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Sightseeing Tours on Lake Titicaca: Uros Islands Tour |
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Sail to the pretty floating reed islands on Lake Titicaca in Peru and meet the native Uros Indians
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Visit the quaint floating reed Islands on Lake Titicaca in Peru and meet the native Uros Indians who have inhabited the islands for decades. Centuries ago, the small indigenous Uros tribe conceived of the islands as a way to isolate and protect themselves from rival tribes, the Collas and the Incas. The Uros people harvested the totora reeds that grow freely along of the banks of the Titicaca Lake, bundled them together tightly and built floating island platforms complete with reed houses and canoes, creating in this way their own little world. Learn about the traditions of the islanders as you mingle with the Uros people who continue to eke out a living from fishing and agriculture aboard their floating homes. They are also known for their beautiful and intricate handwork, weaving, spinning, and embroidery. A trip to the unique floating islands on Lake Titicaca and a chance to meet the ancient Uros Indians will make your excursion in Peru a time to remember.
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More products in category : Latin America > Peru
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Cultural Tours in Lima: Larco Herrera Museum
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 Half Day Tour to Larco Herrera Museum - Lima
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...a gold room, a small cactus garden, and textiles made from feathers. An amazing exhibit is a Paracas weaving that contains 398 threads to the linear inch - a world record. For history...
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Cultural and Historical Tours in Peru: Pisac Market, Ollantaytambo Fortress
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 Full Dy Tr to Pisac Mrkt & Ollantaytambo Fortress
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...cobblestone pathways of Ollantaytambo, the ‘infallible’ fortress of the Incas. The Inca terraces and megalithic structures impart a powerful sense of a bygone era. The...
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Exploring Peru’s Historical and Natural Wonders: Puno and Lake Titicaca
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 Puno & Lake Titicaca 3 Day / 2 Night Tour
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...the snow-dipped Andean mountains and the rugged beauty of Peru – this tour showcases Peru at its best.
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Wine Tours in Peru: Wine-Tasting in Ica
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 Ica Wine Tour - Half Day
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...every year during this period! Taste the sweet wines produced here and sample some of the local pisco. Take this wine tasting tour in Ica and enjoy a morning spent savoring some of the best drinks Peru has to offer!
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Lima City Tour, San Isidro, Miraflores & Shopping Tour
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 Lima , San Isidro, Miraflores & Shopping
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...some fine handicrafts and Peruvian artwork at in the Indian market. Take this tour and see the best of Peru’s capital city, Lima!
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Sun Island Excursion - Full Day
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 Puno-Copacabana-Sun Island-La Paz Full Day Tour
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...of Tiquina, housing the naval base of the Bolivian army. Arrive at Puerto Perez on a barge and explore the home of the Lake Titicaca steamship service. As the sun sets on the tour...
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Ancient Inca Marvels: Sightseeing Tour to Maras and Moray
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 Maras & Moray Half Day Tour
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Incan masonry and intricate irrigation channels will hold you riveted as you explore Moray and Maras, about an hour’s drive from Cusco. Moray looks like a sunken amphitheatre,...
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Rainforest Adventures in Peru: Sandoval Lake Lodge
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 Puerto Maldonado 3 Day / 2 Night Tour
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...lake in Southern Peru, if not in the entire Peruvian Amazon.The Lake is home to two of the world’s rarest (and endangered) species, the giant otter and the black caiman.The Rainforest...
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Culinary Tour of Lima
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 Culinary Tour of Lima - Full Day
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...tavern. If you want to remember all that you have learnt, then head for the Dedalos Boutique that stocks up on a variety of Peruvian cookbooks and other souvenirs. A hot cup of cocoa...
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Archaeological Tours in Peru: Sillustani Graves in Puno
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 Half Day Tour of Sillustani Graves
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...a stunning view of Lake Umayo at 4000 meters, this is a place of beauty and mysticism. At up to 12 metre high, the famous funerary towers were built with high precision, in which...
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Sightseeing Tour of Trujillo and the Chan Chan Ruins
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 Full Day Tour of Trujillo and Chan Chan
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...Chan Chan, the largest pre-Hispanic mud site in the world, capital of the ancient Chimu kingdom and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. At the best-preserved Tschudi citadel, see friezes...
