PERU
17 - 28 May 2018
Highlights:
- Lake Titicaca, Highest lake in the world
- Colca Canyon, where you see condors up close
- Nazca Lines, amazing figures from the plane
Map of our roadtrip:
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Day 1: PUNO
Arrival Puno by bus from Copacabana. The guide pick us from the bus terminal and send us to the hotel. F&E for the afternoon. After settling in the hotel, we walked to the city centre, about 10 mins walk from our hotel. |
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Day 2: PUNO - LAKE TITICACA
The guide picked us from the hotel at around 830am to the harbour from where we visited by local boat the floating islands of Uros and spend about 30-45 mins here. From here we took off to the island Amantani (about 2 hours boat ride) where we met our host family for our overnight stay. For a spectacular sunset we walked to the temples on the top of our island with our guide and celebrate in the evening folkloric dances in the community hall. |
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Day 3: LAKE TITICACA - PUNO
in the morning, we were picked up by our boat again to visit Taquile (1 hour boat ride), where we made a small walk over the island. We had lunch here before returning to Puno (3 hours boat ride). Free and easy for the rest of the day in Puno. |
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Day 4: PUNO - CHIVAY
Private taxi transfer to Colca canyon. The driver picked us at 9am and we met our private guide Jorge Guzman for Colca canyon program at a point called El Chinito, which is a classic souvenir and high mountain drink stop for all transfers and buses who go to Colca canyon. It is where coming from Puno we turned left off the mainway Puno-Arequipa into the rood to Chivay – Colca canyon. Our guide, Coco, started guiding yus as there are many things to see along the drive to Chivay. Our driver came from Arequipa and belongs to Santa Catalina Tours so is also easier for the guide to coordinate the meeting. |
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Day 5: CHIVAY
Our first stop was Cruz del Condor to see the condors up closed. The drive from Chivay took about an hour. The condors started appearing around 830am and most were gone by 920am. We started the private guided hike after having seen the condors around 930am. The, hike from Cruz del Condor to Cabanaconde village (is over small shephards ways) was about 9km and took us about 3-4 hours. Return end of day to hotel Pozo del Cielo in Chivay with private transport. |
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DAY 6: CHIVAY
A long day today. Private guided hike from village Coparaque to Ichupampa village and from there, we continued along the Colca canyon and cross the river at end of the day. Long full day hike of approx 17 km, where we visited a pre-inca village along the way and cross the Colca river at end. There’s hardly anyone doing this hike when we were there. We bought the lunch with our guide in the market of Chivay before departure and had our lunch in the open field during our hike. At the end of the hike, we went to the thermal pool to rest and relax and end the day with dinner in a restaurant with local show. |
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Day 7: CHIVAY
A more relax half day hike today, from Canacota village to the therme of Chivay. This is one of most beautiful hikes in Colca canyon. Again we had sandwich lunch during our hike. |
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Day 8: CHIVAY - AREQUIPA
With private transport to Arequipa and make stops along the way to take some photos of the vicuña in the National Park. The drive from Chivay to Arequipa took about 3 hours +. Hotel Casa de Mi Abuela at Arequipa. Free time after that. We walked to the old city centre from the hotel and had early dinner there. It’s was about 15-20 mins walk from our hotel. |
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Day 9: AREQUIPA
Arequipa with half day private guided tour included in morning, where we visited the lookout point of the three main volcanoes surrounding Arequipa. Then we headed to an old town before going back to our hotel Casa de Mi Abuela. |
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Day 10: AREQUIPA - NAZCA
By regular bus to Nazca (is full day travel), transfer to hotel Don Agucho. Bus Cruzero Plus 13.30 - 23.00 primer piso. |
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Day 11: NAZCA
Nasca full cultural day with a private guide. Started the day to the ancient underground wells and Inca ruins before taking a 45 mins flight over the Nazca Lines (via Alas Peruanas). Free time during lunch and started the tour around 430pma again to an ancient burial ground. |
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Day 12: NAZCA - LIMA
To Lima by bus. Bus Nazca - Lima (Cruzero Evolution - 08:30 / 15:00). Upon arriving in Lima bus terminal, we had a private transfer Cruz del Sur to international airport, transport company Manchego Turismo. |
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