(B)=Breakfast ; (L)=Lunch ; (D)=Dinner
DAY 01 : Lima.
Arrival and transfer to the Hotel.
DAY 02 : Lima - Ica. (B)(L) - Nazca Lines Overflight -
Transfer to Ica. You will board a 12-passenger, Cessna Grand Caravan for a 1-hour, 15-minute overflight of the mysterious Nazca Lines for this unforgettable experience. Using as their canvas Pampa Coloradan (Red Plains), a plateau 37 miles long and 15 miles wide, Nazca artists etched works of monumental proportion: a montage of geometric designs, or "geoglyphs", and whimsical portrayals of plants and animals such as the hummingbird, fish, dog, lizard, puma, spider, condor and monkey.
The lines spread over hundreds of square miles and were created by removing the rust-colored stones that cover the desert, revealing the light-colored soil beneath. In this dry, rainless environment, erosion has been practically nil, allowing the markings to endure virtually intact for 1,500 to 2,000 years.
The overflight of the Nazca Lines will be complemented by a guided tour of the vivid polychrome Nazca ceramics and world-reknowned Paracas textiles at the Ica's Regional Museum Adolfo Bermúdez Jenkins. Typical lunch before the return to the Hotel.
DAY 03 : Ica. (B)(L) - Paracas, Ballestas Islands -
The Paracas National Reserve is the first marine conservation center of the country and one of the most important in the world. Established in 1975, it covers a total area of 335,00 ha. from which 117,406 are on land and 217,594 are in the ocean.
Nearby half the birds and marine mammal populations inhabiting the southern island's are protected within the fifty six hundred square mile, Paracas National Reserve.
You will take a motorboat excursion to the Ballestas islands, a critical hub for rare and endangered species including sea lions, two endangered turtles, and more than one hundred an ten migratory and resident sea birds. Lunch before preparing to depart to Arequipa. Overnight transfer (exclusive service in bed-style seats).
DAY 04 : Arequipa. (B)(L)
Breakfast on board. Arrival and Transfer to Hotel. After Lunch you'll start the City and Campina Tour combined. You will visit: Main Square, Colonial Churches ("Claustros de la Compañia") and majestic Santa Catalina Monastery, considered a masterpiece of colonial architecture, this monastery is a large complex of rooms, picturesque plazas, ornate fountains and a maze of narrow, cobblestone streets; you'll also head to Yanahuara watchtower, "Mansion del Fundador", Sabandia mill and more typical villages and nearby country resorts. Return to the Hotel.
DAY 05 : Colca Canyon.(B)(L)
Transfer to Chivay. Visit (onthe way): National Reserve of Pampa Cañahuas (vicuña reserve). Transfer to the Hotel in Chivay. After lunch you'll prepare to head to the Thermal Waters of La Calera: this compound has several pools of thermo-medicinal waters with high amounts of sulphur and iron, which help on the treatment of illnesses such as rheumatism and arthritis. They are located at approximately 5 minutes from the City.
(bring a swimsuit). Return to the Hotel.
DAY 06 : Colca Canyon - Arequipa. (B)(L)
Early breakfast, then you'll head to the "Condor Cross" following the Colca Canyon downstream as it gets deeper and deeper. This is the best viewpoint to admire the Colca Canyon and the majestic flight of the Condor (the bigest flying bird on earth). You will return to Chivay for lunch and prepare the return to Arequipa, on the way you'll have stops in local towns such as Pinchollo, Maca, Yanque to have a close view of andean life. Arrive in Arequipa, transfer to the Hotel.
DAY 07 : Arequipa - Cusco. (B)(L)
Transfer to the Airport. Flight to Cusco. Arrival and transfer to you Hotel. After lunch you'll have a guided CITY TOUR and 04 "RESTOS ARQUEOLOGICOS". Guided visit to the City's CATHEDRAL with magnificent colonial art and the Santo Domingo Church - KORIKANCHA which displays the best Inca stonework in Cusco, and Archeological Ruins near the city: Indian sanctuary of SACSAYHUAMAN, The amphitheatre of Q’ENQO, the fortress of PUKA PUKARA and the spring-shrine of TAMBOMACHAY. Return to the Hotel.
DAY 8 : Cusco. (B)(L)
Today you'll have a Guided visit to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, begining in PISAQ, lunch buffet at URUBAMBA, then we continue to the Fortress of OLLANTAYTAMBO and finish visiting the Market and Church of CHINCHEROS. Return to the Hotel.
DAY 9 : Cusco. (B)
MACHUPICCHU. 07:00 Transfer to the Train Station in order to take the train to Aguas Calientes Station. There we take a special Bus to MACHUPICCHU. FULL DAY MACHUPICCHU GUIDED VISIT. Overnight in Aguas Calientes.
DAY 10 : MACHU PICCHU. (B)
Day at leisure. 17:00 Back to Aguas Calientes, then Cusco by train. In Cusco, transfer from the train station to the Hotel.
DAY 11 : Cusco - Lima. (B)
Transfer to Airport. Flight to Lima.
DAY 12 : Lima. (B)
Transfer to Airport for departure flight.
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