Multi-destination – Package Lima, Ica, Cusco 6d/5n from Lima

Peru is one of the most visited destinations in the world. In this package, we offer three of the most important destinations on the southern route: Lima, Ica, and Cusco. Your visit begins in Lima, where you’ll experience modern and ancient Lima, continuing with a visit to the famous Huacachina Desert and ending in the Imperial City, home to our World Wonder: Machu Picchu.

What will you know in this Package?

1. The city of Lima
2. San Francisco de Asís Church and its Catacombs.
3. The Ballestas Islands and the Huacachina Desert.
4. City of Cusco.
5. Archaeological parks of Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puka Pukará and Tambomachay.
6. Qoricancha Site Museum.
7. Aguas Calientes Town
8. The Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu.
9. Outdoor Destination (7 Colors Mountain or Humantay Lagoon).

Lima, the historic capital of Peru, better known as the City of Kings, was the seat of the Viceroyalty and the main administrative center of the Spanish colonies in South America in the 16th century.

In this department, you’ll find architectural gems such as museums, Renaissance and Baroque churches, mansions, and palaces that have survived to this day. Lima’s Historic Center has been a World Heritage Site since 1988, so we assure you that you’ll surely love this visit. For this experience, we have scheduled a City Tour that you can take either in the morning or afternoon (everything will depend on your arrival time in Lima).

Continuing with our itinerary, on day 2, we will visit the department of Ica, where we will explore the wonderful attractions of Paracas and Ica, with its enigmatic Candelabra, located within the Paracas Reserve, as well as Huacahina, also known as the Oasis of the Americas. For our full day, we will depart Lima very early in the morning heading south. After a three-hour drive, we will arrive at our first destination: El Chaco, the embarkation point for the Ballestas Islands. It will be a total of two hours of offshore sailing, visiting its beautiful islands, observing sea lions, Humboldt penguins, and many other species.

Then, we will depart for Ica, a destination located approximately one hour away. Here, we will arrive at the El Catador de Cristel Tourist Restaurant, where we will have lunch. Its menu features typical dishes from the area, which we assure you are not to be missed. Here, you can also find all kinds of emblematic Ica sweets, such as the famous Tejas made with manjar blanco and dulce de leche, and many more.

Continuing our tour, we will head to Hacienda La Caravedo, known as the oldest operating distillery in the Americas. Here, we will have a Pisco tasting, while we learn about the history of our national drink. Finally, we’ll close the day by heading to the Huacachina Oasis, located just 5 kilometers from the city of Ica. From here, you’ll be able to admire its enormous sand dunes and sand dunes. We’ll explore them in dune buggies, also known as sandboarding, while enjoying the Sunset. We’ll arrive in Lima at night.

Continuing with our itinerary, the third day will be scheduled for a flight to Cusco. This department is located in the Andean region of Peru, just a 42-minute flight from Lima. Upon arrival at the Cusco airport, our staff will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel so you can check in and prepare for your first activity.

On this third day, you can choose between two programs:
The first, called the Mirabus Open Tour (the tour is conducted on an open-top bus), will take you to the main archaeological sites such as Sacsayhuamán, Q’enqo, and Puca Pucará. Although we won’t stop at these sites, you’ll get the best panoramic views from the Mirabus. We’ll perform a traditional Inca ceremony honoring Pachamama (Inca Mother Earth), the mountains, and the natural world. We’ll learn about the four most important auchenids in South America inside a textile center, and we’ll end at the large white statue of Christ that stands on the hill overlooking the city of Cusco. From here, you can enjoy fantastic views of the entire city.

The second option would be to take the Traditional City Tour of Cusco (here the tour is conducted in a conventional vehicle), where we’ll visit the Temple of Qorikancha, the main Inca temple, now the foundations of the Church of Santo Domingo. Then, we’ll head to the top of Cusco, where we’ll visit 4 archaeological parks, starting with Tambomachay and ending with Sacsayhuamán, where we’ll conclude our tour with beautiful panoramic views of Cusco.

On the fourth day, we will enjoy the ancient charm hidden within the citadel of Machu Picchu, awarded the World’s Best Tourist Attraction in 2019. The Machu Picchu Tour circuit is regularly booked with Circuit 2, subject to availability at the time of your quote. (If this route is unavailable, please note that only Circuits 1 and 3, the alternative circuit routes to Machi Picchu, can be offered.)

On our fifth day, you can choose between our two best outdoor excursions (trekking): The first option will be the beautiful Humantay Lagoon, located at the foot of the Salkantay snow-capped mountain. For the second option, we will visit the world-famous Rainbow Mountain, where you can appreciate stunning colors along the mountain range.

Remember that this package includes all the aforementioned tours, allowing you to enjoy everything from cultural experiences to full-blown adventures. We assure you, you won’t regret your first visit to Peru!