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Is the best combination to fall in love of the andean part of Peru,starting with the Nort Central Part of our Country: Huaraz also known as the "Peruvian Switzerland" with the National Park of Huascaran and the spectacular scenery makes the area particularly attractive for climbers and hikers at every level of proficiency. Besides,Colca Canyon and the Condor's flights, the floating islands on Lake titikaka and least but not last important one of the new wonders: Machu Picchu.

DAY 1: LIMA PICK UP
You will be picked up from the airport and taken to the hotel in Lima so you can rest. Overnight.

DAY 2: LIMA / HUARAZ
Pick up your hotel and transfer to the bus station Travel from Lima to Huaraz at 13:00. Approximately 8 hours by bus. On the way you can appreciate the littoral coast and diversity of the ecological floors between the coast and sierra.
Arrive to Huaraz between 19:00 and 20:00 hours in the night. Transfer to the hotel.(B)

DAY 3: LLANGANUCO
The Breakfast at 7:00 a.m.
Pick up at Huaraz 8:00 a.m. On the way you will visit:
- Carhuaz, nice city of the Huaylas valley, from here you can see the glacier Copa (6100 meters over level see), in this city you can enjoy the more delicious ice cream of all Callejón de Huaylas.
- Yungay and the saint camp: you will visit the city covered by the landslide in 1970.
- Caraz. Last destine. You will have the box lunch.

LLANGANUCOS LAKES: It is on the valley of the same name, inside of National Park Huascarán, you will enjoy the Andean flora, and a impressive landscape with mountains like Huascarán (6978 m.o.s.l.), the higher in Perú, Huandoy, the king of Cordillera Blanca and many others (B, box lunch)

DAY 4: CHAVIN
The Breakfast: 7:30 a.m.
Pick up at 9:30 a.m. On the way you will visit:
- The Querococha lagoon, the bigger in the cordillera Blanca.
- Also you will see the glaciers of Cordillera Blanca and observe the sequence of the mountains,then will arrive to the Tunnel Kawish at 4650 meters over the level sea.
- Finally to Chavín de Huántar town, where you will visit the archaeological place.Here you have the box lunch.

CHAVIN DE HUANTAR: Seat of one of the most important cultures of Perú, for be considerate the origin of Culture in South American, the archeological place, have one serial of galleries building with rocks. (B, box lunch)

-Return to Huaraz approximately at 6:00 p.m.

DAY 5: HATUN MACHAY : FOREST OF STONES
The Breakfast at 7:00 a.m.
Pick up at 8:00 a.m. In the way you going to visit the San Patricio’s grotto, and you going to pass the first town of Huaylas Valley, Recuay, that conserve Andean characteristics before earthquake of 1970, also the town Ticapampa and town Cátac. You will pass the Conococha altitude 4100 meters over the sea level.

HATUN MACHAY: Situated to 75 km south of Huaraz site of impressive geological formation. The stone forest of HATUN MACHAY conform a special warm microclimate above 4000 meters over the sea. The archaeological place shows that the man used this magic place since thousands of years before.

Departure at 22:30 Hrs. Upon arrival around 7:00am transfer to the hotel in Lima. (B, box lunch)

INCLUDED:
Bus tickets Lima – Huaraz / Huaraz – Lima –Bus Bed Móvil tours
transfer in / out
Private transport for each place around huaraz
Hotel 3 stars
box lunch for each tour
English guide
Entrances to each tourist place.

CLIMATE: The climate is very dry, in the morning usually the sky is clean and the climate is warm. In the morning the temperature is between 7º until 15º. In the shadow is cold. The Night is very cold, between 5º until 0º. Exist two seasons very different: dry from April to September, accentuating between June and August and rainy from October and May, the maxim rains are between January and April.

RECOMMENDATIONS
- T-shirts polyester, several changes
- 1 jacket
- 1 impermeable dress coat
- 2 trousers
- socks several changes
- Gloves
- hat
- Sunglasses
- Suns cream
if you bring medicine, we recommended:
- Tablet for altitude sickness: acetosolamida
- Antalgina
- Tablets for the stomach
ADDITIONAL:
- Camera
- 1 book

DAY 6 : AREQUIPA
You will be picked up from your hotel in the morning, transfer to the airport to take the flight to Arequipa (airfare not included) Upon arrival reception and transfer to the selected Hotel. In the afternoon around 3 pm you'll take the Arequipa half day city tour that includes the visit at the Santa Catarina monastery The city has fine spanish buildings and many old and interesting churches built of sillar, a pearly white volcanic material almost exclusevely used in the construction of Arequipa. The Santa Catalina Convent is by far the most remarkable sight, opened in 1970 after 4 centuries of mistery. Overnight. (B)

