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We´re specialists  in touring and discovering, the most unusual and least visited places of interest in Peru Travel, for 10  years. We´re  a fully licensed Travel Agency and tour operator in Peru Travel, specialists  in custom made tours that you can help design if you wish and can be adventure, cultural, archeological, historical, and ecological,  new routes re-examined and improved regularly, a complete equipment which make the trips more pleasant

If you want We  can design the tour of your dreams based our many years of experience 
 Not only do we visit the  famous  Seven Wonder  of the World ( Machupicchu) and  Cusco  but we also stroll through local markets and andean villages  or have a glass of chicha  in local chicha houses, experience cultural interactions with friendly  andean people.
We invite you to acquaint yourself and interact with the history, culture, religion and the varied landscape of Peru Travel and Bolivia.
We, with our team of professionals, provide a personalized service is our main basis of success and our motto is customer’s satisfaction, at whatever cost.
If you are looking for more personal travel services in Peru Travel and Bolivia and wish to avoid over-commercialized package tours.

 
 
Welcome to Peru Travel
Itinerary of the Peru Travel 
 
Peru Travel  Day 1:Arrive in Lima, reception and transfer to hotel, information on city and tours. Hotel accommodations
 Peru Travel  Day 2:Breakfast. Lima City Tour. Tour the most important and characteristic colonial areas of the city including the Plaza de Armas, capitol buildings, cathedral, archbishops palace, Desamparados train station and old streets with classical mansions with Moorish style balconies, San Francisco church with its majestic convent and catacombs. Leaving central Lima visit the neighborhoods of San Isidro and Miraflores and Love Park , demonstrating the contrast between old and modern Lima
Peru Travel  Day 3:Breakfast. Transfer to the bus station for travel to Nazca. Tranfer to hotel in Nazca. In the afternoon, tour the archaeological sites of Nazca – Chauchilla cemetery, Katalloc Geogliphs, and the underground aqueducts that demonstarate the hydrolic engineering of this culture. Hotel
Peru Travel  Day 4:Breakfast. In the morning, fly over the Nazca Lines. These lines, whose purpose is unknown, include geometric lines and figures sucn a the hummingbird and monkey. Extremely large and created by removing the stones and topsoil to leave lighter colored soil below, they are best seen from the air.Bus transportation to Arequipa (10 hours).
Peru Travel  Day 5:Reception and transfer to hotel. Afternoon tour of Arequipa, visiting thes of this World Heritage Site. Plaza de Armas, cathedral, Jesuit church and convent, San Francisco complex, colonial buildings, colonial area of Yanahuara and the Santa Catalina Convent. Hotel.
Peru Travel  Day 6:Two day excursion to Colca Canyon, leaving at 8 am. Passing the National Reserve of Aguada Blanca y Salinas, seeing vicuñas, llamas and alpacas in their natural habitat. Arrive in the town of Chivay, capitol of the province. Lunch. In the afternoon visit the medicinal thermal baths of La Calera. Visit the Ethnological Museum. Night in Chivay.
Peru Travel  Day 7:In the morning we continue down the Colca Canyon to the Mirador de la Cruz, where we have the opportunity to see condors. Returning toward Arequipa we visit the villages of Collahuas and Cabanas, see agricultural terraces, tombs and other archaeological sites. Night in Arequipa.
Peru Travel  Day 8:Breakfast. Transfer to bus station to take bus to Puno (5 hours). Traveling through picturesque land we pass the towns of Imata, Santa Lucia and Juliaca. Afternoon free.
Peru Travel  Day 9:Breakfast. Tour of Uros and Taquile Islands. Lake Titicaca is considered the highest navigable lake in the world. We arrive by boat at Uros, a complex of about 40 islands made of totora reeds. We continue to Taquile, climb a beautiful Inca trail to the village, appreciating the natural environment and views of the lake. We visit the artisan center where we find a variety of fine weavings. The community preserves its ancient way of life such as clothing and customs. Afternoon return to Puno, hotel.
 Peru Travel  Day 10:  Breakfast. Travel by bus to Cusco, with guide. On the way, visit the archaeological site of Pucara; La Raya, the continental divide; the Inca site of Raquchi; and the colonial church of Andahuaylillas. Transer to hotel in Cusco. Reception with coca tea.
Peru Travel  Day 11:Afternoon City Tour: Koricancha, cathedral, Sacsayhuaman, Q’enko, Pucapucara, Tombomachay. Hotel
Peru Travel  Day 12:Breakfast. Excursion to Machu Picchu. Early in the morning transfer to the train station to begin the all day excursion to Machu Picchu, the “lost city of the Incas” and one of the best known examples of Inca architecture. The city is located in a jungle like environment. Lunch is not included. Hotel.
Peru Travel  Day 13:Breakfast. Free day to return to Machu Picchu or visit the thermal baths at Aguas Calientes. Afternoon return to Cusco by train. Transfer to hotel.
Peru Travel  Day 14:Breakfast. Sacred Valley Excursion. Visit the traditional market of Pisaq, buffet lunch in Urubamba, and the town and ruins of Ollantaytambo. Ollantaytambo is perhaps the longest occupied town in the Americas and the original Inca houses, canals, streets and walls. Return to Cusco, hotel.
Peru Travel  Day 15:Afternoon tour of Museums in Cusco. The Museum of Religious Art, San Blas Church, Santa Catalina, Regional History Museum. Hotel
 Peru Travel  Day 16:Breakfast. Transfer to the airport for flight to Lima. Transfer to hotel.
Day 17:Transfer to the airport for international flight.
END OF SERVICE
Included in Peru Travel  :

