Multi-Activity Adventures

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival to Lima

Upon your arrival to Lima, our representative will meet you at the airport and to take you to your hotel in Lima. * While in Lima, we highly recommend adding culinary activities such as cooking classes and tasting dinners in the best restaurants of Latin America, for more information check our Culinary site: taste-of-peru.com and ask our agents for more information. An extra day in Lima can be added upon request.

Day 2: Free morning, Peruvian Lunch & Walking City tour with Water Fountain Park (B, L)

After breakfast at your Lima hotel, you will have the rest of the morning to rest/prepare for an action-packed day of adventure. You will be picked up and transfer to one of the best restaurants in Lima to enjoy a delicious lunch. After lunch, you will embark on your walking city tour. This special City Tour will allow you to travel along the 500 years of history of Lima, and discover all the history and traditions hidden at every corner of the capital of Peru. You will begin your tour at Plaza San Martin Square to see the Bolivar hotel, one of the most luxurious in the world in the early 20th century. The hotel was a popular destination for political leaders, dignitaries and even royalty. You will then walk along the “jirones” (small narrow streets of downtown) until you reach the Osambela house, one of the best examples of colonial civil architecture, were you will discover how old-Limenians used to live. You will continue to the Lima Cathedral and then to the popular San Francisco Catacombs and will finish your day at San Pedro church, the most impressive church in the City, full of gold and historic paintings. Along the road, our guide will take you to little corners and places and explain to you all the history and legend of the places you will see. This is a highly recommended City Tour if you are interested in Architecture and in learning about the popular folklore. Once you conclude your walking city tour, you will then head out to see Lima’s Famous and Guinness record winner water park, where you will have the chance to have an interactive experience with great waterfalls and a great show of lights and music At the conclusion of the tour, you will be taken back to your hotel in Lima. * An extra day in Lima can be added upon request. Please let us know if you like us to add additional activities and meals

Day 3: Bike Tour through the Lima’s Malecon (B, S)

After breakfast at your hotel, you will be met and taken from your hotel to the starting point of your bike tour through Lima. Discover with us the best spots of the city. We will show you amazing sights around the bay, starting with Barranco, the old and bohemian neighborhood of the city, and its mansions, bars and parks. We also visit the neighborhood of Chorrillos with its old fishing pier, beaches, and promenade and the historic Morro Solar hill. Finally, we bike through the vibrant district of Miraflores with its amazing cliff edge sidewalks and parks overlooking the ocean. At the conclusion of your tour, you will be taken back to your hotel in Lima, where you will be able to rest and relax. For the afternoon, you will have free time to enjoy at your leisure, and use that time for what you best see fit. * An extra day in Lima can be added upon request. Please let us know if you like us to add additional activities and meals.

Day 4: Flight to Cusco, Free afternoon & Briefing for your Inca Trail (B)

After breakfast at your hotel in Lima, you will be picked up and taken back to the Lima airport in order to catch your short, pleasant flight to the City of Cusco. Once you arrive in Cusco, you will be met at the airport by one of our representatives and taken directly to your hotel in Cusco, where you will have the rest of the afternoon free at your leisure. It’s best to take it easy this morning to let your body adjust to the altitude. Some find enjoying a cup of hot coca tea a real help in adjusting to the high elevation and that is what the locals traditionally use coca for. In the evening, one of our representatives will meet you at your hotel, and provide you with a briefing on your Inca Trail. The briefing will go over what to expect on your trail, and solve additional questions you may have as what, and how much to bring, what to wear, along with pick up times and schedule. * Depending on which domestic flight you choose you will have more or less time to rest.

