12-Day Lima Nazca Colca Canyon Titicaca Machupicchu – Peru Tour Package

Day 1: Lima City Tour:

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.(Overnight Lima)

Day 2: Lima – Nazca Lines:

Early in the morning after breakfast check out of your hotel and take the 6-hour drive south to the small airport in Nasca for your aerial tour of the Nasca lines. These are giant figures etched in the sand that can only be appreciated fully by air. See the Monkey, the spider, the hummingbird and geometric birds. These mysterious huge “drawings” are possibly an astrological calendar but their construction and true intent are a mystery still. After we take the bus to Arequipa (Bus Night Ride)

Day 3: Arequipa City Tour in the afternoon (Overnight Arequipa)

Day 4: Bus ride to the Colca Canyon – Overnight at the Colca Valley

Our excursion to the Colca Canyon starts at 07:30 hrs. Our clients are collected from their hotels by our local guide/representative. Afterward, we will board a small bus and will drive northwest following a paved road towards the “Colca Canyon”. Before leaving Arequipa, we will stop at a small shop where our clients can purchase some chocolates, candies, and coca leaves. Later on, we will continue to Pampas Cañahuas (3500 m/11,482 Ft), a National Reserve where visitors may spot some Vicuñas & Alpacas. Unlike the Alpacas, Vicuñas are wild animals, and still can be seen running freely on these high plateaus. We will stop at this national park and our local guide will provide information about these shy Andean camels. Then we continue our journey to the Colca Canyon, little further up we will stop again at the little restaurant of Viscachani, where you can enjoy the stunning scenery of the Andes and also drink a typical coca tea. Afterward, we will continue ascending a dirt road till we reach the highest point of our trip, “The Lookout Point of the Andes (4,800 m /15,748 Ft). At the very top, we will get off of the bus for some minutes to observe the landscape, having in the background the volcanoes Ubinas, Mismi, Misti, Chachani, Sabancaya (active), and Ampato. Later on, we will drive downhill to the main village of the Colca Canyon, the Village of Chivay (3600 m / 11.811 Ft). In this town we will have lunch in one typical Andean restaurant, where visitors may enjoy their meals accompanied by Andean musicians. After lunch our clients will be transferred to our lodge located in a little village at the edge of the Canyon.
Late, in the afternoon, you may walk around the village and get to know better the rural life in this corner of Peru. In the afternoon we will go swimming and relax in the Hot Springs of the Colca Valley (35° C / 95º F), a nice pool outdoors surrounded by huge mountains. After sunset, we will return to the hostel

Day 5: Early visit to the Cruz del Condor – Return to Arequipa

In order to see the mighty Condor, you will wake up at 05:00 h, breakfast will be served at 05:30 h, and by 06:00 hrs. we will be driving towards the “Cruz del Condor”, a natural lookout point where you can see the flight of the Condors (we won’t return to the hotel, which means you must bring all your staff along with you on the bus). On the road we will have the best view of the Colca Valley, as we drive along the edge of the Canyon, seeing on route ancient terraces still in use by the local farmers, who grow mainly varieties of corn and potatoes. We will make some stops for photos, and our local guide will give us a good insight into the Colca Canyon history. Here you will stumble upon a great rock, where ancient architectures carved the terraces, testing (perhaps) which parts of the Canyon were suitable for cultivation. This is a good place also to see the “Colca River” and hang pre-Inca tombs. After approximately 2 hours we will reach Cruz del Condor, where we will spend an hour or so, observing the beautiful flight of the Condors as well as the depth of the Canyon. Eventually, we will return to the village of Chivay, passing typical towns along the way. At around 12:00 h, we will stop at a local restaurant at the town of Chivay for lunch and afterward will return to Arequipa. We will be back in Arequipa around 17:00 h. Upon your arrival, you will be transferred to your Bus Terminal to take the bus to Puno. colca canyon arequipa

Day 6: Amantani (Overnight at Amantani Island Homestay)

After breakfast, we will take a two-hour motor boat excursion on the waters of Lake Titicaca, which straddles the border of Peru and Bolivia, to the unique floating “islands” of the Uros. These ancient inhabitants of the lake, known as the Water Tribe, have built their own “islands” by periodically adding new layers of a type of reed unique to the area called “totora”. Their homes and boats are also made of this material. There are over forty of these islands, which have strategic defenses such as watch towers just in case!
Then it is on to Amantani Island, which is inhabited by over 3,000 Quechua-speaking natives, still governed by their ancient traditions, whose main occupations are the production of ceramics and textiles. You can explore the Inca and Tiahuanco archaeological remains on the island. The positive energy here is so powerful, you have an almost panoramic view of the lake and you will not want to miss the sunset and sunrise either.
Lunch is a simple affair provided by us before staying overnight at the house of a local islander, to enjoy the hospitality of a typical Amantani home.

