Lima, Cusco & Ica Fascinating
6 Days / 5 Nights
Destinations: Lima, Paracas, Ica and Cusco
Include:
- Shared services with a profesional Spanish or English guide.
- Entrance fees to the attractions.
Lima:
- Airport – Hotel – aiport transfer.
- 02 nigths accommodation in Lima with breakfast.
- 360 Panoramic City Tour.
- Full Day Paracas – Ica.
Cusco:
- Airport – Hotel – aiport transfer.
- 03 nigths accommodation in Cusco with breakfast.
- City Tour + Qoricancha & Archaeological ruins.
- Sacred Valley excursion + lunch.
- Excursion to Machu Picchu by expedition train + lunch.
Day 1: Lima – 360 Panoramic City Tour.
Upon arrival in Lima, we will be met and taken to our hotel.
We will be picked up in the afternoon and in the morning so you can experience this tour, which presents Lima in its three historical periods:
ANCESTRAL LIMA: Panoramic view of the «Huaca Pucllana», a magnificent ceremonial and archaeological center built in the IV century AD. and considered «sacred town» by the Incas.
VIRREINAL LIMA: Visit to the Historic Center of Lima, where you will appreciate more than fifty monuments, buildings and attractions, highlighting the Paseo de la República, Plaza San Martín, Plaza Mayor among others. CONTEMPORARY LIMA: Visit to the residential areas of Lima located in the districts of San Isidro and Miraflores.
Accommodation at the selected hotel in Lima.
Meals: not include
Additional Information: Hours: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. / Departures: Daily. Duration: 3.5 hours.
Day 2: Full Day Paracas – Ica
Our transportation will pick up passengers from their hotels and then depart for Paracas. At approximately 8:00 am, we will arrive at the office in Paracas for a brief orientation before heading to the tourist port to board the boats for our tour of the Ballestas Islands, the largest marine reserve in Peru and the second largest in South America. On the way, you will see the «Candelabro,» a large geoglyph similar to the Nasca lines. The Ballestas Islands are natural rock formations that are home to a diverse marine wildlife, including large colonies of guano birds (guanay, boobies, pelicans, cormorants, tendrils, etc.), sea lions, Humboldt penguins, and dolphins. After the island tour, we will visit Nietto winery, where we will have wine and pisco tastings. We will take a guided tour where they will explain the pisco-making process. Following this, there will be time for lunch at the winery’s restaurant (optional – not included). Next, we will visit the Huacachina Lagoon, a picturesque oasis surrounded by sand dunes. Here, we will enjoy adventure sports, including a thrilling dune buggy ride through the desert and sandboarding. Afterward, there will be time for shopping before we board our transportation back to Lima.
Accommodation at the selected hotel in Lima.
Meals: Breakfast.
Additional Information: Departures: Daily / Horarios 04:30 to 05:00 am.
Day 3: Lima – Cusco – City Tour + Qoricancha & Archaeological ruins
After breakfast at the hotel, we will be picked up and taken to the airport.
Upon arrival in Cusco, we will be waiting to be taken to our hotel.
At noon, we will pick you Will be picked up from your respective hotels between 11:45 and 12:00 hrs., to begin with our first point of visit, the venerable Cathedral of Cusco, with its wonderful carved altars of various colonial styles and splendid paintings of the Cusco School of colonial art. We will continue to Qoricancha, legendary Temple of the Sun and main ceremonial site of the Inca Empire, which, together with the Convent of Santo Domingo, display a fascinating combination of Inca and colonial architecture. Then we will climb up to the heights of the city, to the impressive archaeological complex of Sacsayhuaman, one of the greatest works of the Incas, where there are gigantic walls of perfectly placed megalithic stones, and the best views of the city of Cusco. From there we visit Qenqo, an ancient place of ceremonies and sacrifices, followed by the Inca military post of Pucapucara (or red stone) which had specifically military purposes and was the checkpoint for entering Cusco and also served as a resting place. We finish in Tambomachay, which was a center of worship and cult of water. The Incas asked the Gods for rain to come for their crops and for them to be fertile. Finally, we will arrive at your hotel between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. approximately.
Accommodation at the selected hotel in Cusco.
Meals: Breakfast
Additional Information: Hours: Daily (Morning 8:30 am / Afternoon 12:00 pm), Tour Duration: Approx. 5 hours.
Day 4: FD Sacred Valley of the incas
Breakfast at the hotel.
