Early  wake up to  start  our trip  south to PARACAS

When we leave Lima, look forward to a day full of emotions. 

We will start with an  AMAZING boat  ride To explore  ISLAS BALLESTAS a place with  abundant  wildlife from  pelicans  inca terns, Humboldt penguins,  Peruvian  cormorants, to  BREATHTAKING VISTAS and our first  encounter  with the PARACAS culture´s  geogliphs.

After  this we  continue  our trip  towards ICA with one visit to a picturesque vineyard and learn  all  about  the production of PISCO that  delicious Peruvian spirit. 

The the beyond  words  to describe visit  to the oasis of Huacachina, where the adventure continues

Enjoy the beauty of the desert. The program includes sandboarding and a

exciting ride in buggy, all in a private vehicle type H1, ideal for

up to 7 people.

Afetr  this we contnue  driving towards the city  of NAZCA . 

Sunset  in the middle of the desert.

This morning  we will wake up  to  get  ready  to  take part  of one of the most  amazing and enigmatoc explorations on planet  earth :

We will  fly  above the NAZCA lines.

This lines are still  the topoic of conversation of experts and there is  still no  answer  to  several of its mysteries. 

We will  do  a thorough fly  over  the most  remarkable lines. 

Then  return  to  town  where  we can  choose between  a visit  to  one INCA site  known  as PAREDONES or a visit  to the Nazca  aqueducts. 

after  lunch

The long  drive back to Lima

Since Cusco is a city  at  really  high  altitude   11,152  feet  above sea level. 

We´ll drive  down  to  the sacred valley , duriong  this excursion  we will  visit the quaint  market  of PISAC then  enjoy  a delicious  Peruvian  traditional  food  buffet  lunch. Then  off  wego  t o explore the citadel of OLLANTAYTAMBO. 

This magnificent  fortress will  grant  us our first REAL glimpse at  the inca arquitecture.

Seepover at  Sacred valley 

Side note: great  opportunity  for stargazing

SACRED VALLEY

This day PICK-UP at our hotel will be at 7:30 am to begin our trip to the Sacred Valley of the Incas and ending the day with a two hours train ride to Machupicchu town to spend the night in this city

We will begin our adventure visiting the archaeological center of CHINCHEROS, then go to the archaeological center of MORAY and the artisanal salt  mines of  MARAS , ending the visit we will continue our tour to Urubamba where we will have a Buffet lunch. Then we will go to the train station of OLLANTAYTAMBO and ending our tour in this town we will take the train for two hours until we reach Machupicchu town (Aguas Calientes), a small town located at the foot of the Inca citadel of Macchu Picchu

MACHUPICCHU.

This day we will start very early to fully enjoy our tour in MACHUPICCHU, our guide will pick us up from our hotel at 6:00 am to the bus terminal in the direction of the Inca citadel and start our day, appreciating the beauty of the tour to to reach one of the wonders of the world, after 30 minutes of bus travel we´ll arrive at the place of entry to the citadel of Machu Picchu where we will appreciate a dazzling view thus starting 2 hours of tour exploring and enjoying the beauty and magic of the Inca citadel. After completing our tour we will return to Machupicchu Pueblo, to enjoy a delicious lunch, then we will board the train back to the town of Ollantaytambo, and continue with  a drive to  Cusco the capital of the Inca kingdom.

CUSCO

Early wake up to take our city  tour in Cusco

 
The idea is that an early city  tour  in Cusco  and starting  with Qoricancha will grant us the opportunity to  appreciate  the gradeur  of this site in which  the  Inca and the colonial  arquitecture  blend perfectly.

By now  we have been  a couple  of days at  high  altitude  so  we have had enough  time to acclimate to the really high altitude of this town.

then we will go to SAQSAYHUAMAN, QENQO, PUCAPUCARA and finally TAMBOMACHAY, at the end of this morning tour we will  choose between return to your hotel.  our staroll around town  visiitng more of the  city  and  museums  and markets

This day  really  depends on the flight scheduels of the participants. 

The options are:

Lima CITY TOUR visiting among other things:  

Lima City Tour: Old Town, Cathedral, Plaza San Martín , Seaside Park  right until  we have to go  to the AIRPORT