Time to spare? Why not make the most of your trip to South America
with an extension to Bolivia?
Lima, once the seat of the viceroys of Greater Peru and known until the middle of
the 20th century as the Garden City, is the starting point for this trip which ends
in the world’s highest de facto capital.
Along the way we visit the erstwhile capital of the Inca empire of Tahuantinsuyo,
with two full days to relax and explore independently its narrow Pre-Columbian
streets lined with Inca masonry and crowned with colonial baroque architecture,
before making the spectacular train journey through the Urubamba Gorge to Machu
Picchu and the Sacred Valley.
Lake Titicaca forms the southern border between Peru and Bolivia, and we will
visit islands belonging to both nations as we cross the world’s largest
tropical lake by modern catamaran.
La Paz, set in a hollow and sheltered from the cold winds of the Bolivian altiplano,
is a bustling city of street vendors and open air markets, lapping busily like tidal
waters against the gleaming skyscrapers of its downtown business quarter and
overshadowed by the snow-crusted peak of the “King of Kings”, Mount Illimani.
Complete Itinerary
Day 1: Lima
Arrival in Lima.
Day 2: Lima
Lima City Tour.
Day 3: Ica
Travel to Ica for flight over the Nazca Lines (Visit a local winery, the Huacachina oasis and Ica regional museum).
Day 4: Lima
Return to Lima.
Day 5: Cusco
Flight to Cusco. Afternoon free (Orientation walk with tour leader).
Day 6: Cusco
Morning city tour. Afternoon free in Cusco.
Day 7: Machu Picchu
Train from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu.
Day 8: Machu Picchu
Another day at Machu Picchu. Return to Sacred Valley (Overnight).
Day 9: Cusco
Sacred Valley/Willoq. Return to Cusco.
Day 10: Puno
Travel by road to Puno.
Day 11: Puno
One day trip to islands of Lake Titicaca.
Day 12: Copacabana
Road to Copacabana and catamaran to the Island of the Sun.
Day 13: La Paz
Continue to La Paz.
Day 14: La Paz
City tour and museums.
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