You will be amazed during this 10 days / 9 nights tour! Discover all the wonders of Peru from Lima to Cusco via the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu as well as Puno. Soak up the culture, meet the locals, admire the beauty of the natural landscapes and the remains, a rich history is offered to you!

And, for even more adventure, continue your journey with a seaside extension in the north of the country by choosing offer 2!

YOUR ITINERARY

Tour in 10 days - 9 nights

Day 1: Arrival in Lima
Day 2: Lima
Day 3: Lima - Cusco / Sacred Valley
Day 4: Sacred Valley
Day 5: Sacred Valley - Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Cusco
Days 6 and 7: Cusco
Day 8: Cusco - Puno
Day 9: Puno
Day 10: Puno - Lima (departure)

Extended 4 days / 3 nights (offer 2 only)

Day 1: Lima - Piura - Mancora

Days 2 and 3: Mancora

Day 4: Mancora - Piura - Lima

You will be amazed during this 10 days / 9 nights tour! Discover all the wonders of Peru from Lima to Cusco via the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu as well as Puno. Soak up the culture, meet the locals, admire the beauty of the natural landscapes and the remains, a rich history is offered to you!

And, for even more adventure, continue your journey with a seaside extension in the north of the country by choosing offer 2!

YOUR ITINERARY

Tour in 10 days - 9 nights

Day 1: Arrival in Lima
Day 2: Lima
Day 3: Lima - Cusco / Sacred Valley
Day 4: Sacred Valley
Day 5: Sacred Valley - Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Cusco
Days 6 and 7: Cusco
Day 8: Cusco - Puno
Day 9: Puno
Day 10: Puno - Lima (departure)

Extended 4 days / 3 nights (offer 2 only)

Day 1: Lima - Piura - Mancora

Days 2 and 3: Mancora

Day 4: Mancora - Piura - Lima

A transport service with a representative will take you from the airport to your hotel. The Peruvian capital is a modern metropolis rich in history and experiencing strong cultural and economic growth.

DAY 2: LIMA
Breakfast at the hotel.

CITY TOUR (4h - Private with English / Spanish-speaking guide)

Explore Lima’s old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, packed with fascinating historic buildings. The route begins at the traditional Pueblo Libre district, where you visit the Larco Museum, located in a beautifully restored viceregal mansion built on a pre-Columbian pyramid from the seventh century. The museum boasts a complete pre-Hispanic collection of gold and silver objects, as well as pieces of erotic art. Then visit the Casa Aliaga, a colonial mansion granted by chief conquistador Francisco Pizarro to one of his captains, Jeronimo de Aliaga. This is the only house from that time, still belonging to the same family. Continue with a scenic tour through the colonial downtown. See the Main Square, where you can appreciate the grandiose architecture of the Spanish Empire. Admire Lima’s Cathedral, built during the 16th century. Finish the trip returning to your hotel.

Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

Optional excursion: Half-day visit to Barranco (4 hours - private service with English-speaking guide) / See details in the options section.

DAY 3: LIMA - CUSCO / SACRED VALLEY
Breakfast at the hotel.

A transportation service will pick you up from your hotel at the established time and will transfer you to the airport. - Only driver, no guide included.

Early morning flight from Lima to Cusco (not included).

A transportation service and a representative will pick you up at Cusco’s airport and will transfer you to your selected hotel at the Sacred Valley. On the way, you will visit the Inkary Museum, which exhibits the history and culture of different civilizations of ancient Peru.

Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.

At your arrival in the hotel, you will be assisted with the check-in and accommodation.

Breakfast at the hotel.

MARAS & MORAY EXCURSION (4h - Private with English / Spanish-speaking guide)

Your day will start with a tour that takes approximately one and a half hours, to visit the Moray terraces and the Maras salt mines. Moray´s archaeological vestiges are composed of mysterious concentric circular terraces which, according to some scholars, would be an agricultural research centre. The higher external terraces would be at a higher temperature than the inner terraces and could simulate the conditions of the different ecological strata of the empire. Maras is a surreal view. It is near Moray, and it is an impressive salt exploitation complex. Its huge salt deposits were used to trade them for other products with other parts of the empire. You will return to your hotel in the Sacred Valley at the end of the tour.

Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

Optional excursion: Half day excursion to Ollantaytambo (4h - Private Service with English-speaking guide) / See details in excursion section.

DAY 5: SACRED VALLEY - AGUAS CALIENTES - MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO

After a quick bus transfer, you will arrive at Machu Picchu, a masterpiece of engineering and architecture that appeared to serve as the sanctuary and residence of the Inca Pachacutec. Machu Picchu, which means "Old Mountain", is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has been designated as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. 

Return to Aguas Calientes for lunch at a local restaurant.

After lunch, return to Aguas Calientes station to take the train to Ollantaytambo.

Upon arrival at the Ollantaytambo train station, a transportation service will take you to your hotel in Cusco. (with driver included).

DAY 6 : CUSCO

Breakfast at the hotel.

TOUR OF CUSCO ON FOOT (4h - Private service with English / Spanish-speaking guide)

Today you will participate on a walking tour starting at the Coricancha Temple, one of the most important buildings in the city. It was one of the most important centres of worship to the Sun God of the Incas that was converted into a convent after the arrival of the Spanish. Then visit the wonderful Cusco Cathedral, built between 1560 and 1664, and end the tour visiting the San Pedro market, a pantry of thousands of products from different areas of the region. Finally, you will return to your hotel.

Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Free day.

Optional excursions: / See details in the 'Optional Excursions' section.

- Half-day visit to Tipon, Pikillacta and Andahuaylillas (4h- Private service with English-speaking guide) OR

- Full-day hike to Devil's Balcony (8h- Private service with English-speaking guide) OR

- Full-day hike to Vinicunca (12 hours - Private service with English-speaking guide) OR

- Full-day hike to Palcoyo Mountain (10 hours - Private service with English speaking guide) OR

- Full-day hike to the Humantay Lagoon (12 hours private service with English-speaking guide)

DAY 8: CUSCO / PUNO

TOURIST BUS CUSCO-PUNO (10 hours - service and shared English / Spanish-speaking guide)

To begin our trip from Cusco to Puno, board the touristic bus that will take you through the wonderful Andes sceneries. First, stop in Andahuaylillas, a town located 40 kilometres from Cusco that has as its main attraction the Church of Andahuaylillas, nicknamed the ‘Sistine Chapel of America’, due to the impressive art found in it. After this, continue the route to Racchi, where the Wiracocha Temple is located, a surprising 30-metre wide by 20-metre high construction of rectangular shape.

Have a tasty box lunch in Sicuani, followed by a brief stop in La Raya, the highest point between Puno and Cusco, over 4,313 metres above sea level. Then, arrive in the town of Pucara, where the Pucara Lithic Museum is located. Developed between the years 100 and 300 AC, this town was the first proper urban settlement of the lacustrine highlands. Finally, arrive in the city of Puno.

DAY 9 : PUNO

Breakfast at the hotel.

UROS & TAQUILE ISLANDS (8h boat in shared service with private English-speaking guide)

Transfer to the lacustrine port of Puno, where a boat takes you to the floating island of the Uros. The Uros are an ancestral society that populates a series of artificial islands built with totora plant, a type of reed which grows in the Lake Titicaca. There they build their houses, also from totora. After a journey of an hour and a half, continue your trip to the island of Taquile. This island was part of the Inca Empire and its inhabitants speak quechua. Once there, receive a briefing about the island. Have a tasty lunch and start your return to Puno.

DAY 10 : PUNA - LIMA (DEPARTURE)

This tour lasts three and a half hours. A transport service will pick you up at your hotel and take you to Sillustani, where a guide will be waiting for you. At Sillustani, a peninsula in the Umayo Lagoon, you will visit one of the largest necropolises in the world, in which more than 90 chullpas, huge and primitive stone mausoleums over 12 m high, designed with a top wider than the base, stand out. At the end of the tour, you will continue to the Juliaca airport.

Afternoon flight from Juliaca to Lima (not included).

For your greatest comfort during this tour, you will stay in Standard Rooms in carefully selected Standard, Superior or Deluxe hotels.

