Day 1
Free day in Lima with a guided excursion to several highlights and visit to the Antropological-Archaelogical museum for those who are interested. Accomodation in a colonial house in the barrio of San Miguel.

Day 2
Transfer in the morning from Lima to our hotel in Pisco. In the midday, we make a walk along the impressive cliffs & coast of the desert of Paracas peninsula. We will have a picknick with a view on the sea and may take a dive in the waters of the Humboldt stream from a beach along our walk. At the end of our walk we can see the sun going down above the desert in a family restaurant at Paracas bay.

Day 3
Excursion by boat to the Ballestas Islands to visit the large populations of seabirds, pinguins and sealions. You can have a close view of these guano islands and its inhabitants. Sealions may follow the boat and look curiously at our presence. After the boat excursion we continue our road to Nazca with a lunch & free time for a walk or sandsurfing in the dunes of Ica. In the late afternoon, we arrive on the plains of Nazca and have our first view of the Nazca lines.

Day 4
Flight over the Nazca lines in the morning or midday depending on weather conditions. Before or after the flight we will have an excursion around Nazca to a viewpoint of some of the geometrical figures, we will visit the intriguing pre-Columbian watercanals and make a small walk through the valley, and we might visit a Nazca pottery & gold extraction factory.

Day 5
Transfer along the desert coast & cliffs untill lunch. After lunch we start climbing from the arid coast to the sierras of Arequipa in the Andes. We arrive in the late midday in our hotel with a beautiful garden & birds. In the evening we take you to a cosy restaurant in the old centre.

Day 6
Free day to visit the colonial city of Arequipa, to just to take a break in the garden of the hotel or enjoy life on one of the most beautiful Plazas de las Armas of Latin America. In the evening we share dinner and immerse in the vivid Peruvian nightlife.

Day 7
Transfer from Arequipa to Chivay with our own bus. We will have spectacular views on snowwhite topped volcanoes and cross a pass of 4700 m altitude. Before that we will have explained you everything about how to adapt to the altitude and feel good. In Chivay you can take some rest in the hotel and garden, and in the late midday, we can take a dive in the thermal bath of Chivay. In the evening we might visit a peņa and enjoy the local music and dances of the Colca region.

Day 8
Today we have a relaxed daywalk through the landscape & walk from an autentique Indian village through an unknown part of the Colca canyon. We can take a long break near beautiful carved rock formations and take a swim in the river. This day is to acclimatize further to the altitude of about 3500 m. After the walk of about 5-6 hours including breaks, we return to our accommodation in Chivay.

Day 9
Visit to Cruz del Condor in the early morning. When the sky is clear and the sun heats the air, we can see many condors circling on the wind from their nests up to Cruz del Condor. The condors may even fly over on a few metres distance, one after the other, if the weather conditions are ideal. When the condors have reached higher altitudes we start with our daywalk of 5-6 hours to Cabanaconde, a lively Indian village near the Colca canyon. We will have a picknick with superb views, on the edge of the Colca canyon. We stay for 2 nights in the sympathic village of Cabanaconde.

Day 10
This day we make a relaxed roundwalk of a few hours, including breaks, on a high altitude pampa (4000 m) with a serene ambiance. We will have spectacular views on several snow topped volcanoes. On the way back we step out of the bus a little before Cabanaconde, taste the rural life and walk into the village to our accommodation. For those who still have some energy left we can play a volleyball game against the local school team on the Plaza de las Armas.

Day 11
We drive from Cabanaconde in the direction of Chivay and pass the Cruz del Condor again. If we have not seen the condors before, due to unfavourable weather conditions, we will have this morning another chance. From here we continue with our own bus, descend on the market of a small village and from there make an easy daywalk across the Colca canyon to the other side. We have picknick near the river and climb from there to a small village with one of the most beautiful colonial churches of the canyon. We return to our accommodation in Chivay and may decide to take a thermal bath again as this is our last opportunity before we go to the Altiplano.

Day 12
Today we travel from Chivay to Puno. By now we are well acclimatized and stop near the highest pass for a small walk to feel the fresh air & energy of the high mountains. We picknick with beautiful views on the wide landscape, lamas & alpacas of the Altiplano. In the midday we arrive in Puno (around 4000 m high) from where we will make the next days an unique 2-day excursion on the Titicaca lake.

