Peru and Bolivia Discovery

Welcome to Lima! Our English-speaking guide will pick you up at the airport. After a warm greeting, the guide and the driver will lead you to check in the hotel. You can spend the rest free time as you like.

Accommodation: Hilton Lima Miraflores

Today we will explore the historical architectures in Lima city, including San Martin Plaza, Plaza de Armas, Monastery of San Francisco and Larco Museum. After having lunch by yourself, you will be transferred to the airport for the flight to Cusco. After reaching there in 1.5 hours, the local guide and the driver will meet you at the airport and escort you to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Sonesta Hotel Cusco

After picking you up at the hotel, the guide will lead you to Sacsayhuaman, an Inca ruins where the spectacular stone wall buildings stand. Then walk to Temple of the Moon, the center of ceremonies, and the water temple Tambomachay. Afterwards, we will take the car to Ollantaytambo. You will enjoy the lunch on your own, while the guide will give you some recommendations according to your interests.

After lunch, you will be led to the train station and take the train for 1.5 hours to Aguas Calientes where one of the Seven Wonders of the World Machu Picchu is located. After disembarking, the hotel staff will greet you and lead you to the hotel on foot which is close to the train station.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Casa del Sol Machupicchu

The guide will pick you up at the hotel on time and then take the bus at the nearby bus station for 30 minute to Machu Picchu. It is the largest site of Inca Empire and is listed as the UNESCO world heritage. In the 2-hour sightseeing tour, you will know its history under the guide's introduction. Afterwards, the guide will say goodbye to you. Then you can climb up the sacred Huayna Picchu by yourself to overlook Machu Picchu. At noon, you need to deal with the lunch on your own. You can also prepare some snacks in advance. Finally, take the bus back to Aguas Calientes. The guide will tell you the location of the bus station before leaving. After getting off, walk back to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Casa del Sol Machupicchu

In the morning, you need to walk to the train station by yourself and take the train back to Ollantaytambo. After arrival, the guide and the driver will meet you at the train station and lead you to enjoy the nearby villages with Inca sites. When wandering on the traditional streets, you will feel like living in the Inca Empire era. Then take the car to travel through the beautiful Sacred Valley and arrive at Urubamba village where we will arrange a buffet lunch for you.

In the afternoon, we will continue to watch the salt fields in Maras Salt Mines and the Inca ruins Concentric Rice Terraces in Moray. Finally, check in the hotel near Urubamba village and have a rest.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Sonesta Posadas del Inca Yucay

Today, we will drive to Chinchero. First, head to the main square to see the well-preserved Inca Walls and the beautiful colonial church. Then we are going to a local textile center to learn the knitting method inherited from the ancestors. Next, take the car for 40 minutes back to Cusco 30 kilometers (19 miles) away and check in the hotel.

After you have the lunch by yourself, we will stroll around in the Plaza de Armas to have an exterior visit to Cathedral of Cusco. Then walk through the Inca streets to visit Qorikancha (the Temple of Sun) which combines the Inca culture and Spanish colonial culture well.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Sonesta Hotel Cusco

Today, you will be escorted to the airport for the flight to La Paz. The guide and the driver in La Paz will wait for you at the airport and lead you to the hotel. No activities is arranged in the rest time so that you can have a rest and adapt yourself to the high altitude.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Stannum Boutique Hotel & Spa

The guide will accompany you to first explore a characteristic church Basilica de San Francisco. Then visit Museo de Metales Preciosos where displays the artwares of Bolivia before Spanish colonial period and some metal products of pre-Inca Tiwanaku culture. Afterwards, we will watch the presidential palace Palacio de Quemado in Plaza Murillo and take the local cable car Mi Teleferico at Mirador Killi Killi to overlook the whole city. Finally, appreciate the various strange products sold in the Witches' Market.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Stannum Boutique Hotel & Spa

After breakfast, the driver will transfer you from the hotel to the airport. Then you need to take the flight on your own to Uyuni in 50 minutes. After arrival, the local guide and the driver will greet you warmly. Then start with Train Cemetery 15 minutes' driving away where you can see the historical trains scattered causally. Then continue to visit Colchani village. Here, you can purchase some handiworks made of salt and visit the Salt Museum. Finally, head to the Isla Incahuasi in the central salt flats. Because the cactus have covered the island, thus it is also called Cactus Island. After the tour, we will drive 1 hour and 45 minutes to the hotel and check in.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel de Sal Luna Salada

Chiguana Desert is our destination today. We will drive 3.5 hours to cover the distance of 200 kilometers (124 miles). Upon arrival, stop over at Volcano Ollague viewing platform at first. Then go to the beautiful Andean lagoons where three kinds of Andean Flamingos inhabit. The next stop is Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve which is 180 kilometers (112 miles) away and can be reached in 3 hours and 40 minutes. The guide will lead you to explore the world's driest Siloli Desert at the highest elevation and take the pictures beside the Rock Tree. In the end, we will go to the Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon) to appreciate the pink flamingos and the beautiful red lake. At the end of the tour, transfer to the hotel and settle down.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Tayka del Desierto

Today, we need to set out early to visit Sol de Mañana Geyser. Before leaving, remember to take along with the breakfast. The scenic spot is 150 kilometers (93 miles) away and it takes us about 2 - 2.5 hours to get there. Arrival there, we will stroll leisurely by the fumaroles, appreciate the sunrise and enjoy the breakfast. Then take a bath in the open hot spring. Afterwards, drive 50 minutes to Salvador Dali Desert where you can watch the Laguna Verde (Green Lagoon). After the tour, we will drive 6 hours to the hotel in Uyuni with a distance of 350 kilometers (217 miles).

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel de Sal Luna Salada

In the morning, our driver will transfer you to the airport for the flight back to La Paz. After arrival, the guide and the driver will pick you up and head to the final stop of our Peru Bolivia tour - Tiwanaku Ruins. We will arrive there in 1 - 1.5 hours. It has been listed as the world heritage by the UNESCO. The architectures, sculptures, paths and the empire management ways have greatly influenced the following Inca civilization.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Stannum Boutique Hotel & Spa

According to your international flight schedule, you will be transferred to the airport. Wish you a pleasant trip home!

Meals: Breakfast