Peru Expeditions 8-Day Tour. Lima, Colca Canyon, Machu Picchu

Peru Expeditions 8-Day Tour. Lima, Colca Canyon, Machu Picchu

PLACES TO VISIT: Lima (City tour), Arequipa (City tour and Colca Canyon), Cusco (City tour, Sacred Valley, Machu Pichu and Rainbow Mountain)
  • Price $ USD 1,110
  • Duration: 8 Day Tour
  • Physical Level Moderate
  • Max Altitude 5,200m/17,060ft, Rainbow Mountain
  • Accommodation Hotel
  • Departures Daily Departures

Peru Expeditions 8-Day Tour. Lima, Colca Canyon, Machu Picchu

PLACES TO VISIT: Lima (City tour), Arequipa (City tour and Colca Canyon), Cusco (City tour, Sacred Valley, Machu Pichu and Rainbow Mountain)
  • Price $ USD 1,110
  • Duration: 8 Day Tour
  • Physical Level Moderate
  • Max Altitude 5,200m/17,060ft, Rainbow Mountain
  • Accommodation Hotel
  • Departures Daily Departures

Resumen

With our program Peru Expeditions 8 Day Tour. Discover the most emblematic tourist attractions of southern Peru. Explore 3 regions of Peru: Lima, the capital and the city of kings; Arequipa, the white city and its deep Colca Canyon; Cusco, the capital of the Inca empire and its imposing Machu Picchu and the Rainbow mountain.

Places to visit: Book this tour 45 days in advance, because tickets to Machu Picchu sell out a month and a half before the trip.

Itinerary at a Glance

  • DAY 1: Arrival in Lima and Lima City Tour
  • DAY 2: Flight Lima – Arequipa and Arequipa City tour
  • DAY 3: Arequipa - Colca Canyon Tour - Night bus trip to Cusco
  • DAY 4: Arrival in Cusco and Cusco City Tour
  • DAY 5: Sacred Valley Tour – Machu Picchu town
  • DAY 6: Machu Picchu tour – Cusco
  • DAY 7: Rainbow Mountain tour - Cusco
  • DAY 8: Flight from Cusco – Lima – Return Home

Highlights

  • With our 8-day Peru tour package, discover the country’s most emblematic tourist attractions.
  • Stroll through the Lima city and discover pre-hispanic, colonial and modern Lima.
  • Experience Arequipa, its Misti volcano and the famous Colca Canyon.
  • Take a half-day Cusco city tour, capital of the Inca empire and cradle of Peru’s history.
  • Take an epic journey through the great sacred valley of the Incas, where the best white corn is grown.
  • Take a beautiful walk-through Peru’s iconic tourist attraction, Machu Picchu.
  • Enjoy a short and epic hike to the Rainbow Mountain, which is part of the Andes of Cuzco (Peru).

Peru Expeditions 8-Day Tour. Lima, Colca Canyon, Machu Picchu

8 Day Tour
Best Price
US$ 1,110 per person
Group Size
Min 2 / Max 15
Activity Level
Moderate
Rating:
Limited permits available!

Detailed Itinerary

In the morning hours. Upon arrival in Lima, the Peruvian capital, you will be met by our host and escorted to your hotel located in the exclusive Miraflores district.

At 2:50 p.m., take a 4-hour tour of the city of kings. The colonial Lima tour includes a dazzling walk through the great main square, surrounded by the Cathedral, the Archbishop’s palace, the Government palace, and the Municipal palace, will take you back in time. Then visit the famous catacombs of the San Francisco convent. Your tour will then continue through the modern and tourist districts of San Isidro and Miraflores, offering amazing views of the Pacific Ocean and the Costa Verde.

Includes:

  • Transfer from the airport to the hotel in Miraflores.
  • 3-star hotel in Miraflores
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Tourist mobility for the Lima city tour
  • Entrance fees to the places to visit

In the morning. Upon arrival in Arequipa, our staff will meet and escort you to your hotel located in the city center. After check-in, take your free time.

