8 Day – Machupicchu, Service and Laketiticaca
Stop at Piñi Pampa town and learn
INCLUDED:
- Internal airfares (Lima –Cusco/ Lake Titicaca – Lima) and airport taxes.
- Private ground transportation.
- Hotels
- All breakfasts and lunches
- Shaman-trained Guide and expenses
- Entrance fees to Machu Picchu (2), Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo, Cusco sites and Lake Titicaca.
- Bus to Machu Picchu round trip (2)
- Train fares. (Luxury)
- Boat at Lake Titicaca
- Water and energy bars daily.
- Bread and Hot Chocolate to share with the children at Poth restaurant.
FLIGHT FROM HOME TO LIMA, PERU.
Usually you will arrive in Lima around midnight. Your Driver will transfer you to the Hotel for overnight in Lima. Dinner on your own (usually you will have eaten on the plane.) Welcome to Peru. www.hotellimaq.com 10 minutes from Airport.
LIMA TO CUSCO
Morning departure for flight to Cusco, center of the Inca Empire. Magical Tours Peru guides pick you up at the airport for a quick tour of the beautiful Plaza De Armas. From there, you will be taken to the Hotel, where you will be free for the remainder of the day to relax and acclimatize to the altitude (10,856 ft). Diner on you own. www.antiguacusco.com (B, L)
CUSCO - CITY AND SURROUNDS and POTH Restaurant
Today you will spend learning about the region’s rich cultural history. The day starts with a guided walking tour through Cusco’s craft markets. You will visit the colonial cathedral and Koricancha http://www.sacred-destinations.com/peru/cusco-koricancha, the Inca’s Temple of the Sun, before enjoying a delectable lunch of regional cuisine. You will visit the “Restaurant of the Universal Heart” supported by Path of the Heart http://www.pathoftheheart.org/ . If you would like, you can help serve lunch to the school children who eat here free of charge (optional). The afternoon will be spent visiting by private transportation the other significant Inca ruins in the vicinity of Cusco including: the mammoth fortress of Saqsayhuaman above the city, noted for its megalithic stone terraces; Kenko with its distinctive zig zag – patterned carved stone and subterranean altars ; the hillside outpost of Puka Pukara, a small fortress that formerly protected the royal capital; and the Tambo Machay water temple that served as royal baths. You will be returned to you hotel for another evening in colonial Cusco, dinner on your own. www.antiguacusco.com (B, L)
CUSCO- SACRED VALLEY
Embark upon a day-long guided excursion through snowcapped mountains to the legendary Sacred Valley, as majestic today as it was during the reign of the Incas. Along the way, Inca terracing climbs the steep valley walls and the beautiful temples of Pisac inspire panoramic views of the jagged granite mountains. Pisac is the location for one of the best textile markets in the Andes. There, your bargaining skills and enjoy the local culture. After lunch, reach Ollantaytambo archeological site. http://www.ollantaytambo.org/en/ You will spend about 2 hrs at this site. There are several temples of pink granite and the famous Princess' Bath. Spend the night and take a walk through the town, which has been continuously inhabited and is mostly unchanged since Inca times. gain. Dinner on your own. www.samanapaq.com (B, L)
SACRED VALLEY – OLLANTAYTAMBO - MACHU PICCHU
This morning enjoy a walking tour of the Ollantaytambo ruins after breakfast. Take the mid-morning train from Ollantaytambo along the trek to Machu Picchu. On the journey, you enjoy some of the highlights of our Peru ecotour along the Urubamba River and through a magnificent cloud forest to reach Aguas Calientes where a bus will take you the rest of the way to Machu Picchu (7,875 feet). Take the entire day to explore the famous ruins of this magnificent mountain citadel and then return in the late afternoon to nearby Aguas Calientes to soak in hot springs and enjoy a delicious dinner of regional cuisine. (B,L)
Dinner on your own. Tierra Viva MachuPicchu (B ,L)MACHU PICCHU – OLLANTAYTAMBO – CUSCO
Bus to Machu Picchu in time to avoid the crowds and see the sun illuminating the walls of this sacred and magical place. (Distance 1.5 miles) good morning to climb to the sacred peak of Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain after a great Buffet lunch with a view of the Sacred Mountains close to the ruins. Late afternoon train back to Ollantaytambo. Meet your private van at the train station to travel to the collective Chincheros textile market, featuring an explanation of the traditional weaving methods of the Sacred Valley and some of the best textiles available in Peru. This is the ideal place for last minute shopping before returning to your Cusco for another amazing night at: www.antiguacusco.com. (B, L)
CUSCO - PUNO
Breakfast at the hotel starting at 6:00 a.m. Pickup at the hotel in Puno at approximately 7:30 a.m. Stop at Piñi Pampa town and learn how they make the clay tile roofs and also stop Oropesa village to see how make the largest bread, which everyone loves here. After Visit the site of Racchi, also known as the Temple of Wiracocha, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raqchi the spiritual God of the Incas. Magical ruins built with adobes and stone at the same time. Lunch buffet and after stop at various attractions on the way to the city of Puno – Lake Titicaca to take amazing photos, snowcapped mountains and other beautiful scenery. Capital folkloric of Peru. Visit the Puma Temple of Pukara, which is very beautiful for its stone carvings. Get to Puno around 6:00 p.m.; check in to your beautiful Hotel. Farewell dinner included. Altitude in Lake Titicaca about 12,500 ft. www.qelqatani.com (B,L,D)
LAKE TITICACA -LIMA
After breakfast, 7:30 a.m. pick up at the hotel for a boat ride to the floating islands. There are 70 islands where the locals still wear the beautiful costumes of their ancestors’ heritage. You will ride on a reed boat like the ancient people used, seeing a diversity of colorful birds. Expend some time with them and learning from their customs. This is a great location to see the Bolivian side of the lake and their part of the Andean snowcapped mountains. Have early Lunch. Back by boat to Puno to pick up all luggage’s and be transport to the airport of Juliaca for your flight back to Lima to catch your connecting international flight home. This marks the end of your Magical Tours Peru services. (B, L)
Key: (B)reakfast (L)unch (D)inner
HOTELES: Are listed in each day, you can get more information by entering to their Web page.
*Please note that exact pick up times and tour start times will be reconfirmed daily with your local guides.
*Please note that exact pick up times and tour start times will be reconfirmed daily with your local guides.
- Hiking boots, comfortable walking shoes and good sandals
- Waterproof Jacket and pants
- Good Camera and extra battery and memory card
- Good flash light
- 220/ 110V (plug) adaptor
- Insect repellent
- Sun block, sunglasses, hat
- Bottle for water
- Some school supplies to share with the children while visiting communities
- International airfares.
- Most Dinners.
- Extra beverages.
- Tips. (bellmen, waiters, guides, cooks, drivers)
