Peru Ideal Travel Package

12 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 1 more

Perú, what a wonderful place to explore!

Come and visit this amazing South American country, full of culture and history. Start your trip in Lima, the Peru´s capital city and discover incredible museums and beautiful historic center.

Enjoy the Ballestas Islands in Paracas and the mysterious Nazca Lines. Arequipa and its volcanoes around will leave you speechless and admire the fantastic landscapes of Lake Titicaca in Puno.

To end this unique tour, you will visit Cusco and the magic citadel of Machu Picchu.

Peru has a lot to offer!

What's Included

Lunch (Optional[3])
Lunch
Breakfast (Optional[11])
Breakfast
Regular boat for the tour of Uros and Taquile
Arrival and departure private transfers with only driver
Train Expedition to Machu Picchu
Local flights Lima / Arequipa and Cusco / Lima
Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu (optional)
Assistance in the airport of Lima on the last day
Overflight of Nasca Lines
Touristic bus Lima / Paracas, Paracas / Nasca, Nasca / Arequipa
Ballestas Islands

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Pick up from the airport of Lima until centrally located Miraflores, San Isidro or downtown Lima hotels.

Itinerary

Duration: 12 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Arrival in Lima

    1 stop
  • 1
    New Jorge Chávez International Airport

    Arrival in Lima and private transfer, with only driver, to the hotel.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • Day 2

    Lima - Paracas

    4 stops
  • 2
    Museo Larco

    We will begin the tour in the wonderful Larco Museum, located in Pueblo Libre district, where you can see a complete collection of more than 5000 pieces of ceramic, as well as gold and silver, and pre-Columbian erotic art.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 3
    Casa de Aliaga

    Then, we will go to the historic center to visit Casa Aliaga, a colonial mansion with beautiful rooms full of invaluable art and history.

    40 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 4
    Centro Historico de Lima

    We continue to the Plaza de Armas, where we find the Government Palace, the Archbishop’s Palace, the Municipal Palace, and other important buildings of the colonial era, where we will visit the Cathedral built in the sixteenth century.

    1 hour 30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Paracas

    After the visit, you will be transferred to the bus station to take the touristic bus to Paracas. Arrival in Paracas and transfer to the hotel.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • Day 3

    Paracas - Nazca

    2 stops
  • 6
    Islas Ballestas

    In the morning, after breakfast, the transportation service will pick you up at your hotel to transfer you to the Paracas pier, more precisely to the Chaco station: boarding point for the boat trip to the Ballestas Islands. It is a natural reserve of beautiful geological formations, impressive fauna and lags of a pre-Incan culture, that dominated the desert to install a successful society in adverse conditions. The Ballestas Islands are inhabited by bobo birds, pelicans, sea lions and Humboldt penguins, among other species found in the archipelago. On the way you can see the still inexplicable lines drawn in the sand forming a candelabrum.

    2 hours Admission ticket not included
  • 7
    Nazca

    At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to the bus station to take the tourist bus to Nazca. Arrival in Nazca and transfer to the hotel.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • Day 4

    Nazca - Arequipa

    3 stops
  • 8
    Aerodromo Maria Reiche

    Transfer to the airport to take the flight over the Nazca Lines. Upon arrival, we will first go through the corresponding procedure that takes about 45 minutes, and prepare to fly over these fantastic figures.

    45 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 9
    Nasca Lines

    You will see 13 figures such as the whale, trapeze, the dog, the astronaut, the monkey, the condor, the compass, the spider, the hummingbird, the parrot, the tree, the hands and alcatraz.

    1 hour Admission ticket not included
  • 10

    At the end, you will be transferred to the bus station to take the bus to Arequipa (10 hours). Arrival in Arequipa in the night, and transfer to the hotel.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • Day 5

    Arequipa

    4 stops
  • 11

    Free morning for rest or personal activities. In the afternoon, the journey begins with the transfer from the hotel to the center of Arequipa city, in the colonial district of San Lazaro, place where the city has been founded.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 12

    Then, we will visit the Main Square, one of the most beautiful in Peru, and neighbor of the imposing Arequipa cathedral built in the seventeenth century and completely rebuilt after several earthquakes. We will see the Cathedral and the Church Compañía de Jesús (1590), considered a classic example of the local baroque architecture that keeps inside a sample exceptional paintings and murals.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 13

    From there we will go to Santa Catalina Monastery, an authentic medieval cloister built in 1579 and is still in use to this day.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 14

    Then, we will visit Yanahuara and Carmen Alto districts to have a Panoramic view of the countryside, without a doubt a fantastic image. Return to the hotel.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • Day 6

    Arequipa - Puno

    2 stops
  • 15

    Transfer to the bus station to take the tourist bus to Puno. The journey takes circa 6 hours.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 16
    Puno

    Arrival in Puno and transfer to the hotel. Free evening.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • Day 7

    Puno

    2 stops
  • 17
    Uros Floating Islands

    You will be transferred to the lake port of Puno, where a regular boat will take you to the floating islands of the Uros. The Uros are an ancestral society that populate a series of artificial islands built on the basis of the totora plant, which grows in the same lake. The islands are constructed by weaving the totora in the places where it grows thicker and forming a natural layer. On top of it they built their houses, also of totora, and cook outdoors to prevent possible fires.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 18

    After Uros visit and, an hour and a half boat trip, you will continue your journey to the island of Taquile. This is Quechua, unlike the other Aymara speaking islands on the lake. It was part of the Inca empire and vestiges of this culture can still be seen in its constructions. Once there you will be given a brief explanation of the island and witness a cultural activity. After lunch, you will return to the port of Puno, where our transport will be waiting to take you to your hotel.

