Discover Southern Perú

DESCRIPTION

The Discover Southern Peru 11 days experience is a unique experience that will take you to explore some of the most impressive and historical places in both cities. This experience was designed so that everyone can enjoy the best that Peru has to offer with the number of days fully planned, this is undoubtedly the best form of travel you will find to visit the country and have an unforgettable experience.

In summary, this is the ideal option if your plan is to come with your family, friends, couple or alone because we have ready for you a team of travelers looking for a new experience.

WHY BOOK?

• Appreciate the culture that is still alive in Peru.
• Achieve a new record and reach 5200 masl.
• Live the adrenaline in Ica and Paracas – Maras Moray.
• Discover the magical Lake Titicaca in Puno.

DISCOVER THE SOUTH OF PERU 11 DAYS – 10 NIGHTS

DAY 01: ARRIVAL IN THE CITY AND AFTERNOON CITY TOUR IN LIMA

• (Arrival time) Transfer from the airport to our hotel.

• 14:00 – 14:30 Start the experience at your hotel and meet the rest of the group in Miraflores.
• 14:30 – 15:30 Guided tour through the traditional neighborhoods of Lima such as Barranco and Miraflores, also a panoramic tour of Huaca Pucllana.
• 15:30 – 18:00 Visit to the Convent of San Francisco (Catacombs), Central Reserve Bank, Archbishop’s Palace and other destinations.

• Hotel night in Cusco

DAY 02: ICA AND PARACAS

• 05:00 – 05:30 Start of the experience at your hotel and meeting with the rest of the group.
• 05:30 – 08:30 Start of our trip to Paracas, on the way we make a stop for breakfast.
• 08:30 – 11:00 We arrive in Paracas and visit the port to board the yacht that will take us to the Paracas Reserve and then to the Ballestas Islands.
• 11:00 – 12:00 Back in Paracas our transportation will take us to Ica.
• 12:00 – 14.00 We enjoy the City Tour including some vineyards in the city where we can have lunch.
• 14:00 – 16:00 We head to the Huacachina oasis where we will have activities such as sandboarding or tubing and spend some free time on our own to contemplate the sunset.
• 18:00 – 21:30 Our transportation finally takes us back to Lima.

• Hotel night in Cusco

DAY 03: FLIGHT FROM LIMA TO CUSCO – AFTERNOON CITY TOUR

• (Arrival time) Transfer from the hotel to the airport.

• (Flight time) Domestic flight from Lima – Cusco.

• (Arrival time) Transfer from the airport to our hotel.

• 13:00 – 13:30 Start the experience at your hotel and meet the rest of the group.
• 13:30 – 15:00 We begin with a visit to the Cathedral of Cusco, then we will walk to the Temple of the Sun or Qoricancha.
• 15:20 – 18:30 Guided tour of the upper part of the city through the main archaeological sites (Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay).

• Hotel night in Cusco

DAY 04: SACRED VALLEY WITH OVERNIGHT STAY IN AGUAS CALIENTES

• 08:00 – 08:30 Beginning of the experience at your hotel and meeting with the rest of the group.
• 08:30 – 12:30 Our tour begins with the Taray viewpoint, then a guided tour of the archaeological center and village of Pisac.
• 13:00 – 14:20 We taste a delicious buffet lunch in Urubamba.
• 15:00 – 16:00 We continue the experience in the town of Ollantaytambo and its archaeological center.
• 16:36 – 18:10 Train ride from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes (Voyager Service).

• Hotel night in Aguas Calientes

DAY 05: MACHUPICCHU EXPERIENCE

• 07:00 – 08:00 After breakfast we ascend by tourist bus to Machupicchu.
• 08:00 – 10:30 Beginning of the guided experience in Machupicchu visiting the most important places.
• At the end of the service we return to Aguas Calientes by tourist bus, we have time for lunch and visit the village on our own.
• 14:30 – 16:10 Travel by train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo (Voyager Service).
• 16:30 – 18:30 Travel by bimodal tourist bus from Ollantaytambo to Cusco.
• We end our experience in the city of Cusco, near the Qoricancha.

