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14 Day itinerary in Peru, South America

Peru Soft Adventure

Peru is not only a cultural destination, there are many ways to know it, and one of them is with an adventure itinerary. A combination of activities of adventure, gastronomy in contact with nature will be fun for those people who love to travel. This itinerary of 14 days has the ingredients that mak... Read More

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Overview

Physical Difficulty

Easy
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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English, Spanish

GUIDANCE

On Some Day Trips

starting point

Lima

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Cycling

Kayaking

Skiing/Snowboarding

Hiking

Rafting

Snorkeling/Diving

Visit markets

Meet local people

Rural home stays

Indigenous culture

Outdoors & Nature

Adventure

Culture & Arts

Start/End

Night

Highlights

1

Street Food Tour in Lima, exploring the flavors of Peru’s capital.

2

Reality tour Arequipa, learning more about the social problems of Arequipa.

3

Trekking to Colca Valley, deepening the Valley with local people.

4

Inca Trail 2 days trekking, explore the old trail of the Incas.

Itinerary

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Day 1

place Welcome to Lima

Transfer from the airport to your selected hotel in Lima. At your arrival, look for a sign with your name on it. The airport is located in the district of Callao, about 16 km from Miraflores, and it will take approximately 45 minutes to one hour to arrive.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Casa Andina Select Miraflores
Day 2

place Street Food Tour and Lima City Tour

Gain a delicious impression of Lima with this walking tour! You will not only explore the flavors of Peru’s capital, but also its contrasts. First, your guide takes you to a local market in Surquillo, the district bordering Miraflores, to admire exotic fruits and vegetables, try a fresh fruit juice, and learn about medicinal herbs. After this tropical experience, you head to a seafood restaurant to try the popular starter ‘leche de tigre’ (tiger milk) that has fish marinated in a citrus-based sauce, a delight! Hopefully you are not full yet, because it is time for ice cream! The ice cream shop La Florentina has 20 amazing flavors of ice cream, among some interesting ones, like ginger. Next, you head to another market, this time the artisanal market in Miraflores, which is the city’s best place to shop for souvenirs. Instead of bringing you back to your hotel, the guide can also recommend you a top-notch restaurant for lunch, like La Tiendecita Blanca (lunch is not included in the price). **Please note that La Fiorentina is closed in July and August.** This half-day city tour starts at Lima’s main square, where you can admire the Governmental Palace. You visit the Cathedral, where the conqueror Francisco Pizarro is buried, and its religious museum. Then, your guide takes you to the San Francisco Church and its monastery, which cloisters, and entrance hall are embellished with authentic tiles from Seville dating back to 1620. Also, remarkable are the church’ museum, the Zubaran room, and the library. The complex was built over underground catacombs which were used as cemeteries during colonial times. Cathedral of Lima Construction for the cathedral began in 1535, the same year the city of Lima was founded. Throughout the years, it withstood various earthquakes and underwent a lot of renovations. It is also where the conqueror Francisco Pizarro is buried, and its religious museum.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Casa Andina Select Miraflores
Day 3

place Lima- Arequipa

Transfer from your hotel to the airport in Lima. The airport is located in the district of Callao, about 16 km from Miraflores, and it will take approximately 45 minutes to one hour to arrive. Domestic flight by client. The flight ticket is quoted separately. Transfer from airport to your selected hotel in Arequipa. At your arrival, look for a sign with your name on it. The airport is located in the town of Arequipa, about 8.3 km from the main square, and it will take approximately 30 minutes to arrive.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Casa Andina Select Arequipa Plaza
Day 4

