Explore Peru from Lima to Cusco in 19 days

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival in Lima - City Tour
3 stops
1
Plaza San Martin
I pick up at Lima airport and transfer to the hotel. At 12:30 PM, enjoy a city tour that lasts approximately four hours. The exploration begins with a visit to Plaza San Martín and Jirón de la Unión boulevard.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
2
Plaza de Armas (Plaza Mayor)
We continue the exploration arriving at the Main Square, the historical heart of the city, where you can admire the majestic colonial architecture surrounding the square.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
3
Basilica y Monasterio de Santo Domingo
Visit to the Monastery of San Francisco, famous for its Spanish Baroque architecture. Delve into the depths of history while discovering the Catacombs, Lima's first cemetery, hidden beneath the monastery floors. Finally, I return to your hotel.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Lima - Paracas - Ballestas Islands - Huacachina
2 stops
4
Islas Ballestas
We start at 3:30 am with the pickup from your hotel for a trip to Paracas. We start the day with a boat tour to the Ballestas Islands, one of the wonders of Peru, which is a trio of small islands full of wildlife just minutes from the coast. It shelters a wide variety of seabirds, such as Humboldt penguins, pelicans, terns, Inca terns, Peruvian boobies, red-footed boobies, and guano birds.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
5
Huacachina Oasis
Upon finishing the visit to the islands, we discovered the picturesque beauty of the Huacachina Oasis, surrounded by imposing sand dunes. Enjoy an exciting buggy ride, in addition to sandboarding. At the end of the adventure, I travel to the city of Ica to spend the night.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Flight to the Nazca - Arequipa Lines
1 stop
6
Nasca Lines
After breakfast, our team takes him to the airfield located in Nazca for a 30-minute flight over the incredible Nazca Lines. Upon completion, he will have free time to rest and have lunch on his own, before embarking on the night journey that will take him to the city of Arequipa.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 4
City Tour of Arequipa
3 stops
7
Plaza de Armas
Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel and breakfast. We start the guided tour in the heart of Arequipa, the Plaza de Armas, surrounded by majestic architecture that tells the city's historical past.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
8
Museo de la Catedral de Arequipa
Enter the Cathedral, an example of Spanish colonial architecture that reflects centuries of history. Admire its imposing facade and its interior, a witness to the city's religious life.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
9
Iglesia de la Compania de Jesus
Visit this masterpiece that combines Baroque and mestizo styles, revealing the cultural fusion of Arequipa. This ancient Jesuit temple is a sanctuary full of prayers and devotion, which exhibits intricate crafts and religious artifacts. In the afternoon, you will have free time to relax or continue exploring the charm of Arequipa on your own.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Colca Canyon - "Cruz Del Cóndor" - Valley Towns - Puno
1 stop
10
Colca Canyon
Very early we headed to the "Condor's Cross," a strategic point to witness the majestic flight of the world's largest bird in the morning sky: the condor. An unmissable natural spectacle with the impressive canyon backdrop. Explore charming towns like Yanque, Coporaque, Achoma, and Maca, located in the Colca Valley, each of which reflects traditional Andean life. Admire the colonial churches, interact with the locals, and immerse yourself in the cultural richness. Then we traveled to Puno, where we spent the night.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Puno - Lake Titicaca - Uros and Taquile Islands
2 stops
11
Uros Floating Islands
Today you can enjoy an incredible boat excursion to the highest navigable lake in the world, Lake Titicaca. Visit the floating islands of the Uros, made by tying totora reeds, one of Peru's treasures and a must-see for any traveler. The Uros are considered Lords of the Lake; they hunt wild birds and maintain traditional fishing methods.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
12
Taquile Island
Taquile is a very important site known for its archaeological remains, sacred and ceremonial sites, and festivities. The island is characterized by its friendly inhabitants, who maintain the traditional customs and dress of their ancestors. There are many fine handmade wool products for sale. Return to Puno at night.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Valle Sur (Route of the Sun) - Cusco
3 stops
13
Pucara
We will pick you up from your accommodation at 7:00 am and begin our journey to Cusco via the Sun Route or Southern Valley. Along the route, we will witness mountains, grazing pampas, alpacas, and llamas. Our first stop is Pucará, where you can visit its famous lithic museum and learn about the pre-Inca culture that inhabited the area.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
14
Parque Arqueologico De Raqchi
Visit the Raqchi Archaeological Park, where the impressive Temple of Wiracocha is located, one of the most important and best-preserved Inca sites on the route.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
15
San Pedro Apostol de Andahuaylillas
Visit the Church of Andahuaylillas, known as the "Sistine Chapel of the Andes" for its beautiful frescoes, gold-leaf altarpieces, and colonial art. After a long journey we will arrive in Cusco.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 8
Cusco City Tour
5 stops
16
Qorikancha
Hotel pickup for the 4-hour tour. Guided tour of the Convent of Santo Domingo and Qoricancha, the Temple of the Sun, the most important religious center of the Inca Empire.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
17
Sacsayhuaman
Visit of the Inca archaeological remains located on the outskirts of the city of Cusco. Sacsayhuamán, impressive fortress with cyclopean stone walls.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
18
Q'enqo
Inca archaeological site dedicated to the worship of the earth (Pachamama), with an amphitheater and underground channels.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
19
Puka Pukara
Visit this Inca fortress that served as a checkpoint and rest stop for travelers on the Inca Trail to the Sacred Valley.
