Discover Southern Peru

WELCOME TO LIMA + CITY TOUR (IN THE AFTERNOON)

When your international flight arrives in Lima, look for your Kantu Peru tours would be holding a sign with your name on it! We know you’ll most likely be a little tired after your long flight, so we’ll save you the stress and bring you straight to your hotel where you can shake off that icky flight feeling with a shower and rest before starting your city tour.

Our Kantu Peru Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel to start this fantastic tour where we will visit the most modern districts of Miraflores and San Isidro. We will visit the Financial Center, the Golf, the Olivar park, the Huaca Pucllana a pre-Inca pyramidal temple that still survives the urban expansion where our guide will explain about history of this majestic place and then we will go towards Parque del Amor located in Miraflores, from where we can appreciate the majestic Pacific Ocean.
Colonial Lima
To continue with this adventure, we will go to the Lima Historic Center, declared by UNESCO in 1991 Cultural Heritage of Humanity, due to beautiful architecture. where the Spanish established in the 16th century, we will visit the Plaza San Martín, the balconies and old mansions, the Plaza Mayor where we will appreciate the most important buildings such as the Government Palace, the Cathedral of Lima, the Archbishop’s Palace, Municipal and the crypt of Francisco Pizarro – founder of the city of Lima.Later, ending the tour, return to your respective hotel in Lima.

FLY FROM LIMA TO AREQUIPA + city tour in the afternoon

Your Lima host will escort you to the airport in the morning and you’ll fly direct to Arequipa. Often called “the White City,” Arequipa is famous for its bleached bright colonial-era buildings, which are made from a pearly volcanic rock known as sillar. With the assistance of a Kantu Peru tours host, you’ll travel to your hotel of choice to settle in.

This afternoon, set off on a private city tour of Arequipa’s most intriguing sights, from the handsome colonial architecture to the Juanita mummy, the preserved body of a young Inca girl found atop a glacier who was sacrificed to the gods. You will also explore a 16th-century convent before concluding your tour in the main square, Yanahuara, which boasts stunning panoramas of the city and the volcanic peak of El Misti.

AREQUIPA AND CHIVAY tour

At the scheduled time ( 7:30 am), we will pick you up from your hotel in Arequipa and Set off with your guide to the small town of Chivay. En route, you’ll stop at Pampa Cañahuas – a reserve inhabited by llamas and other South American camelids – and the volcano overlook of Patapampa, from where you can gaze over the mighty line-up of snow-hatted volcanic peaks. After checking into your personally chosen hotel, it’s time to relax and enjoy the beautiful and serene surroundings and if you are staying at Colca Lodge, you can bliss out and sink into the curative waters of the lodge’s natural spring pools.

CHIVAY -CRUZ DEL CONDOR -PUNO

Following breakfast at your hotel, head for Condor’s Cross to peer down into the seemingly endless depths of Colca Canyon, which is almost three times as tall as Dubai’s Burj Khalifa skyscraper. While here, be on the watch for the majestic Andean condor, which is frequently spotted soaring above the canyon’s abyss. Next, we’ll visit some of the settlements in and around Colca Valley to learn about local customs.

In the afternoon, enjoy views of the picturesque countryside during the five-hour journey to Puno. Because you’ll be in a private car, you can sit back, stretch out and relax. In Puno, your Kantu Peru tours host will check you into your lovely hotel for the evening.

FULL DAY LAKE TITICACA: THE FLOATING ISLAND

The Uros, and Taquile Islands are beautiful places located in the highest lake in the world where you will live an experience unique.

We will pass by your hotel at 07:30 hrs. Approx. where we will go with our tourist transport to the port of Puno to board the boats that will take us on this adventure, we will go to the Uros floating islands, where our guide will explain the living culture of this place and then have free time to explore by yourself. Then we will go to Taquile where we will stay for 3 hours visiting the place observing the landscape and customs, we will have lunch at a local restaurant where we will have a typical lunch based on trout. We will have free time to explore the island and meet its inhabitants who will show us their way of life through their textiles. And finally we will return to your hotel in Puno city.

ULL DAY TO THE SUN’S ROUTE FROM PUNO TO CUSCO BY BUS.

