Ancestral Peru

Lima Colonial and Modern City Tour

At 9:30 a.m. you start at Huaca Pucllana, the ceremonial center of the Lima culture. You cross San Isidro, Lince and El Cercado, and see the Palace of Justice, the Museum of Lima, the Museum of Italian Art, the French Palace and San Martín Square.

On foot you walk through the Plaza de Armas, with the Cathedral, the Municipal Palace, the Government Palace and the Archbishop's Palace. You enter the San Francisco Convent and its catacombs, which hold the remains of more than 25,000 people, and end with a view of Parque del Amor (Love Park), the Pacific and Larcomar.

Overnight: Lima

Lima – Arequipa

We take you to the airport for your flight to Arequipa, where we meet you and take you to the hotel. At 2:00 p.m. you tour the Plaza de Armas, with its bronze fountain, the Cathedral and the Cloisters of the Company of Jesus.

You visit Santa Catalina Monastery, closed to the public for centuries, with its streets, cloisters, stone laundry basins and sillar walls. You finish in the Carmen Alto countryside and at the Yanahuara Lookout, with views of the Misti, Pichu Pichu and Chachani volcanoes.

Overnight: Arequipa

Arequipa – Colca Canyon

You leave Arequipa via Yura, along the foothills of the Chachani and the Pampa Cañahuas National Reserve, where you can see vicuñas. You pass the Toccra Pampas and reach Patapampa (4,800 m above sea level) and the Andes Viewpoint. You go down to Chivay, where you have lunch at your own expense and check into the hotel. In the afternoon you can visit the La Calera hot springs (at your own expense).

Overnight: Chivay

Colca Canyon – Puno

Very early in the morning you go to the Cruz del Cóndor, 41 km from Chivay, where condors are almost always seen flying. You pass the villages of Pinchollo, Maca and Yanque and the viewpoints of Antahuilque and Choquetico. Back in Chivay you have lunch at your own expense and continue toward Puno, through lagoons, rock formations and the towns of Imata and Santa Lucía. After about six hours of travel you arrive in Puno, and we take you to the hotel.

Overnight: Puno

Lake Titicaca: Uros and Taquile

At 7:00 a.m. you go to the Puno port and cross by speedboat to the floating Uros Islands, built from totora reeds, where you learn about their way of life and their crafts. Then you visit Taquile Island, with time to walk around and shop in the community, and have a traditional lunch. In the afternoon you return to Puno.

Overnight: Puno

Sun Route: Puno – Cusco

At 7:00 a.m. you leave by tourist bus for Cusco. You visit the Pukará Lithic Museum and the La Raya pass between Puno and Cusco, have a buffet lunch en route, and continue to the Wiracocha temple in Raqchi and the church of Andahuaylillas, known for its murals. You arrive in Cusco around 5:00 p.m.

Overnight: Cusco

Cusco City Tour

At 12:30 p.m. you start in the Plaza Mayor and visit the Qoricancha, today the Convent of Santo Domingo, and the Cathedral of Cusco. You finish at the four archaeological sites nearby: Sacsayhuamán, Q'enqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay.

Overnight: Cusco

Machu Picchu

You go to the Poroy or Ollantaytambo station, depending on the season, and take the train to Machu Picchu. You ride a bus up with views of the Urubamba canyon, and tour the citadel with a guide: its terraces, stairways, ceremonial structures and urban areas. You have lunch at a restaurant in the area, then return by train to Ollantaytambo and onward to Cusco.

Overnight: Cusco

Departure from Cusco

At the scheduled time, we take you to Cusco airport for your flight.