At 13:00hrs, take the Arequipa city tour. First visit the wide main square, admire the stunning cathedral built in ashlar and the amazing facade of the Society of Jesus church. Also visit the Santa Catalina convent, an incredible small town within the Arequipa city, where you can easily get lost. To finish the tour, head to the Yanahuara viewpoint, which offers breathtaking panoramic views of the Arequipa white city and the Misti and Chachani volcanoes.

Includes:

  • Breakfast at the hotel in Lima
  • Transfer from the hotel in Miraflores to the airport in Lima
  • Reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel in Arequipa city center
  • 3-star hotel in Arequipa city center
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Entrance fees to the places to visit

At 3 a.m. Take an unforgettable journey from Arequipa to the Colca Canyon. Following a three-hour journey, make a brief stop in the Chivay town to enjoy an energetic breakfast prepared with local products. Then continue your journey to the Cruz del Condor viewpoint. While touring this part of the Colca Valley, make brief stops in the Pinchollo, Maca and Yanque picturesque villages and interact with the friendly locals.

Upon arrival at the Cruz del Condor viewpoint, take your time to enjoy the scenic beauty of the deep Colca Canyon and the majestic flight of the Andean condors. Afterwards, take your return bus to Chivay, where you will have lunch. But before, make a brief stop in Chacapi – Yanque town to do optional activities such as enjoying the hot springs, kayaking, zip-lining and ATV (these activities are totally optional). Then in Chivay, enjoy your buffet lunch prepared with local ingredients.

In the afternoon, return to Arequipa also making brief stops at the volcanoes viewpoint, located at 4,910m/16,109ft, has a privileged view of part of the Andes mountain range and more than 7 nearby volcanoes (Ubinas, Misti, Chachani, Ampato, Sabancaya, Hualca Hualca, Mismi and others) and in the Pampa Cañahuas national reserve wetlands, where you can appreciate the South American camelids in their natural habitat (the Llama, Alpaca and especially the Vicuña).

Arrival back in Arequipa at 18:00 hours.

At 20:30 hours, start of the night bus trip from Arequipa to Cusco (10-hour trip).

Another alternative. 40 minutes flight from Arequipa to Cusco. If you wish to take this alternative, you will have to fly in the morning of the following day.

Includes:

  • Pick up from your hotel in the city center
  • Tourist mobility for the Colca Canyon tour
  • Breakfast and lunch in the Colca Valley (Chivay)
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Entrance fee to the Colca Canyon – Cruz del Condor
  • Transfer from hotel / Arequipa city center to the bus station
  • Night bus ticket from Arequipa to Cusco

Upon arrival in Cusco at 6:30 a.m., you will be met by our staff and escorted to your hotel. After check-in, take your free time.

At 13:00 hours, take a 6-hour tour of Cusco city center and its surroundings.

Start at the Main Square, a vibrant space with extensive gardens and surrounded by beautiful colonial buildings. Visit the Cathedral, a masterpiece of the colonial era that holds incalculable wealth. Then, continue walking along Loreto Street and make a brief stop at the Sun Temple / Qorikancha (Golden enclosure) to admire the perfect combination of Inca and European architecture.

Visit also the four incredible archaeological sites built by the Inca empire with rocks of more than 130 tons: Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay, which also offer incredible panoramic views of the Cusco city, and finally return to your hotel or Regocijo square (18:30 hours).

Includes:

  • Reception at the bus station in Cusco and transfer to the hotel in Cusco city center
  • 3-star hotel in Cusco
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Tourist mobility for the Cusco city tour and its surroundings
  • Entrance fees to the places to visit

After breakfast. At 8:00 a.m., drive to the Sacred Valley making brief stops. Then, visit the Pisac archaeological site, which offers amazing views of extensive agricultural terraces built by the Inca empire on the slopes of a rugged mountain. Next, visit the colorful Pisac market to observe the ancient local way of life. Continue your tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas and enjoy your Andean buffet lunch in the town of Urubamba. Finally, explore the impressive archaeological park of Ollantaytambo and see incredible Inca constructions that are still inhabited.

