Guide

For all the tours you will have an English or Spanish-speaking guide Machupicchu English speaking guide (2 1/2 - 3 hours hours),

Meals

All Breakfasts Described meals

Transport

All the roundtrip transfers and bus transportation

Accommodation

- Double or Twin rooms at recommended Good Value Basic 2 - 3 star Hotels + breakfasts for 12 nights - Paying extra we can upgrade and use any other you wish: 4 star, 5 star, the most expensive rooms, etc. Lima: 2 nights Nazca: 1 night Cusco: 3 nights Aguas Calientes: 1 night Puno: 1 night Copacabana: 1 night La Paz: 1 nigh Uyuni: 2 nights

Others

- GROUP Tours: For all the tours you will have an English-speaking guide, all the entrance fees to visit all the attractions described on the itinerary, all the round trip transfers and bus transportation. - Lima City Tour - Bus Lima - Paracas & Ica - Nazca - Lima - Ballestas Islands, Huacachina & Buggies tours - Nazca Lines flight - Cusco Tours: City Tour & 4 ruins, Sacred Valley, Rainbow Mountain or Humanatay Lake Hike or ATV moray and salt mines, 1 day Machupicchu: Round trip EXPEDITION or INCA RAIL train tickets, Machupicchu English speaking guide (2 1/2 - 3 hours), For 1 day: round trip Bus tickets, Machupicchu entrance fees. - 1st Class (best available) Bus: Cusco - Puno: Transportation to the bus station, Guided tours (English & Spanish), entrance fees, and buffet lunch. - Uros Islands tour: Bus & Boat Transportation, Guide (English & Spanish), entrance fees BOLIVIA GROUP TOURS: • Best Available Bus: Puno – Kasani – Copacabana - La Paz. • Boat for the Sun Island, guide and entrance fees • La Paz walking city tour + Cable car: English speaking guide & all the entrance fees • Best Available Bus: La Paz – Uyuni – La Paz • Uyuni salt flats tour: Transportation (4x4), Spanish/English speaking Guide, entrance fees - Services & Sales Taxes - All the transportation: Airport/Bus & Train Station - Hotel - Airport/Bus & Train Station described in the Itinerary - Described meals - Professional & Personal Assistance during your visit.

Not included:

Flights

International or national (Lima - Cusco, La Paz - Uyuni - La Paz) are NOT included You have to book all your international and recommended national flights

Others

Airport departure taxes or visa fees Excess baggage charges Additional nights during the trip due to flight cancellations Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or bottled water Non-described meals & snacks Insurance of any kind Laundry Phone calls Radio calls or messages Reconfirmation of international flights Items of personal nature

Insurance

Insurance is not included It is highly recommended to buy Travel, Health & Accident Insurance

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Day 1 Arriving In Lima - Pm City Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arriving In Lima - Pm City Tour

Upon arrival in the morning reception, assistance, and transfer to the hotel

14:00 pm: A trip to the essential Lima, “The City of Kings” including the most important architectural icons of the city, such as the Main Square, where you can find the Government Palace, the City Hall, the Cathedral and the Archbishop’s Palace. Then, we continue with a visit to the San Francisco Convent, an architectonic jewel dating back to the 16th century.

On our way to the modern area of the city, we will cross the exclusive district of San Isidro, the new financial heart of the city, we conclude our circuit in Miraflores, where we will visit the “Parque del Amor” (Love Park) an excellent spot to enjoy a great view of the Pacific

Notes:

- You are in charge of arriving in Lima by plane at any time. Our Services start in Lima and finish in La Paz

- Check-in at the hotel starts after 1 - 2 pm
Day 2 Lima - Ballestas Islands - Ica - Huacachina Oasis - Nazca
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Lima - Ballestas Islands - Ica - Huacachina Oasis - Nazca

3 am: Early transfer to the bus station to take the bus to Paracas or Pisco

8 am: Reception and transfer to Paracas Bay, where our two-hour motorboat excursion to the Ballestas Islands will begin. These beautiful islands, located in front of the Paracas National Reserve, are the biggest natural sanctuary along our shores and are home to thousands of migratory birds, which share their habitat with huge groups of sea lions and fur seals. You will find a mysterious design over the hill during the excursion, called “El Candelabro” (The Chandelier).

10 am: Transportation to Ica, visit a vineyard to learn about the local wine and Pisco. Finally visit the Huacachina Oasis for dune buggy ride and sandboarding.

