10-Day Lima Nazca Cusco Classic Inca Trail – Peru Tour Package

Day 1: Arrive on Lima/City Tour (Overnight Hotel in Lima)

Arrive in Lima and transfer to your hotel. If arriving during the day, your hotel will be in the neighborhood of Miraflores, with good shopping and restaurants, and you’ll have an included city tour in the afternoon. If arriving late at night, you’ll be close to the airport for a bit more to sleep before your next day’s flight.

Day 2: Bus Ride to Nazca (Overnight Hotel in Nazca)

Transfer from your hotel to Bus Terminal and drive 6 hours to Nazca and we will transfer you to the hotel in Nazca

Day 3: Flight Over the Nazca Lines (Overnight Hotel in Lima)

Between 8 and 8.30 am you are transferred to the Nazca Aerodrome for your Flight over the mysterious Nazca Lines. Approximately 35 Minutes flying over this enigmatic “pampas”, where hundreds of years ago ancient Peruvians drew huge designs, which can be seen only from the air. Afterward, we will visit the Pre-Inca cemetery of Chauchilla. After touring around we go back to Nazca to visit a Ceramic Studio, where a craftsman will give us a better insight into the Nazca Civilization and the colorful vessels they made hundreds of years ago; The local factory with the process of Gold extraction will be also visited. Free time for lunch.

Transfer back to the hotel to pick up your luggage 13:00 Hrs pm transfer to the bus terminal

Day 4: Arrive on Cusco/ City Tour (Overnight Hotel in Cusco)

Upon arrival at Cusco Airport. Reception and transportation to the Hotel where you will receive an aromatic coca tea to stimulate for the height, will have a free morning to rest also we suggest you have a light lunch in either your hotel or in one of the surroundings; in the afternoon we will depart on a City tour (entrance to the archaeological centers and museums including) we will visit the Main Square, Cathedral, the Koricancha (temple of the sun) and in addition we will make a route bordering archaeological centers like Sacsayhuaman Fortress, Q’enko, Puka Pukara, and Tambomachay, the tour finishes 6:30 pm approximately at the main square in order you can take dinner in one of the exquisite restaurants in the area, then overnight. (No meals included)

Day 5: Full-Day Sacred Valley of the Inkas (Overnight in Hotel Cusco)

Breakfast. You will be picked up at 8:15 am. Full-day excursion to the Urubamba Valley visiting: the colorful Indian market in Pisac where a mixture of color and tradition will be able appreciated besides will have a good opportunity to try our bargain skills on their free time to interact with the local craftsmen to purchase their hand-made souvenirs. The Valley has a distance of 31 km (19 miles) from Cusco, and an altitude of 2,970 ms (9,700 p), Pisac is located to the entrance of the Sacred Valley and is followed by Ollantaytambo, the older town continuously occupied by the American continent. The narrow streets of Ollantaytambo, along with their channels that have not varied from the time Inca, evoke their ancestral inheritance, lunch in a typical restaurant  and after we explore Ollantaytambo we take the train at Ollantaytambo train station 2 hours to get Aguas Calientes where we do overnight (B, L)

Day 6: Cusco – Piskacucho – Km 82 – Huayllabamba (Camping)

We will leave from Cusco to start the Inca Trail. we travel to Urubamba where we will stop briefly at Ollantaytambo where you can buy last-minute gear and personal needing, then we move on to Piskacuchu (Km 82) Inca Trail Control Point .and then we start our hike of Inca Trail to Wayllabamba(first camping spot). along the Inca Trail We will have lunch at Miskay (first Inca Trail Village) and relax a bit before hiking to our first Inca Trail Archaeological site of Patallacta or Llactapata (the biggest Inca Trail Quechuan Site) after an explanation from your guide about Llactapata, you will keep going for 2 more hours to get Wayllabamba (first Inca Trail Camping spot 2900 m.a.s.l)
First day: Total distance: 10 km (approx.)
Estimated walking time: 5 – 6 hours
Maximum altitude point: 3,000 m (approx.)
Campsite altitude (Huayllabamba): 3,000 m (approx.)
Places to see Ollantaytambo, Piscakucho, km 82, Kanabamba, Llactapata Incan Site, Tarayoc lunch spot, Hatunchaka, Huayllabamba.