• Hotel night in Cusco

DAY 06: HUMANTAY LAGOON

• 04:00 – 04:30 Start the experience at your hotel and meet the rest of the group.
• 04:30 – 07:00 Travel from Cusco to the village of Mollepata.
• We enjoy some free time in the village to have breakfast.
• 08:30 – 11:00 Arrival to Soraypampa and start the hike to the Humantay Lagoon.
• Free time to enjoy the scenery and take pictures of the snow-capped mountains.
• 12:00 – 13:00 We begin with the return to the town of Soraypampa to reach our transport.
• Return to Mollepata to have lunch and enjoy the rest.
• 14:00 – 17:00 Finally we return to the city of Cusco.

• Hotel night in Cusco

DAY 07: MOUNTAIN OF COLORS VINICUNCA

• 04:00 – 04:30 Start the experience at your hotel and meet the rest of the group.
• 04:30 – 07:00 Travel from Cusco to the village of Cusipata.
• We enjoy some free time in the village to have breakfast.
• 09:00 – 10:30 Arrival to the parking area and start the hike to the Colored Mountain.
• Free time to enjoy the scenery and take pictures of the snow-capped mountains.
• 12:00 – 13:00 We start with the return by the same way to get to our transport.
• Return to Cusipata to have lunch and enjoy the rest.
• 14:00 – 17:00 Finally we return to the city of Cusco.
• We finish our experience in the San Francisco square or Regocijo square.

• Hotel night in Cusco

DAY 08: ROUTE OF THE SUN (CUSCO – PUNO)

• 06:40 – 07:00 Start of the experience at your hotel and meet with the rest of the group for the transfer to the bus station.
• 07:00 – 12:30 Our experience begins first arriving at the village of Andahuaylillas and then to the archaeological center of Raqchi, finally we will pass through the natural border of both cities which is the Abra La Raya and arrive at our restaurant where we can have lunch.
• 14:00 – 16:30 We will visit the artisan village of Pukara where we will learn more about the history of the Pucara bull,
• 16:30 – 17:30 Finally we finish our trip in the city of Puno at the tourist bus terminal where a transport will take us to our hotel.

• Hotel night in Puno

DAY 09: LAKE TITICACA – UROS AND AMANTANI

• 06:40 – 07:00 Start the experience at your hotel and meet the rest of the group.
• 07:00 – 07:30 Transportation takes us directly to the port of the city to board the boat.
• 07:30 – 10:00 We begin with the visit first to the artificial islands of Uros to learn about its history and then continue to the natural island of Amantani.
• 10:30 – 15:00 We arrive in Amantani and the community welcomes us in a fraternal way, one of the families is the one who accompanies us to the family home and at night we will have a celebration for our stay.

• Overnight stay in a family home

DAY 10: LAKE TITICACA – TAQUILE

• 08:00 – 09:00 We enjoy our breakfast in the community of Amantani.
• 09:00 – 10:30 We continue our journey to the island of Taquile where we will have an experiential experience. Then we ascend to the top of the island to visit the archaeological center dedicated to the cult of the sun.
• 12:30 – 14:00 We enjoy our typical lunch on the island and visit a handicraft center.
• 14:00 – 16:00 After saying goodbye we finally return to the city of Puno where transportation will take us to the hotel.

• Hotel night in Puno

DIA 11: DESPEDIDA DE LA CIUDAD

• (3 hours before your flight) Transfer from our hotel to Juliaca airport.

INCLUDES – DOES NOT INCLUDE

OUR PROGRAM INCLUDES:

LIMA

• Arrival transfer: Personalized transportation from the airport to the hotel.
• Hotel in Lima: 02 nights in a comfortable hotel with services included and breakfast the next day (Ask for the accommodation of your choice).
• Personalized groups: The groups are small and personalized to provide a better shared experience.
• Professional guide: A professional tour guide specialized in cultural tourism, with English and Spanish skills.
• Tourist transportation: An ideal transportation for the places to visit according to the number of participants.
• Entrance Ticket: Special ticket for the San Francisco Convent, BCR.
• Departure transfer: Personalized transportation from the hotel to the airport.

