CUSCO, PUNO AND TITICACA, in 5 days and 4 nights

ITINERARY

First day / City Tour

There will be no activities in the morning so that you can get used to the altitude of Cusco (3.412 m.a.l.s.). At 1:30 p.m. we will pick you up from your hotel so you can take the city tour (the Cathedral, Qoricancha or Temple of the Sun) and so you can visit the Incas sites close to the city (Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puca Pucara, Tambomachay).

Once the tour is finished we will return to the hotel at 6:00 p.m. At 7:00 p.m. we will go see the traditional dance performance at the Qosqo Native Art Center.

Second day / Machu Picchu Tour

We will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to the train to reach Machu Picchu village; there we will take the bus to arrive at the Inca Sanctuary. After we have had the guided visit of Machu Picchu (2 and a half - 3 hours aprox.), we will return to Machu Picchu village to have a buffet lunch in a tourist restaurant and then we will take the train to Cusco, where you will be transferred from the train station to the hotel.

Third day / Cusco - Puno

We will leave Cusco at 7:00 a.m. on a tourist bus. On the way we will visit: Andahuaylillas (Capilla Sixtina Andina), Raqchi (Arqeological Complex), Sicuani (typical lunch), Paso de La Raya (Nevado Chimboya), Pucara (Museo Lítico). We'll arrive in Puno at 5:00 p.m. and stay at a hotel.

Fourth day / Puno - Lake Titicaca

We'll board the boat early and head towards the floating islands of the Uros, and then to the island of Taquile, where we will have lunch. We will return to Puno at 5:00 p.m. and stay at the hotel.

Fifth day / Puno - Juliaca

Transfer Hotel - Juliaca airport

THE PACKAGE INCLUDES

• Professional bilingual guide (Spanish / English)
• Two nights at Hotel in Cusco (breakfast included)
• Two nights at Hotel in Puno (breakfast included)
• Tickets for the City tour
• Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu
• Train ticket
• Tourist transport
• Lunch in Machu Picchu village
• Lunch Sicuani
• Tour Cusco - Puno including tickets to the attractions
• Lunch on the island of Taquile
• Personalized attention

BACKPACKER TRAIN OR VISTADOME? The Backpacker train service is good; you can buy snacks or drinks for extra cost. The VistaDome train has more comfortable seats, larger side windows and windows on the roof, to appreciate the mountain scenery. Service includes a snack with warm drink.

The temple of Jesús's company, at the Cusco's principal plaza

Taquile's island, at the lake Titikaka, at the Peruvian high plateau

A ship of "totora" at the Uros' island, at the lake Titikaka

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