Land in Lima the capital and largest city of Peru. Lima has a rich history that dates back to pre-Columbian times, see the historic centre, which has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Get stunned near Arequipa at Colca Canyon, the 3rd  Deepest Canyon of the World., Experience Machu Picchu World Wonder, the breath-taking setting, surrounded by lush green mountains that overlooks the Urubamba River from steep and beautiful heights, wonder of wonders.

Once in Bolivia, get all the energy from Sun Island, see Lake Titicaca the highest navigable lake in the world located on the border between Peru and Bolivia, highly renowned for its stunning blue waters surrounded by the Andes Mountains. See the unbelievable Uyuni largest salt lake in the world, observe flamingos in the High Andean lakes and walk in the highest desert in the world.Enjoy the  Unesco World Heritage Site Cities of Potosi and Sucre.   Walk the vibrant La Paz, World Wonder City.

1. Lima
2. Lima Arequipa / Colca Canyon
3. Flight Arequipa – Cusco – City Tour
4. Cusco – Sacred Valley-
5. Machu Picchu – Cusco
6. Flight Cusco Puno – Lake Titicaca/Sun Island
7. Sun Island La Paz
8. La Paz
9. La Paz Uyuni 1^st day tour
10. Uyuni 2^nd day tour
11. Uyuni 3^rd day tour – Potosí
12. Potosi – Sucre
13. Sucre
14. Sucre – La Paz

Lima,

Arequipa

Santa Catalina Monastery

Colca Canyon

Machu Picchu

Lake Titicaca

Sun Island

Uyuni Salt lake

Andean lagoons

Red & green lagoons

Highest desert in the World

Potosi Silver Mines

Sucre white City

La Paz Wonder City

Duration

14 days/13 nights

START:

Lima – Peru

END:

La Paz – Bolivia

Countries covered

PERU: 40%

BOLIVIA: 60%

SCENERY:  70 % of Tour

CULTURAL: 80% of  Tour

PHYSICAL DEMAND: 4/10  10% of Tour

GROUP SIZE: 01 to 23                             

PRICE PER PERSON IN USD – SHARED TOURS AS OF 2 PERSONS

PRICE PER PERSON IN USD – PRIVATE TOURS

Previous day. –

Optional to meet the other participants in the group. However if your time doesn’t allow  you, you can also show up right on Day 1, day of start of your tour.

It is a day for you to get to Lima in a relaxed way and be close to us.  On this day, you will check in at the hostel/hotel provided by SAEX to spend the night. On this day, you will finalise payment and will get to know your Tour Leader that will explain the group about the tour and will give all the last recommendations needed.

Day 1.-

Route: Lima Centre (Peru).

Highlights: Sun Island

We will start after breakfast and have a long and beautiful tour of the Ciudad de los Virreyes, we will have a delicious Ceviche and finish around 4 in the afternoon.

Accommodation in Lima.

Included: Private transport, meals: Lunch, guide, hotel w/private bathroom, entrance fees.

Not included: breakfast, dinner, water, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, snacks, tips.

Day 02.–

Route: LIMA – AREQUIPA (Peru)

Highlights: Colca Canyon 

We will fly early in the morning to Arequipa “La ciudad Blanca”, after checking in at the hotel, We will leave in a car for the 3rd  Deepest Canyon in the world where frequently Condors are seen. We will be back late in Arequipa

Accommodation in Arequipa

Included: Private transport, flight tickets, meals: breakfast, lunch, guide, hotel w/private bathroom, entrance fees.

Not included: dinner, water, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, snacks, tips.

Day 3.-

Route: Arequipa – Cusco (Peru)

Highlights: Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Centre of Cusco 

We will fly to Cusco in the morning. Cusco, the Capital of the Inca Empire shows great Inca architecture mix with churches, monasteries and convents from the colonial times. After checking in at the hotel, a fascinating City tour will take you to all the best places for you to enjoy this amazing City.

Accommodation in Cusco.

Included: Private transport, flight tickets, meals: breakfast, lunch, guide, hotel w/private bathroom, entrance fees.

Not included: dinner, water, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, snacks, tips.

Day 4.-

Route: Cusco – Sacred Valley (Peru)

Highlights: El paso, Pisac market.

In the morning, we will get in a car heading to the Great Sacred Valley. We will visit the Pisac Indigenous Market and the great sites of Sacred Valley. Accommodation in Ollantaytambo. 

Included: Private transport, meals: breakfast, lunch, guide, hotel w/private bathroom, entrance fees.

Not included: dinner, water, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, snacks, tips.