Your hotels in Standard category during the tour:
- Lima: Hotel Arawi Express (or similar)
- Sacred Valley: Ava Spots (or similar)
- Cusco: Tierra Viva Cusco Saphi (or similar)
- Puno: Casa Andina Standard Puno (or similar)

Your hotels in Superior category during the tour:
- Lima: Arawi Prime (or similar)
- Sacred Valley: Sonesta Posada del Inca Yucay (or similar)
- Cusco: Jose Antonio Cusco Hotel (or similar)
- Puno: Posada del Inca Puno Hotel (or similar)

Your hotels in Deluxe category during the tour:
- Lima: Iberostar Selection Miraflores (or similar)
- Sacred Valley: Aranwa Sacred Valley Hotel & Wellness (or similar)
- Cusco: Casa Andina Premium Cusco (or similar)
- Puno: Casa Andina Premium Puno (or similar)

Drive to Barranco and stroll around this quaint and traditional district,considered to be the city´s most romantic and bohemian, being the home and working place of many of Peru's leading artists, musicians, designers and photographers. Stop at the Park of Barranco to degustate the exquisite traditional Peruvian anticuchos, made with beef heart and seasoned with garlic, vinegar, cumin, and aji panca, a mild red chile pepper with a smoky flavor. Have a taste also of the typical picarones, a fabulous dessert of sweet flavor, crispy and warm, dripping with syrup.

You are picked up from your hotel at the Sacred Valley and transferred to the Ollantaytambo archaeological centre, stopping at various points of interest along the route. Ollantaytambo is a typical example of the urban planning of the Incas, whose residents still live in accordance with their old traditions. It is considered one of the most remarkable archaeological complexes of the Inca Empire. Then you will be transferred back to your hotel in the Sacred Valley.

Afterwards, you will be transferred to your hotel in the Sacred Valley.

Start your journey in Tipón, a perfectly preserved archaeological site, located 27 kilometres from the city of Cusco. Near the village of the same name, where an impressive rural colony mansion stands (1650), there are 12 terraces still cultivated, some enclosures and an irrigation system considered a masterpiece of hydraulic engineering, still used by the surrounding population.

Then continue to Pikillacta, corresponding to the Wari culture, considered one of the best preserved pre-Inca cities of Peru. Among its 700 structures, covering more than 3 thousand hectares, there are stone and mud buildings of two and three floors, distinct terrace work and the head of a condor carved in a rock.It is estimated that 10,000 people lived in this city, whose streets can still be transited.

In the morning, transfer from your hotel to Sacsayhuaman archaeological site. From here the walk to Chacán, also known as Balcón del Diablo, will begin. This place presents a perfect harmony between nature and Inca architecture, with buildings that blend perfectly between the rocks.

At the top of the cliff, you will have a view of the entire site. The walk continues to Zone X, known for its mysterious rock mazes. After lunch on the way, you will visit the Temple of the Moon, where you will learn more about the Andean worldview and its connection with the stars and forces of nature.

Then you will explore the archaeological complex of Cusilluchayoc. The return to Cusco is made following the route of the ancient Inca trail that went to Antisuyo. You will enter the city through San Blas, an area known for its talented craftsmen, where the trek ends.

Please note:

Departure from the hotel at 4:00 am to leave for Quesoyuni. Visit Japura on the way, a small Andean community, and have breakfast there. Hike to Kairawiri, starting point of the hike to the impressive 7-color Mountain. Enjoy the natural spectacle before you and the imposing mountains that also fill the landscape with colour. After the 30-45 minute visit, go to Kairawiri for a packed lunch. Return by bus to Cusco and transfer to the hotel:

The adventure begins at 5:00 am with a transfer from your hotel to the starting point of the trek, before reaching the top of the impressive coloured mountain of Palcoyo. Like the Mountain of the 7 Colours, also known as Vinicunca, Palcoyo gets its colouring from minerals such as magnesium, calcium and iron that have accumulated over millions of years and which today offer us this magnificent spectacle.

To reach the top of Palcoyo Mountain, you will have to hike for two hours (moderate difficulty) to reach the highest point, which is at an altitude of 4,900 metres. Once you reach the top, enjoy a breathtaking view of the mountain and take a few minutes to appreciate the surroundings in peace and quiet as very few tourists venture up here, compared to the 7-colour mountain.