place Reality Tour Arequipa And Santa Catalina Convent Tour

During this unique experience, you learn more about the social problems of Arequipa. First, you visit the outskirts of the city, where people’s livelihood still depends on extracting ignimbrite stones, which have been used for most of the constructions in Arequipa. The extraction still takes place by hand. Subsequently, you continue to a typical local restaurant and market, to gain a better feeling of how daily life of the working class looks like. On the way back to city center, you make a short stop to visit a kindergarten for the children of this neighborhood. Then, from a viewpoint nearby, you have an excellent view of the geology of this region, which is special because of the active volcanoes located not far from Arequipa. This half-day tour ends in the city’s old town, with a visit to the Santa Catalina Monastery to discover another rough reality, this time from the past. *Note: Kindergarden is closed on weekends.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Casa Andina Select Arequipa Plaza
Day 5

place Trekking Tour in Colca: Chivay - San Juan De Chucchu

Early in the morning around 03:00 am, pick up from the hotel, and we will travel to Chivay town in the heart of the Colca Canyon. We will arrive in Cruz del Condor viewpoint, where we will appreciate the flight of the condors and the depth of the canyon, then we will continue to Pampa De San Miguel, the starting point of our trekking route. We will begin our walking down to San Juan De Chucchu Village (4-5 hours walking). Upon arrival in the village, settle into your lodging at a local family house and enjoy the scenery of the impressive canyon for the afternoon. Have dinner and get a goodnight'sleep. You will spend the night at a local family house.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Local family house.
Day 6

place Second Day - Trekking Colca: San Juan De Chucchu - Sangalle

After the breakfast, we start the trek for 04 hours visiting different villages such as Cosñirhua, Malata trekking through the impressive pre-Inca horseshoe path, fruit groves, then we will pass the suspension bridge of Sangalle, to enjoy an excellent bath in the Oasis pool, lunch. Free afternoon. Dinner, campfire at night, overnight in rustic cabins.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Tropical Lodge
Day 7

place Trekking Colca: Cabanaconde - Chivay - Arequipa

Today, we will begin trekking up to Cabanaconde town, where we will have breakfast (3-4 hours walk). There is an option to rent mules for this portion of the trek if you wish (not included). From Cabanaconde, then we will go to Cruz Del Condor and transfer to Chivay Village making a few short stops salong the way in Maca, Achoma and Yanque towns. Upon arrival to Chivay we will have lunch. Then we will back to Arequipa city. We will arrive at 16:30 Hrs, aprox.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Casa Andina Select Arequipa Plaza
Day 8

place Arequipa- Cusco

Private transfer from your selected hotel to the Airport in Arequipa. Domestic flight by client. The flight ticket is quoted separately. You will have a private transfer from the airport to your selected hotel in Cusco. Look for a sign with your name on it when arriving. In the afternoon, you will have a Walking Tour in Cusco and you will have 2 options to chose from.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Casa Andina Premium Valle Sagrado Hotel & Villas
Day 9

place Traditional Sacred Valley Tour

The Sacred Valley, located between Cusco and Machu Picchu, was unquestionably an important area for the Incas. Its agreeable climate and fertile plains create the perfect conditions for growing crops. For the Incas, this region was also on the route to the jungle and had therefore a key role in trading fruits and plants of the tropical lowlands. Today, the Sacred Valley remains a lush agricultural region, supplying the city of Cusco with many agricultural products. With this full-day tour, you start the day with visiting the Pisac Andean market, where thousands of people from the region come to sell and/or buy agricultural products and handicrafts. It is an interesting experience offering you new insights in the cultural of this region and, of course, you also have time to do some shopping! Buffet lunch at Tunupa restaurant in the Sacred Valley. In the afternoon, you visit the Ollantaytambo Ruins. These famous ruins are named after Ollanta, a warrior who fell in love with an Inca princess but was not allowed to marry her. One of the best preserved sites of this area is known as Hanan Huacaypata and is north of the main square. These ruins exist out of elegantly crafted stone walks. The tour is concluded with a stop at Chinchero, a village specialized in textile products that also has an interesting Inca history. Afterwards, you are brought to your hotel. Note:The order of the visits may change.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Casa Andina Premium Valle Sagrado Hotel & Villas
Day 10