20 minutes • Admission ticket included
20
Tambomachay
Known as "The Baths of the Inca," this archaeological site was a ceremonial center dedicated to the worship of water, with aqueducts and ritual waterfalls. Return to Cusco.
20 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 9
Sacred Valley VIP Complete
5 stops
21
Chinchero
As the first place to visit, we will have the colonial city of Chinchero, where we will visit an artisanal shop in the city center, the archaeological remains, and the square for approximately 1.5 hours.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
22
Archaeological Site of Moray
We head towards our second archaeological site located in the town of Maras, Moray, and then the Salt Mines during approximately 2 hours. Discover the circular terraces of Moray and the salt mines used since the Inca era.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
23
Urubamba
Continuing with the tour, we will go to Urubamba where you can enjoy an exquisite buffet lunch for approximately 30 minutes.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
24
Archaeological Park Ollantaytambo
After a short break, we headed to the Ollantaytambo Fortress to discover its impressive Temple of the Sun. This tour will last approx. 1 hour.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
25
Parque Arqueologico Pisac
Finally we will have Pisac, an incredible Inca city with beautiful temples, palaces, and well-preserved terraces built on the edge of cliffs that still retain their straight aqueducts. Upon finishing, we return to Cusco, arrival approx. 7:30 PM.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 10
Cusco - Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca)
1 stop
26
Vinicunca Mountain
Pickup from your hotel around 4:30 AM – 5:00 AM. We will head south, passing through Urcos to the district of Checacupe (2 hours by bus), and then to Pitumarca where we will have breakfast. Next, we pass through small towns until we reach the community of Hanchipata – Quesiuno (1 hour and 20 minutes by bus), an ideal starting point to begin the hike to Vinicunca (Rainbow Mountain), which will take approximately 3 hours. Return, lunch in Pitumarca and then return to the city of Cusco.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 11
Cusco – Humantay Lagoon – Salkantaypampa Base Camp (16km approx 7 hrs)
2 stops
27
Humantay Lake
I pick up early at your hotel and have breakfast in Mollepata. We start the hike in Soraypampa (3850 m a.s.l.), where we will meet our muleteers and horses, who will carry all the camp equipment. We will begin our hike to Humantay lagoon (4200 m a.s.l.), a spectacle of turquoise waters surrounded by snowy mountains.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
28
After the visit to Humantay lagoon, we will return to Soraypampa to start the hike to our base camp Salkantaypampa, where our cooks await us with a delicious lunch. In this place we can enjoy the beautiful views of the Salkantay snow-capped mountain, and enjoy an afternoon tea and a delicious dinner.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 12
Salkantaypampa Base Camp - Salkantay Pass - Chaullay (approx 18km 7 hrs)
2 stops
29
Salkantay Trail
Wake up with a cup of coca mate and enjoy breakfast with fantastic mountain views. Then, I reached the highest point of the Salkantay pass at 4600 m above sea level in 3 hours. From there we will walk to Wayrac Machaq, for lunch.
