15 DAY VISIT TO SOUTHERN PERU

LIMA - AREQUIPA - PUNO - CUSCO

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SEE THE CAPITAL, LIMA - "LA BLANCA CIUDAD" DE AREQUIPA AND THE COLCA CANYON - LAKE TITICACA AND THE ISLANDS OF UROS AND TAQUILE - THE SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS, THEN TO MACHU PICCHU FOR TWO DAYS AND FINISH YOUR TRIP DISCOVERING THE "NAVEL OF THE WORLD" CUSCO. -------------------------------------------------------------- ITINERARY : DAY ONE - Reception Jorge Chavez airport, Lima. Transfer to Miraflores Hotel - rest - lunch on your own - aftrenoon free, that evening were off to a local retaurant for dinner (extra) and a Peña (audience participation show of Peruvian folk dances ) - nite in Lima. DAY TWO - 8am breakfast at hotel - 9:30 departure to visit the Gold Museum and La Costa Verde ( Lima's beaches ) - lunch on your own in Miraflores - 2 to 6pm we go to Old Lima, visiting la Plaza de Armas, el Catedral, Museo de la Nacion and the Presidents Palace - dinner on your own and the nite free to explore Miraflores. Nite in Lima. DAY THREE - 6am breakfast at hotel - 9am flight to Arequipa - transfer to hotel and rest - lunch on your own, walking distance to La Plaza de Armas - afternoon and evening free to explore el Convento de Santa Catalina and other attractions in town (Arequipa is quite safe to walk arround). Nite in AQP. DAY FOUR - 6am breakfast at hotel - 8am departure to the Colca Canyon - we take a bus ride that goes between the volcanos of Misti and Chachani viewing the Alpaca and the Vicuña in their natural environment - check-in at the hotel in Chivay and you can spend the afternoon soaking in the thermal baths of "La Calera". Nite in Chivay. DAY FIVE -- 5am hotel breakfast and were off to see the deepest Canyon in the world..... COLCA - Here we can watch the great Condor fly as he works his way up from Canyon floor - a magnificent sight as the largest, of all birds, soars near us (50 to 100 feet away - have your camera ready) on his way to the coast. Afternoon return - nite free in AQP. DAY SIX -- 8am breakfast - 11am flight to Puno (Juliaca airport) - transfer to Puno visiting the Pre-Inca Cemetery of Sillustani in route - nite in Puno. DAY SEVEN -- 7am breakfast - at 9am we board a private boat on Lake Titicaca ( highest navigable lake in the world, at 14,107ft above sea level ) - we visit the floating island of Uros and then the island of Taquile, where we find the Aymara people living as they did in the day of the Incas ( 1332 A D ) - nite in Puno. DAY EIGHT -- 6am breakfast - train departs at 8am for Cusco - a wonderful train ride that takes you along the Altiplano viewing the native Alpaca and Vicuña to one side and to the other the mighty Cordillera Vilcanota, its peaks reaching 20,000 ft - 5pm arrival in Cusco and transfer to the Sacred Valley of the Incas ( URUBAMBA ) - nite at Quinta Patawasi. DAY NINE -- SLEEP-IN...... day of rest and relax - visit the town of Urubamba, typical modern day Andean town of 15,000 inhabitants ( mixture of Quechua people, in native garbs and his modern brother in Levys and Nikes ) - check out the ceramic work of Pablo Seminario and the Tejidos ( fine Alpaca weavings ) of Mon Repos - FIESTA at QP where you will learn the native "Huayno" dance, with the locals. - nite at QP. DAY TEN -- 7am breakfast - today we explore the Sacred Valley of the Incas, we start with the Inca town of Pisac and then the present town of Pisac, with its Native Market - typical valley lunch in Calca and in the afternoon we travel to Ollantaytambo to discover its Inca Ruins " the Cradle of the Inca Empire " - Nite at QP. DAY ELEVEN -- 5am breakfast - transfer to train station for a 7am departure to Aguas Caliente, located at the base of the Citadel of Machu Picchu - check-in to the hotel - your on your own to have lunch in town and to go up and visit the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu in the afternoon - nite free to explore Aguas Caliente ( bring bathing suit for the thermal baths ) - nite in A/C DAY TWELVE -- 6am breakfast - at 7am we begin our 3hr guided tour of the Lost City in the Clouds - your guide will explain the main functions of the City of Machu Picchu - after you will be free to climb Wyña Picchu ( the Temple of the Moon ) its a 3hr r/t hike or you can explore the City extensively - return train departs at 4:30pm - nite at QP. DAY THIRTEEN -- 7am breakfast - 8:30 transfer to Cusco, visiting the Pueblo of Chincheros and its weavers - check-in the hotel and the afternoon and evening are free to discover the Imperial City of Qosco - nite in Cusco. DAY FOURTEEN -- 7am breakfast - at 9am we will start our Guided tour of the 4 Inca Ruins that surround the City of Cusco - Sacsaywaman, Kenko, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay - our guide will describe the function of each and after we will visit the finest of all the Inca Temples..... the Koricancha or Temple of the Sun, located very near la Plaza de Armas - afternoon and evening free to re-explore Cusco......" the Navel of the World " - nite in Cusco. DAY FIFTEEN -- 7am breakfast - 10am flight to Lima - transfer to downtown hotel and check-in - day room - lunch on your own - afternoon free - you can walk around Miraflores and do your last minute shopping. - 9pm transfer to the airport for your midnight departure. Description : This is not a Group package - strictly Private, you set the pace and dictate, where to stop and what to see and do...... One to ten passengers, max - so form your group or come on your own - email us at reservas@quintapatawasi.com The itinerary, is personal and very flexible, depending on your likes and dislikes, ie; we can include the Inca Trail Hike - a trip to Manu or fly the Nazca Lines - by cutting days in Lima, Arequipa and Urubamba - make the changes you want and let us know. You will be greeted on your arrival at all principal cities by our Reps and plan your stay accordingly. www.quintapatawasi.com Price: is $2750 per passenger, in double occupancy - single supplement is $440. Included : - Transportation: Air, Lima/Arequipa/Juliaca/Cusco/Lima ; train, Puno/Cusco and Urubamba/Aguas Caliente/Urubamba ; boat, Islands of Uros and Tequille ; all other tranfers in Private. - Lodging, 14 nites and one day hotel. - Meals, all breakfast, 2 lunches and one dinner. - Private bilingual Guides. Not included : - Airport departure tax ( $5 per flight ) - Meals, except as noted - Entrance fees to : Gold Museum ($10 ), Convent Santa Catalina ($10), Machu Picchu ($40), bus up to M/P ($12 r/t), Cusco - all purpose tix ($20 for 16 ruins ). - Gratuities Contact Information : Dirección - address : Contact : Cargo : e-mail : Telefs. : Urubamba Jim Rogers - Antuca Rogers Owners reservas@quintapatawasi.com 51(Peru) 84(Cusco) 201386