Peru Trip Overview

The trip to Peru was planned in the senior year of high school with my CCP Composition and Literature classes’ professor. As I had taken Spanish for four years, I had learned about Machu Picchu. Therefore, as soon as I saw that one of the locations to visit was Machu Picchu and that there was a chance that the site was going to close entry to visitors soon—only allowing viewing from afar, I immediately asked my mom for permission.

Explorica was the agency that the trip was planned through, and the overall itinerary was as follows:

Day 1 Hola Lima
Meet your tour director and check into hotel

Day 2 Lima landmarks
Lima guided sightseeing tour
Government Palace, City Hall, Cathedral of Lima, Miraflores, San Isidro, San Francisco Convent visit
Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology visit

Day 3 Lima–Cuzco
Fly to Cuzco
Cuzco guided sightseeing tour
Tambo Mach’ay, Qenko, Puca Pucara, Sacsayhuaman Fortress visit

Day 4 Sacred Valley landmarks
Sacred Valley excursion
Ollantaytambo Fortress visit, Pisac Indian Market, Wildlife Sanctuary visit

Day 5 Cuzco–Machu Picchu
Train ride to Agua Calientes (Machu Picchu Pueblo)
Explore Machu Picchu
Hike to Intipunku

Day 6 Machu Picchu–Cuzco
Machu Picchu free time
Transfer back to Cuzco

Day 7 Cuzco–Lake Titicaca
Travel to Puno
Andahuaylillas Chapel guided visit
Raqchi Temple guided visit
Shop at local ceramics market

Day 8 Uros Islands & Taquile Island
Visit with indigenous Uros families
Hike Taquile Island

Day 9 End tour
Sillustani Temple guided visit
Fly to Lima
Fly home

Day 10 Return home

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