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Highlights

Explore Lima’s historic UNESCO-listed old town
Tour the Larco Museum’s pre-Columbian artefacts
Discover Cusco’s ancient Inca and Spanish sites
Experience traditional Andean culture in Chinchero
Visit Machu Picchu, the iconic ‘Lost City of the Incas’

Day 1 ARRIVAL LIMAArrive at Lima airport, receive assistance, and transfer to your selected hotel. The rest of the day is free at leisure to get to know the city. A modern system of fountains certified as the largest in the world by the Guinness World Records. Built-in Exhibition Park, the Magical Water Circuit attracts crowds during summer and winter, being one of the new favorite attractions of Lima. Enjoy our water cruise that is followed by a unique gastronomical experience at a restaurant, accompanied by a delicious dinner. Bilingual guide (Spanish and English), Admission to Magic Water Circuit, and Dinner. Overnight in Lima.

Day 2 Breakfast at the hotel, explore Lima’s old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site packed with fascinating historic buildings. Begin from the Main Square, where you can appreciate the grandiose architecture of the Spanish Empire. Stroll over to the cathedral, and visit the Casa Aliaga, a colonial mansion granted in 1535 by chief conquistador Francisco Pizarro to one of his captains, Jerónimo de Aliaga. Continue to the Larco Museum, located in the traditional Pueblo Libre district and housed in a beautifully restored viceregal mansion built over a seventh-century pre-Columbian pyramid. Rest of the afternoon at leisure.

Day 3 LIMA – CUSCO (90 min by flight; not included)

After a tasty breakfast, enjoy a comfortable transfer from your hotel to Lima Airport to catch a flight to Cusco. A representative will meet and greet you, and then transfer you to the selected hotel in Cusco. In the afternoon, enjoy a guided tour of this charming city, which was the capital of the Inca Empire. The tour starts with a visit to Santo Domingo Convent, a large Renaissance-baroque complex, which was built over the Inca Coricancha temple.

Day 4 CUSCO – SACRED VALLEY

Breakfast. Picked up from your hotel in Cusco to visit the town of Chinchero. Then, you are transferred to the Living Museum of Yucay, a centre Andean traditions interpretations. Also, residents of the museum include llamas, sheep and alpacas, and they can be fed! Upon arriving in Ollantaytambo visit its town, inhabited uninterruptedly since Inca times, and climb the iconic fortress, built next to a mountain. Lunch in Ollantaytambo. At the end of this activity, you are transferred back to your hotel. *On Sundays, also visit the local market.

Day 5 SACRED VALLEY – MACHU PICCHU

Breakfast. Head to Ollanta Station to board the train to Aguas Calientes, the nearest town to Machu Picchu. Following a scenic journey through dramatic Andean landscapes, arrive at the station in Aguas Calientes. Here you board a coach for a 25-minute ride to Machu Picchu. The ‘Lost City of the Incas’ is believed to have been built in the 1450s by Inca emperor Pachacuti as a holiday retreat, yet within a century the city would be abandoned following the Spanish conquest. A Guided tour explains the origins behind this awe-inspiring citadel, presenting its most prominent landmarks such as the monumental Main Square, the Royal Quarters, and the Temple of the Three Windows, the Circular Towers, the Sacred Sun Dial and the Burial Grounds. Return to Aguas Calientes for lunch at the famous Café Inkaterra, a beautiful thatched-roof restaurant hemmed in between the railway and a mountain. Return to Cusco in the afternoon. Overnight in Cusco.

Day 6 DEPART CUSCO After breakfast at the hotel, enjoy a pleasant transfer to Cusco Airport

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Price based on per person in Triple Room | Standard Hotel Category for departure 28 January 2025

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