Day 7: Wayllabamba – Warmiwañuska – Pacaymayo (Camping)

We’ll start our Inca Trail day, early in the morning, just to take advantage of the shade of the mountains,its much better to hike up to the first Inca Trail pass (Warmihuañusca which means dead woman pass 4200 m.a.s.l) the highest point of the Inca Trail. Here, we can literally see the various Inca Trail ecological zones and microclimates, which make up the area, mapped out in front of us. We will cross the Warmiwañusca pass once we are on the top. we are going to see many snow-capped Mountains around and after we take our group picture we keep going down to Pacaymayo (second Inca Trail Camping spot 3600 m.a.s.l) where we have our Lunch and then we will have a free afternoon to explore by ourselves.
Second Day: Total distance: 12 km (approx.) Please, See we climb one pass only (Dead Woman Pass 4200 meters high) while Many operators are using a camping spot of Chaquicocha, and passengers are forced to climb the 2nd pass of 3950 meters high) So 2 passes in one day.
Estimated walking time: 6 – 7 hours
Maximum altitude point: 4,200 m (approx.)
Campsite altitude(Pacaymayu): 3,650 m (approx.)
Places to see: Huayllabamba, Yunkachimpa, Tres pierdas, Llulluchapampa, Warmihuañusca(Dead woman Pass), Pacaymayu.

Day 8: Pacaymayo – Chaquicocha – Wiñayhuayna (Camping)

Inca Trail begins with a nutritious breakfast and then a 45-minute hike up to Runcurakay Pass (second highest pass on the Trail 3,850 m.a.s.l), and along the way, we will visit the Runcuracay archeological site. During the day’s hike, we will also visit the Sayacmarca and Phuyupatamarca Quechuan archeological sites of the Inca Trail. After lunch we will head to the Wiñaywayna site, where we will spend our last night on the Inca Trail and then we will have a celebratory dinner to then say goodbye to our Inca Trail porters.
Third day: Total distance: 16 km (approx.) We explore the incan site along the Inca trail
Estimated walking time: 7 – 8 hours
Maximum altitude point: 3,900 m (approx.)
Campsite altitude (Wiñayhuayna)2,650 m (approx.)
Places to see Pacaymayu, Runkurachay Incan Site, Runkurakay pass(3900 meters high) Sayacmarca Incan Site, Conchamarca Incan Site, Chaquicocha Lunch spot, Phuyupatamarca incan site, Intipata incan site, Wiñayhuayna incan site.

Day 9: Wiñayhuayna – Machupicchu – Cusco ( Overnight in Hotel Cusco)

Inca Trail Important 4th Day After an early breakfast, we begin the final leg of the Inca Trail to the lost city of Machu Picchu. First, we will hike to Inti Punku (“Sun Gate”), the Gate of the Inca Trail where we will take in an inspiring and panoramic view of the Machu Picchu citadel. After a short hike down to Machu Picchu, we will register and then enjoy a 2-hours guided tour of the sanctuary city. After the tour of Machupicchu, there will be free time to explore by yourself and you will stay almost all day and then after you will have to be in Aguas Calientes to take the train which is between 4:30 and 6:20 pm leaving from aguas calientes to Ollantaytambo and there will be a private bus back to Cusco and we will be arriving between 9:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Fourth Day: Total distance: 7 km (approx.)
Estimated walking time: 2 – 3 hours
Maximum altitude point: 2,700 m (approx.)
Places to see Wiñayhuayna, Intipunku(Sungate), Machupicchu city, Huaynapicchu or Machupicchu Mountain(optional), Aguas Calientes or Machupicchu Town.