This experience is done while respecting the roads and regulations in force in order to participate in the preservation of this natural wonder. Please note:

Enjoy one of the most spectacular trekking tours through the Andes to the Humantay Lagoon (4180 metres above sea level). Immerse yourself in the impressive landscapes, cultural richness and vast history of this region. You will be transferred from Cusco to Mollepata (1 hour and 20 minutes), then you will continue for one hour to Soraypampa (3900 meters above sea level). During this stretch you will enjoy the varied fauna such as the condor or the Andean swallow and you will see the imposing mountains of Salkantay and Humantay. From Soraypampa begins the two-hour climb to the Humantay lagoon, here we enjoy a box lunch on its shores. Afterwards, we will explore the area for about an hour, and then descend to Soraypampa for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, where a bus will be waiting for you to return to Cusco, arriving around 7:00 pm. Please note:

You will be amazed during this 10 days / 9 nights tour! Discover all the wonders of Peru from Lima to Cusco via the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu as well as Puno. Soak up the culture, meet the locals, admire the beauty of the natural landscapes and the remains, a rich history is offered to you!

And, for even more adventure, continue your journey with a seaside extension in the north of the country by choosing offer 2!

YOUR ITINERARY

Tour in 10 days - 9 nights

Day 1: Arrival in Lima
Day 2: Lima
Day 3: Lima - Cusco / Sacred Valley
Day 4: Sacred Valley
Day 5: Sacred Valley - Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Cusco
Days 6 and 7: Cusco
Day 8: Cusco - Puno
Day 9: Puno
Day 10: Puno - Lima (departure)

Extended 4 days / 3 nights (offer 2 only)

Day 1: Lima - Piura - Mancora

Days 2 and 3: Mancora

Day 4: Mancora - Piura - Lima

A transport service with a representative will take you from the airport to your hotel. The Peruvian capital is a modern metropolis rich in history and experiencing strong cultural and economic growth.

DAY 2: LIMA
Breakfast at the hotel.

CITY TOUR (4h - Private with English / Spanish-speaking guide)

Explore Lima’s old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, packed with fascinating historic buildings. The route begins at the traditional Pueblo Libre district, where you visit the Larco Museum, located in a beautifully restored viceregal mansion built on a pre-Columbian pyramid from the seventh century. The museum boasts a complete pre-Hispanic collection of gold and silver objects, as well as pieces of erotic art. Then visit the Casa Aliaga, a colonial mansion granted by chief conquistador Francisco Pizarro to one of his captains, Jeronimo de Aliaga. This is the only house from that time, still belonging to the same family. Continue with a scenic tour through the colonial downtown. See the Main Square, where you can appreciate the grandiose architecture of the Spanish Empire. Admire Lima’s Cathedral, built during the 16th century. Finish the trip returning to your hotel.

Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

Optional excursion: Half-day visit to Barranco (4 hours - private service with English-speaking guide) / See details in the options section.

DAY 3: LIMA - CUSCO / SACRED VALLEY
Breakfast at the hotel.

A transportation service will pick you up from your hotel at the established time and will transfer you to the airport. - Only driver, no guide included.

Early morning flight from Lima to Cusco (not included).

A transportation service and a representative will pick you up at Cusco’s airport and will transfer you to your selected hotel at the Sacred Valley. On the way, you will visit the Inkary Museum, which exhibits the history and culture of different civilizations of ancient Peru.

Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.

At your arrival in the hotel, you will be assisted with the check-in and accommodation.

Breakfast at the hotel.

MARAS & MORAY EXCURSION (4h - Private with English / Spanish-speaking guide)

Your day will start with a tour that takes approximately one and a half hours, to visit the Moray terraces and the Maras salt mines. Moray´s archaeological vestiges are composed of mysterious concentric circular terraces which, according to some scholars, would be an agricultural research centre. The higher external terraces would be at a higher temperature than the inner terraces and could simulate the conditions of the different ecological strata of the empire. Maras is a surreal view. It is near Moray, and it is an impressive salt exploitation complex. Its huge salt deposits were used to trade them for other products with other parts of the empire. You will return to your hotel in the Sacred Valley at the end of the tour.

Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

Optional excursion: Half day excursion to Ollantaytambo (4h - Private Service with English-speaking guide) / See details in excursion section.

