ROMANTIC PERU

ARRIVE LIMA

On arrival in Lima, you will be met and transferred to your hotel (Service of English speaking
representative). Lima, a city full of rich flavors, unique experiences, and the magical union of the past and
the present.
Today enjoy city tour of Lima. Lima is a modern city that has ten million inhabitants. It was built over
the capital of the Spanish Viceroyalty and local pre-Inca vestiges. The tour starts at Larcomar, the citys
most exclusive shopping centre located in front of the Pacific Ocean, and will continue to the Pucllana
Temple, a pre-Inca pyramid found in the Miraflores district, to mark a contrast. Visit the El Olivar Park,
an ancient olive plantation, which is now part of the city, located in the San Isidro district, and from there proceed to Limas historical downtown, a World Heritage listed by UNESCO. Stop at the Main Square, located in front of the Presidential Palace, the Lima Municipality and the Archbishops Palace, beautiful colonial buildings that are an important part of its identity. A few blocks away, visit Santo Domingo
Convent, one of the most impressive religious architectural complexes of the  17th century. It contains therelics of the three Peruvian saints, Santa Rosa de Lima, San Martin de Porres and San Juan Macías, and a
library with a collection of 25 thousand old books. Overnight in Lima.

LIMA - CUSCO

LIMA - CUSCO
(B)
This morning you will be transferred from your hotel to airport in Lima for onward to flight to Cusco
(Flight cost is not included).
On arrival at Cusco, enjoy city tour of Cusco. Start your tour visiting the Coricancha, also known as "The Temple of the Sun" (Quri Kancha 'Golden Temple'), which was built by the Inca Pachacutec and at the
arrival of the Spaniards became the basis for the construction of the Santo Domingo Convent.

Here,during the Inca Empire reverence was surrendered to the sun ("Inti"), and there was a time when it was covered with gold. Then visit the Cathedral, the most imposing monument in the Plaza de Armas. Its
construction began in 1560 and ended only in 1654. For this purpose hundreds of stones were extracted and transported from Sacsayhuaman fortress under the command of the Ecclesiastical Council. You will continue your tour to the fortress of Sacsayhuaman, one of the most emblematic buildings of the Incas (located just minutes from town center) built by the Inca Pachacutec in the fifteenth century. This is a huge fortress built with large stones whose transportation remains still a mystery. Each June 24th, during the winter solstice, the feast of Inti Raymi is recreated here, where the sun is worshipped. Continue to Quenqo, located 4 kilometers from the city of Cusco. Quenqo is an archaeological complex of
mainly religious use where it is believed agricultural rituals were performed. Finally get to know Puka Pucara, located 7 kilometers from the city of Cusco. Puka Pucara, which means "Red Fortress", was an
architectural complex of alleged military use with multiple spaces, plazas, baths, aqueducts, walls and towers, and it is believed the entourage of the Inca used it while he rested in Tambomachay. Later be
transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Cusco.

AGUAS CALIENTES - CUSCO

Today’s morning is at leisure. You can optionally return to Machu Picchu and visit any of the attractions of the citadel.
Late, head to the train station of Aguas Calientes and from there take the train back to the Ollanta station. A vehicle will transfer you from the train station of Ollantaytambo to your hotel in Cusco.

Overnight in Cusco.

DEPART PUNO

In the morning you will be picked up from Puno's lake port and transferred to the floating islands of the
Uros - an ancestral society that inhabits a series of artificial islands built with totora, a reef that grows in
the lake.
Later you will be transferred from your hotel to the airport for your flight back home.
END OF SERVICES