Example of a tailor-made journey, fully customisable
Pérou
14 days / 12 nights
Former capital of the Viceroys, Lima is your arrival point, reference point and starting point.
Guided tour of the historic centre after spending the night in the Miraflores district upon arrival.
Flight to Arequipa.
Arequipa is a magnificent colonial city at an altitude of 2,304 m, pleasant to live in and always sunny.
Guided tour of the city and its religious jewel: the Santa Catalina convent, listed as a national monument, an immense construction of ochre and red.
Casa Andina Premium Arequipa, Pérou
From Arequipa, drive through the Pampa Canahuas reserve with its sublime landscape, from the valley of volcanoes to the deepest canyon in the Americas.
You will be able to observe numerous wild camelids there. Multiple stops along the way lead to a magnificent panorama of the Ambato, Misti and Hualca Hualca volcanoes.
Visit of villages and encounter with the Aymara communities.
On the second day, you will set off on an excursion to the Cruz del Condor to observe the majestic flight of the Andean condor.
From the Colca canyon, 4×4 drive to Puno, crossing the dazzling landscape of the Altiplano between Chivay and Puno.
Before reaching Puno, visit the pre-Inca archaeological site of Sillustani above the Umayo lagoon.
Arrival in Puno, at 3,800 m altitude, gateway to Lake Titicaca.
Fast boat trip on Lake Titicaca from Puno.
Discovery of the floating islands of Uros, and of the way of life of the communities on Taquile Island and Amantani Island.
Lac Titicaca, Pérou
From Puno, scheduled bus journey to Cuzco, at 3,600 m altitude: “the Inca navel”.
Cuzco has the charm of Indian cities, somewhat spellbinding and yet luminous. Walking along its Inca walls, you will be struck by its remarkable beauty, a blend of colonial, baroque and Inca influences.
Région de Cuzco, Pérou
HUCHUY QOSQO TREK
Starting point for the trek to Huchuy Qosqo (3,656 m altitude), an Inca construction of adobe and stone.
A magnificent archaeological site set within a spectacular canyon, rarely visited by tourists. 7 hours of moderate walking, with views in the distance of the snow-capped peaks of Pitusiray and Sawasiray.
Crossing of a pass at 4,100 m to reach the ruins of Pucamarca.
Trek dans la vallée sacrée, Pérou
Departure for an intense day in the more rural valley high in the Andean mountains.
First stop at the village of Chinchero, typical and set in the high mountains.
Then visit the Maras salt pans, where millennia-old Inca methods are still used for salt extraction.
And then Moray, another agricultural marvel using the still remarkably effective Inca techniques harnessing solar energy…
Not forgetting Ollantaytambo, a former fortress.
Picnic lunch in the sacred valley.
Vallée sacrée, Pérou
You will reach the Machu Picchu site by train, following the Urubamba river from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes.
The highlight: you will have 2 days to explore the sacred site of Machu Picchu at your own pace.
Machu Picchu, Pérou
Return to Cuzco by train from Aguas Calientes to Cuzco.
1 night in the historic centre of Cuzco before taking your flight back to France the following day.
Arrival in France the next day.