Day 13-14
We start with a boattrip to Taquile island and go onshore on a not often visited part of the island. We have picknick on a beach and may even take a dive in the lake if the sun is strong enough. We can also lunch with a not often visited community. From here we walk along the island to a small harbour village from where we take off to the island Amantani. We will be received by several members of Amantani families who bring us to several guesthouses. In the later midday we walk to the top of the island and visit the temple of Pacha Mama from where we can have a superb view of the Titicaca lake and surroundings. If the weather is good we stay above until the sun goes down. When we descend to the village, everybody will go to his own guesthouse and will have dinner with their family of the island. The next day we embark for a walk on a remote part of the coastline on a pre-Inca path. After our walk we have a picknick on the beach and can watch sailing ships coming in. From here we are picked up by our boat again, to visit in the late afternoon the Uros floating islands, after which we return to Puno.

Day 15
A travelling day from Puno to Cusco with our own local bus. We will make several cultural excursions along the way. We may visit the tombs of Sillustani and the Inca temple of Viracocha. In the late afternoon we arrive in Cusco.

Day 16
Free day in the ambient Cusco, the former capital and center of the Inca empire, to immerse in city & nightlife, visit some Inca ruins around Cusco, see some colonial churches and museums, go for shopping or just take a break on the rooftop of the hotel with spectacular views over the heart of Cusco.

Option 1:Day 17-20
Departure of those who like to walk the Lares trail (and visit Machu Picchu by train). The Lares trail is a 4-day trekking through a mountain area where you cross and camp near authentic indian villages. You most probably will not see many or any other walkers on this trail (in comparison with the Inca trail this is the trail to walk if you prefer to walk in a remote mountain landscape with only a few people). In 4 days you cross two times a pass of a little above 4000 m altitude. You will be guided by a local guide and have a crew of porters, horsemen and one or two cooks. One or two horses always walk behind the group in case someone does not feel well because of the altitude. This normally will not be the case as we have been already around 4000 m high for several days in Puno. Everybody with a good walking condition will be already adapted to the altitude. You walk 5-7 hours a day, including breaks.
You travel on day 21 by train to Aguas Calientes and travel from there to Machu Picchu where you meet all the others of your group.

Option 2: Day 18-21
Departure of those who walk the Inca trail to Machu Picchu in 4 days. The Inca trail is one of the most popular trekkings in Latin America, and is considered as one of the most beautiful trails. It brings you through Inca ruins, mountains and tropical mountain forests. In 4 days the highest pass you have to cross is a little above 4000 m altitude. You will be guided by a local guide, an assistant guide and have a crew of porters, and one or two cooks. The last day you leave early to see the sunrise at the sungate before entering Machu Picchu. You walk 6-7 hours a day or a little more, depending on your fitness, including breaks.

Day 17 is an extra free day in Cusco for the Inca trailers.

Option 3: Day 17-20
You have several free days in Cusco to walk and visit the valleys, Inca ruins, local markets and villages in the surroundings of Cusco. You travel on day 20 to Aguas Calientes, where we may visit the botanical garden or thermal waters.

In the early morning on day 21, we go to Machu Picchu to enjoy the rise of the sun over the ruins.

Day 21
Visit of the ruins of Machu Picchu and reunion of all participants. The several groups arrive at different times at the entrance; for all groups a local English speaking guide can be arranged. In the midday we lunch all together in Aguas Calientes, and travel by train to Ollantaytambo where we will have our accommodation.

Day 22
In the morning we visit the ruins of Ollantaytambo and the water Inca temple, after which we continue by bus to the pampa plains above the saltpans of Maras. From here, we start walking and have spectacular views on the mountains and the saltpans. We follow a path from the steep slopes of the pampa, and descend in the salt terraces, to see the salt crystals floating on the water and how the people collect the salt. We lunch in the Urubamba valley, and we end the day with a visit to the colourful market of Pisac where you can buy all possible handicrafts and souvenirs, or just enjoy the local food market.

Day 23 & 24
Free days in Cusco, which can be used for walking, visiting Inca ruins and/or local markets in the surroundings, spanish classes, immersing and relaxing.

Day 25
Early morning flight from Cusco to Lima to connect to corresponding international flights.

Departure for those who have a rainforest extension to the National park of Manu or the reservate of Tambo Candamo.