2024 Peru, the Land of wonders tour

As you arrive into Lima airport and exit customs and baggage, you will be warmly welcomed, assisted with your luggage for your check-in to the airport hotel.

After breakfast, with boarding passes in hand, quick-check-in and brief 1 hour flight to Cuzco, the ancient Inca capital of the Incas. In Cuzco, you will be warmly welcomed and assisted with your luggage before your drive to the Sacred Valley and train to Aguas Calientes. The train will depart in the late afternoon for the 1 ½ hour journey. Arrive to Aguas Calientes and check-in to your hotel, El Sanctuario.

After breakfast, take the short ride up to Machu Picchu which will meander through breathtaking mountain scenery up to the ancient Inca citadel. Enjoy a guided tour of Machu Picchu, the most spectacular ancient city in the world. Built by the Inca Pachacutec, and comprising stone blocks fitted with masterful precision, Machu Picchu harmoniously blends into the mountain landscape. There are many theories as to the origins behind Machu Picchu but three of the most popular ideas include a temple to the sun, a fortress against the jungle inhabitants or a sanctuary for the Incas. This fabulous city has houses, temples, warehouses, a large central square, all connected by narrow roads and steps, and is surrounded by terraces cut into the mountain side which were used for agriculture. Return train back to Ollantaytambo and transfer to your hotel, the San Agustin Urubamba.

After breakfast at your hotel, start of a full-day’s excursion to the beautiful Urubamba, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, situated between Pisac and Ollantaytambo. It is an exceptionally fertile valley that was and remains the larder of Cuzco. You will visit the village of Pisac, founded during colonial times, and set at the foot of a hill crowned by the remains of an ancient Inca city. On Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, you will witness Indians bartering their products in the main square and artisans from around the area sell their woven alpaca wool blankets and ponchos, engraved gourds, antique reproductions, jewellery, etc. After lunch, a visit to Ollantaytambo, the only Inca town that was not defeated by the Spanish with an opportunity to explore the ruins which tower above.

After breakfast at your hotel, discover the best of the Sacred Valley of the Incas through this route starting on the Inca's Balcony, in Chinchero, a beautiful place with an impressive view, where twelves families still preserve their traditional costums, showing you the ancestral way in which they process the wool, and obtain those vivid colors for their textiles. A visit to the market. Later, we will visit Maras salt mines and the ancient ampitheatre of Moray.

After breakfast, transfer back to Cuzco and transfer to your hotel. In the early afternoon, you will be met for a tour of central Cuzco including the Qoricancha temple or temple of the Sun, and the Cathedral. Return to the hotel in the evening, the Casa Andina Koricancha.

After breakfast a trip to Tipon, just south of Cuzco. A walled complex with many stone aqueducts, Tipon is believed to have been a refuge for the Inca hierarchy. Return to your hotel.

After breakfast, explore the sites outside of the city such as the Inca fortress of Sacsayhuaman overlooking Cuzco city, Qenko, Tambomachay and Puka Pukara.

Free day at leisure.

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for the flight to Juliaca and transfer to your hotel in Puno, the Casa Andina Classic.

Full day excursion to the islands of Uros and Amantani. Uros, a group of islands made entirely of tortora reeds is home to a small community dating back to a pre-Inca culture. The inhabitants of Amantani are more closely related to the Aymara people of Bolivia than the Quechua Incas of Peru. Accommodation for one night on the islands at a local islander’s home. Dinner included.

After breakfast, the trip continues to the island of Taquile where you will explore the island. Lunch on the island before returning to Puno and transfer to the airport for the night flight to Lima.

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