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Peru: hiking and nature including Machu Picchu and Titicaca Lake

12 days/11 nights 

This trip offers you a discovery of Peru off the beaten track with hikes in landscapes of unforgettable beauty for a journey which will full your eyes and heart.

After a discovery of Lima, you will discover Cusco, the Inca capital. This hike and nature trip to Peru will take you to a first community in the sacred valley around Cusco. You will then meet a second community before leaving for Huchuy Qosqo, a little-known Inca city that can only be discovered on a hike. You will then have the privilege of discovering the Puma Marca Canyon of unique beauty with a fascinating view of the valley. You will sleep in the mountains in a community. Always with your expert guide, you will then go to Ollantaytambo, an Inca city before going to meet the famous and last Inca city: Machu Picchu. Your trip will then take you to the Altiplano with its spectacular landscapes and less known sites. You will arrive in Puno where you will spend several days on the lake Titicaca in the communities to discover their daily life and to make hikes with a view as far as the lake Titicaca and its islands.

This trip does not require a particular physical condition. In the evening, you will not sleep in tents in order to avoid the cold but in hotels or communities.

YOU WILL ENJOY : 

• The grandiose and unique landscapes of the Andes and Altiplano mountain ranges.
• A unique discovery of Peru, its nature, its fauna and flora, off the beaten path and mass tourism.
• Machu Picchu, Wonder of the world.
• The quality and professional support of our teams and guides.
• Many famous as well as less known Inca sites.
• Accommodation and discovery of 2 communities (Cusco and Lake Titicaca).

A tailor-made circuit: 

This trek through Peru from Cusco to the Inca sacred valley and Lake Titicaca via the Altiplano will take place from 2 participants. This means that if you are 2 people traveling together, you are sure that this trip will take place on the dates indicated.

If you want a tailor-made trip especially created for you, we invite you to contact us so that we can establish and realize together your customized travel program for your unforgettable trip Hiking and Nature in Peru with our English speaking team.

This Peru trekking trip in the unique landscapes of the Andes and Altiplano ranges is accessible to everyone. For those who would like more intense hikes or treks in Peru, please contact us for another more intense program.

Apart from homestay nights in the communities, the hotels for this trip are 3-star hotels (local standards), except in Ollantaytambo where it is a 2-star hotel for 1 night. We choose hotels based on their quality and location. If you want higher-class hotels, please contact us for the price.

You will be in a double room (double bed for couples, 2 single beds in other cases). If you want a single room (subject to availability), an additional single room will be requested.

If you register for two or more people, please specify who you want to be in your room with. If you register alone, to avoid extra room charges, another person will share your room (no mixed room, except on request of the 2 people concerned).

Circuit: 

Day 1: Welcome to Peru 

Our team will welcome you at Lima International Airport. Transfer to your hotel to leave luggage and rest a little.

Discover the city of Lima with its colonial history, colonial monuments and sunset over the Pacific Ocean.

You will discover the most famous sites in the history of the « City of Kings »: Plaza de Armas, San Francisco Monastery, the Cathedral and its old centre.

You will discover Plaza San Martin and Plaza de Armas with its different buildings such as the Government Palace, the Basilica, the Cathedral and the Municipal Palace. You will discover the monumental San Francisco Convent, one of the finest examples of colonial religious art in America. You will see the Coral Room, the Monks Library and Saint Christie’s. Then the Grand Patio, the Main Cloister, finely decorated with ornaments of the sixteenth century, its beautiful Moorish arches and underground crypts that are known as Catacombs from where you can feel the presence of the colonial past.

The afternoon will be free to rest or stroll in the district of Miraflores overlooking the ocean.

Night at the hotel in Lima.

Day 2: Discover Cusco 

Our team will welcome you at Cusco International Airport. Transfer to the hotel.

Discover the Culture and Inca civilization.

Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire (UNESCO World Heritage Site). From all over Peru, it is the city that has best preserved the Inca’s past. In Cusco, you will feel immersed in the time of the Incas. We have prepared a unique and complete program to fully discover the beautiful city of Cusco, so representative of Peru.

Night at the hotel in Cusco.

Day 3: Discover the little-known sites of Cusco

On foot, you will discover the historical centre of Cusco, the capital of the Incas. You will explore the famous Qoricancha or Golden Temple which was one of the main sanctuaries of Cusco.

Your French-speaking guide will take you on a journey back in time, discovering the streets of the Inca period as well as the Inca sites that have been preserved.

You will also discover the cathedral and the churches of Cusco which contain many artistic works, testimonies of the school of Cusco.

This discovery of the little-known sites of Cusco will be done on foot to prepare also for the excursions of the following days to advance in stages.

Day 4: Hiking in the Inca sites around Cusco

In the morning, with your English-speaking guide, you will be dropped off in the Tambomachay Inca sanctuary, a place dedicated to water and fertility.

This day of hiking will take you away from the beaten path and will allow you to meet the communities present on this territory.

In these ancient sites, you will learn more about the way of life of the Incas including the Inca baths, Inca fortresses and many other treasures which can be visited.

Your hike will then take you to the fortress of Puca Pucara then to the Inca astronomical centre of Qenqo, then to Sacsayhuaman, vast archaeological site before slowly going back to Cusco, the Inca capital.

Night at the hotel in Cusco.

