Compare Classic Tour Peru & Puerto Maldonado by Tangol Tours

DAY 1. LIMA: Arrival in Lima, and private transfer with only driver to the hotel. Overnight.

DAY 2. LIMA / CUSCO: Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to take the next flight to Cusco. Arrival in Cusco, and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, we’ll pick you up from the hotel in Cusco and start the Cusco Walking Tour in San Blas, an awesome neighborhood located in the upper part of Cusco City, with amazing views to this magical place. Walking through Hatun Rumiyoq Street, we will see the famous wall with the twelve-angle stone which belongs to the Archbishop’s Palace building, place where Inca Sinchi Roca has lived before. You will admire the spectacular architecture around the Main Square and El Regocijo Sq., until we reach the San Francisco´s Square with its beautiful botanical garden. Then, we will back to the hotel. Overnight.

DAY 3. CUSCO / SACRED VALLEY / CUSCO: Breakfast at the hotel. We will pick you up from the hotel in Cusco, to start a 30 Km. journey until Pisac. This fantastic place has an amazing market, and archaeological temples of stone buildings, with incredible views to the valley and the magnificent Inca platforms. Then, we will continue until Urubamba to enjoy a delicious buffet lunch, and later we will reach Ollantaytambo. Its temple was the headquarter of Inca’s army, as well as a religious and agricultural place. It has stunning views, and more than a hundred Inca platforms with an advanced irrigation canal for that period. We will visit Chinchero, and its typical and colorful Inca market, full of traditional craft as ceramics and Andean looms. After the visit, you will be transferred to your hotel in Cusco. Overnight.

DAY 4. CUSCO / MACHU PICCHU / CUSCO: Early in the morning, we will pick you up from the hotel in Cusco, and go to Poroy train station in private transport. You will take the Expedition train, and start a little more than 3 hours’ journey to Aguas Calientes train station. At this point, we will board the bus until the wonderful Machu Picchu Citadel, well-known as The Lost City of the Inca. The guided tour along 2 hours, will let you explore this awesome archeological site with incredible landscapes. Machu Picchu, a World Heritage Site, was the main place of Inca’s farming, and the most important urban place from Incan Empire. Enjoy your free time in Machu Picchu, take pictures or if you are brave you can climb Huayna Picchu (optional), and admire the entire citadel around. Also, you have the option to back to Aguas Calientes and have lunch (optional). At the arrange time, you should arrive at the Aguas Calientes train station to back to Cusco City, arriving to Poroy train station first and take a private transport to the hotel.

DAY 5. CUSCO / PUERTO MALDONADO: Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Puerto Maldonado. After picking you up from Puerto Maldonado Airport, we will take a short city tour, and then we will go to the "Puerto Capitanía" to take the motor boat to go inside the jungle for 2 hours. We will arrive at the lodge to accommodate, and enjoy lunch. In the afternoon, we will have an expedition to Cocha Caiman, a small lagoon, to observe the large number of black and white alligators that live in this zone. You will love the spectacular sunset and the beautiful heaven colors. We will return to the lodge for a good dinner, and rest.

DAY 6. PUERTO MALDONADO: One of the best moments of sleeping in the jungle, is waking up listening to the sounds that nature gives to us. After breakfast, we will start a walk towards the depths of the jungle, to observe the flood forest until arriving to the majestic Lake Apu Victor, with beautiful landscapes and crystal clear waters. We will go up to the Amazon viewpoint, and to appreciate the wonderful Peruvian jungle, and a great variety of flora and fauna. We will return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, we will visit the Monkey Islands, located in the heart of the Madre de Dios River. During the walk, we will observe different types of monkeys, and animals in general. We will enjoy a beautiful sunset. At the end, we will return to the lodge for dinner.

DAY 7. PUERTO MALDONADO / CUSCO: After breakfast, we will return to Puerto Maldonado city, and take you to the airport for your next flight to Cusco. Arrival in Cusco, and transfer to the hotel. Rest of the afternoon at leisure. Overnight.

