Lima, Paracas, Ica, and Cusco 9 Days

Day 1: LIMA

Pick up you at the airport and transfer to the hotel.

Overnight in Lima.

Day 2: LIMA - CITY TOUR

Breakfast at the hotel.

MODERN LIMA

We will begin our tour of the modern residential districts of Miraflores and San Isidro. We will visit the Financial Center, El Golf, El Olivar, La Huaca Pucllana, pre-Inca ceremonial temple in pyramid shape that has survived to the Lima urban expansion. We will make a stop in the “Parque del Amor” located in the Malecon de Miraflores, where we will have a view of the Pacific Ocean.

COLONIAL LIMA

Continuing our tour, we will go to the historic center of Lima, declared by UNESCO in 1991, Cultural patrimony of humanity,

Where the center of the Spanish colony was established in the 16^th century and the first buildings were erected. We will visit the Plaza San Martín, balconies and old houses, Plaza Mayor andits most important buildings like the Palacio de Gobierno,

Lima Cathedral, the Palacio Arzobispal and Municipal, la Estación de Desamparados, and others.

We will enter one of the most important monasteries from the 17th century. We will visit the old library, the Choir, the main cloister and the subterranean crypts known as the Catacombs. Ending our tour you will have the option of staying in the Indian market at Larcomar or return to your hotel.

Free afternoon at night.

MUSICULINARIA “Peru Culture”.

Peru, capital of the Peruvian Gastronomy, this “gastromusical” live cooking experience, takes place in a “huarique” located in a former Villa of Colonial Lima; where will guests enjoy a livemusic Show, and delicious recipes made on the basis of Peruvian fresh inputs, coast, mountains and jungle.
In this place we will have a delicious tasting dishes anddesserts most representative of Peruvian cuisineaccompanied by an impressive artistic show that blendsmusic with food during preparation time.

Overnight in Lima.

Food: Breakfast, Dinner.

Day 3: LIMA / PARACAS NATIONAL RESERVE

05.40 Hrs. Trasnfer to the Cruz del Sur bus station.

06.40 Hrs. Departure to Paracas town. In Cruz del Sur company.

10.40 Hrs. Arriving to the Paracas town, reception and trasnfer.

11.00 Hrs. Visit to the Paracas Reserve.

This is a huge protected area located to the South West of Pisco City. The name of this beautiful place comes from a Quechua word which means "rain of sand" probably due to the strong winds that hit the afternoons at this place.

The Paracas Reserve is also very important because its waters are home to abundant quantities of zooplankton andphytoplanktonand a selection of fish that allow industrial and artisanal fishing.

This is a very important activity in Pisco town. The Paracas Reserve is located in an area of 335,000 hectares and is considered one of the most important ecosystems on the planet. During our visit we will be able to appreciate the beautiful cliffs and beaches along this tour (Playa Roja, Playa Yumaque, Laguna).

We can also see groups of flamingos feeding on the seashore. In order to better appreciate these beautiful birds, it will be necessary to take a short walk to a small viewpoint from which you will be able to appreciate them more closely. According to some historians, it was the birds that inspired the liberator San Martín to create the colors of our red and white flag. Then you can visit the interpretation center of the reserve, in this place we can learn about the marine flora and fauna of Paracas Reserve.

Free afternoon to enjoy the hotel

Overnight in Paracas.

Day 4: PARACAS / ICA – BALLESTAS ISLANDS AND ICA CITY TOUR

Breakfast at hotel.

07.45 Hrs. Transfer to the pier

08:00 Hrs. Departure by boat to the Ballestas Islands. Tour to the Paracas Peninsula, the more important the Peruvian coast wildlife sanctuary.

Trip in a motor boat to the Ballestas Islands, in the Paracas National Reserve, where we

will have the opportunity to see the "candlestick", a giant figure of the style of Nazca lines made in the sand. In addition, observe sea lions, silly birds, pelicans, penguins and other seabirds. Return to the pier.

10.45 Hrs. Departure to Ica,

12:10 Hrs. Arrival to Ica city and transfer to begin our tour. Panoramic City Tour in Ica we will have the following visits: The Cathedral, some “vitivinícolas” of the area and Huacachina lagoon which is a traditional resting place for the people who live in Ica, the lagoon appears as an oasis in between of the desert, conformed a splendid landscape of palm dunes and huarangos.

Trasnfer to the choosen hotel

Overnight in Ica.