Day 10: Transfer to Cusco Airport or Terminal (End of the Service)

Breakfast and according to time, transportation will be provided to go to the airport (B). END OF THE SERVICE.
Add on the Nazca Lines, the Amazon Rainforest, Colca Canyon, and other extension tours or treks. Let us know.

10-Day Lima, Nazca, Cusco & Inca Trail Package Includes

Domestic Airfares

• Lima – Cusco
• Cusco – Lima  Airfare

Inca Trail 4/D 3/N  – Alternative to Inca Trail: Salkantay Trek 4/D 3/N – Lares Trek 4/D 3/N – Inca Jungle Trail 4/D 3/N

(Group size 02 to 06 ppl average; Max 08 people)

• Inca Trail English Guide
• Cook in charge of all meals, Porters: To carry camping equipment, portable tables, and chairs, food, and kitchen/cooking equipment
• Inca Trail Permit along with Entrance to Inca Trail and Machupicchu, as well as porters, permit.
• Camping Equipment 4 season tent(04ppl tent for 02ppl) & Self-inflating Therm-a-rest mattresses
• Private Bus to km 82, Return Tourist backpacker Train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo and Bus back to Cusco.
• Meals: Breakfast (03), Lunch (03), Dinner (03), Morning Snack (03), Afternoon Snack (03)
• Transfer:
• Extra Porter service(6kg) and duffell bag included.
• Sleeping Bag
• Walking poles

Hotel Nights ( breakfast included ) (Lodging)

• LIMA: 02 nights of hotel accommodation
• NAZCA: 01 night of hotel accommodation
• CUSCO: 03 nights of hotel accommodation
• INCA TRAIL: 03 nights of Camping

Cusco Tours: / City Tour & Sacred Valley

• City Tour: Includes Tourist bus & English Guide (Tourist Attractions to see: Qoricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara, Tambomachay)
• Sacred Valley of the Incas (Awanacancha, Pisaq, Ollantaytambo & Chincheros)

Nazca Tours: /

• Bus Round Trip Lima – Nazca – Lima
• Flight Over the Nazca Lines

Transfers:

• Private Cuzco Airport Transfers
• All Transfers Hotel Terminal/Airport Transfers

10-Day Lima, Nazca, Cusco & Inca Trail Package Doesn’t Include:

• International Airfares.(Please Give us Details of your Flight Tickets to pick you up from the airport) Flight Number & Company Name.)
• All airport departure tax – Lima International Departure tax is approximately US$35 and Lima Domestic Departure tax is approximately US$8
• Additional nights during the trip due to flight cancellations
• Meal Budget: Allow approx. US$10 US$15 for every meal not included.
• Sleeping bags are US$5 per day & hiking poles are US$ 4 per day (02 poles/black diamond or Leki) and can be easily rented from us. Let us know.
• The Cuzco Visitor’s Ticket (known as Boleto Turistico – Tourist Pass 130 soles) – which includes entrance to the ruins in and around Cuzco and the Sacred Valley, and many churches and museums in Cuzco.
• Tips for the guides, porters, and other staff.
• Lunch and dinner whilst staying at hotels.
• Alcoholic drinks, tickets for the hot springs at Aguas Calientes
• Travel Insurance and things of a personal nature – laundry and telephone calls, personal taxis, souvenirs, etc.
• We will gladly arrange additional accommodation for you before or after your trip: In Lima/Cuzco/Machu Picchu.
• Travel and health insurance.(bring copies with you please): Quechuas Expeditions highly recommend getting an insurance of trip cancellation/interruption insurance to protect your travel investment. Included with your pre-departure package, bring your travel insurance to cover trip cancellation, interruption, baggage loss, and delay, emergency medical evacuation insurance and emergency medical expense insurance. Quechuas Expeditions will assist in obtaining all necessary documents for you to be refunded by your insurance company.
• Any unexpected situations that occurred during the journey and which are beyond our control, including changes in scheduling trains or flights, delays, strikes, cancellations, missed connections, etc.. shall be covered by the passenger as a whole. Also, if you for physical reasons of health cannot continue the trek or walk, and will need emergency evacuation then all charges incurred such as transportation, hotel, ambulance, doctors, medication, hospitalization, etc.. will be at the passenger’s expense

10-day Lima, Nazca, Cusco & Inca Trail Tour Package (Prices for 2023 & 2024)

Availability: Daily Departures All Departures are 100% Guaranteed. If You’re Booked, You are Going, We wont Cancel your Trip !!!

