GTVP-234 – PERU
PERU WITH SACRED VALLEY
Lima, Cusco, Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu

Six Days / Five Nights
Daily

HIGHLIGHTS:

The Inca Empire right at our feet. Visit the most representative and astonishing sites of each place we visit. A memorable selection of the main attractions offered by Cusco, Sacred Valley, and Lima.

DETAILED ITINERARY

DAY 1: Lima

Arrival in Lima, meet and greet at the airport, transfer to your hotel.
Overnight accommodations in Lima at selected hotel

DAY 2: Lima

City tour of Modern and Colonial Lima
In the morning we will have a tour through Lima’s streets and plazas. Starting at the Love Park in Miraflores, with a spectacular view of the Pacific Ocean, and then heading to the Huaca Pucllana, ceremonial center of the Lima culture. After this, we go on to the Main Square where the Government Palace and the Town Hall are located.

We will visit the Cathedral and explore Santo Domingo Convent, along which corridors San Martin de Porras and San Rosa de Lima used to walk around in the 17th century, and where their remains rest today. Afternoon at leisure or enjoy an optional tour such as the Larco Museum.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight accommodations at selected hotel

DAY 3: Lima / Cusco

Transfer to the airport and flight to Cusco. In the afternoon, we will start our Imperial Cusco city tour visiting the Sacsayhuaman Archaeological Park, an impressive fortress of colossal dimensions with rocks that are up to 4 meters tall and surrounded by beautiful views blending perfectly.

Then we will continue to explore Q’enqo, the Puma shrine, and see the sacrificial altar embedded inside a rock cave and Tambomachay and its sacred fountains of life. On the route, we will have a panoramic view of Puca Pucará watchtower which guarded the city entrance.

After this, we will visit the Korikancha temple, Inti God shrine, on which the Santo Domingo church was built. According to the chronicles, this temple was completely covered in gold in Inca times. We will continue to the Main Square in order to visit the Cathedral and its valuable and beautiful colonial masterpieces such as The Cross which arrived along with the first conquers.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight accommodations in Cusco at selected hotel

DAY 4: Cusco / Sacred Valley / Cusco

We will visit the most outstanding sites of the Sacred Valley of the Incas. We will leave for the town of Chinchero, the most typical and picturesque of the Sacred Valley. This town is also famous for its women weavers, we will make a brief stop in a textile center to appreciate its beautiful fabrics and where they will teach us the ancient Inca techniques for dyeing and spinning with Alpaca wool. In the town of Chinchero we will visit its Inca archaeological complex and its beautiful colonial church enjoying the impressive natural images that surround the town.

We will continue to Moray, beautiful and curious Inca archaeological complex composed of colossal concentric terraces simulating a large amphitheater. In Incas times, it served as an agricultural laboratory where diverse microclimates were recreated. Lunch at one of the restaurants in the area. Finally, we end our tour visiting the fabulous archaeological complex of Ollantaytambo important for the Incas as a military, religious and agricultural center.

We will visit the Temple of the ten windows, the bathrooms of the ñusta, the Temple of the Sun among other places of interest. The postcards from the heights of Ollantaytambo will close this magical day in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Overnight accommodations in Cusco at selected hotel

DAY 5: Cusco / Machu Picchu / Cusco

A train trip away to see one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. We arrive at the Aguas Calientes station where our staff will assist us on boarding the bus to go up the winding road to Machu Picchu, amid a spectacular view of the Urubamba River and its canyon.

The Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu, will astonish us with its terraces, ceremonial shrines, steps, and urban areas. Energy is all around us. After a guided visit, we will have lunch at one of the restaurants in the area. At the arranged time, we will return to Cusco by train and will be transferred to the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Overnight accommodations in Cusco at selected hotel

DAY 6: Cusco

At the arranged time we will go to the airport to board your flight to your next destination.
Meals: Breakfast
Important:
Saturday PM and Sunday AM Lima’s Cathedral is closed; we will visit instead MAP museum (Lima’s Art Museum).