Explore Perú & Bolivia

DESCRIPTION

The Explora Peru & Bolivia 15 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.
• Learn about the relationship that unites both countries.
• Visit the magical Salar de Uyuni with the mirror effect of the sky.

EXPLORE PERU & BOLIVIA 15 DAYS – 14 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 of the experience at your hotel and meeting with 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 Lima

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.
• Overnight in Lima

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

• (Arrival time) Transfer from hotel to airport.
• (Flight time) Domestic flight from Lima – Cusco.
• (Arrival time) Transfer from the airport to our hotel.
• 13:00 – 13:30 Beginning of the experience at your hotel and meeting with the rest of the group.
• 13:30 – 15:00 We start with the 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: MARAS MORAY ON ATVS

• 06:40 – 07:00 Start the experience at your hotel and meet the rest of the group.
• 07:00 – 07:40 Drive from Cusco to our base in Cruzpata.
• 07:40 – 08:00 Brief talk about safety and practice with the ATVs.
• 08:00 – 10:00 We start our ATV adventure to see the Huaypo lagoon and then the Moray terraces.
• 10:20 – 11:30 We resume the trip to reach the salt mines of Maras.
• 12:30 – 13:30 Finally we return to the base and then to the city of Cusco.
• Overnight 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 begin with the return by the same road to reach 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 San Francisco square or Regocijo square.
• Hotel night in Cusco

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

• 06:40 – 07:00 Beginning of the experience at your hotel and meeting 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 the 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.
• Overnight at hotel in Puno

DAY 11: PUNO – COPACABANA – ISLAND OF THE SUN

• 07:00 – 07:30 Pick up from the hotel and transfer to the tourist bus station.
• 08:00 – 12:30 We start the trip from Puno to Copacabana where a staff will be waiting to help us get to the hotel.
• We have free time to settle into the hotel and have lunch at a nearby restaurant.
• 14:00 – 16:00 We have the visit to the Sun Island and a guided tour.
• Overnight in Copacabana

DAY 12: BOLIVIA – CITY TOUR + CABLE CAR – UYUNI

• 05:00 – 05:30 Pick up from the hotel and transfer to the tourist bus station.
• 06:00 – 14:00 Start our trip from Copacabana to La Paz, where a staff helps us to carry our luggage to the office and gives us time to have lunch.
• 14:30 – 17:00 We start our City Tour experience in La Paz including a ride on the popular cable cars, we also visit the Valley of the Moon, at the end we have time on our own.
• 21:00 – 06:30 We board a night tourist bus to Uyuni.
• Night in tourist bus

DAY 13: EXPERIENCE IN UYUNI DAY 01

• 06:30 – 06:40 Transfer upon arrival from the bus station to the hotel.
• 08:30 – 09:00 Pick up from the hotel to join the group and start the experience.
• 09:00 – 14:00 Our first point of visit will be the Train Cemetery, where you will see a lot of old locomotives and abandoned train cars. Then we head to the village of Colchani, where the salt
• cooperative is located, here you can learn how salt is extracted and processed and then we arrive at the key point, the Salar de Uyuni, where you can take unique pictures in the white desert.
• We enjoy some free time for lunch with panoramic views.
• 16:00 – 18:30 To finish we visit Incahuasi Island, an island in the middle of the salt flat with rock formations and giant cactus and then return to the hotel.
• Overnight in Uyuni

DAY 14: UYUNI EXPERIENCE DAY 02 – LA PAZ

• 09:00 – 12:00 After breakfast at the hotel the guide will pick us up and visit the Tunupa volcano viewpoint, from where you can have a panoramic view of the salt flat and the surrounding volcanoes. Then we make a stop at the mummies of Coquesa, where you can visit a pre-Columbian burial cave.
  Our reward for the effort is free time in the village of Coques where we can have lunch.
• 13:30 – 18:00 Finally we will visit the hot springs of Chalviri, where you can enjoy a relaxing bath in warm waters and then return to Uyuni again where we take the things and go to the bus station.
• 21:30 – 06:30 We board a night tourist bus to Uyuni.
• Night in tourist bus

DAY 15: FAREWELL TO THE CITY

• 06:30 – 06:45 Transfer from the bus station to the hotel to La Paz 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, SACRED VALLEY AND MORAY MARAS

• 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, Maras.
• Equipment: Personal ATV and safety equipment (helmet, gloves and first aid kit).
• 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

• 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 trip from Cusco – Cusipata – Cusco.
• Entrance Ticket: Entrance ticket to the Colored Mountain.
• 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 the bus station.

COPACABANA, LA PAZ AND UYUNI

• Tourist transportation: Tourist bus for the trip between Puno and Copacabana.
• Hotel in Copacabana: 01 night in a comfortable hotel with services included and breakfast the next day (Ask for the accommodation you want).
• Specialized transportation: A motorized boat to visit the Isla del Sol.
• Professional guide: A professional tour guide specialized in cultural tourism, with English and Spanish skills.
• Entrance ticket: Special ticket to enter Isla del Sol.
• Tourist transportation: Tourist bus for the trip between Copacabana and La Paz.
• Entrance Ticket: Special ticket for the City Tour + Cable Car.
• Professional guide: A professional tour guide specialized in traditional tourism, with English and Spanish skills.
• Tourist bus: Night tourist bus ticket from La Paz – Uyuni – La Paz.
• Hotel in Uyuni: 01 night in a comfortable hotel with all services included and breakfast the next day (Ask for the accommodation of your choice).
• Tourist transportation: All terrain transportation to visit the Uyuni salt flat.
• Professional guide: A professional tour guide specialized in natural tourism, with English and Spanish skills.
• Entrance ticket: Special ticket to enter the Salar de Uyuni.
• Meals: Includes traditional lunch for the first and second day in the salt flat.
• Departure transfer: Personalized transportation from the bus station to the airport in La Paz.

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.