 
In Lima:

 
Transfers
3 nights hotel including breakfast
City Tour with transportation, guide and entrances
In Nazca:

 
Transfers
1 night hotel including breakfast
Overflight of Nazca Lines
Tkts bus from Nazca to Arequipa
In Arequipa:
2 nights hotel including breakfast
City tour with guide, transportation, entrances
1 night hotel in Chivay
Transfers
In Puno:

 
Transfers
2 nights hotel with breakfast
Tour including transportation, guide, entrances
Bus to Puno including guide, entrances and lunch
In Cusco:

 
Transfers
City tour with transportation, guide, entrances
Sacred Valley tour with transportation, guide, entrances, lunch
Machu Picchu tour with transportation, guide, entrance
1 night hotel in Aguas Calientes
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   MACHU PICCHU HISTORY 

About of the Machu Picchu:

The ruins of Machu Picchu, rediscovered in 1911 by Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham, are one of the most beautiful and enigmatic ancient sites in the world. While the Inca people certainly used the Andean mountain top (9060 feet elevation), erecting many hundreds of stone structures from the early 1400’s, legends and myths indicate that Machu Picchu (meaning ‘Old Peak’ in the Quechua language) was revered as a sacred place from a far earlier time. Whatever its origins, the Inca turned the site into a small (5 square miles) but extraordinary city. Invisible from below and completely self-contained, surrounded by agricultural terraces sufficient to feed the population, and watered by natural springs, Machu Picchu seems to have been utilized by the Inca as a secret ceremonial city. Two thousand feet above the rumbling Urubamba river, the cloud shrouded ruins have palaces, baths, temples, storage rooms and some 150 houses, all in a remarkable state of preservation. These structures, carved from the gray granite of the mountain top are wonders of both architectural and aesthetic genius. Many of the building blocks weigh 50 tons or more yet are so precisely sculpted and fitted together with such exactitude that the mortarless joints will not permit the insertion of even a thin knife blade. Little is known of the social or religious use of the site during Inca times. The skeletal remains of ten females to one male had led to the casual assumption that the site may have been a sanctuary for the training of priestesses and /or brides for the Inca nobility. However, subsequent osteological examination of the bones revealed an equal number of male bones, thereby indicating that Machu Picchu was not exclusively a temple or dwelling place of women.

1st DAY: CUSCO – KM 82 – HUAYLLABAMBA

At around 07:30am. our guide will pick you up from your hotel to take you in our transportation to the 82Km. where we will arrive approximately at 10:30 am. In this place we’ll meet the support team that will travel along with us (porters and cooks). Today the trek will be quite easy, with a beautiful view of the snow-capped peak Veronica during the first kilometres, and along the shores of the Vilcanota River until we arrive to the archaeological site of Patallacta.

There we will have lunch to restore strength and then continue to Huayllabamba, to our first campsite.

2nd DAY: HUAYLLABAMBA – PACAYMAYO

The second day of trekking begins right after a succulent breakfast.

This will be a hard day since we’ll have to climb up to 4200 masl, to Warmihuañusca Pass, where we will have a panoramic view of the mountain range to enjoy. After lunch begins our descent to the Pacaymayu Valley, and towards our second campsite.

Inca Trail Premium 5 days / 4 nights

PRIVATE SERVICE

5 days and 4 nights

Price per person based on double occupancy tent and as a party of two $995 (minimum 2 participants)

Duration: 5 Days 4 nights (Backpacker class) First class train supplement US$30 (Vista dome class or similar)
Departures: Daily departures not available on February
Activities: Inca trail walking adventure up to Machu Picchu. PRIVATE SERVICE

Airfares: Not included, available upon request.
Customizable: YES, feel free to ask for extra services.

KIDS under 12 years old or students -Discount $25.-usd per person. We require a reservation of minimum three month working days in advance to confirm the trip. Note: To apply to this discount it is necessary to send us your scan copy ISC (International Student Card). Without this copy we will not be able to make the discount.

