11D+Hotel 4 *||Nazca, Machu Picchu, Rainbow Mountain|| – Cusco Region, Peru

EXPERIENCE

Day 1: Airport Pickup & Lima City Tour
Airport pickup and transfer to your hotel. Depending on arrival time, the city tour begins at either 9:00 or 14:00. Explore Lima’s charming colonial buildings, some of which are over 500 years old, in the city center. The tour concludes around 6:00 p.m. Overnight stay in Lima.

Day 2: Paracas – Huacachina – Ica
Early morning departure to Paracas at 03:30. Boat tour of Ballestas Islands to see the Candelabra, sea birds, sea lions, and Humboldt penguins. Visit Chaco Boulevard for crafts, then transfer to Ica. Explore Huacachina Lagoon, enjoy sandboarding and dune buggy rides. Overnight in Ica (hotel not included).

Day 3: Nazca Overflight – Return to Lima
After breakfast, transfer to bus station for 08:30 departure to Nazca. Arrive around 11:15, transfer to Maria Reiche Aerodrome for Nazca Lines overflight (30 minutes). See enigmatic figures like the condor, monkey, hummingbird, etc. Return to Lima by bus at 14:30.

Day 4: Cusco City Tour
Starts at 2:00 p.m. at Plaza Mayor. Visit Q’oricanca temple, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puca Pucara, and Tambomachay. Ends at 6:30 p.m. near Plaza de Armas.

Day 5: Sacred Valley
8:00 a.m. hotel pickup. Visit Pisaq archaeological zone and market. Lunch in Urubamba. Tour Ollantaytambo. Board train to Aguas Calientes. Hotel pickup upon arrival.

Day 6: Machu Picchu
Early morning bus to Machu Picchu. 2.5-hour guided tour. Free time to explore. Return to Aguas Calientes for lunch. Afternoon train to Ollantaytambo, then transfer to Cusco hotel.

Day 7: Moray – Maras Salineras
At 8:00 a.m., I’ll pick you up from the hotel to visit the charming town of Maras. We’ll enjoy breathtaking landscapes on the way to Moray, known as an agricultural laboratory and considered a significant center by the locals. After a 40-minute guided tour there, we’ll continue our journey by car for 30 minutes to reach the Salineras salt mines. Here, we’ll have a guided tour lasting approximately 1 hour, with some time for shopping for salt bags or souvenirs. We expect to return around 3:00 p.m.

Day 8: Humantay Lake
4:00 a.m. hotel pickup. Breakfast in Mollepata. Hike to Humantay Lake (1.5 hours). Lunch in Mollepata. Return to Cusco by 6:00 p.m.

Day 9: Rainbow Mountain
Pickup from hotel at 4:30 a.m. Drive for 2.5 hours to Anchi Pacha. Enjoy buffet breakfast. Start hike at Quesyuno (4,326 m / 14,189 ft.) for 2-2.5 hours to Rainbow Mountain (5,020 m / 16,466 ft.). Explore landscape. Return to Anchipacha for buffet lunch and then back to Cusco by 6:30 p.m.

Day 10: Inca Bridge of Q’eswachaka
Pickup at 7:00 a.m. Visit four lagoons, Pabellones volcano, and Inca bridge made of vegetable fiber over Apurímac river. Cross bridge from both sides. Visit colonial Inca bridge of Checacupe. Return to Cusco by 5:00 p.m.

Day 11: Transfer to the Airport.

HIGHLIGHTS

Customs and traditions
Cultural diversity
Embark on an 11-day journey to explore Peru’s wonders firsthand

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