Discover northern Peru

International flight arrival in Lima. On arrival to Lima we will be waiting at the airport to transfer you to your hotel in the centre of Lima.  Lodging Lima.   No meals included.

In the morning we will collect you from your hotel for an morning tour: Enjoy of the main attractions of the Historic Center of Lima and Miraflores. Discover the wonderful colonial-republican architecture of Downtown Historical Lima. Founded in 1535, Lima is now considered a cultural patrimony of the humanity. The tour includes a visit to the Basilica Cathedral of Lima during the morning shift, and a tour of the Catacombs of San Francisco at the noon. Among the places you will visit are the Main Square, San Martin Square, the Congress Square, the “De La Reserva” and “De La Exposición” parks, the National Library and "Desamparados" Train Station, among other historical sites.

Afternoon Free. Free time for lunch and dinner.

Accommodation: Hotel in Lima.

Meals: Breakfast

Schedules: 10:00am - 1:00pm

Duration: 4 hours

A full day excursion to Caral which is one of the most ancient cities in the Americas dating as far back as 2600BC. It is located 190 km (120 miles) north of Lima in a lush valley. Its stone pyramids, plazas and residential buildings spreads out over 150 acres of desert. Caral was a thriving metropolis at roughly the same time that Egypt's great pyramids were being built. Afternoon return to Lima.

Accomodacion: hotel in Lima.

Meals: Breakfast and boxed lunch.

Morning transfer to the airport for your Flight Lima/Trujillo. On arrival you will be transferred to your hotel. Once checked in your off for your day excursion: City tour of Trujillo: Casa Urquiaga, Palacio Iturriagui, Casa de la Emancipacion and La Merced Church. Visit the grand central plaza and wander the streets lined with colonial mansions. From there the excursion takes you to impressive royal palace of Chan Chan, built by the Chimu culture in pre inca period. You will have lunch in the attractive town of Huanchaco. Lodging Trujillo.  Breakfast and Lunch included. Note: City tour is not available on Sundays.

In the morning, we'll head south of town to visit the temple of the Sun and Moon built by the Moche Culture in around 500 AD. These 130-foot-tall pyramids are thought to be the largest adobe structures in the Americas. We'll travel by private car or bus to Chiclayo where we have lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch you visit Sipan, where the tomb of the Lord of Sipan was discovered. The Lord ruled around 200 AD over the Moche culture, and his gold-laden tomb is considered to be the richest in the Americas. Lodging Chiclayo. Breakfast and lunch included.

In the morning we will travel to the town of Lambayeque to visit the Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum where many of these riches are displayed (All artifacts were transferred from their previous home, the Bruning Museum to the new Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum). After lunch, we will visit the 26 pre-Columbian pyramids of Tucume. These pyramids were excavated by Thor Heyerdahl (of Kon-tiki fame), who discovered 102 burial sites, textiles, Incan figurines and depictions of reed boats. This, together with goods from far-flung corners of the South America, allowed Heyerdahl to prove that the ancient people of Tucume were experienced voyagers and traders. Breakfast and lunch included. (Note: Museum is closed on Monday).

In the morning you will depart from Chiclayo by private car, van or minibus. Here you will cross 4 different Peruvian departments: Lambayeque, South Piura, the North of Cajamarca and end in the Amazonas, starting in the coast and arriving in the late afternoon in the cloud-forest of Chachapoyas. (Note: days of departure: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from May - October).

After breakfast you will enjoy an excursion by horse to visit the colorful funeral buildings of Revash perched on a ledge up high on a cliff. They overlook a valley and tributary of the Utcubamba, near the town of Santo Tomas. The Cliff walls at Revash are decorated with geometric designs and figures of camelids. Some of the tombs are decorated with T and a cross-shaped niches. After lunch, you will continue to town of Leymebamba to visit an amazing collection of well-preserved pre-inca mummies discovered in the Laguna de los Condores. Breakfast, Box lunch and dinner included.

