Peru Discovery: Lima, Nazca Lines & Machu Picchu 8Days /7Nights

Day 1: Arrival in Lima and City Tour

Upon your arrival at the airport, our Peruvian Cultures Tours team staff will be waiting for you with a sign with your name on it to give you a warm welcome to our country, and to later transfer you to your hotel in Miraflores – Lima.

In the afternoon. We will begin our tour in Lima in its three historical periods: Pre-Hispanic, Colonial, and Modern. We begin our tour with a panoramic view of the “Huaca Pucllana”, a magnificent ceremonial and archaeological center. then visit the Historic Center of Lima we will also visit the Convent of San Francisco de Lima, known for housing the first public cemetery in the city “The Catacombs, and pass through the most traditional residential areas of Lima, San Isidro, Miraflores, and Larcomar. Return to our Hotel.

Hotel San Agustin Rivera.

Day 2: Lima- Ballestas Islands, Ica & Huacachina Dunes – Nazca

Breakfast. Departure to the city of Paracas. Bus with comfortable seats. Transfer to the pier for the half-day tour to the Ballestas Islands and chandelier sanctuary for marine life this visit is done in a slider, during the journey you will observe the bay of Paracas, the port of San Martín, and also appreciate the CANDELABRO, it is a gigantic figure located in the northern part of Paracas and is 128 meters long by 74 meters wide. It resembles the Nazca figures, which can only be seen from the sea. In the Ballestas Islands, you will appreciate great marine fauna, such as sea lions, guano birds, Humboldt penguins, etc. It is capricious rock formations that constitute one of the most beautiful landscapes on the Peruvian coast. Finished the excursion. continue the trip by bus to the city of Nazca Accommodation in the city of Nazca.

Hotel: Oro Viejo 3 Star Hotel.

Day 3: Overflight of the Nazca Lines and back to Lima

Day 4: Lima Airport -arrival in Cusco – City Tour in Cusco

After your breakfast at your hotel, our staff will pick you up from the hotel to the airport for a morning flight to Cusco, often called the Archaeological Capital of America. Upon arrival, one of our representatives from Peruvian Culture Tours will be waiting to give you a warm welcome to Cusco and then will transfer you to your hotel in the historic center of Cusco.

In the afternoon, our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel to take you to some of the best archaeological sites, the Temple of the Sun Koricancha, and archaeological sites around Cusco such as Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Pukapukara, and Tambomachay. After the excursion, we will return to our hotel in the city and enjoy dinner and rest.

Hotel Prima in Cusco.

Day 5: Sacred Valley (Moray, Salineras, Chinchero, and Ollantaytambo) in the afternoon connection to Machu Picchu Aguas Calientes

We will start with the pick up from the hotel around 7:00 am with our official tour guide and transportation. Then we will visit the archaeological center of Chinchero to learn about the history and culture.

Continuing with the tour, we will visit the archaeological center of Moray, an ancient Inca laboratory. Then we will descend to the salt mines of Maras, which is located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, where salt is cultivated, and at noon we will enjoy a buffet lunch of Peruvian cuisine. To finish our tour, we will visit the archaeological center of Ollantaytambo, the last bastion of the Incan, and then we will go to the train station. Then we go by train to Machupicchu town to overnight.

Hotel Pukara in Aguas Calientes.

Day 6: Machu Picchu tour and return to Cusco: Overnight in Cusco

We will start with the pick-up from your hotel, check-in at the bus station, and travel 35 minutes by bus to the citadel of Machu Picchu. After entering the sanctuary of Machu Picchu, we will start the 2-hour guided tour in the citadel of Machu Picchu, in which we will observe the Inca architecture. Our official guide will explain in detail about the Inca history and culture. Come back from Machu Picchu and enjoy lunch at one of Machu Picchu’s fine restaurants. Be sure to arrive at the train station 30 minutes early. To board the return train, our staff will meet you at Ollantaytambo station and take you to your hotel in Cusco.

Hotel Prima in Cusco.

Day 7: Full-day tour to Rainbow Mountain

The Rainbow Mountain offers a wonderful spectacle of colorful minerals For this pick up from your Hotel in Cusco between 4:00 am to 4:15 am 3 hours in private tourist transport to Cusipata Enjoy breakfast once we arrive at the district of Cusipata, then continue our journey by car to Phullapatawasi where is our start of the trail to the Rainbow Mountain.

On the way, we will see alpacas and llamas that are part of the daily life of the high Andean communities. Our experienced guide will give us the details of each place where we will pass.

Here we will be able to observe the impressive landscape of the Rainbow Mountain of Cusco, which is a natural mineral formation, and view of the Red Valley, gorges, and the south side of the Cordillera of Ausangate, after a total hike of approximately 2 to 3 hours and having received the information from your guide. You will have enough time to explore the Andes, take pictures, and immerse yourself in the environment. The hike will last from 1 to 2 hours… until lunch point.

Our transportation will be waiting for us on the way back. The 3-hour trip back to the city of Cusco. The approximate time of arrival is between 16 and 17 hours.

Day 8: Transfer from your Hotel in Cusco to Cusco Airport

Breakfast at your hotel and transfer to Cusco airport and departure to Lima for connections with international flights.