Day 5: Free morning + Afternoon Walking City Tour (B)

After breakfast, you will have a free morning in Cusco at your leisure! There are so many shops and places to visit around your hotel that you will be able to explore at your own pace. In the afternoon, you will set out on grand tour of Cusco, the former capital of the once vast Incan Empire. The city’s Spanish Colonial architecture both overlays and is interlaced with the earlier Incan architecture. We walk Cusco’s impressive Plaza de Armas and visit both the Spanish cathedral and Incan temple of the sun, Qoricancha. The Spanish conquistadores destroyed significant portions of the Inca civilization while leaving their mark on Cusco. We will also walk around the neighborhood of San Blas and have a chance to see the famous stone with the 12 angles as ornate cathedrals, adobe walls, carved balconies, hidden courtyards and cobblestone streets add to the historic richness of the ancient Incan capital. At the conclusion of your tour, you will be taken back to your hotel where you will have the chance to relax and prepare for the next day’s Inca trail. * An extra day in Cusco can be added upon request. Please let us know if you like us to add additional activities and meals.

Day 6: Inca Trail Express: Trek to Wiñaywayna and Machu Picchu (B, S, L, D)

After breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up and transferred from Cusco to the train station, where you will take the train to the 104km. At this point we commence the trek for approximately 3 hours, up to the well-preserved remains of Wiñay wayna (2900 mts/9,514ft). On the way, we can see stunning waterfalls and scenic landscapes. Here you will have some free time for exploring the ruins with its houses, terraces, towers and local museum. After this visit, we then begin the final leg of the trek to the lost city of Machu Picchu. First we will hike to Inti Punku (Sun Gate), where we will take in an awesome panoramic view of the Machu Picchu citadel. The final descent is a quick, 30 minutes through the Inti Punko gateway to the citadel of Machu Picchu. After a quick initial visit, you will take a bus back to your hotel in Aguas Calientes, where you will enjoy dinner on your own, before ending an event-filled day of mystery and adventure.

Day 7: Machu Picchu Tour (B)

After an early breakfast at your Aguas Calientes hotel, we take the bus again for the short ride up switchbacks, to the Machu Picchu citadel overhead. We enter the ruins for a breathtaking view of the city in the sky. You will enjoy a morning tour of the lost city and have lunch on your own after the tour. In the afternoon, we say farewell to Machu Picchu as you take the bus down to Aguas Calientes, and ultimately back on the train to Ollanta. Once you arrive in Ollanta, you will be picked up and taken to your Sacred Valley hotel. * An overnight in MachuPicchu can be added upon request. Please let us know if you like us to add additional activities and meals. Also, we can add bus and entrance tickets for a second day at the citadel. Please let us know if you like us to add additional activities.

Day 8: River Rafting (B, L)

After an early breakfast at your Sacred Valley hotel, we pick you up from the lobby and drive to Pachar where you will receive your safety talk and equipment. (Toilet facilities will be available for your use.) After a brief period practicing on the flat parts of the river, the first part of the tour will be in easy water but with spectacular views of the mountains and archeological remains. Passing down to Ollantaytambo and its Inca terraces and we will find rapids class II and III finishing with “El Resbaladero” (the slippery one) where we will find a strong class III rapid that includes waves and small whirlpools. In the take out, we dry off and change cloths. (Toilet facilities once again available) At this point, we return to your hotel in the Sacred Valley where you will enjoy lunch. * An overnight at the sacred valley can be added upon request. Please let us know if you like us to add additional activities and meals.

Day 9: Via Ferrata (B, S)

After breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up by one of our representatives, and taken to the starting point of your guided, zip line excursion. This tour will surely fulfill your most adventurous desires! With the help of metal steps, and constantly secured by a steel cable, you will scale about 300mts/985ft. After this you will do an easy hike of 30 to 40 minutes until you get to the zip line where you will fly over the sacred valley finishing a great adventure. After the zip line, you will break for a snack before heading back to your Sacred Valley hotel. * An overnight at the sacred valley can be added upon request. Please let us know if you like us to add additional activities and meals.

Day 10: Back to Cusco + back to Lima—home (B)

After breakfast, your journey to Peru winds to a close as we take you to the Cusco airport for the flight back to the coast. Flight times will depend on your flight time back home. * Please let us know if you like to add extra activities in Lima or a day hotel if your flight is late at night

Not exactly what you want?