ICA AND PARACAS

• Personalized groups: Groups are small and personalized to provide a better shared experience.
• Professional guide: A professional tour guide specialized in cultural tourism, with English and Spanish skills.
• Tourist transportation: An ideal transportation from Lima – Paracas – Ica – Lima.
• Entrance Ticket: Special ticket for the Paracas reserve and Huacachina oasis.
• Activities: Sandboarding and tubing experiences.

CUSCO AND THE SACRED VALLEY

• Arrival transfer: Personalized transportation from the airport to the hotel.
• Briefing: The day of your arrival, a meeting is held at the hotel before your services where we will have a complete orientation about the experience.
• Hotel in Cusco: 04 nights in a comfortable hotel with all services included and breakfast the next day (Ask for the accommodation of your choice).
• Personalized groups: The groups are small and personalized to provide a better shared experience.
• Professional guide: A professional tour guide specialized in cultural tourism, with skills in English and Spanish.
• Tourist transportation: An ideal transportation to visit the City Tour and Sacred Valley.
• Lunch: Amazing buffet lunch in Urubamba (Sacred Valley).
• Entrance Ticket: Special ticket for the Cathedral, Qoricancha and General Tourist Ticket.
• Departure transfer: Personalized transportation from the hotel to the bus station.

MACHUPICCHU

• Hotel in Aguas Calientes: 01 night in a comfortable hotel with services included and breakfast the next day (Request the accommodation you want).
• Train Ticket: Travel from Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo (Voyager Service).
• Consettur bus ticket: Travel by bus from Aguas Calientes – Machupicchu – Aguas Calientes.
• Professional guide: A professional tour guide specialized in cultural tourism, with English and Spanish skills.
• Entrance ticket: Entrance ticket to Machupicchu.
• Tourist transportation: Bimodal service from Ollantaytambo – Cusco.

MOUNTAIN OF COLORS AND HUMANTAY LAGOON

• Personalized groups: Groups are small and personalized to provide a better shared experience.
• Professional guide: A professional tour guide specialized in trekking tourism, with English and Spanish skills.
• Tourist transportation: An ideal transportation for the Cusco – Cusipata – Cusco (Colored Mountain) trip.
• Tourist transportation: An ideal transportation for the trip from Cusco – Mollepata – Cusco (Humantay Lagoon).
• Entrance Ticket: Entrance ticket to the Montaña de Colores and Humantay Lagoon.
• Meals: Includes breakfast and lunch buffet service.

ROUTE OF THE SUN AND PUNO

• Tourist transportation: Tourist bus for the trip between Puno and Cusco.
• Entrance ticket: Special ticket to enter Raqchi and Andahuaylillas.
• Meals: Includes traditional lunch en route.
• Professional guide: A professional tour guide specialized in traditional tourism, with English and Spanish skills.
• Hotel in Puno: 02 nights in a comfortable hotel with all services included and breakfast the next day (Ask for the accommodation of your choice).
• Tourist transportation: An ideal transportation to get to the port to visit according to the number of participants.
• Professional guide: A professional tour guide specialized in experiential tourism, with skills in English and Spanish.
• Specialized transportation: A motorized boat to tour Lake Titicaca.
• Entrance Ticket: Special ticket to enter Lake Titicaca.
• Lodging: 01 night in a family house located on the island of Amantani.
• Meals: Includes lunch and dinner on the first day and breakfast and traditional lunch on the second day.
• Departure transfer: Personalized transportation from the hotel to Juliaca airport.

OUR PROGRAM DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• Flights: Domestic or international air tickets are quoted separately.
• Meals: Food not mentioned in the itinerary.
• Extra expenses: Some expenses such as purchase of handicrafts, clothes or drinks, are also not included in the tour. Tips are not included and are voluntary.
• Huaynapicchu ticket: Special entrance to access the Huaynapicchu mountain.
• Travel insurance: This is extremely important to enjoy a safe trip.

RECOMMENDATION

• Travel documents (Passport, Income and others).
• Travel suitcase 10 kg.
• Day pack for each service.
• Hiking shoes.
• Warm clothes (recommended for the afternoon tour).
• Change of clothes for the night in Aguas Calientes.
• Personal water bottle.
• Sun protection: hat, sun block and sunglasses.
• Cash in soles or dollars.
• Snacks.
• Rain poncho.
• Camera.