Agencia de Viajes y Turismo Machu Picchu

First Day:

We pick you up from your hotel in our private transport, after 2 hours of travel, we reach Cusipata where our private camp is located. Arriving to our private campsite will provide all personal equipment for boating like life jacket, a waterproof jacket, wet suit and helmet. Our guides will give a safety talk and instructions about canoeing in class II rapids. After visiting the river for two hours of canoeing, our transport returns to the camp.The lunch will be served at the camp, then walks around to appreciate the scenery. Then we rest in our "CASA CUSI", a camping area with comfortable dining room, sauna, Jacuzzi, hammocks and great food. At night you sleep under the murmur of the river.

Second Day:

After a relaxing sauna and a good night's sleep, enjoy a healthy breakfast and head to the section of river called CHUQUICAUANA, where we will visit the class III rapids. You will enjoy 2 hours touring the river adventure. At the end of the tour we have lunch buffet on the river which is a variation of food to suit the client in addition to soft drinks, etc. After lunch you can enjoy the sauna and later we will return to Cusco arriving at 4.30pm.

The service includes:

• Professional Canoeing Guide.
• Full of boating equipment: wetsuit, life jacket, windbreaker suit, helmet, paddles.
• Cold lunch (entree, dessert, fruit, hot and cold drinks, bread, etc..), We also have options for vegetarians. This should be informed one day before departure.
• Private transportation from the hotel to the river and from the river to the hotel.
• Safe Kayak.

Not included:

• Digital photo services and video (optional, inquire at our office or via mail)
• Tipping
  
• Extras

What to bring:

• Swimwear
• Short, towel, sandals or slippers to enter the stream.
• Hat and sunscreen.
• Water bottle.
• Camera

NOTE: The rapids are categorized as follows:

Difficulty I-II:

• Easy safe, something exciting

Difficulty III-IV:

• Good and exciting, with some risk
  

Difficulty V:

• Very exciting and risky, additional vessel is needed security can be a kayak or boat, is the highest level that can be done with tourists.

Difficulty VI:

• Extreme risk, you can do rafting

PRICE PER PERSON:

GROUP SERVICE :

• US 100.00 dolars per person.

PRIVATE PERSON :

• 2 to 3 pax US 170.00 dolars per person.
• 4 to 7 pax US 165.00 dolars per person.
• 8 to 12 pax US 145.00 dolars per person.
• 12 or more US 125.00 dolars per person.

We will pass on bus by your hotel at 8:30 am, Heading to River Vilcanota in CUSIPATA where our Camp is placed , Our journey lasts 2 Hours. Once we arrive our guide will give us the instructions and commands on the boat. We will walj for 10 minutes up to Chuquicahuana, The rapids here are class III. You will have a good time in the River for 2 Hours. Then we will have a Buffet lunch near the River we will part to Cusco around 4:30pm.

The Service Includes:

• Rafting Profesional Guide.
• Kayak outfit: Paddle,Persobal Flotation Device, Helmet.
• Box Lunch (main course,dessert, fruits, hot and cold drinks .), we also offer vegetarian options, let us know one day before.
• Round trip Bus Service.
• Kayak.

Not included:

• Suitcase.
• Short, Towel.
• Hat, Sunblock.
• Water.
• Films.

Rapids Classification:

