Peru,Lima,Cuzco,Ollantaytambo,Chinchero Market,Sacred Valley,Machu Picchu,Puno,Andahuaylillas,Raqchi,Pucara,Uros Island
DAY 1, Thursday or Friday - Depart the USA, Arrive in Lima
Depart the USA for Peru. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey. Upon arrival in Lima, transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure
Overnight: Lima
DAY 2, Friday or Saturday - Lima City Tour
In the late morning, depart for a tour of Lima. Enjoy the sights of Peru's capital city with 2000 years of indigenous and colonial heritage before stopping at the San Francisco Monastery, famous for its 17th century architecture and world-renowned library. In the evening, meet with your guide for an orientation. Spend the remainder of the evening at leisure in the "Gastronomical Capital of the Americas" by exploring Lima's nightlife or sampling some of its many restaurants
Optional: Half Day Larco Herrera Museum & Pueblo Libre (PM)
Optional: Dinner at La Dama Juana
Overnight: Lima
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 3, Saturday or Sunday - Fly to Cuzco, Visit Ollantaytambo & Chinchero Market
This morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Cuzco. Upon arrival, transfer to the Urubamba Sacred Valley to visit the bustling Chinchero market where you can bargain for alpaca wool scarves, jewelry, and other hand-crafted goods. After the tour, enjoy time for lunch at a local restaurant. Following lunch, continue on to Ollantaytambo. During the Incan Empire, this site was the royal estate of Emperor Pachacuti and served as a town and ceremonial center. Marvel at the architecture of the Incas before being transferred to your hotel, balance of the day at leisure
Optional: Dinner at Hotel
Overnight: Urubamba Sacred Valley
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 4, Sunday or Monday - Full Day in the Sacred Valley
Today, enjoy the full day at leisure in Urubamba. The Sacred Valley is scattered with ancient ruins and once served as the gateway to the jungle. Today it is considered one of the most important tourist destinations in Peru, and is popular for activities such as hiking, kayaking, rafting, horse-back riding, and bathing in thermal baths
Optional: Full Day Maras and Moray
Overnight: Urubamba Sacred Valley
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 5, Monday or Tuesday - Full Day Machu Picchu
Early this morning, transfer to the Urubamba Sacred Valley's Ollanta Station and board the Backpacker Train for Machu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Spend the day viewing the ancient citadel before boarding the train for your return to the Sacred Valley's Ollanta Station in the evening. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel in Cuzco
***Please note that for April, May & June departures, travel to Machu Picchu will take place in two stages. In the first stage, passengers will take a 50 minute bus ride from Sacred Valley's Ollantaytambo station to Piscacucho, where they will connect to the second stage, an 80 minute train ride via Backpacker or Vistadome train to the town of Aguas Caliente where normal services will be resumed.
Optional: Upgrade to Vistadome or Hiram Bingham Trains
Overnight: Cuzco
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 6, Tuesday or Wednesday - Full Day in Cuzco
Spend today at leisure in "The Imperial City". The city of Cuzco is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site and once served as the capital of the Inca Empire. Take time to sightsee or shop independently. Cuzco is declared the Historical Capital by the Constitution of Peru and hosts nearly 1 million visitors every year. Visit some of the numerous Inca monuments or investigate the culinary secrets of Andean cuisine
Optional: Half Day Inca Ruins (AM)
Optional: Half Day Cuzco City (PM)
Optional: Dinner at La Retama
Overnight: Cuzco
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 7, Wednesday or Thursday - Transfer to Puno, Andahuaylillas, Raqchi, and Pucara
Early this morning transfer to Puno by bus. On the way, stop in Andahuaylillas, home to the church of San Pedro, considered to be the "Sistine Chapel of the Americas". Proceed to the Incan archaeological site of Raqchi where the temple of Wiracocha is found. Admire this complex of temple, living quarters, storehouses, fairgrounds, and ceremonial baths before departing for the artisan town of Pucara, the last stop before continuing on to Puno. Upon arrival in the evening, transfer to your hotel. Puno is located on the banks of Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake at 12,421 feet above sea level
Overnight: Puno
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 8, Thursday or Friday - Excursion to Uros Islands
Today begins with a boat trip to the Uros Islands. These islands are completely man-made structures, and their inhabitants, the Uros, continue to maintain them as they have since pre-Columbian times, using totora reeds from the lake to build not only the islands, but also their houses. Return to your hotel later in the day and enjoy the balance at leisure
Optional Half Day Sillustani Tombs (PM)
Overnight: Puno
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 9, Friday or Saturday - Fly to Lima
This morning transfer to the airport for your flight back to Lima. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel, the balance of the day is at leisure
Optional: Half Day Indian Market (PM)
Overnight: Lima
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 10, Saturday or Sunday - Depart for the USA
Transfer from hotel to the airport for your departure flight
Meals: Breakfast
