Welcome to Lima, the 'City of Kings'. You will be met at the airport and privately escorted to your hotel.

During morning city tour of Lima. The city has always been one of the most important cities in South America since it was founded by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1535. Your sightseeing tour explores the historic quarter and modern districts of the city: the main square with beautiful buildings. The Government Palace, the City Hall, the Palace of the Archbishop and the Cathedral are still the most important places in town. You continue on to the San Francisco Monastery and then the most popular place, Plaza San Martin. Your tour ends in the residential districts of San Isidro and Miraflores.

Transfer to the airport to board your flight to Arequipa, the colonial city at the foot of snow-capped Misti Volcano topping 5,800 m (19,000 ft). A su llegada recepción y traslado al hotel. In the afternoon you will explore the city. Some of the old buildings were made from white volcanic material (sillar) which has given it the name of the “white city”. Continue on to the extraordinary Santa Catalina Convent. This cloister, built in the 16th century, is a huge structure that once served as a town within itself housing 450 nuns. Traditionally the oldest daughters of Arequipa’s aristocratic families entered the convent in their early teens and spent their lives there, cloistered away. The convent complex has been beautifully refurbished, bringing the past vividly alive once more. Finally, you head to Yanahuara lookout point for a magnificent view of the Misti Volcano and the city.

In the early morning we leave Arequipa and head towards the valley. On our way we pass Pampa de Arrieros, Pampa Cañahuas (where we find the Vicuna National Reserve of Aguada Blanca), Vizcachani and Tojra a good place for spotting Andean birds. Awesome volcanoes Mismi (5,597 m/18,360 ft), Misti (5,825 m/19,110 ft), Chachani (6,075 m/19,930 ft) and the glaciers Ampato (6,288 m/20,630 ft), Sabancaya (5,976m/19,606 ft) and Hualca Hualca (6,288 m/20,630 ft) offer us awesome panoramic views as we enter the Colca Valley. After a 4 hour drive we arrive to Chivay, Colca’s most important town where we have lunch. In the afternoon chance to get relax in La Calera hot springs located in a beautiful, open-air setting (indoor swimming pool also available). On our drive back we’ll make a short stop to explore the picturesque town of Chivay and visit the local market.

Early morning drive to an observation point, located between Maca and Cabanaconde, one of the deepest part of the canyon. Here, you find the perfect spot to look down 1,200m (3,937 ft) into the canyon at ‘Mirador Cruz del Condor’. It’s here that the legendary condor, the bird with the largest wingspan in the world, can be seen rising and circling on the morning thermals, silhouetted against the magnificent backdrop of the mountain scenery. We have some stops en route to visit colonial churches in picturesque towns before we arrive in Arequipa in the afternoon.

You say goodbye to Arequipa to continue our trip across Altiplano landscapes to Puno. The average altitude en route reaches the 4,500 m (14,700 ft). After a 6-hour ride you reach the city on the shores of Lake Titicaca Puno. At your arrival you will be meet at the bus station and transfer to your hotel. lodging.

Our excursion by boat starts with a visit to the floating reed Islands of the Uros Indians followed by the Taquile island. Here, the indigenous community has conserved across the centuries many of the customs of the old lake population, such as a communitarian life where everything is shared. Men always seem to be walking around the island knitting the woolen caps they wear. Women weave traditional clothes, which are among the most beautiful Peru's. Here the soil with a deep earthy red color which in the strong highland sunlight contrasts magnificently against the deep blue of Titicaca lake. The backdrop of the snowcapped Cordillera Real on the far side completes a splendid picture. Return to the hotel and lodging.

A pleasant eight-hour bus trip takes you through picturesque Andean landscapes dotted by small villages and herds of llamas and vicunas. Your final destination is Cusco, however you make three important stops along our way: the first one is La Raya Pass (4,335 m/ 14,172 ft) to enjoy a panoramic view of the snow-capped Andes. Lunch will be served in a typical restaurant in Sicuani. Then your tour continues to visit the Viracocha Temple.This was the only Inca temple featuring cylindrical stone columns covered by fine clay layers.The last stop is in Andahuaylillas known by its baroque church dating from the 17th century. Upon arrival in Cusco you will be transferred to your hotel.

Morning at leisure. Your comprehensive afternoon tour includes the beautiful Koricancha or Sun Temple, the Cathedral as well as the Fortress of Sacsayhuaman, a most remarkable Inca building, the amphitheater of Kenko. This is followed by a visit to Puca Pucara, a strategically located 'red fortress' that dominates the entire area before visiting Tambomachay, with its two distinctive aqueducts that to this day continue to provide clean water to the area.

This morning we drive to the valley of the Urubamba River the so called Sacred Valley of the Inca. We proceed then to Pisaq where hundreds of visitors and people from remote communities dressed in their traditional and colorful attires meet to market and barter their products. Today, the market also has a tourist element, so there is an opportunity to buy souvenirs. Lunch will be served in a typical 'hacienda'. Afterwards, we drive along the valley to Ollantaytambo, where the Temple of the Sun (formed of six gigantic monoliths, whose total weight exceeds 50 tons) and the Terrace of the Ten Niches stand out. Ollantaytambo was the site of the only successful Inca battle against the Spanish conquerors and the only town in the area to still retain its original Inca layout.

Morning transfer to the train station. A 1 ½ -hour train ride train takes you through the Sacred Valley of the Incas up to Machu Picchu. On arrival a small coach take you up the steep roads to the entrance of the citadel. Machu Picchu remained for centuries undiscovered by the Spaniards, only to be found in 1911 by Hiram Bingham. The uniqueness of its location and the genius that went into its construction make this Inca archaeological site truly one of the great wonders of the world. In the afternoon you will return through the mountainous switchback passes to Cusco, where you will be met and transferred to your hotel.

Transfer to the airport to board your flight back to Lima. A Setours staff member will join you at the airport to assist you with the check-in procedure for your international flight.