• Class I.- Easy. Smooth water; light riffles; clear passages, occasional sand banks and gentle curves. The most difficult problems might arise when paddling around bridges and other obvious obstructions. classification
• Class II.- Moderate. Medium-quick water; rapids with regular waves; clear and open passages between rocks and ledges. Maneuvering required. Best handled by intermediates who can maneuver canoes and read water.
• Class III.- Moderately difficult. Numerous high and irregular waves; rocks and eddies with passages clear but narrow and requiring experience to run. Visual inspection required if rapids are unknown. Open canoes without flotation bags will have difficulty. These rapids are best left to canoeists with expert skills.
• Class IV- Difficult. Long and powerful rapids and standing waves; souse holes and boiling eddies. Powerful and precise maneuvering required. Visual inspection mandatory. Cannot be run in canoes unless the craft is decked or properlyequipped with flotation bags. Advance preparations for possible rescue work important.
• Class V- Extremely difficult. Long and violent rapids that follow each other almost without interruption. River filled with obstructions. Big drops and violent currents. Extremely steep gradient. Even reconnoitering may be difficult. Rescue preparations mandatory. Can be run only by top experts in specially equipped whitewater canoes, decked craft, and kayaks.
• Class VI.- Extraordinarily difficult. Paddlers face constant threat of death because of extreme danger. Navigable only when water levels and conditions are favorable. This violent whitewater should be left to paddlers of Olympic ability. Every safety precaution must be taken.

RATES PER PERSON:

GROUP SERVICE :

US 50.00 dollars per person.

PRIVATED SERVICE :

• from 2 to 3 pax US 115.00 dollars per person.
• from 4 to 7 pax US 100.00 dollars per person.
• from 8 to12 pax US 90.00 dollars per person.
• from 12 and more US 75.00 dollars per person.

We'll pick you up from the respective hotel at 8:30 am, we head to the Vilcanota River in the part where its located Cusipata our camp, the trip takes 2 hours. Upon arrival we leave our luggage and receive a brief explanation from the guide and commands to be carried out on the boat. The rapids in this section are quick from I up to II, a safety kayaker is also sent. You will enjoy 2 hours of adventure traveling in the river. At the end of the trip we'll have luch which is a variation of food to suit the client in addition to soft drinks, etc. After lunch you can enjoy the sauna and later we will return to Cusco arriving at 4.30pm

The service includes:

• Professional Canoeing Guide.
• Full of boating equipment: wetsuit, life jacket, windbreaker suit, helmet, paddles.
• Cold lunch (entree, dessert, fruit, hot and cold drinks, bread, etc..), We also have options for vegetarians. This should be informed one day before departure.
• Private transportation from the hotel to the river and from the river to the hotel.
• Safe Kayak.

Not included:

• Digital photo services and video (optional, inquire at our office or via mail)
• Tipping
• Extras

What to bring:

• Swimwear
• Short, towel, sandals or slippers to enter the stream.
• Hat and sunscreen.
• Water bottle.
• Camera

NOTE: The rapids are categorized as follows:

Difficulty I-II:

Easy safe, something exciting

Difficulty III-IV:

Good and exciting, with some risk

Difficulty V:

Very exciting and risky, additional vessel is needed security can be a kayak or boat, is the highest level that can be done with tourists.

Difficulty VI:

Extreme risk, you can do rafting

PRICE PER PERSON:

GROUP SERVICE :

US 40.00 dolars per person.

PRIVATE PERSON :

• 2 to 3 pax US 95.00 dolars per person.
• 4 to 7 pax US 75.00 dolars per person.
• 8 to 12 pax US 65.00 dolars per person.
• 12 or more US 50.00 dolars per person.

First day:

• Welcome at the airport in Cusco and transfer to the Hotel.
• Tour around Cusco and outskirts ( 2pm - 6pm)
• Night at the Hotel

Second day:

• Breakfast at the Hotel.
• Tour to Machupicchu ( 6am - 8pm)
• Night at the Hotel

Third day:

• Breakfast at the Hotel
• Sacred Valley tour ( 8am - 7pm)
• Night at the Hotel

Fourth day:

• Breakfast at the Hotel
• Transfer from the Hotel to the airport in Cusco.

