Peru Small Group Tour

Welcome to Lima! Upon arrival at Lima’s Jorge Chavez International Airport, you will be met by an English-speaking representative and transferred to your hotel for check in. Enjoy the rest of your day at leisure.

Your first tour in Lima begins this morning after breakfast. Depart your hotel at 9am for your 4-hour “Highlights of the City of the Kings” tour. Your private guide will take you through old-town Lima, a UNESCO World Heritage Site as you explore historical sites, Colonial architecture and spend time in the Main Square. Visit the Bascilica Metropolitan Cathedral, a 16th century masterpiece and walk around the Larco Museum in the Pueblo Libre district, well-known to have been erected on the site of a 7th century pyramid. Discover a myriad of gold and silver artifacts before paying a visit to the Miraflores coastal area, views of cliffs and the ocean painting a picture complimenting nearby “Love Park”. Return to your hotel for your afternoon at leisure.

Depart Lima today for captivating Cusco. Enjoy breakfast and check out in time for your transfer to the airport. Your accommodation tonight is in the Urubamba Valley, an Inca Sacred Valley. Enjoy the rest of your day at leisure.

You have a great choice of full-day excursions to choose from today, all including lunch, entrance fees and a private vehicle & guide. Options are: Maras and Moray, Local Villages and its Ancient Customs Discover the archaeological sites of Maras and Moray, the latter comprising concentric circular terraces, an important archeological location. Maras presents a complex of salt mines, huge salt deposits used for trading with other regions of the Empire. Visit a few well-known craft stores in Maras, a highlight being the two famous “Hatters of Maras” who will share some of their secrets of this ancient Andean activity with you. Your full-day experience includes lunch at a local restaurant. Weaving the History of Chinchero Town Experience one of the Inca Empire’s most prominent towns, Chinchero Town, where you will have the opportunity to participate in a textile workshop, learn from native weavers as you watch them create beautiful pieces. The weaving institutions in Chinchero are dedicated to the preservation of their ancient and unique techniques as they share images of the natural surroundings created with natural dyes with future generations. Marvel at meticulously-crafted ponchos, belts and shawls. Enjoy lunch before returning to your hotel. Pisac Market & Ollanta Fortress (Including a Visit to a Local Community - Huilloc) Explore Pisac Market today where you will get to visit many stalls and stands promoting local products from textiles to carvings to historic Inca items. After lunch at a local restaurant, continue onto Ollantaytambo Park, taking points of interest along the way. Tradition is important and visible in Ollantaytambo, notably one of the country’s most amazing archaeological complexes of the Inca Empire. Visit the rural community of Huilloc, Urubamba and partake in the practice of “Kusi Runa”. Embracing this agricultural (Chakra) exercise you will be dressed in traditional clothing comprising ponchos for men and blankets for women, and handed traditional tools to work with. The experience ends in a spiritual feast with local music and dance. NOTE: If you would prefer, an alternate activity is available - Huilloc Weaving Workshop/Allin Pachacuti: Learn about Iconography and embrace techniques used in garment-making. Enjoy traditional music hosted by a local community interpreter who will introduce you to your hosts and their family. Take part in a Muna Infusion followed by a weaving demonstration. Dress up in Huilloc clothing for a memorable photo opportunity. Private Vehicle & Guide at Your Disposal in the Sacred Valley (8hrs) Enjoy your day exploring your way. You will have a vehicle and guide at your disposal for the day to visit and experience the Sacred Valley at your leisure. (meals and entrance fees not included)

Meet your guide at a prearranged time and transfer to the Ollantaytambo train station where you will board the Vistadome Train, your 2-hour train ride to Aguas Calientes. Known as the “Machu Picchu pueblo”, you will find restaurants, hotels and a market, all frequented by visitors eager to climb the mountain at first light. Your adventure continues with a short busy ride to Machu Picchu, one of Peru’s most important and popular sites. The name means “old mountain” and this UNESCO World Heritage Site is considered one of the new seven wonders of the world. Spend a few hours exploring before returning to Aguas Caliente for overnight. Lunch and dinner are included today.