Great Tour Perú

You will be picked up from the airport and in the evening you will visit the Park of the Reserve also known as the Magic Water Circuit (Parque de la Reserva y Circuito Mágico del Agua), water games: water jets with fountains controlled by technology, laser lights and a show with music and in water jets projected images.

On this day, you will have a city tour, you will see the main square of Lima, visit the Cathedral of Lima and also the Monastery of San Francisco, where are the catacombs with an interesting and macabre collection of skulls and bones, after which you will have lunch and of course it will be Peruvian food.

Then you travel about 4 hours by bus to Paracas to spend the night there.

Today after breakfast we take the boat to the Ballestas Islands, a nature reserve, you will see this enigmatic figure called the Candelabro (Chandelier).

There you will see seabirds, pelicans, Humboldt penguins, sea lions from the boat… Afterwards we drive to the Huacachina oasis, on the way we make a stop at a pisco distillery, where we have a tour and you will find out how the national drink is made, and there will also be a pisco tasting. In the oasis we have activities like sandboarding and a boogie ride.

Afterwards, a journey of about 2 hours awaits us, on the way we make a stop at the museum of Maria Reiche, the German woman who made the preservation of the Nazca lines possible.

Then we continue to Nazca, already in Nazca we go to the Chauchilla cemetery, a pre-Inca place with tombs where you can see mummies that, despite being in the open air and perhaps having more than 1000 years, are well preserved.

Afterwards we drive to the hotel in Nazca where we will spend the night.

Optional: Nazca Lines Flight, this tour is not included.

This day our transport takes us in about 3 hours, in a climb to the highlands, where we notice the difference between the desert landscape of the coast and the landscape of highlands, to the Puna, region where you feel the cold and see this desolate but beautiful landscape where you mainly see ichu or Andean grass as vegetation.

There we make a stop in Pampa Galeras (4100 m), a reserve where it is possible to see vicuñas, which are the Andean camels with the finest wool in the world. Then we continue our journey until we reach Puquio (3200 m), where we spend the night.

After breakfast, a long but interesting drive awaits us, in which we see and enjoy the mountainous landscape of the Andes, after the approximately 10 hour drive we reach Chonta, a town where we spend the night in family accommodation.

This day after breakfast we have a short hike of 1 ½ hours until we reach the condor observation point, if we are lucky we can see one of the largest birds (wingspan 3 m and a weight of 11 kilos) in the world in its majestic flight.

Then we go back to the campsite in the same time, where the transport is waiting for us. Then we drive, about 4 ½ hours, to Ollantaytambo (2800 m), where we stay overnight in a hotel.

Today you can expect a very varied journey by train, from the barren landscape in Ollantaytambo to the subtropical cloud forest, from km 104, where the hike begins. This will take 6 to 7 hours including breaks.

In this route you will see many plants such as orchids, begonias, tree ferns… birds and butterflies and also the breathtaking landscape of Machu Picchu Canyon, you will also see beautiful Inca site.

You will reach Machu Picchu, take a few photos there and spend some time because the sightseeing will be the next day. When you're done taking photos, we'll go to the bus station, take the bus to Machu Picchu village also known as Aguas Calientes, where you'll stay overnight in a hotel.

Today your guide will show you Machu Picchu and explain what is known about the place so far.

After sightseeing and lunch, take your train to Ollantaytambo where you will stay overnight in a hotel.

This day, after breakfast we will visit the Inca site of Ollantaytambo, an architectural complex that served ritual purposes and also had different functions. There you will see very fine Inca architecture and in the upper part, called the Sun Temple, there are heavy stone blocks, some of them weighing up to 50 tons. From Sun Temple you have a beautiful panorama of the Sacred Valley and its Inca terraces.

After visiting the Inca site, our transport will take us in about 45 minutes to the village of Huilloc, a place where old customs of the Inca times, they will talk about their customs, they will tell us show their woven fabrics. Afterwards we had our lunch of pachamanca (different types of meat, tubers and other agricultural products roasted underground in pre-heated stones). Afterwards our transport will take us to Ollantaytambo, where your hotel is located, in approximately 45 minutes.

You have the afternoon free to perhaps walk through the streets of the so-called Living Inca Village.

OPTIONAL: RITUAL WITH A PAQO OR ANDEAN SHAMAN

After breakfast in the hotel, the transport takes you in about 20 minutes to the town of Ñaupa Iglesia, translated: old temple, there begins a climb of about 30 minutes through Inca terraces until you reach the place where there is a kind in the stone edited, mysterious altar in which rituals may have taken place in ancient Inca times.

