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7 days/ 6 nights
As the name indicates this is a quick trip to Peru that hits all the most famous and impressive sights - enough to give you an idea so you want to come back!
* Lima
* Nazca Lines
* Lake Titicaca & Puno
* Cusco & Sacred Valley
* Machu Picchu
Itinerary - below
Departs: Any day with two people
Apus Peru provides a completely customised itinerary service - we tailor each tour to the amount of time you have available and your interests, likes and dislikes. Email us for an obligation free quote where we can begin to develop for you an itinerary to Peru that will truly be a trip of a lifetime! Our customised travel packages give you the freedom to explore Peru in the manner that you want - at affordable prices!
Day One
Pickup and
transfer to hotel in Lima
It depends on what time your flight arrives and whether you wish to rest
but you have the option of doing a four hour city tour of colonial and
contemporary Lima.
Accommodation: HOTEL Lima
Day Two - Nazca Lines
Please note: Flight time over the Nazca Lines is subject to variation depending upon the type of equipment. Accommodation: Hotel Lima
At 4.30am you will be picked up in a private car, and driven approximately 4 hours, via Pisco to the port to take a guided tour on a speedboat to the Ballestas Islands . (4 hours driving not including breaks).
These spectacular islands, eroded into many caves and arches, provide shelter for thousands of seabirds and hundreds of sea-lions. Although the islands fall just outside the Paracas National Reserve they are protected by separate legislation. The islands are home to over 150 species of marine bird including the Humboldt penguin, cormorants, boobies and pelicans. Even condors have been known to visit. On the shores can be seen large numbers of sea-lions and in the sea it is possible to encounter dolphins and even whales.
Visitors are not allowed onto the islands but views of the wildlife from the boat are usually excellent. The tours also pass the 'Candelabro' - a 50m candelabra-shape traced in the desert hillside overlooking the sea. Their are numerous theories as to its origin
Suggested to take: warm clothes (the speedboat can be cold), lots of sunscreen and hats.
From here you will continue onto Nazca (2 more hours driving) where you will have your flight over the Nazca lines. You will have lunch and then continue onwards to the Huacachina Lagoon which is famous in Peru and a good place to go sandboarding (if time permits). You will then return to Lima (5-6 hours driving).
Note: this is a very long day and you might opt to exclude some of the excursions (Ie Islas Ballestas tour or visit to Huacachina in order to make the day shorter).
Please note: Flight time over the Nazca Lines is subject to variation depending upon the type of equipment. Accommodation: Hotel Lima
Day Three - Lake Titicaca Islands
Flight to Juliaca departs 6am, arrives Juliaca 8.35am. Transfer to Puno
Collection and immediate transfer to the port of Puno, to board your motor boat. After 40 minutes of travel we will arrive at the floating island of Uros, where we will have a 30 minute visit. We will then go to Taquile Island arriving after about 1.5 hours. Here it is necessary to climb from the principal port 540 steps (approx.) but on request of the passenger it is possible to go to a second port where it is not necessary to climb stairs. In Taquile we stay about three hours, after which we return to your accommodation in Puno. Accommodation: Hotel Puno
Day four - Cusco
Transfer
from your hotel in Puno to the airport in Juliaca (approx 1 hour).
You will take a flight with Lan Peru at 9.30am, to arrive in Cusco at
10.15am
(depends on availability) Pickup and transfer to hotel. In the afternoon
you will have a city tour, including a visit to the famous four ruins
above Cusco - Sacsayhuaman, Q'enqo, Puca Pucara and Tambo Machay.
In the evening (Tuesday through Saturday) tickets are included to the Peru Spectacular, Kusikay. Contemporary yet with historical elements, with spectacular costumes, vibrant Peruvian music and thrilling dance, Kusikay is without a doubt the best quality performance in Cusco ! Highly recommended as a way of understanding the power and importance of the Apus to the local people, done in a dramatic and exciting way! www.kusikay.com
Accommodation: Hotel Cusco
Day five
- Day of adventure - Sacred valley of the Incas
Depending on your interests, you can take one of the following tours:
White water action: Rafting trip on Urubamba River.
Downhill mountain biking and culture: Chaywatiri 'weaving and farming' by bike
Hiking and culture: shapes of the past
Relax: you will enjoy the restaurants and shopping of the Inca capital, Cusco
Accommodation, Hotel Cusco
Day six
- Visit to Machu Picchu
Trip leaves at 6:00 am and includes the transfer from your hotel. You
arrive in Machu Picchu around 9:45. A guided tour is included, as well
as the bus ticket from the train station to the ruins (roundtrip) and
the entrance fee to the ruins. You arrive back in Cusco around 7:30 pm.
Accommodation, Hotel Cusco
Note: you have the option of going to Aguas Calientes on a late train on day five and spending the evening in Aguas Calientes so that you can get up to see the sunrise over Machu Picchu on Day six. This has no extra cost.
Day seven
- return to Lima
You will be booked on a Lan Peru flight that flies from Cusco to Lima.
You can make a connection to your international flight (make sure you have 3 hours in Lima airport between your arrival from Puerto Maldonado and departure on your international flight. (please communicate this to us prior to making your booking.
If you are
unable to make a connection will can organise your transfer to an inner
city hotel and back to the airport in the morning. (extra cost for accommodation
and transfers)
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Indicative prices: (THESE ARE NOT FINAL, AND THE ACTUAL PRICE DEPENDS ON YOUR PERSONALISED TOUR)
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2 star option - Above mentioned tour with two star accommodation $1650 US per person based on twin share. (ie 2 people departing on the tour)
2 star option - Above mentioned tour with two star accommodation $975 US per person based on twin share, but with four people in the group. (ie if you are a group of four friends)
3 star option - Above mentioned tour with three star accommodation - $1800 USper person based on twin share. (ie 2 people departing on the tour) Please contact us directly if there are more than 2 people in your group.
4 star option - aove mentioned tour with 4 star accommodation and some 'extras' - please contact us directly.
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