DAY 5: SACRED VALLEY - AGUAS CALIENTES - MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO

After a quick bus transfer, you will arrive at Machu Picchu, a masterpiece of engineering and architecture that appeared to serve as the sanctuary and residence of the Inca Pachacutec. Machu Picchu, which means "Old Mountain", is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has been designated as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. 

Return to Aguas Calientes for lunch at a local restaurant.

After lunch, return to Aguas Calientes station to take the train to Ollantaytambo.

Upon arrival at the Ollantaytambo train station, a transportation service will take you to your hotel in Cusco. (with driver included).

DAY 6 : CUSCO

Breakfast at the hotel.

TOUR OF CUSCO ON FOOT (4h - Private service with English / Spanish-speaking guide)

Today you will participate on a walking tour starting at the Coricancha Temple, one of the most important buildings in the city. It was one of the most important centres of worship to the Sun God of the Incas that was converted into a convent after the arrival of the Spanish. Then visit the wonderful Cusco Cathedral, built between 1560 and 1664, and end the tour visiting the San Pedro market, a pantry of thousands of products from different areas of the region. Finally, you will return to your hotel.

Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Free day.

Optional excursions: / See details in the 'Optional Excursions' section.

- Half-day visit to Tipon, Pikillacta and Andahuaylillas (4h- Private service with English-speaking guide) OR

- Full-day hike to Devil's Balcony (8h- Private service with English-speaking guide) OR

- Full-day hike to Vinicunca (12 hours - Private service with English-speaking guide) OR

- Full-day hike to Palcoyo Mountain (10 hours - Private service with English speaking guide) OR

- Full-day hike to the Humantay Lagoon (12 hours private service with English-speaking guide)

DAY 8: CUSCO / PUNO

TOURIST BUS CUSCO-PUNO (10 hours - service and shared English / Spanish-speaking guide)

To begin our trip from Cusco to Puno, board the touristic bus that will take you through the wonderful Andes sceneries. First, stop in Andahuaylillas, a town located 40 kilometres from Cusco that has as its main attraction the Church of Andahuaylillas, nicknamed the ‘Sistine Chapel of America’, due to the impressive art found in it. After this, continue the route to Racchi, where the Wiracocha Temple is located, a surprising 30-metre wide by 20-metre high construction of rectangular shape.

Have a tasty box lunch in Sicuani, followed by a brief stop in La Raya, the highest point between Puno and Cusco, over 4,313 metres above sea level. Then, arrive in the town of Pucara, where the Pucara Lithic Museum is located. Developed between the years 100 and 300 AC, this town was the first proper urban settlement of the lacustrine highlands. Finally, arrive in the city of Puno.

DAY 9 : PUNO

Breakfast at the hotel.

UROS & TAQUILE ISLANDS (8h boat in shared service with private English-speaking guide)

Transfer to the lacustrine port of Puno, where a boat takes you to the floating island of the Uros. The Uros are an ancestral society that populates a series of artificial islands built with totora plant, a type of reed which grows in the Lake Titicaca. There they build their houses, also from totora. After a journey of an hour and a half, continue your trip to the island of Taquile. This island was part of the Inca Empire and its inhabitants speak quechua. Once there, receive a briefing about the island. Have a tasty lunch and start your return to Puno.

DAY 10 : PUNA - LIMA (DEPARTURE)

This tour lasts three and a half hours. A transport service will pick you up at your hotel and take you to Sillustani, where a guide will be waiting for you. At Sillustani, a peninsula in the Umayo Lagoon, you will visit one of the largest necropolises in the world, in which more than 90 chullpas, huge and primitive stone mausoleums over 12 m high, designed with a top wider than the base, stand out. At the end of the tour, you will continue to the Juliaca airport.

Afternoon flight from Juliaca to Lima (not included).

During your extension, you will stay in a pleasant Standard Room at the Vichayito Bungalows & Carpas by Aranwa (or similar). The perfect opportunity to end your Peruvian adventure in total serenity.

Drive to Barranco and stroll around this quaint and traditional district,considered to be the city´s most romantic and bohemian, being the home and working place of many of Peru's leading artists, musicians, designers and photographers. Stop at the Park of Barranco to degustate the exquisite traditional Peruvian anticuchos, made with beef heart and seasoned with garlic, vinegar, cumin, and aji panca, a mild red chile pepper with a smoky flavor. Have a taste also of the typical picarones, a fabulous dessert of sweet flavor, crispy and warm, dripping with syrup.