After the tour, head to Ollantaytambo station to take your train to Aguas Calientes (at 4:36 p.m. / 7:04 p.m.). Upon arrival, be received and escorted to your hotel.

Includes:

  • Pick up from your hotel in the city center.
  • Tourist mobility for the tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
  • Breakfast at hotel in Cusco and lunch in the Sacred Valley.
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Entrance fees to the places to visit
  • Expedition train ticket from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu village (Aguas calientes)
  • 3-star hotel in Machu Picchu town (Aguas calientes)

After breakfast and at the time indicated on your access ticket to Machu Picchu, take a 25-minute bus to the lost city of the Incas that sits on top of a rugged mountain (2,450m/8,038ft). It is a mysterious Inca citadel built in the fifteenth century, where you will marvel at the challenging lithic construction and the breathtaking views of the eastern Andes Mountain range.

After the tour, take a bus back to Aguas Calientes and then head to the train station to take your return train to the Ollantaytambo / Poroy station in Cusco. Upon arrival, be received and escorted to your hotel.

Includes:

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Consettur bus ticket from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu, round trip
  • Entrance fee to Machu Picchu
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Expedition train ticket from Machu Picchu town to Ollantaytambo
  • Tourist transportation from Ollantaytambo train station to Cusco
  • 3-star hotel in Cusco

Begin your Rainbow Mountain tour at 04:30 a.m. Aboard a tourist mobility, embark on an epic 3-hour tour to the 7-color mountain. Before reaching your main destination, make a brief stop in the Cusipata village to enjoy your homemade breakfast. Then continue traveling until you reach the start of the hike to Rainbow Mountain. At 8:40 a.m., begin the 1.5-hour uphill hike at a leisurely pace escorted by a local expert trekking guide.

From the Rainbow Mountain viewpoint (5,200 masl/17060 ft.), appreciate and photograph the amazing mountain of different colors in the form of stripes formed over millions of years by the oxides of different types of minerals. Also admire the scenic beauty of the imposing Ausangate Mountain (6,385masl/20,948ft), and walk among the South American camelids in their natural habitat.

Finally, descend and board your tourist transport to the Cusipata village and taste the local food prepared with Andean ingredients (buffet). After your lunch and brief rewarding rest, take your tourist transport to return to Cusco. Arrival at 5:00-30 pm.

Includes:

  • Pick up from your hotel in the city center.
  • Tourist mobility for the Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain tour.
  • Breakfast and lunch in the Cusipata town.
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Entrance ticket to the rainbow mountain.
  • Basic first aid kit
  • 3-star hotel in Cusco

Other alternative day tours for today

If you don’t wish to make the rainbow mountain tour, here you have other alternatives for today:

  1. Palcoyo rainbow Mountain tour
  2. Humantay Lagoon Tour
  3. Ausangate’s 7 lakes
  4. Maras salt mines – Moray Tour
  5. South Valley Cusco
  6. Q’eswachaca Inca bridge tour.
  7. Waqrapukara tour.
  8. The Andean Condor watching

With 2 hours and 20 minutes before the departure of your flight, our staff will pass by your hotel to take you to the Cusco airport.

Includes:

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Transfer from the hotel to Cusco airport

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Inclusions

What’s included in Peru expeditions 8 Day Tour

  • All transfers airport – hotel – airport (in Lima, Arequipa and Cusco).
  • All transfers to hotels, bus and train stations.
  • Professional tour guide service (in English or Spanish).
  • 6 nights’ accommodation in 3-star hotels (1 Lima, 1 Arequipa, 3 Cusco and 1 Machu Picchu).
  • 1 night bus journey from Arequipa to Cusco.
  • Meals indicated in the itinerary: breakfast (6B) and lunch (3L).
  • All Tours and visits indicated in the itinerary.
  • All tickets or entrance fees to the places to visit according to the itinerary.
  • Expedition train ticket and Consettur bus tickets.
  • Hotel service expenses. Foreign visitors are exonerated from the General Sales Tax (GST / IGV).

