ITINERARY

Day 1 : Lima

You will be picked up from the airport and driven to your hostel or hotel in Miraflores (selected from our list).

Day 2 : Lima – Chiclayo (B)

You will be picked up from your hostel or hotel for a guided city tour, which will include a visit to downtown Lima; the Cathedral, built in 1758; the temple of San Francisco, which is a masterpiece of baroque architecture. During this tour you will be able to observe colonial, baroque, neoclassic, and neo-colonial style buildings, some of which are about 350 years old. After the tour, we will pick you up from your hotel in Lima and then we will drive you to the airport of Lima in order to take an afternoon flight to Chiclayo. Upon your arrival in Chiclayo, we will drive you to your hotel. You will have the remainder of the day to relax or walk around downtown. You will spend the night at the hotel of your choice.

Day 3 : Chiclayo (B)

At about 10:15a.m., we will pick you up from your hotel in order to start a full day tour around the main attractions of Chiclayo. Your first visit will be the Museum of Huaca Rajada located in the town of Sipan. At this museum you will be able to observe several artifacts and tombs of the Mochica Culture which ruled North Peru about 1700 years ago. After visiting the museum, you will visit the pyramids where the Lord of Sipan was found. Nowadays, archeologists are still searching for more tombs.

 At about 1:00p.m., you will be taken to a local restaurant in order to enjoy lunch (which is not included in the itinerary). After lunch, you will visit Tucume where you will observe several pyramids made out of mud hundreds of years ago. Your day will end with a visit to the Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum where you will be able to observe the original artifacts and remains of the different Lords of Sipan. This exhibition will amuse you. You will be back at your hotel at about 6:30p.m. You will spend the night at the hotel of your choice.

Day 4 : Chiclayo – Lima – Cusco (B)

Early in the morning we will pick you up from your hotel and then we will drive you to the airport of Chiclayo in order to take a flight to Lima. Once in Lima you will take a connecting flight to Cusco. Upon your arrival in Cusco we will drive you to your hotel. You will have the remainder of the day to relax or just wander around Cusco. You will spend the night at the hotel of your choice.

Day 5 : Cusco (B)

At 2:00 p.m. you will start your guided group City Tour. Your bilingual guide will take you to the Cathedral of Cusco, founded in 1669. After that, you will visit the Temple of Qoricacancha or the Convent of Santa Catalina to observe Inca and Colonial buildings. Next, you will visit the Inca ruins of Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puka Pukara, and Tambomachay. The tour will end at about 6:00p.m. You will stay downtown overnight at your hostel or hotel.

Day 6 : Cusco – Sacred Valley – Aguas Calientes (B)

At 9:00a.m. you will start your guided group Sacred Valley of the Incas Tour, which will take you through the amazing Urubamba Valley to the marketplace and ruins of Pisac. Afterwards, you will stop at a local restaurant to enjoy lunch (not included in the package) and will then visit the native town of Ollantaytambo and its ruins. After the tour, you will take backpacker train to Aguas Calientes, where you will stay the night at the hostel or hotel of your choice (selected from our list shown below).

Day 7 : Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes - Cusco (B)

Today a two hour guided tour of Machu Picchu will show you why it was voted one of the Seven Wonders of the World. After your tour, you will have plenty of time to hike the Huayna Picchu Mountain or just wander around at your leisure. In the afternoon, one or two hours before your train departure, you should take the bus down to Aguas Calientes, where you will take the backpacker train to Poroy.* Upon arrival in Poroy, you will be driven to your hostel or hotel.

*If there are no train tickets available for the listed train (sometimes tickets are sold out several months in advance), you will take the backpacker train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo. From Ollantaytambo, you will be driven to your hotel in Cusco. If this issue arises, we will inform you within one month prior to your departure date.

Day 8 : Cusco – Lima (B)

Today you will be picked up from your hostel or hotel and taken to Cusco’s airport for your flight to Lima.

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