How to Book?: Send us all Your Personal information, as well as a Deposit of 40% and the Final Balance, will be paid once you are in Cusco.

We want you to have a Memorable Lifetime Experience Trip!

and if you choose Bed & Breakfast you will stay in our Quechuas Guesthouse Homestay. Private rooms with private showers and bathroom (in Cusco only) and includes Shuttle transportation to go to the town square.(Please a detailed page of Quechuas Guesthouse above)

Double Room, Matrimonial(Twin Beds Room) Occupancy. 
Prices shown Below are per person, based on Twin bedroom occupancy and in US$ Dollars.

Group Service: Price per person: US$1750 – 2 Stars Hotel(b&b) (Private Bathroom & Shower)

(You will be joined into a formed group of people who come from different countries/Nationalities): From 04 Persons to 16 Persons (Maximum) 

Private Service: Price per person: US$1950 – 3 Stars Hotel (Private Bathroom & Shower)

Recommended for Honeymooners, Families with children & Groups of Friends (02 Person Minimum)

4 Stars Hotel/ Upon Request
5 Stars Hotel/ Upon Request

If you are a group of 02 we depart (No matter if you have paid as GROUP SERVICE). We NEVER pass our people onto another operator as most agencies do here in cusco.

LIMA (Hotel)

• 3-star la Faraona (Miraflores), El Carmel (Miraflores),Casa Andina (Miraflores), Best Western Embajadores Hotel or similar.
• 4-star San Agustin Exclusive or Sol de Oro (Casa Andina Select Miraflores opening May 2011)
• 5-star Casa Andina PC, Radisson Decapolis or similar.
• Airport Ramada Costa del Sol airport hotel.
• Deluxe Miraflores Park Plaza (Orient Express), JW Marriott, Lima Country Club or similar.

AREQUIPA (Hotel)

• 3-star Casa Andina Ciudad Blanca or similar.
• 4-star Posada del Inca Arequipa, Cabildo or similar.
• 5-star Libertador Arequipa, Casa Andina Private Collection or similar.

CUSCO (Hotel)

• B&B Quechuas Guesthouse(Homestay)
• B&B- El Virrey, Amaru I, El Triunfo
• 3-star Mirador Apu Hotel, Casona Real Cusco, Hatun Wasi or Similar
• 3-star Casa Andina Classic, San Agustin El Dorado, similar.
• 4-star Costa del Sol Picoaga, Novotel, Casa Andina Private Collection (oxygen available) or similar.
• 5-star Casa Cartagena, Libertador, or Suite at the Casa Andina Private Collection inc. oxygen, matrimonial beds only, or similar.
• Deluxe Monasterio (Orient Express), Inkaterra La Casona or similar.

Machu Picchu (Aguas Calientes) (Hotel)

• B&B- Pumas Inn, Sumaq Muyurina
• 3-star La cabaña, El MaPi (ex Machu Picchu Inn), Machupicchu Green Nature, Intipunku or similar.
• 4-star Hatuchay Tower or similar; includes dinner at Hatuchay Tower.
• 5-star Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo, Sumaq Machu Picchu or similar.
• Deluxe Sanctuary Lodge (Orient Express – includes all meals), or Suite at the Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo.

