Discover Peru & Bolivia

LIMA | CUZCO | MACHU PICCHU | PUNO | LAKE TITICACA | HUATAJATA | UYUNI | LA PAZ

Bolivia offers visitors an astonishing range of landscapes and climates. During this introductory journey, travel to La Paz, the highest capital city in the world, to discover its mysterious past. Visit the incredible floating islands on Lake Titicaca and tour the ancient ruins of Tiwanaku. Spend two nights in a salt hotel among the silence of the Salar de Uyuni with its pure blue sky and immense desert landscape. This journey also includes a stay in Cuzco and Machu Picchu, Peru.

Highlights:

  • Private tour of La Paz and its surroundings
  • Discover the unique islands of Lake Titicaca and Huatajata
  • Kallawaya, Bolivian healer experience
  • Watch the southern sky constellations
  • Epic Cuzco and Machu Picchu
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Travel itinerary

Day 1

TORONTO – LIMA  Depart from Toronto to Lima. Upon arrival, welcome and private transfer to your hotel.

Hilton Lima Miraflores, Deluxe Room
★★★★★
Day 2
Breakfast

LIMA  After breakfast, enjoy a private afternoon city tour of Lima featuring the Plaza Mayor, the Government Palace, the 17th-century Baroque Cathedral and Church of San Francisco and the Palacio de Torre Tagle, Lima’s most elegant colonial mansion. Also visit the Larco Herrera Museum.

Hilton Lima Miraflores, Deluxe Room
★★★★★
Day 3
Breakfast

LIMA – CUZCO  Breakfast. Private transfer to the airport to board your flight to Cuzco. Upon arrival, private transfer to your hotel. Enjoy an afternoon excursion including an historic city tour and a visit to the sites of Sacsayhuamán, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay located just outside the city.

Palacio del Inka Cusco, Superior Room
★★★★★
Day 4
Breakfast / Lunch

MACHU PICCHU  Breakfast. Private transfer to the train station to begin your journey to Machu Picchu. Board the Vistadome train, surrounded entirely by glass, the panoramic windows offer incomparable scenic views of the impressive landscape. Upon arrival, your private guide will take you to the majestic citadel; tour the terraces, corridors, temples and ancient winding streets to further understand the brilliance of the Incas. After your tour, return to Cuzco.

Palacio del Inka Cusco, Superior Room
★★★★★
Day 5
Breakfast / Lunch

CUZCO – PUNO  Breakfast. Private transfer to the bus station. Board your shared bus to Puno including lunch. Upon arrival in Puno, private transfer to your hotel.

Casa Andina Premium Puno, Superior Lake view
★★★★
Day 6
Breakfast / Lunch

PUNO  Breakfast. On your shared tour, travel by speedboat through the deep blue waters of Lake Titicaca, the largest lake in South America. Visit the incredible floating Uros Islands which are made and remade from totora reeds. Witness the interesting and unusual ancestral culture of the Aymara on Taquile Island. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Return to your hotel.

Casa Andina Premium Puno, Superior Lake view
★★★★
Day 7
Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

PUNO – SUN ISLAND  Journey from Puno to Copacabana, located at the shores of Lake Titicaca. Visit the shrine and Dark Indian Virgin. Hydrofoil cruise to Sun Island to visit the Pilcocaina Sun Temple; llama trek to your hotel followed by lunch. Take the rest of your day to explore your simple and beautiful surroundings.

Posada del Inca Eco Lodge , Standard Room
★★★
Day 8
Breakfast / Lunch

SUN ISLAND – HUATAJATA  Visit the Inca Grand Stairs and Sacred Fountain believed to give eternal youth and happiness; lunch at Uma Kollu. Hydrofoil cruise to Moon Island to visit the temple Iñaq Uyu. Continue by hydrofoil to Huatajata to visit many sites including mud igloos and Urus Chipayas. Your night experience of Mystic World of the Kallawayas is led by natural healers of Bolivia, who bless visitors and answer questions by casting sacred coca leaves. Visit Alajpacha to learn from the cosmovision of the Aymaras and watch the southern constellations.

Hotel Inca Utama & Cultural Resort, Standard Room
★★★
Day 9 & 10
Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

HUATAJATA – LA PAZ – UYUNI  Fly to Uyuni, the largest salt flat on Earth, located on the Bolivian Altiplano. Enjoy the silence on your Salt Lake excursion while surrounded by crystalline salt, the clear sky and cacti. Lunch at Isla Incawasi, an oasis with formations of algae and fossils. The next day, visit the village of Taghua and hike to the caves of the Coquesa Mummies. On both nights, sleep in a deluxe room at a unique salt hotel.

Day 11 & 12
Breakfast

UYUNI – LA PAZ  Fly to La Paz. Tour the archaeological ruins of Tiwanaku, one of the oldest civilizations in the Americas. See the Sun Gate, Temple of Kalasasaya and Pyramid of Akapana. The next day, discover pre-Hispanic hidden treasures with all their traditions during your private tour of La Paz. See the indigenous, colonial and modern areas, Indian Market, Witch Doctor’s Market and breathtaking panoramas. Visit Moon Valley, a clay formation resembling the face of the Moon; take a cable car ride over the city.

Casa Grande Hotel, Standard Room
★★★★★
Day 13 & 14
Breakfast

LA PAZ – LIMA – HOME  Breakfast. Private transfer to La Paz airport to board your flight to Lima. Upon arrival, check into your airport hotel. Board your very early flight home.

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Not included

  • Airport and departure taxes
  • Gratuities to guides and drivers
  • Items of a personal nature
  • Travel insurance
  • Reciprocity and/or local taxes if applicable
  • Visas required for entry into the country as necessary. Please discuss this with your travel agent to determine your requirements prior to departure.
14 days

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Comments from the P. Family to their travel agent:

““We had a great trip Debra, everything that Gateways looked after was very well organised. The drivers and guides were fluent in English and very knowledgeable in their fields of expertise. I have already recommended you and Gateways to a couple of interested friends!”

P. Family, Burlington
May 31, 2023