We’ll begin our journey toward your adventure with pickup from your hotel between 7:30 and 8:00 hrs., heading to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Our first stop of the day will be in Pisac, an important archaeological complex located on top of a steep hill, with enormous terraces and Inca temples of solid and perfect construction. Then, we will visit the Pisac craft market, one of the most popular in Peru. We will continue our journey and at noon we will have a buffet lunch in an excellent tourist restaurant in the town of Urubamba. After recharging our batteries, we continue our journey to Ollantaytambo, with its great walls and ancient canals, considered one of the few towns continuously inhabited since the time of the Incas. There you can explore the enormous fortress, once the site of legendary battles and ancestral religious ceremonies. Finally, we will board our tourist transport to return to Cusco, but first making a final stop in the town of Chinchero, with its attractive square, ancient Inca walls and a beautiful landscape of agricultural fields, peaks and snow-capped mountains of the Cordillera. We will arrive at your hotel between 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. approximately.
Accommodation at the selected hotel in Cusco.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch.
Tour duration: Approximately 8 hours.
Day 5: FD Historical Sanctuary of Machupicchu
The tour begins early in the morning between 04:30 and 05:00 hrs, with pick up from your hotel in Cusco, we arrive at the PeruRail station, where we will board a Bimodal bus service heading to Ollantaytambo, the trip lasts approximately 2 hours, at the station we will board the Tourist Train to the town of Aguas Calientes, we will enjoy wonderful views of valleys and mountains with the Vilcanota River as our companion. Upon arrival, our staff will wait for you at the exit of the station and will accompany you to the Consettur Bus Station, from there we will have a short bus ride that will take us to the archaeological complex of Machu Picchu, one of the 7 wonders of the modern world. As you walk through the complex, you will be able to admire the impressive architecture. While our certified guide will share interesting theories about the history and importance of Machu Picchu for the Incas. The great views and the magic of the place are incomparable. After a 2-hour tour, you will have free time to explore or relax and recharge your batteries in this magnificent place. At a prearranged time, we will go down by bus to the town of Aguas Calientes to enjoy a delicious 3-course executive lunch. Finally, we will take the tourist train and bimodal bus to return to Cusco, where our transportation will be waiting to transport you to your hotel, arriving between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. approximately (this depends on the train schedule you have on your itinerary).
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch.
Additional Information: Machu Picchu Excursion: The train starts at 5:20 a.m. / The citadel tour lasts 2.5 hours (guided). // One bag or backpack of up to 5 kg is allowed on the train.
Day 6: Cusco – End of trip.
Breakfast at the hotel.
At the appropriate time, transfer to the airport.
Meals: Breakfast.
HOTELES | |||||||
City / Category | Economy | Tourist | Superior Tourist | First | First Superior | Luxury | Superior Luxury |
Lima | Santa Cruz Britania San Blas Allpa Hotel Ibis Budget Ferre Miraflores | Crystal Britania Antara De Pilar Tierra Viva Centro y Larco Hotel Ikonik | Red Radisson Casa Andina Select Miraflores Best Western Farfield by Marriott Miraflores Dazzler Miraflores | Deluxe Casa Andina Premium Miraflores Hotel Sol de Oro Melia Lima Innside by Melia Lima Miraflores | Hilton Garden Inn Miraflores Hotel Sonesta Olivar Hotel Manto Double tree San Isidro Iberostar Selection | Hotel Pullman Miraflores Swissotel Hilton Lima Miraflores AC Hotel Lima Miraflores Hyatt Centric | The Westin Lima Hotel & Convention Center Country Club Lima Hotel |
Paracas | El Condor | San Agustín Paracas | Casa Andina Select Parcas | The Legend Paracas | La Hacienda Bahía Paracas | Aranwa Paracas Resort & Spa | Hotel Paracas, A Luxury Collection Resort Libertador |
Cusco | Ankawa Hotel Andenes del Sol Inkarri Cusco Imperial Cusco | Incawasi Samay San Francisco Plaza | Taypikala Hotel Cusco Casa Andina Standard Cusco San Blas Royal Inka II | Hotel San Agustín Internacional Tierra Viva Cusco Centro Hacienda Cusco Centro Histórico Xima Hotel Cusco | Los Portales Cusco Hotel Sonesta Cusco Jose Antonio Cusco San Agustín Plaza | Costa del Sol Cusco Casa Andina Premium Cusco Hotel Cusco Plaza de Armas Hilton Garden Inn Cusco | Palacio del Inka Casa Cartagena Inkaterra La Casona |
Aguas Calientes | Hatun Samay Machu Picchu Inn Vista Machu Picchu | Waman Seven Hotel Pucara Hotel | Ferre Mapi Intipunku Casa Andina Standard Machu Picchu | Tierra Viva Machu Picchu Taypikala Machu Picchu El Mapi by inkaterra | Hatun Boutique Hotel Casa del Sol | Hotel Sumaq
| Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo
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Puno | Balsa Inn Sol Plaza Terramistica Ciudad del Lago | Casona Plaza Puno Qalasaya Qelqatani | Hacienda Plaza de Armas Hacienda Puno | Sonesta Posada del Inca Puno Casa Andina Premium Puno | GHL Puno
| GHL Puno
| |
Arequipa | Majestad Hotel Ensueño | Casona Plaza Colonial Corregidor Santa Rosa | Vita Arequipa Casa Andina Standard Arequipa Tierra Viva Arequipa | San Agustín Posada Arequipa Hampton by Hilton Katari Plaza de Armas | Arequipay Boutique (Deluxe c/vista) Casa Andina Select Arequipa | Costa del Sol Arequipa Casa Andina Premium Arequipa
| Cirqa
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Colca | Colca Inn | Colca Llaqta | Casa Andina Standard Colca | El Refugio del Colca | Aranwa Pueblito Encantado del Colca | Aranwa Pueblito Encantado del Colca | Colca Lodge |
Puerto Maldonado | Eco Amazonia | Hacienda Concepción by Inkaterra | Hacienda Concepción by Inkaterra | Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica | Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica | Rainforest Expedition | Rainforest Expedition |
GENERAL CONDITIONS:
PRICES:
Rates per person and for the inbound market.Rates are expressed in US dollars.
