Day 01 LIMA
Arrival in Lima. Reception and transfer to the Orient Express Deluxe Miraflores Park Hotel. Afternoon visit to Colonial and Modern Lima. Guided tour through the historic center of the city. Admire the beauty of San Martin and Major squares, the Cathedral, the Government Palace and visit the Convent of San Francisco and its catacombs, a religious building from the end of the XVI century. Drive through the residential districts of San Isidro and Miraflores. Dinner at Rosa Nautica Restaurant for dinner, including transfers. (D)

Day 02 LIMA - CUSCO
Transfer to the airport for the flight to Cusco. Upon arrival transfer to the Orient Express Deluxe Mnasterio Hotel. Balance of the morning at leisure to adjust to the high altitude (11,000 feet). Afternoon city tour and nearby ruins. Visit Main Square, the Cathedral and its religious Art Museum, the Church of Santo Domingo or Koricancha, This tour includes visits to Sacsayhuaman and Puca Pucara fortresses, the temple and amphitheater of Kenko and the water shrine of Tambomachay. (BB)

Day 03 CUSCO - MACHU PICCHU BY DELUXE TRAIN HIRAM BINGHAM
(Monday to Saturday all year round)
Transfer to the station for a morning train ride to the unparalleled, Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas". Machu Picchu was a flourishing ceremonial and agricultural site, probably the gateway to the jungle marches of the Inca Empire. The central buildings were erected with the polished stonework of the Cusco Imperial style, though the site was probably occupied well before the Incas started their expansion. Machu Picchu was associated with the earth cult revolving around the Coca leaf, which was a privilege restricted to the Inca Royal family and priests.
On-board meals with Peruvian wine, Cusqueña Beer, soft drinks and hot drinks (brunch on outward journey, dinner on return), on-board entertainment, guides, bus transfers, entrance to the Machu Picchu sanctuary and afternoon tea at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, pre-dinner cocktails. Overnight at the Deluxe Orient Express Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge Hotel. (BB/L/D)

Day 04 MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO BY HIRAM BINGHAM
Morning free to explore the ruins on your own . Lunch at Sanctuary Lodge. Late afternoon departure by train to Cusco. Upon arrival transfer to your hotel. (BB/L/D)

Day 05 CUSCO - PUNO
Transfer to the station to take the Andean Explorer Train to Puno. The Andean Explorer is exquisitely decorated in the fine manner of the great Pullman trains of the 1920’s and boasts a full fleet of refurbished coaches including dining cars and an open-air observation bar car, which is unique in South America. On the journey passengers are served a three course lunch in the dining car followed by coffee served in the observation-bar car. The Andean Explorer runs between Cuzco and Lake Titicaca. This service, full of romance and style, unites two of Peru’s top. Arrive Puno in late afternoon. Reception and transfer to your Libertador Lago Titicaca Hotel. (BB/L)

Day 06 PUNO
Full day boating excursion on Lake Titicaca visiting the floating islands of the Uros Indians. Continue to Taquile (solid ground), where its hospitable inhabitants have preserved their centuries-old way of life. Lunch on the island. (BB/L)

Day 07 PUNO - JULIACA - LIMA
Transfer to Juliaca airport in time for the flight to Lima. Visit on the way the Necropolis of Sillustani. These ruins are located about 32 km from Puno, on the road to Juliaca and are one of the most important in the region. These circular stone towers, the Chullpas, which overlook a small lake, are huge funerary monuments built by the Collas to keep their mortal remains. Each structure is at least 12 meters high. The way they were built, with a smaller diameter in the base than at the top challenges the laws of equilibrium. Arrival in Lima. Transfer to your Miraflores Park hotel. Guided shopping tour. Farwell dinner at a local Restaurant (BB/D)

Day 08 LIMA - HOME
Transfer to the airport for your international departure flight (BB)

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