PERU MAGICAL KINGDOM OF THE INCAS

Lima • Cusco • Machu Picchu • Cusco • Lima • Paracas • Nazca • Lima

8D – 7N

… / LIMA Welcome to Peru! Arrival at the Lima airport, assistance from one of our representatives at the airport. Then transfer to the hotel, located in the residential district of Miraflores. Check in (3:00 pm). Services: Overnight. (–) Height: Lima: 154 masl

LIMA – CUSCO Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport to board the flight to Cusco. Arrival, reception and transfer to the hotel. Rest of the morning free to acclimatize to the altitude. In the afternoon pick up for your City Tour Cusco where you will visit The Cathedral, Coricancha (Temple of the Sun) and the nearby ruins: Qenqo (Ceremonial and Ritual center, place where sacrifices were made), Puca Pucara (this complex was probably used by Emperor Pachacutec as a tambo), Tambomachay (also called “The Bath of the Inca”) and Sacsayhuaman Fortress (place where the main Inca Festivals, Inti Raymi and Warachicuy take place). Return to the hotel. Services: Overnight. (B) Height: Cusco: 3,395 masl

CUSCO Breakfast at hotel. Free day per personal activities. Services: Overnight. (B) Height: Cusco: 3,395 masl

CUSCO – MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO Breakfast at hotel. This day will be the highlight of our trip, the visit to the citadel of Machu Picchu. Very early we will depart from Ollanta train station towards the majestic city of Aguas Calientes, the travel time is approximately 1.5 hours. Arrival to Aguas Calientes town, from here we will board the buses to ascend to the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, one of the 7 wonders of the world. The tour will be 2.5 hours and the visit includes the Intihuatana (the Solar Clock), the Palace of the Incas, the Three Windows, etc. At the end of it we will descend to the town of Aguas Calientes to go shopping. At a scheduled time, transfer to the station to board the train back to Ollantaytambo. Arrival and transfer to your hotel in Cusco. Services: Overnight. (B) Height: Machu Picchu: 2,400 masl

CUSCO – LIMA – PARACAS Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport to board the regular flight to Lima. Arrival and transfer to the bus station to board the regular bus to Paracas. After 4 hours, arrival and transfer to the hotel. Services: Overnight. (B) Height: Paracas: 5 masl

PARACAS – NAZCA Breakfast at hotel. Early morning excursion to the Ballestas Islands, located off the coast of Pisco. They constitute the habitat of a great variety of marine fauna such as the Humboldt Penguin, pelican, pikemen, flamingos, dolphins and sea lions, which can be easily observed from a motor boat. After 2 hours return to the hotel. Transfer to the bus station. Departure by bus in regular service to Nazca. Arrive and transfer to the hotel. Services: Overnight. (B) Height: Nazca: 588 masl

NAZCA – LIMA Very early breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport to fly over the enigmatic Nazca Lines. This enormous set of geoglyphs has a network of lines and drawings of figures of animals and plants attributed to the Nazca culture that cover an area of approximately 350 km². Among the main figures we can see the Hummingbird, the Dog, the Monkey, the Astronaut, etc. The german Maria Reiche dedicated 50 years of her life to the study and research of the place, arriving at the conclusion that it was an astronomical calendar. From a 12-meter-high lookout you can see partially the figures of The Hand and The Tree. In the afternoon, transfer to the bus station to board the regular service bus back to the city of Lima. After 7.5 hours of travel, arrival and transfer to the hotel. Services: Overnight. (B) Height: Lima: 154 masl

LIMA / … Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport to board the regular flight to Lima. Arrival and connection with the international flight. Services: (B) Height: Lima: 154 masl