Net RatesA hotel of a similar category will be reserved if space is not available at the selected hotel.
Guide in English or Spanish; for other languages, consult supplements.
Ask your account manager about private service programs, customized programs, or group rates.
If the room is shared by a Peruvian passenger with a foreign passenger, VAT will be added to the room and will be borne by the passenger.For triple rooms, please check the type of accommodation.
The waiting time for transfer services is 10 minutes; after this time, the additional charge will be applied.For passengers checking out of the hotel early in the morning, please inquire if breakfast is included.
All passengers must carry their original identification at the start of the tour.
CHILDREN’S POLICY
Children’s rates apply to children 3 to 7 years old.
Children are considered bedded and include breakfast.
Children under 2 years old are free of charge when sharing a bed with parents; they are not entitled to breakfast.
For children 3-5 years old sharing a bed with parents, please consult your representative for rates.
The rate is valid as long as the child is accompanied by at least two adults per room.
SERVICES NOT INCLUDED IN ALL PROGRAMS:
Services not specified in the program details.
Extra expenses such as: Laundry, phone calls, minibar, etc.
Tips.Domestic and international airfare.
VALIDITY:
Rates valid until March 2026, except for Christmas and New Year’s Day, among other special events.
Please consult your sales representative before confirming.
RESERVATION POLICY:
Indicate the following information: First and Last Name, ID/PASS, Age, Nationality, Check-in and Check-out Dates, Hotel Name, and attach ID number.
ATIPAXGROUP will send a written confirmation of the reservation and payment details so that the passenger can be charged.
PAYMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Prices are for cash payments; for card payments, please inquire.Prices subject to change without prior notice.
Prices include General Sales Tax (18%).
Full payment for services must be made in full before the start of the trip.
Full payment for the package must be made no later than 15 days after the prepayment.
After that date, full payment must be made.
Cancellations or cancellations made less than 30 days prior to the trip will be subject to administrative fees and penalties imposed by each provider.
Cancellations or cancellations made less than 30 days prior to the trip will be subject to a penalty of 100% of the total payment.
The program is non-refundable, non-transferable, and non-endorsable.
No changes are permitted once the prepayment has been made.
No-shows: In the event of a no-show, the passenger will forfeit 100% of the package cost.
IMPORTANT:
ATIPAX GROUP may make changes to the order of excursions due to weather conditions, river levels, arrival or departure times, or any other relevant reason.
These changes will be carried out in coordination with the passengers to ensure the best possible trip.
Prices are subject to change without prior notice due to availability of services, monetary adjustments, or final modifications to the itinerary and/or services.
These payments can only be guaranteed once the reservation has been made.
ATIPAXGROUP will send the payment in writing so that the passenger can be charged.
A reservation confirmation will then be sent to the passenger via e-voucher.
According to Decree Law No. 919, foreigners and non-resident Peruvians who stay in Peru for a maximum of 60 days per year are exempt from the 18% VAT (Income Tax) upon presentation of a valid passport along with a duly stamped Andean Migration Card (TAM).
Otherwise, the person will not be exempt, and the corresponding VAT (Income Tax) will be applied according to law.
This exemption applies only to natural persons.
Health and Recommendations:
The main problem hikers may encounter is the altitude.
We recommend drinking coca leaf infusions (mate de coca) upon arrival in Cusco.
Drink plenty of water during the hike. Eat lightly, without excessive fat or heavy meals that hinder digestion.
During the hike, go slowly on the first day and avoid unnecessary exertion. If you smoke, try to reduce your intake as much as possible.
Don’t hesitate to stop and rest if you feel short of breath.
Let your guide know if you feel unwell; they are trained and can help you or take the necessary measures.
Although the water is drinkable throughout most of Peru, its chemical and bacteriological composition varies depending on the area.
To avoid problems, we recommend drinking bottled water.