12-Night Peru tour: Exploring Lima, Nazca Lines, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Puno and Ballestas Islands

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Enjoy a fascinating 12-day tour in Peru, visiting the main attractions including Lima, Ballestas Islands, Nazca Lines, Cusco, Machu Picchu Puno, Titicaca Lake and more. Your tour includes a professional guide and accommodation.

Duration: 12 days

Cancellation: 6 days

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Highlights

Arrival in Lima

Centro Historico de Lima - Upon arrival in Lima, all travelers will be picked up from the airport and taken to the hotel.

Bus Lima Nazca

Nasca Lines - Travelers will be picked up from the hotel to board the bus from Lima to Nazca.

Tour Overflight Nazca Lines

Nasca Lines - 08:00 Hrs. After breakfast, travelers will…

Arrival in Lima

Centro Historico de Lima - Upon arrival in Lima, all travelers will be picked up from the airport and taken to the hotel.

Bus Lima Nazca

Nasca Lines - Travelers will be picked up from the hotel to board the bus from Lima to Nazca.

Tour Overflight Nazca Lines

Nasca Lines - 08:00 Hrs. After breakfast, travelers will be taken to the aerodrome for a 30-minute overflight of the Nazca Lines. After the flight, there will be time for lunch, followed by a bus trip from Nazca to Paracas, lasting approximately 3.5 hours. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel.

Ballestas Islands Tour by Boat

Paracas National Reserve - 07:00 Hrs. After breakfast, transfer to the port for a tour of the Ballestas Islands. In the afternoon, take the bus from Paracas to Nazca.

Paracas National Reserve - In the afternoon, transfer to the bus station in Paracas to take the bus to Lima, a journey of about 4 hours. Upon arrival in Lima, transfer to the hotel.

Lima Cusco - City Tour

Cusco Cathedral - According to your departure flight, transfer to the airport for your flight to Cusco.

Upon arrival in Cusco, transfer to the hotel.

Afternoon 14:00 City tour in Cusco (4 hours).

Sacred Valley Tour - Full Day

Sacred Valley of the Incas - 08:00 Hrs. Pick up from the hotel for a full-day tour of the Sacred Valley.

Machu Picchu Tour

Santuario Historico de Machu Picchu - 04:00 Hrs. Pick up from the hotel for the tour to Machu Picchu. There are two transportation options to reach the citadel: by car or by train.

Bus Cusco Puno

Catedral de Puno - 06:20 Hrs. Transfer to the bus station to take a special bus to Puno, with stops along the way, arriving in Puno at 5:30 pm.

Tour Uros and Taquile Islands Over Titicaca Lake

Lake Titicaca - After breakfast, early in the morning (06:30 Hrs.), head to the port on Lake Titicaca for a boat and guided tour of Uros and Taquile Islands. Then, proceed to Cusco.

Flight Back Juliaca Lima

Centro Historico de Lima - You will be picked up from the hotel in Puno and taken to Juliaca Airport for a one-hour trip, then fly back to Lima. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel, with the rest of the day free.

City Tour Lima

Centro Historico de Lima - 09:25 Hrs. ANCESTRAL LIMA: Begin the tour with a panoramic view of the “Pucllana Pyramid,” a magnificent ceremonial and archaeological center built in the 4th century A.D. and considered a “sacred village” by the Incas. The Viceroyalty of Peru was the most important of the Spanish Empire, with Lima as its capital.

COLONIAL LIMA: Visit the Historical Center of Lima, where you will see more than fifty monuments and colonial buildings, such as the Paseo de la República, San Martín Square, the Main Square, the Government Palace, the Archbishop’s Palace, the Cathedral Basilica, and the City Council Palace, among others.

Visit the MUSEUM OF THE BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA*, where you will admire the “Treasures of Peru” Collection, featuring a fine selection of gold, ceramics, and textiles from various pre-Columbian cultures.

Visit the monumental SAN FRANCISCO CONVENT, which houses the largest collection of religious art in America. The highlight will be the visit to the underground vaults, known as “Catacumbas” or Catacombs.

CONTEMPORARY LIMA: Visit traditional residential areas of Lima and Larcomar.

End of Services

Jorge Chavez International Airport - According to the departure of your return flight, transfer to the airport.

What's Included

Expert local guide
Delicious lunch included
Convenient round-trip shared transfer
Complimentary hotel pickup
Breakfast provided
Comfortable 3-star hotel accommodation

What's Not Included

Airport taxes and fees (paid upon arrival and departure)
Local and international flights
Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities

Additional Information

Children must be accompanied by an adult
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
All passengers’ weight must be advised at time of booking
Each traveler is allowed a maximum of 1 suitcase and 1 carry-on bag. Oversized or excessive luggage (e.g. surfboards, golf…

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings

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Bernard_k

May 22, 2018

This is a really good package tour... - This is a really good package tour. But our tour started a bit roughly, we do not know if the driver is going to pick us up at the airport or a day later at the hotel. There is no one accompany you on the tour except some sites that have guides, and most of the time English does not work. The agenda of the tour I'm on is no as described on the website, the days have been re-arranged. But the overall experience is wonderful!

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Paoloagostino_r

Dec 31, 2016

This tour has been FANTASTIC... - This tour has been FANTASTIC!!! Exceeded expectations many times over. Lenin, the organizer is a great, down to earth and very service oriented person. What I liked the most: Machu Picchu top of the top, Nazca lines fantastic, Cuzco city tour incredible. Hotels all clean. And three stars, busses ok

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Margaret

Dec 16, 2016

Superb. Very busy and full on ... Very... - Superb. Very busy and full on ... Very well organised.