IT INCLUDES:

• transfers to and from the hotel, airport, stations and attractives.
• Tours to Machupicchu,sacred Valley of the Inkas ,Cusco and outskirts.
• Round trip train tickets- Cusco - Machupicchu - Cusco
• Round trip Bus tickets- Aguas Calientes - Machupicchu - Aguas Calientes.
• Proffesional guide (Spanish-english)
• Entrance tickets for all the attractions: Machupicchu, sacred valley Cusco and outskirts, Churches and museums.
• 3 nights at the Hotel
• 3 breakfasts at the Hotel, 1 lunch/buffet in the Sacred Valley

4 DAYS AND 3 NIGHTS IN CUZCO, MACHUPICCHU AND SACRED VALLEY

First Day.-

WELCOME AND TOUR IN CUSCO: We'll be waiting for you at the airport in Cusco on your arrival date , take you to the hotel where you will rest for an hour , you'll have a cup of coca tea and we will pick you up from your Hotel in the afternoon (1 :30) to start with the tour around cusco and otskirts.

Tour around Cusco and outskirts: We pick you up from your Hotel to start visiting the following attractives , with a professional guide :

The Koricancha Palace and Convent of Santo Domingo: Religious center known as "The Temple of the Sun" where you will admire the impressive engineering used in its construction.

The Cathedral: Colonial religious monument of extraordinary artistic value.

Sacsayhuaman: Built at 3 Km. From the city of Cusco, impressive stone fortress with an excellent architecture, Famous for its huge carved stones some of which are at 9 m/ 30 feet off the floor,with a weigh of 350 tons. Here is where the Inty Raymi or Fiesta del Sol is held in June Every year.

Qenqo: Ceremonial and ritual center, amphitheatre where sacrifices were made.

Puca-Pucara: An old tambo (resting place), monitoring place throughout the Inka Empire Routes.

Tambomachay: At 7 Km. From the city of Cusco, ceremonial center of cult to the water , known traditionally as the place where water rests excursion time: around 5 hours.

Frequency : everyday in the afternoons.

It includes :

• First Class Tourism Bus
• Tourism Official Guide
• Entrance Tickets to Koricancha
• Entrance Tickets to the Cathedral
• Tourist Tickets.

Helpful tips:

• Recorder or /and photographic camera
• Light clothes and comfortable shoes.

Second day:

TOUR TO THE SACRED VALLEY OF THE INKAS: this tour starts around 9 am., we pick you up at your Hotel, we have a guided tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, over the Vilcanota river, with a panoramic view of Pisac an old Inca City and a visit to the Inka market in this village, where we will have the chance to know in a closer way its people customs and get good bargains with the handycrafts and souvenirs sellers, afterwards we'll head for Urubamba, traveling on the borders of the river Vilcanota.

We'll have lunch at a restaurant in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. In the afternoon we visit the fortress and citadel of Ollantaytambo, built to watch the entrance to this part of the valley and protect it from the jungle habitants invasions. We'll have the chance to walk by the narrow streets and have a clear knowledge of how this militar, religious and cultural center was during the Inca empire.

On the way back to Cusco we will stop by the colorful village of Chinchero , where we will find the ruins of the Tupac Inca Yupanqui Royal House, we will appreciate its well preserve Inca wall in the man square and you will visit the beauty Colonial Temple with invaluable portraits, built over Inca Bases. Then we return to Cusco.

The Sacred Valley Tour in one day includes:

• Bus transportation for all the visits.
• Specialized professional guide
• Buffet in tourist restaurant

It does not include:

• Entrance tickets for the Archaeological groups
• Water or any other drink
• Snacks

THIRD DAY:

TOUR TO MACHU-PICCHU IN ONE DAY From 5:45 to 6:00 a.m., we pick you up from your Hotel in Cusco (3400 mosl) and drive you to the Train Station, located in Poroy, then we get aboard the train and the trip from Cusco starts heading to Aguas Calientes (2000 mosl).Our Guide Will be waiting there , he will lead us to the bus station, to go up by a zigzag way for 30 minutes to reach the world wide marvel The Sanctuary of Machupicchu, known as the lost city of the Incas.Once we get to Machu-Picchu, We'll pass throught the control, where we'll hand in our entrance tickets and where our guided tour will start, visiting the main square, the Circular tower, the sacred solar watch, the royal rooms, the temple of the three windows and the cementeries, it lasts around two hours. Afterwards you'll be given time enough to have a walk around the citadel and have your meals , at any restaurant in Aguas Calientes or if you wish at Santuary Lodge (this is not included).