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Colca Canyon Discovery-2 Days/1 Night-Deluxe
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 Colca Canyon 2 Day / 1 Night Tour-Deluxe
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...to the parched Altiplano (high plateau). Unwind from the day’s exertions with some Peru style rejuvenation at the mineral laden hot springs of La Calera. As the next day dawns,...
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Inca Landmarks in Peru: Tour of Ollantaytambo Fortress
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 Ollantaytambo Inca Fortress- Half Day
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...beauty of Peru’s landscape. At Ollantaytambo, see the huge steep terraces built by the Incas and explore what is till date one of the best examples of Inca town planning. Learn...
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Horseback Riding in Cusco
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 Horse Riding from Cusco - Half Day
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...city of Cusco and its surroundings which are teeming with archaeological sites and ruins of the mighty Incas. Accompanied by an experienced horseman, set off at a comfortable pace...
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Museums of Lima: Larco Herrera and Archaeological Museums
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 Larco Herrera & Archaeological museum - Half Day
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...weaving containing 398 threads to a linear inch (!) and erotic pottery are only some of the fascinating relics at the Larco Herrera Museum in Peru. With the world’s largest private...
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Adventure Spots in Peru: Sand Boarding in Huacachina
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 Sand Boarding in Huacachina -Half Day from Ica
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...many points where you will have the opportunity to experience the exhilaration of sand boarding over the dunes. With sand dunes going up to a height of 700 feet, this sand boarding adventure is sure to set your heart pounding!
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Aerial Tour of Nazca Lines (1 ½ hours)
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 Nazca Lines Overflight - 1 Hr 15 Min
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...designs, some up to 300 meters long which can only be seen in their true dimension from the sky, from an altitude of at least 1,500 feet. The Nazca culture is not believed to have...
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Aerial Tour of Nazca Lines (45 minutes)
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 Nazca Lines Local Overflight - 45 Minutes
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...desert are large number of geometric drawings and plant and animal etchings that spread across 500 square kilometres of the parched, rocky Pampa. There are also designs such as a dog,...
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Bird-watching and Eco Tours in Peru: Cruise Around Ballestas Islands
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 Ballestas Island visit - Half Day
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...birds, which share their habitat with huge groups of sea lions, dolphins and fur seals. As a result, they are also known as the Peruvian Galapagos. See the famous three-pronged Candelabro...
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Chan Chan Ruins + Huanchaco
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 Chan Chan Ruins + Huanchaco - Half Day
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...Chan ruins, you can learn more about the Chimu kingdom as you examine the adobe friezes (designs moulded into mud walls) with fish and seabirds in the ceremonial courtyard of the Tschudi...
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Tour to Lake Titicaca’s Islands: Uros and Taquile
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 Taquile Island & Uros Islands -2 Days/1 Night
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...These islands are made solely of the totora reeds that grow freely along of the banks of the Titicaca Lake, and are even used to build houses and canoes! Inca legends, sunsets...
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Lima Uncovered-Superior
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 Lima2days/1night-superior
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...by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1535, Lima bears this title proudly. Step back along the avenue of time as you explore the Plaza de Aramas, the heart of Lima’s...
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Lima Uncovered - Deluxe
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 Lima2days/1night-Deluxe
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...by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1535, Lima bears this title proudly. Step back along the avenue of time as you explore the Plaza de Aramas, the heart of Lima’s...
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Arequipa City Sightseeing Tour
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 Arequipa Half Day City Tour
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...beautiful in the whole of Peru, with its baroque churches and charming colonnaded balconies. The enormous Belgian organ and intricately carved pulpit of the magnificent Cathedral...
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Historical and Natural Wonders of Peru: Arequipa, Colca Canyon
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 Arequipa & Cola Canyon 4 Day/ 3 Night Tour
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...endangered Andean condor. Watching the graceful condors flying at the Cruz del Condor, the highest viewpoint of the Colca Canyon, is an unforgettable experience.
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Puno and Lake Titicaca Crossing: Unique Peru Tours
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 Puno & Titicaca Lake Crossing -5 D/4 N
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...experience. Get a flavour of Peru’s indigenous culture at the floating Uros Islands on Lake Titicaca. Meet the Uros Indians who live on ‘totora’ reed homes and...