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Suzanne

Jul 26, 2016

I would highly recommend this tour... - I would highly recommend this tour for anybody that wants their holiday in Peru planned and arranged for them. We had a few alterations to the original plan sent to us, but it didn't affect any sights or tours that were indicated on the original plan. There is lots of travelling involved and many early starts! but both me and my son thoroughly enjoyed our time in Peru.

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Johnh11838

Oct 25, 2018

Very aggresive schedule and NOT a tour group - Fist off- if you think this trip is a part of a tour group, it is not. If you are not comfortable being on your own most of the time with absolutely no English translators (except on each specific site tour) this is not the trip for you 2nd- if you are the kind of person that likes to know your schedule of where to go at what time and with tickets in-hand well ahead of time (like at least 24 hours before each day), then this trip is not for you 3rd - If you like being at the hands of a 3rd party who's sole job is to book your bus/train tickets and various tours for you- then provide the logistics of time/place/tickets just prior to you doing anything for that day. Or if you like working person-to-person with the tour companies to get money back for failed tours or tour guides that leave without you for no reason. Skip this one Basically- skip this tour and go to the next one. My wife and I travel A LOT. We typically have a busy schedule when we travel (ie lots of tours - at least 1 per day- over various countries). This itinerary is too aggressive. We were at the hands of public transportation the whole time (think Greyhound bus for many of the days). The trip from Lima to Nazca was 9 hours! 9!!! Traffic wll get you, construction will get you- oh, and since we didn't know it was going to be 9 hours, we didn't pack anything more than snacks. We left too early for breakfast (snack 1) and didn't have any time for lunch (snack 2). So basically 5:30 AM - 4:30 PM on route to the bus or on the bus. Not at all fun The most frustrating part of the bus\air travel is that most of the time either the person who was supposed to pick us up showed up late with no signs (they just walked around looking for us and asking if I was John) or they simply didn't show up. We walked to our hotels in Nazca and in Aqua Cliente, we almost scheduled alternative transportation on our flight in to Lima (40 min late) and Puno-to-Cusco (40 min late). Pretty frustrating when no one is available to be your translator to find out what is going on. I spent about $100 in phone/data plan communicating to this travel company trying to determine what was going on, where people were, refunds on tours that either didn't happen or the tour guide left without us. The 3-star hotels are 3-star for Peru, not for US/CA. If you are from US or CA or even EU- drop the star rating by 1 star. The hotels were nice overall, but the noise level in all of them was an issue. The service at the one in Cusco was absolutely horrific (the one in Lima was superb- but the sheets were a bit damp due to very high humidity). Basically, the sites were awesome- you should see them. But for THIS tour group there was far too much bad that far outweighed the good. I don't know what trip the other folks who rated this trip were on, but they were NOT on this one if it is above 3 stars. I invite you to look at my other ratings I have done on Trip Advisor. I rarely, if ever, have a long and ranting bad experience. I hope this tells you something about this specific tour- don't do it. The one positive thing is that the majority of the time, the tour group would answer your phone or texts. They met with us in Cusco to clear up some confusion (of where there was a ton of it each day).

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Jade_c

Jul 10, 2016

The itinerary was poorly executed... - The itinerary was poorly executed. For example, Day9: After breakfast, very early in the morning, you'll head to...for a guided tours of..., Then, you'll head to Cusco. It was huge surprise to found that we will be putting into an over-night bus from puno to cusco. We were comforted by our agent that it will not be too bad with an overnight sleeper ride. Only in the puno bus check in, we found that our Sleeper ticket was actually sitting seat! We try to call our travel agent, who is supposed to be available if we have any question. Neither the local puno agent nor Cusco Agent picked up the phone. The worst moment was when we finally arrive cusco 4:30AM, the person who is supposed to pick us up in the bus station did NOT show-up, leaving us there sick, tired, and cannot speak a word of Spanish...

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John_b

Sep 18, 2016

We saw some great sights and almost... - We saw some great sights and almost always dealt with friendly, professional people tour guides, hotel staff, etc. but the trip was made very stressful by disorganization with the itenerary. There were many changes made, without any notification, which at times made us think we were heading in the wrong direction not across towns, across the country! and the hours weren't thought out well. One such example unfortunately, there were many examples to pick from: after our Machu Picchu tour, with a day that started at 3am so we could go stand in an almost two hour bus line we only had 4 hours of sleep the night before, we arrived back to Cusco around midnight after a 3 hour ride in the most uncomfortable minibus I've ever seen LucyBus and were dumped out in an unfamiliar square in the city, no other transportation to our hotel arranged. I phoned the tour director and was initially told we'd have to find our way back to the hotel or take a cab. Since Cuzco as completely unfamiliar to us and we had to rise at 5am the next morning for more fun, I became irate and insisted that we be picked up. After some back and forth, I was accommodated. There were many snafus in this trip, one I chose because I wanted to try a planned trip versus doing my own trip planning and a la carte activities. The hotels were NOT 3-star properties. They range anywhere from 1 to 2.5, with the exception of the Paracas hotel, which I would consider a 3. At the end of the tour, when back in Lima, I booked our own hotel choosing to forfeit the money paid for their chosen hotel. It was a palace compared to where we'd been staying. Almost everything about this tour went wrong! Tour director, Lenin, seems like a nice guy but I'd swear that he's never traveled before. He has no business writing tour itineraries! Unless you don't mind long days, very short nights, having your return domestic airline tickets become invalid because of your itenerary changes which the ticket no longer matches, et

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