DAY 1: JUNE/19 LIMA PICK UP
Pick up upon arrival and overnight
at the Hotel located in Miraflores,
Lima
DAY 2: JUNE/ 20 CUSCO
Transfer to the Lima airport for the
flight to Cuzco (airfare not included).
Upon arrival, you will be met and
driven to the hotel. Around 1:45pm
Cusco city tour. This tour includes
the major sites of historical
interest in Cuzco, such as the
famous Inca fort at Sacsahuaman, and
the temple of the Sun. Also included
in this is a tourist card, giving
you access to all the sites in the
Cuzco area as a whole (i.e.,
including outside of the City
itself). This tour finishes at
18:00, overnight at the hotel. (B)
DAY 3: JUNE/21 SACRED VALLEY TOUR
Breakfast . You will be
picked up at 8:45 am. Full day
excursion to the Urubamba Valley
visiting: the village of Pisac, a
picturesque town of creole and
colonial aspect and its lndian
market and craftfair. Lunch
provided. In the afternoon you'll
visit to the fortress of
Ollantaytambo, an architectural
group that in the days of the
Tahuantinsuyo empire was a gigantic
agricultural, administrative,
social, religious and military
complex, then the Chinchero market.
At the end, return to Cusco at
6:30pm. Overnight (B,L)
DAY 4: JUN/22 MACHU PICCHU TOUR
At 5:45 a.m. you will be picked up
from the hotel to the train station
which leaves at 06:00 a.m. Travel
will be in "Vistadome" Class
(formerly "Autowagon"). At 09:40
a.m. you will arrive at the Aguas
Calientes Station, from where you
will take a 25 minutes bus ride to
the ruins of Machu Picchu. Once
there, you will take a guided tour,
with an English speaking
professional guide. The ruins are on
the eastern slope of Machu Picchu in
two separate areas: the agricultural
and the urban. Lunch at the Machu
Picchu Sanctuary Lodge (included).
Overnight. (B, Lunch )
DAY 5: JUN/23 MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO
Morning at leisure in Machu Picchu
to continue visiting the ruins by
your own (please take note that the
entrance and bus fee to Machu Picchu
for this day are not included on the
rate). In the afternoon we'll take
the Vistadome train; the departure
is around 3:30 pm to arrive back in
Cusco around 7:30 pm. (B)
DAY 6: JUNE/24 INTI RAYMI
Cusco celebrates the Inti Raymi with
occasion of the winter solstice -the
solar new year - for a town which
main cult object was the god Inti
(the sun). In time of the Incas was
a religious ceremony, now it is a
theater representation. However this
expression generates a feeling of
identity in the town that evokes
values and memories that are still
excellent in our days, it also
brings to the memory a time that
lives in the heart of the town of
Cusco (Qosqo). The version is
expressed in the original, Quechua
language. The celebration starts on
the Temple of the Sun (Koricancha)
then continues to the Sacsayhuaman,
we will provide you the
transportation and entrance.
Afternoon transfer to the Hotel and
overnight. (B, Box Lunch)
DAY 7: JUN/25 PUNO
Transfer to the bus or Train
Station. Ten hours aprox. Bus or
Train ride to Puno*, across the
scenic high Andes landscapes only
dotted by small villages and herds
of the llamas and vicuñas. Upon
arrival transfer to the Hotel and
overnight. ( B,L ) (*If travelling
by train, ask for price and
availability).
DAY 8: JUN/26 UROS AND TAQUILE
ISLANDS
You will be picked up from your
hotel 6:40 am, after 2 hours
motorboat you will arrive at the
Uros island, in the Titikaka lake.