PUNO (Lake Titicaca) (Hotel)

• 3-star Casa Andina Plaza, Puñuypampa Inn or similar.
• 4-star Casa Andina Private Collection (oxygen available), Sonesta Posadas del Inca or similar.
• 5-star Libertador Lago Titicaca or Casa Andina Private Collection (oxygen inc) or similar.
• Deluxe 1 night Deluxe hotel. Hotel Titilaka. Includes accommodation in a Dawn Suite; choice of excursions in and around Titicaca Lake with bilingual (Spanish and English) guide; all meals.

ISLAND OF THE SUN (Hotel)

• Standard Posada del Inca Eco Lodge, Inca Utama or similar

LA PAZ (Hotel)

• 3-star Rosario or similar.
• 4-star Rey Palace or similar.
• 5-star Radisson Plaza, Europa or similar.

COLCA CANYON (Hotel)

• 3-star Pozo del Cielo or similar.
• 4-star Casa Andina or similar.
• 5-star Libertador Colca Lodge or similar
• Deluxe 1 night deluxe accommodations (individual casitas) in Orient Express Casitas del Colca. Includes Buffet Breakfast A la carte lunch A la carte dinner Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages excluding premium alcoholic brands and special wines Full Mini-bar A la carte activities such as Peruvian Paso horse riding, hiking tours, painting lessons, fly fishing lessons, cooking lessons and pisco sour lessons. 10% service charge

NAZCA (Hotel)

• 3-star Casa Andina or similar.
• 4-star Nazca Lines or similar.

PARACAS (Hotel)

• 3 Star Hotel La Posada del Emancipador or similar
• 4 Star La Hacienda Bahia Paracas or similar
• 5 Star Doubletree Guest Suite (weekend rate w/ view of pool) or similar
• Deluxe Hotel Paracas (Garden View) or similar

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Whilst we expect that the tour will run as per the itinerary, participants should accept that there is the possibility of changes being necessary subject to local conditions eg. strikes and natural disasters these changes may be at the discretion of your tour company.

What you need to bring:

Most people automatically assume that the weather is hot in South America, but because of the higher altitude in the Andes, the temperature can feel quite cold, especially at night. We recommend the use of a duffel bag or backpack, whichever is easiest for you to carry. A good size daypack is also essential.

List of things you must bring:

• Original Passport (and some copies) If you have changed your passport Bring a couple of copies of the one that you have used to purchase the inca trail permit.
• Travel insurance  is essential (and some copies)
• Airline tickets (and some copies)
• US$ cash and Credit or debit card (see personal spending money)
• Any entry visas or vaccination certificates required
• Camera and Memory cards
• Rechargeable batteries and adapters
• Reading/writing material
• Binoculars
• Cover for backpacks
• Pocketknife.
• Fleece top
• Windproof/waterproof jacket
• Small towel and swim wear
• Shirts/t-shirts
• Sun hat
• 2 pairs of shorts
• 2 pairs of long trousers *zipp off
• 1 pair hiking pants/track pants
• Hiking boots/ sturdy walking shoes (with ankle protectors)
• Knee-length socks (to be used with rubber boots, if provided at the jungle lodge)
• Sport hiking sandals
• Sun block
• Sunglasses
• Toiletries (biodegradable)
• Watch or alarm clock
• Water bottle 
• Purifying tablets or filter (Micropur recommeded)
• Insect Repellent (for mosquitos)25 % of deet at least you can also by in cusco.
• Flashlight (head light recommended)
• Money belt
• Sleeping silk liner (for sleeping bags)
• Wool hat, mitts or gloves (preferably waterproof)
• Rain poncho, plastic bags for your personal stuff to keep dry
• Sleeping bag (it can be hired form us) we have goose down or syntetic sleeping bag 
• Anti-inflammatory tablets (e.g. Ibuprofen)
• Thermal underwear
• Personal first-aid kit (should contain lip salve, Aspirin, Band Aids, anti-histamine, Imodium or similar tablets for mild cases of diarrhoea, re-hydration powder, extra prescription drugs you may be taking)