After breakfast you will visit Kuelap, a spectacular pre-Inca walled city hidden atop of a precipitous mountain. Although Kuelap was discovered 60 years before Machu Picchu, it is not as well known to the outside world. Nevertheless recent amazing discoveries in nearby areas that relate to Kuelap and to its history have captured the attention of archaeologists, international magazines and film companies. Lodging in Chachapoyas. Breakfast, Box lunch and dinner included.

After an early breakfast you will return to Chiclayo by road. Late afternoon arrival and transfer to selected hotel. Lodging Chiclayo. Breakfast and Boxed lunch included.

Transfer to the airport in Chiclayo for your flights Chiclayo/Lima/Cusco. On arrival in Cusco you will be transferred to your hotel. Free time to acclimatize. Lodging in Cusco. Breakfast included.

At 8:45am your guide will come to collect you from your hotel for your privately guided alternative city tour, including 2 archeological sites. We visit the impressive Qoricancha temple and then take a short stroll through the atmospheric streets of Cusco visiting the Cathedral in the main square and then on to see the famous 12 angle Inca stone. From here our car will takes us to the megalithic site of Sacsayhuaman and then Qenko. Finishing back at your hotel you have the rest of the afternoon free. This is a good moment to buy souvenirs since Cusco offers some fine Alpaca wool, silver jewelry, and other fine handicrafts.

Today we start from your hotel for our day excursion to the Sacred Valley Of the Incas. We visit the colorful indigenous market of Pisac and in the afternoon the archeological site of Ollantaytambo. At Pisac we can enjoy a small typical Andean market and it offers good opportunities to buy local handicraft. We continue to Urubamba where a buffet lunch is served. After lunch we continue on to Ollantaytambo where we visit the Archeological site. Ollantaytambo is an attractive little town located at the western end of the Sacred Valley. The town has been built on top of original Inca foundations and is the best surviving example of Inca town planning. The town is located at the foot of some spectacular Inca ruins, which protected the strategic entrance to the lower Urubamba Valley. The temple area is at the top of steep terracing which helped to provide excellent defenses. At the end of our tour we check-in to our hotel in the Sacred Valley.

Morning transfer to the train station and board the Vista Dome train for the picturesque journey to Aquas Calientes. On arrival to Aguas Calientes the hotel staff will be waiting for you to take you to your hotel.  Your guide will be waiting at your hotel and after dropping off your luggage you all take the bus up to Machu Picchu Sanctuary where you will enjoy a three hour guided tour of the sanctuary in Private service. After your tour you have free time to explore on your own. The rest of the day is free. (Round trip bus tickets and entrance into the Sanctuary is included). Lodging in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Town).

Today you have free time to return on your own to Machu Picchu Sanctuary and explore the site (Round trip bus tickets and entrance into the Sanctuary plus entry for Huayna Picchu is included) or you can choose to visit the waterfalls at Mandor or take the adrenaline climb of Putucusi mountain. If you have chosen the Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo hotel you can opt to do one of the various included excursions on the hotel grounds which include bird-watching, orchid and nature hikes with specialist guides. Please make sure you check out of you hotel before you leave for the Sanctuary and that you pick up your luggage and are at the train station half an hour before your train’s departure. Please disembark the train in Poroy station were our representative awaits to transfer you to your hotel in Cusco.

In the morning it's time to say goodbye to Cusco with a transfer to Cusco airport for your flight to Lima.

Included:

• Entrance tickets: All entrance tickets for the places to visit mentioned in the program
• Excursions: All excursions mentioned in the program
• Guide: Official bilingual guides during excursions
• Machu Picchu: Roundtrip bus tickets and entrance tickets to the Sanctuary on day
• Meals: Meals as mentioned in program
• Tips: Tips at airports, hotels and tips for guides, drivers or other personal
• Train: Train to Machupicchu by Vista-Dome (roundtrip)
• Train Andean Explorer: Orient Express Cusco - Puno

Not included:

• Flights:International flights
• Flights: 02 Domestic flights Lima/ Cusco/Lima (From (USD $ 150)
• Flight taxes: National and international departure airport taxes
• Tips: Tips at airports, hotels and tips for guides, drivers or other personal.
• Insurance: Travel insurance
• Transport Cusco - Puno or ow:
• Orient Express Cusco - Puno