FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LAKE 8 days 7 nights

puno titicaca tours Visit The Ancient Capital of our Country: The amazing Machu Picchu recently recognized as one of the new wonders of the World. Besides, you will get to travel by bus to Puno visiting very beautiful places on the way having the oportunity to enjoy the landscapes finalizing by visiting the Sun Island, which is very recognized for its history.

Cusco Machupicchu, the Titicaca Lake, sillustany chullpas

DAY 1: CUSCO CITY TOUR
You will be picked up from the hotel in Lima and taken to the airport so you can take the flight to Cusco(Airfare not included). Upon arrival to Cusco reception and transfer to the Hotel where will receive an aromatic coca tea to stimulating for the height, will have the free morning to rest, in the evening we will depart on a City tour (entrance to the archaeological centers and museums including) we will visit to the Main square, Cathedral, the Koricancha (temple of the sun) and in addition we will make a route by bordering archaeological centers like Sacayhuaman, kenco, Pucapucara and Tambomachay, tour finishes 6:30pm approximately, transfer your Hotel and overnight.

DAY 2: SACRED VALLEY TOUR.
Breakfast. You will be picked up at 8:15 am. Full day excursion to the Urubamba Valley visiting: the colorful Indian market in Pisac where a mixture of color, tradition will be able appreciated The Valley has a distance of 31 km (19 miles) of Cusco, and one altitude of 2,970 ms (9,700 p), Pisac where we will visit the market, and is located to the entrance of the Sacred Valley followed by Ollantaytambo, the older town continuously occupied of the American continent. The narrow streets of Ollantaytambo, along with their channels that have not varied from the time Inca, evoke their ancestral inheritance, lunch in a typical restaurant on the evening and then the Chinchero market. At the end, return to Cusco at 6:30pm approx.
The night is free for you to eat in a restaurant of your choice; although we always have plenty of suggestions for you should you require them. (B, L)

Note: Take this tour on market days: Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday

DAY 3: MACHUPICCHU TOUR.
Early breakfast and transfer to the train station to depart to Machupicchu the trip takes about 4 hours and you will be traveling in vista dome train, upon arrival to Aguas Calientes you will have to approach the bus station towards the Ciudadela of Machupicchu (Only 20 minutes ride) will receive a guided tour by this Huge Historical Sanctuary follow by some free time to lunch at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge restaurant (included), overnight at the select hotel in Aguas Calientes town (B,L)

DAY 4: BACK IN CUSCO
Breakfast and rest of day at leisure by your own (entrance and bus fee to Machu Picchu not included on this day) in the afternoon return to Cusco. Reception at the train station and transfer to the Hotel where it passed the night (B).

DAY 5: CUSCO / PUNO
Breakfast and transfer to the bus station so you can take the ride to Puno. Depart Cusco on guided bus to Puno, visiting on the route picturesque towns and archeological sites in Andahuaylillas, Raqchi, Sicuani, La Raya and Pukara. Lunch included. Afternoon arrival in Puno, reception and transfer to your hotel. Overnight at the hotel.(B,L)

DAY 6: CATAMARAN SUN ISLAND TOUR
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. Copacana 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 ethernal 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 takes 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 7: SILLUSTANI CHULLPAS
Breakfast and rest of morning free.The tour stars in the afternoon around 2:00 pm to visit 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.
The towers are Incas tombs where they keep human rest of the Nobleman – called the Mallkus after finish the tour transfer to your Hotel. Overnight.(B)

DAY 8: TRANSFER OUT
You will be picked up from the hotel after breakfast to take the bus service to the airport (B).

END OF SERVICES

INCLUDES: All hotel and lodge accommodations based on double occupancy. All scheduled transportation. All transfers. All scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide services. All entrance fees. Meals as specified in the itinerary. B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner.

IMPORTANT: For a better service, the company informs you that it has autonomy to change the Hotels mentioned in the itinerary with another one of similar category if therefore sees it by advisable taking into account justifiable availability of spaces or other reasons, if this it is the case you will be notified ahead of time.

NOT INCLUDE: International and domestic airfares, airport departure taxes or visa fees, excess baggage charges, additional nights during the trip due to flight cancellations, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or bottled water, snacks, insurance of any kind, laundry, phone calls, radio calls or messages, reconfirmation of international flights and items of personal nature.

Discount Prices based in Double Accommodation 2010

	Basic Class	Tourist Class	First Class	Deluxe Class (Prívate)
Train Tickets	Backpaker	Vistadome	Vistadome	Hiram Bingham
Cusco Hotel (DWB)	Cusco Plaza I	Andes De América	Novotel ****	Casona Inkaterra
Puno Hotel (DWB)	Conde Lemos	La Hacienda	Sonesta Posada L.	Libertador
Lunch (Hot Spring)	Box Lunch	Box Lunch	Box Lunch	Sanctuary Lodge
Price per Person	US $913	US $1112	US $ 1485	US $ 3671