You are picked up from your hotel at the Sacred Valley and transferred to the Ollantaytambo archaeological centre, stopping at various points of interest along the route. Ollantaytambo is a typical example of the urban planning of the Incas, whose residents still live in accordance with their old traditions. It is considered one of the most remarkable archaeological complexes of the Inca Empire. Then you will be transferred back to your hotel in the Sacred Valley.

Afterwards, you will be transferred to your hotel in the Sacred Valley.

Start your journey in Tipón, a perfectly preserved archaeological site, located 27 kilometres from the city of Cusco. Near the village of the same name, where an impressive rural colony mansion stands (1650), there are 12 terraces still cultivated, some enclosures and an irrigation system considered a masterpiece of hydraulic engineering, still used by the surrounding population.

Then continue to Pikillacta, corresponding to the Wari culture, considered one of the best preserved pre-Inca cities of Peru. Among its 700 structures, covering more than 3 thousand hectares, there are stone and mud buildings of two and three floors, distinct terrace work and the head of a condor carved in a rock.It is estimated that 10,000 people lived in this city, whose streets can still be transited.

In the morning, transfer from your hotel to Sacsayhuaman archaeological site. From here the walk to Chacán, also known as Balcón del Diablo, will begin. This place presents a perfect harmony between nature and Inca architecture, with buildings that blend perfectly between the rocks.

At the top of the cliff, you will have a view of the entire site. The walk continues to Zone X, known for its mysterious rock mazes. After lunch on the way, you will visit the Temple of the Moon, where you will learn more about the Andean worldview and its connection with the stars and forces of nature.

Then you will explore the archaeological complex of Cusilluchayoc. The return to Cusco is made following the route of the ancient Inca trail that went to Antisuyo. You will enter the city through San Blas, an area known for its talented craftsmen, where the trek ends.

Please note:

Departure from the hotel at 4:00 am to leave for Quesoyuni. Visit Japura on the way, a small Andean community, and have breakfast there. Hike to Kairawiri, starting point of the hike to the impressive 7-color Mountain. Enjoy the natural spectacle before you and the imposing mountains that also fill the landscape with colour. After the 30-45 minute visit, go to Kairawiri for a packed lunch. Return by bus to Cusco and transfer to the hotel:

The adventure begins at 5:00 am with a transfer from your hotel to the starting point of the trek, before reaching the top of the impressive coloured mountain of Palcoyo. Like the Mountain of the 7 Colours, also known as Vinicunca, Palcoyo gets its colouring from minerals such as magnesium, calcium and iron that have accumulated over millions of years and which today offer us this magnificent spectacle.

To reach the top of Palcoyo Mountain, you will have to hike for two hours (moderate difficulty) to reach the highest point, which is at an altitude of 4,900 metres. Once you reach the top, enjoy a breathtaking view of the mountain and take a few minutes to appreciate the surroundings in peace and quiet as very few tourists venture up here, compared to the 7-colour mountain.

This experience is done while respecting the roads and regulations in force in order to participate in the preservation of this natural wonder. Please note:

Enjoy one of the most spectacular trekking tours through the Andes to the Humantay Lagoon (4180 metres above sea level). Immerse yourself in the impressive landscapes, cultural richness and vast history of this region. You will be transferred from Cusco to Mollepata (1 hour and 20 minutes), then you will continue for one hour to Soraypampa (3900 meters above sea level). During this stretch you will enjoy the varied fauna such as the condor or the Andean swallow and you will see the imposing mountains of Salkantay and Humantay. From Soraypampa begins the two-hour climb to the Humantay lagoon, here we enjoy a box lunch on its shores. Afterwards, we will explore the area for about an hour, and then descend to Soraypampa for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, where a bus will be waiting for you to return to Cusco, arriving around 7:00 pm. Please note:

Lima, the capital of Peru, is located on the country's Pacific coast. The lively metropolis is one of the largest cities in South America and has a well-preserved centre from the colonial era. Visit the Museo Larco with its collection of pre-Columbian art and the Museo de la Nación, dedicated to the history of Peru's ancient cultures. In the heart of the old town Lima Centro lies the Plaza de Armas with a 16th century cathedral.