    2 hours Admission ticket free
  • Day 8

    Puno - Cusco

    7 stops
  • 19

    Transfer to the bus station to take the tourist bus to Cusco (a total journey of 8 hours)

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 20

    We are going to visit the Museum of Pucará

    30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 21
    La Raya Pass

    We will pass through the border of the cities of Cusco and Puno, with views of the snowy Chimboya

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 22

    A buffet lunch is included at local restaurant

    40 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 23
    Parque Arqueologico De Raqchi

    The next stop will be at the archaeological site of Raqchi

    30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 24

    The last visit will be at the Sistine Chapel of America in the town of Andahuaylillas

    25 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 25

    Arrival in Cusco, and transfer with only driver to the hotel

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • Day 9

    Cusco - Sacred Valley - Aguas Calientes

    4 stops
  • 26
    Pisac Market

    We will pick you up from the hotel in Cusco, to start a 30 Km. journey until Pisac. This fantastic place has an amazing market, and archaeological temples of stone buildings, with incredible views to the valley and the magnificent Inca platforms.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 27

    Then, we will continue until Urubamba to enjoy a delicious buffet lunch, and later we will reach Ollantaytambo.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 28
    Archaeological Park Ollantaytambo

    Its temple was the headquarter of Inca’s army, as well as a religious and agricultural place. It has stunning views, and more than a hundred Inca platforms with an advanced irrigation canal for that period. We will visit Chinchero, and its typical and colorful Inca market, full of traditional craft as ceramics and Andean looms.

    1 hour 30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 29
    Aguas Calientes

    After the visit, you will be transferred to the train station in Ollantaytambo, and board the Train Expedition to Aguas Calientes. Upon arrival you will be transferred to your hotel, and you will have a short briefing with the guide before the tour to Machu Picchu, scheduled for the next day.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • Day 10

    Machu Picchu - Cusco

    4 stops
  • 30
    Machu Picchu

    Transfer to Ollantaytambo’s train station to board the Train Expedition to Machu Picchu. Arrival at Aguas Calientes, and we will board the bus until the wonderful Machu Picchu Citadel, well-known as The Lost City of the Inca. The guided tour along 2 hours, will let you explore this awesome archeological site with incredible landscapes. Machu Picchu, a World Heritage Site, was the main place of Inca’s farming, and the most important urban place from Incan Empire. Enjoy your free time in Machu Picchu, take pictures or if you are brave you can climb Huayna Picchu (optional), and admire the entire citadel around.

    2 hours Admission ticket included
  • 31
    Aguas Calientes

    Also, you have the option to go back to Aguas Calientes and have lunch (optional).

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 32

    At the agreed time, you will be back to the train station of Ollantaytambo

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 33
    Centro Historico De Cusco

    A tourist bus will be waiting for you to take you to the city center of Cusco and drop you off at the hotel

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • Day 11

    Cusco

    6 stops
  • 34

    In the afternoon, we will start the tour visiting the Temple of the Sun well-known as Koricancha. This symbolic place has a clear example of the fusion between Incan and Hispanic cultures, and its base was used to build Santo Domingo’s Church and its famous convent.

    40 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 35
    Cusco Cathedral

    Then, we’re going to visit the Cathedral located in the Main Square, to appreciate a beautiful religious paintings of the Cusco School.

    30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 36
    Sacsayhuaman

    The Cusco City Tour continues in Sacsayhuaman, an amazing archaeological complex with huge carved stones which fit each other in a perfect way, and it is said that it was built by more than 20 thousand men, and took over 70 years to finish it.

    30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 37
    Q'enqo

    Then we will visit Qenqo religious temple, place where the Incas worshiped their Gods like the Sun, the Moon and the Earth. You will have an incredible experience exploring through its underground galleries, and admire a semicircular amphitheater.

    30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 38
    Puka Pukara

    We will continue this entertaining excursion in the military compound of Puca Pucara, which means “Red Fortress” for its reddish infrastructure.

    30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 39
    Tambomachay

    Then we will go the water’s worship center of Tambomachay, with aqueducts and waterfalls provided from nearby springs. At the end, we will drop you off at El Regocijo Square, located one block from Plaza de Armas.

    30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • Day 12

    Departure from Cusco

    2 stops
  • 40

    Transfer with only driver to the Cusco airport to take your flight to Lima.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 41
    New Jorge Chávez International Airport

    Arrival in Lima, and international flight connection.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Rates are not valid for Peruvians, residents and foreigners staying more than 60 days in Peru.
  • Rates are not valid for special dates such as Easter, Long weekends, National Holidays, Christmas and New Year.
  • Tourist bus tickets for Lima / Paracas, Paracas / Nasca, Nasca / Arequipa can be quoted after booking, and will have an additional cost. Rates vary by seasons and holidays.
  • You should bring comfortable clothes and shoes, cap, sunscreen, coat, sunglasses
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