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Day : 1 Welcome to Peru!
Arrival at Lima airport. Reception, transfer to the hotel located in the residential district of Miraflores. Arrival at the hotel, check in and rest. Overnight.
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Day : 2 Lima - Cusco - City Tour Cusco and Archaeological Sites
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to fly to the Imperial city of Cusco. Arrival, reception and transfer to the hotel. Check-in and rest. In the afternoon, guided tour of the imperial city of Cusco. We start our tour visiting the Qorikancha or Temple of Gold, considered the most important religious centre of the Incas. Then we will visit the impressive city of Cusco, built on the foundations of Inca palaces. We will walk through its main streets and squares. We will visit the Cathedral of Cusco and appreciate its beautiful architecture and paintings dating back to colonial times. Afterwards we will visit the four archaeological sites near the city: Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay. On this tour we will discover the mystery of this mythical city, its legends, its religion, the life of its rulers, the techniques used in the construction of its impressive buildings, as well as the arrival of the Spaniards and the foundation of Colonial Cusco. Return to the hotel. Overnight stay.
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Day : 3 Cusco - Sacred Valley - Cusco
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning departure for our visit to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. We will visit the textile centre Awanacancha, then we will go to the village of Pisac, here we will visit a picturesque handicraft market where we will be able to see how until today the locals keep the tradition of exchanging their things or food, as it was done in the past. Buffet lunch in a local restaurant. Later we will go to the village of Ollantaytambo where we will visit the fortress of the same name. Here we will visit the most important sectors of the place, and our guide will give us an explanation about its history. Returning to Cusco, we will visit the village of Chinchero and its small chapel. Arrival and drop off at the hotel. Overnight stay.
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Day : 4 Cusco - Machu Picchu - Cusco
Breakfast at the hotel. This day will be the highlight of our trip, the visit to the citadel of Machu Picchu. Early in the morning we will depart from Ollanta train station to the majestic city of Aguas Calientes, the journey time is approximately 01 hour 30 minutes. Arrival to Aguas Calientes town station, from here we will board the buses to ascend to the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, one of the 7 wonders of the world. The excursion will take 02 hours and 30 minutes and the visit includes the Intihuatana (the Solar Clock), the Palace of the Incas, the Three Windows, etc. At the end of the tour we will descend to the town of Aguas Calientes for shopping. At the scheduled time transfer to the station to board the train back to Ollantaytambo. Arrival and transfer to the hotel in Cusco. Overnight Stay.
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Day : 5 Cusco - La Paz
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to board the flight to the city of La Paz - Bolivia. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, visit the famous Witches Market and the colonial church of San Francisco. The tour will continue to the Plaza Murillo, where the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Government Palace and the Parliament are located. Then, we will visit the famous Jan Street, where important museums of the city are concentrated, from there we will go to the replica of the semi-underground temple of the Tiwanaku Culture. Changing scenery, our walk will continue to the residential areas of Obrajes, Calacoto and La Florida. The tour will end with a visit to the spectacular Valley of the Moon, and we will have the opportunity to take a short walk and visit a pottery workshop where there will be a demonstration of this art. Overnight stay.
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Day : 6 La Paz / Uyuni
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to board the flight to Uyuni. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Full day tour of the Salar de Uyuni, "one of the most idyllic and almost virgin scenery on the planet". This is the largest and highest salt desert in the world, 12.000 km2. Overnight.
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Day : 7 Uyuni / La Paz
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to board the flight to La Paz. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Overnight.
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Day : 8 La Paz
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to board the international flight.