Countrywide Inca Peru 9-11 days
Vicuna Adventures offers custom countrywide itineraries for all of Peru. We can accommodate small or large groups and help plan your dream Peruvian vacation. We offer tailor made trips depending on the number of days you have to explore and where you want to go. Below is an example of a countrywide Inca Peru itinerary.
Day 1: ARRIVAL IN LIMA
Transfer from International Airport Jorge Chavez in Lima to Hotel Casa Andina in Miraflores or similar accommodations. Airport transfer and hotel is included.
Accommodations in Lima
Day 2: OPTIONAL DAY IN LIMA OR BALLESTAS ISLANDS-NASCA
If you chose to explore Lima for a day, you will have a City tour of Lima with a local guide and visit the Larco museum. You can also chose to forgo the day in Lima and head out of town south down the coast of Peru. We will take a private van to Ballestas Island to see Sea Lion colonies and many types of birds. We will also visit a local winery to sample and learn about Peruvian wine and Pisco. As we head south to Nasca, we will stop at the Huacachina sand dunes. We can adventure in dune buggies or sandboard down the sand slopes. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, tours, tickets, hotel, and transportation all included.
Accommodations in Nasca.
Day 3: NASCA
In the morning, we will tour Nasca with an expert local guide and learn about the mysterious line designs made by the Pre-Inca civilization. We will view numerous geoglyph figures from a small airplane as we fly over the desert. In the afternoon, we head back to Lima, stopping along the coast to take photos and eat. Breakfast, lunch, hotel, and airplane tour all included.
Accommodations in Lima
Day 4: LIMA TO CUSCO
We will fly from Lima to Cusco in the morning. Once in Cusco, you will transfer to your hotel. You will have a couple hours to rest or explore the city. In the afternoon, you will do a city tour of Cusco with a local guide. Breakfast, airport transfer, and hotel room included. Price includes hotel, but hotel upgrades are optional and available for an adjusted price.
Accommodations in Cusco
Day 5: CUSCO TO EXTENDED SACRED VALLEY TOUR--PISAQ, SALINERAS,MARAS MORAY, OLLANTAYTAMBO--TRAIN TO AGUAS CALIENTE
Today we will explore many of the amazing ancient Inca ruins found in the Sacred Valley. We will leave early from Cusco to allow us to visit many more sites than are offered by most tour companies. We will travel in a private van with a local tour guide to explain all the sites, history of the Sacred Valley, and to answer questions about the people and the culture. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, tickets, transportation, and hotel all included.
Accommodations in Aguas Caliente
Day 6: AGUAS CALIENTE TO MACHU PICCHU TO CUSCO
We will take an early bus from Aguas Caliente to Machu Picchu. You will have a two hour guided tour of Machu Picchu followed by additional time to explore on your own. You can hike to the Sun Gate, where hikers on the classical inca trail enter the ruins, hike mountain Huayna Picchu, or simply walk around Machu Picchu. You will return to Aguas Caliente by bus and board a train to Poroy. Finally, you will be driven a short distance back to Cusco. Breakfast, tickets to Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu, tranportaion, and hotel included
Accommodations in Cusco
Day 7: CUSCO WITH OPTIONAL HIKE TO RAINBOW MOUNTAIN OR CUSCO TO PUNO
You can chose to hike the beautiful multi-colored mountains outside Cusco for the day or leave Cusco in the morning by private van to travel to Puno City. The trip to Puno includes 3 stops and lunch. We will arrive in Puno in the early evening. You can explore Puno and eat dinner on your own before heading to bed. Both options include breakfast, lunch, transportation, and hotel.
Accommodations in Cusco or Puno City
Day 8: PUNO TO LAKE TITICACA AND UROS AND TAQUILE ISLANDS
We will leave the hotel and travel to Lake Titicaca. Once there we will board a boat with a local guide and travel to the floating island of Uros. You will get to interact with the local inhabitants and see how they preserve their heritage and way of life. Next we will travel by boat to Taquile Island where we will observe different traditions and have lunch in a local's home. We will them return to Puno City. Breakfast, Lunch, transportation, and hotel included
Accommodations in Puno City
Day 9: PUNO TO LIMA
In the morning, you will travel to by plane to Lima to make your connections back home or to continue traveling to your next destination. Breakfast and transportation included.
Inclusions
- Pick up and drop off to the airport.
- Private transport in all the days
- Hotels.
- All meals.
- Entrances to Machupicchu
- Bus tickets.
- Train tickets
Exclusions
- Boleto turistico.
- Drinks.
- Gratuities.