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Peru Southern Highlights: Paracas, Nazca, Arequipa, Colca, Puno and Machu Picchu

Lima, Peru · 9h · 2–50 people

Runs in English French Spanish

  • Easy
  • From age 10

This is a private tour. When you book a date, your group has the tour to itself. Nobody else can join.

Your guide

ParacasNazca ArequipaColca PunoCuzo

Huaraz, Peru · Agency

Since 1998 guiding and leading tours southern Peru and South America, specialy in the Cordillera Blanca and Huayhuash, after in Peru and South America, …

A journey through southern Peru, from Paracas and Nazca to Arequipa, Colca Canyon, the Uros floating islands on Lake Titicaca, and Machu Picchu and Cusco.

Highlights

  • Paracas and Nazca on the Peruvian coast
  • Colca Valley and Canyon near Arequipa
  • Uros floating islands on Lake Titicaca, Puno
  • Machu Picchu and Cusco
This tour links the best of southern Peru in one route. It starts on the coast at Paracas and Nazca, then continues to Arequipa and the Colca Valley and Canyon. From there we head to Puno to visit the Uros floating islands on Lake Titicaca, before finishing with Machu Picchu and Cusco. The route covers desert, canyon, lake and Andean heritage in a single trip. Get in touch for details on dates, length and logistics.

What's included

  • Entry tickets
  • Equipment
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Public transport fares

Not included

  • A full meal
  • Drinks or a tasting
  • Gratuities
  • Bottled water
  • Insurance
  • Light bites
  • Photos of the day
  • Parking

What to bring

  • casual clothes, repellent for mosquitos, swimming clothes

Know before you go

  • wheel chairs can not participate

Meeting point: Aeropuerto de Lima (LIM), Avenida Morales Duárez, Callao, Perú

send us your flight number and our tour leader will be holding your name at airport

Drop-off: Back at the meeting point.

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Cancellation policy: Free until 24 hours before, 10% back: Full refund if you cancel at least 24 hours before the start. After that, 10% back.

Cancel within that window and you get your full deposit back. After it, you do not get your deposit back. If the guide cancels, you always get your deposit back.

What you'll do

  1. 1
    Lima Airport - Miraflores Hotel
    Visit (180min)
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    Reception at International airport lima Peru and transfer to Hotel in Miraflores Lima Peru, acomodation at selected hotel and ovenight

  2. 2
    Paracas - Huacachina Boggies - Ica Oasis
    Wine tasting, Sightseeing, Visit, Bus tour, Scenic drive, Walk (600min)
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    Drive at 4am and arrive to Paracas at 8am start the Ballestas Island when animals start leaving from their caves, then at 11am, transfer to Ica and take to traditional restaurant for lunch, and in the afternoon transfer to Huacachina Oasis and tours with Buggies at sand dunes, then acomodation and overnight at Huacachina

  3. 3
    Ica - Nazca Lines Flight Tours - Chauchilla Cementery - Aqueducts of Incas
    Guided tour, Sightseeing, Bus tour (600min)
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    drive two hours to Nazca airport and Flight Tours to observe Nazca Lines for one hour, then lunch in nazca and tours to Chauchilla Cementery and Aqueducts, dinner and overnight in Nazca

  4. 4
    Nazca - Arequipa
    Food tasting, Sightseeing, Bus tour (540min)
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    drive in a coastal area along the pacific shore with nice green valleys typical of southern Peru, making photo stops and stop in a typical restaurant to taste ceviche the peruvian dish, then drive to Arequipa arriving aroun 5pm to Arequipa, dinner and overnight.

