b'DAY 01: DEPART FOR LIMADAY 07: AREQUIPACUSCOPISACOLLANTAYTAMBOToday you board your flight to Lima. SACRED VALLEYTransfer to the airport for your flight to Cusco, upon arrival in Cusco, LATIN & SOUTH AMERICADAY 02: LIMA (PERU) transfer to Sacred Valley. Visit to Pisac Inca Citadel. Situated on top On arrival at Lima airport clear immigrations, customs and board yourof a mountain range overlooking the Sacred Valley of the Incas. coach. Check into your hotel and relax for the rest of the day afterContinue our visit to the village of Pisac, where the handicraft market your long flight. Overnight in Lima.takes place every day. After lunch, visit the Ollantaytambo, the only [ O ] Breakfast[ O ] Lunch[ P ] Indian Dinner Inca town which is still inhabited, and explore the ruins which tower above it. Overnight at Sacred Valley.DAY 03: LIMA CITY TOURBCRP MUSEUM [ P ] Breakfast[ P ] Lunch[ P ] DinnerLima city tour: Head towards Historic Center to the Main Square, you will find the Governments Palace, the Archbishops Palace,DAY 08: AGUAS CALIENTEMACHU PICCHUCUSCOthe City Hall and the Cathedral. Here you will have the chance of photographing the impressive colonial buildings of this part ofYou take train ride to Aguas Calientes at the foot of the Machu the city. See the 18thcentury San Francisco Monastery and itsPicchu Ruins, transportation by bus to the ruins. Walking guided tour Catacombs continue to the Museum of Banco Central de Reservaof Machu Picchu which is totally built of stone blocks, fitted with where you can admire Perus treasures: a fine selection of objectsmasterful precision. Return back to Ollantantambo by train. From made in gold, ceramics and textiles of its different preColumbianhere drive back to Cusco for the dinner and overnight.cultures, ranging from their origins to Inca times (BCR is closed[ P ] Breakfast[ P ] Lunch[ P ] Indian Dinneron Saturday and Sunday). Visit the residential areas of San Isidro,DAY 09: CUSCO CITY TOURINCA RUINSMiraflores, the new commercial area south of Lima, and the oceanToday, embark on a walking guided city tour of Cuzco which includes front to enjoy a magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean. Afternoon atthe Main Square, the Cathedral and the Santo Domingo Church or your own leisure.Koricancha. Continue with a visit to the four ruins nearby, 1) the [ P ] Breakfast[ P ] Lunch[ P ] Indian Dinner Sacsayhuaman Fortress: overlooking the city of Cuzco, a preInca DAY 04: LIMAAREQUIPA WALKING CITY TOURSANTUARIOSarchitectural masterpiece. 2) Kenko: a rock sanctuary whose main ANDINO MUSEUMSANTA CATALINA CONVENT attraction is a monolithic altar representing a puma. 3) Puca Pucara: Take a flight to Arequipa. On arrival, you start with an orientation ofthe red Fortress. 4) Tambomachay: Incha baths. Overnight in Cusco.Arequipa, Head to the main square: Plaza de Armas and its Cathedral[ P ] Breakfast[ P ] Indian Lunch[ P ] Indian Dinner(from outside). Here a walking orientation to visit the Santuarios Andinos Museum at Santa Mara Catholic University, where theDAY 10: CUSCOANDHAHUAYLILASRACCHIPUCAPUCARAmummy Juanita or the Lady of Ampato is kept, an Inca adolescentPUNOsacrificed to the mountain deities Apus who was found on MountDrive to Puno. First stop is Andahuaylillas, which has a beautiful Ampato after being buried in the ice for around 500 years. Continue17th Century church containing an impressive organ decorated with walking to cloisters of La Compaia Church, square of San Francisco.angels and cherubs. After that, the ruins at Racchi also known as Then walk to citadel of Santa Catalina Convent, founded in 1580, withthe Temple of Wiracocha. Then you will visit the archaeological its cloisters, picturesque streets and plazas that remain the same assite of PucaPucara, basically a military camp that also functioned they were centuries ago. You will also learn about the lives of theas an administrative centre. Overnight stay in Puno.select group of nuns who lived there. After Overnight in Arequipa.[ P ] Breakfast[ P ] Lunch[ P ] Dinner[ P ] Breakfast[ P ] Lunch[ P ] Indian DinnerDAY 11: PUNOCOPACABANASUN ISLANDMOON ISLANDDAY 05: AREQUIPACOLCACHIVAY LAKE TITICACAVisit the old district of San Lazaro and Carmen Alto. From here atDrive from Puno to Copacabana. Take a hydrofoil cruise to Sun Island. the Yanahuara Belvedere, view the city of Arequipa and the threeVisit the Inca Grand Stairs and the Sacred Fountain; taste the volcanoes: Misti, Chachani & Pichu Pichu. Departure for Colca Valley,water believed to give eternal youth and happiness. Continue the passing near the thermal baths of Yura and climbing up towards thehydrofoil cruise to Moon Island, visit the Sun Virgins Temple Iak National Reserve of Pampa de Caahuas (Km 95 and 3,800 metresUyu. Hydrofoil cruise to Cocotani. Transfer in bus to Huatajata. Upon above sealevel), where groups of Alpacas, Vicuas and sometimesarrival, audiovisual and night experience of The Mystic World of the Guanacos can be seen. You will then visit Vizcachani, the ToccraKallawayas, natural healers of Bolivia. Overnight at Huatajata.Pampas and will skirt the crater of the Chucura Volcano to reach the[ P ] Breakfast[ P ] Lunch[ P ] DinnerLos Andes Scenic Viewpoint in Patapampa (4910 masl), from where you can see the various volcanoes that surround Arequipa. DescentDAY 12: HUATAJATAKALAUTAURUS IRUITOS FLOATING to the Colca Valley, passing several villages till the arrival at Chivay,ISLANDHUATAJATAthe most important town of the valley. After lunch have free time atTake Hydrofoil cruise to the Kalauta Island. Enjoy a navigation on Lake hot springs. Overnight in Colca Valley. Titicaca, swinging among totorareed canals to reach the Urus Iruitos [ P ] Breakfast[ P ] Lunch[ P ] Dinner Floating Islands. Enjoy a breathtaking view of the Royal Range of the DAY 06: COLCA VALLEY CANYONPATAPAMPAAREQUIPA Andes. Return to Huatajata. On arrival, visit the Andean Roots Eco You head towards the Cross of the Condor, the best location toVillage: The Altiplano Museum; Handicrafts village, the Mud Igloos admire the Colca Canyon and if weather allows it you will get theand the mortuary towers of the Urus Chipayas. Meet the Limachi chance to observe the majestic flight of the condors. On your wayfamily, builders of the RA II and Tigris for epic expeditions across back, you will visit the colorful towns of Pinchollo and Maca, beforethe Atlantic Ocean. Enjoy our elegant vicuas, llamas, alpacas and arriving at Chivay, where you will have lunch and early afternoonthe mythical Suri. By night, visit the Native Observatory Alajpacha. departure to Arequipa via Patapampa and the viewpoint of theLearn from the Aymaras Cosmovision and watch the southern volcanoes (6 hours). constellations.[ P ] Breakfast[ P ] Lunch[ P ] Indian Dinner [ P ] Breakfast[ P ] Lunch[ P ] DinnerFull itineraries available at www.sona.tours 127'