In Lima city: Hotel pick up for a guided tour of the city of Lima includes the main tourist attractions such as: the historical center, the Republican square of San Martin, the historic and famous Plaza de Armas, the most precious jewel of the historic center of Lima, the Convent of San Francisco and its Catacombs The Tour continues to the modern district of Miraflores, the emblematic Park of Love with a spectacular view of the Pacific Ocean where you can enjoy an impressive panorama.

The duration of the guided tour to the city of Lima is approximately 4 hours, rest of the day to your leisure, overnight in Lima.

Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Juliaca. Upon arrival at the airport a host will meet and assist you in transferring to the hotel and help you in registering. Half Day Excursion to Sillustani Burial Towers en route – These burial towers (Chulpas), are ancient and impressive tombs from the pre-Inca period and they were built from a mixture of stone and adobe, and served as burial places for chiefs and important people. (B)

Breakfast at your hotel. Visit to the Uros Indian and Taquile Island at Lake Titikaka – This full day excursion will take you to the highest navigable lake in the world, to visit the floating islands of the Uros Indians, considered themselves Lords of the Lake, and they were convinced they had black blood because they did not feel the cold of the lake and the winter. Continuing to Taquile where a native community of about 400 families still lives with the traditions of the XIV century that respect the principals of an Incan way life. Taquile is a very important site on Lake Titikaka for its a archeological remains, the sacred and ceremonial sites, the festive activities, their rituals and for the daily life of the inhabitants which is dedicated to farming, textile production and fishing. (B,L)

We leave Puno early for the 4h drive to the Carabaya Trek trailhead. There’s plenty to see as we pass rock gardens, giant bromeliads and locals tending their crops and animals. We’ll look down into the stupendous river canyon of the Corani River before turning off onto a back road with incredible views of the glacial valley that takes us to Aimaña. Here we’ll stop to check out the amazing rock formations before driving another 10 minutes to our first campsite, Veloyuc. With any luck we’ll spot vizcachas (Andean chinchillas) and views of snow-capped Quelqaya peak. All meals included.

After an early start we’ll head out east, spending five or six hours gently ascending 600m (1970 ft) through open valleys, past immense rivers and more bosques de piedra (rock forests) to the small valley where a scenic campsite near some hydroelectric infrastructure awaits. Meals included.

Today we climb to and camp at our first high pass, Chimboya, at 5122m (16,800 ft). It takes about six hours to complete the ascent. At the pass we’ll enjoy well-deserved views of the Vilcanota range against the endless backdrop of the main Cordillera of the Andes, accompanied by curious llamas, alpacas and vicuñas.

We continue to enjoy spectacular views of the glacier-topped Vilcanota range as we make our way through a varied landscape of swamp and open pampa (flat grasslands) to Hacienda Mates, our campsite for the night in a sheltered valley surrounded by steep slopes. Meals included.

Today a rewarding 7h walk first brings us up to a breathtaking altitude of more than 5000m (16,400 ft). From here we’ll have equally breathtaking views of the Nudo del Vilcanota (“Vilcanota knot”) and our first glimpses of the mysterious lakes, Sibinacocha and Cascara. We’ll see pink flamingos and vicuñas as we cross the Pucamayu river and make our way to our campsite at Cascara. Here we can fish in the lake and observe migrating ducks and other wetlands birds.

Another big pass awaits us, Yayamari, at 5100m (16,730 ft). From here we’ll experience the most stunning views yet with lakes, nearby towering rock outcrops, many massive peaks, and the gorgeous Sibinacocha lake, to which we will descend to camp.

For more adventure, check out our Yayamari Scramble Extension, a non-technical climb up Cerro Yayamari. Meals included.

After a morning walking through the gentle pampas of Sibinacocha, we’ll ascend about an hour to the important Condor Pass at an astounding 5235m (17,175 ft). From here we’ll see magnificent views which include the even higher, ice-covered Acero Pass (5500m / 18,050 ft), before descending for half an hour and walking another hour or so over gentle terrain to our campsite at Killita. Meals included.

This morning we’ll walk around two hours to Paso Falso (False Pass) from where we’ll take in the magnificence of the towering Ausangate, the highest peak in the Cusco region and its most important apu (mountain deity). Then it’s an afternoon of ups and downs. First, we’ll descend to the community of Ccampa, then climb back up to Ccampa Pass (5080m / 16,666 ft), then descend again to Ninapara where we’ll spend the night. Meals Included.

We start our last day with an up and a down on our final walk past the awesome Ausangate, and three hours down to Pacchanta where we’ll enjoy lunch and a soak in the local natural hot springs! After lunch we’ll drive for about four hours back to Cusco, feeling extremely accomplished and proud and of completing this stunning Carabaya Trek!. Included Breakfast, Lunch.

We will pick you up at your hotel (8:30 a.m.) to then start our tour in the Sacred Valley of the Incas that is a beautiful place with landscapes and beautiful views, its people, its craft markets and other touristic attractions.

In Pisaq we will visit the craft market where we will find works in textile, pottery, goldsmith and others, after visiting this nice town we will address to the high part of the mountain where the archeological center is found with its imponent constructions of farming terraces and other constructions that spite of having more than 500 years are found intact, after visiting this place we will continue our tour by the riverbanks of Wilcamayu River (Sacred River) until arriving up to Urubamba where you will have time to take lunch and rest a little to then continue with the tour in Ollantaytambo a very singular and pintoresque town because the settlers of the place still use the Inca constructions as dwellings and their narrow streets stoned ones make of this place a beautiful traditional town. The religious center is found by the high part of the mountain where the temple of the Sun continues imposing its majesty; in this place ends the tour approximately at 16:00hours to then address to the train station, from there we will take our train towards Aguas Calientes (town of Machupicchu) 1 hour and a half), once arrived to the train station in Aguas Calientes the personnel of the chosen hotel will be waiting with their names to take you to your hotel, once arrived to your hotel we will meet the guide to coordinate the tour for the next day.

We will take breakfast very earl to then address to the bus station that will transfer up to the Sanctuary of Machupicchu, arriving there the guide will be waiting at the entrance of Machupicchu. Then we will begin the tour you will have approximately 2 hours of information (guided tour) after you will have free time until 3 in the afternoon in this free time you may be able to take pictures and if you like you may visit the mountain of Huaynapichu after the free time we have to get down again by bs towards Aguas Calientes, there you will have free time for have lunch to then address to the train station to return to Cusco, our train will depart at 19:00 hours (you may ask an earlier train schedule) you have to be a half an hour before departure time of the train, this train will take you to the station of Ollantaytambo where we will be waiting to take you back to the city of Cusco at 22:00 approximately.

Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer from hotel to the airport for your flight to Lima and then take your connecting flight to home or continue to next destination.