1st day: ../Lima
Upon your arrival reception at the airport and transfer to the selected Hotel.
Overnight at the selected hotel.
2nd day: Lima/Puno
Transfer from the hotel to the airport.
Flight Lima to Juliaca.
SILLUSTANI TOMBS:
On your way to the hotel in Puno, visit around 45 minutes the famous Chullpas of Sillustani, 12 m/40ft high stone cylinder burial chambers, used by the Aymaras to bury their important leaders. Afterwards you will arrive at the selected hotel.
Overnight at the selected hotel.
Meals included : Breakfast.
3rd day: Puno/Amantani
UROS & AMANTANI ISLANDS (TITICACA LAKE):
Transfer to Uros, these floating islands are inhabit by people known as the "Water Tribe" because they have built their own "islands" by periodically adding new layers of a type of reed unique to the area called "totora". Then transfer to Amantani island. After welcome you will take lunch with locals. At appropiate time you will start a hike, in which you will appreciate the local customs. Arrival to Pachatata ceremonial center, place where Amantani inhabitants deposit every year their oblations. In front of it is another center called Pachamama, where the rituals and worships to the cosmic deities take place.
Pay to the Mother Earth Ceremony at Amantani Island, you will offer up an oblation (representative, like seeds) to the mother earth (pachamama).
Return to family houses to take a typical dinner and overnight.
Meals included : Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
4th day: Amantani/Puno
TAQUILE ISLAND (TITICACA LAKE):
Transfer from Amantani to Taquile island where you will do a four hours visit. You will arrive by the back side of the island and start a hike to appreciate the wonderful natural sightseeing, after ascending through a regular pendant slope you will arrive at the town, there you will visit the Handicraft Center where you could find a great variety of fine coloured hand made weaves. At proper time, transfer to Puno. Upon arrival transfer to the selected hotel.
Overnight in the selected hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast.
5th day: Puno/Cusco
At the appropriate time, transfer to the Bus Station.
INKA EXPRESS BUS RIDE FROM PUNO TO CUSCO WITH VISITS ON ROUTE:
Departure for an eight hours trip towards Cusco, the Inka Express bus will stop in some interesting places to visit such as Raqchy Temple and some old Inca constructions. Marvellous scenery of landscape and typical animals like the "llama", "alpaca" will join you through this journey.
Transfer from the bus station to the hotel.
Overnight at selected hotel.
Meals included : Breakfast and Lunch.
6th day:
Cusco
CITY TOUR & NEIGHBORING RUINS:
City tour for 3 hours through the beautiful Cusco city and its nearby ruins. The tour will show you the amazing colonial city built on the foundations of the Inca palaces. You will visit the Koricancha or Temple of the Sun, where you can appreciate the incredible masonry of the Incas, the Plaza de Armas and the Cathedral with its carved woodworks, altars and paintings. Then you will be driven to the Inca fortress of Sacsayhuaman, to the underground cave and temple of Qenqo and to Tambomachay, known as the Baths of the Inca. Finally you will visit the Misminay Exhibit, Misminay is a native community of Cusco, there you will be able to appreciate their beautiful handcrafts.
MYSTIC CEREMONY:
You will be part of a Pay to Mother Land Ceremony. This 40 minutes mystic sesion will be executed in a zone near to Sacsayhuaman fortress, at the Llaullapata forest.
Overnight at the selected hotel.
Meals included : Breakfast.
7th day: Cusco/Sacred Valley
PISAC MARKET & OLLANTAYTAMBO:
Full day Sacred Valley excursion. 31 km (19 miles) far from Cusco is Pisac, at the entrance of the Sacred Valley. Visit the colorful market that on sundays, tuesdays and thursdays a craft fair took place where you can buy beautiful handicrafts and sourvenirs. The lunch will be served in a local restaurant. The tour continues towards Ollantaytambo, an archaeological site that the Incas built as a fort and includes a temple, agricultural terraces, and an urban area. There are two distinct sectors: Araqama Ayllu, the religious and worship zone, and Qosqo Ayllu, the residential area. Ollantaytambo was an important administrative center with probable military functions due to the walls and towers. There are also traces of ancient roads and aqueducts. The town of Ollantaytambo is called a Living-Inca-Town, since the inhabitants maintain very old practices and customs.
