Traditional Vivential Circuit: Lima - Cusco in 5 Days

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Duration5 Day / 4 Nights
Group Size2/10
Activity LevelModerate / Challenging

Among the main attractions of this segment, we can highlight the capital of Peru—Lima. Have a city tour—Lima Colonial—and a flight to Cusco and pass by the Sacred Valley of the Incas, where we will have a living experience of the community of Willoq. To end, have a visit to the amazing citadel of Machu Picchu. This extraordinary circuit through the south you will appreciate its beauty, imposing fortresses, that make the impressive experience in Peru.

  • Day 1: Lima, City Tour in Lima Colonial.
  • Day 2: Cusco, Free Day
  • Day 3: Cusco, Ollantaytambo-Comunity of Willoq
  • Day 4: Cusco, Machu Picchu Tour
  • Day 5: Transfer from hotel to airport Cusco-Lima

Itinerary

Day 1 | Circuit

Arrive to Lima & City Tour

Arrive to Lima & City Tour

Airport pickup and transfer to your hotel.

The tour begins with the gathering of our passengers from their hotels in Lima, and then we stop at the Intihuatana Park, located on the Malecon of Miraflores, where we will observe the Pacific Ocean. We start our tour by modern residential districts of Miraflores and San Isidro. We observe outside the Huaca Pucllana, a ceremonial pre-Inca temple pyramid that has survived the urban sprawl of Lima.

We will continue our journey to the park El Olivar and the Financial Center, and then we drive to the Historic Center of Lima, declared by UNESCO in 1991 as a Cultural Heritage of Humanity, where the center of the Spanish colony was established in the sixteenth century and erected the first buildings. Know the Plaza San Martin, balconies, and old houses, the Plaza Mayor, and its most important buildings like the Government Palace, the Cathedral of Lima, the Archbishop's Palace and Municipal, and Desamparados Station, among others.

We enter one of the most important monasteries of the seventeenth century. Where the relics of the three Peruvian saints, “Santa Rosa de Lima, San Martin de Porres, and San Juan Macías,” are preserved. Then return to Miraflores, and ending our tour, we will have the option to stay in the Indian market in Larcomar and return to your hotel.

Day 2 | Circuit

Flight Lima - Cusco (Free Day in Cusco to Explore)

Flight Lima - Cusco (Free Day in Cusco to Explore)

Breakfast at your hotel.

At the scheduled time, transfer to Lima airport.

Flight Lima Cusco (on behalf of the passengers)

Reception at Cusco airport and transfer to your hotel.

Free afternoon to acclimatize to the altitude or activities on their own.

 

Day 3 | Circuit

Living Experience in a Community Willoq - Cusco

Living Experience in a Community Willoq - Cusco

Breakfast at hotel.

Enjoy and live the customs and Inca traditions of the community of Willoq and Patacancha, planting, sewing, cooking, and having fun with their typical dances.

The tour starts at 06:00 in Cusco and ends around 19:00 (full day).

After enjoying an exquisite breakfast. We will pick you up at your hotel in Cusco at 6:00 am in the direction of Ollantaytambo (living Inca city); there we will make a brief stop to visit the city, and the tour begins at 06:00 in Cusco and ends around 19:00 (full day).

Learn, interact, and share the customs and traditions of this Inca community, planting, sewing, cooking, and having fun with their typical dances. Willoq is an indigenous community of the Andes, located in the valley of the Patacancha River, belonging to the district of Ollantaytambo, province of UrubambaCusco.

It is rich in flora and fauna, being able to find 60 species of birds and more than 700 species of plants. In Willoq there is still a direct descent from the last Incas, which can be corroborated by the current surnames of the local people, like YupanquiSinchiPukhaHuamánCusipáucarTupha, among others.

Located 14 km from Ollantaytambo, once in Willoq our friends of the place will receive us with a welcome drink (mate de coca or muña) and their folkloric dance; then they will show us and share their customs and traditions and daily activities (textiles, agriculture, gastronomy, etc.). The approximate duration of the activity is about 3 to 4 hours, and then we will have a typical lunch of the place, and after a rest and some coexistence, we will return to Cusco.

Overnight in Cusco.

Day 4 | Circuit

Amazing Tour to the Citadel of Machu Picchu

Amazing Tour to the Citadel of Machu Picchu

Breakfast at the hotel (subject to pick-up time depending on the schedule of the train)

Transfer from the hotel to the train station of Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes.

Coming to this town, immediately board a bus to visit Machu Picchu Inca City. We will visit the city with a professional guide for 02 hours.

Return by bus to Aguas Calientes.

Buffet lunch in Aguas Calientes.

In the afternoon we take the train back to Ollantaytambo.

I arrived at the train station, transferred to Cusco, and transferred to your hotel.

Night accommodation in Cusco.

Day 5 | Circuit

Return Cusco - Lima

Return Cusco - Lima

Breakfast at hotel

At fixed time, transfer to Cusco airport.

What's Included?

    • Transfer of entry and exit at each destination.
    • 01-night accommodation in Lima with breakfast
    • City tour in Lima Traditional.
    • 03 nights’ accommodation in Cusco with breakfast
    • Full Day Willoq + typical lunch
    • Full Day Machu Picchu + Lunch Buffet
    • Conssettur bus up and down.
    • Train Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo

     

What's not Included?

Additional Services

What to Bring?

  •  Original passport (and International Student card (ISIC) if applicable).
  •  T-shirts.
  •  Comfortable trousers.
  •  Sun hat.
  •  Sunglasses.
  •  Sun protection cream (factor 35 recommended).
  •  Insect repellent.
  •  Toiletries.
  •  Personal medication.
  •  Camera and films.
  •  Torch with spare batteries (headlamps are the best).
  •  Shorts.
  •  Sandals.
  •  Extra money.
  •  Bathing suit (for the hot springs in Aguas Calientes) where the entrance fee at the door is US$4.

PRICES

  • Original passport.
  • T-shirts.
  • Comfortable trousers.
  • Sun hat.
  • Sunglasses.
  • Sun protection cream (factor 35 recommended).
  • Insect repellent.
  • Toiletries.
  • Personal medication.
  • Camera and films.
  • Torch with spare batteries (headlamps are the best).
  • Shorts.
  • Sandals.
  • Extra money.
  • Bathing suit (for the hot springs in Aguas Calientes) where the entrance fee at the door is US$4.

Important information

Duration 05 Days & 04 Night
Code PERLLIV05
Tour Type Archeological Cultural Ecological
Level Service Classic

 

  •  Great value, reasonable prices, quality experiences.
  •  Arrival and transfer walking to the chosen hotel. Overnight at Aguas Calientes.
  •  All the top highlights included, plus plenty of time to explore on your own.

 

Accommodation Tourist class Comfortable and varied tourist-class accommodations chosen for their location and atmosphere.

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