In the afternoon, betwen 3:30 pm and 5:00 pm we'll return on train to Cusco, we'll be waiting for you at the train station and then we'll take you back to your hortel.

This tour includes:

• Transfer from the Hotel to The Train Station and from the Train Station to the Hotel.
• Round trip train tickets Cusco-Aguas Calientes-Cusco.
• Profesional Guide for the tour (English-Spanish)
• Bus Service from "Aguas Calientes" to Machu-picchu and from Machu-Picchu to "Aguas Calientes".
• Entrance tickets to visit the citadel of Machu-picchu.
• Tickets reserves, Rooms and Agency services.
• Taxes.

IT DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• Meals
• Water or any other Drink
• Phone calls
• Snacks, tips.

WE RECOMMEND :

• Wear light shoes or snickers.
• Drink much liquid..
• Water proof raincoat, for the rainy season.
• Long sleeve T-shirts
• Long Pants
• Sun Block and hats for the sunny days.
• Binoculares
• Sun glasses, plastic bags.
• Medicines and personal use items (contact glasses liquid)
• A light backpack per person
• Recorder camera or photographic camera with spare films.
• Have change in soles, dollars or euros.

FOURTH DAY: FAREWELL

We'll be at your hotel at least two hours before your flight leaves to take you to the airportWhere you should check your plane ticket and pay the airport tax, we'll be with up to you get on aboard.

First day:

• Welcome and transfer to from Lima airport to hotel.
• In the afternoon city tour to "City of Kings".
• Overnight at hotel in Lima

Second day:

• Flight Lima to Cusco (1 hour).
• Welcome and transfer from Cusco airport to hotel.
• City Tour Cusco: Cathedral, Qoricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Tambomachay ... (evenings from 2:00 pm-6: 00pm.).
• Show typical dances and music of Cusco (from 7pm to 8pm).
• Overnight at hotel in Cusco.

Third Day:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Tour to Machupicchu (all day from 6am - 8pm).
• Overnight at hotel in Cusco.

Fourth Day

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Tour to the Sacred Valley of the Inkas (all day from 8am - 7pm).
• Overnight at hotel in Cusco.

Fifth day:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Transfer from the hotel to the terminal in Cusco to Puno tourism.
• Guided Tour from Cusco to Puno (All Day 8am - 6pm).
• Overnight at hotel in Puno

Sixth day :

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Tour of Lake Titicaca, Uros Island, Taquile.
• Overnight at hotel in Puno

Seventh day:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Travel by bus from Puno to Copacabana.
• Tour to Copacabana and the Sanctuary of the Virgen Morena.
• Tour to Isla del Sol
• Night in hotel in Copacabana

Eighth day :

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Free morning in Copacabana.
• In the afternoon travel by bus from Copacabana to La Paz.
• Reception at the Bus Station.
• Afternoon available for purchasing.
• At night bus trip from La Paz to Uyuni (All night from 9pm - 7am)

Ninth day:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Excursion to the Salar de Uyuni.
• Visit to the "Fish Island" and the Hotel made of Salt.
• Overnight Hotel Uyuni.