DAY 8. CUSCO / PUNO: Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the bus station to take the tourist bus to Puno (8 hours). During the way, you will do 3 visits to Raqchi, Andahuaylillas and Puca Pucará. A buffet lunch is included at local restaurant. Arrival in Cusco, and private transfer with only driver to the hotel. Overnight.

DAY 9. PUNO: After breakfast at your hotel, you will be transferred to the lake port of Puno, where a regular boat will take you to the floating islands of the Uros. The Uros are an ancestral society that populate a series of artificial islands built on the basis of the totora plant, which grows in the same lake. The islands are constructed by weaving the totora in the places where it grows thicker and forming a natural layer. On top of it they built their houses, also of totora, and cook outdoors to prevent possible fires. After Uros visit and, an hour and a half boat trip, you will continue your journey to the island of Taquile. This is Quechua, unlike the other Aymara speaking islands on the lake. It was part of the Inca empire and vestiges of this culture can still be seen in its constructions. Once there you will be given a brief explanation of the island and witness a cultural activity. After lunch, you will return to the port of Puno, where our transport will be waiting to take you to your hotel. Overnight.

 DAY 10. PUNO / AREQUIPA: Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the bus station to take the touristic bus to Arequipa (6:30 hours). Arrival in Arequipa and transfer to the hotel. Free afternoon, and overnight.

DAY 11. AREQUIPA: Breakfast at the hotel. Free morning for rest or personal activities. In the afternoon, the journey begins with the transfer from the hotel to the center of Arequipa city, in the colonial district of San Lazaro, place where the city has been founded. Then, we will visit the Main Square, one of the most beautiful in Peru, and neighbor of the imposing Arequipa cathedral built in the seventeenth century and completely rebuilt after several earthquakes. We will see the Cathedral and the Church Compañía de Jesús (1590), considered a classic example of the local baroque architecture that keeps inside a sample exceptional paintings and murals. From there we will go to Santa Catalina Monastery, an authentic medieval cloister built in 1579 and is still in use to this day. Then, we will visit Yanahuara and Carmen Alto districts to have a Panoramic view of the countryside, without a doubt a fantastic image. Return to the hotel and overnight.

DAY 12. AREQUIPA / LIMA: Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Lima. Arrival in Lima and transfer to the hotel. In the night, we will go to the Larco Museum in a shared transport, to visit it with knowledgeable local guide. Enter the museum and begin your enriching exploration of the exhibitions; see over 50,000 ancient Peruvian pots; admire glittering jewelry and intricate masks; marvel at the accurate detail of Moche portrait vessels, ceramic sculptures resembling human faces; and discover ceramics created by ancient Inca, Nazca and Chancay cultures. After gaining heightened historical insight, take a seat in the elegant dining room to begin your culinary experience. Enjoy the ambient atmospheric and beautifully sculpted gardens as you sip a freshly mixed pisco sour and converse with your companion. Pleasure your palate with regional specialties. After dinner, you will be driven back to your hotel. Overnight.

DAY 13. LIMA / OUT: Breakfast at the hotel, we will start the panoramic City Tour Lima at the “Parque del Amor”, located in the touristic district of Miraflores, where you will enjoy beautiful ocean views. We will continue with the panoramic visit to Huaca Pucllana, archeological site located in the middle of the city, and belongs to the pre-inca culture of Lima. Then, we will pass through El Olivar Park, in the financial district of San Isidro, full of olive trees and gorgeous houses from the colonial era. We will arrive at the Historic Center of Lima, visiting the San Martin Square until we reach the Main Square, the scene of beautiful buildings such as the Government Palace and the Cathedral. At this point, we will start to walk until the impressive Santo Domingo Convent, where it harbors the relics of the most representative saints of the city. At the end, you will be transferred to the airport to take your international flight.

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