Day 5: ICA / NAZCA / CUSCO

Breakfast at the hotel

Departure to the Nazca city in Cruz Del Sur Company. Arrival to Nazca city and transfer to the airfield where we will have an introductory video of the Nazca Lines

OVERFLIGHT OF THE NAZCA LINES

We will board a small plane that will fly over the mysterious Nazca Lines; large line drawings of animals, birds and geometric figures, drawn in the desert, which can only be appreciated from the air. At the appointed time, transfer to the Cruz Del Sur bus station to board the bus to Cusco.

(Departure from Nazca 20.25 hrs / Trip duration: 15 hours).

Night on board the bus.

Day 6: CUSCO – CITY TOUR & NEARBY RUINS

Arrival in Cusco. Reception in the bus station and transfer to the chosen hotel.

In the afternoon, Between 13:20 and 13:45 hrs., we will begin the the pick-up from the hotels, to visit to the city and the nearby ruins: the tour will show us the impressive colonial city built on Inca foundations; we will visit THE CATHEDRAL, of Renaissance structure and fine paintings of the "Escuela Cuzqueña", KORICANCHA or The Temple of the sun. We will continue to visit to the four ruins to Cusco:

SACSAYHUAMAN (great fortress located 5 Km from the city), QENQO Amphitheater (sacred, center of worship of the god Puma, where they made human sacrifices), PUCAPUCARA ("red fortress" due to the tonality that acquires its rocks with the light of twilight) and TAMBOMACHAY (temple to worship the water). Return to the hotel.

Overnight in Cusco

Day 7: CUSCO - SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS

Breakfast at the hotel. At the appointed schedule, pick-up from the hotel to visit Sacred Valley. During the tour we will visit Pisac. Which is a colonial town, where on Sundays people celebrate mass in Quechua, then we will visit on the way Coya, Lamay, Calca y Urubamba towns. Lunch Buffet. In the afternoon the guided visit of Ollantaytambo town, place where the archaeological park Ollantaytambo is located, gigantic agricultural complex administrative, social, religious and military in Tahuantinsuyo time.

Return to Cusco

Overnight in Cusco.

Day 8: CUSCO - MACHU PICCHU

Breakfast. At the appointed schedule, transfer to the train station to start our trip to the citadel of Machu Picchu, after traveling for 3:30 hrs. We will arrive at the Puente Ruinas station, where we will take the buses that will lead us to the Lost City of the Incas, "Machu Picchu", the most famous Inca architecture. It was discovered in 1911. We will enjoy a guided tour of the main buildings of the citadel as: El Mirador, Temple of the Three Windows, the Intihuatana, The Main Square, etc. At the end of this tour we will take the bus down to Aguas Calientes town where we will have lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon we will take by train to return to Cusco. Arriving to Cusco city and transfer to the hotel. Arriving to Cusco city and transfer to the hotel.

Overnight in Cusco

Day 9: CUSCO

Breakfast at the hotel. At the appropriate time transfer out.

End of our Services

Important:

This day's breakfast will depend on the departure time of the hotel.
The excursions schedule will be reconfirmed at the destination.

INCLUDES

Shared services with Spanish or English professional guidance.
Tickets to the attractions included.
Internal flights Cusco - Lima.
Air taxes

Transfer in / out Lima
02 nights’ accommodation in Lima with breakfast.
City Tour Lima
Musiculinaria “Peru Show Expresión Cultural”

Bus tickets Lima / Paracas + Ica / Nazca in Cruz del Sur company.
Transfer In / Out in Paracas
01 night accommodation in Paracas with breakfast
Paracas National Reserve
Tour Ballestas island.
Transfer Paracas / Ica in a turistic bus.
Transfer In / Out in Ica
01 night accommodation in Ica with breakfast
Panoramic City tour Ica
Transfer in / out in Nazca
Overflight of the Nazca Lines (Does not include overflight tax S/.30 to pay in destination, it can be change)
Boleto de bus nocturno Nazca / Cusco – servicio compartido (Noche abordo)

Transfer in / out in Cusco
03 nights’ accommodation in Cusco with breakfast.
City Tour Cusco and 4 nearby ruins.
Lunch in Sacred Valley of the Incas
Train to Machupicchu round trip (According to availability).
Lunch in Machupicchu

NOT INCLUDES

International flight tickets.
Services not detailed in the program

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