Departure from Province via Paris and arrival in Lima in the late afternoon
Meet your arriving international flight at Jorge Chavez airport in Lima and transfer to the hotel.
A French-speaking representative will be waiting for you at the airport and will give you your travel documents.
Overnight at the Casa Andina Classic Miraflores Centro hotel.

Transfer to Lima airport and flight to Arequipa.
Transfer to your hotel in Arequipa.
Lunch at the Crepisimo restaurant.
Half day tour of the White City.
We discover the Plaza de Armas, the cathedral and then visit the Compañia church and the Santa Catalina Convent, a real city within a city with its narrow streets lined with colourful houses.
Night at the hotel La Maison d'Elise.

Early departure to the Colca for 2 days of discoveries in grouped service (15 to 30 people-4 to 5 hours drive).
We cross the Salinas Aguada Blanca National Reserve and go through a pass at 4,910 metres above sea level, known as the "Mirador de los Volcanes".
On the way, beautiful landscapes and observation of vicuñas and other camelids.
Check-in at the Tradición Colca hotel at around 1:30 pm and lunch.
In the afternoon, a 3-4 hour hike to the Uyo Uyo ruins, the former capital of the Collagua nation.
Optional bathing in the thermal waters of Yanque (entrance fee to be paid on site: 15 soles).
On the way, you can admire the beautiful church of Yanque, the amphitheatre of Occolle, the "Colcas" of the Colca River and finally the beautiful terraces of the valley.
Overnight at the Tradition Colca Hotel.

We start our day at 6:30am at the Condor Cross, in the heart of the Colca, to observe the majestic Andean Condor.
You will also enjoy a breathtaking view of the Colca River, as the canyon is 1000 metres deep at this point.
Visit to the village of Maca.
Return to Chivay around 12:30 at the bus terminal.
Lunch at the Urinsaya restaurant.
In the early afternoon, departure by tourist bus to Puno.6 hours
Welcome at the Puno bus terminal and transfer to the hotel.
Overnight at the Casa Andina Classic Tikarani hotel.

In the morning at 08:00, transfer to the port of Puno to embark for the Uros and Amantani islands (collective boat, shared service).
After about twenty-five minutes by boat, visit the floating islands
These are not natural, they were built by the Uros tribe, whose main activity is fishing.
Continuation of the navigation (about two and a half hours) to Amantani. Settle in with one of the island's families.
Lunch.
In the afternoon, walk to the top of the island to visit the sites dedicated to the Pachamama and the Pachapapa.
Dinner and overnight stay with local people.

In the morning, departure by boat for a one-hour sail to Taquile, an island of great cultural interest whose inhabitants still live according to ancestral traditions.
Lunch in a local restaurant in Taquile.
Return to Puno in the middle of the afternoon and transfer to the hotel.
Overnight at the Casa Andina Classic Tikarani hotel.

Departure by private vehicle with your English-speaking guide to reach Umasbamba, a typical village on the shores of Lake Pïuray, where the inhabitants speak Quechua, the language of the Incas, and live from their crops and the sale of weaving.
Welcome by the family and installation.
Lunch at a local's house.
You will then have the opportunity to get to know your hosts and to discover their ancestral weaving method. Possibility of a walk around the village.
Dinner and overnight in the community.

After breakfast, you leave for a short hike along Lake Piuray to the Inca village of Chinchero.
Visit to the Inca site of Chinchero.
Visit to the Association of Women Weavers of Chinchero "Awana Wasi Tocapo", which has a workshop and sells its own products through the cooperative. They offer workshops and demonstrations of various craft techniques. You will discover the different types of camelids, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas. Possibility to buy quality fabrics, sold directly by the community.
We then leave for Maras.
Walk from the village of Maras to the Maras salt flats, through the vegetation of the valley and the cultivated fields. You will discover the salt flats little by little as you descend from the village. Visit of the Maras salt flats, then return to the village.
Transfer to Ollantaytambo
Lunch at Mijunapaq.
You board a train to Aguas Calientes, the departure point for Machu Picchu.
Overnight at the Casa Andina Classic Machu Picchu hotel.

Shuttle bus ride to the Machu Picchu citadel.
Arrival at the Machu Picchu site, a wonder of the world.
Machu Picchu is an ancient 15th century Inca city in Peru. Abandoned during the collapse of the Inca empire, the sacred city of the Incas, forgotten for centuries, is considered a masterpiece of the architecture of this civilization.
It was unveiled by the American archaeologist Hiram Bingham in 1911.
Since 1983, the site has been on UNESCO's World Heritage List. On 7 July 2007, Machu Picchu was designated as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World by the New Open World Foundation, an unofficial, commercial organisation. Finally, the site is part of a whole cultural and natural complex known as the "Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu".
Lunch at the Petit Paris.
You board a train to Ollantaytambo.
Welcome at the train station in Ollantaytambo and transfer to the hotel in Cusco.
Overnight at the Casa Andina Cusco Koricancha hotel.

Departure for a half-day tour of the historic centre: visit to the Qoricancha (Temple of the Sun), and the Cathedral, which has many paintings by the Cusquenian School and numerous treasures of gold, silver and precious stones. Stroll through the San Blas district and its typical streets.
We will then reach the archaeological site of Sacsayhuaman through the cobbled streets of the bohemian neighbourhood of San Blas.
Note: 45 minute walk up the hill.
Lunch at the Manka restaurant.
Free afternoon in Cusco, the navel of the Inca world.
Free time in Cusco is generally appreciated for its opportunities to walk through the many small cobbled streets of the city.
You can also take advantage of this time to do your last souvenir shopping: between clothes, jewellery and decoration, there is no lack of choice in Cusco!
Overnight at the Casa Andina Cusco Koricancha hotel.

Transfer from your hotel to the airport in Cusco.
Your English-speaking guide will accompany you to the airport.
Flight to Lima and connection for your return to France

Depending on your flight and your connection, you will arrive in the afternoon...at home!