Tenth day :

• Tour to Salt desert, visiting the lakes.
• Visit to the "lake of color" to see how the water seems to change color.
• At night time we'll camp on the Salar

Eleventh day :

• At approximately 6:00 A.M. we will go to see the Geiser.
• We can rest in "Laguna Capaña" where we can realax in Thermal waters.
• Visit to Laguna Verde to observe the color change of this shortfall.
• In the afternoon transfer to Uyuni at 6:00.
• Tourist bus ride from Uyuni to La Paz. (At night from 9pm - 7am)

Twelfth day:

• Reception in La Paz and accommodation at the hotel.
• City tour to "valley of the moon"
• Dinner and folklore show.
• Hotel night in La Paz

Thirteenth day:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Transfer to bus terminal in La Paz.
• Bus from La Paz to Puno (Morning from 7:00 to 1.00pm).
• Transfer to your hotel in Puno.
• Night in hotel in Puno

Fourteenth day:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Tour Sillustani Chullpas.
• Transfer to Juliaca airport.
• Flight Juliaca to Lima. (Times to choose)

END OF SERVICES

PRICE PER PERSON IN DOUBLE ACCOMMODATION - 2010 :

• USD 3164 Hotel ***** Libertador/Sol Meliá/Isla Esteves -Tren Backpacker
• USD 2600 Hotel ****Exclusive/Dorado/CasaAndina/Novotel/Picoaga - tren Backpacker
• USD 2160 Hotel ***El Ducado/San Agustín/Samay/Balsa Inn/Helena Inn-Tren Backpacker
• USD 1995 Hotel **El Porta/Sol Plaza Inn/Inka Andina/Tambo hotel/Wiracocha - Tren Backpacker
• (for Panorámic train add USD 65.00)
• (for Hiram Bingham train add USD 450.00)

PRECIO POR PERSONA EN ACOMODACION SIMPLE - 2010:

• USD 4190 Hotel ***** Libertador/Sol Meliá/Isla Esteves -Tren Backpacker
• USD 3215 Hotel ****Exclusive/Dorado/CasaAndina/Novotel/Picoaga - tren Backpacker
• USD 2575 Hotel ***El Ducado/San Agustín/Samay/Balsa Inn/Helena Inn-Tren Backpacker
• USD 2205 Hotel **El Porta/Sol Plaza Inn/Inka Andina/Tambo hotel/Wiracocha - Tren Backpacker
• (for Panorámic train add USD 65.00)
• (for Hiram Bingham train add USD 450.00)

PRECIO POR PERSONA EN ACOMODACION TRIPLE - 2010:

• USD 2150 Hotel *** El Ducado/San Agustín/Samay/Balsa Inn/Helena Inn-Tren Backpacker
• USD 1990 Hotel ** El Porta/Sol Plaza Inn/Inka Andina/Tambo hotel/Wiracocha - Tren Backpacker
• (for Panorámic train add USD 65.00)
• (for Hiram Bingham train add USD 450.00)

Important: Peruvian tourists who have their valid ID receive a discount of U.S. 20 in the tour cost at the entrance to Machu Picchu

THE PACKAGE PER PERSON INCLUDE:

• 2 Transfer from the Lima airport to hotel.
• 1 City tour to the "City of Kings".
• 2 Nights at selected hotel in Lima including breakfast (as accommodation).
• 3 Nights at selected hotel in Cusco including breakfast (as accommodation).
• 2 Night in Puno hotel includes breakfast (according to accommodation).
• 3 Nights at selected hotel in La Paz includes breakfast (according to accommodation).
• 1 Flight Lima - Cusco (1 hour).
• 1 Transfer from Cusco airport to hotel.
• 1 Tour to Cusco City and outskirts (In the afternoon from 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm)
• 1 Show typical dances and music of Cusco (7:00 pm to 8:00 pm).
• 1 Tour Backpacker train to Machupicchu (all day from 6:00 to 8:00 pm).
• 1 Tour to Sacred Valley of the Incas incluye1 lunch (Full day 8:00 to 7:00 pm)
• 1 Transfer from hotel to terminal Cusco to Puno tourism.
• 1 Tour guide from Cusco to Puno lunch includes 1 (All day 8:00 to 6:00 pm).
• 1 Tour of Lake Titicaca, Uros Island, Taquile.
• 1 Travel by bus from Puno to Copacabana.
• 1 Tour of Copacabana and the Sanctuary of the Virgen Morena.
• 1 Travel by bus from Copacabana to La Paz.
• Tourist Transportation La Paz - Uyuni - La Paz.
• Transport from the beginning to the end of the tour in Uyuni.
• 2 nights accommodation (The first night at Hotel de Uyuni core and the second night in camp).
• 2 lunches, 2 breakfasts and 2 dinners at the Tour in Uyuni.
• Admission fee for the Isle of Fish and Eduardo Abaroa Reserve.
• 1 City tour visit to La Paz and Moon Valley.
• 1 Night hotel in La Paz.
• 1 Transfer from the bus terminal to hotel and hotel to the bus terminal.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

