OVERVIEW
This circuit focuses on discovering the life of the Andean inhabitants, in towns rarely visited by tourists. It offers the possibility of sharing unique and unforgettable moments in warm and welcoming environments with local families. Combine the discovery of the culture and history of the towns with the magic of the place.
ITINERARY
Day 1: International flight – Lima
Day 1: International flight – Lima
Start of our services / Arrival in Lima
Arrival in Lima, reception at the airport and transfer to your hotel in Miraflores (Approximate duration 45 minutes)
● Overnight in Lima.
● Meals included: none.
Start of our services / Arrival in Lima
Arrival in Lima, reception at the airport and transfer to your hotel in Miraflores (Approximate duration 45 minutes)
● Overnight in Lima.
● Meals included: none.
Day 2: Lima-Arequipa
Day 2: Lima – Arequipa
at 09:00 am, visit the Historic Center of Lima: Plaza San Martin, Jirón de la Unión, Plaza de Armas where the Presidential Palace is located, Cathedral, San Francisco. In the afternoon we go by private transport to the airport for the Lima-Arequipa flight. Arrival in Arequipa, reception and transfer to the hotel.
● Overnight in Arequipa.
● Meals included: Breakfast
at 09:00 am, visit the Historic Center of Lima: Plaza San Martin, Jirón de la Unión, Plaza de Armas where the Presidential Palace is located, Cathedral, San Francisco. In the afternoon we go by private transport to the airport for the Lima-Arequipa flight. Arrival in Arequipa, reception and transfer to the hotel.
● Overnight in Arequipa.
● Meals included: Breakfast
Day 3: Arequipa-Salinas and Aguada Blanca-Pampa Cañahuas-Coporaque
Day 3: Arequipa-Salinas y Aguada Blanca-Pampa Cañahuas-Coporaque
07:00 am, Breakfast at the Hotel, Departure with our guide and private transportation, towards the Colca Canyon, we pass through the Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve, a natural reserve for vicuñas and other Andean camelids. We continue the circuit through the Pampa Cañahuas area, with a stop in Patapampa, a town located at an altitude of 4900 m. Arrive in Chivay and visit the local market, then transfer to the town of Coporaque. Welcome from the local family, we settle in and have lunch, later we have activities and walks around the town, and we have the possibility of having a bath in the hot springs. At the end of the day, we have dinner with the family and rest.
● Overnight in Coporaque.
● Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
07:00 am, Breakfast at the Hotel, Departure with our guide and private transportation, towards the Colca Canyon, we pass through the Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve, a natural reserve for vicuñas and other Andean camelids. We continue the circuit through the Pampa Cañahuas area, with a stop in Patapampa, a town located at an altitude of 4900 m. Arrive in Chivay and visit the local market, then transfer to the town of Coporaque. Welcome from the local family, we settle in and have lunch, later we have activities and walks around the town, and we have the possibility of having a bath in the hot springs. At the end of the day, we have dinner with the family and rest.
● Overnight in Coporaque.
● Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 4: Coporaque-Colca Canyon-Chivay-Llachon
Day 4: Coporaque-Colca Canyon-Chivay-Llachón
08:00 am, Breakfast and farewell with the family, and then head towards the Mirador de la Cruz del Condor where we can observe the flight of the condors and the depth of the Colca Canyon. Then, we go to Chivay passing by the watchtowers of Antahuilque, the pre-Inca cemetery with the hanging tombs of Choquetico, as well as the traditional towns of Maca and Yanque. We arrive at Chivay where they can have lunch (Not included). After lunch, we go by private transport to Llachon (3,825 m.s.n.m.) where the local family awaits us for installation and dinner. (meeting with the guide in Juliaca)
● Overnight in Llachon.
● Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
08:00 am, Breakfast and farewell with the family, and then head towards the Mirador de la Cruz del Condor where we can observe the flight of the condors and the depth of the Colca Canyon. Then, we go to Chivay passing by the watchtowers of Antahuilque, the pre-Inca cemetery with the hanging tombs of Choquetico, as well as the traditional towns of Maca and Yanque. We arrive at Chivay where they can have lunch (Not included). After lunch, we go by private transport to Llachon (3,825 m.s.n.m.) where the local family awaits us for installation and dinner. (meeting with the guide in Juliaca)
● Overnight in Llachon.
● Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Day 5: Llachón-Taquile-Puno
Day 5: Llachón-Taquile-Puno
08:00 am breakfast, then we will share the day-to-day with the inhabitants of the peninsula and participate in certain activities, such as fishing, and other activities that will make you discover this way of life very different from the rest. Then, we sail towards the island of Taquile, a privileged place, thanks to its archaeological remains, its places of worship, its festivals, and its rites. Lunch in Taquile. And at the end of the afternoon, we go to Puno.
● Overnight in Puno.
● Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
08:00 am breakfast, then we will share the day-to-day with the inhabitants of the peninsula and participate in certain activities, such as fishing, and other activities that will make you discover this way of life very different from the rest. Then, we sail towards the island of Taquile, a privileged place, thanks to its archaeological remains, its places of worship, its festivals, and its rites. Lunch in Taquile. And at the end of the afternoon, we go to Puno.
● Overnight in Puno.
● Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 6: Puno-Cusco
Day 6: Puno-Cusco
After breakfast at the hotel, at 07:00 am we go by private transport to Cusco. Pass through the majestic museum of Pukara, a culture that developed around Lake Titicaca, between 1400 BC, and briefly stop at La Raya (Border between Cusco and Puno 4,335 masl). Arrival in Sicuani, where we meet our private guide and have lunch. Some visits are planned along the way: Raqchi and the Church of Andahuaylillas, the Sistine Chapel of Latin America. Arrived in Cusco at the end of the day.
● Overnight in Cusco.
● Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
After breakfast at the hotel, at 07:00 am we go by private transport to Cusco. Pass through the majestic museum of Pukara, a culture that developed around Lake Titicaca, between 1400 BC, and briefly stop at La Raya (Border between Cusco and Puno 4,335 masl). Arrival in Sicuani, where we meet our private guide and have lunch. Some visits are planned along the way: Raqchi and the Church of Andahuaylillas, the Sistine Chapel of Latin America. Arrived in Cusco at the end of the day.
● Overnight in Cusco.
● Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 7: Cusco- Huayopata
Day 7: Cusco- Huayopata
08:00 a.m. After breakfast at the Hotel, then we transfer by private transport to Huayopata, we pass the Malaga pass (4,330 masl) halfway down the road, then we descend to the town, where Julia's family awaits us to share a delicious lunch. In the afternoon, we visited the different crops produced by Julia and her husband José according to the season of the year. We will also discover the coffee extraction process: harvesting, selection, roasting, and grinding. Finally, it will be time to enjoy a good coffee. Free time and then dinner with the family.
● Overnight in Huayopata.
● Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
08:00 a.m. After breakfast at the Hotel, then we transfer by private transport to Huayopata, we pass the Malaga pass (4,330 masl) halfway down the road, then we descend to the town, where Julia's family awaits us to share a delicious lunch. In the afternoon, we visited the different crops produced by Julia and her husband José according to the season of the year. We will also discover the coffee extraction process: harvesting, selection, roasting, and grinding. Finally, it will be time to enjoy a good coffee. Free time and then dinner with the family.
● Overnight in Huayopata.
● Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Huayopata – Cocalmayo – Hydroelectric – Aguas Calientes
Day 8: Huayopata – Cocalmayo – Hidroeléctrica – Aguas Calientes.
08:00 am After breakfast, we continue with the mobility that awaits us to go to Cocalmayo where we will find the thermal baths, which are excellent and we highly recommend it (Optional bathing). We continue with the route to the Machupicchu Hydroelectric Power Plant, at km 122 of the railway. Where we will have lunch and from there we board the train to Aguas Calientes (30 minutes). The journey can also be done on foot (3-hour walk – approximately 10 km). Arrival at Aguas Calientes and installation in the hotel.