Overnight at the selected hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast and Buffet Lunch.
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8th day: Sacred Valley/Machu Picchu
Transfer to the train station.
MACHU PICCHU VISIT:
Arrival by Vistadome class train to Machu Picchu ruins. From Aguas Calientes station you will be transported by bus to the top of the mountain and to citadel of Machu Picchu, one of the most renowned examples of Inca architecture. The city of Machu Picchu is the department of Cusco’s most important tourist attraction and one of the new 7 Wonders of the World. Discovered in 1911 by the American explorer, Hiram Bingham, this city is considered to be one of the most extraordinary examples of scenic architecture in the world, built at the top of a granite mountain. The Incas, using ingenious engineering techniques, were able to transport heavy stone blocks up the mountain side, and once there, they used their excellent masonry skills to produce amazingly polished stones that fit together perfectly. After a three hours guided visit in the ruins, you will have lunch at a restaurant of the area.
After a two hours guided visit in the ruins, you will have lunch at a restaurant of the area.
Overnight at the selected hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast and Buffet Lunch.
9th day: Machu Picchu/Cusco
SECOND DAY IN MACHU PICCHU:
Entrance fee to visit Machu Picchu ruins or to climb the Huayna Picchu peak, the great mountain behind the citadel. The guide is not included.
Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
At the appointed time, you will return to the station to take your train ride to Ollantaytambo station at the Sacred Valley.
Transfer from Ollanta Station in the Sacred Valley to Cusco Hotel.
Overnight at the Selected Hotel.
Meals included : Breakfast and Buffet Lunch.
10th day: Cusco/Puerto Maldonado
Transfer from the hotel to the airport.
Airline ticket to Puerto Maldonado.
LODGE - MONKEY ISLAND:
Arrival to Puerto Maldonado. Reception, and after a brief visit to the town and market, transfer to the river dock where you will board the boat and set forth down the Madre de Dios River to the Lodge. After enjoying an exquisite -and typical- welcome drink, you will settle down in a comfortable bungalow. In the evening, visit the Monkey Island.
Overnight at the Lodge.
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
11th day: Puerto Maldonado
SPIRITUAL PURIFICATION:
After breakfast, a long walk -for relaxation and concentration purposes- through the forest surrounding the Lodge. After lunch, a brief lecture is given by the Shaman Teacher in order to achieve a greater effectiveness within the work that is going to be undertaken. At 8:00 pm (without having ingested any dinner), the session of meditation and concentration begins with the participation of the Shaman. Under his guidance, participants will undertake activities of spiritual purification, cleansing and healing. The ceremony will last past midnight.
Overnight at the Lodge.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
12th day: Puerto Maldonado
DAY FOR MEDITATION:
Breakfast, day for meditation and rest. After lunch, optional visits to a local family, the botanical garden or an ecological pool.
Overnight at the Lodge.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
13th day: Puerto Maldonado/Lima
LAST DAY IN THE JUNGLE:
Breakfast and transfer to the Airport.
Airline ticket to Lima.
Upon your arrival reception at the airport and transfer to the selected Hotel.
LIMA CITY TOUR (COLONIAL AND MODERN):
Guided visit through Lima's Historical Center: the Plaza Mayor (Main Square), the Government Palace, the Archbishop's Palace, the City Hall and old streets with colonial mansions and Moorish balconies. You will also visit the San Francisco Convent, which has the most magnificent collection of colonial art in America. The tour will continue through the most traditional residential areas of Lima, including San Isidro, Miraflores and LarcoMar, a shopping center of international thematic attractions which offers a spectacular panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean.
Overnight at the selected hotel.
Meals included : Breakfast.
14th day: Lima/...
At the appropriate time, transfer to the airport.
Meals included : Breakfast.
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