The incredible Sun’s route Tour starts at 6:00 am approx. In the morning at the agreed time, we will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to the Bus station. Our first stop would be the museum of Pukara where we can find ceramics and sculptures representing zoomorphic figures. Then we will visit La Raya to take beautiful photos. After we will enjoy our lunch, which is a buffet and is included in the price of the ticket in the tourist restaurant LA PASCANA. After our lunch, we will continue to Raqchi Also known as the Temple of the god VIRACOCHA, who was the supreme Inka deity, in this place we will find the largest number of Colcas (Barns) we will also see magnificent stone and adobe buildings. the last point would be the chapel of Andahuaylillas Which is a church that dates back to the 17th century. Also known as La Sistina de Los Andes for the beauty of its murals And Finally, we will arrive at Bus Station Private Terminal in Cusco, our representative will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel.

HALF-DAY CUSCO CITY TOUR (IN THE AFTERNOON)

In the afternoon you will start the Cusco city tour, around 13:00pm. Exploring Stunning Archeological Inca places, our tour leader and the transport will pick you up from the hotel. This Cusco day trip will inspirit you for the next Stunning Inca places.
The first place we will visit is “ the cathedral of Cusco” and then The temple Of the san Called also Koricancha, followed by the Megalytic construction of Sacsayhuaman.

Last but not least, you visit Q’enqo the temple of the Puma, The fortress of Puca Pucara, and The Temple of the Water of Tambomachay.

End of this Cusco day trip at 18:00pm approx. And then you will have free time in the afternoon to explore Cusco city on your own.

FULL-DAY SACRED VALLEY TOUR + AGUAS CALIENTES

The tour to the Sacred Valley starts At 7:30 am, where our tourist transport will pick you up from your hotel, for then start our adventure through the mountains on the way to Pisac. On the way, you will make some stops, where we will be able to take pictures and appreciate the sacred valley of the Incas from a beautiful touristic viewpoint. Once in Pisac, you can visit the archaeological center: full of terraces and temples; and of course its artisan market. Afterward, you will go through the Sacred Valley to the town of Urubamba, where you will stop to take your lunch in a beautiful tourist restaurant, trying different types of dishes and unique flavors that can only offer you a great buffet lunch. In the afternoon you will visit the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo, and you will know its history, magic, and culture Finally, you will take the train station to go from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes Town.

TOUR EN MACHUPICCHU

Early in the morning after breakfast (According to the time entrance ticket to Machu Picchu) We will come to the hotel and take you to take the bus toward Machu Picchu Inca city. You will travel for 30 minutes until you reach Machu Picchu Control. Then, you have a guided tour for about two hours, visiting the most important temples and sectors of Machu Picchu. It is important that you have to know that there are some restrictions to do in Machu Picchu, for example, the tour is one way, it is not allowed to come back to the places already visited. Once you will finish your guided tour you will take the bus from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes town, where you will have time to enjoy lunch on your own. In the afternoon (according to your train schedule), you will take the train back to Ollantaytambo, where our driver will be waiting for you with a sign with your name. He will drop you at your hotel in Cusco city.

FULL-DAY RAINBOW MOUNTAIN TOUR

The tour starts from your hotel in Cusco at 4:00 am approx, depending on your hotel location the pickup time will be quite different. Once the group is ready the great adventure will start in the direction of Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain. You travel by car for 2 hours approx in our tourist transport until arriving in the community of Cusipata. Here, you will enjoy a delicious breakfast before continuing with the tour. Continuing the Rainbow Mountain Tour, The car leaves the main road to take the dirt road for 45 minutes more. During the trip, you can observe beautiful landscapes, canyons, and beautiful glaciers such as The Ausangate Glacier (The biggest in the Cusco region).

After enjoying Rainbow Mountain which is one of the best Day Trips From Cusco, The Group starts the walk back to the parking and then to the community of Cusipata. Here, you have a delicious lunch and then return to the imperial city of Cusco. Finally, at the end of the Rainbow Mountain Tour, you return to Cusco.

FLY FROM CUSCO TO LIMA-GOOD BYE PERU!

According your flight details we will arrange your pick-up time to go to the airport Please send us your flight information. not included.