Atlantis In The Andes Tour - October 2015

Nazca Extension:

Day 1: Friday Oct 9th: Arrive in Lima. Overnight Miraflores.

Day 2: Oct 10th: Drive south from Lima to Paracas and visit the Elongated Skulls in the Paracas History Museum. Overnight Paracas. Hotel San Augustin

Day 3: Oct 11th: Boat ride out to see the Candelabra geoglyph and Ballestas Islands. Then drive to Ica for the museum with Elongated Skulls and then on to Nazca for the night. Overnight Nazca. Hotel Nuevo Cantalloc

Day 4: Oct 12th: Fly over the Nazca lines, then stop at the lines viewing platform and Maria Reiche Museum before driving back to Paracas for the night. Overnight Paracas. Hotel San Augustin

Day 5: Tuesday Oct 13th: Drive back to Lima (approximately 4 hours.) Overnight Lima. Hotel Antigua

Main Tour:

Day 1: Tuesday Oct 13th: Meet in Lima. Overnight Miraflores (also Day 5 of Nazca add-on)

Day 2: Oct 14th: Lima: Visit the National Anthropology and Archaeology museum as well as the Larco museum. Overnight Lima. Hotel Antigua

Day 3: Oct 15th: Fly to Cusco and have a walk around the Inca core of ancient Cusco including the spiritual center of the Inca called the Coricancha. Overnight Cusco. Hotel Ruinas

Day 4: Oct 16th: Drive to the Inca Gate Of The Sun, Andahuaylillas Museum (with the strange Huayqui skeleton seen below) and Huaro Museum. Overnight Cusco. Hotel Ruinas

Day 5: Oct 17th: Explore above Cusco: the Temple Of The Moon, Qenqo and massive Sachsayhuaman. Overnight Cusco. Hotel Ruinas

Day 6: Oct 18th: Drive to the Inca mountain top fortress of Pisaq, Pisaq Market, Moray and Salineras; overnight Cusco. Hotel Ruinas

Day 7: Oct 19th: Drive to the ancient Inca sites of Chinchero, Naupa Huaca and Ollantaytambo. Overnight Ollantaytambo. Hotel Hacienda de Valle

Day 8: Oct 20th: All day at the secret city of Machu Pic’chu. Overnight Cusco. Hotel Ruinas

Day 9: Oct 21st: Drive to Puno on the shore of Lake Titicaca, stopping at archaeological sites along the way. Overnight Puno. Hotel Jose Antonio.

Day 10: Oct 22nd: Drive to the ancient Chullpa towers of Cutimbo and Sillustani. Overnight Puno. Hotel Jose Antonio

Day 11: Friday: Oct 23rd: End of main tour; those not on extension fly back to Lima.

Bolivia Extension:

Day 1. Friday Oct 23rd: (Day 11 of Main Peru Tour): Drive to Amaru Muru, and then on to La Paz. If we have time visit the Witches Market or Tiwanaku Museum. Ritz Apart Hotel

Day 2: Oct 24th: Full day at Tiwanaku and Puma Punku. Overnight La Paz. Ritz Apart Hotel

Day 3: Oct 25th: Drive to Oruro and visit the regional museum with Elongated Skulls. Overnight Oruro. Plaza Flores Hotel

Day 4: Oct 26th: Drive to Atlantis site. Visit Atlantis In The Andes Site. Overnight Oruro. Plaza Flores Hotel

Day 5: Oct 27th: Drive back to La Paz. Visit Tiwanaku Museum or Witches Market. Overnight La Paz

Day 6: Wednesday Oct 28th: Fly back to Lima