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On our Discovery Peru, you can introduce your family to the mysteries of the Incas and the vibrant traditions of the Andes on this fascinating journey to Peru. Discovery Peru will take you into Inca fortresses and to towns built of giant boulders. You will become immersed in the swirl of colors and crafts at an ancient village market. Go hiking among hidden treasures in Machu Picchu.
Start your Discovery Peru in the cobbled streets of the Historic Center of Lima. Lima is a great South American city. Peru’s capital can hold its own against any neighboring capital city with its oceanfront setting, colonial-era splendor, sophisticated dining, and nonstop nightlife. Then continue through the natural wonders of Tambopata National Reserve. Next you will enjoy the beauty of Cusco, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, the breathtaking Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, the sapphire blue of Lake Titicaca and the deepest canyon in the world, Colca Canyon near Arequipa. As you journey around our country, you will experience the diverse ecosystems of the Andes, from ice-clad, high-alpine slopes to lush cloud forests with tropical orchids.
Special features of our 16 Day – Discovery Peru:
Type of Tourism: Family, Naturalist, Geographical, historical, archeological and Cultural
Places To Visit: Lima, Amazon, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Puno, Colca & Arequipa
Duration: 16 Days and 15 Nights
Type of Service: Private tours
Accommodation: 5 star hotels at every destination that you will visit. These hotels had been carefully chosen and we can guarantee that you will feel comfortable and pampered
TIME OF YEAR: April through November, the best season (December, January and March are rainy season months)
At the moment you arrive in Lima, a team member of Valencia travel will be waiting for you at the airport and take you, on private transport, to your hotel. Then you will have all day to relax and enjoy the beauty of Lima and its surroundings.
The first stop on our Lima city tour is Huaca Pucllana, a huge archaeological site in Miraflores, one of Lima’s most popular districts. Huaca Pucllana was an important ceremonial and administrative center of the Lima culture, which developed along this part of the Peruvian coast between 200 AD and 700 AD. This sacred place was built from seven staggered platforms surrounded by a plaza and large walls. It’s a very impressive site, and certainly not what you expect to find i...
After Breakfast, transfer Hotel to Lima Airport for your flight to Puerto Maldonado. Your Amazon adventure begins when we pick you up from your hotel or the airport in Puerto Maldonado. From here, we take a 45-minute boat ride along the Madre de Dios River to reach the wonderful Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica. After a short briefing, you can settle into your beautiful cabaña and then have lunch in the dining room.
In the afternoon, you can meet your highly expe...
After breakfast, we’ll head out to the famous Lake Sandoval in the Tambopata National Reserve. We can take canoes out onto the beautiful oxbow lake, which is home to endangered giant river otters, red howler monkeys, red-bellied macaws, anacondas, side-neck turtles, black caimans and more, after exploring the lake, we’ll head back to the lodge for lunch. Then we can go on the amazing Inkaterra Canopy Walkway and the Anaconda Walk. The Canopy Walk takes us up a 29-meter-tal...
Sadly, today is our final day in the Amazon. After a breakfast buffet, we’ll take the boat back to Puerto Maldonado. If you have time before your flight, we can visit the butterfly house where you can see a stunning array of colourful butterflies, some small and some as large as your hand. You can learn all about the life stages of these beautiful insects, and walk among them as they flutter around. Then we’ll take you to the airport or to your hotel in Puerto Maldonado. W...
We’ll pick you up from your hotel at 08h30 and then set off towards the Sacred Valley. In Pisac, we will visit the colorful traditional market, where you can browse the array of local artisan work and other souvenirs – which of course you can buy to take home with you. We’ll spend about 30 minutes here, and then head up to the ruins of Pisac which sit atop a hill at the entrance to the valley.
At the Pisac archaeological site, we’ll explore the ex...
After a great breakfast our team will be transferred you to train station. There you will board the Perurail Sacred Valley Train that will take you along the scenic and beautiful banks of the Vilcanota River on your journey to Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Pueblo).
Perurail Sacred Valley Train accommodates just 33 passengers. Reflecting the elegance of that memorable travel decade, the 1920’s, this train includes a sumptuous dining car and an observation-bar car. O...
You´ll wake up early and have a great breakfast at your hotel. Then a local guide will be happy to show you around the impressive gardens of the hotel. There are 180 species of birds native to this area of Peru, from the cock-of-the-rock to a record of 18 different species of hummingbirds. After Breakfast at the hotel you will go exploring the 7th Wonder of the Modern World, Machu Picchu. It is sure to be one of the most memorable experiences of your lifetime. Feel free to enjoy...
Our Cusco city tour begins in the morning, when we’ll first head to the wonderful Koricancha, next door to Santo Domingo Church. According to the chroniclers who wrote during the period directly after the Spanish Conquest, the Koricancha was the most sacred and most important temple in the Inca Empire. Its walls were covered with gold, and life-size statues of plants and animals – all made of pure gold and silver – decorated its rooms and hallways. Sadly, this wealth...
After breakfast, enjoy a free day to explore Cusco at your ease. The capital city of the Inca Empire is now the undisputed archaeological capital of the Americas, as well as the continent’s oldest continuously inhabited city.
We will pick you up at 06h00 and take you to the Train station in Cusco. The route covered by the Titicaca train is considered by many travel magazines to be one of the most beautiful in the world, with a trip that lasts ten and a half hours. At the start of the journey, passengers are welcomed at the Wanchaq Station (Cusco), where local musicians will provide background music as you board the train. Once aboard, you can enjoy the two dining cars decorated in the style of the Pullman ...
Our full-day trip begins at around 07h00 when we pick you up from your hotel in Puno. We’ll then head down to the port and board our comfortable motor launch to ride out to the island of Taquile.
Taquile is one of the most beautiful islands in Peru, where the traditional way of life is still very much alive. We’ll meet some of the master weavers of this ancient Andean community, whose textiles are considered among the best in the country. According to l...
Departure from Puno between 06h00 to 06h30, we’ll drive toward to Chivay Village. We will have a trip around 5 hours with stops on the way to take photographs. You will observe the area called "Lagunillas", where with some luck American camelids maybe take some pictures of flamingos, birds and Andean ducks, on the way we will see Andean landscapes, South American camelids. Continuing on the road we will pass Tocra, a high plain at more than 4,500 meters, where we will observe la...
It’s another early start today, because there’s so much great stuff to see! First we’ll go to the lookout point known as Cruz del Condor (Cross of the Condor), near the small villages of Maca and Cabanaconde. Here, strong winds rise up from the canyon, providing a favourite spot for Andean condors. They soar on the thermals, often in pairs, normally in the early morning and late afternoon. There’s a good chance you’ll see these huge condors, with their th...
After Breakfast, the visit of convent Santa Catalina, you have the opportunity to walk around the white city and its surroundings. The architecture in the historic center is characterized by the prominence of ashlar, the use of which begins in the last third of the s. XVI. This volcanic stone, white or pink exceptionally soft, lightweight, and weatherproof, emerged as a seismic structural solution.
Afterward, Arequipa Gastronomic Experience:
Our gastronomic...
After breakfast enjoy your last day at leisure before transferring to the airport for your return flight home via Lima.