10 Day Peru Express - Lima, Ica, Machu Picchu, Cusco & Puno

Depending on the time of your arrival in Lima (preferably in the morning to be able to do the city tour in the afternoon) a Waman Adventures representative will be waiting with a sign with your name at the Jorge Chavez International Airport. Then you'll be transferred to your respective hotel. After settling in our hotel and rest, we will start the city tour: Lima and its surroundings. The tour starts with your pick-up from the hotel between 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Tour begins with a panoramic view of the "Pucllana Pyramid" or "Huaca Pucllana," considered a "Sacred Town" by the Incas. Then, we will visit the Historical Center of Lima, designated by UNESCO as a place of Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 1991. Place where we will appreciate more than fifty monuments and colonial buildings, highlighting the "Paseo de la República," San Martin Square, Main Square, the Government Palace, the Archbishop's Palace, the Cathedral Basilica, the Municipal Palace, among others. After that, we will go to the Monumental Complex of San Francisco, which is the most significant sample of colonial religious art in America where we will visit its underground crypts known as "Catacombs". We will also know the best known residential areas of Lima, the Olivar de San Isidro, Miraflores, and Larcomar. Once the tour finished, we'll return to your hotel. * Lodging in Lima: Miramar Hotel or similar*** IMPORTANT NOTE: We recommend you to arrive in Lima before noon as you are scheduled to have your City Tour in the afternoon on this day.

Our tour begins with your pick-up from your hotel between 04:30 to 05:00 am, we will go to the Paracas peninsula to visit the Ballestas Islands (a National Reserve) that houses a large number of animals: Humbolt penguins, guana birds, sea lions, pelicans, etc. On the way to the Ballestas Islands, we can appreciate the Candelabrum (a mysterious geoglyph of giant dimensions). Around the crossbow islands, we will see the sea lions in their natural habitat, who love to approach the tourist boats and jump around. This is a show, which in itself, fully justifies the visit. We will continue the trip to the city of Ica arriving to know the wine culture in a demonstration with wines and traditional pisco of this valley. After this activity, we will taste a typical local lunch according to the menu of the day. After lunch, we will go for approximately 30 minutes to the oasis of Huacachina. In this beautiful Oasis surrounded by desert, there will be a ride full of adrenaline in tubular (buggies), and you can also do the activity of sandboarding (sliding on boards). After this last visit, you will have free time to walk freely through the Oasis, take a boat ride, take photos, buy handicrafts or, if time favors us, appreciate a colorful sunset. After this great adventure, and after taking numerous photographs, we will return to Lima in our private transportation. We will arrive in Lima between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. approximately. * Lodging in Lima: Miramar Hotel or similar***

According to your flight schedule in Cusco, a Waman Adventures representative will be waiting for you at the Cusco Airport with a sign where your name will be written, then you will be transferred to your respective hotel. After a 15-20 minute trip to the city center, you will be installed in your hotel. You will have the rest of the day to rest and acclimatize to the altitude of the city and enjoy a delicious coca tea. * Lodging in Cusco: Ayni Cusco Hotel or similar***