Peru

Peru, South Coast Family Tour

10 days | 9 nights
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Unravel the mysteries of the ancient Inca civilization with your family on this 10-day tour to Peru. Start in Lima and discover its historic center, then journey along the country’s south coast to Paracas. On a speed boat tour, explore the Ballestas Islands and come face to face with barking sea lions and waddling Humboldt penguins as you learn about the wildlife endemic to this region. Then explore the desert landscape of Paracas by dune buggy, an adrenaline-fueling experience as you navigate its steep curves and drop-offs at full speed. For the daredevil kids, try sandboarding on the tallest dunes for an absolute thrill. Fly over the mysterious Nazca lines and try to make sense of the hundreds of geoglyphs that extend over a vast 500 km2. Journey onward to Huacachina with your family, a picture-perfect natural desert oasis and South America’s only one. Then explore the natural gems of the Sacred Valley and visit the Maras Salt Ponds as well as the mysterious agricultural terraces of Moray, which are key to understanding the depth and complexity of the Inca culture. Finally, knock Machu Picchu off your bucket list, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is the highlight of any trip to Peru.

Destinations

Peru

Trip at a glance

Visits

LIMA: City Tour, Magic Circuit of Waters

SOUTH COAST: Paracas, Ballestas Islands, Sandboard, Buggy, Nazca Lines Overflight, Chocolate Factory, Huacachina Oasis

SACRED VALLEY: Pisac Ruins and Market, Maras Salt Ponds, Moray Terraces

MACHU PICCHU CUSCO: City Tour, Sacsayhuaman

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Trip details

Itinerary

Day 1 ARRIVAL IN LIMA

Evening

Arrival at the Lima International Airport. Welcome with English-speaking assistance. Transfer to your hotel.

Overnight at your hotel in Lima.

Day 2 LIMA CITY TOUR, TRANSFER TO PARACAS

Morning

Meet with your tour guide for a half-day city tour of the capital of Peru. The city, founded in 1535 by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, still features many invaluable colonial buildings along the main square (the Plaza Mayor) and the nearby streets. Discover the majestic Cathedral of Lima, the Government Palace, and the San Francisco Convent among many other impressive colonial buildings.

Afternoon

First class bus transfer to Paracas (3 hours).

Evening

Overnight at your hotel in Paracas.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 3 BALLESTAS ISLANDS, BUGGYS AND SANDBOARD EXPERIENCE

Morning

Early in the morning, transfer to the dock for your speedboat excursion to the Ballestas Islands (2 hours). This excursion will be the opportunity for you and your little ones to observe large colonies of seals, sea lions, a variety of shorebirds, and if you’re lucky, some Humboldt penguins. You will of course get to see the 'Candelabro' (Chandelier), an impressive geoglyph carved into a sand dune and shaped as a chandelier, hence its name.

Afternoon

Take a buggy ride to explore the desert landscape of Paracas. The open sand fields offer a vast playground where the buggy can take steep curves at full speed. From the top of some of the tallest dunes around, take a dive and give sandboarding a go. Standing, sitting, or lying down, let yourself slide on the hot sand in this unique and quiet environment.

Evening

Overnight at your hotel in Paracas.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 4 ROAD TO ICA, NAZCA LINES OVERFLIGHT, CHOCOLATE FACTORY, HUACACHINA OASIS

Depending on weather conditions, your overflight may be rescheduled to day 3.

The overflight time is contingent on weather conditions and the number of people flying that day. Therefore, patience and flexibility are the order of the day, especially between June and September: the coldest season in the southern hemisphere, where there is frequent fog until the early hours of the morning.

Morning

In the morning, private transfer from your hotel in Paracas to Ica (1 hour).

Transfer to the aerodrome to fly over the impressive and enigmatic Nazca lines (30 min). The Nazca Lines are actually enormous pre-Columbian geoglyphs whose meaning or use is still unknown today.

Afternoon

Visit the Helena Chocolate Factory, where your kids will have fun learning about the making of Tejas, Chocotejas, and other Peruvian chocolate products.

Sightseeing of the famous Huacachina Oasis, where you will appreciate the combination of its lagoon and impressive surrounding high dunes.

Evening

Overnight at your hotel in Ica.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 5 TRANSFER TO LIMA, FREE AFTERNOON, MAGIC CIRCUIT OF WATERS

Morning

In the morning, private transfer from your hotel to the bus station.

First class bus transfer from Ica to Lima (4 hours).

Afternoon

Afternoon at leisure.