You will also see a delicate large niche perfectly carved into the rock. You will feel the magic and mystery of this place. After this visit, the transport will take you to the enigmatic funnel-shaped terraces of Moray, which testify to the creativity, professionalism and vision of the Inca engineers and architects. Afterwards our transport takes us to Chinchero (3765 m), Inca place where you can see a mix between colonial and Inca architecture, you can also see the traditional and elegant costumes of their women. Chichero is known for its skilled weavers who use sheep and alpaca wool and dye them with vegetable dyes and wash them with biodegradable detergents made with plants.

After visiting Chinchero the transportation will take you to your hotel in Cusco, the Ancient Capital of the Inca Empire. You have the afternoon free to walk in their streets, where the present and the past mix. For those who have chosen the optional activity, there is still the opportunity to immerse themselves in the spiritual world of the worldview of the Andean inhabitants.

OPTIONAL: RITUAL WITH A PAQO OR ANDEAN SHAMAN

For thousands of years, the inhabitants of the Andes have developed an interaction with the universe, with the elements of nature such as mountains, lagoons, rivers, water sources, volcanoes, etc. Since time immemorial, the Andean priests or Paqos in the mountains have been the intermediaries between people and these natural forces, these spirits. They seek harmony and balance between man and his natural environment through ceremonies and thanksgiving.

You have the opportunity to take part in these rituals.

After breakfast we visit, according to the Spanish chronicles, the most important temple of the Inca period, the Coricancha, and then Sacsayhuaman, perhaps one of the most impressive places of the Incas, where some of its stone blocks weigh more than 100 tons.

Then the transport takes us to Pisac, where we visit the colorful handicraft market, then we take the transport to the Inca ruins of Pisac, which are characterized by a huge terrace complex and Inca districts.

Afterwards we drive back to Cusco where we spend the night.

Pick up from your hotel after breakfast, approximately 6.30am. Our first stop will be to see the Chulpas or tombs of Ninamarca (3600 m), they are from pre-Inca times.

Then we continue our journey to Paucartambo village (2900) where we make a short stop. From Paucartambo we continue, the road goes up, we will reach Ajanaco (3560 m), where the Manu Nature Reserve begins (cultural area), from there we go down first through the dwarf forest, then we will find ourselves in a cloud forest. There we will make a stop and a short hike to the place in which you can see the cock of the rock (gallito de las rocas), our national birds, we will also see different types of trees, orchids, ferns, heliconias, etc. Afterwards we continue until we reach Pilcopata (560 m), village where we have lunch. After dinner we drive to Atalaya, where we meet our local guide from the Shintuya community, from the Harakbut tribe.

From Atalaya we take the boat down the Alto Madre de Dios river, we are in the jungle, in about an hour we reach the village of Shintuya (420 m), we can already feel the warmth and humidity of this region, our accommodation is in Shintuya. At night we have a hike where we may see insects, spiders, amphibians, nocturnal animals and reptiles.

After breakfast we take our boat towards Aguas Calientes, the journey takes about 10 minutes.

Then we will take a hike to the waterfalls, in this route our guide from the Shintuya village community of the Harakbut tribe will share with us her knowledge of medicinal and other plants. After the hike we return to Aguas Calientes to bathe in the hot springs before lunch.

In the afternoon we continue to Shintuya, where our local guide will tell us about his village, its myths, beliefs and customs.

At about 5:00 a.m. our transport will take us to the Parrot Salt Lick where we will see some species of these birds, then our transport will take us to the Serjali River where we can take part in the traditional fishing, also we can take a baht in the crystal clear waters of Serjali river.

After dinner our guide tells us the Harakbut stories.

On this day we will not get up very early, during breakfast we will say goodbye to our guide from the Shintuya village community, then we will take our transport to Cusco.

On this day you will get up very early and after breakfast around 5:30 a.m., we will drive to Palcoyo also known as the Mountain of the Seven Colors and after a long drive we will reach the starting point of a hike that is not very strenuous, but above all can be strenuous It's just because of the altitude, in about 45 minutes we are at the highest point (4900 m), the viewing point from which, if we have good weather, we will see beautiful landscapes like from another planet in the solar system, mountains with different colors and see the snow-capped mountains from afar.

Afterwards our transport will take us to Puno (3800 m), the city on the shore of Lake Titicaca.

We spend the night in Puno.

On this day, after breakfast, we drive to the port on Lake Titicaca and take the boat that will take us to the Uros floating islands. There our guide will explain to us how the Uros live and how they build their artificial islands and maintain them in good condition.

Then the boat will take us to Taquile Island, where we will do a short hike of about 45 minutes in the highlands, there our guide will explain to us how they make their fabrics, what are their customs and what is their life, there the islanders will be for prepare us lunch.

Afterwards we take the boat again and drive to Puno city.

After breakfast the transport will take you to Juliaca airport in approximately 45 minutes.

From there you fly to Lima and from Lima you fly home with the experiences and memories that will remain in your memory and your heart. This is how our services end with you in this Super Tour Peru.