18:00 pm: Transfer to the bus station to take the bus to Nazca (3 hours)

22:00 pm: Upon arrival, reception at the station and transfer to your hotel

Overnight in NAZCA.

Breakfast Included
Day 3 Nazca Lines - Return To Lima
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Nazca Lines - Return To Lima

Transfer to the airport to take the flight over the Nazca lines. The flight typically lasts around 30 minutes, during which the pilot will fly over the Nazca Desert, pointing out the different geoglyphs and explaining their significance. The Nazca Lines consist of various geometric shapes, animal figures, and humanoid forms, including a spider, a hummingbird, a monkey, and many others. The purpose and meaning behind these designs remain a mystery, adding to their intrigue and fascination

13:30 pm: Transfer to the bus station to take the bus to Lima.

21:30 pm: Upon arrival, reception at the station and transfer to your hotel.

Breakfast Included
Day 4 Lima - Cusco - Pm City Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Lima - Cusco - Pm City Tour

In the morning transportation to the airport to take the flight to Cusco.

Upon arrival reception, assistance and transfer to the selected hotel; where you should rest to adjust better to the altitude (11,000 ft a.s.l.)

Afternoon Combined tour; visit the Koricancha (Temple of the Sun), Sacsayhuaman, Kenko, Puca-Pucara and Tambomachay.

Meals Included: Breakfast

Note: Your flight from Lima to Cusco must be from 7 - 10 am
Day 5 Sacred Valley - Aguas Calientes: Pisac Ruins, Market & Ollantaytambo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Sacred Valley - Aguas Calientes: Pisac Ruins, Market & Ollantaytambo

Visit PISAC located right at the entrance to the Sacred Valley, the amazing Inca city that constitutes one of the most important Archaeological Parks in the region. Visit the fine temples, palaces and the well preserved and vast farming terraces; built even as far as the edge of precipices that still keep their straight sometimes vertical aqueducts; an imposing and unforgettable sight that also offers very beautiful landscapes. Later visit PISAC the Colonial Village, where you will see the famous "Indian Market" and the handicrafts or "souvenirs" market, this is your chance to enjoy a blend of color, traditions and people, and bargain for exotic craftworks. After Lunch at Urubamba Village, tour to the oldest continuously inhabited dwellings in South America, where people are still living in the same houses and palaces as 500 years ago; the ancient Incan town of OLLANTAYTAMBO, with its very impressive constructions built with huge boulders and its ancient heritage that will leave us astonished. Overnight Ollantaytambo.

Finally catch the train to Aguas Calientes town (1 1/2 hours).

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Overnight Aguas Calientes.
Day 6 Machupicchu - Cusco
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Machupicchu - Cusco

Early visit of Machupicchu; to spot the amazing sunrise and a guided visit (2 1/2 - 3 hours) of the wonderful temples and palaces.

Afternoon return to Ollantaytambo by train (1 1/2 hours) and transfer to the hotel (2 hours).

Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 7 Rainbow Mountain, Humantay Lake Hike Or Moray & Salt Mines Atv Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Rainbow Mountain, Humantay Lake Hike Or Moray & Salt Mines Atv Tour

- You can choose 1 of the next optional hikes or tour:

1. Rainbow Mountain or

2. Humantay Lake

Departure: 4:30 am

Arrival: 4 - 5 pm

3. Moray & Salt Mines ATV Tour

Departure: 7 am

Arrival: 1 - 2 pm

Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 8 Cusco – Puno
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cusco – Puno

Bus ride from Cusco to Puno visiting on the way a very beautiful chapel: Andahuaylillas; known as the Sistine chapel of South America, the temple of Wiracocha (a very impressive Inca site), and the Pucara Museum. You will also have other stops for lunch & photos. Arrival and transfer to the hotel in Puno.

Bus Departure: 7 am / Arrival: 5 pm

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 9 Titicaca Lake Tour: Uros Islands - Border – Copacabana
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Titicaca Lake Tour: Uros Islands - Border – Copacabana

Half day excursion to the beautiful Titicaca Lake, the highest navigable lake in the world. Visit the Floating Islands (made of totora: reeds) of Uros, where the population still live as their ancestors did a thousand years ago. Later go back to Puno for Lunch.

PM: Transfer from the hotel to the Puno bus terminal and board the bus to the town of Copacabana, we will have a stop at the Kasani border to do the immigration procedures and continue to our destination (Lake Titicaca – Copacabana)

Overnight in Copacabana.

Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 10 Copacabana - Island Of The Sun - La Paz
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Copacabana - Island Of The Sun - La Paz

8 - 8:30 am: We will leave for the legendary Island of the Sun, we go on an excursion walking to the Inca Garden and the ruins of the Pilkokaina Palace (40 min), built with uncarved stones, the door is trapezoidal with the purpose of supporting the enormous weight of the roof and the second flat. Go back to Copacabana for lunch and visit this picturesque town and the church where the famous image of the Virgin of Copacabana is located.

Finally, we take the bus to the city of La Paz, and transfer to the hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 11 Walking City Tour La Paz + Cable Car - Bus To Uyuni
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Walking City Tour La Paz + Cable Car - Bus To Uyuni

In the morning walking City Tour: We will visit the most important sectors of the city of La Paz, such as Plaza Murillo, the Palace Government, the Legislative Palace, and the Metropolitan Cathedral.

Then we will use the cable car, from where we will enjoy fantastic views of the city built between mountains. Later we will walk through the traditional sector, where the popular Calle de las Brujas is located, an area where the amulets, objects and plants are sold that are used to combat evil spirits and to perform rituals of the Andean religion.

7 pm: Transferr to the bus station to take take the bus to the city of Uyuni (spend the night on board: trip of 9 hours approx.)

Note:

- If you prefer you can sleep in a hotel in La Paz and take the flight to Uyuni the next day. We will help with all the arrangements for the extra night, transportation to the airport and flight to Uyuni.

Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 12 Uyuni - Train Cemetery - Colchani - Salt Flats - San Juan
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Uyuni - Train Cemetery - Colchani - Salt Flats - San Juan

6 - 7 am: Reception at the Uyuni Bus Station. After breakfast, we will walk to the Train Cemetery. Later we go to Colchani, a small town dedicated to the exploitation of salt, here there is an artisan market, an ideal place to buy handicrafts made of salt.

Then we enter the largest extension of salt in the world with more than 12,000 square km; We will arrive at Incahuasi Island or Isla Pescado (in the rainy season from January to March the itinerary will change) crossing through the middle of the salt flat for about an hour; once there, we will take a short walk to see the immensity of this great salt flat and admire the giant cacti that dominate the place. Then we will have a hot lunch in the middle of the salt flat and also will have time to walk around and play with our cameras doing optical tricks. Later we will see the Ojos del Salar; this is where underground rivers form openings in the salt flat layer. Finally de go to San Juan to Overnight.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 13 San Juan - Laguna Colorada
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

San Juan - Laguna Colorada

On this day we will visit the high altitude lagoons: Honda, Ramadita and Hedionda. Each one with its own particularities. We will also stop at the Siloli Desert, the Stone Tree and the Laguna Colorada where we will spend the night.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 14 Laguna Colorada - Atacama Or Uyuni - Bus To La Paz
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Laguna Colorada - Atacama Or Uyuni - Bus To La Paz

Very early in the morning, we will leave the Laguna Colorada towards the geysers, where we will have the feeling of returning to the stages of the formation of the earth. Then we will visit the thermal baths, the Dalí Desert, and the Green Lagoon. Finally, we return to Uyuni to take the bus to the city of La Paz. Overnight on the bus.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Notes:

- If you want you can go to Atacama but you have to pay an extra US$50 per person for the bus (Lunch not included)

- If you want you can take a flight to La Paz the next day. We can help you booking the extra night in Uyuni and the flight back to La Paz
Day 15 Arriving In La Paz - Out
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arriving In La Paz - Out

Reception approx. 06:00 am at the bus terminal in La Paz and transportation to your hotel or the airport.

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Itinerary of your trip The Best Of Peru & Bolivia Budget: Lima, Paracas, Huacachina

Arriving In Lima - Pm City Tour

Lima - Ballestas Islands - Ica - Huacachina Oasis - Nazca

Nazca Lines - Return To Lima

Lima - Cusco - Pm City Tour

Sacred Valley - Aguas Calientes: Pisac Ruins, Market & Ollantaytambo

Machupicchu - Cusco

Rainbow Mountain, Humantay Lake Hike Or Moray & Salt Mines Atv Tour

Cusco – Puno

Titicaca Lake Tour: Uros Islands - Border – Copacabana

Copacabana - Island Of The Sun - La Paz

Walking City Tour La Paz + Cable Car - Bus To Uyuni

Uyuni - Train Cemetery - Colchani - Salt Flats - San Juan

San Juan - Laguna Colorada

Laguna Colorada - Atacama Or Uyuni - Bus To La Paz

Arriving In La Paz - Out

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