Day 5: Hiking on an Inca path overlooking the sacred valley before going to Machu Picchu

In a private vehicle, you will be dropped off in a community in the Sacred Valley. Accompanied by your guide, you will cross sublime landscapes to see the summits of mountains called the Apus by the inhabitants of the region.

You will pass through sublime landscapes with a view of snow-capped mountains.

You will cross a canyon with one of the most beautiful views of the Sacred Valley before arriving at Huchuy Qosqo which was a very important sanctuary for the Incas. This sanctuary is very little known and is only accessible on foot hiking. It was in this place that lived the Inca and its courtyard.

The landscapes are sumptuous with a majestic view of the Andean Cordillera. In this Eden, you will pass through a canyon with lush vegetation. There are the most beautiful landscapes of the Cusco region.

The driver will meet you at the bottom of the valley to bring you to your hotel in the Sacred Valley for Cusco.

Night at the hotel in the Sacred Valley or in Cusco.

Day 6: Maras, Moray, Ollantaytambo

In the morning, you will leave in a private vehicle with your French-speaking guide for the famous Sacred Valley of the Incas including Salineras, Maras, Moray and Ollantaytambo. 

You will cross the Sacred Valley and be able to appreciate its unique and magnificent landscapes. Maras will invite you to discover salt ponds where families still harvest salt by hand in the same natural pools in the heart of the Andes, as their ancestors the Incas used to do. Crossing marvellous landscapes, you will then discover Moray, the famous terraces where the Incas cultivated on the different levels of these terraces. You will then go to Ollantaytambo, a small authentic town which has preserved its historical architecture. You will visit and discover the sanctuary of Ollantaytambo with its temple of the Sun, the baths of the Inca priestesses and the Incas’ solar thrones. You will then take the famous train of the Andes to spend the night at the feet of Machu Picchu in the city of Aguas Calientes.

Night at the hotel in Aguas Calientes. 

Day 7: Machu Picchu 

In the morning, you will be driven to the sanctuary of Machu Picchu, wonder of the world (20 minutes). Its discovery is relatively recent since it was discovered in 1911 when it was still covered with vegetation. Machu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is also one of the Seven Wonders of the World. 

Once on site, in Machu Picchu, you will have the unique opportunity to admire this magical site with fascinating stories delivered by our guide in English. You will discover Machu Picchu outside the box.  

Return by train. 

Night at the hotel in Cusco. 

Day 8: Discover the Altiplano and Lake Titicaca Archaeological Sites

In a confortable, you will leave Cusco to go to Lake Titicaca. Along the way, you will visit Andayualillas considered as the Sistine Chapel of South America. This chapel was built by the artists and decorated by the painters of the Cusco School after the Spanish conquest. The murals and the ceiling are in solid gold and its decorations sumptuous. You will then go to the Raqchi temple where the Inca elite lived. You can also buy souvenirs, including clothes made by communities on the way to Raya. Before arriving in Puno, you will discover an ancient village in Pukara where you can admire its unique archaeological remains.

Arrive late afternoon in Puno.

Night at the hotel in Puno.

Day 9: Discover Lake Titicaca

In the morning you will cruise on Lake Titicaca, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On the Uros island, you will meet the inhabitants and discover their way of life inherited from their ancestors. The inhabitants live on islands that they create based on totoras that grow in Lake Titicaca.

Still by boat, you will continue crossing Lake Titicaca (2 hours) to arrive on the island of Amantani where you will live a unique experience by sharing the daily life of a community.

In the evening, a traditional celebration with music and dancing will be celebrated with the community to celebrate your arrival.

Night homestay in the community of Amantani.

Day 10: Discover Taquile Island 

In the morning you will leave the island by boat to go to Taquile Island. You will discover there the cultures and traditions of the inhabitants of this island who have preserved a way of life inherited from their ancestors.

You can also enjoy the delicious Taquile trout with a gourmet meal on Taquile Island.

We will then return by boat to Puno.

Night at the hotel in Puno.

Day 11: Return to Lima

Transfer to Juliaca airport to take an internal flight to Lima. Our team will welcome you at Lima airport and you will be escorted to your hotel in Lima.

Afternoon free to rest or stroll along the ocean.

Night at the hotel in Lima.

Day 12: Departure from Peru

Transfer to Lima airport to catch your international return flight in the morning.

Price for this trip Peruvian communities and homestay in Peru – LIMA – CUSCO, MARAS, MORAY, SACRED VALLEY, OLLANTAYTAMBO, MACHU PICCHU, LAKE TITICACA (price per person, based on double room sharing)

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If you want a custom-made trip, do not hesitate to contact us for a quote.

PRICE INCLUDE: 

• Land transport in Peru by boat on Lake Titicaca as mentioned explicitly in the program.
• Accommodation with breakfasts.
• The services of our English-speaking guides.
• The entries in the sites.
• Activities and transportation explicitly mentioned in the program.
• 2 internal flights in Peru: Lima – Cusco and Juliaca – Lima

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE: 

• Meals except breakfasts.
• Personal expenses.
• Drinks.
• Tips.
• Insurance (luggage, cancellation, repatriation …).
• International flight tickets to Lima.
• Possible extensions once the trip is over.

If you wish, we can also search airline tickets for your international flight.

 

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