Inca's Ancient Empire

Arrival dates in 2016: 20.08, 10.09, 15.10, 12.11

Day 1. Lima

Arrival in Lima. At the Jorge Chavez airport you will be met and transferred to your hotel, the guide will tell you in details about your journey and will answer all your questions. Accommodation at the hotel. Rest.

Day 2. Lima

Breakfast.
At 9:00, the visit of the colonial Lima with its vice royal charm, including the Main square the square San Martin, the Presidential Palace, the City hall; the male monastery as well as the church of San Francisco which walls are decorated with beautiful tiles. The excursion begins with a visit to the romantic Love Park, constructed in the style of Gaudi, and then you’ll visit the park “El Olivar”, prestigious districts of Miraflores and San Isidro, where the pre-Inca sanctuary Huaca Pucllana is located.
Return to the hotel. Rest.

Day 3. Lima – Cusco

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Flight to Cusco.
Arrival, meeting at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

Day 4. Cusco – Sacred Valley

Breakfast.
Excursion to the Sacred Valley with the landscapes of incomparable beauty along the Urubamba River. The average height of the valley is about 2700 m, as compared with Cuzco, which is located almost 700 meters higher allows us to observe more favorable weather conditions here.
Visit to the center Awanacancha, where you can see different types of llamas, alpacas and vicuñas. Local people sacredly keep their traditions, wear traditional clothes and weave fabrics according to ancient techniques with historical motives. Upon arrival on a typical craft market of the village of Pisac, you can observe and buy products of Peruvian artisans, including ceramics and textiles at low prices.
Dinner.
After it you will pass through the archaeological complex of Ollantaytambo – a giant agricultural, administrative, social, religious and military complex of Inca times.
Transfer. Accommodation at the hotel.

Day 5. Sacred Valley – Machu Picchu – Cusco

Breakfast.
At 9:00 – transfer to the town of Ollantaytambo. Upon arrival, we’ll go by train to the town of Aguas Calientes.
At 10:30 by bus we’ll reach to the sacred citadel of Machu Picchu by the scenic serpentine road. There we’ll visit the main square, the terraces, the sacred sun-clock, the Temple of three windows.
Free time.
After the tour return to the town of Aguas Calientes. Dinner. Free time. Return to the hotel.
Transfer to the railway station and transfer for the journey on train to the city of Cusco. Arrival, transfer and accommodation at the hotel.

Day 6. Cusco

Breakfast.
Free morning. For an extra fee you can visit sightseeing tour of Cusco visiting the Palace of the Sun, the Cathedral, the archaeological complexes Saksaywaman, Q'inqu, Puca-Pucara, Puka Pukara, Tambomachay. Also, there is optional tour to the archaeological complex of Pisac, agricultural terraces Moray and the salt terraces of Maras, horse ride along the Sacred Valley.
Return to the hotel, rest.

Day 7. Cusco – Puno

Breakfast.
At 8:00 – bus trip to the city of Puno with the guide. On the way – stop in the archaeological complex Raqchi for visiting of the ruins of the Viracocha temple. Along the way you will also stop in Andahuailillas for the visiting of the church of XVI century.
Lunch in the town of Sicuani.
At 17:00 – arrival in the city of Puno and accommodation in the hotel.

Day 8. Puno – Titicaca Lake – Puno

Breakfast.
A boat trip on Lake Titicaca (altitude – more than 3800 m above the sea level). We’ll go to the famous floating island of Uros, made entirely of reeds. Then we’ll move to the island Taquile, which is about 3 hours from the berth of city Puno. The residents of Taquile Island work in agriculture, and also known for its fabrics and folk arts.
Lunch. Return to Puno. Accommodation at the hotel.

Day 9. Puno – Lima

Breakfast.
Transfer to the airport. On the way – the visit to the archaeological zone Sillustani.
Flight to Lima. Transfer and accommodation at the hotel.

Day 10. Lima.

Breakfast.

Free day. For extra fee there is a one-day tour to Paracas: flight over the Nazca lines, excursion to the islands Ballestas, journey on the off-road cars through the dunes.

Day 11. Lima

Breakfast.
Transfer to the airport at the scheduled time.

 The price includes:

- accommodation in standard rooms, according to the program;
- tickets on local flights;
- train ticket Cusco – Machu Picchu – Cusco;
- meals according to the program;
- tickets for guided tours, according to the program;
- official English / Spanish-speaking guides;
- private tours and transfers with the Russian-speaking guides along the route.

The price does not include:

- airport taxes;
- medical insurance;
- optional excursions;
- international flight;
- personal expenses (alcohol and refreshments, telephone calls, etc.);
- early check in and late check out;
- tips for drivers and guides.

The change of the excursions order is possible, as well as their replacement of ones of equal value. The hotels may be replaced by other of the equivalent category.