place Zip Line & Via Ferrata

This tour has been made to offer an amazing Mountain Experience for people without any experience. It will be an experience of a lifetime. It is a combo for both activities, you will climb 400 meters of via ferrata and descend the mountain using 6 zip wires (150 mts to 700 mts). Note: * A minimum age of 8 years old is required.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Casa Andina Premium Valle Sagrado Hotel & Villas
Day 11

place 2d Inca Trail Trekking - Cusco- Machu Picchu

Our journey starts early in the morning. After our arrival at KM 104 by train, the Royal Inca Trail begins with a hike to Chachabamba (2270m/7448f), where our guide will inform us about the previous function of this archaeological site. Thereafter, we will reach Wiñayhuayna (2650m/8694f), the most important archaeological site besides Machu Picchu. After that our trail continues towards the Sun Gate “Inti Punku”, a nice viewpoint from which we can enjoy the nightfall on Machu Picchu (2400m/7874f). Since we have to continue our walk to our hotel in Aguas Calientes, we will only spend little time in the sanctuary of Machu Picchu on the first day. Level of difficulty: Normal to Moderate Trekking time: 06 hours Total distance: 12 km Notes: *Luggage allowed: A day backpack with 5 kilos per person. Rest of luggage , must be left at your hotel. *The Inca Trail does not operate in February due to the rainy season.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: El MaPi Hotel byInkaterra
Day 12

place Second Day - Inca Trail - Machu Picchu - Cusco

Level of difficulty: normal Trekking time: 2 hours Total distance: 4 km You will leave your hotel towards Machu Picchu after breakfast at about 5:30am by bus. You are leaving that early because at this time the site is less crowded and the morning is a good time to enjoy the calmness and the ancient spirit of the best-known archaeological site on the continent. After your arrival at the citadel around 6:00am, your guide will give you detailed information about Machu Picchu and the history and culture of the Inca. Thereafter, you will have enough free time to enjoy and explore the site on your own (f.ex. go to the Inca Bridge, explore the variety of buildings or climb Huayna Picchu for an amazing panorama picture). A bus will take you down to Aguas Calientes and you will leave Aguas Calientes in the afternoon.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Casa Andina Premium Valle Sagrado Hotel & Villas
Day 13

place Cusco- Lima

Transfer from your selected hotel to the airport in Cusco. Domestic flight by client. The flight ticket is quoted separately. Transfer from the airport to your selected hotel in Lima. At your arrival, look for a sign with your name on it. The airport is located in the district of Callao, about 16km from Miraflores, and it will take approximately 45 minutes to one hour to arrive.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Casa Andina Select Miraflores
Day 14

place Lima Departure

Transfer from your hotel to the airport in Lima. The airport is located in the district of Callao, about 16km from Miraflores and it will take approximately 45 minutes to one hour to arrive.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

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  • Casa Andina Select Miraflores
  • Casa Andina Select Arequipa Plaza
  • Tropical Lodge
  • Local family house.
  • Casa Andina Premium Valle Sagrado Hotel & Villas
  • El MaPi Hotel byInkaterra

Meals expand_less

  • Breakfast (14)
  • Lunch (2)
  • Dinner (1)

Transport expand_less

  • Transportation is provided on the days mentioned.

Activities expand_less

  • Excursions and visits as mentioned in the program.

Extras expand_less

  • Entrances fees as mentioned in the program.

Not Included expand_less

  • Any excursions not mentioned in the program.
  • Any meals not mentioned in the program.
  • Alcoholic beverages and/or additional drinks
  • Tips and personal expenses.
  • International and domestic flights.
  • Travel Insurance.

About Arturo

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Hiking

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Since I was very young, I realized that travel is my passion and that's why I decided to study tourism! I love to continuously travel around my country and I always get surprised by the wonders of Peru. I work in this field since year 2000.

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