Evening

Surprise your kids with the largest complex of electronic sources in the world, certified by Guinness World Records. Enjoy a bright tour of water fountains come to life, framed by a dazzling Art Deco style architecture. Admire a wonderful show made of water, images, and music in the famous Parque de la Reserva.

Overnight at your hotel in Lima.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 6 FLIGHT TO CUSCO, SACRED VALLEY: PISAC RUINS AND MARKET

Morning

Transfer to the Lima International Airport (45 min to 1 hour) for your direct flight to Cusco (1 hour 15 min). Arrival in Cusco (11,152 ft - 3400 m).

Afternoon

Drive from Cusco to the village of Pisac (1 hour) with its famous Sunday market where many indigenous Quechua communities meet to sell and trade their goods. The rest of the week, the whole place is bustling with its handicraft and souvenir market. You will have time to search for jewelry, ponchos, hats, traditional music instruments, ceramics, alpaca products, and many other typical Andean crafts  (1 hour 30 min).

Visit Pisaqa, Intihuatana, Q’allaqasa, and Kinchiracay. (1 hour 30 min). All 4 places are part of an Inca site on the nearby hill at an altitude of 10,980 feet (3345 m).

The Inca shaped the hill by carving the ingenious terraces that are still used for agriculture to this day.

With military, religious, and agricultural structures, the site was an important and busy place in Inca times.

Transfer to your hotel in the Sacred Valley (1 hour).

Evening

Overnight at your hotel in the Sacred Valley.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 7 MARAS SALT PONDS AND MORAY AGRICULTURAL TERRACES

Morning

Transfer to the site of Maras (90 min).

Walk between the hundreds of salt ponds used to dry the salt according to a method inherited from pre-Inca times.

The many colors of the polygonal ponds can go from light reddish to brownish to white according to the season. This contrasts with the surrounding landscape and gives the site a most-unusual aspect.

Free time to shop pink salt collected by the local community workers.

Transfer to Moray archeological site (30 min).

Walk around and down those impressive circular agricultural terraces that were used to conduct scientific experiments in Inca times (30 min).

Afternoon

Afternoon at leisure

Evening

Overnight at your hotel in the Sacred Valley.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 8 MACHU PICCHU TOUR

Your passport is required to enter the Machu Picchu site. You have the option to get a 'Machu Picchu' stamp in your passport if you wish.

Morning

Today might be THE day your family has been expecting since you landed on Peruvian soil, as you will finally discover the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu.

Transfer to Ollantaytambo train station (30 min).

Board the comfortable train that will take you to Aguas Calientes, the nearest town to Machu Picchu (1 hour 30 min).

In Aguas Calientes, walk from the train to the bus station (5 min) and hop on a bus to reach the entrance of the archaeological site.

Afternoon

Enjoy the impressive 20-minute drive up the hill to the Machu Picchu site at 7,972 feet (2430 m). Rediscovered in 1911 by the American archaeologist Hiram Bingham, Macchu Picchu is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Learn about every secret this ancient Inca citadel holds and grab every opportunity to take photographs (3 to 4 hours).

Take the bus back to Aguas Calientes (20 min) and board the train back to Ollantaytambo (1 hour 30 min).

Transfer to your hotel in Cusco (1 hour 30 min).

Evening

Free evening.

Overnight at your hotel in Cusco.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 9 HALF-DAY CUSCO CITY, SACSAYHUAMAN

Morning

Morning at leisure

Afternoon

In the morning, you will meet your guide for a city tour of Cusco including a visit of the Plaza Mayor, the Cathedral, and the Korikancha, the original Temple of the Sun.

Drive to the hills of Cusco to explore the archaeological site of Sacsayhuamán.

Evening

Transfer back to your hotel or to the city centre (20 min).

Overnight at your hotel in Cusco.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 10 FLIGHT TO LIMA, DEPARTURE

Morning

In the morning, transfer to Cusco's airport for your flight back to Lima (1 hour 30 min).

Assistance in Lima for your international flight.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Services

What's included

Flights

  • Lima - Cusco
  • Cusco - Lima

Accommodation

Nights
9 nights in 3* Premium Hotel

Meals

Bed & Breakfast plan
9 Breakfasts

Transportation

Train
Train to Machu Picchu in Economy Class on day 8
Bus
Premium bus trip from Lima to Paracas and from Ica to Lima
Vehicule
Private car and driver with English-speaking assistant for all transfers

Orientation

Guide
Private English-speaking guide for all visits and activities

Entrance Fees

All entrance fees to all mentioned sites

What's not included

  • International flights
  • Travel Insurance
  • Extra meals
  • Drinks
  • Tips

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