Day 1 – Modern and Colonial Lima

Early flight to the Peruvian capital Lima (not included). Arrival to Lima, pick up from the airport and transfer to the hotel.
In the afternoon, your guide picks you up from the hotel and shows you the most representative historical and modern sites in Lima. During the city tour, you visit sites of the city’s three most important historical periods – the pre-Hispanic, the colonial and the contemporary.
The tour includes a panoramic view of the ceremonial and administrative center Huaca Pucllana from around 500 AD, a drive on the Paseo de la República road and visits to the San Martin Square and the Plaza Mayor where the Government Palace, the Archbishop’s Palace, the Basilica Cathedral and the Municipality are located.
Afterwards, you continue to the most traditional residential areas of Lima: San Isidro and Miraflores. The tour ends at the Larcomar shopping center in Miraflores in front of the sea, which is the contemporary tourist center of Lima. Here, you have a wide choice of restaurants to enjoy dinner.
For an additional cost, we can add a visit to the beautiful fountains of the Magic Circuit of Water in the evening. Thirteen different fountains can be admired and there is a show with music, colored lights and lasers. This optional activity is only available from Wednesday to Sunday.
Accommodation in Lima.

Meals included: none

Day 2 – Cuzco and nearby Ruins

At a convenient time, your driver takes you to the airport, so you can take your flight from Lima to Cuzco (flight not included). Reception in Cuzco and transfer to the hotel where a cup of the traditional “mate de coca” tea awaits you.
In the afternoon, your Cuzco city tour starts. First, you visit the Plaza de Armas, the heart of modern and Inca Cuzco where you can also admire the cathedral. Then, your guide takes you to the Santo Domingo Church and Qoricancha, the Inca temple of the sun.
Afterwards, you head to the Inca fortress Sacsayhuaman, which impresses with its monumental scale and beauty. The next stop is Qenko that shows excellent examples of artfully carved rocks and the Inca “rock worship”. From the Puca Pucara ruins, you can enjoy a stunning view of Cusco and its surroundings. The fourth and last ruin you visit today is Tambomachay, which is commonly referred to as the Inca baths.
Return to your hotel in Cuzco and accommodation.

Meals included: breakfast

Day 3 – Sacred Valley

After breakfast, you start your excursion to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Your first stop is at a typical market in Pisac where you can bargain with the indigenous vendors and buy souvenirs. On the way, you can appreciate the Andean landscapes including the Vilcanota River Canyon.
After a buffet-style lunch in a local countryside restaurant, you continue the journey, passing through the towns of Calco and Urubamba, until you finally arrive to Ollantaytambo. This place is also known as the living Inca city because it is the best still-existing example of Inca city planning. The buildings, Inca terraces and narrow cobblestone streets remain in their original state. The Inca fortress and citadel of Ollantaytambo were built to protect the entrance to the Sacred Valley from invasion. Imagine how a military, agricultural and religious center looked like during the Inca Empire by climbing the fortress’s terraces and strolling through the town’s streets.
On the way back to Cuzco, you visit the ruins of Tupac Inca Yupanqui’s royal hacienda in Chincheros. In this picturesque Andean town, you can also admire a well-preserved Inca wall at the main square and a colonial temple that was built on Inca foundations.
Accommodation in Cuzco.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch

Day 4 – Machu Picchu

After an early breakfast, you are transferred to the train station to start your three-hour journey through beautiful Andean landscapes to Aguas Calientes. From there, you take a bus to the “Lost City of the Incas” – Machu Picchu. You join a guided tour to explore and learn about the different areas of the citadel including the main plaza, the circular tower, the sacred sundial, the royal quarters, the temple with the three windows and various burial grounds. After the tour is finished, you can wander around Machu Picchu and take pictures at your leisure.
A buffet-style lunch in a restaurant close to the ruins is included and in the late afternoon, you return to Aguas Calientes to take the train back to Cuzco. Transfer from the train station to the hotel.
Accommodation in Cuzco.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch

Day 5 – Return

Breakfast at the hotel and free time depending on your return flight. Transfer to Cuzco airport to take your flight to Lima and from there the connecting flight to your next destination.

Meals included: breakfast