Machu Picchu & Andean Highlights

HIGHLIGHTS

• Free time to explore Arequipa, Peru, the city built from volcanic ash, filled with interesting cultural experiences, cafes and restaurants.
• Discover Arequipa, with visits to the Santa Catalina Monastery and the Plaza de Armas, and free time to visit Juanita the Ice Maiden, one of the world’s best-preserved mummies.
• Explore the Colca Canyon, with a breath-taking backdrop of volcanoes, to see the preserved Andean culture and look for enormous Andean condors.
• Visit the floating island of Uros on Lake Titicaca, where everything from houses to boats is made from reeds.
• Discover the wonders of Cusco on a private half-day tour, stopping at Sacsayhuaman, an immense Incan complex with impressive stonework, Koricancha, one of the most important Incan temples, and Cusco's Cathedral where you'll learn about the Cuzco school of art.
• Take in the scenic Sacred Valley, with stops at the ancient circular agricultural terraces of Moray, the salt mines at Maras, and the ruins and village of Ollantaytambo.
• Uncover the secrets of awe-inspiring Machu Picchu during a guided tour of this Incan citadel. After the tour, you'll have time to further explore the ruins or hike to the top of Huayna Picchu for a bird's eye view of the citadel.
• Depending on the time of your flight out, take a private tour of Lima's key sites including the Larco Archaeological Museum, the San Francisco Monastery and its catacombs, Lima’s historic colonial squares, and the picturesque waterfront district Miraflores.