Day: 7: Taquile Island and Pun(Overnight Puno)

After a good breakfast, you will visit Taquile island, a narrow, long and quite hilly island, of approximately 15 square kilometers, which was once used as a prison when it belonged to the Spanish. You will meet its inhabitants and admire their colorful textile fabrics, which has been their staple trade since time immemorial. Here you can also enjoy a highly scenic trek, followed by lunch in a local restaurant. Then you will back to Puno port at 5:00 pm and then transfer to the hotel in Puno

Day 8: Tour By Bus Puno – Cusco (Overnight Cusco)

PUKARA: It is the most important and oldest ceremonial center of the Altiplano, preceding to tiahunaco, characterized by a series of echelon platforms ceremonial center. It’s also possible to appreciate interesting liposculpture, trails or tomb stone of intriguing personage that seems to show evidence of a brave civilization. here is where it was discovered the origins of the Andean culture in the Altiplano.
LA RAYA: Media point in the rout of Cusco – Puno. It is the highest part, it has 4335 meters above sea level, we can appreciate beautiful landscapes, llamas and vicuñas, the geographic union between two cultures Quechua and Aymara, we can see the Altiplano arid and dry union with the Quechua zone with rivers and valleys.
RAQCHI (Temple of Wiracocha God)
To 121 Km from Cusco, it was an Inca church of monumental dimensions: 100 meters of length by 26 meters in width and 14 meters of height; the temple is divided in two naves and each nave shows the basics of 11 giant columns. The bases of the church are built with perfectly carved stones continued with adobe. It is appreciated besides qolqas or granary places of military order, religious, and Inka among others.

It is named the “Sixtine Chapel of America” and in some sense the comparison examples of the Andean popular religious art. The church of Andahuayliaas is a jewelry of the mestizo baroque architecture that developed in Cusco. Its nave presents profuse decoration, especially in the ceiling decorated with carved panels which is a recover with pan de oro (type of gold decoration). after exploring transfer to the hotel in Cusco.

Day 9: Cusco City Tour (Overnight 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 and also we suggest you have a light lunch in either your hotel or in one of the surrounded; 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, 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 10: Full-Day Sacred Valley of the Inkas(overnight in Aguas Calientes)

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 in 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 11: Full-Day Machupicchu (Overnight Cusco)

Early breakfast and then we take the first bus at 5:30 am to be at Machupicchu at 6:00 am we get our entrance fee to climb huaynapicchu mountain (Only 25 minute’s ride by bus) where you will get a guided tour (2 hours) then free time to explore and climb huaynapicchu mountain and after you have enjoyed the lost city of Machupicchu, we will go down to the Aguas Calientes town to return to Ollantaytambo and then we will take a bus back to Cusco. and then transfer to your accommodation (B, L).

Day 12: Transfer to Cusco Airport or Terminal

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

12-Day Lima, Nazca, Colca Canyon & Machupicchu Tour Package Includes:

Domestic flight Tickets

• Cusco – Lima

MACHUPICCHU:

• Entrance to Machupicchu
• Tourist Backpacker Train(Round Trrip) From Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo
• Bus Up & Down(From Aguas Calientes – Machupicchu – Aguas Calientes)
• English Speaking Guide in Machu Picchu (02 & half hours Guided tour)
• Tourist Return Bus From Ollantaytambo – Cusco Hotel.
• Transfers

Hotel Nights ( breakfast included ) (Lodging)

• LIMA: 01 night of hotel accommodation
• AREQUIPA: 01 night
• AREQUIPA(Colca Canyon): 01 night
• CUSCO: 03 nights of hotel accommodation
• AGUAS CALIENTES:01 night of hotel accommodation
• PUNO: 01 night of hotel accommodation
• HOMESTAY: 01 night of Homestay in Amantani(Puno)
• BUS Night Ride (01 Nazca – Arequipa) / (01 Arequipa – Puno)

Lima Tour: City Tour

• Includes Tourist bus, English Guide & Entrance fees

Arequipa Tour: City Tour

• Includes Tourist bus, English Guide & Entrance fees

Nazca Lines flight over nazca lines

• Includes Tourist bus, English Guide & Entrance fees

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)

Transfers:
Bus Ticktes: Lima – Nazca/ Nazca – Arequipa / Arequipa – Puno

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

Puno Tour:

• Tour Bus from Puno – Cusco (Includes: Tourist Bus, Guide, Buffet Lunch, Entrance fees to the tourist places)
• 2-Day Lake Titicaca Islands Tour(Includes: Motorized boat, Guide, Meals: Breakfast (01), Lunch (02), Dinner (01), Entrance fee to the islands: Uros, Amantani & Taquile)
• Quechuas Expeditions T-Shirt

12-Day Lima, Nazca, Colca Canyon & Machupicchu 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Tips for the guides, porters, and other staff.
• Lunch and dinner whilst staying at hotels. City tours of Lima and Cusco.
• 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.

12-Day Lima, Nazca, Colca Canyon & Machupicchu 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 bathrooms (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$2350 – 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$2550 – 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)