14 DAYS AND 13 NIGHTS (LIMA-CUSCO-MACHUPICCHU-VALLE SAGRADO-PUNO-LAGO TITICACA-COPACABANA-UYUNI-LA PAZ-PUNO-LIMA)

First day:

City tour in Lima, visit Huaca Pucllana Once you arrive in Peru our personal will welcome you in the hall of the airport and drive you to the hotel. After resting for a while we'll start visiting the most interesting places of the " City of the Kings ": the Cathedral, Pizarro's Tomb, the Catacombs of San Francisco, passing through the Congress, the Palace of Torre Tagle. The residential areas of Orrantia, San Isidro, where we will visit the Huaca Pucllana, we will enjoy a spectacular sight of the Pacific Ocean. Rafael Larco Herrera Museum, where you will find a great quantity of preincaica pottery including the World biggest collection of erotic Huacos, then we'll spend the night at the hotel.

Second day:

City tour in Cusco, music Show and dances of Cusco City tour around Cusco and outskirts You must be in the airport of Lima at least two hours before your flight leaves to Cusco,you only have to approach to the airline counter and display your ID's to check in ,the flight to Cusco lasts 1 hr and 10 minutes, In Cusco " The Archaeological Capital of America ", Our staff will be waiting for you to take you to the Hotel, where you will drink coca tea then you can rest for a while .around 1:30pm We'll pick you up from your Hotel to start visiting the following attractives with a professional guide :

The Koricancha Palace and Convent of Santo Domingo: Religious center known as "The Temple of the Sun" where you will admire the impressive engineering used in its construction

The Cathedral: Colonial religious monument of extraordinary artistic value.

Sacsayhuaman: Built at 3 Km. From the city of Cusco, impressive stone fortress with an excellent architecture, Famous for its huge carved stones some of which are at 9 m/ 30 feet high,with a weigh of 350 tons. Here is where the Inty Raymi or Fiesta del Sol is held in June Every year.

Qenqo: Ceremonial and ritual center, amphitheatre where sacrifices were made.

Puca-Pucara: An old tambo (resting place), monitoring place throughout the Inka Empire Routes.

Tambomachay: At 7 Km. From the city of Cusco, ceremonial center of cult to the water,known traditionally as the place where water rests.

At the return to Cusco we can be dropped off near to main Square or at The Dance and Music Show to watch tipical dances of Cusco.

Third day:

Tour a Machupicchu "The lost City of the Inkas" From 5:45 to 6:00 a.m., we pick you up from your Hotel in Cusco (3400 mosl) and drive you to the Train Station, located in Poroy, then we get aboard the train and the trip from Cusco starts heading to Aguas Calientes (2000 mosl). Our Guide Will be waiting there, he will lead us to the bus station, to go up by a zigzag way for 30 minutes to reach the world wide marvel The Sanctuary of Machupicchu, known as the lost city of the Incas. Once we get to Machu-Picchu, We'll pass throught the control, where we'll hand in our entrance tickets and where our guided tour will start, visiting the main square, the Circular tower, the sacred solar watch, the royal rooms, the temple of the three windows and the cementeries, it lasts around two hours. Afterwards you'll be given enough time to have a walk around the citadel and have your meals , at any restaurant in Aguas Calientes or if you wish at Santuary Lodge (this is not included).

