Time to Spare? Why not make the most of your South American journey by extending your trip to include the Galápagos Islands?
A unique journey though the chronology of empire in Peru. From the Spanish capital
we travel away from the ocean to the origin of formative civilization in Peru,
the 3,000 year old subterranean temples and zoomorphic motifs of Chavin de Huantar.
Beyond the frigid waters of lake Llanganuco at the foot of Peru's highest mountain
(Huascarán, 6768 meters / 22,200 ft.), from the warrior sculptures of
Sechín we continue though the vestiges of the Moche and Chimú
cultures to the site of the Inca empire's denouement at Cajamarca, now sleepy
colonial town.
South of Lima, the arid Paracas peninsula was once home to the eponymous pre-Inca
culture that produced history's finest textiles, and is now the refuge of an
extraordinary diversity of marine fauna.
The wine growing region Ica, the world's lasgest astronomical calendar at Nazca,
the neo-colonial elegance of Arequipa with its fine cuisine and the lake Titicaca,
the cradle of the Inca creation legend, bring us to Cusco. Once the capital of the
greatest empire ever seen in the Americas, Cusco is now the hub of the South
American travel industry and a Mecca for all travellers to the continent.
Complete Itinerary
Day 1: Lima
Arrive lima airport. Meet on arrival and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2: Lima - Huaraz
Activities in Huaraz.
Day 3: Chavin
Excursion Chavin de Huantar
Day 4: Callejón de Huaylas
Excursion Callejón de Huaylas
Day 5: Huaraz - Sechín - Trujillo
Day 6: Trujillo - Chan Chan
Day 7: Trujillo to Chiclayo
Day 8: Chiclayo - Sipán - Túcume
Day 9: Chiclayo to Cajamarca
Day 10: Cajamarca
Day 11: Flight Cajamarca to Lima
Day 12: Lima to Paracas
Day 13: Paracas to Nazca
Day 14: Nazca
Day 15: Nazca to Arequipa
Day 16: Arequipa
Day 17: Arequipa - Juliaca - Puno
Day 18: Cusco
To Cusco Overland.
Day 19: Cusco
Afternoon city tour.
Day 20: Sacred Valley
Sacred Valley overnight.
Day 21: Macchu Picchu
Macchu Picchu by train
Day 22: Macchu Picchu
Return to valley hotel.
Day 23: Willoq
Willoq / Patacancha / Sacred Valley.
Day 24: Lima.
Flight to Lima.
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