LIMA, CUSCO & PUNO

8 days / 7 nights

DAY 1... / LIMA

Meet on arrival at the airport and transfer to selected hotel
Check-in: 14:00hrs
Overnight

DAY 02 LIMA / CUSCO

Breakfast
Transfer to the airport for flight to Cusco.
Upon arrival, meet and transfer to selected hotel.
Afternoon tour of the city including the best of Cusco: the Koricancha Temple (Temple of the Sun) and the Cathedral with its magnificent chapels and baroque altars and paintings from the Cusquenian School. The tour also includes the surrounding ruins: the fortress of Sacsayhuaman, the Inca bath of Tambomachay, the labyrinth of Puca Pucara and the amphitheatre of Kenko (Private services).
Overnight

DAY 03 CUSCO / URUBAMBA / CUSCO

Breakfast
Full day excursion to the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
Visit the village of Pisac and attend the local agricultural open-market where artisans from all over the area congregate to sell their crafts
Buffet lunch included in a local restaurant
Continue to the north to visit Ollantaytambo, a fortress built during the Inca Empire, excellent sample of military architecture. Then return to Cusco.
Overnight

DAY 04 CUSCO / MACHU PICCHU / CUSCO

Breakfast
06:00 Early transfer to Poroy the train station.
06:53 Departure by Vistadome train ride across the Andes to Aguas Calientes (2400 m / 7500 ft) at the foot of the mountains.
09:52 Arrival and short transportation to the entrance of the ruins where the guided tour of the Lost City will start.
Buffet lunch at Machu Picchu Sanctuary lodge restaurant.
15:20 Take the Vistadome train back to Poroy train station.
18:50 Arrival and transfer to your hotel
Overnight

DAY 05 CUSCO / PUNO

Breakfast
07:00 Transfer to the train station
08:00 Departure to Puno by Andean Explorer train. Lunch included on board.
18:00 Arrival and transfer to selected hot el.
Overnight

DAY 06 PUNO

Breakfast
Full day to visit Uros and Taquile islands (Shared speedboat with private English speaking guide). Visit to one of the native Uros communities located on a man-made floating island in the lake. The Uros people live totally interwoven with the "Totora" reed which grows abundantly in the shallows of the lake.
Continue to Taquile. The community here lives in perfect harmony with the environment. "Taquileños" wear colorful traditional clothes which they make themselves and maintain a strong air of group individuality.
Lunch based on set menu at Taquile.
In the afternoon, return to Puno.
Overnight

DAY 07 PUNO / JULIACA / LIMA

Breakfast
Transfer to Juliaca airport to board your flight to Lima
Upon arrival, meet and transfer to the selected hotel.
A 3-hour afternoon sightseeing tour of Colonial and Modern Lima passing by outstanding monuments such as the Government Palace, the City Hall and the Cathedral (closed on Sundays) at the Plaza Mayor. Visit the 17th century San Francisco Convent. Before returning to the hotel, short tour of the modern districts of San Isidro and Miraflores where there is a magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean.
Overnight

DAY 08 LIMA / OUT

Breakfast
Transfer to the airport for your international flight

END OF OUR SERVICES

IN PRIVATE SERVICES:

IN SIC/SHARED SERVICES:

INCLUDED

• 07 nights of accommodation at quoted hotels or similar.
• Transfers and sightseeing with a local English speaking guide.
• Meals as detailed in the program.
• Vistadome train: Poroy/Aguas Calientes/Poroy – subject to confirmation.
• Andean Explorer train Cusco/Puno.
• Services and entrances fees as detailed in each itinerary.
• Permanent assistance by our operation department.

NOT INCLUDED

• Flights LIM/CUZ/LIM – 415 RT net per person (approximate rate).
• Airport departure taxes.
• Meals and services not specified in program.
• Personal expenses.
• Tips

QUOTED HOTELS:

DELUXE
Lima                 Miraflores Park Plaza 5* or JW Marriott 5* or similar
Cusco               Monasterio/La Casona Inkaterra Boutique hotel/Casa Cartagena or similar
Puno                Libertador 5*

FIRST CLASS
Lima                 C.A. Private Collection 5* or DoubleTree El Pardo 5* or similar
Cusco               Libertador 5* or similar
Puno                Libertador 5* or similar

SUPERIOR
Lima                 Sol de Oro 5* or Jose Antonio 4* or similar
Cusco               Novotel 4* or Costa del Sol Picoaga 4* or similar
Puno                Casa Andina Private Collection 4* or Sonesta Posada del Inca 4* or similar

STANDARD
Lima                 Casa Andina Miraflores Centro 3* or El Tambo 3* or similar
Cusco               Terra Andina 3* or similar
Puno                Casa Andina Classic Tikarani 3* or La Hacienda 3* or similar

SPECIAL DINNERS

• Monasterio hotel has the Christmas & New Year’s Eve dinner mandatory (extra cost)
• The rest of hotels in Deluxe (Puno), First Class & Superior in Cusco and Puno have the New Year’s Eve dinner mandatory (extra cost).

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Rates of Monasterio and Sanctuary Lodge hotels are valid from January 3rd to December 22nd; except for Inti Raymi dates.

• All rates valid from January 1st to December 31st. but NOT valid for any holidays and any special event. (See below). 

• Andean Explorer train Cusco/Puno or Puno/Cusco operates only:

• All programs are subject to availability at the moment to make reservations.

• Rates valid for foreign people with less than 60 days of stay in Peru. Foreign people must present their passport and their Andean immigration card in ¨check in¨ moment; otherwise they would have to pay the difference (VAT) directly to the hotels.

• Please take note that “check in” at hotels are around 14:00 hrs and “check out” are at noon.

• All reservations requests must include the following information:
• Full names (as written in passport)
• Nationality
• Passport numbers
• Date of birth
• Type of hotels to be used (deluxe, superior, etc)
• Number of people traveling

• Airlines we work with:

• Taca
• Lan Peru 

• Liability

Travel Group Peru or any of its agents will not be responsible for injury, damage, loss, additional expenses, accidental delays or other irregularities which may be caused either by willful or negligent acts or omission on the part of companies or individuals, providing or engaged in transportation, accommodation or other services related to the programs, or through natural calamities or other factors beyond its control.

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
New Year’s Day:  January 1st
Holy Week: Thursday 5th and Friday 6th of April
Labor Day: May 1st
Inti Raymi celebration in Cusco: June 24th (almost every hotel in Cusco charge rack rates from June 20th to June 26th approximately)
Feast of SS. Peter and Paul: June 29th
National Days: July 28th and 29th
St. Rose of Lima: August 30th
Battle of Angamos: October 8th
All Saints Day: November 1st
Immaculate Conception: December 8th
Christmas Day: December 25th