● Overnight in Aguas Calientes (Mahupicchu Pueblo).
● Meals: Breakfast
08:00 am After breakfast, we continue with the mobility that awaits us to go to Cocalmayo where we will find the thermal baths, which are excellent and we highly recommend it (Optional bathing). We continue with the route to the Machupicchu Hydroelectric Power Plant, at km 122 of the railway. Where we will have lunch and from there we board the train to Aguas Calientes (30 minutes). The journey can also be done on foot (3-hour walk – approximately 10 km). Arrival at Aguas Calientes and installation in the hotel.
● Overnight in Aguas Calientes (Mahupicchu Pueblo).
● Meals: Breakfast
Day 9: Aguas Calientes-Ollantaytambo-Patakancha
Day 9: Aguas Calientes-Ollantaytambo-Patakancha
05:30 am, After breakfast at the hotel, we went by bus to the archaeological site of Machu Pichu. Guided tour to understand what this mysterious citadel was like during the Inca times, after the visit, you will have free time to walk through the alleys. Descent to Aguas Calientes continues by train to Ollantaytambo, where Juan will be waiting for you with a vehicle to take you to the community of Patakancha, reception by his family (Journey time 50 minutes).
● Overnight in Patakancha.
● Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
05:30 am, After breakfast at the hotel, we went by bus to the archaeological site of Machu Pichu. Guided tour to understand what this mysterious citadel was like during the Inca times, after the visit, you will have free time to walk through the alleys. Descent to Aguas Calientes continues by train to Ollantaytambo, where Juan will be waiting for you with a vehicle to take you to the community of Patakancha, reception by his family (Journey time 50 minutes).
● Overnight in Patakancha.
● Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Day 10: Patakancha-Ollantaytambo
Day 10: Patakancha-Ollantaytambo
07:30 Typical breakfast and share a very pleasant moment with the family, accompanied by day-to-day activities depending on the time of their work, the possibility of discovering crafts, agriculture or even taking a walk. On the program, preparation of the Pachamanca, a Peruvian specialty that consists of cooking food on the ground and cooking it using hot stones. Help in the preparation of the pachamanca and then tasting of this dish.
In the afternoon, the driver and the guide will take you back to Ollantaytambo.
● Overnight in Ollantaytambo.
● Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
07:30 Typical breakfast and share a very pleasant moment with the family, accompanied by day-to-day activities depending on the time of their work, the possibility of discovering crafts, agriculture or even taking a walk. On the program, preparation of the Pachamanca, a Peruvian specialty that consists of cooking food on the ground and cooking it using hot stones. Help in the preparation of the pachamanca and then tasting of this dish.
In the afternoon, the driver and the guide will take you back to Ollantaytambo.
● Overnight in Ollantaytambo.
● Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 11: Ollantaytambo – Maras – Moray – Chinchero – Cusco.
Day 11: Ollantaytambo – Maras – Moray – Chinchero – Cusco.
At 08h30 am the day will begin with a visit to the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo. The visit in the morning is ideal because the tourist influx has not yet arrived. We continue towards the salt mines of Maras, an open-air salt mine at more than 3,000 meters above sea level, where Mrs. Timotea's family awaits us to share lunch. After this visit, they go to the archaeological center of Moray, a special site that would have served for agricultural research during Inca times. We continue towards the town of Chinchero, a place that is recognized for its textile centers that still preserve their ancestors and their history. At the end of the afternoon, we arrived in Cusco.
● Overnight in Cusco.
● Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
At 08h30 am the day will begin with a visit to the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo. The visit in the morning is ideal because the tourist influx has not yet arrived. We continue towards the salt mines of Maras, an open-air salt mine at more than 3,000 meters above sea level, where Mrs. Timotea's family awaits us to share lunch. After this visit, they go to the archaeological center of Moray, a special site that would have served for agricultural research during Inca times. We continue towards the town of Chinchero, a place that is recognized for its textile centers that still preserve their ancestors and their history. At the end of the afternoon, we arrived in Cusco.
● Overnight in Cusco.
● Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 12: Cusco – 4 ruins – Pisaq - Cusco.
Day 12: Cusco – 4 ruinas – Pisaq - Cusco.
08:30 am After breakfast we start the trip to Pisaq, which is located on the outskirts of the city of Cusco, we visit the archaeological site and its artisan market, then we have lunch and then continue with the visits to Tambomachay, a complex dedicated to the water divinity. Visit the sites of Puka Pukara, Q'enqo, and Saqsaywaman, an imposing megalithic stone construction that was once the main temple of Hanan Qosqo. We will have a free rest of the day.
● Overnight in Cusco.
● Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
08:30 am After breakfast we start the trip to Pisaq, which is located on the outskirts of the city of Cusco, we visit the archaeological site and its artisan market, then we have lunch and then continue with the visits to Tambomachay, a complex dedicated to the water divinity. Visit the sites of Puka Pukara, Q'enqo, and Saqsaywaman, an imposing megalithic stone construction that was once the main temple of Hanan Qosqo. We will have a free rest of the day.
● Overnight in Cusco.
● Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 13: Cusco
Day 13: Cusco
08:30 We begin the walking tour through the ancient streets of the Imperial City of Cusco, the San Blas neighborhood, passing through the Stone of the 12 Angles and through the Plaza de Armas that has witnessed so many historical events. In this square dominates the Cathedral that will be the object of a careful visit. We continue with the visit of the Qorikancha, the old Temple of the Sun, occupied and transformed by the Dominicans upon the arrival of the conquerors.
If time permits, visit the beautiful San Pedro market. Free time after visits.
● Overnight in Cusco.
● Meals: Breakfast
08:30 We begin the walking tour through the ancient streets of the Imperial City of Cusco, the San Blas neighborhood, passing through the Stone of the 12 Angles and through the Plaza de Armas that has witnessed so many historical events. In this square dominates the Cathedral that will be the object of a careful visit. We continue with the visit of the Qorikancha, the old Temple of the Sun, occupied and transformed by the Dominicans upon the arrival of the conquerors.
If time permits, visit the beautiful San Pedro market. Free time after visits.
● Overnight in Cusco.
● Meals: Breakfast
Day 14: Cusco-Lima
Day 14: Cusco-Lima- International Flight Connection
After breakfast, according to the time of your domestic flight, transfer to the Velasco Astete airport in Cusco and board the flight to Lima.
Arrival in Lima and connection for the international flight.
● Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, according to the time of your domestic flight, transfer to the Velasco Astete airport in Cusco and board the flight to Lima.
Arrival in Lima and connection for the international flight.
● Meals: Breakfast
INCLUDED
Included
- ✔ All internal transport: transfers, except special cases.
- ✔ Hotels according to the selected category.
- ✔ All entrance fees to the sites, unless otherwise specified.
- ✔ A guide in French for visits, unless otherwise specified.
- ✔ Meals indicated as included.
- ✔ Assistance during the trip.
Not Included
- ⮚ Meals mentioned as Not included.
- ⮚ Drinks.
- ⮚ Taxes from Bus Stations or Terrestrial Terminals (around $0.80).
- ⮚ Excursions are indicated as optional.
- ⮚ International flights.
- ⮚ Your cancellation and repatriation insurance.
- ⮚ Bank commissions related to travel payments
NOTE
- -Minimum 02 people.
- -Prices are per person and are expressed in (US$) American dollars.
- -Book your tour with only 50%.
- -Once the reservation is accepted, it is mandatory to send a copy of your passport or identity document by email.
- -Prices do not include transaction fees for card payments. Current rate. Expiration date: 12/31/2023
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