Enjoy a mesmerizing adventure along this 8-day trip, touring the most piqturesque places you will imagine. Explore Lima, also known as the City of Kings, and all the history and colors that surrounds it. Discover the Inca highlights including the New World Seven Wonder Machu Picchu and the stunning Sacred Valley.
Day 1: Welcome to Lima
Collect your luggage then meet your courteous driver in the arrivals lounge at Jorge Chavez International Airport, holding a sign with your name or group reference on it.
You will have free time to rest and enjoy the facilities of the hotel!
Overnight at Selected Hotel in Lima
Meals Included: None
Day 2: Colonial And Modern Lima & Visit To The Larco Museum
Known as The City of Kings, Lima has many iconic places to visit. Combining the modern and colonial parts of the city, you will start this experience by visiting the beautiful districts of Miraflores and San Isidro, and passing along one of the most known "huaca" or sacred pre-Inca site, before heading to the Historic Center. Once there, you will walk along some of the most important streets of the city by the time, that leads to the historical Plaza de Armas, where you will have enough time to take pictures of the amazing colonial architecture that surrounds it. Then, you will also have the chance to take a peek into an iconic building, that has served Lima's citizens for centuries and continues to be an important landmark. As this experience continues, you will visit the impressive Convent of Santo Domingo, an astonishing building with colonial style. After exploring the Historical Center, you will head towards the Larco Museum, house of the incomparable Treasures of Ancient Peru private collection.
Overnight at Selected Hotel in Lima
Meals included: Breakfast and tea time
Day 3: Cusco
You will enjoy a delicious breakfast and, at the scheduled time, you will be transferred to the Lima international airport to board your flight to Cusco. Upon arrival you will be assisted at the Cusco airport and then transferred to your hotel and at the specific time a transport will take you from Cusco city to the Sacred Valley.
Overnight at Selected Hotel in Sacred Valley
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 4: Living the Sacred Valley
Explore the mythical Chinchero town, a picturesque village located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. There, you will be able visit the PARWA Center. In this place you can appreciate beautiful textiles and even buy some to take a little bit of Cusco back home. Afterwards, you will visit the imposing church of Chinchero, which was built by the Spanish in 1607 and incredibly remains standing until today. Finally, continue the tour to the ruins of Chinchero, where you will find an important Inca center back in the day in which amazing terraces and aqueducts were built. Then, you will visit the Ollantaytambo archaeological complex, one of the largest in Peru, which is strategically located on top of a mountain. Afterwards, you will descend to the Ollantaytambo town, which stands out for maintaining the Inca urban planning as part of its original urban layout, with some buildings and narrow stone streets. You will be able to tour this picturesque town and visit the local market.
Overnight at Selected Hotel in Sacred Valley.
Meals included: Breakfast and lunch
Day 5: Full Day in Machu Picchu
This day holds what is bound to be the highlight of your visit to Cusco: Machu Picchu. As one of the most renowned and beautiful must-see destinations of the world, it’s no wonder it welcomes over 1 million tourists every year! Your adventure starts with an early train ride towards Aguas Calientes, a picturesque village at the foot of Machu Picchu citadel. Once you arrive it’s only a short bus ride up the mountain and you’ll find yourself standing before one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World and one of the most important energy centers. It will be an unforgettable sight! You’ll set off to explore the citadel with its unique ruins, terraces and photogenic alpacas. From the highest hills you’ll be able to take in the unbelievable spectacle that is Machu Picchu seen from above. After soaking up the magical energy (and with plenty of photographs to show!) you’ll head back down to Aguas Calientes to have a delicious lunch and settle into your hotel.
Overnight at Selected Hotel in Aguas Calientes
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 6: Huayna Picchu
After a delicious breakfast, you will head towards Mount Huayna Picchu (2490 meters), Quechua for “Young Mountain”, on the eastern side of the Central Andes mountains. In this side of the mountain the trail is steep and parts of it include several section of stone staircases carved directly into the mountainside. This experience Includes entrance ticket, bus ride and a guide.
*The confirmation of the Huayna Picchu Mountain is subject to availability at the moment of the purchase, on the cases we are not able to confirm the entrance we will offer Machu Picchu Mountain instead.
At the scheduled time, you will be transferred from the Ollantaytambo station to Cusco hotel.
Overnight at Selected Hotel in Cusco
Meals included: Breakfast and tea time
Day 7: City Tour & Nearby Ruins
Explore the most iconic places of the city of Cuzco! Known as the Imperial City and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, this city is a living example of the mixture between Andean and Spanish cultures. The tour starts in the Koricancha Temple, an ancient Inca palace and cult center of the Sun God, above which the order of the Dominicans built a church, which remains standing to this day. The ascent continues as you reach the Fortress of Sacsayhuaman, an impressive example of the Inca military architecture. Afterwards, you will explore Q'enqo archeological site, an Inca ceremony site where many important ceremonies took place. Finally, you will arrive to the Plaza de Armas (main square), where you will visit the imposing Cathedral, the most important temple in the city.
Overnight at Selected Hotel in Cusco
Meals included: Breakfast and tea time
Day 8: Farewell
You will enjoy a delicious breakfast and, at the scheduled time, you will be transferred to the Cusco airport to board your flight.back to Lima in order to take your international connection.
Meals included: Breakfast.