Peru in all its forms

Arrival in Lima, where you will spend the night in the residential district of Miraflores.
Before leaving the capital, you will have a morning to visit the historic center.

With your driver, you will leave Lima in the afternoon to join, by 4×4, the Pan-American Highway along the Pacific coast heading south.
Between the Pacific Ocean and the Nazca desert, this road is interrupted by a few small fertile valleys.
2-night stay in Paracas, a port town at the heart of a desert area with vast untouched beaches dotted with small oases and fishing villages.

From Paracas, you will head to Ica, a small seaside town with a small airfield. You will board a light aircraft to fly over the dunes to the Nazca desert, observing from the air the famous geometric lines and figures drawn in the desert by ancient Nazca civilizations.

After the flight, you will take refuge in the small oasis of Huacachina for a 4×4 excursion over the dunes of the Tablazo de Ica, from Huacachina toward the Paracas reserve. An unusual excursion, striking among the dunes, far from the crowds of tourists.

In the morning, a boat excursion to the Ballestas Islands, home to colonies of marine animals (sea lions, pelicans, albatrosses, dolphins…).
Return along the Pan-American Highway to Lima airport. Flight to Arequipa.

Arequipa, the “white city” built entirely of volcanic stone. At the heart of a sunny, volcanic region with rich soil, Arequipa is a superb colonial city home to many treasures, including the Santa Catalina convent.
Stroll through this city where life is pleasant.
You will stay at a small modern hotel located in the historic center, allowing you to wander on foot through this city where life is pleasant.

With your guide, you leave Arequipa to enter the mountainous valley of the Colca canyon, one of the deepest canyons in the Americas.
The site is spectacular for observing condors in flight…
This excursion will take place early in the morning to be among the first at the site.
Discovery of Aymara villages, whose people live mainly from herding and farming among flocks of alpacas and llamas.
You will spend 2 nights in this valley at a small, typical hotel.

Still on the road, you will leave the Colca region to reach the altiplano toward Lake Titicaca. A magnificent crossing through Aymara villages!
Stop at the Sillustani lagoons along the way.
Night in Puno on the shores of Lake Titicaca.
Boat trip on the lake to discover the floating islands of Uros, then disembarkation on Taquile Island. Walk on the island up to the village in the heights, with a magnificent view over the lake.
Continuation to Isla Suasi, the only private island on Lake Titicaca in Peru.
You will stay 2 nights at a charming eco-lodge on this isolated land, with an unobstructed view over the lake.

Back on the road, crossing the Andean altiplano toward Cuzco.
Cuzco has the charm of Indian cities, somewhat enchanting and full of light. Walking alongside its Inca walls, you will be struck by its incredible beauty, a blend of colonial, baroque and Inca influences.
2-night stay in this city, an emblem of Inca culture.

Accompanied by your guide, you will follow the Andean valley through the villages and sites of Chinchero, Maras, Moray and Pisac.
Night in the Sacred Valley of the Incas near Ollantaytambo, before heading out the next day to visit the fortress and then taking the train toward Machu Picchu.
Night below the Machu Picchu site, to be among the first there!
Return to Cuzco for a 2-night stay before flying back to Lima and then France.