Welcome to Peru Travel Itinerary of the Peru Travel Peru Travel Day 1:Arrive in Lima, reception and transfer to hotel, information on city and tours. Hotel accommodations Peru Travel Day 2:Breakfast. Lima City Tour. Tour the most important and characteristic colonial areas of the city including the Plaza de Armas, capitol buildings, cathedral, archbishops palace, Desamparados train station and old streets with classical mansions with Moorish style balconies, San Francisco church with its majestic convent and catacombs. Leaving central Lima visit the neighborhoods of San Isidro and Miraflores and Love Park , demonstrating the contrast between old and modern Lima Peru Travel Day 3:Breakfast. Transfer to the bus station for travel to Nazca. Tranfer to hotel in Nazca. In the afternoon, tour the archaeological sites of Nazca – Chauchilla cemetery, Katalloc Geogliphs, and the underground aqueducts that demonstarate the hydrolic engineering of this culture. Hotel Peru Travel Day 4:Breakfast. In the morning, fly over the Nazca Lines. These lines, whose purpose is unknown, include geometric lines and figures sucn a the hummingbird and monkey. Extremely large and created by removing the stones and topsoil to leave lighter colored soil below, they are best seen from the air.Bus transportation to Arequipa (10 hours). Peru Travel Day 5:Reception and transfer to hotel. Afternoon tour of Arequipa, visiting thes of this World Heritage Site. Plaza de Armas, cathedral, Jesuit church and convent, San Francisco complex, colonial buildings, colonial area of Yanahuara and the Santa Catalina Convent. Hotel. Peru Travel Day 6:Two day excursion to Colca Canyon, leaving at 8 am. Passing the National Reserve of Aguada Blanca y Salinas, seeing vicuñas, llamas and alpacas in their natural habitat. Arrive in the town of Chivay, capitol of the province. Lunch. In the afternoon visit the medicinal thermal baths of La Calera. Visit the Ethnological Museum. Night in Chivay. Peru Travel Day 7:In the morning we continue down the Colca Canyon to the Mirador de la Cruz, where we have the opportunity to see condors. Returning toward Arequipa we visit the villages of Collahuas and Cabanas, see agricultural terraces, tombs and other archaeological sites. Night in Arequipa. Peru Travel Day 8:Breakfast. Transfer to bus station to take bus to Puno (5 hours). Traveling through picturesque land we pass the towns of Imata, Santa Lucia and Juliaca. Afternoon free. Peru Travel Day 9:Breakfast. Tour of Uros and Taquile Islands. Lake Titicaca is considered the highest navigable lake in the world. We arrive by boat at Uros, a complex of about 40 islands made of totora reeds. We continue to Taquile, climb a beautiful Inca trail to the village, appreciating the natural environment and views of the lake. We visit the artisan center where we find a variety of fine weavings. The community preserves its ancient way of life such as clothing and customs. Afternoon return to Puno, hotel. Peru Travel Day 10: Breakfast. Travel by bus to Cusco, with guide. On the way, visit the archaeological site of Pucara; La Raya, the continental divide; the Inca site of Raquchi; and the colonial church of Andahuaylillas. Transer to hotel in Cusco. Reception with coca tea. Peru Travel Day 11:Afternoon City Tour: Koricancha, cathedral, Sacsayhuaman, Q’enko, Pucapucara, Tombomachay. Hotel Peru Travel Day 12:Breakfast. Excursion to Machu Picchu. Early in the morning transfer to the train station to begin the all day excursion to Machu Picchu, the “lost city of the Incas” and one of the best known examples of Inca architecture. The city is located in a jungle like environment. Lunch is not included. Hotel. Peru Travel Day 13:Breakfast. Free day to return to Machu Picchu or visit the thermal baths at Aguas Calientes. Afternoon return to Cusco by train. Transfer to hotel. Peru Travel Day 14:Breakfast. Sacred Valley Excursion. Visit the traditional market of Pisaq, buffet lunch in Urubamba, and the town and ruins of Ollantaytambo. Ollantaytambo is perhaps the longest occupied town in the Americas and the original Inca houses, canals, streets and walls. Return to Cusco, hotel. Peru Travel Day 15:Afternoon tour of Museums in Cusco. The Museum of Religious Art, San Blas Church, Santa Catalina, Regional History Museum. Hotel Peru Travel Day 16:Breakfast. Transfer to the airport for flight to Lima. Transfer to hotel. Day 17:Transfer to the airport for international flight. END OF SERVICE Included in Peru Travel : In Lima: Transfers 3 nights hotel including breakfast City Tour with transportation, guide and entrances In Nazca: Transfers 1 night hotel including breakfast Overflight of Nazca Lines Tkts bus from Nazca to Arequipa In Arequipa: 2 nights hotel including breakfast City tour with guide, transportation, entrances 1 night hotel in Chivay Transfers In Puno: Transfers 2 nights hotel with breakfast Tour including transportation, guide, entrances Bus to Puno including guide, entrances and lunch In Cusco: Transfers City tour with transportation, guide, entrances Sacred Valley tour with transportation, guide, entrances, lunch Machu Picchu tour with transportation, guide, entrance 1 night hotel in Aguas Calientes http://www.inkatreks.com/