Day 5.-

Route: Machu Picchu – Cusco (Peru)

Highlights: Machu Picchu

It is the time for an early wake up to see the Mystical hidden City of the Incas: MACHU PICCHU, stunning combination of Inca site, great views and steaming jungle. After the visit, we will head back to Cusco. Great City where everything seems to have its own personality.

Accommodation in Cusco.

Included: Public tourist transport, meals: breakfast, lunch, guide, hotel w/private bathroom, entrance fees.

Not included: dinner, water, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, snacks, tips.

Day 06.–

Route: CUSCO – JULIACA – LAKE TITICACA – Sun Island (Peru)

Highlights: Lake Titicaca, Sun Island

In the morning, we will get on a plane to Juliaca, City 3 hours from Sun Island. 2 hours driving and we will get to the border and after an easy crossing, in just 10 minutes we will get to Copacabana. Here we can try a delicious dish of trout from the lake. Then we will go to Sun Island where we will visit different archaeological sites like the Inca stairs, the Inca fountain and agricultural terraces.

Accommodation on Sun Island

Included: Private transport, flight tickets, meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner, guide, home stay, entrance fees.

Not included: water, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, snacks, tips.

Day 7.-

Route: LAKE TITICACA – LA PAZ (Bolivia)

Highlights: Cathedral of the Virgen Morena, Reed Boat builders

We will get on a boat early in the morning to Copacabana, after a short walk and visit of the Cathedral of Copacabana, we will continue to La Paz, on the way we will stop in Huatajata where we will meet the World famous Reed Boat Builders, responsible for building ships that crossed the oceans of the World. Our car will drop us off at the hotel around 16:00

Accommodation in La Paz

Included: Private transport, meals: breakfast, lunch, flight ticket, guide, hotel w/private bathroom, entrance fees.

Not included: dinner, water, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, snacks, tips.

Day 8.–

Route: LA PAZ (Bolivia)

Highlights: City tour, teleféricos.

In the morning of this day, you will be taken on a beautiful and complete City tour.  You will be able to experience the Teleféricos system as well.

Included: Private transport, meals: breakfast, lunch, guide, hotel w/private bathroom, entrance fees.

Not included: dinner, water, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, snacks, tips.

Day 9.-

Route: FLIGHT LA PAZ UYUNI – UYUNI SALT LAKE (Bolivia)

Highlights: UYUNI SALT LAKE

We will wake up very early in order to go to the airport. Once in Uyuni our 4×4 will be waiting for us to take us to the Salt Lake, we will spend almost all day on the Salt lake enjoying stunning landscape. It is optional to get a star gazing tour in the night. We will sleep in a Hotel completely built with salt bricks.

Accommodation at the shores of the Salt Lake.

Included: Private transport, meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner, guide, hotel w/private bathroom, entrance fees.

Not included: water, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, snacks, tips.

Day 10.-

Route: UYUNI SALT LAKE – SILOLI (Bolivia)

Highlights: Andean lagoons, flamingos, Rock City, highest desert in the world.

We will wake up very early again. From the Salt lake we will head south right to the border with Chile. The Andes make a natural border between the two countries, we were benefited that in our side we will find the most surrealistic scenery with beautiful lagoons packed with flamingos, weird rock formations and the highest desert in the world, there is  where we will sleep in the middle of nowhere with a billion stars all around.

Accommodation in a hotel in the middle of the desert.

Included: Private transport, meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner, guide, hotel w/private bathroom, entrance fees.

Not included: water, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, snacks, tips.

Day 11.-

Route: SILOLI – UYUNI CITY (Bolivia)

Highlights: Red & Green lagoons, flamingos, Dali desert, Polkes hot spings.

Another day to wake up very early, that is why we recommend you to go to sleep early at night. From the highest desert in the world, we will still go south; we will see the Red lagoon, Dali desert, Green lagoon and we will inmerse in the Polkes hot springs. Before arriving in Uyuni we will visit the beautiful Qatal valley of the rocks.

Accommodation in Uyuni City.

Included: Private transport, meals: breakfast, lunch, guide, hotel w/private bathroom, entrance fees.

Not included: dinner, water, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, snacks, tips

Day 12.-

Route: UYUNI – POTOSI (Bolivia)

Highlights: Silver mines, Monastery of Santa Tereza, Casa de la Moneda

We will drive to Potosi where we will visit the Silver Mines dressed completely like miners, we will see la Casa de la Moneda where the Spanish empire used to melt their money and the fascinating Monastery of Santa Tereza.

Accommodation in Potosi.

Included: Private transport, meals: breakfast, lunch, guide, hotel w/private bathroom, entrance fees.

