Imperial Local Living Circuit: Lima - Cusco - Puno in 7 days

Day 1: LIMA: TRADITIONAL CITY TOUR

Wait for our staff at the airport and transfer to the selected hotel in Lima.

Colonial City Tour in Lima.

The city tour in Lima is optional and is done in two shifts in the morning or afternoon, depending on the time of day

Arrival in Lima. The city tour includes the visit of Lima known as the City of Kings and that he will start his excursion in the afternoon between 14:15 and 14:30.

The visit begins at Huaca Pucllana, which was a pre-Inca ceremonial and administrative building. Thenwill visit the city center where the Cathedral, the Tomb of Pizarro, the Catacombs of San Francisco, the Congress, the Torre Tagle Palace, and some residential neighborhoods, such as San Isidro and Miraflores where you can see spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

Once your tour is over you will be transferred to your hotel or in Miraflores, the districts of San Isidro.

Hotel night in Lima.

Day 2: LIMA - CUSCO (FREE DAY)

Breakfast at the hotel

At the appropriate time transfer to the airport in Lima.

Flight Lima - Cusco (on behalf of the passengers)

Reception at the airport in Cusco and transfer to your hotel.

Ideal day for free activities.

Overnight in Cusco.

Day 3: FULL DAY WILLOQ - PATACANCHA

Breakfast at the hotel.

Meet, interact, share the customs and traditions of this Inca Community, planting, sewing, cooking and have fun with their typical dances.

The tour starts at 06:00 in Cusco and ends around 19.00h (full day)

Agency staff will pick you up from your respective hotel in Cusco,we are heading to the Sacred Valley of the Incas by the route of Chinchero, and we will make a small stop at the Raqchi Viewpoint to appreciate part of the Sacred Valley

Then we arrive to Urubamba and later to Ollantaytambo where we will make a small stop to know this beautiful town.

At 10: 00 a.m., approximately we will arrive at our destination the community of Willoq,welcome from the community.

The villagers will give us a very warm welcome with music, dances, and their typical costumes

Then we will be given some typical costumes, and we will dress like the locals.

Activities in Willoq:

Activity 1 "Weaving demonstration": In this activity we will have the opportunity to learn the traditional techniques used in the preparation of their materials, the extraction of the wool and the use of natural dyes, this activity is done by the women.

At the appropriate time, we will have a typical and delicious lunch waiting for us; it can be a Cuy a la leña accompanied by the natural products of the community, or some other dish previously coordinated with the agency.

Activity 2 "Demonstration of agriculture": In this activity, we can see firsthand the ancestral activities and techniques that the people use in their farms (cultivation lands), we can also see their tools and even be part of these activities.

Later we can make a tour of the village and graze throughout the town and return home with livestock such as sheep, racks and llamas.

We head up to about 30 minutes above Patacancha for our next activities.

Activity 3 "Pago a la Tierra": Today we will get to know the mystical side of Patacancha, the "Pago a la Tierra" is a symbolic way of how the community and the family watch over their products and their animals through different Andean rituals transmitted from generation to generation.

5:00 p.m. return to Cusco

The duration is approximately 3 to 4 hours, and then we will have a typical lunch of the place and after a rest and more conviviality, we will return to Cusco.

Overnight in Cusco.

Day 4: MACHU PICCHU FULL DAY

04:00 am.

After breakfast at the hotel, we will pass by your hotel to pick you up and then transfer to the train station in Ollantaytambo, located 1 hour and 40 minutes from the city of Cusco.

There you will take the train in the direction of the town of Aguas Calientes passing through beautiful typical Andean landscapes. The trip will last approximately 2 hours. When you arrive at the train station in Aguas Calientes we will be waiting for you to transfer you to the bus station, which will take you to the citadel of Machu Picchu by a zigzagging road for approximately 30 minutes.

In the Inca city of Machu Picchu you will have a guided tour of the most outstanding places in the city, for 2 and a half hours, at the end of the tour you will have free time to take more pictures and get to know the place better on your own. At the appropriate time, you should take the bus back to the town of Aguas Calientes, where you can enjoy the varied cuisine. Then, depending on the train schedule to return to Ollantaytambo, it is necessary to be there 30 minutes before boarding the train. When you arrive at the station of Ollantaytambo we will be waiting for you for the transfer to the city of Cusco. Overnight hotel.

