Presentation
Stages: Lima – Paracas – Ballestas Islands – Huacachina – Nazca – Arequipa – Colca Canyon – Puno – Lake Titicaca – La Paz – Uyuni – Sud Lipez – Cusco – Moray – Salinas de Maras – Chinchero – Machu Picchu
Description: A tour to discover the charms of Peru and Bolivia from 3360 euros / person (excluding international flight)
Day 1: Lima
We will pick you up from the airport and take you to your hotel located in the Miraflores area.
Night in Lima.
Day 2: Lima
We are going on an exciting city tour.
We will visit the bohemian district of Barranco, modern Lima with Miraflores as well as the historic center of the Peruvian capital.
Night in Lima.
Day 3: Lima – Paracas We leave Lima by the Panamerican South towards Paracas, a small fishing village, where we will stay.
After dropping off our suitcases, we will enter the desert where the Paracas National Reserve is located, where we will stay until early afternoon before returning to your hotel.
Night in Paracas.
Day 4: Paracas – Ballestas Islands – Huacachina
Early in the morning, we will embark for the Ballestas Islands, known as the habitat of many birds and the famous Humbolt penguins.
At the end of the morning, private transport will take us to Ica with a midday stop at a winery for a meal and a guided tour followed by tasting of local products.
We will then go to the famous Oasis of Huacachina, in a magnificent setting, where we will go for a buggy trip in the dunes. Evening meal included.
Night in Huacachina.
Day 5: Huacachina – Nazca
This morning, we leave for Nazca, center of the civilization of the same name, at the origin of the famous Nazca Lines which you can fly over optionally.
If time permits, we will visit the archaeological site of Cahuachi in the afternoon.
In the evening, we will take a night bus which will take us to Arequipa.
(5* bus on the Panamerican).
Optional flight over the lines (at 125usd).
Night on the bus.
Day 6: Nazca – Arequipa
We explore this magnificent city, nicknamed the White City, a name due to its facades built in sillar, a light volcanic rock. On the menu for this visit, the Saint Catherine Convent, a real city within a city with its streets, parks, cloisters. We will also visit Juanita, one of the best preserved mummies in the world, discovered in 1995 at the top of the Ampato Volcano.
Night in Arequipa.
Day 7: Arequipa – Colca Canyon
We leave early in the morning for Chivay, with a magnificent view of the volcanoes of the cordillera on the road. We will cross the Pampa Cañahuas National Reserve where we will have the possibility
to observe flocks of vicuñas. Arriving at the village, located in the middle of green terraces dating back more than 1,500 years, we will have lunch, then continue to the hotel.
In the afternoon, if you wish, we will go for a short walk in the countryside with a visit to the UyoUyo ruins and an end of the day in thermal baths.
Night in Yanque.
Day 8: Colca Canyon – Puno
Rising early, we will first reach the Condor Cross, an excellent observation point over the Canyon, where we will perhaps have the chance to appreciate the majestic flight of the lords of the Peruvian sky.
Then, we will follow the Canyon to reach the villages of Pinchollo and Maca.
After lunch we will continue our journey to the city of Puno on the shores of Lake Titicaca.
Night in Puno.
Day 9: Puno – Lake Titicaca
Boat for the Uros Islands built entirely of reed. We will continue towards Amantani Island. Our host families will come and pick us up and then we will settle into our rooms. We will enjoy a meal with our host family then in the afternoon we will go for a walk on the island. Magnificent landscapes, pre-Incan ruins, and an excellent introduction to the economic and social life of this “state within a state”.
The next day we will visit the Island of Taquile, renowned worldwide for its very high quality craftsmanship.
Return to Puno at the end of the afternoon.
Night at homestay (day 9).
Day 10: Lake Titicaca
Night in Puno in hotel (day 10).
Day 11: Puno – La Paz
Private transport to La Paz, the Bolivian economic capital where we will arrive late in the afternoon. On the way we will stop at the site of Tiahuanaco which we will visit.
After settling into your hotel in La Paz, the evening is free for you.
Night in La Paz.
Day 12: La Paz
Today, we are leaving for a magnificent tour of the city with the Plaza Murillo, the historic center and the witches’ market on the program. Depending on the time available, we will travel with the
new cable car between the city center and El Alto in order to be able to fully appreciate the particularity of this city built in a basin.
Night in La Paz.
Day 13: La Paz – Uyuni – South Lipez
Flight to Uyuni then we begin a trip in a private 4×4 for 3 days in extraordinary regions, from the largest salt desert in the world to the colorful hills of South Lipez.
We will cross unique landscapes that will remain engraved in your memory.
Having our own vehicle, we will be able to stop wherever we want and for as long as we want.
During this trip, we will strive to offer you the best possible comfort, whether on the road or in our stopover accommodation. However, it is necessary to know that even the best accommodation for the next 3 nights will be rudimentary. However, this relative lack of comfort will be largely compensated by the beauty of
what will present itself to your eyes.
Night in a small dormitory. (Possibility of having private rooms for an additional fee).
Day 13: La Paz – Uyuni – South Lipez
Flight to Uyuni then we begin a trip in a private 4×4 for 3 days in extraordinary regions, from the largest salt desert in the world to the colorful hills of South Lipez.
We will cross unique landscapes that will remain engraved in your memory.
Having our own vehicle, we will be able to stop wherever we want and for as long as we want.
During this trip, we will strive to offer you the best possible comfort, whether on the road or in our stopover accommodation. However, it is necessary to know that even the best accommodation for the next 3 nights will be rudimentary. However, this relative lack of comfort will be largely compensated by the beauty of
what will present itself to your eyes.
Night in a small dormitory. (Possibility of having private rooms for an additional fee).
Day 14: South Lipez
Day 15: South Lipez
Return flight to La Paz in the evening (evening meal not included).
Day 16: La Paz
Free morning to finish discovering this unique city on your own or to rest after more than two weeks of intensive travel.
At the beginning of the afternoon you take your bus to Cusco.
Night on the bus.
Day 17: Cusco
Arriving in the “navel of the world” we will go directly to your hotel where you can settle in and enjoy a free day.
The opportunity to start exploring this city full of history or to relax.
Night in Cusco.
Day 18: Cusco
In Cusco, we offer several tourist and local activities. Our on-site experience will also allow you to experience the city from the inside.
So, after the ruins of Sacsayhuaman, you will explore the Temple of the Sun or the Inca Museum before heading towards the Central Market, while exploring the alleys of the Historic Center
and the bohemian district of San Blas.
Night in Cusco.
Day 19: Cusco – Moray – Salinas de Maras – Chinchero – Ollantaytambo
Tour with our own Sacred Valley bus.
We start with the weaving village of Chinchero where we will learn a little more about weaving and the wool dyeing technique. We will then continue to the Moray agronomic laboratory before visiting the Maras salt pans. We will end our day in Ollantaytambo.
Night in Ollantaytambo.
Day 20: Machu Picchu
Early in the morning, you take the train to Aguas Calientes, then you will enjoy a guided tour of the Inca citadel, considered a masterpiece of Inca architecture, classified as
World Heritage Site and known as one of the 7 new wonders of the world.
Optional: The most courageous can climb the mountain Machu Picchu or Huayna Picchu, two viewpoints overlooking the site, and offering at their summits a magnificent and significant view of the reasons why this Inca city was so long submerged in oblivion.
You will also have some time to isolate yourself and contemplate this site with the necessary calm.
We will then go back down, either by bus or on foot, towards the station to take the train back to Ollantaytambo.
Night in Cusco.
Day 21: Cusco
Transfer to the airport. End of our services.
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