Remember that Magical focuses on providing the best available options and can work with you on customizing your tour to better fit your interests and budget, without compromising the quality of your tour. Just contact us with your questions and preferences and we can modify this tour based on your expectations and requests.

Important Notes:

About MachuPicchu Entrance Tickets

As the popularity of MachuPicchu has increased in the last few years, and in order to preserve the ancient paths of MachuPicchu, the Peruvian Cultural Institute (INC) has restricted the number of people that could enter MachuPicchu to 2,500 people per day. This means that, once the 2,500 tickets are sold out, no further entrance tickets will available. Also, please note that to avoid a secondary market for these tickets, all tickets are issued with the name of the passenger, his/her passport number, nationality and date of birth. Therefore, tickets are non refundable and non transferable.

About Huaynapichu Tickets

Entrance tickets to Huaynapichu are not longer free, entrance tickets are now US$12.00 per person. There are two scheduled visits per day, with a limit of 200 people per visit (Total of 400 per day). If you are interested in hiking the Huaynapichu, we will need you to let us know at the same time you book your trip since the Huaynapichu tickets need to be purchased in conjunction to the MachuPicchu tickets.

Price

This tour (*) is available from:

USD$1114.90 per person – Group with Private Transfers

For single supplement and prices in a private service, please contact us!

* Based on double occupancy, 4 people, Budget Accommodations

IMPORTANT: As price depends on each passenger choices, please contact us to send you an updated price based on your specific request. Please send us the following information and we will respond within 24 hours with your updated price.

• Number of people in your party
• Level of accommodation (3, 4, 5*). Please see options
• Choosing a Private or Group Tour?
• Train choice. Please see options
• Adding options: if you like to add day tours, extra days, meals, etc
• Need domestic or international flights?
• Have a special request (e.g.: special diet, wheelchair, children, senior, etc)

What’s Included?

• Expedition train from Cusco/Km 104, From Aguas Calientes/Ollanta. Upgrade to other trains: Vistadome train, Hiram Bingham Train upon request.
• Bus from Machu Picchu/Aguas Calientes (Day6). Bus to/from Machupichu roundtrip (Day 7).
• Expert leadership, guides & support personnel for all listed tours
• Necessary Equipment for all activities (Bike and helmet for the biking tour; harness, helmet, via ferrata lanyard, zip-line set and gloves for the Via Ferrata & Zip Line; and finally for the rafting, top of the line rafting equipment, professional first aid kit and security kayak for kids and people over 50 years old)
• Accommodations: 3 night in Lima, 2 nights in Cuzco, 1 night in Aguas Calientes and 3 nights in Sacred Valley.
• Meals as noted (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner, S = Snack). We can add any meals upon request
• Land excursions as noted including entrance fees (San Francisco Monastery, Lima Cathedral, Water Fountain Park, Cathedral, Qoricancha, Inca Trail Permit and Machu Picchu)
• Private Transportation: Lima airport/Lima Hotel, Lima Hotel/Lima Restaurant, Lima Hotel/Lima airport, Cusco airport/Cusco Hotel, Sacred Valley Hotel/Cusco Airport.

What’s Not Included?

• Airport taxes: Local ($5-6) and International ($31) departure tax of payable in local currency by each passenger at Lima International Airport upon departure (if applicable)
• International and domestic airfares, usually quoted separately
• Excess baggage charges
• Medical immunizations
• Insurance of any kind: mandatory evacuation insurance; suggested cancellation insurance, interruption, baggage loss, damage and delay
• Tipping & Gratuities (Guides $4 per person per day / Drivers $1 per person per day)
• Items of a personal nature (clothing, sodas, liquor, snacks, laundry, etc.)
• Visas. Please be advised that some citizens other than Canadians and US may need visa to travel to Peru. Please advise us of your nationality to help you or check with the Peruvian Consulate

Domestic Tickets

Lima/Cusco/Lima: From US $190 per person. This is an example price. Prices depend on the airline, date and time of booking.