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Start and end in Male! With the sailing tour Maldives Dhoni Cruise, you have a 6 day tour package taking you through Male, Maldives. Maldives Dhoni Cruise is a small group tour that includes accommodation as well as an expert guide, meals, transport and more.
| Departure | San Diego International Airport |
| Departure Time | Please arrive by 10:20 AM for a prompt departure at 10:50 AM |
| Return Time | Approximately 8:30 PM |
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Itinerary
Welcome! Shuttle service from airport to hotel of choice.
Breakfast. City tour including visiting Lima’s Plaza de Armas, Cathedral, Government Palace, Monastery of San Francisco, and the catacombs. Also, a visit to Huaca Pucllana.
Optional lunch.
Excursion to the Gold Museum and its magnificent collection of gold pieces from the pre-Columbian Peruvian civilization, textiles and weapons.
Overnight in the city (Lima).
Breakfast. Pick up from hotel in our private shuttle, which will head towards Paracas 260Km approx. 4 hours of travel, where we will visit the Ballestas Islands.
Optional lunch.
In the afternoon, the tour continues to the Paracas National Reserve, followed by our tour of the city of Ica (approximately for one hour of travel from the reserve).
Overnight in Ica.
Breakfast. We go to the oasis of Huacachina, where after a short journey we head out to take a ride on the tubulars over the dunes of the Huacachina. We continue our trip to the city of Nazca. The route includes a visit to the María Reiche Museum.
Optional lunch in Ruta.
Upon arriving in the city of Nazca, we will go to the airfield where we will fly over the Nazca Lines (approx. 40 min).
Then we will visit the goldsmith and crafts centers of the area.
Overnight in Nazca.
Breakfast. Pick up from the hotel in our private shuttle heading towards the White City of Arequipa (570Km aprox.8hrs), The route includes a visit to the Paleontological Museum of Sacaco.
Following our journey, we will visit the small town of Yauca, where we can taste the best olives, the Peruvian olives. Then we will make a stop at the pacific beaches (Tanaca). As we continue our trip, we will be able to observe different landscapes in our route to the city of Camana.
Optional lunch.
After a short rest, we continue the trip to the white city of Arequipa.
Overnight in Arequipa
Breakfast. City Tour of Monastery of Santa Catalina (duration: 03 hours) Visit the monastery of Santa Catalina, Plaza de Armas, Jesuit church of the Company, its cloisters and dome, San Francisco religious complex, the Tristán del Pozo mansion, Barrio traditional San Lazaro, Yanahuara Neighborhood (Viewpoint and Church), and to finish with a magnificent view of the city, we will visit the typical districts of Carmen Alto and Yanahuara.
Optional lunch.
Free afternoon to visit whatever you’d like.
Overnight in Arequipa.
Breakfast. Departure to Chivay, view of the Misti, Chachani and Pichupichu volcanoes, passing through the National Reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca, where we find the largest population of South American camelids in the region, whose fiber provides wealth to local people through the capture and shearing of vicuñas (Chaccu) Pampa Cañahuas, arriving in Chivay.
Optional lunch.
Installation in the hotel, and after a short break we go to the thermo-medicinal baths of Calera, where we will enjoy about 1 hour.
Return to the town of Chivay.
Overnight in Chivay.
Breakfast. We will go to the Mirador de la Cruz del Cóndor, a strategic observation point of the canyon and the spectacular flight of the condor.
Optional lunch in Chivay.
We head towards the high plateau city of Puno, in whose trajectory we can observe diverse high Andean landscapes and some lagoons of the region.
Overnight in Puno.
Breakfast, travel from hotel to the pier to visit the Uros Floating Islands, built by a dense totora vegetation. Then we will go to the Taquile and Amantani Islands. In these islands the inhabitants are dedicated to agriculture, crafts and fishing, living according to their ancient Inca traditions and laws: with traditionalist manifestations, religious and folkloric rituals.
Optional lunch.
Overnight in Puno.
Breakfast. Pick up from the hotel in our private shuttle heading toward the Imperial City of Cusco. During our tour which lasts approximately 8 hours, we will have guided tours of the tourist attractions of the southern corridor of the highlands, visiting the Inca Aymara Museum of Pucara. Following our trajectory, will arrive to the city and Sicuani.
Optional lunch.
As we continue the trip, we will visit the Inca Temple of Raqchi, and then arrive at the Temple of Andahuaylillas or Sistine Chapel of America.
Arrival to the city of Cusco.
Overnight in Cusco.
Free morning.
In the afternoon we begin our tour in the city of Cusco visiting the fortress of Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay emblematic representations of the Inca Culture. Then we will visit the Plaza de Armas and the Temple of the Cathedral (exquisite samples of colonial and republican architecture). In the same way we will have the opportunity to know the Temple of the Sun or fabulous Qorikancha by the high Inca architectural precision.
This day we will visit the archaeological and typical market of Pisaq located in the town of Pisaq, where formerly bartering operations were carried out, and today is where the most varied of handicrafts from Piseña and Cusco are concentrated. Continuing our journey, we arrive Urubamba whose city hosts a variety of Andean tourist restaurants.
Optional lunch
Next, we will visit the archaeological park of Ollantaytambo, a site used as a fortification when the Inca civil wars were held, among its constructions the Temple of the Sun stands out, built with stones of 3 meters high. Afterwards, you will be transferred to the ollantaytambo train station, where you will board the train to Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu town).
Shuttle to the corresponding hotel.
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. Located at a distance of 120 km (75 miles) from the city of Cusco in the Urubamba Valley, Machupicchu rises at an altitude of 2,400 meters (7,900 feet) above sea level between the Huaynapicchu (young mountain) and the Machu Picchu (old mountain), covered with lush vegetation in the high jungle, participating in a spectacular scenery, for its importance and beauty is considered one of the wonders of the world. After the guided tour, we will board the bus that will take us back to the town of Aguas calientes.
Optional lunch.
In the afternoon at approximately 4:00 p.m. We will board the train and return to the Poroy train station "Cusco", where our shuttle will be waiting for the respective transfer to your hotel in the city of Cusco.
Overnight in Cusco.
Breakfast.
Transfer from the hotel to the airport to take the flight back to Lima.
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