What’s not included in Peru expeditions 8 Day Tour

  • Meals not mentioned in the itinerary.
  • All airline tickets
  • Personal expenses such as telephone calls, laundry, hotel extras, etc.
  • Services not mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Gratuities (optional)

Price List

Option Two: Private Tour

Peru Expeditions 8 Day Private Tour Prices

8 Day Peru Expeditions – Private Tour Prices. This option is exclusive for you who prefer to travel with your couple, family or friends and don’t want to meet strangers. You can start the tour any day of the year. The price is based on double or triple occupancy and varies according to the number of people traveling together.

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Packing list

To do the Peru Expeditions 8 Day Tour, you should have the following things ready:

  • A small personal backpack (max. 25 liters).
  • All the tickets you receive to visit the tourist sites, as well as train and bus tickets.
  • Personal document with which you booked the excursion (passport, ID card, student card or other).
  • Raincoat or poncho for the rainy season in Arequipa and Cusco (November to April).
  • Warm clothes for the Arequipa and Cusco tour. Especially hat, gloves and scarf to visit the Rainbow Mountain (5,200m/17060 ft).
  • Hat and sunscreen
  • Mosquito repellent (Machu Picchu)
  • Bottled water and some snacks
  • Personal medication and pills for altitude sickness (Arequipa and Cusco)
  • Extra money (PEN)
  • Cameras and others

How to Book

Recommendations

For the best development of our Peru expeditions 8 Day program, consider the following:

  • To make our package tour, Peru Expedition 8 Day tour, book at least 2 months in advance, as tickets to Machu Picchu are sold out 1 month and a half in advance.
  • Be sure to land at Lima’s Jorge Chavez airport before noon.
  • Let us know in advance if you have any mishap upon arrival
  • To travel from Arequipa to Colca Canyon and from Cusco to Machu Picchu, leave your heavy suitcases at the hotel in Arequipa and Cusco. Carry a maximum of 20 liters backpack.
  • It is necessary to bring your identity card or passport.
  • If you are a student, you must bring your student card.
  • Wear appropriate clothing for the tour.
  • If you take this tour from December to March, we recommend that you bring a raincoat.
  • Use insect repellent, sunscreen, sunglasses, wide-brimmed hats in the dry season (May to November).
  • We recommend bringing a binocular and camera.
  • Carry your medications and personal items.
  • Carry money in small denominations, preferably in Soles (S/ PEN).
  • Bathing suit, if you wish to use the thermal baths in the Colca Valley and Machu Picchu town.
  • Bottled water
  • To climb Huayna Picchu / Mountain, make a reservation two months in advance.

Optional Services

Enhance your 8 day Peru Expeditios package by adding these optional services

These services are not included in the package price; you can add them if you wish.

  • $ 70 USD. Ascent to Huayna Picchu Mountain. It is an incredible mountain located north of the Machu Picchu citadel. If you want to explore more places, you can climb this mountain from the Machu Picchu citadel, it will take about 45 minutes, but you must purchase another ticket 3 or 4 months before, availability is limited.
  • $ 70 USD. Ascent to Machu Picchu Mountain. It is another incredible mountain located south of the Machu Picchu citadel. If you want to explore more places, you can climb this mountain from the Machu Picchu Inca city, it will take about 1.40 hours, but you must purchase another ticket 2 or 3 months before, availability is limited.
  • $ 75 USD. Travel on the Vistadome Panoramic Train. It is a superior class train that has cars with large windows on the wall and on the roof that allow you to enjoy the panoramic view. It also offers typical dances and fashion shows on board.
  • $ 950 USD. To travel to Machu Picchu on the Belmond Hiram Bingham Luxury Train. More information here.
  • $ 43 USD. Buffet lunch at the Tinkuy restaurant of Belmond Sanctuary Lodge Hotel, located at the Machu Picchu main entrance.
  • $ 23 USD. Buffet lunch. El Mapi Restaurant in Machu Picchu village.
  • If you wish to spend the nights in a superior or luxury hotel (4 or 5-star hotel), ask for our confidential rates.

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