4 hours 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
30
We will continue into the high jungle, where we will observe large trees with their arms extended over the streams, all full of bromeliads and orchids. Descent to the 2nd campsite in Chaullay, where we will enjoy dinner and rest.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 13
Chaullay – Lucmabamba (Coffee Experience)
2 stops
31
Salkantay Trail
Get up early and enjoy breakfast. We started a hike in the cloud forest for 3 hours, observing the fantastic landscape of rivers and waterfalls. After lunch, we continue the hike.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
32
Lucmabamba Lodge
3 hours later they will arrive at the Lucmabamba camp, where they can enjoy various activities in the coffee plantations, learning about the process of cultivation and production of Peruvian coffee. *Optional: If you wish, you can go to the hot springs of Cocalmayo, which are 30 min from our camp (transportation and extra entries not included). Indicate in advance to organize this extra activity.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 14
Lucmabamba - Llactapata – Hydroelectric - Aguas Calientes (14 km approx 6hrs)
3 stops
33
Mirador de Llactapata
Wake up with an excellent breakfast and start the hike to Llactapata, from where you can have an excellent view of the landscape and Machu Picchu. It is the first time you will see the citadel from a distance, an unforgettable moment.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
34
Then he will walk downhill to the Hydroelectric Power Plant, where he will enjoy lunch and a short break before continuing the hike.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
35
Aguas Calientes
He will continue walking for another 3 hours to Aguas Calientes, following the train tracks alongside the Vilcanota River. Tonight you will spend it in a hotel, resting and preparing for the visit to Machu Picchu the next day.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 15
Machu Picchu – Cusco
1 stop
36
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
After breakfast, we headed to the citadel of Machu Picchu where we will have a guided tour of the different sectors for about 2 hours. Then, a short time to enjoy the citadel before descending by bus to Aguas Calientes to take the return train to Ollantaytambo, and then to Cusco. Note: If you wish to climb Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain, you must book at least three months in advance due to limited availability. This activity is optional ($70.00).
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 16
Gastronomic Experience - Puerto Maldonado
1 stop
37
Cusco
In the morning we will enjoy a gastronomic experience, where you can prepare a typical Peruvian dish in the company of one of our chefs, who will teach you how to make it, as well as the ingredients you will use. At night there will be a tourist interprovincial bus that will take him to Puerto Maldonado, our next point of visit.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 17
Tambopata Amazon Mount
3 stops
38
Tambopata National Reserve
I pick up at the bus terminal and transfer to the Monte Amazónico Lodge office for the corresponding records. Transfer to the port where we will take the boat for an hour to our lodge. After a restful break, you will have a two-hour walk in the dense tropical forest with an expert local guide, who will take you through our trails. You will be able to appreciate a variety of trees and observe toucans, oropendolas, macaws, monkeys, snakes, butterflies, etc.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
39
After lunch we will visit the "monkey island", located across from the Lodge by crossing the Madre de Dios river, where we will find different species such as capuchin monkeys that inhabit the island. We will return to the Lodge.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
40
Rio Madre De Dios
At night we will go out looking for white caimans that are generally found on sandbanks in the Madre de Dios river, for which it will be necessary to bring a flashlight. Also, we will be able to see the capybara. Return to the hostel, dinner, and rest.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 18
Tambopata National Reserve - Sandoval Lake - Puerto Maldonado
1 stop
41
Lago Sandoval
After breakfast we will walk 3 km in the middle of the dense tropical jungle and head to Lake Sandoval (home to piranhas), one of the largest in the Tambopata National Reserve. We will paddle where we will appreciate a great variety of birds and monkeys of different species: shansho, cormorant, jacanas, puma heron, vultures, cotomono, white-faced monkey, black monkey, pichicos, and sloths. Perhaps we will have an encounter with the giant otter family (almost two meters long) that is endangered, and the largest recorded caimans with over 4 meters in length. Return to the Lodge to enjoy the typical lunch. In the afternoon we will return to the city, transfer to the bus station or airport according to your return.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 19
End of Tour - Flight to Lima
1 stop
42
Puerto Maldonado
To conclude our service, transfer to the airport and Puerto Maldonado-Lima flight. The flight schedule is subject to availability, between 8:00 AM or 5:00 PM. End of our services.
2 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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