Not included: dinner, water, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, snacks, tips

Day 13.-

Route: POTOSI – SUCRE(Bolivia)

Highlights: City Tour Sucre.

We will drive to Sucre in the morning and After checking in at the hotel in Sucre we will embark on a City tour that will include the area of the amazing dinosaur tracks, the 5^th largest concentration of Dinosaur tracks in the world.

Accommodation in Sucre.

Included: Private transport, meals: breakfast, lunch, guide, hotel w/private bathroom, entrance fees.

Not included: dinner, water, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, snacks, tips

Day 14.-

Route: FLIGHT SUCRE – LA PAZ (Bolivia)

Highlights: La Paz City.

You will have your last day in La Paz where your Tour Leader can show you all of what you have missed on before and give you the right advice to buy souvenirs or just visit another special place in La Paz.

Accommodation in La Paz.

Included: Private transport, flight tickets, meals: breakfast, lunch, guide, hotel w/private bathroom, entrance fees.

Not included: dinner, water, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, snacks, tips

This is a list that we have prepared based on experience, there are some things that may not be useful for you according to your dressing style or traveling style, read the list carefully and decide what you will bring.

Some items of the list may not be necessary for your trip or on the other hand, you may need something else. Ask our travel consultant to send you a detailed “packing list” specially for your trip.

1. Day pack 35 lt.

Essential for keeping little things during the day. Your snacks, bottle of water, etc.

2. Wide brim hat or cap.

You will have many hours under the sun. Hat or cap are good to avoid sunstroke

3. Comfortable travelling clothes.

Light and easy to wash. 2 sets at least will cover your needs.

4. 1 set of casual clothes for that night out.

There will be some chances to go out at night.

5. Shorts

Very useful to be comfortable at the hotel.

6. Sun glasses

You will have many hours in the sun.

7. Warm sweater

Always have a warm sweater in hand, early in the morning and late in the afternoon can be chilly

8. Fleece

Nights in the altitude are cold even in summer.

9. Waterproof/windproof Jacket with hood

Summers can be rainy and in winter if it is windy, it gets cold.

10. Hiking boots

You will need them for those programmes on which hiking is involved.

11. Tennis shoes

You will need them to walk comfortable, for example during City Tours.

12. Sandals – flip flops

Essential for when you get a shower or stay comfortable in the hotel.

13. Head torch/head lamp & spare batteries

This is very useful if your tour involves staying in the countryside.

14. Swimming stuff

Bring swimming suit if your programme includes immersing in hot springs or something like that.

15. 5 pairs of Socks

While you use one or two, you can have the other pairs washed.

16. Underwear

4 pieces will do for your trip.

17. Camera with 1 spare battery

If you use camera with battery please bring a spare battery, as some batteries are hard to find.

18. Mobile with power bank.

If you use your mobile for photos during your trips, make sure you bring a portable charger or power bank.

19. Toiletries kit.

Make sure you bring your especial toiletries. Toiletries in South America can be totally different.

20. Wet tissues.

Access to running water can be difficult, wet tissues are very useful for when you are in a car or away from the hotel.

21. Small mirror.

Some toilets just do not have mirrors.

22. Small towels.

Have a small towel in hand as toilets may not have hand dryers.

23. Note book.

If you like to take notes, bring it from home.

24. Water bottle.

You will need to drink at least 2 lt per day.

25. Alarm clock.

If you use your mobile for alarm, please adjust it to the local time.

26. Money belt.

Very important to have your money and documents safe while on the streets or travelling.

27. Writing stuff.

You will always need a pen at some point.

28. Passport Colour photocopies.

Leave your passport at the hotel unless your guide asks you to bring it.

29. Mosquito repellent for Machu Picchu.

If your trip includes Machu Picchu or the Amazon please bring mosquito repellent, At least DEET 35%.

30. Toilet paper.

During car trips or in the countryside have always one roll with you.

31. Virucidal alcohol hand gel.

For hygienic disinfection of hands

What’s included?

• Doctor consultation on previous day.
• Accommodation: 14 nights
• Food: 13 breakfasts, 14 lunches, 03 dinner.
• All buses & boats.
• Internal flights
• Oxygen & 1^st aid kit.
• Bus Terminal Taxes.
• All Transfers.
• All entrance fees.
• Tour Leader.
• Local Guides when needed.

What’s excluded?

• International flights.
• Travel Insurance.
• Medical attention and medical treatments during the expedition.
• Optional activities on: free time and free days during the expedition.
• Border taxes.
• Visas and vaccinations.
• Contingency expenses.
• Souvenirs.
• Tips to tour leaders, waiters at restaurants.
• 11 dinners
• Water, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, snacks.