Magic of the Andes – A Journey through Northern Argentina & Peru

ITINERARY

• DAY 1
  Plaza de Mayo is the oldest public square in Buenos Aires

  Welcome to Buenos Aires, Argentina

  Arrive in Buenos Aires and private transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, explore the city visiting the colorful La Boca district, the famous May Square, modern Puerto Madero, and beautiful Recoleta.

  What's included?

  • Accommodation
  • Transfer
• DAY 2
  Tango is one of the most well-known types of dance in the world in Argentina

  Buenos Aires - Find the gems of this beautiful city

  Today you find the gems of this beautiful city by yourself.
  
  In Buenos Aires, we recommend you visit the Tigre Delta or visit a Tango Show including dinner.
  
  The Tigre Delta is one of the best day trips from Buenos Aires where you discover a natural paradise of lush green islands and river inlets. Enjoy a boat ride through the Tigre Delta and its islands, admire the unique architecture of elegant homes, and learn about the culture of the native isleños.
  
  Tango Show including dinner - Discover the history of the San Telmo neighborhood in Buenos Aires. El Viejo Almacen offers the most classic house of tango for all times more than 50 years of tradition. The dining with a menu of international cuisine a la carte and an extensive wine cellar with the best national wines make for a delightful evening.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
• DAY 3
  Iguazu Falls, Argentina

  Iguazu Falls - Admire one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world

  Flight to Foz do Iguazu and hotel transfer. The Iguazu Falls are made up of 275 separate waterfalls, providing a sensational sight. Producing vast sprays of water, it is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. In the afternoon visit the Brazilian side of the falls with views of the full scale of the cascades.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 4
  Rock formation in Salta called Devil's Throat, Argentina

  Iguazú Falls - Devil's Throat and explore the Guarani Village

  Today you visit the Argentinean side of the famous Iguazú waterfalls, including the Devil’s Throat, the most prominent and one of the highest falls.
  
  In the afternoon, explore the Fortín Mborore and Guarani Village which welcomes you and shares the secrets of the jungle, natural medicine, crafts, chants and dances, and ancient guaraní philosophy.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
• DAY 5
  spectacular-salt-flats-salta-argentina

  Salta - Iguazu Falls to Salta, the “Pretty One”

  Fly to Salta where you will be met by your driver and transferred to your hotel. See stunning mountain and desert landscapes, abundant wildlife, pre-Inca ruins, Spanish-colonial architecture, and Andean villages, and sample some of Argentina & most distinctive local food and wine.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 6
  Beautiful village in Purmamarca Jujuy, Argentina

  Purmamarca - Visit one of Argentina’s most postcard-worthy towns

  Today you will visit one of Argentina’s most postcard-worthy towns, Purmamarca, which lies beneath the shadows of the spectacular Cerro de Los Siete Colores (Hill of Seven Colors). The area & collection of adobe houses and 17th-century Spanish colonial church are pretty in their own right, but the backdrop of jagged hills displaying layers of red, purple, yellow and orange makes for a particularly vivid sight in the early hours when the rising sun illuminates the natural tapestry. Within the town, itself sits one of Argentina’s oldest and prettiest churches, the centuries-old Iglesia de Santa Rosa de Lima, constructed from adobe and thistle wood and dating back to 1648. Spending a night in the pueblo also means you can take advantage of the dry air and high altitude by doing some stargazing.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 7
  The Salinas Grandes is a large salt flat in central-northern Argentina

  Purmamarca - Admire the impressive Salinas Grandes, a massive salt desert

  Today you will visit the impressive Salinas Grandes, a massive salt desert covering around 3,200 square miles. It used to be a lake, but once it dried up, all the salt is concentrated in this area. If you’re wondering, yes, you may taste it! You will have time to take amazing pictures and stroll around the main plains before heading back to Salta.
  
  We recommend you, before leaving Purmamarca to visit the community Hornaditas with a short hike accompanied by llamas.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
• DAY 8
  Quebrada de Humahuaca

  Salta - Explore one of the UNESCO sites the Quebrada de Humahuaca

  Start the adventure to explore one of the UNESCO sites, the Quebrada de Humahuaca. It's one of the most fascinating gorges in South America, with colorful rock formations, craggy rocks, and a beautiful panorama.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 9
  Cathedral of Lima, Peru

  Lima - Guided city tour by visiting the historical center

  Private transfer to Salta Airport to fly to the capital of Peru, Lima.
  
  Arrive at the airport in Lima and meet your English-speaking guide. Start the city tour by visiting the historical center (World Cultural Heritage since 1988) the Cathedral, San Francisco Convent, and the Lima Art Museum (MALI).
  
  Check-in to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure to find the gems of the city.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 10
  Sacred Valley Inca Culture, Peru

  Sacred Valley - Visit the Sacsayhuaman ruins

  Private transfer to the Lima Airport to fly to Cusco. Visit the Sacsayhuaman ruins where a shaman ceremony will be held. Transfer to the Sacred Valley with a stop at the Awana kancha community to meet the traditional weavers and see llamas and alpacas.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 11
  Sacred valley in Peru

  Sacred Valley - Visit of the Chichubamba community

  Visit of the Chichubamba community. Choose 3 activities like creating ceramics, producing artisanal chocolate or textile art to get in touch with the local people. Lunch with the locals is included.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
• DAY 12
  Salt Pans of Maras, Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools

  Sacred Valley - Hike into the salt flats of Maras

  Hike in the Sacred Valley to the salt flats of Maras and the ancient circular terraces of Moray.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Tour
• DAY 13
  Gorgeous natural landscape in Machu Picchu, Peru

  Cusco - Vistadome train to Machu Picchu

  Take the Vistadome train to Machu Picchu, the only known Inca city to remain intact. Guided tour of the citadel’s agricultural terraces, houses and temples. Return to Cusco by train and bus.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
  • Train
• DAY 14
  Plaza de Armas Arequipa, Peru

  Cusco - Walking city tour

  Walking city tour with a visit of the Plaza de Armas, the cathedral and Korikancha, the temple of the sun. Another highlight will be the San Pedro market with a wide variety of Andean products.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
• DAY 15
  Cusco Main Square, Peru

  Cusco - Day at leisure in Cusco

  The day is at leisure to explore the gems of the city.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
• DAY 16

  Depart to the Cusco Airport

  Our journey came its final day.
  
  After having breakfast at hotel, transfer to airport for flight home.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Transfer