This hike takes more time to do the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, leaving more time to appreciate the nature and archaeology along the way. We spend one long fourth day visiting Winaywayna and Machu Picchu, and on the fifth day return to Machu Picchu to see the sunrise from the Sun´s Gate. We encounter valleys that contain wildlife endemic to high deserts or the tropics, between stretches of puna and cloud forest. We encounter mysterious archaeological sites half covered by jungle overgrowth, which look like you are discovering them for the first time. Machu Picchu is one of the world´s greatest cultural treasures, and of these is the most enigmatic.

Included: Bus service until km 88, entrance ticket to the Inca trail, professional English and Spanish speaking guide, tents, bath tent, cook tent, carriers, extra porters for your personal items, breakfasts, lunches and dinners (as explained below), complete Machu Picchu’s ruins tour, train ticket back to Cusco.

ITINERARY

Inca Trail Premium (private service) 5 days 4 nights program:

Day 1.- We start our trek escorted by native “quechua” porters going through semi-arid terrain along the Urubamba river with magnificent views of snow capped mount Veronica , later going through Llactapata, an ancient Inca citadel that protected the entry to two valleys (L+D)

Day 2.- Today the first part of the trek takes us to the Inca Hamlet of Huayabamba, later going through Warmiwañuska pass (4200 mt), known as “dead woman’s pass”. (B+L+D)

Day 3.- Walking on a remarkably preserved Inca Trail passing ancient archaeological sites covered by dense jungle overgrowth, later visiting the Phuyupatamarca (city above clouds) with spectacular view of snow covered Andean ranges, camping at Wyñaywayna, probably the most spectacular archaeological complex during the trek. (B+L+D)

Day 4.- Passing through the Inti Punku (Gates of the Sun), we arrive to Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Incas, then late in the afternoon to Aguas Calientes where we will overnight in the tents or in a Hostel. (B)

Day 5.- Early morning rise and after breakfast we will take a bus up to visit Machu Picchu. An optional hike for the more dynamic persons up to Huayna Picchu, the pyramid shape peak that overlooks Machu Picchu. Late in the afternoon we
will take the train back to Cusco. (B)

IMPORTANT NOTES

*Reservations need to be done two months prior to arrive to Cusco.
Nevertheless take note there is a limit of visitors per day so I suggest you to book the trip as soon as possible to guarantee your spots.

*Remember to take your passport and your isic card on the inca trail because without they you are not going to be able to do the hiking and take only the necessary items for the 4/3 days trek, the rest of your luggages you can leave it at your hotel in Cusco (most of hotels and hostals has an storage where to keep until your return)

Participants need to be in good physical health and condition to be able to enjoy the Inca Trail. The trekking will be difficult if you have not exercised regularly before your trip. To fully enjoy an Inca Trail adventure, we advise passengers to get into an exercise program for their own safety and enjoyment. If a passenger suffers from any medical condition, we advise him/her to consult a physician about joining an Inca Trail Expedition.

PARK REGULATIONS

The Inca Trail is part of the Machu Picchu Sanctuary, a protected area of
32,592 hectares, managed by the National Institute of Natural Resources, INRENA. Every visitor must obey park regulations prohibiting littering, cutting or damaging trees, removing or damaging stones of ruins and the Inca Trail, removing plants, killing animals, lighting open fires or camping in the archeological sites (Only authorized campsites can be used).

THE SERVICE INCLUDES:
- Briefing, one day before the trek.
- Bilingual guide: English / Spanish in trekking and Machu Picchu
- Transfer mentioned in the program in private transport
- Train tickets back to Cusco: tourism train (“Back packer” class)
- Entrances tickets to the Inca Trail and Machupìcchu
- Bus Down from Machu Picchu.
- Complete feeding : 4 breakfasts , 4 snacks , 3 lunch , 3 tea team and 3 dinners
- Equipment : Two persons tent , kitchen tent, dinning tent, mattresses , Chemical toilet, Porters tent, Porters’ feed.
- Extra porters for your personal items up to 12 kilos per person
- B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner

YOU SHOULD BRING
-Personal sleeping bag
-Warm Jacket or Sweater
-RainGear (from nov to april)
-T-shirt, short, long pants.
-Back pack, trekking shoes, sandals
-Sun Hat, wool hat, sun glasses
-Water bottle,flash light, hat
-Personal clothing for trek
-Insect repellent – Suncream
-Personal medication
-Water Purification Tablets.
-Towels
-Toilet paper,
-Extra US$50 changed in soles for any emergency and for tipping the porters, use the hot shower on day 3 – 2 soles and for lunch on day 4
- Passport

MEALS

Breakfast varies from day to day and can include:
- tea, coffee or hot chocolate
- pancakes or bread (with butter/jam)
- eggs (fried, omelet) or fruit
Lunches (the last day lunch is not included) Lunch includes:
- soup
- seconds (spaghetti or rice with veggies and meat)
- tea or coffee
Dinners (the last day dinner is not included) Dinner consists of:
- soup
- seconds (fish or chicken accompanied by potatoes or vegetables)
- tea or coffee

Vegetarian food available on request.

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