canyon “is one of the deepest in the world”, on the way there; we will see how they produce the Tuna (prickly pear) and the Cochinilla which is a worm that in Inca times was used to dye fabrics and also the famous Cactus and its fruit called “Muske”. During our walk we can also see the imposing snow capped mountains and the life style of the real andean communities, their culture, clothing and how they really live in the high lands.

Once we get at Chivay, a small town in the Colca's valley, we go to our hotel and in the afternoon free time to go to the hot springs to relax and enjoy the natural scenery.

Day 7: Arequipa

Early in the morning, after breakfast, we continue our tour in the valley, interacting with the locals and appreciating their culture, until we get at a place called “Cruz del Condor” where we wil spot lost of condors flying over our heads around teh canion, a unique moment that you willl never forget!!

After this amazing spectacle we head back to Arequipa.

Day 8: Puno

Free morning to visit one more time the city of Arequipa, in the afternoon we go to the bus station to catch up a bus to Puno. Once there, transfer to our hotel for a briefing with our local guide for the next days in the area.

Day 9: Amantani, Tititikaka's Lake

In the morning, our limousine will pick us up at the hotel, to go to the port of Puno, where we take the boat to our next tour, visiting the Islands of Uros, to appreciate the floating islands and their inhabitants. Here the locals will explain how they build the islands and their unblievable culture.

From there we go to the Island of Amantani where we will share the traditions of the local people (Aymara) and rest in the precarious houses. This is an incredible experience that you will love and will remain in your memory for many years.

Day 10: Puno

In the morning we continue our trip to Takile, another community where the women are working and the men are in charge of the duties of the house. After some hours we leave to Puno.

Day 11: Cusco

In the morning we take a local bus to the imperial city of the Inkas, also called the center of the world.

Once we get there, we will have some free time to explore the city and get ready for our next adventure.

Day 12: Sacred Valley

Early in the morning a bus will pick us up to go to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. It starts out in Pisac, a picturesque town with colonial and racially mixed features. In the archaeological centre of Pisac there is a hill called Intihuatana with an impressive view of the valley. We continue our trip to Ollantaytambo that was at the times of the Tahuantinsuyo a giant centre for agriculture, administration, social, religious and military activities.

Here we will spend the night and get some sleep to start our main adventure.

Day 13: Cusco-Chical-Llullucha pampa

A private bus will pick us up at the hotel to take us to the km 82 called Piscacucho. This is the control point and starting point of the Inca Road. Here we must show our original passport and compare personal information with the entrance ticket to the road. We will have a 4 hour trip before lunch in Miskay. From there we continue walking until our first campsite called Llullucha Pampa, previous guided visit to the archaeological remains of Llactapata.

Day 14: Chaquicocha

This is the hardest part of our trip, with a steep climb to reach the first pass called Warmiwañusca (dead woman pass) located at 4200 mt o.s.l, after celebrating, we descend to Pacasmayo siuated at 3600mt o.s.l where we have lunch. We will then visit the archaeological site of Runkuraqay and the Inca fortress of Sayacmarca. We camp in Chaquicocha where we will enjoy a well deserved dinner.

Day 15: Wiñayhuayna

We start our day with a light climb to then descend to the town of Puyupatamarka, another archaeological site where we take a rest. Then we continue until we get to the

archaeological site of Wiñay Huayna (always young), lunch and a visited guide. Dinner and we spend the night in the campsite.

Day 16: Machupicchu

We climb to Inti Punku also called “The door to the Sun”, after a magical sunrise, we descend to the most important archaeological site of all the trip, Machu Picchu. Here we have a guided tour of 2 hrs and then you can climb the mountain to Waynapicchu on your own, this will take you about 2 hrs then we descend to the town of Aguas Calientes to take the train back to Cusco.

Day 17: Cusco

Today is a free day, for relax, take a massage, explore the city, take some optional tours such as horse riding, rafting, visit the ruins that surrounds the city, its museums and churchs, go for shopping to the local markets and buy souvenirs, or just find a place in a bar around teh main square and get a good local coffe.

Day 18 19: Jungle Lodge - Peruvian Amazon

Early in the morning we leave to the airport, to take the flight to Puerto Maldonado. Transfer to the port of the Tambopata river, where a motor boat will take us to the lodge in the jungle. Here we will enjoy a guided tour to appreciate the abundant flora and fauna, will watch monkeys, aligators, capivaras(a big rodent), spiders, etc, wil take a boat trip in a hiden lake and try to fish piranas and if we are lucky, we can see the “Giant Otter River” in its natural habitat.

Day 20: Lima

Today , after breakfats, transfer to the airport of Puerto Maldonado to take a flight back to the capital city for a last farewell dinner with the group.

Day 21: Departure

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Accommodation Details

Hotel (13 Nights), Family house (01 Night), Camping (03 Ngihts), Lodge (02 Nights), Nights Bus (01 Night).