Lima to Paracas Tour & Ballestas Islands from Lima to the Heart of the Incas

Day by day

The plan as the operator publishes it. Exact timings are confirmed with your booking.

1. Day 1 Lima – Arrival

   Upon arrival, our staff will be waiting for you at the airport to transfer you to the selected hotel. The rest of the day is free to rest or take an excursion (on request), if time permits. Overnight in Lima.
2. Day 2 Lima to Paracas – City Tour Lima & Coastal Transfer

   Breakfast at the hotel. Between 09:10 and 09:40 hrs, we will pick you up from your hotel to start the panoramic city tour, where we will see the Colonial Centre, Main Square, Government Palace, the Cathedral, the Archbishop's Palace, and the Municipality of Lima.
3. Day 3 Paracas to Nasca – Ballestas Islands Wildlife Excursion

   Breakfast at the hotel. We will transfer to the Paracas pier to board the boat in which we will start the excursion in the direction of the Ballestas Islands.
4. Day 4 Nasca Lines Tour from Paracas – Overflight, Huacachina Oasis & Arequipa

   Breakfast at the hotel. At the coordinated time, we will pick you up from the hotel to transfer you to the station and board the bus to the city of Ica.
5. Day 5 Arequipa – White City Tour & Monastery of Santa Catalina

   Breakfast at the hotel. Free morning. At 14:00 hours, the White City opens up its doors in a tour that begins in the Carmen Alto viewpoint, from where we will be able to admire the beautiful landscape of farming terraces.
6. Day 6 Arequipa to Colca Canyon – Vicuña Reserve & Volcano Viewpoint

   Breakfast at the hotel. This day, we left the city behind the snowy Chachani, heading to Pampa Cañahuas, a national reserve of vicuñas, also known as the Colca window. On the way, we will see the cave of Mollepunco, and we will make a stop at the viewpoint of the Volcanoes.
7. Day 7 Colca Canyon to Puno – Cruz del Condor & Andean Condor Sighting

   Breakfast at the hotel. Early in the morning, we will go to the viewpoint of the Cross of the Condor. Before us, the shocking flight of the condors, huge Andean birds on the brink of extinction,, and a symbol of the Andes Mountain Range.
8. Day 8 Puno – Lake Titicaca, Uros Floating Islands & Taquile Island

   Breakfast at the hotel. At the indicated time, we will transfer you to the pier to begin our excursion to Titicaca Lake. In our first stop, we will visit the floating islands of the Uros, artificial islands, handcrafted by their inhabitants based on the Totora plant that grows in the same lake.
9. Day 9 Puno to Cusco – Raqchi, La Raya & the Sistine Chapel of South America

   Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the bus terminal to board the tourist bus to the city of Cusco. On the way, we will visit the museum of the Pucara site, we will make a brief stop in "La Raya", the highest point of the route (4,335 m.a.s.l), we will visit the archaeological centre of Raqchi (one…
10. Day 10 Cusco – City Tour & Inca Archaeological Centers

    Breakfast at the hotel. Free morning. Between 13:00 and 13:30 hours, we will pick you up from the hotel to start the tour of the colonial city, built on the bases of Inca palaces.
11. Day 11 Cusco to Sacred Valley of the Incas – Pisac, Urubamba & Ollantaytambo

    Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, we will start a tour where we visit the beautiful town of Pisac, its handicraft market, the popular fair and its narrow streets. Then we continue the tour through the Sacred Valley of Urubamba, where you can enjoy a nice lunch buffet.
12. Day 12 Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu & Cusco – UNESCO World Wonder

    Breakfast at the hotel. At the indicated time, transfer to the train station to begin the excursion to the Sacred City of Machu Picchu, recognized as one of the wonders of the world and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
13. Day 13 Cusco – Departure

    Breakfast at the hotel. At the appropriate time, transfer to the airport to continue with your itinerary. Meals: Breakfast