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On the Trail of the Condor: Tour to the Colca Canyon
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 Colca Canyon 2 Day / 1 Night Tour
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...of ‘Condor Cross’ is perhaps the best places to sight the graceful black and white condors circling far above. Unwind after the day’s exertions with some Peru-style...
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Puno & Titicaca Lake Crossing - Superior
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 Puno & Titicaca Lake Crossing -5 D/4 N- superior
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...you visit Andahuaylillas, a picturesque Andean village, famous for its 17th century Baroque church. You can also see a great example of Inca masonry at the Raqchi ruins which...
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Arequipa & the Colca Canyon-3 Days/2 Nights-Superior
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 Arequipa & Cola Canyon 4 Day/3 Night-superior
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...will fascinate you. With terraced slopes used for agriculture, it reflects a uniquely Peruvian heritage and creates a startling contrast from the parched Altiplano (high plateau)....
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Puno & Titicaca Lake Crossing - Deluxe
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 Puno & Titicaca Lake Crossing -5 D/4 N-deluxe
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...you visit Andahuaylillas, a picturesque Andean village, famous for its 17th century Baroque church. You can also see a great example of Inca masonry at the Raqchi ruins which are...
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Pre-Inca History Chiclayo & Truijillo-3 Days/2 Nights-Superior
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 Chiclayo & Trujillo 3 Day / 2 Night Tour-superior
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...Dr Walter Alva, the burial sites of the Mochicas reflect Peru’s rich heritage. With an array of ornaments and artefacts, the tomb of the ‘Lord of Sipan’ tagged...
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Sightseeing Tour of Lima’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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 Half Day Tour to Archaeological Museum Lima
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...is also Peru's grandest and biggest and contains the famous Estela Raymondi and the Tello Obelisk stones. These are two important carved stone pieces dating back to 1000 B.C. It also...
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Archaeological Tours in Peru: Cusco and Inca Ruins
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 Half Day Tour of Cusco and Nearby Ruins
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...Stone archways and cobblestone paths lead to the sacred capital of the Incas. The city is replete with the finest Incan stonework and dotted with charming Spanish style architecture,...
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Arequipa & the Colca Canyon-3 Days/2 Nights-Deluxe
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 Arequipa & Cola Canyon 4 Day/3 Night-Deluxe
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With graceful black and white condors circling far above, glance down into the awe-inspiring Colca Canyon. Twice as deep as the Grand Canyon at 3191 meters, its plunging depths will...
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Gold Museum Tour in Lima
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 Gold Museum Half Day Tour - Lima
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...innovative metal-smiths, they range from the civilizations of Paracas, Chavin, Nazca, Moche, Wari, Lambayeque and Chimu to Inca. The museum also houses a collection of antique firearms from around the world.
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: Sightseeing Tour of Lake Titicaca Islands: Taquile and Uros Islands
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 Full Day Tour of Uros Islands & Taquile with lunch
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...Taquile on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca, was once a prized Inca territory. The islanders still speak Quechua, the language of the Incas, and the weaving tradition is particular...
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Nazca Lines Flight and Peruvian Galapagos
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 Ica, Nazca Lines & Paracas 2 Day/1 Night Tour
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...arrive at the thriving ‘wine city’ of Ica. A riveting flight over the enigmatic Nazca Lines will leave you awed at the geometric figures and plant and animal etchings spread...
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Sightseeing Tour of Pachacamac Temple Ruins
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 Half Day Tour of Pachacamac Temple - Lima
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...the earliest constructions at Pachacamac only date back to around 200 A.D., it is famed as the site of an important Inca Temple, the Temple of the Sun and the ‘House of the Chosen...
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Exploring Lima: Historical and Cultural Tour
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 Lima 2 Day / 1 Night Tour
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...stands testimony to the days when Lima was the seat of the Spanish Inquisition. Miraflores and San Isidro form the hub of Lima’s social and commercial life. With an assortment...
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Huascaran National Park – Full Day
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 Huascaran National Park - Full Day
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...de Huaylas, a valley between the snow-covered ‘White Mountain’, Cordillera Blanca and the ‘Black Mountain’, Cordillera Negra. Travel past the picturesque...