In the afternoon, between 3:30 pm and 5:00 pm we'll return on train to Cusco, we'll be waiting for you at the train station and then we'll take you back to your hotel.

Fourth day :

Tour to the Sacred Valley of the Inkas This tour starts around 9 am., we pick you up at your Hotel, we have a guided tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, over the Vilcanota river, with a panoramic view of Pisac an old Inca City and a visit to the Inka market in this village, where we will have the chance to know in a closer way its people customs and get good bargains with the handycrafts and souvenirs sellers, afterwards we'll head for Urubamba, traveling on the borders of the river Vilcanota.

We'll have lunch at a restaurant in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. In the afternoon we visit the fortress and citadel of Ollantaytambo, built to watch the entrance to this part of the valley and protect it from the jungle habitants invasions. We'll have the chance to walk by the narrow streets and have a clear knowledge of how this militar, religious and cultural center was during the Inca empire.

On the way back to Cusco we will stop by the colorful village of Chinchero, where we will find the ruins of the Tupac Inca Yupanqui Royal House, we will appreciate its well preserve Inca wall in the man square and you will visit the beauty Colonial Temple with invaluable portraits, built over Inca Bases. Then we return to Cusco.

Fifth day :

TOURIST TRIP FROM CUSCO TO PUNO, VISITING RAQCHI After breakfast, we will take you to the bus station to start with our trip to Puno this a tour lasts around 8 hours you will have 4 guided visits, Andahuaylillas's temple or South American Sixtine Chapel, the Inka temple of Raqchi, Buffet lunch in Sicuani,La Raya at 4335 m.a.s.l and the Inka Aymara museum of Pukara. Every visit has a duration of 20 or 40 minutes, where the passenger will be able to make questions, take photos and walk a for a while, doing our trip very pleasant .Then we wll arrive in Puno, and our staff will take you to the Hotel.(Photo: Raqchi).

Sixth day :

TOUR TO THE TITICACA LAKE, UROS ISLAND AND TAQUILE Early in the morning you will be picked up from your hotel by our local guide and then transferred to the harbor. We start off our boat excursion of Lake Titicaca by visiting The Uros Floating Island�, a small community that has lived on these reed Islands for decades. Centuries ago the small indigenous Uros tribe conceived of the islands as a way to isolate and protect themselves from rival tribes, the Collas and the Incas. The Uros people harvested the reeds in the shallows of the lake, bundled them together tightly and built floating island platforms complete with reed houses and canoes, creating in this way their own little world. After strolling around the floating Islands, we continue our journey towards Taquile Island� (2 hour aprox.), a traditional Quechua speaking community, full of ancient agricultural terraces and some ruins dating back to the pre-Inca times. The Taquile population was relatively isolated from the mainland until 1950s, and the notion of the community and family is still very strong among them. At the top of the Island, you will have free time to explore this place on your own and afterwards you will meet the group for lunch at one local restaurant. After lunch, we will descent to the harbor to take our boat back to Puno. We will be back in Puno by 17:00 h. approximately.

Seventh day:

Tour to Copacabana and Isla del Sol Breakfast in the hotel, then we'll go to the Puno bus terminal to board the tour bus heading to Copacabana the trip takes 3 hours. In Copacabana visit the Cathedral, the Shrine of the Black Virgin and the main square. A noon lunch typical food, then we will make the tour to Isla del Sol, across the lake for about an hour and a half to reach the southern part of the Isla del Sol, where we visited the Archaeological remains of "Pillcokaina-Temple Inca ", a religious center, then a short walk through the steps of Yumani, until you reach the fountain of youth, there you can cool off with a bit of holy water, it is believed that this source is the source of eternal youth, and also enjoy the beauty of that beautiful garden of the Incas. At night we will rest in a selected hotel in Copacabana. (Photo: Isla del Sol)