06:00 - 08:00 PM we board the train to Ollantaytambo or Poroy.

Upon arrival, we will wait for you at the train station in Ollantaytambo or Poroy to make the transfer to Cusco.

Overnight in Cusco.

Day 5: CUSCO - PUNO - Sun Route

Breakfast at the hotel.

Pick up from the hotel and transfer to the bus station.

The tour begins with the check-in of boarding ticket and check-in of luggage 6:40 a.m. (Exact departure time: 7:00 a.m.)

The first point to visit after a trip of about 40 minutes will be the Andahuaylillas Chapel (3,093 m.a.s.l.), a church that dates back to the 17th century also known as the Sistine Chapel of the Americas for the beauty of its murals, gold leaf works and the paintings of the Cusco school inside.

After an hour and a half of trip approximately, we will arrive at the Archaeological Complex of Raqchi (3,450 m), also known as the Temple of the god Wiracocha, who was the supreme Inka deity, in this place we will find the biggest quantity of Colcas (Barns) also we will see magnificent buildings in stone and adobe, our visit will last about 40 minutes.

In Sicuani, the lunch is buffet and it will be served in the tourist restaurant "La Pascana" that enjoys good prestige and is recognized by the good seasoning of the chef. Lunch lasts 40 minutes. It is worth noting that cold drinks such as water, soda or beer are not included in the buffet.

After lunch we will resume our trip in the direction of the Paso de la Raya (4,335 m.a.s.l.), the border between the cities of Cusco and Puno, where the famous snow-capped mountain Chimboya is located, from which the Amazon River originates and some famous thermal waters that bear the same name.

Already inside the region of Puno, our next point to visit will be the lithic museum of Pukara (3,900 m.a.s.l.), in this museum, we will be able to find ceramics and sculptures representing morphic zoo figures, among them the famous sculpture of the "Hatunñaqaq" that in our times would be translated like the supreme cutthroat.

Finally, we will arrive to Puno at 17:00 pm approximately.

Overnight in Puno.

Day 6: PUNO: OVERNIGHT IN UROS - FLOATING ISLANDS IN TITICACA LAKE

Breakfast at the hotel

On this day, we will have the wonderful experience of spending the night in Uros, free of pollution, noise and relaxing located 30 minutes from the city of Puno, spend the night and family together on the floating islands of the Uros.

The rooms in this magical place are built as the whole island based on reeds overlooking the lake, hardwood floor and decorated and implemented with fabrics and crafts, to sleep in Uros with comfortable mattresses with cushions decorated with textiles.

At 07:45 am, our local guide will be at your hotel to pick you up and transfer you to the boarding point; here we will meet other participants, who will be part of this excursion. We will start our circuit for 30 minutes towards the "Uros", place of the floating islands, here the islanders will give us the cordial welcome which we will appreciate their exceptional tradition of the way of living, religion, organization, customs and education among other important details. The tour to the "Uros" island, without a doubt, is one of the exclusive things that Peru has. More than 1500 years ago, the first inhabitants settled here, called the "Aymara Kingdoms", who knew how to build their floating islands based on material from the reeds that grow on the shores of the lake, and with this same material, they made their small boats to move around. Nowadays, families still use the same element.

Another important point is the official language that survives until these times the "Aymara". After having received detailed information, we will be ready to obtain our last photos that we will have next to the beautiful families.

After these events.

We will spend the night in this wonderful place, for the following day we will be able to taste the exquisite typical breakfast of the place, and then we will leave the rooms and return to the city of Puno.

Our native rural lodging to sleep in Uros has reception the 24 hours, restaurant, garden, bar, counter of tourist information, keeps baggage and sample of crafts

Overnight in Uros.

Day 7: PUNO OUT – LIMA

Breakfast at Uros.

At the appropriate time, transfer to Puno and transfer to the airport.