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Inca Heritage Tour: Excursion to Machu Pichu
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 Full Day Tour to Machu Picchu
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...Wonders of the World. A ‘symphony in stone’, Machu Picchu said to have been a secret ceremonial city of the Incas, totally self-contained and completely invisible from...
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Excursion to Peru’s Northern Coast: Chiclayo and Trujillo
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 Chiclayo & Trujillo 3 Day / 2 Night Tour
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On this tour, travel to Peru’s northern coast and marvel at the amazing achievements of its ancient civilizations. Colourful architecture in shades of red, orange and yellow...
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City Sightseeing Tour: Lima Colonial and Modern
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 Lima Half Day City Tour
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...are reminiscent of its Spanish legacy. Named the ‘City of Kings’ by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1535, Lima bears this title proudly. Miraflores and...
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History and Archaeology Tour of Chiclayo: Tombs and Museums
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 Full Day Tour to the tomb of Lord of Sipan ,
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Ancient relics of the Moche civilization will give an insight into Peru’s lesser known, but equally fascinating, pre-Incan heritage on this tour. Dating back to 200 A.D. but...
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Bird Watching in Peru
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 Nature Extended Tour from Cusco - 6 Nts/Dys
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...city’ of Machu Picchu is another highlight of any trip to Peru. A ‘symphony in stone’, it was a ceremonial site with beautiful terraces, ceremonial baths, temples...
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Exploring Peru’s Inca Heritage: Cusco and Machu Picchu
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 Cusco 4 Day / 3 Night Tour
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...falcon’. The terraces and megalithic structures of Ollantaytambo, the ‘infallible fortress’ of the Incas is another awe-inspiring sight. The highlight of any trip...
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Aerial Tour of Nazca Lines (45 minutes)
The Nazca Lines in the Nazca desert in Peru have been intriguing mankind ever since they were discovered in 1901 by Max Ulhe, a Peruvian archaeologist.Hailed as one of the world's unresolved...
Chan Chan Ruins + Huanchaco
Explore the Chan Chan ruins of the Chimu kingdom in Peru on this half day tour. 2 miles north of Trujillo on the Pacific Coast, the adobe ruins of Chan Chan served as the capital of the Chimu kingdom ...
Aerial Tour of Nazca Lines (1 ½ hours)
The Nazca Lines in the Nazca desert, situated about two hours from Ica in Peru, are truly one of the world's unresolved mysteries. And one of the best ways to truly appreciate these fascinating...
...most incredible to be found anywhere with around 55,000 pots in all. Its chronological...
...wares in the time-honoured way. Great souvenirs can be picked up here - antiques,...
...ice-capped Andes, the sapphire blue waters of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable...
...one of the oldest wineries in Ica where pisco is made using the traditional methods...
...important pilgrimage site, it is also popular for glorious fiestas! Mystique and...
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...the most attractive lake in Southern Peru, if not in the entire Peruvian Amazon.The...
...‘ceviche’ (a seafood salad). What’s more, see a master chef prepare...
...Spanish legacy. Step back in time as you explore the Plaza de Aramas and its exquisite...
...the El Callejon de Huaylas, a valley between the snow-covered ‘White Mountain’,...
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...of its ancient civilizations. Colourful architecture in shades of red, orange...
...style mansions are reminiscent of its Spanish legacy. Named the ‘City of...
...lesser known, but equally fascinating, pre-Incan heritage on this tour. Dating back...
...greatest architectural complex of its kind in Latin America. It is made up of the...
...and the Vilcanota Valley are also popular with bird lovers for the sheer species of birds....
...unique heritage, the terraced Inca slopes of the canyon are used for agriculture...
...centre. A drive through the picturesque Urubamba Valley, also called the Sacred...
...a fine Paracas weaving containing 398 threads to a linear inch (!) and erotic pottery...
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...Site by UNESCO in 1994. Discovered in 1901 by Max Ulhe, a Peruvian archaeologist,...
...these fascinating signatures of an ancient civilization is from high above the sky....
...of migratory birds, which share their habitat with huge groups of sea lions, dolphins...
...and explore the nine sub-cities of Chan Chan and the Tschudi complex. One of the...
...the essence of Lima’s colonial past and engulf you in its history. Coined...
...the essence of Lima’s colonial past and engulf you in its history. Coined...
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