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DAY  01.- arrive  to Lima,  transfer to the  selected  hotel,  in the afternoon  city  tour .

DAY 02.- breakfast, transfer  to the bus  station,  leaving to Nazca, reception and accommodation in  your  hotel.

DAY 03.-after  breakfast,  our  guide will  collect you   for  our  30 minutes  flight to Nazca Lines, which just  can  be  seen  from  the sky,  from  here  we  can appreciate  the strange  figures  like the monkey, spider,  condor, etc. after  that a  city  tour  to this  different  cemetery of  Chauchilla as well  a  demonstration of  the ceramic, now  we  continue  to Ica where  you  have  the  chance  to sandboard  the  biggest  dunas,  it is  full of  fun!!! And  take  a  shower  in this  murky  lagoon  of  Huacachina. One  our  more  and  arrive  to Pisco,  transfer  to the hotel

DAY 04.- breakfast,  leaving  to  the  Ballestas  Island  tour, the islands are teeming with over  150 species of bird life (including penguins,  cormorants, boobies and pelicans), are  home to thousands of sea lions and boast   some amazing rock formations. Although it   is not possible to set foot on the islands,  you will experience the magnificent sight  and sounds of the thousands of sea lions  and birds and maybe even spot seals and  dolphins playing around the boat. Our boat  trip also takes us past the mysterious  “Candelabro” figure etched on the side of a  mountain. Best viewed from the sea,  after  this  great  tour,  back  to  Lima, transfer  to  the  hotel.

DAY 05.- breakfast and  transfer  to  the  airport flight  to Arequipa, reception and transfer to the selected  hotel,  morning  free  to  rest,  in the  afternoon city  tour. visiting  the  lookouts  of  the city, as  well  as  the  main square,  Company complex, and the most important  Monastery.

DAY  06.- breakfast and  leaving  to the Colca Valley, on the  road we  appreciate the Vicuñas, some  birds, different  flora  and  fauna, and  we  will pass  the highest point at 4 850 masl. Then  go down  to the  biggest  village in  the valley,  lunch, in the afternoon you  can enjoy  of  the  natural  hot springs. Back to  the  hotel.

DAY 07.- early  breakfast, and  by car to  the  principal  lookout of  the  canyon,  where  you can see   the  depth of the  canyon  as well the  flight  of  the  condors. Back  to  Arequipa, transfer  to the  hotel

DAY 08.- breakfast,  and  transfer  to  the  bus  station , bus  to Puno (around 5 ½ hours),  reception and  transfer  to  the  hotel,  in the  afternoon  tour  to  the  floating  islands  of  Uros.

DAY 09.- breakfast,  leaving  by  bus  to  Copacabana  Village (Bolivian city in the  forntier),  city  tour  in  Copacabana  and   boarding of  Catamaran   to visit  the Sun Island  and  its  archaeological  preinca  ruins, continue  to Huatajata  from here  bus  to  La Paz,   to  the  hotel.

DAY 10.- breakfast and   City  Tour  + Moon  Valley,  interesting  old  houses, chuches, indian  market and   musesum of  Tiwanaku in downtown we  continue to  the  south  to the Moon Valley,  where  we can see the  strange  shapes  of  the  stone,  back to the hotel.

DAY 11.- breakfast, leaving to half day  tour  to Tiwanaku, this  is  the  most important   ruin  in Bolivia, it was built by the men of this culture, that developed in the highland, approximately between the years 1580 B.C and 1172 A.C. The tiahuanacotas archaeological remains -consisted of a ceremonial and a religious area- are one of the most splendid shows of the architectural development reached by the first inhabitants of the Andean heights. We  will  appreciate the Door of the Sun, the Temple of Kalasasaya, the Pyramids of Akhapana and Puma Punku, the monoliths Fraile and Ponce ,  lunch  transfer  to Puno  by  Desaguadero Route (shorter  than  copacabana)  hotel in Puno.

DAY 12.- breakfast and  by  special  bus  trip  to Cusco thi s bus  will  make  stops  to see  the  most  important  sightseeing on the  route,  lunch  and  around 17:00 hours arrive  to Cusco, trasnsfer to the  HOTEL.

DAY  13.- .- breakfast,  full   day  tour  to Sacred  Valley  of  the Incas  as  well as  the  4  nearest  arqueological  sites  like:  Saccsayhuaman, Quenqo, Pucapucara  and Tambomachay, in the sacred  valley  the   small  village  of  Pisac, lunch  and  to the   main ruin of  Ollantaytambo, in the afternoon  back to  Cusco  but making  a visit to Chincheros village

DAY 14.- early breakfast, transfer  to  the train station, train to the  nearest village  to Machupicchu “Aguas Calientes”, reception and  transfer  to the  hotel,  afternoon  free to explore  the  village   at  your  leisure, you can make  a small  hiking in the surrounding  areas, as well visit the Orquideario, or  enjoy of  the  natural  hot  springs.

DAY 15.- early  breakfast,  bus  to  the Machupicchu,  guided  tour  to the  lost city  of  the Incas, the  guide  will give  enough time  to explore  Machupicchu  at your leisure, if  you want  you can  climb  the  Putukusi mountain or  the  Waynapicchu,  from where you  willl have  a different  bue  amazing views   of  the Machupicchu,  in the afternoon   train back to Cusco, transfer  to the hotel.

DAY 16.- breakfast,  and  transfer     to the  airport, flight Cusco   to Lima,  reception and  transfer  to the  hotel.

DAY 17.- last breakfast, transfer  out.

INCLUDE: transfers  in – out  in  each  city,  domestic  flights: LIMA – AREQUIPA /CUSCO – LIMA, city  tour  in Lima, Nazca lines  overflight, tour  to  Ballestas  Islands, city  tour  in Arequipa,  2  days  tour  to Colca Canyon, bus  Arequipa-Puno, half day  tour  to  Floating  island of  Uros, full  day tour  to the Sun  Island and  city  tour  in  Copacabana, city  tour + moon valley in  La  Paz, half  day  tour  to Tiwanaku, transfer  from Tiwanaku to Puno, special  bus  from Puno to Cusco, full day  tour  of  sacred  valley and  4 nearest  ruins  in Cusco, overnight machupicchu  tour,  all entrance   fees  in the  tours, bus and  train tickets  to Machupicchu, english  speaking  guides (multilingual  guides  in  private  service), all breakfast, 02 lunches, 16 nights  in hotels.

 
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