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The Unconventional Peru Tour – 9 Days

  • Duration: 9 Days
  • English, Spanish

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What an impressive adventure awaits you with this great program. Try one of the most recognized foods of the world and feel its flavors living the Peruvian ancestral customs and very majestic sites

Tour Info

  • Duration: 9 Days / 8 Nights
  • Activities Included: Culinary tours, Outdoor activities, City sightseeing and Boat tours
  • Difficulty: Easy, suitable for everybody
  • Group Size: Min 1 – Max 12 People per group
  • Min Age: 10+ (suggested)
  • Availability: All Year

Itinerary Highlights

  • Taste the falvours of Peruvian nerowned gastronomy on a private Food tour of Lima
  • Ride on a horse and take part of the ancient Pachamama Ceremony at the Sacred Valley
  • Go on a fully private trip to Machu Picchu and hike to the top of the Mountain
  • Craft your own unconventional experience from Cusco: a Helitour, climbing a rock hill at Via
  • Ferrata, or journey in an optional overnight train to Puno
  • Kayak over Lake Titicaca and Boat Tour to Taquile away from the touristic side

Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive In Lima (D)

You have to know that Lima is a place to enjoy the best and very different foods, from the well-known typical with such special way of preparation as well as international food; the famous Peruvian Chinese food (called Chifas in Peru) and more…much more

On your arrival, a View Peru representative will warmly welcome you into the city of kings: Lima, then you will be transfer to your hotel.

On the way and along with your representative you will review your amazing program of the following days and all the questions you may have will be answered. The rest of the day will be yours to explore of the city at your leisure.

By the evening, you will be taken to make a taste of the delicious dinning in Lima to an exclusive restaurant. When you finished you will be transfer back to your hotel to rest for the adventures ahead.

 

Day 2 Food Tour & Bar Crawl In Lima (B, L)

Day of food adventures, time to know the deep secrets of the world’s famous food; your will ever forget all what you have tried and drink…what a day!

After having breakfast, you will have some free time to enjoy at your leisure perhaps wonder around the streets of Lima. We will pick you up around midday to start with our gastronomic adventure that will take you to discover of the Peruvian cuisine while visiting three traditional restaurants betwenn Miraflores and Barranco.

Our first stop will be “La Mar” a delicious seafood restaurant owns by the famous Gaston Acurio, there you will be delighted with the most representative dishes of the coast. Later, we will visit the amazing Amaz to taste the most delicious flavors of the Amazonian.

Our last stop will be Isolina a cozy tavern located in Barranco where you will be amazed tasting delicious dishes of the Creole cuisine. The rest of the day is yours to explore Lima at your leisure, take the opportunity to try some Pisco cocktails and to enjoy the fantastic night life of the city of kings.

Day 3 To Cusco & The Sacred Valley (L, D)

Let´s continue with the adventures, but now you will live the deep of the Incas history, culture, images, landscapes and all what you can imagine

Upon your arrival to Cusco, you will be greeted at the airport by your guide. Together, the adventure begins as we take you to the Sacred Valley, which else being extremely beautiful has a lower altitude than Cusco city. As soon as we head to Pisac you will encounter a colorful and cheerful market that lays in the middle of the town. This market is famous as the locals bring different products with vibrant colors and materials such as wool, alpaca, blankets, besides delicate jewelry and carved gourds; this is the perfect opportunity to purchase some souvenirs.

Also you will visit the ruins that holds the same name as the town and your guide will give you a deeper explanation on the history and used of the place.Later, you will be delighted by your exquisite lunch prepared out of local products that had been cultivated in the Sacred Valley.

Once you have finish lunch another impressive site await us. The fortress of Ollantaytambo, with its beautiful terraces stands, once again our knowledgeable guide will explain the secrets and theories behind the massive structure and cobblestone paths.

By the evening, you will be taken to enjoy a delicious dinner, afterwards the rest of the evening is yours to perhaps indulge in some restorative massages or just explore the city on your own.

Day 4 Scenic Horseback Ride & Pachamama Offering (B, L)

A special and emotional day awaits today with balances at the water and the peace and relaxation

After you have enjoyed an exquisite breakfast, we will come to pick you up to start an exciting day. We will drive you toward Chinchero and from there take the way on Piuray Lake (3754 masl, 12,500 ft) direction. Once we have arrived to the beautiful Lake, we will begin with a needed warm up emphasizing the practice on our balance, a basic element in stand up paddle and once we finish the practice everything will be set for us to start this wonderful and fun activity where laughs are ensured. Following our program, we will begin our yoga session in not a better place that surrounded by nature and the stunning Andes mountains (Apus) to immediately feel at peace.

Afterwards, a delicious picnic lunch awaits us before it is time to return back to your hotel at the Sacred Valley.

Today’s evening will be yours to explore at your leisure, perhaps you may decide to indulge with some spa treatments or just rest in your beautiful hotel room.

Day 5 Train To Machu Picchu - Mountain Exploration (B, L)

Dreams come true; discoveries, emotions, splendor, enigmatism; all in a unique beautiful place, you will ever be forgotten

Finally, the most expected day has come. After you have finished breakfast you will be taken to Ollantaytambo train station, for you to board an exclusive wagon that will take you through the Sacred Valley and then head towards the humid forest that is Aguas Calientes. Once you arrived, you will have to take the bus that leads to Machu Picchu entrance, also where your guide will be waiting for you to start this amazing adventure together, please note that the lines must be longer than expected but keep in mind that the rewards is certainly worth it.