Eighth day:

Travel by bus from Copacabana to La Paz and La Paz to Uyuni After breakfast at the Hotel, will have the morning to tour the city of Copacabana, complete the purchase of handicrafts and souvenirs, as well as to learn more about local customs and daily life of the settler in the area. Later in the evening 1.30pm to hours, we board the bus to La Paz. Upon arrival our staff will be waiting for you to make a trip around town and take them to dinner at night 9.00pm to hours aboard the bus en route to the town of Uyuni. (Photo: Panoramic view of the city of La Paz)

Ninth day:

Starting the tour of the Salar de Uyuni On arrival at the town of Uyuni, our staff will be waiting for you, to have breakfast and then begin our trip to Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt desert in the world. On the way visit the salt exploitation and hotels Colchani salt, continuing the program runs Incahuasi Island (also known as Fish Island). Of volcanic origin and plated estromalitos and giant cactus, from this place are the immensity of the Salar and enjoy a stunning panoramic view of the salt flat and mountain ranges that surround it, then we headed toward the town of San Juan, where spend the night in the house of a villager (hot showers and basic services). (Photo: Fish Island)

Tenth day:

Tour San Juan - Laguna Colorada After breakfast in the town of San Juan, crossed the Salar de Chiguana. The road climbs from 3600 to 4200 meters high. Along the Chilean border, we go to the foot of volcanoes Ollagüe (still active) and Tomasamil (5900 m), we will cross the path called the Jewels: Cañapa gaps, Stinking, Honda and Ch'arkota, where we see a diverse fauna ranging from alpacas and llamas to rheas and pink flamingos. The tour continues through the desert before arriving Siloli to Laguna Colorada in the afternoon. Overnight camping on the field. (Photo: Laguna Colorada)

Eleventh day:

Laguna Colorada - Laguna Verde We leave at 6:00 am on a trip to the geysers Sol de Mañana (4850 meters), a volcanic crater with sulfur fumes and vapors of heavy water. Visit after the Salt Lake before crossing the desert of Dali. At the appointed time arrive at the Green Lagoon at the foot of the volcano Licancabur (5,900 m), to observe the color change of the gap, ending the tour will be transferred to Uyuni, where we board the bus back to the city of La Paz, hours the bus leaves at 9.00pm. (the trip takes 10 hours, stay overnight in the bus). (Photo: Laguna Verde)

Twelfth day

City Tour en La Paz In the morning on his arrival from Uyuni, our staff will be waiting at the bus terminal for transportation to the hotel and rest in the morning. In afternoon we'll visit the city of La Paz returning to his typical artisan market, the colonial church of San Francisco, the famous witch doctor market and the Plaza Murillo where are the Government Palace, Cathedral and National Congress, then avenue Jaen where interesting museums are located, followed by open-air museum of Tiwanaku culture. Will continue with visits to residential areas Obrajes Calocoto and Florida. Finishing with a visit to the Magic Valley of the Moon. In the evening, enjoy a show of typical dances colorful costumes. Hotel night in La Paz. (Photo: Valley of the Moon)

Thirteenth day:

Travel by bus from La Paz to Puno After taking breakfast at the hotel will be transferred to the bus terminal in La Paz, to board the bus in 6 hours, it moved to the city of Puno, our staff will be waiting and drive you to your hotel, so you can rest . In the afternoon tour to Chullpas Sillustani pre-Inca burial towers located on the shores of Lake Umayo, the highest is about 12 ms. Finally passed the night in the hotel. (Photo: Chullpas Sillustani in Puno)

Fourteenth day:

Flight from Juliaca to Lima After breakfast at hotel, take some time off to visit the center of the city of Puno, at a time that we will indicate the hotel pick up and transfer to Juliaca airport which is about an hour from Puno, there is check at the airport counter, they hand over their flight and then take the air flight to Lima.

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