Fishermen and hunters inhabit the
floating islands of the Uros. The
residents of the Uros use the
cattail, a type of rush, which
grows in the lake, to create the
conditions that ensure the islands
stay afloat. The dense roots that
the plants develop support the
island.The roofs are waterproof and
the houses are extremely humid
because of the surrounding water. At
present they speak Quechua and
Aymara. Then we will visit the
Taquile island , including lunch in
the co-operative restaurant, there
is also a co-operative shop on the
plaza that sells exceptional woollen
goods which are not cheap but of
very fine quality. Taquile Island is
famous for its craft production,
particularly for its beautiful
textiles. The island is narrow at
about 1 Km. wide and 6 to 7 Km.
long. The visit could be exhausting
because of the 533 steps on the
stone stairway to climb to get to
the village and because of the
altitude (13,000 ft above sea
level). On Taquile there are
numerous pre-Inca and Inca ruins as
well as Inca terracing. We will
return in Puno in the afternoon.
Overnight at the Hotel . (B,L)
DAY 9: JUN/27 SUN ISLAND FULL DAY
You will picked up from your hotel
at 6,30 am. Land transfer to
Copacabana Sanctuary. You will
arrive into Copacabana after about 3
hours. Copacabana is the most
important religious sanctuary of
Bolivia, thousands of pilgrims visit
every year the virgin of Copacabana
also known as Native Madonna, you
will visit the main square and the
impressive Cathedral (1/2 hour
tour). You will arrive into the Sun
Island after about 1 hour of a
spectacular catamaran cruise
including lunch on board, this
island has been identified as the
birthplace of several revered
entities, including the sun itself.
A source of magnetic energy, the
vertex of the earth and the cradle
of the Inca Empire, the Inca couple
Manco Kapac and Mama Ocllo appeared
here and founded the Sun Empire.
During a 2 hours Sun Island Tour you
will visit:
-The Inca garden, the island micro
climate provides the ideal location
for this garden that during Inca
times was full of Andean flowers,
water and trees.
-The Inca Stairs that was built by
the Incas in order to reach the Inca
Water spring.
-The Inca water spring, a natural
water spring with 3 different
openings of different tastes, this
Inca made water fountain is
supposed to be a source of eternal
youth.
-The Sun Island Inti Wata
Complex,that contains the largest
amount of archaeological items
founded in the island and the
largest demo variety of Andean flora
and fauna available in Bolivia.
-The Sun Island Kallawaya Ancient
Ceremony, witchcrafts, natural
medicine, art, magic, and millenary
traditions are part of the mystic
world of the Kallawayas heritage.
The purpose of this mystic ceremony
is to purify the souls of the
Chinkana holy temple visitors, this
Ceremony take place in a Inca altar
at the top of the hill facing the
temple and overlooking the lake. You
will then proceed back to Copacabana
and then to Puno, we will return in
Puno at 6:30 pm. Overnight. ( B,L )
DAY 10: JUN/28 SILLUSTANI - LIMA
Breakfast. Transfer to
the airport to take the flight to
Lima (airfare not included).
On the route visit at the Sillustani
Chullpas (pre-Colombian funeral
towers). The scenery is desert but
impressive, in a beautiful setting
on a peninsula on Ayumara lake about
32 Km. from Puno. Most of the towers
date from the period of Inca
occupation in the 15th century; the
engineering involved in their
construction is more complex than
anything the Incas built. Upon
arrival reception and transfer to
the hotel. Overnight. (B)
DAY 11: JUN/29 LIMA CITY TOUR &
PACHACAMAC RUINS
In the morning Lima city tour, you
will be picked up from your hotel at
09 AM. We will visit the colonial
area and to the Plaza de Armas where
you will see the Government Palace,
the Cathedral, the Archbishop's
Palace and the City Hall as well as
the XVII century church and cloister
of San Francisco, a world cultural
heritage.
Then we will go to the modern
downtown with a view of the Pacific
Ocean and the modern residential
suburb of San Isidro. We will visit
a place that is near Lima, there is
an archaeological enclosure whose
constructions conserve the mysticism
and religiosity of their past. Its
name: Pachacamac. When traveling
this sanctuary, where hundred of
years ago the natives surrendered
cult to the sun and to the Earth,
one can feel the magic attraction of
a place that will always be sacred.
Finally, return to the hotel.
Overnight. (B,L)
DAY 12: JUN/30 TRANSFER OUT
Transfer to the airport in time to
get.