14 Days / 13 Nights

Day 1: Depart North America / Arrive Lima
Depart North America today and arrive in Lima, Peru. You are welcomed and transferred to the hotel.

Day 2 : Lima – City Tour & Larco Herrera Museum
After a leisurely morning, embark on your tour of Lima. Your local expert focuses on the city’s colonial heritage during a walking tour. Start at the Plaza de Armas to see the Government Palace and visit the Cathedral, where the skeleton of Francisco Pizarro is sealed in a wooden coffin. From there, stroll to the venerable San Francisco Monastery, with its splendid 17th-century cloister murals. Next, stop at Lima’s famous Herrera Museum. This evening, enjoy a welcome dinner at a La Rosa Nautica Restaurant. (BD)

Day 3 : Lima / Cuzco / Sacsayhuaman
Fly to the oldest inhabited city in the Western Hemisphere: Cuzco. Today, visit several ruins, including Kenko and Tambomachay. Journey to the “Valley of the Incas” to the Sacsayhuaman Fortress. Later, see the hillside fort and Puca Pucara, which most likely served as a lookout post and stopping point between Cuzco and the Sacred Valley. (BL)

Day 4 : Sacred Valley / Machu Picchu
Travel aboard the Vistadome train from Cuzco to the archeological wonder of Machu Picchu, built in the late 14th century. Machu Picchu was obviously a well-planned and carefully built city, made up of two clearly different sectors, one agricultural and the other urban. With mountains to one side and a river roaring far below, this solemn fortress is a fascinating remnant of a once-bustling city that was mysteriously abandoned after the middle of the 16th century. Secreted amidst dense jungle vegetation and steep hills, Machu Picchu remained undiscovered by the modern world until 1911. Learn about the many legends and strange truths of these ancient ruins from your local guide. (BLD)

Day 5 : Machu Picchu / Cuzco
As the sun rises over the mountains, watch the morning mist disappear once again to reveal the awe-inspiring city of Machu Picchu, probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire. Return to Cuzco aboard the “Inca Train.” Sip a cup of tea and enjoy panoramic views as the beautiful greenery of the Urubamba Valley rolls by. (BL)

Day 6 : Cuzco / Julliaca / Puno
Depart Cuzco by flight for Julliaca. Upon arrival, drive to Puno. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Perched at a breathtaking 3,800 meters (12,400 ft.) above sea level, Puno and the surrounding countryside are the cradle of the Aymara civilization and the legendary birthplace of the founders of the Inca empire. Puno lies on the shore of Lake Titicaca, the world’s highest navigable lake, from whose waters the Inca believed Manco Capac, their cultural founder, emerged. Many ethnic groups like the Uros still depend on the resources of the lake for their living. The Uros themselves dwell on the floating islands they build with the lake’s reed vegetation. Near Puno, overlooking Lake Umayo, are chullpas, or burial towers, that once served as the tombs of high-ranking Aymara Lords. Overnight in Puno.(B)

Day 7 Magic Titicaca & Winaymarca
This morning you will be transported to Copacabana by car. Upon arrrival, visit the Shrine of the Dark Virgin and town. From Copacabana start your hydrofoil cruise across Lake Titicaca, a smooth and comfortable experience.Visit Moon Island, where the Sun Virgin’s Temple is and where the most beautiful virgins of the Incas were conserving a sacred fire dedicated to their Gods. Continue to Sun Island, where you will visit the Inca stairways & sacred fountain believed to grant eternal youth and happiness. Have Lunch at Uma Kollu, an archaeological and panoramic restaurant. After lunch continue to Huatajata. Enjoy the Inter Cultural Integration program in the “Andean Roots Eco- Village”, the Chullpas mortuary towers, handicrafts and folkloric area, meet the Limachi Brothers, builders of the RA II and TIGRIS for Thor Heyerdhal epic expeditions and pamper the llamas. Overnight at the Inca Utama Hotel & SPA, a unique hotel in Titicaca Lake. (BL)

Day 9 Full day tour of island Pariti, Kalauta and Urus Island on Tititaka lake
After breakfast, take a hydrofoil cruise to the island of Pariti. Visit the Island & the Museum of Pariti where you will observe the high artistic quality found in the Tiwanaku ceramic pieces. Kalauta Island, the largest ancient necropolis on Lake Titicaca, is reached by navigating through swinging Totora reed canals. Continue to the Urus Irultos Floating Island and the sustainable project at Quewaya Island. After the visits return to Huatajata. Lunch at La Choza Nautica, a restaurant on the water. The afternoon at at leisure. The day ends with an evening of stargazing at the Alajpacha observatory, discovering the nature of local legends in the magnificent sky of the southern hemisphere.
Overnight at Inca Utama Hotel & SPA. (BL)

Day 10 Depart Huatajata to La Paz via Tiwanaku Ruins
After breakfast, you will be transferred to La Paz, via Tiwanaku Ruins. The magnificent ruins of Bolivia are remains of one of the oldest civilizations in the Americas. The Sun gate, the temple of Kalasasaya and the pyramid of Akapana offer a glimpse of a glorious past. Tiwanaku culture was an agrarian based economy with an estimated population of 115.000 Aymaras. They were outstanding in agriculture, hydraulic, architecture & medicine, as well as in social organization. Due to an economical crisis caused by a long dry season, Tiwanaku collapsed around 1.000 AD. In the afternoon, enjoy a city tour and a tour of Moon Valley. The City of La Paz and its surroundings will transport you to its mysterious past where any corner, any street, is a living history that treasures the traditions and magic of the pre- Hispanic times with all their. The Native, colonial and modern areas, Indian Market, Open Air Museum of Tiwanaku, Witch Doctor's Market & breathtaking panoramas are all framed by the majestic "Illimani" mountain. Farewell dinner at the hotel this evening. (BLD)

Day 11 Depart La Paz to Sucre
Transfer to La Paz airport this morning to take your flight to Sucre. In the afternoon, take a city tour that includes La Recoleta and San Francisco Church, the House of Liberty where Simon Bolivar signed the Independence of Bolivia, the second oldest university of the continent - San Francisco Xavier and the colorful local market.(B)

Day 12 Depart Sucre to Potosi
Leave Sucre by land to Potosi. Drive through unique panoramas of mountains and valleys.
Lunch at local restaurant. In the afternoon, take a city tour of Potosi - a city that was declared by Unesco as "The Historical and Cultural Legacy of Mankind." The tour includes a visit to La Casa de la Moneda (closed on Mondays) which conserves the unique wooden machinery brought in the 17th century from Spain, the cloister of San Francisco, the cathedral, and more. You will also visit a mine and enter the underground world of miners and mystics. Late afternoon return to Sucre. Transfer to your hotel. (BL)

Day 13 Depart Sucre to La Paz
After breankast transfer to Sucre airport to for your flight to La Paz. Rest of the day at leisure for exploring La Paz on your own. (B)

Day 14 Depart La Paz to North America
Morning transfer to the airport for your flight back home..(B)