7 days - Lima - Paracas - Cusco - Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu
Day 1 – Arrival in Lima, Peru. Half day private tour in Lima
Welcome to Peru! Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your comfortable hotel to relax.
After settling into your hotel, enjoy a private city tour of Lima, highlights include a visit to the historic center, the Larco Archaeological Museum and Casa Aliaga, the longest continuously owned colonial house in the Americas.
Day 2 – Lima – Paracas
Today in the morning, you will be transferred to Paracas Bay. You will check in at your hotel to rest.
In the afternoon, you will be part of a trip to the dunes, the tour will take place in a transport called buggy, and you will have the opportunity to do sand boarding in the dunes. At the end of this activity you will return to your hotel.
Day 3 – Paracas – Lima
On your second morning in Paracas you will sail by the Ballestas Islands, and contemplate the Paracas Candelabra and the natural wildlife of this area.
Continue to Pisco airport and check into a light aircraft to fly over the Nazca Lines. The incredible geometric drawings. In the afternoon, return to Lima arriving a little late to your hotel in downtown Lima.
Day 4 – Lima to Cuzco
Traveling from Lima to Cusco, you will have gone from sea level to 11,500 feet. Upon arrival in Cusco you will be met by our staff at the airport and driven to your hotel in the Sacred Valley to rest. En route you will visit Sacsayhuaman, Maras and Moray.
The Sacred Valley is full of restaurants, we would be happy to make a reservation for dinner tonight.
Day 5 – Machu Picchu Private Tour
Departing from Ollantaytambo, enjoy a scenic train ride through the Sacred Valley to the village of Machu Picchu. Discover the secrets of Machu Picchu during a guided tour of this Inca citadel. You will visit the most important parts of the ruins to learn how and why they were built. After the tour, departing from Machu Picchu village, enjoy a scenic train ride to Ollantaytambo. Upon arrival at the train station, you will be met and transferred to your hotel in Cusco. Check in at your hotel.
Day 6 – Full Day Cuzco City Tour
During the day we will visit the most important of Cusco, the capital of the Inca empire, we will visit the market of San Pedro, the 4 nearby ruins, these are Inca complexes with impressive stonework; Koricancha, one of the most important Inca temples (the walls were once covered with gold) and the Cathedral of Cusco where you will learn about the art school of Cusco.
Day 7 – International Departure
You will be picked up at your hotel and taken to Cusco airport for your domestic flight to Lima.