DAY 7 : COLCA CANYON
Pick up from your Hotel to depart to the Colca Canyon, on the way you will appreciate the variety of native animals as the Vicuñas, vizcachas, Llamas and the most impressive Volcano viewpoint.
Around noon we will arrive to the Chivay town where we will have lunch and transfer to the lodge, afternoon visit to the Thermal baths, La Calera , dinner at the lodge and overnight (B,L,D)
(Admission to the pools not included, about $4 per person).

DAY 8 : COLCA CANYON / PUNO
Early morning around 6:30 am breakfast in the Hotel and we will depart to the Cruz del Condor:see the deep of the canyon and if we have good luck we will see the flight of the Condor, on the way we will visit the towns of Yanque, Achoma, Maca Miraflores and Choquetico, the viewpoint of Tapay, lunch in Chivay town and around 14:30pm. Then transfer to the bus station for continue to Puno. After 6 hours you will arrive and transfer to the selected hotel. Overnight. (B,L)

DAY 9 : UROS ISLAND AND LLACHON PENINSULA ( PRIVATE SERVICE - OVERNIGHT )
Breakfast. At 8:00am, you will be picked up from your hotel, after 30 minutes of motorboat you will arrive at the Uros Island. 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. We will visit 3 different floating islands and we will board the “Totora Boats”, after this tour we will continue our trip and we will arrive to Llachon Peninsula. In Llachon, we will appreciate the Inca’s costums that still stay, the behavior and the interrelations of the residents. We will take lunch prepared by the residents. After, we will take a motorboat for 40 minutes bordering Llachon peninsula and we will appreciate the natural landscape that the peninsula offer us. At night, we will take dinner and have a show prepared by the residents who lodge us.
These home stays does not have the same facilities as one house of the city , This program will give the traveler the opportunity to set contact wit these inhabitants and learn about their knowledge and experiences, experimenting also the intensity of their love to the earth, their myths and believes. (Shared bathrooms, no hot water). Overnight. (B, L, D)

DAY 10 : LLACHON PENINSULA AND TAQUILE ISLAND
Breakfast. Transfer from Llachon Peninsula to Taquile Island (1 hour). We will arrive to Taquile Island. We will visit the Taquile Island and we will take a walk of 50 minutes from Chuño port, by a footpath that goes directly to the main square, located in the top of the island. The residents continue living according their old traditions and laws. We left the Taquile Island where we must descend 533 stone steps (altitude 13,000 ft above sea level)to arrive to Chilcano main port. Return to Puno. (B,L)

DAY 11 : CUSCO
Breakfast and transfer to the bus station so you can take the ride to Cusco. Depart Puno on guided bus to Cusco, 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)
(If want to travel by train, ask for price and availability as the train only works on Monday, Wednesday and Saturdays)

DAY 12 : CUSCO CITY TOURS
Morning at leisure . You will be picked up from your hotel in the afternoon. We will depart on a City tour (entrance to the archaeological centers and museums included) 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 Sacsayhuaman, kenko, Pucapucara and Tambomachay, tour finishes 6:30pm approximately, transfer your Hotel and overnight

DAY 13 : MACHU PICCHU
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) and in the afternoon return to Cusco. Reception at the train station and transfer to the Hotel where it passed the night (B).

DAY 14 : 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 15 : TRANSFER OUT
In the morning transfer to the airport to take the flight to Lima (airfare not included) in time to get your international flight connection. (B)

END OF SERVICES

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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.

 

 

 

  Tourist Class First Class Deluxe Class (Prívate)
  Lima Hotel (DWB) Faraona Thunderbird B Park Plaza
  Huaraz Hotel (DWB) Santa Cruz Hotel Santa Cruz Hotel Andino Hotel
  Arequipa Hotel (DWB) Ensueños Hotel Sonesta Posada del Inca Libertador
  Colca Hotel (DWB) Eco inn Hotel Colca Lodge Las Casitas del Colca
  Puno Hotel (DWB) Qelqatani Eco inn Hotel Libertador
  Cusco Hotel (DWB) Andes De America Novotel Casona Inkaterra
  Lunch (Hot Spring) Sanctuary Lodge Sanctuary Lodge Sanctuary Lodge
  Price per Person US $ 2058 US $ 2576 US $ 5283

 

 

 

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