Enjoy and make the most of this 2 hours guided tour and immerse on the Incas culture and incredible theories behind this amazing citadel and World Wonder. After your visit you have the chance to take on a short hike toward Huayna Picchu Mountain to access more panoramic views, further more you can also opt to hike the Machu Picchu mountain that offers a more peaceful and less crowded walk. Please take into consideration that this hikes are unguided and have an extra coast, if you would like to include this please consult with your travel specialist a this must be booked far in advanced.

By the early afternoon, a delightful buffet lunch will be awaiting you at Sanctuary Lodge, indulge yourself to taste the dishes on display. After you have finished lunch, we will return down to Aguas Calientes town, for you to board with tranquility your train back to Cusco. On your arrival, our View Latin America representative will be ready to transfer you at your hotel for you to rest after a long but rewarding day.

Day 6 A la Carte Excursions (B, L, D)

Spectacular day in the air watching multi-colors in the Andes formed over the course of millions of years ending with a night of food and drinks

A View Peru representative will be waiting for you, of course after you have enjoyed your delicious breakfast. Then, you will be transfer to the airport to start this amazing experience where you will be taken by helicopter to overfly the beautiful Rainbow Mountain and its surroundings to explore it from the air.

You will witness the series of stripes of different colors given by its mineralogical components, a formation that has taken thousands of years and that was recently discover due to the melting ice that once was there cause by global warming.

Afer you have made the most of an 80 min heli ride, you will return to the airport and from there taken back to your hotel.

By the evening, you will be escorted to a special Bar Crawl, this will include 3 of the most famous restaurants in Cusco. Tonight you will learn the history and types of Pisco. This adventure starts at Pachapapa and then you will move towards kion to taste more cocktails and the night ends at Calle del Medio to taste another Pisco drink accompanied by snacks.

As your last evening in the city, we have a special farewell dinner with the spectacular Main Square as your view.

Day 7 Cusco To Puno By Car / Optional Train Journey (B)

Travel in an Andean luxury train is a special different with a very great deluxe service onboard watching the beginning of the highlands and plateau

After you were delighted by breakfast, a representative will be taking you in a short ride to the train station in order for you to board your Luxurious wagon to Puno.

A fascinating ride that will amazed from the start as you go through the Altiplano a vast high plateau that covers territory over part of Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile.

Do not miss on the opportunity witnessing firsthand beautiful, wild llamas and alpacas living in their natural habitat. The train will make a stop on La Raya (4319masl) the highest point of all the route, take as many pictures as you wish of this stunning scenery. Upon your arrival to Puno, you will be greeted by a View Peru representative to be taken to your hotel to relax for the rest of the evening.

Note: Please take into consideration that the train to Puno only runs on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday – if your itinerary does not match these days then you must have to take a private transportation or fly to Juliaca airport, please consult the best alternative with your travel specialist.

Day 8 Kayak In The Titicaca Lake & Taquile Boat Tour (B, L)

An adventure like no other awaits you today in the plateau having a special sailing on the highest navigable lake of the world

Today an early rise awaits us, after your breakfast you will be picked to start todays new adventure at Titikaka Lake the highest navigable lake in the world. Once everything has been settle at the port, you will be provided with the professional gear required. Your expert and certified guide will give you a briefing on safety and basic paddling instructions. Then, and with your guide help you will hop on the Kayak. This is the perfect excursion to enjoy of the Titicaca Lake from a different perspective. As we dive further into the lake, you will have the chance to see the Bolivian snowed peak mountain that watch us from afar. As soon as we reach the last part of this wonderful journey, we will head toward the floating islands of Uros. Along the way will be easy to watch the biodiversity and ecosystems that the lake shelters, besides the stunning views.

When we encounter an island with peculiar rock formations we will be closed by our first Uros islands, where the locals will welcome us and explain more of their lifestyle and how they build their peculiar islands and embarkations purely on reed, until it is time to return to the port, and then we will take you back to your hotel.

Day 9 Return To Lima (B)

Memories, great adventures, big images, incredible emotions, insurmountable places and much more, but the farewell has come and you only wish to be back very soon!!

After your last delicious breakfast at your Puno hotel, this amazing journey has finally come to an end, your representative will take you to Juliaca airport at the most suitable time according to your flight schedule.

Price Includes

  • 8 nights in our handpicked hotels
  • All private tours and activities
  • All indicated pick-ups and transfers in private service with an English-speaking guide
  • Meals indicated: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
  • Round trip train tickets in a comfortable wagon
  • All entrance fees including the Machu Picchu Mountain

Price Excludes

  • International flights and airport taxes
  • Domestic flights
  • Meals not indicated
  • Additional and personal expenses, such as extra transportation, laundry, telephone calls, snacks, etc.
  • Travel insurance (recommended)
  • Gratuities
  • A la carte excursions on Day 6

Practical Info & Recommendations

  • A la carte excursions in Cusco are subject to operability and may require a minimum of travelers. If you are up for any of our suggestions, it’s recommended to check availabilty far in advance.
  • The hikes Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountains are subject availability according to your travel dates, usually sell out in busy season from Apr-Sep, and do not include a Guide. Please enquire our specialist to secure your spots
  • Cancellation Policies: Please consult our Flexible Booking and Conditions of Sale

Value-Added Services that you will receive with us:

  • EXPERTISE We have a expert team of travel specialists, who have all turned their passion for travel into a vocation. Between them, they have visited nearly every corner of Peru and Bolivia.
  • FLEXIBILITY We curate tailor-made, truly individual travel experiences for our clients. View Peru approach leaves our travellers with unforgettable memories.
  • 24/7 ASSISTANCE At every stage of your holiday, from inception to conclusion, a View Peru hand will be there to guide you.
  • WE ARE THE OPERATORS View Peru is the Operator of all your experiences in Peru and Bolivia, This ensures a seamless holiday experience.
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