CUSCO ROUTE OF THE SUN, FLIGHT OF CONDOR

DAY 1 CITY TOUR
Arrival in Cusco
AM: Transfer from Airport to Hotel
Picking Up from Cusco Airport to the hotel. Free morning to take a little rest and get the altitude. Afternoon CITY TOUR TIME : 04 Hours (2pm: 6pm). Guiding visit Main Square, Cathedral, Temple of Sun, and also the remains around the city like Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara, and Tambomachay.
Sacsayhuaman

DAY 2 SACRED VALLEY
Aprox: 10 Hours (8Am 6Pm). Breakfast in the Hotel. Picking Up by bus from the Hotel to take the guide tour to SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS where we will see the little town of Pisaq and its typical handicraft market.

Then at noon Buffet lunch in Urubamba, then we continue with the tour to get the tourist center of Ollantaytambo where we are going to see importants archeological remains. Coming back to Cusco by Chinchero, another tourist center. Return to cusco.

DAY 3 MACHUPICCHU
Aprox:1 Night 2 Days. Very early in the morning Breakfast in the Hotel. Transfer Hotel /Train Station to take the road to get the little town named AGUAS CALIENTES, then we take the tourist bus to get The Lost City of the Inkas MACHUPICCHU In the Afternoon the return to Aguas Calientes,
Picking Up from Cusco Train Station to the hotel in Cusco.

DAY 4. CUSCO ROUTE OF THE SUN
Am.Breakfast in the hotel,transfer hotel/bus first class to puno route of the sun. Cusco is located approximately 390 km. far away from Puno. In the passage of Cuzco towards Puno, we will appreciate huge landscapes within which we will find important touristic places. This excursion will allow us to know Puno by being started off Cuzco and at the same time to visit the nearest places of interest in this route. We will leave Cuzco very early in the morning (before 7 a.m.). Our bus is equipped with toilets and managed by three people: a driver, a bilingual guide and an hostess. We will approximately make our first stage in Andahuayllilas, located 40 minutes far from Cuzco. This small city is well-known by its church that dates from the begining of the XVIIth Century. It is also known as the "Sixstine of South America" due to the magnificent pictures that it presents and through its altar chiseled in gold.
Soon we will arrive to Urcos, where every sunday we will be able to find a typical market where barter is still practised. We will also appreciate ample agricultural valleys that belong to the diverse cultures of Peru.

After 218 km we will have arrived to Raqchi, where the temple of Wiracocha is located. According to the legend, the son of the Inca Yahuar Huaca had an encounter with the God Wiracocha in this place. Wiracocha said to the Inca's son that his father was in danger of death in Cuzco, threatened by the Chancas. He reunited immediately an army and he leaves decided to fight in Cuzco to save his father. He won the battle, and to be thankful to Wiracocha he raises a temple in the place where he appeared. When Yahuar Huaca died, his son takes the name of Wiracocha.

The temple is formed by a main building that was occupied by the Inca and by annex constructions destined to the nobility. We will be also able to appreciate traditional cultures and numerous places that served to store foods destined to pilgrims of Cuzco.

We will continue our way until Sicuani where we will eat.

The landscapes are going to change little by little, becoming every time more barren. Soon we will arrive to La Raya, culminating point of our route, at 4.335 meters of height.

Our following destination is Pucara, where we will visit the Lithic Museum. This museum allows to appreciate the evolution of Andean people from the first men until the Inca's time. After Pucara the route will be through high Andean plates under an unreal clarity. The reflects of the sun in the lakes and in the rivers are unique in this place.

After more than 9 hours of trip we will have arrived to Puno where we will appreciate the Titicaca lake. Picking Up from Puno bus Station to the hotel
in Puno

DAY 5.UROS TAQUILE
Am.Breakfast.Collection and immediate transfer to the port of Puno, to board your motor boat. After 40 minutes of travel we will arrive at the floating island of Uros, where we will have a 30 minute visit. We will then go to Taquile Island arriving after about 1.5 hours. Here it is necessary to climb from the principal port 540 steps (approx.) but on request of the passenger it is possible to go to a second port where it is not necessary to climb stairs. In Taquile we stay about three hours, after which we return to Puno, and are immediately transferred to station bus to Arequipa.

DAY 6.AREQUIPA.CITY TOURS AND CAMPIÑA
Transfer to the hotel,breakfast, We will go to wards lookout sites ( view point) of YANAHUARA,CHILINA, CARMEN ALTO and CAYMA Square We will visit the factory of confection and wooler fabrics made of VICUÑA, HUANACO and ALPACA.

-after wards we will continue towards SACHACA lookout (view point) from where we will see the city with its large field, the three volcanos which are all around and the volcanos of the COLCA Valley.

Later on we will visit the FUNDADOR Mansion (an ancient house) where we will see objects from XVI and XVII centuries and after that the SABANDIA Mill. Lunch in Tourist Restaurant,
Visiting the CATEDRAL, PLAZA DE ARMAS, COMPAÑIA CHURCH.
Visiting the most ancient COLONIAL HOUSE, PLAZA SANFRANCISCO, church and Convent SAN FRANCISCO.
Next we will go to FUNDO EL FIERRO(artisan market). And SAN LAZARO.
At the end of tour we will go to SANTA CATALINA Monastery which is the most attractive site the city. In the night Transfer to the hotel

DAY 7.Arequipa-Colca

Duration: 2 days and 1 night.

-8.30 a.m.to leave from the Arequipa.
-Visit to the national reserve AGUADA BLANCA (4000 m.) where we will see Vicuñas in their natural condition.
-We will have mate de coca and then we will head for the 4800 m. where are will observe birds, in their natural habitat (a lagoon), we will arrive to the view point the volcanos.
-1 p.m. we will arrive to CHIVAY, after lunch you will be given some free time.
-we will go to THE CALERA.(thermal baths).
-Apter dinner we will go to the peña folklorica (typical music) and then back to the hotel

DAY 8.;
-Breakfast in the hotel.
-we will go to CRUZ DEL CONDOR for about two hours, we will to see condor fly and then on the way back we will stop at different villages.
- Lunch in Chivay .
- Back to Arequipa (arrive appox. 5 p.m.) ,transfer to the hotel.

DAY.9. OUT.
Breakfast in the hotel,transfer to the airport or bus terminal

PRICE FOR PERSON IN AMERICAN DOLLARS IN DOUBLE ROOM.

1era. Opción
Cuzco Hotel SAMAY***o similar 3*
Puno Hotel PUNO *** 3*
Arequipa Hotel SUITE PLAZA*** 3*
colca Hotel COLLAHUA** o similar 2*

PRICE: Contact us

2da. Opción
Cuzco Hostal INKAS PERU*** o similar 3*
Puno Hotel PUNO*** 3*
Arequipa HOSTAL CUESTA DE CAYMA *** 3*
colca HOTEL COLLAHUA** o similar 2*

PRICE: Contact us

INCLUDES:
-Transportation. Bus service special to puno-arequipa
-Train back packer cusco-macchu picchu
-bus service first class tourist route cusco-puno
-03 nigths of hotel in cusco+Breakfast.
-01 night hotel in puno+breakfast
-01 nigth hotel in Arequipa+breakfast
-01 nigth hotel in colca+breakfast
-Entry ticket to the tours cusco/puno/arequipa
-Professional guide.in English in tours.