Rainbow Valley Palcoyo

Our adventure starts in Lima. You will be meet by our representative at the airport and being transferred to your hotel. 

• Overnight: Lima

You will be picked up early from the hotel to go in direction to Paracas, our private transport  will take us to the south coast of Lima passing through large desert areas. Once in Paracas we will go to our hotel and enjoy a nice walk along the fishing bay. We will try some of the best Peruvian seafood dishes here.

Then we will get ready for our adventure on the ATVs quad bikes and have a very enjoyable experience around the desert roads of the national reserve of Paracas.

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
• Overnight: Paracas

Today we will approach to the port of Paracas to take our boat in direction to Ballestas Islands where you can appreciate Sea lions, different species of birds, Humboldt penguins, and part of the rich wildlife of the Pacific Ocean. After the boat tour we will go in our private transport in direction to Huacachina oasis, the biggest oasis in all South America, we will take some time to explore the small town and enjoy some lunch in the area.

Late afternoon we will take the sand buggies that will take us deep inside the desert to the highest dunes. If you have an adventurous spirit, you can experience sand boarding on the dunes. After all the adrenaline running through your body, chill out and enjoy the amazing sunset over the top of the dunes!

Then we will go to our hotel in Ica city.

• Meals: Breakfast, lunch
• Overnight: Ica

In the morning we will take you to the airport of Ica to fly over  Nazca and Palpa lines. The flight lasts around 1¼ hrs and you get to see the most preserved and important geoglyphs.

After the flight we will go in direction to Ica and visit Tacama vineyard, one of the oldest vineyards in Peru, here we will learn about the production of Pisco (grape grappa made in Peru) and wine. You will also have the opportunity to try some of it. 

Enjoy a nice lunch in Tacama. Then head back to Lima.

• Meals: Breakfast, lunch
• Overnight: Lima

We will leave Lima and go in direction to the airport to take our flight to Cusco. Upon arrival you will be met by your local guide and head to the Sacred valley of the inkas in our private transport. After a very scenic drive through the Andean mountains, we will stop at Pisaq and visit the archeological park of the town (3400 m).

We can also explore a little bit of the town and the artisanal market of the area. Then we will go to Qoya community to enjoy a local lunch. After lunch, we will drive along the sacred valley to get to Ollantaytambo where the hotel is Located. 

LOCAL EXPERIENCE: Lunch is included today; we support the local economy and the lunch will be offered by a local family in their home. This is the opportunity to taste some of the very local and traditional meals and support local people.

You can always change the local lunch for a restaurant in advance. 
According to the hotel category and availability, we can also stay in Urubamba at the sacred valley

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
• Overnight: Ollantaytambo

We will take you nearby the scenic lands of Huaypo lake where we will meet our bike intructors and all the equipment needed for the adventure. After a safety briefing you will have the opportunity to bike around beautiful landscapes in the Andes, passing through some local fields and small traditional towns. We will arrive to Moray and explore the fantastic inka remains of the area, once used as an agricultural laboratory. 

After the visit of Moray, we will enjoy a very nice box lunch. Then we will go in our transport in direction to the salt mines. 

From the salt mines we have the option to do a shot hike of 45 min to the scared valley or take the transport back to the hotel. 

• Estimated biking time: 3 to 4 hrs 
• Meals: Breakfast, box Lunch
• Overnight: Ollantaytambo

Early in the morning we will go to Ollantaytambo train station to take the panoramic train in direction to km 104. Here we start our hike up along an ancient original inka trail to the important inka site of Wiñay Wayna. On the way we will pass through some small archaeological sites, small streams, waterfalls and sections with very rich cloud forests.

After we pass Winay wayna site we will have a long break to enjoy our box lunch. Then we continue on the last section of the Trail to arrive to Inti Punku (the sungate) where we get our first views of the citadel of Machu Picchu. After a brief look at the marvelous site, we head down to have closer views and pictures and finally we take the bus down to in Aguas Calientes where our hotel is located.

• Walking time/distance: approx 6 hours/ 11 km. 
• Meals: Breakfast, box Lunch
• Overnight: Aguas Calientes 

Today we have an early start to take the bus up to Machupicchu (2400 m) check point.  Get ready to explore one the seven wonders of the world passing through this spectacular mysterious inka citadel.

After an interesting guided excursion and picture taking time, we return to Aguas Calientes town to enjoy a very nice lunch. In the afternoon we will take the train back to Ollantaytambo where our transport will be waiting for us to take us to the city of Cusco.

• Meals: Breakfast
• Overnight: Cusco

Day at your leisure.

Enjoy a relaxing time in Cusco, walk around the cobbled stones streets of the city, visit some museums or keep active by doing some of the various optional activities as: Mountain biking, horseback riding, hiking , city tour , Via ferrata and zipline etc. 

• Meals: Breakfast
• Overnight: Cusco

Our day starts by taking our private transport to go to the south to the starting point of the Rafting adventure nearby Chuquicahuana (2 ½ hrs). Here we will receive our river rafting equipment and a proper safety briefing. (Toilet facilities are available).

After a brief practice on the flat parts of the river, we will start our journey on easy waters, while we admire the spectacular views of the mountains and vegetation. We will continue in the river towards 2-3 level rapids that include waves and small whirlpools.  After being in the river for approximately 2 hrs we will have lunch in a small restaurant located on the riverside in Cusipata town.  Where we will have our camp set with all the facilities to make your experience more confortable.

Enjoy a very nice camp fire and dinner with a great view of the stars. 

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Overnight: Camp at Cusipata

Our day starts early in the morning after a very nice breakfast we will go in direction to Pitumarca Village to take a dirt road that takes us through a beautiful gorge with nice stunning views of snowcapped mountains, passing by herds of alpacas and llamas.

We will arrive to the community of Pampachiri (4800 m) (1 ½  hour ride), the starting point of the trail and start ascending through a colorful glacial valley to arrive to the pass of Vinincunca Rainbow Mountain. After a relaxing the time for pictures and connection with the mountains we start hiking again in direction to the beautiful red Valley and then descend through a very nice valley for around 2 ½ hrs to get to our transport.

Enjoy a very nice box lunch on the way. Back to Cusco city.

• Total walking distance: Round trip 10 km 
• Estimated walking time: 5 hrs 
• Meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch
• Overnight: Cusco

Alternative hike:
We recommend the Palcoyo rainbow valley as an alternative hike for people that didn’t have a proper acclimatization or were having problems with elevation in Cusco. This hike takes shorter time (40 min) of ascend and it is lower in elevation, but it also offers magnificent views of colorful mountain formations. 

Transfer to the airport.

Bye bye amigos!