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SUN´S ROUTES I
9 Days / 8 Nights
1st
Day - LIMA
Reception at Jorge Chavez Airport and transfer to selected hotel. Lodging.
free day for personal activities.
2nd
Day - LIMA
Breakfast. It will take you 03 hours to travel to the XVI century. You will visit the
enchantments of colonial Lima: the Main Square located up to now in the
same area assigned by Francisco Pizarro, founder of Lima in 1535; the
Cathedral, the Government Palace, we recommended you to attend the change
of guard (daily at 11:45), the San Francisco Monastery, with its beautiful
cloister and entrance, as well as the underground galleries or catacombs
which were used as cemeteries during the Colony Period, traditional
districts with their own enchantments like the Stone Bridge, the Alameda
de los Delcalzos, the Paseo de Aguas and the famous Acho Bullring.
We will appreciate then the Huaca Huallamarca, which was considerate as a
Pre-Inca worship and ceremonial center. Then you will travel back to the
XX century visiting modern districts with beautiful squares, as well as
Miraflores with its beautiful beaches, intensive commercial trading and
active nightlife. You will visit the Park of Love where stands a big
sculpture representing a "Couple of Andean lovers" facing the
Pacific Ocean.
3rd
Day - LIMA
/ CUSCO
Breakfast.At required time transfer from hotel to airport to board the flight to
Cusco. At your arrival, reception at Velasco Astete airport and transfer
to selected hotel.
Lodging. Free morning to get acclimatized to the 3 360 m.a.s.l.
In the afternoon, city tour in Cusco walking through the Cathedral which
its exterior and interior frontage show a renacentist style. Inside, you
will find beautiful cedar wood statues, like the chorus and the Pulpit, as
well as the paintings of the Cusco Art School, and some objects made of
silver. You will also visit the Qorikancha or Sun Temple; nowadays is the
Santo Domingo Church. Then you will visit the four surrounding ruins: The
Sacsayhuamán Fortress, Q´enqo, Puca-Pucara and Tambomachay.
4th
Day - CUSCO
/ MACHU PICCHU / CUSCO
Breakfast. Full day excursion to Machu Picchu archeological complex, located in a
subtropical Cusco area at 2 350 m.a.s.l.
Transfer from your hotel to the train station to start your guided visit.
You will see the marvelous Machu Picchu Citadel where you will walk trough
squares, temples, terraces, worship centers and its Royal Palace. You will
also visit the "Intiwatana" or Solar Clock and several beautiful
natural water fountains carved on rock. Includes lunch. In the afternoon,
return to Cusco by train followed by a reception and transfer to your
hotel.
5th
Day - CUSCO
/ PUNO
Breakfast.At fixed time, transfer from hotel to the bus station for your departure
to Puno City. At your arrival, reception and transfer to your selected
hotel. Lodging. Free night for personal activities.
6th
Day - PUNO
/ LA PAZ.
Breakfast. At 06:30 approximately (peruvian time), transfer in bus from your hotel to
La Paz accompanied by a skilled guide during all the tour. You will visit
typical towns like July, Pomata, Yunguyo-Casani and Copacabana, visiting
the Cathedral and the Main Square. You will board the Catamaran Cruise
ship. Lunch included. You will sail through Titikaka´s Lake to visit the
famous Sun Island, the Garden and the Inca time terraces. We will cross
through the Tikina´s strait to arrive at Chua harbor where we will take
the bus to go to the selected hotel in La Paz. You will arrive at 18:30 (bolivian
time).Lodging. Free night for personal activities.
7th
Day - LA
PAZ
Breakfast. In the morning, visit to La Paz city at 3 800 m.a.s.l. You will visit its
typical craft market, the San Francisco colonial church, witchcraft market,
Murillo Square where we will find the Government Palace, the Cathedral and
the National Congress located on Jaen Street with 04 interesting museums
followed by the Tiwanaku culture open air museum. Then we will visit the
residential zones of Obrajes, Colocoto and La Florida. Finally, you will
visit the "Valle de la Luna" (Moon Valley).
Free afternoon. At night, we suggest you to enjoy the folkloric show to
appreciate the local typical dances and colorful costumes.
8th
Day - LA
PAZ
Breakfast. In the morning, we will visit the Tiwanaku Ruins, the capital of a
civilization that appeared around the year 700 B.C. located at 72 kms.
from La Paz city. During its apogee the capital of Tiwanaku was the
biggest of the world considered as the Origin of the American Civilization. These Pre-Inca ruins were the beginning of endless
archeological debates about its antiquity. According to the last radio
carbon test it has 1580 years B.C. of antiquity.
9th
Day - LA
PAZ / ......
Breakfast. At fixed time, transfer from hotel to the airport to board your
international or domestic flight
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