  5. 5
    Arequipa free morning and afternoon City Tours
    Museum visit, Free time, Guided tour, Visit, Walk (540min)
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    at morning free time to sleep late and after lunch City Tours including the Santa Catalina Monastery and Companis de Jesus and others dinner and overnight

  6. 6
    Arequipa Valle de Colca or Colca Valley
    Swimming, Free time, Sightseeing, Visit, Bus tour (480min)
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    morning breakfast at hotel, and drive to Colca Valley making stops at Pampa Cañahuas National Reserve of Aguada Blanca to observe Vicuñas and volcanoes Misti Chachani, stop at Mesapata for coffe and some snaks or just to observe the lanscapes, continue to whatch point of volcanoes at 4800masl the high pass in the route, arrive to Chivay at Lunch time and head to Hot Springs. back to Chivay and live show of wititi dance while dinner and ovenight at chivay

  7. 7
    Colca Valley & Colca Canyon mirador Cruz del Condor
    Sightseeing, Bus tour (480min)
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    early breakfast in Chivay Hotel, and drive along the Colca Valley get to Cruz del Condor Colca Canyon, watch condors leaving at 8am to 9am and back to Chivay along the colca valley, lunch in Chivay and continue to Puno, passing by beautiful landscapes, arrive to Puno at around 6pm dinner and overnight at hotel Puno.

  8. 8
    Puno Lake Titicaca Uros Floating Islands Traverse the lake to LUQUINA cultural interchange
    Guided tour, Sightseeing, Visit, Boat cruise (480min)
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    breakfast at Hotel in Puno, sail to floating Islands to Uros, the aymara comunity living in the lake, then cross the lake titicaca and get to Luquina, local family, rustic house, typical countriside family host you at their homes, tyical dinner and overnight at family lodge, participate in preparing dinner.

  9. 9
    Cultural Interchange in Luquina - Lake Titicaca
    Break time, Free time, Guided tour, Sightseeing, Visit, Walk (480min)
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    morning preparing breakfast at family style local experience typical dishes traditional breakfast, then participate in activities of local family according the seaon we visit them, harvest, plants, preparing earth for seeding and so on, each activity of the day and have wonderful experience in Luquina, dinner and overnight.

  10. 10
    LUQUINA - Bolivia Peru boundary - TIWANAKU & PUMAPUNKU Complex
    Break time, Guided tour, Sightseeing, Visit, Bus tour, Scenic drive (680min)
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    breakfast in LUQUINA finished local experience, and drive to Desaguadero and check in/out at customs office of Peru and Bolvia, drive to TIWANAKU complex and have lunch at TypiUta restaurant, then visit to ruins of Tiwanaku main building, secondary buildings and sun's porch, PumaPunku where staone carved stail remains, and all archealogical visit, complete visit of the site for about two hours. and back to Puno arriving around 7pm dinner and overnight in Puno

  11. 11
    Puno to Cusco the Sun Route
    Guided tour, Sightseeing, Visit, Bus tour, Scenic drive (600min)
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    breakfast in Puno, and drive along the Sun's route, stop at Pucara for crafts, and and continue to la Raya pass, then to Sicuani and Lunch, then to Racchi the temple of the Inca Wiracocha, continue to Andahuaylillas church for its paintings and arrive to Cusco, dinner and overnight at Cusco

  12. 12
    Cusco City Tours
    Break time, Free time, Guided tour, Sightseeing, Visit, Bus tour, Scenic drive (480min)
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    morning free and lunch and afternoon city tours visiting, Sacsayhuaman, Quenco, Pucara, Tambomachay, after back to Cusco and finish at Plaza de armas and extra or aditionals can be visited temple of the Sun of Koricancha by your side. dinner and overnight in Cusco

  13. 13
    Sacred Valley of the Incas
    Guided tour, Sightseeing, Bus tour (480min)
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    visit the best places of Cusco and interesting places, such as Chinchero the weaving center, Moray the Inca's laboratory, Maras salt production area then visit Urubamba for Lunch, get to Ollantaytambo and exlore all ruins, and dinner ovenight at Ollantaytambo.

  14. 14
    Machupicchu
    Free time, Guided tour, Sightseeing, Scenic drive (480min)
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    transfer to train station in Ollantaytambo to depart for Machupicchu in the morning train, arrive to Aguas Calientes and immediatelly take the bus up to Ruins, then visit the circuit B1 classic, after back to Aguas Calientes for lunch and take the afternoon train back to Ollantaytambo dinner and overnight at Hotel.

  15. 15
    Ollantaytambo Cusco
    Visit, Scenic drive (480min)
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    after breakfast transfer to Cusco, arrive to Cusco, lunch and free afternoon shopping, then explor teh city, dinner and overnight in Cusco

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